MLROCSHR Chapter 71
by VolareThe meal was eaten in relative silence.
Lian Xun sat across from Qi Luzhi, glancing up at him from time to time, his mind wandering.
But he really didn’t dare to act cheap and tease him again.
After the meal, Ling Yu and Li Yang, who had been missing for a long time, returned from who knows where. Li Yang asked Qi Luzhi to go back to the company together. Lian Xun was reluctant to let Qi Luzhi leave, but had to let him go.
“Wait for me to go home together tonight, okay?” Lian Xun straightened Qi Luzhi’s slightly crooked Tie and waved goodbye to him.
“Okay, I’ll wait for you.”
Qi Luzhi quickly kissed Lian Xun on the forehead, took two steps back, and turned to leave Lian Xun’s Office.
As he walked to the company entrance, Qi Luzhi caught a glimpse of the lush and verdant money tree and felt inexplicably bothered, his brow furrowing slightly.
“Who sent this?” he turned to ask the receptionist.
The receptionist quickly stood up and said respectfully, “A Mr. Gao sent it.”
She spent all day observing people’s expressions and had seen countless people. The Qi CEO in front of her had just been in Lian CEO’s office for so long and had lunch with him. It seemed he was a very important guest.
She dared not neglect him in the slightest.
Qi Luzhi knew it was Gao Jingqian who sent it as soon as he heard. The expression on his face became even more disgusted, and he snorted lightly, “It’s too ugly, move it further away!”
“Okay, Qi CEO, I’ll move it right away.”
The receptionist hurriedly ran to the door, laboriously lifted the money tree that was as tall as she was, and threw it into the corner of the stairwell, then ran back, patted the dirt on her hands, and smiled politely at Qi Luzhi.
“It’s moved, Qi CEO. I’ll find someone to dispose of it after get off work.”
“Okay.” Qi Luzhi nodded with satisfaction, put one hand in his pocket, and turned away coolly.
The receptionist put away her smile and glanced back at the pitiful money tree in the corner behind the stairwell, scratching her head in confusion.
The trunk of this money tree was straight and tall, and clusters of emerald green leaves burst forth vigorously, layered and arranged in an orderly manner. It was obvious that it had been carefully selected and was growing particularly well. What was ugly about it?
Maybe the tastes of these upper-class CEOs were different from those of ordinary people like her!
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Now that Xun Qi Technologies and Sheng Shao Group faced each other across the road, Lian Xun and Qi Luzhi had returned to the days when they could see each other whenever they wanted.
Not only did they want to be together at home, but also at the company, they would often catch a glimpse of each other’s eyes by the window and run over to each other’s side, happy as anything.
Lovers in the throes of passion never felt they had enough time together.
Wangcai’s adoption procedures had been completed, and Qi Luzhi had even hired someone to build a playground simulating a mountain forest behind the Villa for Wangcai to play in.
Although Wangcai always stole Lian Xun’s attention, making him very unhappy, Qi Luzhi slowly became less disgusted with Wangcai out of love me, love my dog.
Everything seemed so beautiful.
The only thing that gave them a headache was An Jinnan!
She relentlessly clung to Qi Luzhi’s side, even intensifying her efforts, spreading rumors at a charity banquet attended by celebrities from all walks of life.
She claimed that the young talent Qi Luzhi, CEO of Sheng Shao Group, who was famous throughout Xuan Cheng, was about to have a closer cooperative relationship with the century-old enterprise Ansheng Group.
Her words were insinuating, almost outright saying it was a marriage alliance.
The crowd was in an uproar!
“Are the two families really going to get married? No wonder, the two most powerful enterprises in Xuan Cheng, a strong alliance, it’s expected.”
“How many young ladies’ dreams are going to be shattered!”
Standing in the corner, Qi Luzhi’s face was dark as he concealed his figure in the dim light, casually swirling his glass of red wine, his sharp gaze fixed on the gentle and proud woman under the spotlight.
“This An Jinnan is really too much!” Lian Xun was so angry he was hopping mad, lowering his voice and angrily saying, “You’ve rejected her so much, how can she still not give up?”
“Maybe it’s because I’m too charming.”
Qi Luzhi sighed, shifting his gaze irritably.
“You’re still in the mood to joke?” Lian Xun suddenly looked at Qi Luzhi.
If there weren’t so many people present, he would have bitten Qi Luzhi hard to vent his anger!
“Okay, don’t be angry, I’ll take care of it.”
Qi Luzhi patted Lian Xun’s waist lightly, gave him a reassuring look, then took Lian Xun’s hand, placed the wine glass in his hand, and turned to walk towards the small stage where An Jinnan was.
In the past, he had given face to Ansheng Group and didn’t want to embarrass An Jinnan too much, but she had challenged his bottom line time and time again.
That would have been fine, but the most important thing was that Lian Xun would be jealous and angry.
This was something Qi Luzhi couldn’t tolerate.
The spectators watching the excitement naturally noticed Qi Luzhi’s movements, and their eyes followed his figure, not forgetting to whisper to the people around them.
In their eyes, Qi Luzhi was still the familiar, aloof, unapproachable figure.
He slowly approached the stage in the baptism of everyone’s eyes, his expression cold and stern, exuding a noble, aloof, and unapproachable powerful aura.
Many people cast envious glances at An Jinnan, wondering what kind of charm she possessed to be able to win over someone as difficult as CEO Qi.
When An Jinnan saw Qi Luzhi coming over, the hand holding the microphone tightened involuntarily, her eyes flashing with anticipation.
Qi Luzhi stepped onto the stairs step by step, glancing at An Jinnan expressionlessly. Her heart trembled, and she actually took the initiative to make way.
Qi Luzhi’s well-defined fingers landed on the stand microphone. After a long silence, he raised his eyes, his expression unusually firm.
“Everyone, Ansheng Group and Sheng Shao Group have been partners for many years, and of course, they will deepen cooperation in the future to create more possibilities.”
He paused and continued, “Miss An’s words may have caused some misunderstandings. What I want to say is…”
“I already have someone I want to spend my life with.” Qi Luzhi’s eyes gazed tenderly in the direction of Lian Xun.
“So, in order to avoid him being jealous and fighting with me, I hope everyone will be kind enough to stop the marriage rumors in this venue.”
Qi Luzhi said this in a half-joking tone, which caused a burst of laughter from the audience.
“So CEO Qi is henpecked.”
“Haha, it seems we misunderstood. Who on earth is CEO Qi’s beloved? Why don’t you bring him out for us to see?”
“Yes, yes, we’re curious!”
The atmosphere of the banquet instantly became relaxed and pleasant again, except for An Jinnan on the stage, whose face flushed red and then white. Too embarrassed to stay any longer, she turned and lifted her skirt, quickly leaving.
Somewhere in the audience, An Shun, chairman of Ansheng Group, glared at Qi Luzhi on the stage, looking displeased.
His precious daughter had been so proactive, and he had even given Sheng Shao Group a lot of good projects in order to fulfill his daughter’s wishes, treating Qi Luzhi as a prospective son-in-law.
He never expected that this Qi Luzhi would be so ungrateful, slapping their faces in public, simply outrageous!
“Hmph, let’s go.”
An Shun gave Qi Luzhi a meaningful glare and turned to leave angrily.
Qi Luzhi naturally noticed An Shun’s attitude. He understood and chuckled softly, walked off the stage, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
This was a complete offense to Ansheng Group. It was estimated that there would be no shortage of ups and downs in the workplace in the future.
But it didn’t matter.
So be it, if we offend.
For Lian Xun, it was worth it!