Chapter 14: Paid Project (6)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

That incident was the catalyst that prompted her marriage to the Qin family. It was also the event that triggered her conflict with Qin Zhiyou later, and his rapidly deteriorating attitude towards her in recent years.

Truthfully, she understood Qin Zhiyou’s critical attitude towards her, and she was thankful towards him. Their union was the result of her careful scheming. It was rare for a man as proud as Qin Zhiyou to put up with her and the marriage for so many years.

Seemingly hearing someone call her from behind, Lu Weixi’s gaze turned sharp and her grip on the paper cup tightened. The coffee spilled out from inside and got all over her hands, but she did not care. Lifting her hand gently, the paper cup landed in the trash can. She then pulled a piece of napkin and slowly wiped her hand.

Looking back at all these years, the choices she made back then may not have been perfect, but she never regretted any of them.

Besides, be it for the money, to look good in front of her father or anything else, she would never let go of her position as Mrs. Qin.

Unless…

——

By the time Qin Zhiyou saw the message, it was already two hours later.

It was standard practice for him to put his phone on silent during meetings. He immediately unlocked his phone with his fingerprint when he saw that Lu Weixi had messaged him after the meeting had ended. However, he frowned when he saw the contents of the message and he tossed his phone on the table and leaned back in his chair. He swiveled the chair away from the table as if he did not want to look at it anymore.

“The board of directors turned down Second Master and Madam’s proposal earlier. They seemed to be trying to convince the other members of the board after the meeting to try and get it approved at the next meeting.”

Qin Zhiyou looked up and rested his head against the backrest, closing his eyes. The fingers on his arm that were resting on the armrest tapped on it rhythmically, as if he were deep in thought.

Secretary Wang’s phone was vibrating, but he dared not pick it up and continued his report. “I’ve asked them to send the sales report from the last season to your inbox. The planning department has also come up with several proposals for the events in the next six months. Would you like to…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Qin Zhiyou opened his eyes. “Why so lacking in money?”

There was no subject in his statement, so it was not clear who he was talking about.

Secretary Wang was just about to clarify when Qin Zhiyou turned and picked up his phone. But his fingers hovered above the phone.

Secretary Wang’s phone rang again, but he dared not even glance at it. Qin Zhiyou stared intently at his phone, as if he wanted to bore a hole through it. After a while, he asked casually. “Who is it? Your phone has been ringing all morning. If it’s one of our employees, send them to the project department in Africa.”

Secretary Wang immediately picked up his phone and glanced at it. He saw something and seemed a little taken aback. “It’s Ms. Liu Yiyi. She said that she was slapped twice.”

Qin Zhiyou sat there idly, swiveling in his chair.

What did Liu Yiyi getting hit have anything to do with him?

Secretary Wang glanced at him and elaborated further, “…It was at Lu Yuan Interiors. According to her, the person who hit her goes by the last name of Lu.”