Chapter 507: Chapter 496: Qiao Jing Must Cross-Dress as a Man Chapter 507: Chapter 496: Qiao Jing Must Cross-Dress as a Man After dropping that sentence, Wu Xirui quickly walked outside.

He realized that Li Yuncheng had no intention of explaining why he suddenly changed his mind.

He had come to Li Group fully prepared this time, intending to sign the contract in front of Zhan Qipei to spite him, but who could have predicted Li Yuncheng would renege?!

He had even spent a large sum of money to acquire another company, and now he truly was at a loss.

After giving Zhan Qipei a cold glance, Wu Xirui turned and stormed out of the door.

It wasn’t until Wu Xirui had left that Zhan Qipei finally spoke to inquire of Li Yuncheng.

“Director Li, have you really thought it through? You want to collaborate with me?”

He didn’t know what the assistant had said to Li Yuncheng to make him change his mind on the spot.

Just as Wu Xirui was about to sign, Li Yuncheng had snatched the contract away, which was very strange.

Li Yuncheng nodded; the courteous smile he had earlier disappeared, replaced by one of immense gratitude.

“President Zhan, thank you for taking care of my son recently. Had I known earlier that you were the one looking after my son, I would have offered you this deal directly. A sixty-forty split in your favour would have been no issue at all.”

Zhan Qipei was taken aback for a moment, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he asked:
“Taking care of your son? Are you talking about Pingping?”

Could it be that the person claiming Pingping today was Li Yuncheng?

Li Yuncheng nodded and briefly recounted the whole situation.

“President Zhan, I only just learned about this from my assistant. Three years ago, due to an accident, we accidentally lost Xiao Yan. We’ve been searching all these years and only now have we found a clue. My assistant told me that Miss Qiao and you have been taking care of him?

Miss Qiao is your wife, right? She knows more details because my wife has added her as a friend and chatted with her. You can ask Miss Qiao for the rest when you get back, but right now, we need to discuss the contract.”

Zhan Qipei didn’t ask any more about Pingping and signed the contract with Li Yuncheng.

He needed to rush back to the capital before Qiao Jing got home, as it would be problematic if his wife found out that instead of resting at home, he had sneaked off to Nanjiang.

The capital.

Qiao Jing arrived at the research institute and when she reached her designated laboratory, she noticed that Zhan Nanqing wasn’t there.

She had given Zhan Nanqing a document to organize, and now she needed to look it over, but the person was not there.

Just as she was about to call Zhan Nanqing on her phone, she noticed the lock screen that Zhan Qipei had set that morning.

She paused, then remembered that in her rush to get into the car that morning, she had forgotten to change the wallpaper back, and once she unlocked her phone, there was Zhan Qipei’s enlarged handsome face again.

With an exasperated twitch of her mouth, just as she was about to make the call, she heard Zhan Nanqing’s voice behind her.

“Oh–Qiao Jing, when did you get so close to my brother? The wallpaper for your lock screen has even changed to my brother’s photo. Could it be the uncooked rice is about to become cooked?”

Upon hearing Zhan Nanqing’s voice, Qiao Jing immediately put away her phone and turned around to face her with an expressionless look.

“It wasn’t me who changed it, where’s the document I asked for?”

She should have changed the wallpaper while she was in the car to avoid being caught by Zhan Nanqing.

It was all Zhan Qipei’s fault, the jerk, for causing another misunderstanding about her.

Zhan Nanqing wore an “I get it, you don’t have to explain” expression.

She continued staring at Qiao Jing with a smile that wouldn’t stop.

“The documents are all organized. I’ll send them to you now; just went to the restroom for a moment, but about that wallpaper…

If you didn’t change it, could it be that my brother took your phone, took a selfie, and changed it himself?”

Qiao Jing’s temple throbbed suddenly, and she tightly pursed her red lips.

“Hmm, he changed it himself.”

Zhan Nanqing uttered another “oh.”

“Don’t bother explaining, to explain is to cover up, to cover up is to confirm the fact. How could my brother possibly have the nerve to secretly take your phone and change the wallpaper?”

Qiao Jing rolled her eyes speechlessly, grumbling inwardly:
Indeed, it wasn’t stolen, or secretly taken to change her wallpaper; it was done in front of her, openly and legitimately.

Anyway, she could explain all she wanted, but Zhan Nanqing wouldn’t believe her, so she simply couldn’t be bothered to clarify anymore.

Seeing Qiao Jing ignoring her, Zhan Nanqing’s smile immediately collapsed, and she walked with heavy steps to the couch, sprawling out like a salted fish and staring at the ceiling while heaving a deep sigh.

“Sigh–”
Upon hearing Zhan Nanqing’s sigh, Qiao Jing slightly raised an eyebrow.

“What’s wrong?”

What could possibly make Zhan Nanqing so sorrowful?

Zhan Nanqing managed a bitter laugh, propping her face with both hands.

“I didn’t actually go to the bathroom just now. I went to answer a call. It was from my archrival in university, her name is Lu Yingying. She said there’s a college reunion coming up.”

Qiao Jing hummed in response, looking at Zhan Nanqing quizzically.

“And then? What’s there to sigh about over that?”

Although she disliked attending such gatherings, she had known Zhan Nanqing for so long and knew that she was a girl who loved to have fun everywhere. Zhan Nanqing would definitely attend this kind of college reunion.

Zhan Nanqing sighed again, her fingers incessantly drawing circles on the table, glaring at it furiously without pause.

“Right! What’s there to sigh about? Of course, I’ll go to the reunion, but! But! But!”

Seeing Zhan Nanqing’s face marked by three buts, Qiao Jing understood just how angry she was at the moment.

She looked at Zhan Nanqing.

“But what?”

Zhan Nanqing, grinding her teeth, said word by word:
“That archrival of mine, she dared to say that I’m a single dog nobody wants! And she made it a point to tell me about her oh-so-wonderful boyfriend, it’s infuriating!!

I just choose not to date, otherwise, how could someone like me not find a boyfriend?! It’s really maddening!!!”

She wanted to focus on her career right now and play matchmaker for Qiao Jing and her brother. Where would she find the time to date?

She simply didn’t have the time or the interest! How dare Lu Yingying claim she’s an unwanted single dog?!

Qiao Jing paused in the midst of reviewing documents, furrowing her brows.

“So how are you going to handle this?”

She felt that Zhan Nanqing’s last sentence was spot on.

After all, with Zhan Nanqing’s status, it would be impossible for her to lack suitors.

Zhan Nanqing, frustrated, ran her fingers through her hair, looking helplessly at Qiao Jing.

“I don’t know. Qiao Jing, you’re so smart, can you think of something for me?”

Qiao Jing put down her work and, with a thoughtful frown, seriously considered ways to help Zhan Nanqing.

Before she could offer a solution, Zhan Nanqing, who had been watching her intently, suddenly lit up with an idea, a very good one at that.

“I’ve got it! Qiao Jing, could you possibly dress up as a man and pretend to be my boyfriend at the reunion? Lu Yingying told me that all the girls there have found boyfriends except for me. I’m about to explode with anger; isn’t this looking down on me?”