SCHS - Chapter 65
Chapter 65
After getting the answer from Xu Jianfan, Wen Shixue immediately began thinking of countermeasures to prevent the Xu family from suddenly showing up and catching them off guard.
At this moment, she thought of Jiang Manwei's assistant, Fu Buwen. Someone of Jiang Manwei's status would have many assistants, each responsible for different areas, all serving Jiang Manwei, and they all had good relationships with her. Although Fu Buwen wasn't as handsome, refined, or dazzling as Xu Jianfan, his build and other aspects were almost identical to Xu Jianfan's, as if God had specifically sent him to help them through this difficult time.
After agreeing, Fu Buwen wisely didn't ask too many questions. Wen Shixue and Jiang Manwei then gave him emergency training to ensure he wouldn't give himself away when the Xu family arrived. They repeatedly instructed him that no matter what happened, he must insist that he was Zhu Ziming and that there was no other Zhu Ziming here.
As for Xu Jianfan, he was planning to find somewhere else to hide, but before he even left the hotel, he spotted Pan He getting out of a black car. He immediately pulled down his hat, took out his phone to notify Wen Shixue and Jiang Manwei, and walked towards the hotel garden, narrowly avoiding the aggressive Pan He.
Fu Buwen also quickly stepped into his role.
No one expected the Xu family to arrive so quickly.
Hiding in the most inconspicuous spot in the hotel garden, Xu Jianfan grew more and more worried. Based on his understanding of Pan He and the urgency of the situation, he feared Fu Buwen wouldn't be able to handle the difficult Pan He. After a few seconds of thought, he didn't hesitate to call Wen Shixue and ask her to bring Qin Zhen in as a rescuer.
Pan He might not recognize others, but how could he not recognize Qin Zhen?
If even Qin Zhen said Fu Buwen was Zhu Ziming, would he still have objections?
Actually, Xu Jianfan wasn't sure, he was just putting all his eggs in Qin Zhen's basket. Even if Pan He didn't believe it, Vice President Qin would surely find a way to muddle through this... And indeed, Qin Zhen managed it, seemingly without much effort, it was just... she seemed a bit angry.
At the time, the situation was urgent, so Wen Shixue didn't explain much, just said Pan He was looking for trouble with Zhu Ziming and asked her to help send him away. Who knew that after Qin Zhen went out, she came back and guessed that Zhu Ziming was Xu Jianfan, the young master of the Xu family?
The three of them were now sitting upright, their inner thoughts highly unified—scared, trembling.
Qin Zhen stood by the dining table in the living room, tall and slender. Her black straight wide-leg pants made her legs look long and straight. Standing there with her arms crossed, she was a... deadly landscape that one couldn't look away from.
Qin Zhen was indeed in a bad mood right now. The Xu family was frantically searching for someone, yet Wen Shixue had taken it upon herself to hide him at Chenfeng, deliberately keeping it from her for so long. If something serious were to happen, she might not even be able to save Wen Shixue. And looking at the current situation, out of the four people in the room, only she, Qin Zhen, was unaware, leaving her unsure who to be angry at.
Xu Jianfan struggled a little: "What is Vice President Qin talking about? I don't understand..."
But Qin Zhen didn't fall for it at all, reminding him calmly: "I have Secretary Pan's number."
Xu Jianfan was instantly speechless and wisely gave up struggling. Otherwise, if Qin Zhen called Pan He back, not even the King of Heaven could save him.
Wen Shixue cast a sympathetic look at him, then was caught by Qin Zhen's gaze. Qin Zhen called out, neither warmly nor coldly, "President Wen."
It was like roll call in class, as if saying, "You're not much better, sit still."
Wen Shixue didn't dare provoke her now. One wrong word and her wife would be gone. So she immediately withdrew her gaze and obediently smiled at her.
Qin Zhen didn't plan to settle scores with Wen Shixue just yet. After giving Wen Shixue a sense of crisis, she turned to look at the silent Xu Jianfan and said, "Young Master Xu, I believe you can now exercise your final right of interpretation?"
Her tone was still calm, but it sent shivers down one's spine. Xu Jianfan couldn't even utter the word "no."
Jiang Manwei wisely remained silent. As long as she didn't speak, Qin Zhen's anger wouldn't reach her.
Xu Jianfan was silent for a long time. After an internal struggle, he compromised and said, "I ran away from my marriage."
Qin Zhen couldn't help but glance at Wen Shixue, but quickly looked away.
Xu Jianfan let out a long sigh: "But it's not entirely for that reason. It's also because my parents don't understand me. I want to be a jewelry designer, but they only want me to inherit the family business and dismissed my dream of being a designer as worthless. So, to prove that my choice wasn't wrong, I ran away from home."
He spread his hands slightly, helpless: "And then it became like this..."
Qin Zhen listened silently, feeling that this situation was somewhat similar to Wen Shixue's, but the direction was completely different. At least Wen Lianchang and Meng Yuezhu hadn't discouraged any of Wen Shixue's ideas, no matter how naive they seemed in their eyes.
Qin Zhen knew a little about Xu Jianfan's parents; they were kind and gentle to others. As for how they educated their own child, she didn't know, so she couldn't directly judge whether they were right or wrong.
She asked, "Being out there alone, didn't you think they would worry about you?"
Xu Jianfan rubbed the back of his neck: "I did. But don't worry, my childhood friend will help me report back to them that I'm safe."
"But I won't compromise," he said. "Whether I can do it or not, I'll only know after trying. I only have one life, I have to fight for myself this once."
His parents were certainly good to him, everything they did was for him to have a smooth life, but they ignored his own thoughts, depriving him of the freedom to choose his own profession, his own lover, and the life he wanted.
In this world, not everything labeled as love is necessarily good.
Xu Jianfan looked at Qin Zhen eagerly: "Vice President Qin, you can understand Shixue, so can you understand me too and not tell my parents? I've worked so hard to get here, and if I go back now, all my efforts will be in vain. I promise you, as long as I make a name for myself, I'll go back obediently! Okay?"
Qin Zhen gazed at him, saying nothing.
Wen Shixue also spoke up: "Yes, Lao Qin, just trust him this once. He's been working at Chenfeng for so long, don't you know what kind of person he is?"
Qin Zhen knew Xu Jianfan had always been a kind and gentle person. She also remembered that during the sensitive time when she hadn't been open with Wen Shixue and was still withdrawn, refusing all outside contact, it was Xu Jianfan's kind words of support that made her realize for the first time that Chenfeng was different from her previous company. Here, someone was willing to accept and support her sexual orientation, asking for nothing in return.
So she had a good impression of this young man, and in the days that followed, she sincerely hoped his career would be smooth and his dreams would come true.
But now...
"You shouldn't promise me," she said. "I'm not your parents, I don't need your promise."
The three people present were stunned. Xu Jianfan gripped the sofa armrest even more nervously.
Qin Zhen said calmly and clearly, "Young Master Xu, there are many ways you can prove yourself, you don't need to choose the most difficult one."
Hiding and dodging outside while his parents worried at home, she didn't believe that reporting safety without being seen or heard could truly alleviate Xu Rangshan and Chen Wanping's worries. Moreover, living in constant fear makes it difficult to focus on one's work, and over time, it will inevitably lead to emotional breakdown.
She didn't approve of such behavior.
"But I..." Xu Jianfan rarely showed such a dejected expression, his shoulders slumped, looking down at the red velvet carpet in disappointment, "But I don't know what to do..."
It was as if there was always a mountain between him and Xu Rangshan and Chen Wanping. He couldn't cross it, and neither could they.
Qin Zhen said calmly, "If you don't know what to do, then look at the person next to you."
Xu Jianfan looked up at her words, turning his head to see Wen Shixue on his left. She sat there, relaxed, unbound by anyone, including her parents.
Qin Zhen continued, "President Wen can negotiate terms with Chairman Wen, and so can you. Don't make your parents wait indefinitely for you. Give them a clear timeframe for waiting, after all, they just don't understand you, they don't hate you."
Xu Jianfan's eyes widened slightly, as if waking from a dream.
That's right, Wen Shixue could, why couldn't he?
Qin Zhen calmly shifted her gaze and turned to walk to the door: "Young Master Xu, think about it carefully. I hope to hear your answer tomorrow. It's getting late, I won't disturb you further." With that, she opened the door and walked straight out.
Jiang Manwei spoke softly: "I think... Vice President Qin makes a lot of sense?"
Wen Shixue could successfully negotiate with Wen Lianchang and get a two-year agreement, so Xu Jianfan could too. At worst, he could bring up Wen Shixue and Wen Lianchang; Xu Rangshan and Chen Wanping would have to reconsider.
Xu Jianfan crossed his hands, and after a while, slowly nodded.
Wen Shixue, however, felt that something was seriously wrong. The moment Qin Zhen walked out alone and didn't turn back to wait for her as usual, she knew Qin Zhen was truly angry.
Xu Jianfan also noticed. Vice President Qin, who always prioritized Wen Shixue, had unexpectedly left Wen Shixue here and walked away herself!
He said guiltily and hesitantly, "This... should be... okay, right?"
"Okay my foot!" Wen Shixue threw that sentence behind her and hurried after her.
...
Wen Shixue followed Qin Zhen into the room. All the way, Qin Zhen hadn't looked back at her once, her coldness like the winter wind cruelly whipping at her face.
The moment the door closed, silence fell around them. She looked at Qin Zhen's back and cautiously spoke: "Lao Qin, are you angry?"
Qin Zhen didn't turn her head, took off her trench coat, and asked, "What am I angry about?"
Her tone was wrong. Wen Shixue said timidly, "Angry that I hid this from you..."
Qin Zhen draped the trench coat over her arm, turned back to look at her, her eyes very calm, without a trace of emotion, making it difficult to gauge her mood at this moment.
Wen Shixue walked up to her, pinched a corner of her coat, and obediently admitted her mistake with gentle eyes: "I'm sorry, Lao Qin, I know I was wrong. Please don't be angry, okay?"
At this moment, she was more obedient and soft than ever before, like a little hamster that could be held in one's palm and petted and kneaded.
But Qin Zhen didn't treat her as she usually did. Instead, she took her hand away and said very calmly, "Go to sleep." Then she returned to her own room, locked the door, and didn't come out all night.
Wen Shixue: "..."
It's over.
Her girlfriend wasn't just angry, she was super, especially, considerably, and extremely angry!
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