Chapter 27: Position! Plant!

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  Baoji Shi had always wanted to meet the woman who had hurt Qiao Yu so deeply, but unfortunately their first meeting didn't seem to be that pleasant.

  Bao Jishi this time brought not only three capable assistants, but also an assistant. The next morning, the five of them appeared in Qiao Yu's office. After Bao Jishi introduced them, the female assistant smiled mischievously at Qiao Yu and said "Hello, Minister!"

  Qiao Yu could see at a glance that Bo Ji Shi was not ordinary to this young assistant, and he looked at Bo Ji Shi with a profound meaning.

  Bo Ji Shi knew he couldn't deceive him, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "My cousin, Xie Ning Chun. Her parents wanted her to gain some experience, so they let her follow me."

  The relationship between skirt and band has always been complicated, let alone the family affairs of the Bao family. Qiao Yu nodded and didn't say much, letting Yin Hechang inform everyone to hold a meeting.

  The cooperative partners finally arrived, and the most taboo in tripartite cooperation is that one party's attitude is too high. So the first meeting is very important, Qiao Yu didn't expect to make a mistake again.

  Two cooperative parties sat on both sides of the conference table, with Qiao Yu's subordinates sitting opposite him, with a sense of tripod stability.

  Xie Ningchun was a spoiled rich girl, and the Bo family had always been dominant in business. Not long after the meeting started, she raised her pen and pointed at them one by one, "Introduce your positions, starting with you!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, his pen tip pointed at Ji Si Xuan, everyone's heart skipped a beat, silently ridiculing him for directly challenging the queen boss from the start, what a bold move.

  Ji Siyun lazily leaned back in her chair, her aura fully open as she gazed at her with a seemingly amused yet not quite smiling expression for a while. Just when the little girl was about to burst into tears, thinking that Ji Siyun was going to turn hostile, the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up into a smile, and she slowly spoke, "Plants, I've raised a pot of aloe vera, but just two days ago, I accidentally poked it to death."

  Finished speaking, he tilted his head and looked sideways.

  Wei Xin, sitting next to him, was also a master who wasn't afraid of big things but feared that there wouldn't be enough. He suppressed his smile and replied seriously, "I have a hanging orchid, given by Assistant Yin, it's not dead yet, if you like it, you can take it away."

  Ji Siyun started well, Wei Xin took over the baton and continued beautifully, and almost everyone else was on the verge of collapse with extremely "cooperative" answers to this question.

  "My plant is Lucky Bamboo!"

  "My succulent!"

  "My money tree!"

  ……

  Xu Bingjun, who had always been steady and upright, furrowed his brow. He was the last resort, and in front of everyone, he could only stand on the same line as the law firm. After a long time, he managed to squeeze out a sentence, "I don't like plants."

  After one row of people finished answering, they looked at each other and burst into laughter.

  The people under Qiao Yu's command were in a neutral position, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh, their expressions almost twisted.

  Xie Ning's eyes were pure and calm as she looked at Qiao Yu, "Qiao Bu..."

  He was cut off as soon as he opened his mouth, Qiao Yu interrupted him, shaking his head with a low voice, "I don't have plants, I'm allergic."

  The little girl burst into tears and turned around to find her support, "Sister!"

  Qiao Yu kept his head down, trying to stifle a smile, looking like he was being bullied. Bo Ji Shi glanced at him and smiled elegantly, "Alright, they're just teasing you."

  After finishing speaking, she took the pen from her hand and threw it on the table. "Don't point at people with a pen in the future. Also, don't call me 'sister' during work hours."

  Bo Qi Shi stretched out his hand to Ji Si Xuan across the conference table, "I've long heard of the name Xuan Huang, but I didn't expect such a talented architect to be so beautiful. At first, I thought she was someone's secretary."

  Xie Ning didn't give up and muttered under her breath, "Makeup or not? I don't know if you can still look at me without it."

  Ji Siyuan wasn't unfamiliar with the tactics of hiding a knife in a smile. Smiling, she lightly grasped Bao Jishi's hand and said, "It's all about appearances, isn't it? If you don't make your own face look pretty, how can you spend Boss Bao's money beautifully?"

  Bo Qi's eyes widened at Xie Ningchun, "Don't spout nonsense, the Empress herself is a beauty."

  Ji Siyun got goosebumps all over her body, "No need to be polite, just call me Ji Siyun."

  Baoji Shi smiled at Xie Ningchun and said, "Come over and call someone."

  Xie Ning's eyes rolled around and he called out in a bad tone with a round mouth, "Ji Gong."

  Ji Siyuan's hand trembled and she looked up at her.

  The people around me whispered for half a day, although there was no laughter, but one by one they turned on the vibration mode.

  Baoji Shi glared at Xie Ningchun, who looked displeased.

  Qiao Yu furrowed his brow, just about to say something when he saw Ji Si Xuan toss the pen in her hand and turn around expressionlessly to leave the conference room.

  Ji Siyuan's dictionary never had the words "endure" or "tolerate". Their first meeting ended in a dispersal without joy. Qiao Yu watched her figure disappear at the door, and his usually warm face showed a few strands of coldness. His gaze fell on the fingers lightly placed on the table, and he was silent for a while before speaking. His voice was clear and low, without mentioning names, but the words were unusually heavy.

  He said, "My junior sister doesn't like being called that by others, so let's not use that term again." Since we're cooperating, it should be based on equality and mutual benefit. Everyone is the same, there's no need for one side to overpower the other. If you have any opinions about this principle, I'm afraid it will be difficult to cooperate in the future. I'm a person who fears trouble, so if you really have any suggestions, please speak up early on. After all, the project hasn't started yet, and there's still room for regret. However, when it comes to being strong and overpowering, if we must divide into ranks, then naturally the home team has an advantage. And that person who is high and mighty should be me.

  On the surface, it's about the project, but everyone can tell that Qiao Yu is protecting Ji Siyu.

  The entire conference room fell silent, the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive. Fortunately, Qiao Yu quickly recovered his usual demeanor: "Alright, let's stop here for today, everyone can go and get busy."

  Shuai finished speaking and walked out of the conference room, followed by Yin and Chang and others.

  Wei Xin and Xu Bingjun exchanged a glance, waiting for Bao Jishi's group to leave the conference room before knocking on the table and complaining, "Who told me that Qiao was a gentle and humble person who is easy to talk to? Old man, you were wrong this time!"

  Xu Bingjun was also caught off guard by the situation earlier, and he had indeed underestimated Qiao Yu. He glanced at everyone, "Other people's strength is on the surface, but Qiao Yu's strength is in his bones, invisible and intangible. He won't even raise his voice, yet he has a calm and composed demeanor that stabilizes the entire scene. This is what it means to have an aura that is both calm and overwhelming. The strongest kind of person is one who is so strong that they don't even bother to show off their strength. This man has long surpassed being simply low-key and humble. From now on, it's best not to provoke him."

  Wei Xun rarely agreed with him.

  "Seriously..." Xu Bingjun looked puzzled, "Don't you think Qiao Yu is a bit...hmm, towards Xuan Huang?"

  Wei Xing had a handle in Ji Siyu's hands, knowing that he was a big gossip but couldn't say anything. He scratched his ears and cheeks for half a day before holding back, his heart bleeding as he replied, "I don't understand it very well either..."

  Ji Siyu was completely unaware of the situation in the conference room, as she was eavesdropping at the corner.

  The pantry is probably one of the easiest places to hear gossip, aside from the bathroom. She didn't intentionally eavesdrop, it's just that she happened to be there and listened for a while.

  "The person in charge sent by Mr. Bo this time is actually a woman."

  "That's Fourth Miss of the Thin family, didn't you know?"

  "Which Bao family are you talking about?"

  "Is there another Bo family? The wealthy and influential Bo family that's as rich as a country. I heard they're old acquaintances with our Qiao family too."

  "You won't be arranged for marriage with a doll, will you?"

  "It's possible! They look like a perfect match!"

  Hahaha...

  "Ah, I remember now! Last time I heard that Qiao's boss voluntarily mentioned he had a girlfriend, is it this Bao Si Miss?"

  "No way..."

  Ji Siyuan had heard enough from the corner of the wall, turned around and left, but when she came her mood was not very beautiful, after listening to it, she felt even more suffocated.

  When she returned to the office door, she saw Qiao Yu waiting for her inside.

  Ji Siyun took a deep breath, and after entering the door, she forced herself to admit her mistake. "Just now it was my fault, I shouldn't have left directly. I will read the meeting minutes myself and won't delay work. It won't happen again next time. If you came here to talk about this matter, I've already admitted my mistake, so don't say anything else."

  After finishing speaking, she didn't react for half a day. She raised her head and saw Qiao Yu looking at her with a calm and leisurely expression, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

  Ji Siyun felt a bit embarrassed and forced out a fierce expression, "What are you laughing at?"

  Qiao Yu gestured for her to sit down, "Laugh at you."

  Ji Siyun's face was filled with confusion, "What's so funny?"

  Qiao Yu furrowed his brow and sized her up for half a day, "Honestly, I'm a bit curious, with this temper of yours, how did you manage to get by all these years?"

  Ji Siyuan obviously contradicted this topic, "I don't usually do that."

  Qiao Yu tentatively asked, "Are you on your period these past few days?"

  Ji Siyuan's box of tissues suddenly flew out from beside her hand, "No!"

  Qiao Yu smiled and caught it, "It's okay, this matter is not a big deal, don't mind it. I just came to tell you that next weekend is Professor Fu's birthday, do you want to go together?"

  Ji Siyuan looked at him doubtfully, "Just this matter?"

  Qiao Yu nodded, "It's about this matter."

  Ji Siyuan didn't believe it at all. In the past when she was in school, she would also get scolded and have her temper tantrums when revising drawings or models, but every time she would be lectured by him. Although he would coax her afterwards, the main point would always be made clear first - what needed to be scolded would be scolded, what needed to be coaxed would be coaxed. But now, what was going on?

  Qiao Yu's subtle behavior in front of Ji Siyu was quickly exposed, and his direct superior, who had known him since childhood, called him to the office and sighed for half a day, "Can't you even carry a bowl of water steadily?!"

  Qiao Yu stood in the middle of the office, like a well-trained student, lowering his eyes to think carefully before raising his head to look at the elder, and honestly replied amidst the old man's hopeful gaze, "Uh, can't do it."

  Song Cheng'an spat out a mouthful of water, completely losing his dignified image, "You..."

  Qiao Yu handed over a tissue and didn't explain anything, quietly waiting for him to blow up.

  Song Cheng'an said with emotion and reason, "I know she's your junior sister, and it's normal for you to be close to her. But don't you think it would be better for her if she shook hands with the investors and cooperated well?"

  Qiao Yu remained unmoved, "In the past at school, she would sometimes get frustrated with modifying designs and making models, and I would scold her. She wouldn't be happy, but I did it for her own good. But now that someone else is involved, if I use those same reasons to pressure her, she'll feel wronged. This isn't for her own good, because this matter isn't her fault. The fact that she didn't publicly turn against me has already given me face."

  Song Cheng'an slapped the table, "You're not new to this circle, and you've seen even less from childhood to adulthood. What's right or wrong in this world?"

  Qiao Yu's face was innocent, "Since there is no right or wrong, then why did you call me here......?"

  Song Cheng'an dug his own grave, staring at Qiao Yu for half a day before coming to his senses. "No way, you can't have taken a liking to her, can you? I've heard she's a beauty."

  Qiao Yu looked at his superior and elder with a frank expression, openly acknowledging, "Mm, I've taken a liking to it."

  “……”