Chapter 1033 Ms. Xie, What a Coincidence
Every day in the office, Shen Lin was still worried and called Na Wei during lunch break.
"Hey, is the matter done? Nothing happened?"
Na Wei smiled bitterly: "Anyway, it was a bad break. I think Xie Meilan might really want to divorce your brother."
After listening to Na Wei's explanation, Shen Lin had a headache: "Husband, do you think our family is unlucky this year? Why did all the bad things happen this year? First you were fired, and now Xie Meilan wants a divorce."
"Forget it, take my brother to our house first, and I will counsel him when I go back."
"Okay, don't worry too much, I'm watching Shen Lei, and I won't let him get into trouble."
Shen Lin hung up the phone and scratched her hair in annoyance. As a result, she looked up and saw Qin Hao and Li Xiaoyue entering the company together.
"Boss Qin."
"Manager Li."
Before, because of Qin Feng's existence, the company's people always called him "Little Boss Qin", mainly to distinguish him from Qin Feng. Now that Qin Feng is gone, basically everyone just calls him "Boss Qin".
Qin Hao nodded to Shen Lin, and Li Xiaoyue also showed a friendly smile.
After the two of them left, the colleagues around them began to discuss.
"I always thought that Boss Qin was fair in doing things, but I didn't expect that he was also nepotism."
"What's the matter? It's a family business. It's just a matter of their words."
"The most wronged person is the boss. He is such a good person, but he was fired just to make way for Boss Qin's girlfriend."
Faced with the discussion of colleagues, Shen Lin pretended not to hear it. She knew her husband's ability very well, and Qin Hao also gave him 3 million options as compensation, which was very generous. As for arranging his girlfriend to be a manager, what does it have to do with her? What she cares about now is when she can be converted to a regular employee and get an extra 2,000 yuan a month.
In the general manager's office, Li Xiaoyue strolled around: "There's nothing special about this general manager's office."
"What else do you want? It's just a small business, so there's no need for such a big show." Qin Hao said with a smile.
Li Xiaoyue put down the ornaments in her hand, glanced out the window, and said faintly: "If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to dinner with you just now. Now everyone knows that I'm your girlfriend."
"There is no impenetrable wall in the world. It will be seen sooner or later. The more sneaky you are, the more others will think there is something fishy. It's better to admit it openly."
Li Xiaoyue pouted: "I always feel that I was cheated by you. The extra 20,000 yuan is not easy to earn."
"It's too late to regret now. Your job has been taken over by someone else. You can't go back."
Li Xiaoyue snorted and didn't bother about it anymore. She didn't like to get stuck in a rut.
Qin Hao poured a cup of tea for Li Xiaoyue: "By the way, do you have formal clothes?"
"Is this considered formal clothes?" Li Xiaoyue pointed at the down jacket on her body.
Qin Hao held his forehead and said, "Forget it. I'll take you to buy a few sets after get off work."
"There's a dinner party hosted by an investor tomorrow. You can go with me."
Li Xiaoyue blinked: "Is it the kind of dinner party that only rich people can attend? Are there any celebrities, socialites, etc."
Seeing Li Xiaoyue's excited face, Qin Hao laughed: "I thought you didn't like this kind of occasion."
"Whether you like it or not, you have to experience it first. Without practice, you have no right to speak."
"Okay, I'll take you to pick out a dress after work."
Li Xiaoyue suddenly thought of something and frowned: "Will it be expensive?"
"Don't worry, there will be reimbursement for clothing expenses."
"That's about right."
Although her monthly salary has increased to 40,000 yuan, she hasn't received her salary yet. She doesn't want to live frugally because of a set of clothes. Eating, drinking and having fun are her source of happiness, and clothes are just embellishments.
In the afternoon, Li Xiaoyue was still bored and sat in the office. Except for the occasional team leader reporting on the progress of work, basically no one came to disturb her.
Li Xiaoyue had finished watching all the dramas she wanted to watch after get off work, so she had to rely on WeChat's mindless games to kill time.
Li Xiaoyue suddenly understood that it was no wonder that those leaders had to keep a close eye on their employees. It turned out that it was all caused by boredom.
After finally getting off work in the afternoon, Li Xiaoyue also complained to Qin Hao about her day of slacking off.
Qin Hao couldn't help but laugh: "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to say this to your own leader?"
Li Xiaoyue smiled slyly: "It's time to get off work now, you are no longer my boss."
"Then aren't you afraid that I will settle the score later?"
"Humph, I'm not afraid. You dare to bully me at work, and I will double it after get off work."
Originally, Li Xiaoyue thought Qin Hao was going to take her to buy a more exaggerated evening dress, but it turned out to be a very formal professional outfit.
"This is also an unwritten rule in this circle. If you wear an evening dress, it means that you are a vase, specially used to set off men." Qin Hao explained.
Li Xiaoyue suddenly realized and quickly took her professional suit into the dressing room.
Just as Qin Hao was waiting for Li Xiaoyue to come out, a man and a woman came into the store. Coincidentally, he knew the woman.
Xie Meilan didn't expect to meet Qin Hao in this place. The expression on her face froze instantly. The middle-aged man next to her asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I met him before."
Qin Hao looked at Xie Meilan with interest. According to the reason for Shen Lin's leave, Xie Meilan's mother should have just passed away. At this time, she was not busy dealing with her mother's funeral, but ran here with a man to buy clothes. The key is that this man is not Shen Lei.
"Ms. Xie, we meet again."
Xie Meilan didn't know why, but she always felt that Qin Hao's tone made her very uncomfortable. She just forced a smile: "Yes, what a coincidence, Mr. Qin is..."
"Oh, there is a dinner party tomorrow, and I am here with my girlfriend to pick out a few sets of clothes."
Hearing Qin Hao's words, the middle-aged man next to Xie Meilan came over.
"Is the dinner party that Mr. Qin just mentioned held at the Bulgari Hotel?"
Seeing Qin Hao nod slightly, the man took out his business card enthusiastically.
"Hello, Mr. Qin, my name is Lu Jie, this is my business card."
Qin Hao took the business card: "Vice President of Harvest Finance, Mr. Lu."
"Is Mr. Qin also in finance?"
"Is it true, but I am in venture capital, which is not the same track as you." Qin Hao said casually.
Lu Jie became even more enthusiastic after hearing this: "To do venture capital, connections, resources, and vision are all indispensable. May I ask where Mr. Qin works?"
"Qin's Capital."
As they were talking, Li Xiaoyue came out of the fitting room. It is said that beautiful people can handle any kind of clothes. Usually, Li Xiaoyue dresses casually. The most expensive clothes should be her sets of Hanfu, but she looks good in a professional suit.
"Not bad, but the hair needs to be done. This set will be a backup first, and then try other ones."
Li Xiaoyue looked in the mirror for a while and thought it was good. She smiled and went into the fitting room again.
Xie Meilan lowered her voice and said to Lu Jie: "Why don't we change one?"
For some reason, she always felt that Qin Hao looked at her with a strange look, as if he could see through her at a glance.
As a result, Lu Jie leaned close to Xie Meilan's ear and said: "Please choose one at random first. I will talk to Mr. Qin."
Xie Meilan looked at Lu Jie with a puzzled face.
Lu Jie whispered: "Qin Capital is the fastest-growing venture capital firm in the past two years. It has invested in many unicorn companies in succession. The most dazzling one is the investment in Cambrian's B round last year. It is said that Cambrian is already preparing for an IPO next year. Once it is successfully listed, it will make at least ten times the profit."
"Moreover, the companies invested by Qin Capital in the past two years have developed well. The industry calls them 'lucky generals'. As long as there is a project involved in Qin Capital, financing will be easier. This Mr. Qin is also surnamed Qin. Maybe he is a family member of Qin Capital. If your pension project can get investment from Qin Capital, maybe it can be revitalized."
After hearing what Lu Jie said, Xie Meilan realized that Qin Hao's identity was not just as simple as the general manager of "Everyday", and she also gave up the idea of leaving.
"Boss Qin, what a coincidence! I'm also going to attend the dinner at Bulgari Hotel tomorrow, so I'll just bring her here to choose some clothes."
Faced with Lu Jie's explanation, Qin Hao showed a playful smile: "Oh, that's really a coincidence. By the way, this is Boss Lu..."
Seeing that Lu Jie was about to let the cat out of the bag, Xie Meilan frowned and quickly said, "I'm Boss Lu's subordinate. Boss Qin, please don't misunderstand me."
"Oh, really? I saw that you two were a perfect match, and I thought... Sorry, I made a mistake."
Lu Jie didn't hear the hidden meaning in Qin Hao's words, but was dissatisfied with Xie Meilan for ignoring their relationship. If he hadn't protected Xie Meilan at work, how could she have easily been promoted to the position of project manager? This time, her mother was seriously ill, and he spent 400,000 yuan, but the other party still looked distant.
Just when Xie Meilan was embarrassed and at a loss, Li Xiaoyue changed into a beige professional suit and came out of the fitting room, and Qin Hao didn't want to care about this couple.
Xie Meilan was relieved and quickly picked a few sets of clothes to go to the fitting room.
"What are you talking about? It's so lively."
Qin Hao introduced her to Lu Jie.
"Pack all these sets."
"Okay, sir." The salesgirl happily went to the cashier.
Li Xiaoyue hesitated: "The clothes here are very expensive, just buy one set, it's not often worn."
"It's okay, there will be a time to wear it in the future."
Li Xiaoyue didn't understand Qin Hao's hint at all, but Lu Jie understood it immediately and showed a playful expression.
"Mr. Lu, then we'll leave first."
"Okay, Mr. Qin, see you tomorrow."
Not long after watching Qin Hao and Li Xiaoyue check out and leave, Xie Meilan also changed into a professional suit and came out of the dressing room.
"Well, this one is good, it suits your temperament very well."
Lu Jie's eyes lit up.
After that, Xie Meilan tried several more sets, and when checking out, Lu Jie asked the salesgirl to pack them all.
"You don't need to buy so much. You don't usually have the chance to wear such expensive clothes."
"It's okay. There will be opportunities in the future." Lu Jie blurted out. Seeing Xie Meilan frowning slightly, he quickly made amends: "What I mean is that when you get promoted in the future, such occasions may be more frequent. You can't wear the same suit every time. That would be too rude."
Xie Meilan thought about it and said: "Then let Mr. Lu pay for it."
"Why are you being polite to me?" Lu Jie waved his hand and swiped the card directly.
This scene also made Xie Meilan tangled. Her clothes were either domestic brands or discounted models of big brands. For a formal suit of more than 20,000 yuan, she only dared to look at it from a distance before, and she didn't even have the courage to go in and shop. But now she easily owns several sets.
When Xie Meilan thought of her husband Shen Lei's innocent and incompetent face, she felt disgusted.
That night, Xie Meilan did not go home, but found a hotel. However, she did not let Lu Jie come up. After all, she was still a married woman, and she also planned to take this opportunity to test Lu Jie and see how much patience he had for her.
After thinking about it, Xie Meilan still sent a message to Shen Lei, telling him that she would not go back tonight, and did not say the reason.
Standing in front of the hotel glass window, Xie Meilan looked at the prosperous night view outside the window and was distracted for a while.
On the other side, Shen Lei was drinking with Na Wei and did not notice the message on his mobile phone at all.
Shen Lei's alcohol tolerance was completely inadequate in front of Na Wei. Na Wei's face didn't even turn red, but he was already drunk and talking nonsense.
When Shen Lin came back, Shen Lei was already drunk and crazy, and the couple had a hard time to calm him down.
"Why did you let my brother drink so much for no reason?" Shen Lin complained.
Na Wei looked innocent: "It's not me who asked him to drink. I tried to stop him, but it's more painful for your brother to be sober now."
Shen Lin had a headache: "So, Xie Meilan really wants to divorce my brother?"
"Although she didn't say the word divorce, I saw from her that she didn't want to live with your brother anymore." Na Wei said.
"Wife, don't leave me..."
Seeing Shen Lei talking in his sleep while drunk, Shen Lin was furious: "You deserve it. You didn't know that the person next to you had changed for so many years. Every time you asked, you said that the relationship was very good. Now it's fine, and you burst out all of a sudden. You must be dumbfounded."
After settling Shen Lei on the sofa in the living room, Na Wei and Shen Lin went to take a shower.
After taking a shower and lying on the bed, Na Wei was about to fall asleep when Shen Lin pushed him awake.
"Husband, you said Xie Meilan didn't say anything for so many years, why did she suddenly explode this time?"
Na Wei was confused and said casually: "In this case, either she is desperate or she has found a new partner."
"Next partner? Do you mean Xie Meilan cheated?" Shen Lin's heart trembled.
"Ah, cheated, who cheated?"
Shen Lin looked at her husband's confused face, and knew that he was tired today, so she stopped tossing him, but her husband's words made her toss and turn.
Should I remind my brother that Xie Meilan might cheat?
No, if I guessed wrong, wouldn't it make the conflict even more unmanageable?