Chapter Seventeen: Still Not Good Enough

  Seeing him with a stern face and not speaking, Qiao An Tian smiled lightly: "Director Qiu, do you think this will work? I'll let my daughter apologize to her privately, and you ask Director Dong to calm down, and then she can resume her job tomorrow?"

  Qiu Renzhan looked at him with a profound gaze, coldly smiling in his heart. According to what you said, Qiao Yun was not wrong at all. Is it possible for Qiao Yun to apologize to Dong Jiayun?

  He knew that Qiao An Tian was just pretending, if he really agreed to it, not to mention whether Qiao Yun would agree or not, first and foremost, he himself would be out of line. If the truth were to come out, the powerful Minghua Group wouldn't be afraid of a mere deputy director like him.

  "No way!" Qiu Renzhan waved his hand decisively and said, "Official business should be handled officially, if there's a mistake, it must be punished. I'm clear about my aunt's abilities, can't let Chairman Qiao have more trouble."

  Qiao An hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Then trouble Director Qiu to ask Minister Dong if she has any requirements. The company will try its best to satisfy her as much as possible."

  Qiu Ren hesitated for a moment, he originally wanted to investigate the responsibility of the security guard who had laid hands on Dong Jiayun, but from Qiao An's previous words, it was clear that he wanted to help the security guard get away with it, otherwise there would be no need to make such a big deal out of a single security guard.

  Thinking that his own woman was not as important as a security guard in the other person's eyes, and also didn't see any intention of giving himself benefits, Qiu Renxuan had a bellyful of anger, but now it was clearly not the time to erupt, could only be green hills unchanged, long flowing water, wait and see later.

  She waved her hand brightly and said, "She can mix in the famous flower group for so long, it's already given her a big face, what else does she want to ask for? Can't spoil her." She stood up, stretched out her hand to bid farewell and said, "Director Qiao, I remembered that there is an important meeting to attend, I'll take my leave first."

  "Oh?" Qiao An raised an eyebrow, smiled and stood up, shook hands and said: "Then I won't disturb Director Qiu's official business, I'll see Director Qiu off!"

  "No need, no need!" Qiu Renzhan waved his hand decisively and didn't even take a sip of tea. He turned around and left, his face sinking in an instant.

  He walked to the elevator with a dark face and found Qiao An Tian's assistant in the elevator, who smiled at him: "Director Qiu, I'll take you!"

  Qiu Renzhan nodded ambiguously and walked in, just as the elevator door closed. Assistant Ning suddenly produced a card, briefly showed it to him, and said: "Director Qiu, this seems to be what you lost in the elevator earlier." As he spoke, he casually slipped it into his pocket.

  Qiu Renzhan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and finally relaxed his dark face, smiling and nodding at Ning Lan. He thought to himself that the weight of the bank cards in his pocket should not be light, and estimated that it could make Dong Jiayun calm down. As for work, he could find a place with his own face.

  Ning Lan sent him to the parking lot and watched as he left, a hint of disdain on her face before she turned back.

  When he returned to the chairman's office, Qiao An Tian was standing in front of the glass window with his hands behind his back, looking outside. Ning Lan walked up to him and said softly: "Chairman, he has accepted it."

  Qiao An Tian nodded slightly and sighed, saying with a bitter smile: "Lin Zixian, Lin Zixian, who are you exactly? I haven't personally done something like this in a long time. I hope you're worth it."

  She turned around and walked back to the desk, sat down and instructed: "You go see if the general manager has finished the meeting, let her come over after the meeting." Ning Lan went off at once...

  Línzi, who was sleeping soundly on the office sofa, suddenly heard the 'ding' of his mobile phone and answered it drowsily with a "hello".

  That lazy voice, anyone can tell that he's sleeping. The person on the other end of the phone was taken aback for a moment, and then Qiao An Tian's bitter laugh came through: "Mr. Lin, are you available now? If it's convenient for you, could you come to my office?"

  Lin Zile's mobile phone number was obtained from Ning Lan, mainly because it is difficult to find the guy answering the phone when calling the guard department.

  Lin Ziyan responded with a vague "uh-huh" before directly hanging up the phone.

  Upstairs, Qiao An Tian held his phone in a daze, suspecting that Lin Zixian hadn't woken up yet or if he had heard him clearly. A bodyguard who fell asleep on the job, if he hadn't personally witnessed Lin Zixian's abilities before, he would even doubt whether Lin Zixian was capable of being a bodyguard.

  Fortunately, Lin Zilei, wearing a big hat, directly rushed into his office without knocking on the door, walked straight to his opposite side, and asked after yawning: "What's the chairman looking for me?"

  Qiao An Tian was taken aback by his sudden change in demeanor, yesterday and today were like two different people, indeed it is said that Buddha wears golden robes and humans wear clothes to match their status, once he put on the security uniform, he looked just like a security guard.

  He knew he smoked, handed him a cigarette and lit it for him across the table before saying: "I've already seen Mr. Lin's skills, I've let Assistant Ning go find Qiao Yun, please trouble Mr. Lin to cooperate later, hoping to persuade Qiao Yun to accept Mr. Lin's protection."

  As soon as he heard Qiao Yun, Lin Zixian's drowsy eyes immediately woke up, sat up straight and smiled wryly: "Your daughter seems to have a deep opinion of me! I guess there's no chance for me to cooperate."

  "If that's not possible... " Qiao An Tian hesitated for a moment, looking somewhat embarrassed as he said: "Could I trouble Mr. Lin to tail and protect her?"

  Lin Zixian puffed on his cigarette and shook his head slightly, saying: "Tail protection is the most tiring, and there's too much unpredictability, it's easy to make mistakes. One or two days might be okay, but if it goes on for too long, even a god can't guarantee that they'll always keep an eye on someone without losing sight of them. In that kind of situation, wanting to achieve perfection is impossible, I'd rather die from exhaustion. So it's best to have close protection, otherwise I won't do things that aren't guaranteed, in case something goes wrong and ruins my reputation."

  "Alas! It seems there's nothing left but to persuade him again." Qiao An Tian let out a soft sigh.

  Before long, a knock at the door came, and Qiao Yun's voice sounded: "Chairman!"

  "Come in!" Qiao An Tian shouted.

  The door opened, and the familiar high-heeled sound rang out. Lin Zixian didn't even turn his head, continuing to sit there silently smoking. He had no expectations of this woman accepting him anymore. As for Qiao An Tian's mention of cooperation, how could he cooperate? Should he kneel down and beg her to accept his protection? What a joke!

  He was prepared to remain silent, and if that didn't work, he would leave himself. After all, it's impossible for him to be a security guard at the Minghua Group for his whole life!

  Qiao Yun looked at Lin Zilei, who was making the office smoky and messy, frowned and said: "What does the chairman want me for?"

  Qiao An rubbed her temples, wincing in pain as she smiled bitterly: "Xiaoyun, can't you reconsider accepting Mr. Lin's protection? I saw his skills with my own eyes yesterday, and they're far superior to those bodyguards; your safety should be guaranteed."

  "Is that why the chairman called me here?" Qiao Yun glanced at Lin Zixian on the chair and said indifferently, "If there is someone with a problematic character by your side, that would be the most dangerous thing. What's more, you don't even know this person's background. Chairman, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." She turned to leave.

  Lin Zi was silently smoking, his heart filled with bitter laughter. It seemed that the trip back to their home country had left a bad impression on this beautiful woman. Now it had gotten to the point where she would rather avoid him than an old tiger! This injustice was unbearable!

  "Xiao Yun!" Qiao An Tian shouted, walking out from behind the office desk. "You're not allowed to speak to Mr. Lin like that. This time you have to agree, whether you want to or not. Otherwise, Daddy will really get angry. You need to know that Daddy is thinking of your safety too."

  Qiao Yun turned around, her expression calm and composed: "Chairman, the matter of fighting and killing can never be made public, especially in this domestic environment. If Ming Hua Group wants to have long-term development, it cannot leave a bad impression. I think Sheng Qing Group has finally cleared its name and doesn't want to go back to the old ways. I've already contacted Zheng from Sheng Qing Group and we'll settle our grudges once and for all. Otherwise, this can't continue indefinitely. Chairman, rest assured, I'll handle things properly and won't let yesterday's incident happen again."

  After finishing speaking, Qiao An Tian left alone with a dazed expression.

  Qiao An Tian was silent for a long time, then shook his head with a bitter smile: "My daughter has really grown up and become capable, I can no longer control her." A hint of bitterness flashed across his face.

  Lin Zi snorted, clearly not quite agreeing with Qiao Yun's words. After extinguishing the cigarette butt in the ashtray, he stood up and smiled: "Since your daughter has the ability to resolve this matter, it seems there's nothing more for me to do. Goodbye, Director Qiao!"

  Qiao An nodded and sighed, "I admit she has a talent for business, better than me. But after all, she's still inexperienced, this matter is probably not as simple as she thinks it is. If I don't let her try, she won't be satisfied, and as her father, I can only silently support her from behind. I hope Mr. Lin will consider Master Lin's face and bear with it for a little while longer, maybe at the critical moment, we'll still need to ask for Mr. Lin's help... Please, Mr. Lin, after this is over, I will definitely thank you heavily."

  Lin Zi smiled indifferently and turned around to leave.

  "Mr. Lin!" Qiao An Tian shouted again behind him. The other party had already left the door, and only a faint voice came: "I know! I'm not an untrustworthy person..."

  Lin Zi returned to the Security Department and wandered around until it was almost time to get off work, when Duan Jiye found him again and brought up the matter of inviting two customer service sisters to dinner together.

  Lin Zi Xian had lost interest in teasing those two sisters and casually sent them off, changed his clothes and went off work.

  Just as he walked out of the Ming Hua Group building, a car stopped on the opposite street, and Dong Jiayun, the dismissed Director Dong, pointed at Lin Zile who was walking out and said: "Xiao Liang, it's that person."

  Sitting next to her was a young person with messy clothes, red and green hair, and earrings in both ears. He looked like he was following the latest fashion trends, but seemed to have overdone it. He could easily star in a horror movie at midnight, and even ghosts wouldn't be as scary as him. He was so trendy that he was almost ridiculous, and should be envied by his peers with super aesthetic tastes.