DTBS – Chapter 10
Chapter 10: Unspoken Rules
"Secretary Zheng?" Tao Qiuyun looked at her. "Is there anything else?"
"Ah? No... nothing." Hearing such explosive news so suddenly, Zheng Liuyu felt her mind go blank, unsure what to do for a moment.
"Since there's nothing else," the woman in the suit vest stood upright, "go back to work. Please close the door for me on your way out."
"Close the door?" Zheng Liuyu was startled.
Everyone in the group headquarters knew that CEO Tao never closed her office door when she was inside, saying it saved time opening and closing the door during work handovers and improved efficiency.
What a dedicated capitalist!
"I'm going to change clothes." Tao Qiuyun lifted her arm slightly, indicating the jacket draped over her forearm.
"Okay, CEO Tao." Zheng Liuyu left the CEO's office and returned to the secretary's office in a daze.
CEO Tao actually has a daughter!
And she's unmarried!
So how did the daughter... come about?
Connecting this with Old Master Tao's strange behavior yesterday and the gossip in the company group chat, the truth was already quite clear.
Zheng Liuyu sat at her desk, propping her head with one hand. With this realization, the filter of Tao Qiuyun being an untouchable ice queen completely shattered.
If Tao Qiuyun were a man, she might guess it was a one-night stand or a forced one-night stand, but CEO Tao is a woman! Experts say that currently, the probability of two women getting pregnant purely through sexual intercourse is very low, and hitting the mark on the first try is impossible. They suggest trying more... So, CEO Tao and Qin Qingshang have slept together more than once!
And CEO Tao doesn't even know Qin Qingshang's name! Help!
Thinking of how Tao Qiuyun was stunned when she saw Qin Qingshang's photo yesterday, Secretary Zheng felt she had grasped the whole truth.
The wall of the secretary's office was a large floor-to-ceiling glass panel. Seeing Tao Qiuyun walk by, everyone inside felt it was incredible. Coupled with the fact that the office was full of mature and beautiful women, everyone quickly started whispering:
"Wow, CEO Tao changed into casual clothes. Is she going home now?"
"Sister is so beautiful, and she changed to maple red lipstick. I want to kiss her."
"You only dare to say that here."
"That coat is so nice, I want to buy the same one."
"I just checked, it's not custom-made, it's LV. Our salaries can totally afford it."
"You want to wear the same style as CEO Tao?"
"Why not? I haven't seen CEO Tao wear the same outfit twice in the past six months, and she changes clothes every day, so we definitely won't clash."
"Sister Yu?" Zhang Zhenzhen looked at Zheng Liuyu, who was staring blankly at her desk, and asked strangely, "What's wrong? You're not saying anything. Did CEO Tao scold you?"
"She didn't scold me." Zheng Liuyu turned her head to look down the corridor, only seeing Tao Qiuyun's back.
But even a fleeting glimpse of her back still gave a sense of elegance. Her steps were calm and graceful, like a wild goose soaring with spread wings.
"Then why do you look like you're doubting life and are listless?" Zhang Zhenzhen was puzzled.
Zheng Liuyu sighed, "You'll know later."
"Do you think CEO Tao might be in a relationship?" Someone offered a new perspective.
"CEO Tao's dressing style is already very tasteful, and she knows how to dress up. It doesn't necessarily mean she's in a relationship."
"Exactly, exactly. Our CEO Tao only has work in her heart."
"CEO Tao only has Chunjin in her heart. Rounding up, CEO Tao has me in her heart."
"Relationship? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Looking at her chattering colleagues, Zheng Liuyu silently took out her phone to make an appointment for Tao Qiuyun...
Still too young. After you know the truth, the way I am now is how you will be later.
"Thank you so much, Director Ji. We are very grateful for this opportunity you've given Qingshang," Lan Su stood up and shook hands with Ji Qiongxue, slightly excited. "We will definitely seize it and won't let you down."
"Thank you, Director Ji." Qin Qingshang also stood up and bowed to the woman opposite her.
Last night, she was discharged from the hospital overnight, avoiding the waiting reporters. After returning home, she had another dream.
This dream was more complete and clearer, as if to fill in all the previous blanks and illogical parts.
That's right, after waking up in shock last night, she already knew that the world she was in was a novel, and she was the female lead. Those absurd actions of falling in love with the male lead were settings the author impulsively created after being heavily criticized in the comments section.
Fortunately, I knew my brain was normal.
Qin Qingshang looked at Ji Qiongxue opposite her, her emotions surging...
The face-to-face talk with Ji Qiongxue and the IOM advertisement shoot were all mentioned in the novel, but they shouldn't have happened today, but yesterday.
She was supposed to have the talk with Ji Qiongxue yesterday morning, shoot the advertisement in the afternoon, then meet Ming Siwen at the shooting location, have a conflict, be subtly attacked online by the other party's team in the evening, and finally escalate into a fan war.
Now, because she was so angry about her absurd dream that she got a fever that night, delaying things by a day, has the plot changed?
It should have changed. After all, the time for the talk with Ji Qiongxue should have been earlier, in the morning. Now it was already close to lunchtime, and the location of the talk had also changed.
The realization that the plot could be changed relaxed Qin Qingshang's tense body considerably.
"I've always thought Miss Qin's image is very suitable," Ji Qiongxue looked very sincere. "Actually, I've been following Miss Qin for four months and suggested having Miss Qin as the spokesperson, but there were some disagreements within the company. However, the disagreements have been resolved now, and I can confidently decide to invite Miss Qin."
Qin Qingshang smiled, "It's my honor to be invited by IOM."
"Grumble~"
Wen Yu's stomach suddenly growled. The young girl quickly stood up, blushing, and explained, "Sorry, I just didn't eat enough this morning."
"My apologies, I wasn't considerate enough," Ji Qiongxue smiled, raised her wrist, and checked the time. "It's almost one o'clock, it's time for lunch."
"Does Director Ji have any dietary restrictions?" Lan Su looked at the woman opposite her, her smile unchanged. "Director Ji has helped us so much, we should treat you to a meal."
When the IOM director first suggested meeting at a restaurant, Lan Su was prepared to treat her, but she didn't expect the highly-praised Ji Qiongxue to choose such an expensive restaurant.
Qin Qingshang poured Wen Yu a glass of water, "Have some water first."
"Thanks, Sister!" Wen Yu picked up the cup.
Ji Qiongxue seemed hesitant to speak, waving her hand, "No, no, no, I didn't mean for you to treat me to a meal."
"Director Ji, you're joking," Lan Su was familiar with adult courtesies. "We want to treat you to a meal."
"I'm really not being polite," Ji Qiongxue looked a bit troubled. She wasn't good at beating around the bush and always spoke her mind. "To be honest, I do need to discuss business with you, but scheduling the time for noon and meeting here were suggested by someone else. I'm just following orders."
Lan Su and Qin Qingshang were startled.
"Actually, I don't know why she wanted to see Miss Qin," Ji Qiongxue picked up her cup and took a sip, giving up. "To get her to agree to let Miss Qin shoot, I specifically wrote a very thick report, carefully comparing Miss Ming and Miss Qin. But her focus was on how my report shouldn't have included requests for instructions and told me to follow the process next time."
Hearing this, the image of a rigid, autocratic boss was formed in the minds of the three people opposite her.
"I shouldn't be telling you this, but her behavior is really strange," Ji Qiongxue frowned. "I heard she likes Ming Siwen, but yesterday her secretary told me that she actually doesn't like Ming Siwen, but instead stared at Miss Qin's photo in a daze."
The elegant woman paused, then continued, "But she likes Ming Siwen, this source is absolutely reliable. After all, her brother said it himself, and the entire business circle knows it. Otherwise, how could Ming Siwen have taken off like a rocket in the past six months, constantly getting resources?"
That award for Best Actress, it was probably given by the organizers to please Tao Qiuyun.
"So," Wen Yu blinked, "that big shot is now interested in my sister?"
"I suspect so." Ji Qiongxue nodded. "Otherwise, how do you explain her suddenly saying she doesn't like Ming Siwen?"
"Being liked by someone like that isn't a good thing." Qin Qingshang frowned.
What, does her female lead physique specifically attract bad guys?
And powerful bad guys at that!
"Is it a senior executive at IOM?" Lan Su frowned, her expression serious. "Thank you for the information, Director Ji. Qingshang is currently in a critical rising period. Getting involved with someone like that or offending them is very unwise."
After saying that, she looked at Qin Qingshang, "You and Wen Yu go first, I'll talk to that senior executive."
"Sister Lan..." Qin Qingshang felt a warmth in her heart.
"I'll scold any IOM executive who comes," Ji Qiongxue shook her head. "It's not IOM, it's someone higher up."
"Jiaxing?" Lan Su was stunned, muttering, "No wonder they have such influence."
"Not a Jiaxing executive, it's the CEO of Chunjin." Ji Qiongxue sighed, looking at Lan Su, whose eyes were wide with shock. "That's right, it's the Chunjin you're thinking of. That's why I couldn't refuse at all, and I advise Miss Qin not to leave either. After all, CEO Tao has been in office for half a year, and no one has dared to ask for leave during the weekly meetings. If she gets stood up by you... your future path might be difficult, and it might even implicate your company."
Qin Qingshang was startled...
Implicate Sufeng? Such a good thing!
Of course, she would be happy to bring down Jiang Lihe, but if she couldn't protect herself and even implicated Lan Su and Wen Yu, that wouldn't be good.
"Then what should we do? Just let my sister wait here to die?!" Wen Yu was very agitated.
Qin Qingshang pulled her, saying softly, "Lower your voice, and it's not that serious."
"Chun... Chunjin..." Lan Su felt a bit dizzy, reaching out to hold the back of the sofa. "Is it that Tao family's Heiress Apparent who made three big moves as soon as she took office?"
"She's the new emperor now, her position is very stable," Ji Qiongxue reminded her.
After all, those who resisted her are now in prison.
"Knock knock——"
Tao Qiuyun lightly knocked twice on the private room door, then pushed it open. Looking at the four people in the room, she nodded slightly. A few strands of long hair by her ear fell with the movement, clinging obediently to her cheek, making her look gentle and harmless. "Sorry to keep you waiting."
"How could it be!" Qin Qingshang instantly stood up, her eyes trembling.
Isn't the CEO of Chunjin single?
It's over, she and Wen Yu saw her and her daughter yesterday...
Her daughter even treated her as her mother.
Will they be silenced?
"So, Sister, you really weren't secretly married and had a child, you were already divorced. Was Ming Siwen the reason you divorced CEO Tao?" Wen Yu was too shocked and blurted out her inner thoughts.
Tao Qiuyun: ?
Qin Qingshang: ?
Ji Qiongxue: !
As for Lan Su, she rolled her eyes, couldn't take it, and fainted directly.
This was truly too much of a test for her heart as a manager.
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