sjar Chapter 134 You already know, why are you asking me? Are you kidding me?
Chapter 134 You already know, why are you asking me? Are you kidding me?
Xie Qing felt both annoyed and amused when she thought of Huo Yunting's feigned ignorance.
He's such a good actor!
At the same time, Xie Qing couldn't help but reflect on himself. Could it be that he had given Huo Yunting too little sense of security, which made the other party so "cautious" and want to find out about his schedule from his agent?
Why don't you just ask him directly?
Xiang Yiting clearly believed Xie Qing's explanation. "You already know, so why are you asking me? Are you kidding me?"
Xie Qing's thoughts returned. She rested her elbow on the table, propped her chin on her hand, and smiled casually. She said in a teasing tone, "How could I dare?"
Xiang Yiting replied, "You've become incredibly bold these days, there's nothing you wouldn't dare to do."
As she spoke, her thoughts drifted away, recalling the other person's previous personality, and for a moment, she felt as if she had lived through another world.
Xie smiled but did not reply.
His gaze shifted to Tao Tao, who had been sitting quietly, and he said gently, "Tao Tao, you don't need to come along for the rest of the trip. Go back home and rest for a month or two..."
Before he could finish speaking, Tao Tao's face turned pale, and she stood up abruptly, her voice trembling slightly, "Brother Qing, did I do something wrong? Or is it that I..."
Xie Qing interrupted him, "Of course not, you did a great job."
Tao Tao asked blankly, "Why is that?"
"You've lost so much weight in just half a month, you're almost unrecognizable."
Xie Qing frowned and continued, "Without rest, how long do you think your body can hold out?"
Tao Tao's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to explain something, but in the end she didn't say anything and silently sat back down.
Xie gently patted the other's head. "Be good, go home and rest well. You can come back anytime you're ready."
Xiang Yiting chimed in, "Yes, little cutie, you really should take care of your health, you're too thin!"
"I even suspect that Xie Qing is abusing you and not giving you food."
Tao Tao was eager to refute, her face turning red. "No, no, Brother Qing didn't mistreat me. It was...it was my own fault."
Xiang Yiting was amused by Tao Tao's serious expression. "Haha... I was just kidding, little cutie, you actually believed me."
Tao Tao's face turned even redder.
Xiang Yiting chuckled and tilted her head to ask Xie Qing, "Xie Qing, where did you find this adorable assistant? I want to find one too."
"Alright, Sister Ting."
Xie Qing's tone was calm but with a hint of a smile, "If you keep teasing me like this, Tao Tao will probably be so embarrassed that she'll want to crawl into a hole in the ground."
Indeed, Tao Tao's face was flushed, and he was looking down as if he were searching for a crack in the ground.
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore," Xiang Yiting said with a smile.
The group chatted for a while longer when Xie Qing's phone vibrated twice. He looked down and saw it was a message from Huo Yunting.
Miss Huo: [Qingqing, have you finished discussing work?]
A minute later.
Miss Huo: [Is it ready yet?]
Xie Qing picked up her phone and replied: 【Okay, I'm coming up now.】
He looked up at Yiting and said, "Sister Ting, I have to go up now. That's all for today."
Xiang Yiting had an expression that said, "It's Boss Huo urging you, isn't it?"
Xie chuckled like a little fox, retorting, "You know that, yet you still ask me? Are you kidding me?"
Xiang Yiting: "..."
I should have kept my words to myself.
Tao Tao smiled faintly, her tone envious, "Brother Qing, you and your wife have such a good relationship."
Xie chuckled, "Isn't your relationship with your lover good?"
Tao Tao's smile froze instantly, as if frozen by an invisible hand, slowly fading from his face inch by inch.
He lowered his head and replied in a low voice, "It's fine."
Xiang Yiting thought Tao Tao was shy, but Xie Qing clearly sensed something was wrong.
In the past, when Tao Tao mentioned her boyfriend, her love and sweetness were written directly on her face, unlike now, where she hides it and can't even maintain a smile.
Thinking about this, he suddenly realized that Tao Tao had never mentioned her boyfriend once during the two weeks she had been his assistant.
Xie Qing suppressed her doubts without showing any emotion and said, "That's good."
Having finished discussing work, the three of them stood up together and headed towards the elevator.
After waiting a few minutes, the elevator doors opened with a "ding".
Two men in suits stood side by side in the elevator. The taller one had a pair of captivating eyes with deep-set brows and eyes that seemed to hold endless brilliance.
With handsome features, a high nose bridge, and beautifully shaped lips that also carried a hint of coldness, and a touch of wickedness between his brows, he seemed like a mysterious guest who had stepped out of the dark night.
Xie Qing noticed that the other person's gaze seemed to be on Tao Tao. In contrast, Tao Tao pursed her lips, stood motionless, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, and even her eyes were red.
Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Xiang Yiting, who had entered the elevator first, quickly pressed the open button inside and urged, "Little cutie, come in quickly!"
Not long after she finished speaking, she suddenly shivered, a chill creeping up her spine for no apparent reason.
Tao Tao clenched her hands, trying her best to avoid looking at the man's face. She took a step toward the elevator, but just as she was about to take a second step, the back of her collar was suddenly grabbed and pulled back.
Tao Tao: ? ? ?
She turned to look at Xie Qing, her caramel-colored eyes glistening with tears, her large, round eyes appearing especially pitiful.
He called out softly, "Brother Qing..."
Xie gently ruffled the other person's fluffy, slightly wavy chestnut-colored hair, then looked at her manager, "Sister Ting, you can go down now. Tao Tao, please sit down."
Xiang Yiting had no choice but to withdraw her hand, and the elevator doors slowly closed.
Standing inside the elevator, she thought, "Why are they all getting on this one? Is there a ghost in this elevator?!"
Her gaze inadvertently drifted to the man beside her. His face was ashen, and his brows were filled with a fierce aura, as if they had materialized into sharp blades.
The other person noticed Xiang Yiting's gaze, slowly turned their head to look at her, their eyes like those of a venomous snake flicking its tongue, crouching and ready to attack, cold-blooded and cruel.
Xiang Yiting gave the other person a sullen smile and silently shrank into a corner.
Oh my god, there really is a ghost in the elevator!!!
Outside the elevator on the tenth floor, Xie Qing asked Tao Tao, "Do you know that man who was in the elevator just now?"
Tao Tao hesitated for a moment before murmuring in a low voice, "I don't know him."
"We are just... strangers."
Are they just strangers?
If Xie Qing believed this whole story, then he might as well donate his eyes.
Before he could think it through, the elevator doors on both sides opened simultaneously with a "ding".
"Brother Qing, I'll be going now."
Xie Qing nodded. "Go back and take good care of yourself."
Tao Tao smiled obediently, "Okay, I understand."
Watching Tao Tao leave, Xie Qing stepped into the elevator and returned to her office.
When he pushed open the door, Huo Yunting was looking at the documents in his hand. When he saw Xie Qing come in, he quickly stood up, took a few steps to Xie Qing, bent down slightly, and naturally wrapped his strong arms around him.
"Why are you only coming up now?"