TL: Hua
Lou Xinyu is a bit ambitious. When he first joined Qin Group, he was personally promoted by Old Master Qin. In addition, he was really good at work, so he was promoted very quickly and entered the core leadership of Qin Group at a young age.
According to the momentum at the time, after a long period of experience, it would not be a problem for him to become the third or fourth in command of the group. But just when he was hesitating about his ambitions, Old Master Qin passed away, and the group was taken over by Qin Qijiang. It didn’t take long for it to go downhill and worsen in recent years.
If it was just the bad external environment, it would be fine. The internal leadership was also scheming and fighting against each other. And those who could fight had to be related to the Qin family. Outsiders like Lou Xinyu didn’t even have the qualifications to fight, so they were squeezed to the corner.
Lou Xinyu has been struggling to stay at the headquarters for these years. If it weren’t for Old Master Qin’s promotion back then, he might have jumped ship long ago.
But it was useless to stay in the group anyway. Qin Qijiang wasn’t doing well, and Qin Jingxu had not yet joined the company.
Moreover, if Qin Jingxu joined the company, he would definitely have to rely on Qin Qijiang to lead him. By then, he would take over Qin Qijiang’s connections and reuse those who were related to him in the group, but he, an outsider, would still have nothing to do.
Seeing that there was little hope for further advancement, when Lou Xinyu was about to leave, Qin Chaoyan suddenly joined Qin Group and took over the branch Jiazhao, and he was personally assigned by the old madam to teach Qin Chaoyan.
Lou Xinyu saw this as an opportunity at first glance. Although Qin Chaoyan was not valued by Qin Qijiang, he had equity and the support of the Ye family. As long as he had more ability and someone in the company helped him, he might surpass Qin Jingxu and become a more powerful successor to the Qin Group.
After all, Qin Jingxu had nothing special except his status. Especially since he was still in school and wouldn’t graduate until two years later.
Two years later, Qin Chaoyan might have established a firm foothold in the group.
But now Qin Chaoyan has no foundation and no one to use. If he offers to work under Qin Chaoyan, in the future, when the other party really takes over the Qin Group, he will be one of his closest confidants.
Although it hasn’t reached that point, if possible, who wouldn’t want a rare commodity?
Of course, Lou Xinyu is not betting randomly. Before betting, he must first see Qin Chaoyan’s ability.
Someone bribed Mr. Li of Hongsheng to stop them from seeing Lu Yunfeng. He did know that.
Manager You had his own little scheme and deliberately passed the news to Mr. Li of Hongsheng. He even knew that the person behind all this was the eldest son of the Qin family, Qin Jingxu.
The purpose was just to embarrass Qin Chaoyan and make everyone think that Qin Chaoyan was incompetent.
Lou Xinyu knew everything, but he said nothing and just watched quietly. He wanted to see if Qin Chaoyan had the ability to discover it, or even solve it.
If so, there is no doubt that the other party is worth betting on.
Of course, Lou Xinyu didn’t really do nothing either. At least this morning, when he found out that Manager You didn’t even bring the plan materials, he deliberately brought them along.
After all, he could be a bystander, but he couldn’t really harm the interests of the company.
But unexpectedly, Qin Chaoyan gave him a surprise, and the plan materials he brought weren’t put to use.
In fact, he didn’t know what methods the other party used to make Director Lu of Hongsheng admire him this much.
From the moment he walked out of the Hongsheng Building, Lou Xinyu had already made up his mind. Since he was going to bet, he had to show his sincerity, so he just said everything he could say.
He even lowered his voice and told Qin Chaoyan: “The person behind Manager You is Qin Jingxu, and Mr. Li also accepted bribes, but Mr. Li’s time in Hongsheng is probably coming to an end. After Lu Yunfeng finds out, he will definitely not keep him.”
Qin Chaoyan only gave a glance, saying indifferently: “So you didn’t say anything before because you were testing me?”
Lou Xinyu coughed lightly and said: “I dare not, but I think… you should have discovered it a long time ago, Mr. Qin, and you must have a way to deal with it, so I didn’t say anything.”
This is a very cunning statement, neither admitting nor denying it, but also flattering Qin Chaoyan.
Unfortunately, Qin Chaoyan never likes cunning people. He remained silent, turned around, and continued to walk to the subway station.
Lou Xinyu was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had responded wrongly. He hurriedly took a few steps to catch up, and this time he admitted frankly: “You are right; I thought so at the beginning. I wanted to find a capable leader at that time.”
Qin Chaoyan said calmly: “Do you think I am capable?”
“If you mean managing a company, not yet.” Lou Xinyu said honestly, but soon added, “But you have a promising future.”
Qin Chaoyan seemed to chuckle, and without turning his head, he continued to ask: “What do you think of Qin Jingxu?”
Lou Xinyu hesitated for a moment before saying: “He hasn’t joined the Qin Group yet, so I don’t know much, but as far as this matter is concerned, his methods are a bit shady, and I don’t like it very much.”
Qin Chaoyan said “Oh” and didn’t say anything else.
Lou Xinyu couldn’t tell whether he was angry or not, and his surprise grew stronger. He felt that the young man in front of him, who was not yet twenty years old, had a kind of intimidating aura.
He pondered for a moment and then spoke again: “I’m sorry, I was the one who tested you before…”
“No need to apologize.” Qin Chaoyan interrupted, “You are the actual manager of Jiazhao; I’m just an intern, and I have limited energy to devote to the company. You don’t have to tell me everything.”
Lou Xinyu was stunned and subconsciously said: “Then… my previous proposal…”
“But I’m not interested in people who ignore the interests of the company for personal reasons. Your previous bystander behavior is not what a company manager should do.” Qin Chaoyan interrupted again.
Lou Xinyu was stunned again, and his face turned pale. He hurriedly explained: “I’m sorry, it was indeed wrong for me to let Manager You do what he wanted, but I also brought the plan materials today, and I didn’t intend to let him really damage the interests of the company.”
Qin Chaoyan: “Oh, it seems that I misunderstood.”
Lou Xinyu was a little hesitant because of what he said, shook his head, and said: “No, I was aware but didn’t stop him. He had Qin Jingxu as backer. I…”
“It depends on your ability.” Qin Chaoyan looked at the subway station door in front of him, his tone was light.
Lou Xinyu was completely stunned.
Suddenly, a whistling sound came from a distance, and soon the subway entered the station with people flowing in.
“The subway is here; I’m leaving first.” Qin Chaoyan didn’t turn around the entire time until he walked into the subway; only then did he look at him through the glass with a calm gaze.
Lou Xinyu was shocked and almost instantly understood what Qin Chaoyan meant by that sentence.
Kick Manager You out of Jiazhao and even out of Qin Group. This is a test of his ability.
After all, there is no such thing as him testing others without the other testing him.
If he can complete the test, then is it…
Qin Chaoyan said nothing and didn’t promise anything, but he also seemed to have said everything.
Lou Xinyu pondered, and gradually, waves emerged in his heart.
*
Qin Chaoyan went to the mall for a stroll but didn’t find a suitable gift. Finally, he went to the fish market to buy two Koi and a fish tank.
Ye Rongxu came downstairs after his nap and was dumbfounded when he ran into him carrying a fish tank and was led into the villa by the butler.
He was stunned for a long time, until Qin Chaoyan put the fish tank on the table. He then controlled the wheelchair over, circled around the fish tank, then looked up and asked Qin Chaoyan in confusion, “Why did you buy a fish tank?”
Qin Chaoyan coughed lightly and knocked on the rocks in the fish tank. Soon, two small koi, one red and one mixed color, swam out.
Qin Chaoyan pursed his lips, seeming a little awkward when he said, “A gift for you.”
Ye Rongxu was even more confused. It was not a festival or birthday, so why did he suddenly give him a gift? And two koi… Oh, he understood; it was because of Elder Lu.
It seems that the cooperation between Jiazhao and Hongsheng has been resolved.
He didn’t expect Qin Chaoyan to know how to repay kindness.
“Koi has a good meaning, and I heard that raising fish can also cultivate one’s character. Don’t you want to cultivate your character?” Qin Chaoyan said again.
Ye Rongxu nodded inside, but his mouth said otherwise, “It’s better to give two edible fish.” Yet he was already thinking about how to name the two koi.
Qin Chaoyan seemed to see his thoughts and quickly said, “This red and white koi looks like a red feather from above, and its name is Xiaoxu.”
Ye Rongxu: “?”
He opened his beautiful eyes wide and stared at the other party.
Qin Chaoyan coughed lightly and continued, “This red koi…”
“It’s all red, like fire, I think it should be called Xiaoyan1焰[yàn] means flame..” Ye Rongxu hurriedly cut off the words and deliberately gave the other koi the same name as Qin Chaoyan.
After saying that, he looked at Qin Chaoyan with a cunning look in his eyes.
But Qin Chaoyan pursed his lips, and a smile appeared in his eyes, as if it was exactly what he wanted.
Ye Rongxu: “…” Suddenly he felt like it wasn’t retaliation.
“You didn’t buy these two koi on purpose, did you?” He asked suspiciously.
“No.” Qin Chaoyan immediately stopped smiling and shook his head to deny.
Ye Rongxu: I don’t believe you.
Qin Chaoyan: “Really, their original names were Xiaohong Xiaohua2Little red, little flower. I thought you might not like it, so I changed Xiaohua’s name…”
Ye Rongxu: 囧.
“Okay, okay, I know.” Ye Rongxu interrupted, thinking, Xiaohua?
The more he thought about it, the more embarrassed he became, but when he thought of Xiaohong…
He suddenly smiled evilly, took out his mobile phone, and secretly changed Qin Chaoyan’s nickname from “Big Ice Face” to “Qin Xiaohong.”
After the change, he couldn’t help laughing again. Seeing Qin Chaoyan looking over, he quickly restored his serious expression and ordered, “Put Xiaohong… Ahem, put the fish tank in my bedroom.”
Qin Chaoyan looked at him strangely and carried the fish tank upstairs.
In the evening, Qin Chaoyan left for something and didn’t have dinner at Ye’s house.
In the next few days, whether it was because he was busy at work or school, he didn’t come to Ye’s house.
After going fishing last time, Ye Rongxu got some minor illnesses. He had been recuperating at home these days.
He didn’t know if it’s because he got used to being with Qin Chaoyan during the weekends, but suddenly not seeing each other made his life a bit boring and uninteresting. The novels aren’t even good anymore.
It was the same feeling as when he was hospitalized before.
But before Qin Chaoyan came, he didn’t feel that life was so boring and time was so long.
Is it because he went out to play with Qin Chaoyan on weekends, but now he doesn’t go out to play, so he is depressed?
But he didn’t usually go out to play before, which is really strange.
Ye Rongxu was bored, and after nesting in his room for a long time, he didn’t even want to tease the Koi.
Coincidentally, a friend on WeChat was celebrating their birthday. Perhaps seeing him go out to play last weekend, his friend probably guessed that he was in better health and invited him to join.
Ye Rongxu didn’t have many friends. Those who could add WeChat were close friends.
The person who sent him the message was Cao Yuxuan, his childhood friend. When he grew up, he left Jiangcheng for a while because of his parents’ job transfer, and only came back in the past two years.
Ye Rongxu hesitated and replied: Where?
The other side seemed very excited and quickly replied: We originally wanted to go to the backstreet bar in the city center, but if you can come, we will definitely not go to such a noisy place. We can find a quiet and elegant restaurant. How about Qinyuan?
Ye Rongxu did not reply to the message immediately, but switched the mobile phone interface and searched for the location of Qinyuan on the map.
He found that this restaurant was right next to Jiazhao, the branch of Qin’s company. His original hesitation was slightly reduced, and he typed back: OK.
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