SCHS - Chapter 109
Chapter 109
In the pantry, several gossipers were dumbfounded, suddenly unsure whether they should first suspect their ears were malfunctioning or their eyes were, because how else could they, outside of April Fool's Day, personally witness and hear the proper and aloof Vice President Qin say the words "you willing, I willing"?
They didn't know if they should believe it. If they believed it, it was too shocking, almost unreal. If they didn't... but that was Vice President Qin, who never joked.
In short, they were dumbfounded, their brains couldn't keep up, and they wished they could turn back time to just get their water and leave, avoiding this gossip entirely, lest Vice President Qin stab them for being gossips!
Qin Zhen clarified to protect Wen Shixue's reputation and said no more, calmly walking to the water dispenser to get water for tea.
The gossiping secretaries held their breath, standing respectfully before her, not daring to breathe loudly, their minds already reeling from the information she'd dropped.
President Wen and Vice President Qin were "you willing, I willing." Were President Wen and Vice President Qin really together? Was this truly real?
Help, this news was a thousand times more impactful than a forced kiss!
Just as they were itching to know more, the other party involved, Wen Shixue, appeared at the pantry doorway. She glanced inside, leaned against the doorframe, and asked with a light, teasing smile, "What are you doing? Standing in punishment?"
The secretaries: "..."
The words "standing in punishment" were surprisingly accurate...
Wen Shixue used her cup to get ice, her palm resting on the cool, smooth counter, and asked Qin Zhen, "What's wrong? Did they say something wrong and make you angry?"
Her tone and attitude were like coaxing a wife, sweet enough to melt into a honey pot.
The secretaries immediately believed they were a couple, but this wasn't the time for gossip. They began praying in their hearts that Qin Zhen wouldn't relay the gossip verbatim to Wen Shixue, because neither of these bosses was easy to deal with. Qin Zhen intended to let them off, but Wen Shixue was unpredictable.
It was also their audacity to gossip in the pantry, completely unaware that the two parties involved would arrive so silently.
The secretaries: We know we were wrong, boohoohoo.
Qin Zhen lightly tasted the water temperature, calmly lowered her gaze, and opened the tea box. "Nothing, just discussed a small misunderstanding."
The secretaries: "!!!"
Vice President Qin, may you have a safe and peaceful life!
Wen Shixue immediately showed a look of understanding, her eyes curving into a smile. "Oh, I know. Me forcing a kiss on you, right?"
The secretaries: "???"
Heaven strike me down!
Her hand paused slightly as she put in the tea bag. Qin Zhen looked at her, her eyes clearly showing a hint of confusion. Wen Shixue smiled easily. "The company is so big, gossip spreads around, I'm bound to hear it."
Even if it didn't reach her, she could always go to Xu Jianfan for gossip to lighten her mood. Otherwise, where would she get so many harmless little stories to chat about with the audience during her live streams?
The secretaries felt they had completely died socially today. Then they saw their boss ask the vice president with great interest, "And then? What did you tell them? They all know?"
Qin Zhen nodded.
Hearing this, Wen Shixue's smile blossomed like a flower, her words filled with unconcealed joy. "Since they all know, then I can start."
Everyone looked at her in confusion. Qin Zhen asked, "What do you want to do?"
Her beautiful eyebrows lifted, and Wen Shixue looked at the single secretaries with a half-smile. "Lure the dogs in and kill them."
The secretaries: "???"
It's starting, it's starting, President Wen is being inhumane!
The next day, the news that President Wen and Vice President Qin were a couple spread throughout Chenfeng, and the entire company collectively put on a show of stunned disbelief.
Huang Linxin, who had originally suggested Wen Shixue look for a place in Qin Zhen's neighborhood, was shocked, thinking: Good heavens, could I be the matchmaker???
From that day on, Wen Shixue embarked on a path of shameless public displays of affection. Qin Zhen didn't have as many flashy moves as her, but she indulged her, as if whatever she did was right, as long as it wasn't illegal.
The two were intimate and natural, sweet enough to make people's teeth ache. The boss boldly came out, and the employees were understanding, supporting free love regardless of gender. Moreover, they unanimously agreed that President Wen and Vice President Qin were a perfect match, and it wasn't for ordinary people like them to point fingers. Only the secretaries near the two presidential offices were forced to eat lemons every day.
While eating lemons, they shed tears of envy: If I had committed a crime, the law would punish me, not let me, a single dog, be killed by my boss over and over again!
Xu Jianfan, who had already left the ranks of the single nobility, was immune to all the "dog food" damage and took time off to take his girlfriend home to meet his parents. He and Jiang Manwei would stay at the Xu family home for a few days, visit places, and have fun to their heart's content.
During the days he was away, Wen Yue chose a day without classes to personally come to Chenfeng to pick up her game merchandise. Wen Shixue was in a meeting at the time, so she stayed quietly in Wen Shixue's office to wait.
Actually, she was mainly there to gossip in person. Asking the parties involved directly was much more straightforward than getting gossip online. But she wasn't gossiping about the reason Wen Shixue broke off the engagement; she was curious how Wen Shixue managed to dissolve the engagement with the Xu family before the two-year agreement.
As soon as Wen Shixue returned to the office, she saw Wen Yue obediently waiting for her, flipping through a magazine. She turned and took the game merchandise, which had already been prepared, from her secretary. "Here, your merchandise."
Wen Yue's face lit up as she stepped forward to hug the plain white gift bag. "Thank you, Sis, you're the best!" Then, like a little tail, she followed behind Wen Shixue, her round eyes wide as she said, "Sis, I have a question."
Wen Shixue lifted her chin, signaling her to speak.
Wen Yue was excited. "You and Great Uncle agreed on two years, right? How did you manage to break off the engagement so quickly? Did Great Uncle and them suddenly have a change of heart?"
Wen Shixue raised an eyebrow and looked at her silently for a while, becoming even more certain that she hadn't heard about her and Qin Zhen from Wen Xiu. She suddenly felt like sighing; despite being the youngest in the family and the most connected online, she was the slowest in the family to get the gossip, like a 2G network.
Wen Shixue: Yueyue, you're not keeping up.
"What's wrong?" Wen Yue touched her face, poking the soft, white flesh on her cheeks. "Is there something on my face?"
Wen Shixue: "Nothing." She added, "Do you really want to know why?"
Wen Yue nodded her head vigorously.
Wen Shixue suddenly smiled. "Then I'll tell you the answer. Didn't you want to meet the beautiful Vice President Qin before? Sister will introduce her to you today."
Wen Yue was instantly confused. "Aren't you going to tell me the answer? Why suddenly introduce me to Vice President Qin?"
Wen Shixue said meaningfully, "Because Vice President Qin is the answer to how your sister could break off the engagement early."
She led the bewildered Wen Yue into the Vice President's office, exchanged a look with Qin Zhen, then released Wen Yue's hand and walked to Qin Zhen's side, affectionately linking her arm through hers. She smiled kindly at Wen Yue, her voice as gentle as water. "Good girl, call her sister-in-law."
Wen Yue: "???"
She suddenly understood the answer and became even more bewildered. "...When did you two get together??"
Wen Shixue leaned against Qin Zhen's shoulder, looked up at her with eyes full of affection. "We got together last year."
Wen Yue was dumbfounded. Calculating it, they were already a couple when she first went to Qin Zhen's place. She couldn't help but complain, "Sis, why didn't you tell me!"
"I did tell you," Wen Shixue said with a beaming smile. "I am the responsibility she has to take care of for a lifetime."
Wen Yue covered her mouth in shock. Damn it, that was "dog food" back then! She had been foolishly thinking that Vice President Qin worked hard and was so beautiful yet couldn't escape her sister, feeling sorry for her. But sorry my foot! She was the one who was most miserable, completely tricked!
"Wen Shixue!" she said indignantly. "I declare my love for you disappears for three minutes!"
Qin Zhen looked at Wen Shixue worriedly, fearing Wen Yue would really break ties with her. She saw Wen Shixue calmly say, "I'm used to it. Three minutes is short; it used to be five minutes."
Wen Yue: "Hmph!"
Qin Zhen: "..."
What a wonderful sisterly bond.
Wen Yue left after being stuffed with "dog food," rushing back to school to play games, but before leaving, she obediently called Qin Zhen "sister-in-law," her expression calm, without any hint of dislike.
Qin Zhen stood by the window, looking out at the world. The sky was clear, the sunlight bright, and the air was exceptionally fresh.
Wen Shixue wrapped her arms around her waist, looked up slightly, and asked softly, "What is my wife thinking about?"
Qin Zhen touched her head. "Thinking about how everyone I've met at Chenfeng is different from the people I knew in my first job. I feel a bit emotional for a moment." Then she smiled faintly. "Perhaps this is sweetness after bitterness."
Wen Shixue's eyes grew even more tender as she stood on tiptoe to kiss her lips and the space between her eyebrows, saying solemnly, "Don't worry, with me here, our Vice President Qin's future days will definitely get sweeter and sweeter."
Qin Zhen smiled, wrapped her arms around Wen Shixue's waist, and leaned down to kiss her temple. "I'm very happy to have met you."
Wen Shixue's eyes curved into smiles. "I'm also very happy to have met you."
She thought she could start planning the wedding now, for example... the engagement ring.
Xu Jianfan and Jiang Manwei also successfully passed the test with the Xu couple and returned to work after a few relaxed days of fun, bringing gifts for Wen Shixue and Qin Zhen.
After returning to work, Xu Jianfan distributed the small gifts he bought during his trip while listening to his colleagues chat. He suddenly realized he had also been drawn into this gossip. The colleagues in the design department were already making bold and dramatic guesses that Wen Shixue broke off the engagement for love, and the Xu family young master was the one who got abandoned.
The Xu family young master himself: "..."
He and Wen Shixue clearly resisted the arranged marriage first and then started their own careers, and only then did they each meet their other half!
The Xu family young master: Your timeline is wrong, zero points.
Someone even pulled him into the gossip battlefield, asking him excitedly, "Oh, Ziming, what do you think?"
Xu Jianfan was amused and frustrated, yet certain. "I definitely don't think so."
His colleague said cheerfully, "How are you so sure?"
Xu Jianfan paused, thought for three seconds, and then stated directly, "Because I am that young master of the Xu family."
Things had reached this point, and he no longer needed to hide. Since that was the case, why not take this opportunity to be open and honest with everyone, and walk forward with his true identity in a straightforward manner?
The colleagues: "..."
Three seconds later, a burst of laughter erupted in the design department—they didn't believe him.
"Nice, that joke made me laugh."
"No way, no way. The Xu family is so rich, how could their young master be here drawing pictures with us poor folks?"
"Little Zhu, even if you're not a young master, it's okay. With your talent, we believe you'll become as rich as the Xu young master in time! Keep it up! If you become super rich, don't forget us!"
"Right! If you become super rich, don't forget us!"
Xu Jianfan was utterly exasperated. Just then, Wen Shixue suddenly came to the design department herself to give instructions to Du Xianyu, carrying a takeout bag of fries and cola. It was obvious without guessing that she had just passed by while picking up her own takeout.
With the boss present, everyone's laughter subsided somewhat.
After finishing her instructions, Wen Shixue remembered the engagement ring and said to Xu Jianfan, "Lao Xu, come out with me for a bit, I have something to tell you."
The employees in the design department froze the moment they heard Wen Shixue casually use that unfamiliar address. They looked around, confirmed that everyone had heard, and then slowly revealed a strong yet poor smile.
Why were their eyes often filled with tears? Because being slapped in the face by their boss hurt too much.
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