Chapter 280: Chapter 253 Exposed
Qiao Yuxian came out of the bathroom and returned to her desk first.
Just as she sat down, Zhao Meng moved her chair next to her and said, "Why did you stop me just now? I could have beaten him to death."
Qiao Yuxian smiled and said, "Don’t you want the internship anymore?"
"Who cares." Zhao Meng said, "I need to vent first."
Qiao Yuxian smiled again and reached out to squeeze Zhao Meng’s hand.
Zhao Meng lightly patted her hand, "Stop pawing at me."
Qiao Yuxian squeezed her hand two more times.
Lin You and Xu Qingqing from across the table also glanced over from their computers.
Lin You looked at her but didn’t say anything.
Xu Qingqing asked, "Qiaoqiao, are you okay?"
"Not bad." Qiao Yuxian showed no emotion on her face, completely calm.
Xu Qingqing’s lips moved, unsure of what to say.
Lin You couldn’t utter a single word, looking at the young lady.
Qiao Yuxian looked at the two of them, seeing their eagerness to gossip yet unwillingness to pry, wanting to comfort but not knowing how to start, she said, "Let’s get back to work."
The two continued working.
Zhao Meng sighed and whispered, "What do we do now? Without surveillance, how can we prove? Should we tell Mr. Gu? You guys were definitely together last night; he can definitely confirm it."
"What does it matter if he confirms it?" Qiao Yuxian said, "Given his position, others would say he’s covering for me, and I’d still not have a clean slate. Besides, he’s so busy; let’s not bother him with this small issue."
Zhao Meng made an irritated clicking sound, "Then what do we do? Why doesn’t the restaurant have surveillance of you leaving?"
Because when she left, it was through the hotel’s underground parking lot.
There certainly wasn’t any at the restaurant entrance.
Nole and An Zhiyi probably didn’t sleep all night, just thinking about how to set her up today.
"Don’t worry, I have a plan." Qiao Yuxian said.
"What plan?" Zhao Meng asked.
Qiao Yuxian gave her a meaningful and sly smile.
Seeing her smile, Zhao Meng was speechless, "You’re really laid-back."
Qiao Yuxian smiled again and then said, "Let’s rest for ten minutes. After ten minutes, I’ll show you what it means when you provoke me."
Zhao Meng squinted and looked at her.
Qiao Yuxian said, "Wait for a good show with me."
"Alright." Zhao Meng returned to her desk.
When Qiao Yuxian said to rest for ten minutes, she really leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.
Actually, she was closing her eyes to dissipate her anger.
Thinking of how Shen Wenyan taught her to stabilize her emotions.
She was afraid of losing control, afraid she’d take action, afraid she’d go too far when she did.
While calming her emotions, she heard noise growing around her. From far to near... it sounded like everyone standing up.
Closing her eyes, Qiao Yuxian wondered why it sounded like everyone was standing up but no one was speaking.
Despite her confusion, she didn’t move.
But she heard Lin You and Xu Qingqing across also standing up, then Zhao Meng stood up too.
Moreover, the sound of Zhao Meng standing was unusually loud.
Bang! Thud! Crash——
Qiao Yuxian quickly opened her eyes to look at her.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her leg, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed someone a short distance behind her. She instinctively turned to look behind.
Then she suddenly sat upright.
Because her movement was too large, her chair wobbled.
After steadying herself, she saw Gu Yanjing standing in front of her, with Wan Ying and Su Qi behind him.
Her pupils trembled fiercely.
She couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
Did she fall asleep while her eyes were closed?
Is she dreaming now?
Who did she see?
Who is this?
Who is this?!!!!!!
Why is he standing here?
When was he discovered?
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The entire office was silent; even the sound of breathing seemed to have vanished.
Everyone stood up, looking in the direction of Gu Yanjing.
Many people in the company had never met Gu Yanjing.
But they had seen Su Qi.
Su Qi’s position within the Gu Group could be described as beneath one person but above tens of thousands.
Anyone Su Qi would walk behind and follow so respectfully, besides Mr. Gu of the Gu Group, there couldn’t be a second individual to warrant such treatment.
Moreover, when they came in, and everyone was standing up, Su Qi raised his hand to stop them from speaking.
If it were external personnel, Su Qi would surely make an introduction upon entering.
Everyone watched them walk to Qiao Yuxian’s desk.
Only then did they realize the seriousness of Yu Xian’s matter, as it had even alarmed Mr. Gu.
This meant that Qiao Yuxian was completely finished.
Even the Emperor couldn’t save her now.
Xu Qingqing and Lin You looked at Qiao Yuxian nervously, both almost unable to breathe.
Especially Xu Qingqing, who subconsciously touched her just-showing belly.
They felt today might be the last time they would see Qiao Yuxian.
In the future... not only wouldn’t they see her in the company, but they might not see her in this world at all.
Zhao Mengren was entirely stunned; she wasn’t afraid of not seeing Qiao Yuxian, she was simply afraid of Gu Yanjing, also worried about Qiao Yuxian’s internship being exposed.
It seemed like a long time had passed or just a few seconds.
The vast office was silent, Qiao Yuxian’s eyes wide open, staring directly at Gu Yanjing. Then she quickly stood up, her brain directed her facial nerves to pull at her mouth, forcing out a stiff smile. She said, "Mr. Gu, good afternoon."
As soon as the words "Mr. Gu" were spoken, the office collectively gasped.
Then all fell silent, not daring to make a sound.
Xu Qingqing’s legs directly went weak, her hand pressing down on the desk to steady herself.
Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian, his expression somewhat serious.
Seeing his expression, Qiao Yuxian’s first thought was it’s best to make a run for it.
So she smiled at him again and said, "Mr. Gu, please sit down."
As she spoke, she moved her chair next to him.
This action seemed like she was offering a chair to Gu Yanjing, but it was actually to create an escape route for herself.
"You sit." Qiao Yuxian adjusted the chair, "I have some urgent work to attend to. You sit here for a moment; I’ll get back to work."
With that, Qiao Yuxian hurriedly left, deliberately walking around Gu Yanjing.
But... Gu Yanjing had already seen through her intention and stepped to block her path.
Unwilling to give up, Qiao Yuxian tried to run again, but Gu Yanjing grabbed her by the back of the neck and pulled her back.
"Ouch." Qiao Yuxian was pulled back, still held by the neck, forcing her to look up at Gu Yanjing.
Gu Yanjing looked down at her.
Qiao Yuxian met his gaze and obediently smiled up at him. Then she began babbling: "What a coincidence. I didn’t have much to do today, so I thought I’d come here to hang out with Zhao Meng, and just happened to bump into you."
Gu Yanjing looked at her without speaking, then two seconds later, he picked up the work badge hanging around her neck and examined it.
Qiao Yuxian’s name.
Qiao Yuxian’s ID photo.
Qiao Yuxian: "......"
Can I just faint now!!!!!!