Chapter 49: Overbearing

  Qiao Yu fell into silence and deep thought after he finished speaking.

  Ji Siyuan quietly looked at him, if it were someone else she could have coldly ridiculed and continued to rub salt in the wound. All of this was your own choice, what do you have to be sad about?

  She couldn't utter a single sarcastic word in front of this man standing before her eyes.

  。

  Ji Siyuan opened her mouth to say something, but before she could make a sound, she saw the ripples in the bowl and tears quickly slid down her cheeks, yet she seemed completely unaware.

  The next morning, Ji Siyu woke up still feeling suffocated and a little resentful. Why did he get off so easily with just a few words? Why was she always so soft on this man whenever they faced each other?

  After arriving at the studio, I saw a pile of magazines and newspapers on the table. Someone had carefully arranged them in a row, with the top page almost entirely covered in photos of Qiao Yu and Bo Ji Shi.

  Yesterday's incident sparked rumors flying everywhere.

  Ji Siyuan was enraged again, directly leading to her being uncooperative and refusing to give face during the morning meeting.

  Today is a video conference, the other end of the video is the construction team and Joe Yu's superior leaders. The importance is self-evident, even Wei Xin, who is not afraid of big things, panicked, but Ji Si Xuan's sleeves were almost torn apart by him, but he remained unmoved.

  If Qiao Yu's leader gets angry, even Qiao Yu won't be able to gloss over it. It's only natural that they would make a scene at the headquarters. Wei Xin thinks this time they can really pack up and leave.

  No matter what suggestions Qiao Yu made, Ji Siyuan always had a reason to oppose them. Even the usually gentle and elegant Qiao Yu's face turned cold, and the two sides entered a stalemate for a while. The video call even fell silent, and Qiao Yu's phone rang several times but he hung up each time.

  "After a while, someone knocked on the door and came in, 'Director Qiao, it's Miss Bao's phone call, will you answer it?'"

  Ji Siyun let out a cold snort and said in an eerie tone, "Hurry up and accept it! You're probably waiting for someone to save your life!"

  Qiao Yu's face turned even darker, and he quickly raised his hand to turn off the video. Looking at the people in the conference room, "You all go out first, trouble Ji Siyuan to stay behind. Secretary Yin will make a phone call to inform the participants of the video conference that our signal is not good, the network is broken, and the video conference will be changed to tomorrow."

  The conference room quickly emptied, leaving only two people. Ji Si Xuan looked at Qiao Yu with a hint of disdain and mockery, wanting to see what nonsense he would spout this time.

  Qiao Yu's face was stern as he stared at her, rarely showing his ministerial demeanor in front of her. His usually warm tone was tinged with a few degrees of coldness as he spoke, "Do you know how important today's meeting is?"

  Ji Siyuan was completely unmoved and lightly replied with two words, "I know."

  。”

  Qiao Yu immediately furrowed his brow, "Do you know, if the people on the other end of the video hear what you just said, what will they think of you?"

  Ji Siyuan didn't care about what others thought of her, "Got it."

  Her nonchalant attitude made Qiao Yu say harsh words, "Do you still not know your boundaries? All these years studying abroad and that's what you learned about work?"

  Ji Siyun suddenly looked up at him, her beautiful and delicate chin now sharp and angular. After a moment, she slowly opened her mouth, "I've learned what I need to know, no need for Director Qiao to worry! As a commoner, I'm not comparable to the young lady of the Thin family in terms of knowledge and understanding."

  Qiao Yu was also 'enraged', "Is this your professional integrity?"

  As soon as the words were out, Qiao Yu regretted it. Sure enough, Ji Si Xuan had already packed up and stood up, calling out "Director Qiao" with a mouthful of words that made Qiao Yu's heart jump in fright. His face still wore an eerie smile. "Since Director Qiao is not satisfied with me, please contact the headquarters to replace me with someone who can satisfy you. It was a two-way choice from the start, and since neither party is satisfied, I don't have to stay here either. I, Ji Si Xuan, am called 'Xuan Huang' by others because of my real abilities. I don't need to be humiliated by you here, Director Qiao. Take care."

  After finishing speaking, he stood up and opened the "door" to go out. The next second, the "door" that had been opened a crack was pressed back by Qiao Yu with great force.

  Ji Siyuan suddenly flared up and swung open Qiao Yu's arm to go reopen the 'door', Qiao Yu naturally refused, reaching out to block him.

  He was afraid of hurting her and didn't dare to use his full strength, but she used all her might to fight him, as if he were an enemy. In terms of physical strength, men and women have always been unequal, and Ji Siyu retreated step by step with a sour heart. With her head down and a wronged expression, she pushed away his grip with force, "Leave me alone, you're not really Qiao Yu, Qiao Yu wouldn't treat me like this..."

  Finally, Qiao Yu had no choice but to pin her against the door with one hand gripping her wrist and the other pinching her chin, staring at her.

  。

  Qiao Yu, who was normally elegant and refined, was now furious, gritting his teeth. "Ji Si Xuan, have I been too gentle with you that you think I'm not a man?!"

  Ji Siyun didn't back down one bit, her face set in a stubborn and angry glare as she stared him down, but her eyes gradually began to mist up, "Let go!"

  Qiao Yu's eyes softened as soon as he saw her tear up, but he forced himself to remain tough. "I'll only say this once, so remember it clearly. Ji Siyu, you've always been different from others in my eyes. Just because I didn't choose to go abroad with you back then doesn't mean you're not important. I've never said 'I love you' before, but that doesn't mean I won't do it. I admit I never thought of going to find you and bring you back, because I didn't know if you'd still be willing to come back. When I said being with anyone else is the same, it didn't mean I've been with others. These years we lost contact was because I was afraid of holding you back. If there's someone better who can take care of you, I'm willing to let go. But now that you're back, why should I let go?"

  He was rarely so assertive, his usually gentle eyes like jade now had a few hints of decisiveness, this kind of Jo Yu was something she had never seen before, for a moment she forgot to resist, her black and charming eyes were full of surprise, "You... when did you learn to say such things..."

  Qiao Yu has always been doting on her, but not spoiling her. She is doted on when she should be, and disciplined when she needs to be, without any compromise. Ji Siyu has always been proud and arrogant, and it's rare for someone to speak to her in a way that she will listen to. It was like this back then, and it's still the same now.

  Xu Bingjun went to the construction site in the morning and rushed back to attend the meeting. When he arrived, he saw a group of people standing by the door listening to the corner of the wall.

  He walked up and asked, "What's wrong? Is the meeting over? Why are you all standing here?"

  Wei Xin knew things had blown up, and with a guilty conscience, he glanced at him, "Qiao Bu and Xuan Huang are inside... they seem to be quarreling."

  Xu Bingjun immediately got a headache, "How can Qiao Yu be considered half of the client? Do you know that the customer is God?"

  Wei Xin nodded slightly, "I know, I know."

  Xu Bingjun was so angry he could have slapped him to death, "Do you know when to stop?!"

  Wei Xing's heart was filled with a sense of foreboding, "One is God, the other is the Emperor, a war between gods, how could I, a mere mortal, dare to participate?"

  “……”

  Xu Bingjun supported his forehead and thought about how to make amends, while everyone else burst out laughing.

  。

  Wei Xing asked with some concern, "So far, you haven't received a call from headquarters, have you?"

  Xu Bingjun shook his head, "Nothing, what's wrong?"

  Wei Xin briefly mentioned the morning's events and comforted him, "If headquarters tells us to pack up and leave, don't be surprised, old man. Emotional fluctuations are bad for your health."

  Xu Bingjun felt something was off after hearing that, "That's not right, I joined the video conference on my way back and didn't hear or see anything. Later, Secretary Yin called me to say that the signal was poor and the network was cut off, so I exited."

  Everyone looked at him with a strange face, and Xu Bingjun seemed to have realized something too, looking towards Wei Xin.

  Wei Xing finally felt at ease and laughed off his earlier gloominess.

  The door of the conference room suddenly opened, and Ji Si Xuan was the first to come out, walking past everyone with her eyes down.

  It wasn't until a while later that Qiao Yu came out, greeting everyone with his usual expression and telling them to get back to work before returning to the office.

  After he left, a group of people from the law firm rushed into Ji Si Xuan's office, where she was packing up her things.

  Xu Bingjun stared at her in shock, "What are you doing?"

  Ji Siyuan glanced at him and said, "Pack up your things and get ready to go back and handle the resignation procedures."

  "Tsk, tsk, tsk", Wei Xing took out the things in the cardboard box one by one and put them back in their original place. "Don't bother, Xuan Huang, I think you didn't do anything in your past life, just stepped on dog shit, that's why you're lucky to meet Qiao Yu this life."

  Ji Siyuan's face was filled with confusion, "What does it mean?"

  "It seems that at the beginning, he noticed that something was wrong with you and then pressed the mute button to turn off the camera. Nothing could be heard or seen on the video side."

  It took Ji Siyu a few seconds to react, and she was furious.

  He fooled me again!

  Qiao Yu returned to his office and called Yin He and Chang in. He sat behind his desk, looking at Yin He and Chang without saying a word.

  。

  As time passed minute by minute, Yin He's back gradually started to sweat, unable to bear the pressure and actively 'surrendered', "Commander Qiao, I'm sorry, it wasn't me who wanted to say it, it was Commander Qiao who kept asking me, I really didn't speak nonsense, I just told him that Xuan Huang had returned, other than that I didn't say anything..."

  Qiao Yu got a headache, "What 'mess'...".

  Yin Hechang thought for a moment before realizing he had said something a bit 'off', and explained, "It's that Qiao department, your brother..."

  Qiao Yu finally understood, "I'm not saying that this matter is a big deal. The person who came into the conference room earlier to tell me that Bao Ji Shi called me was under your command?"

  Yin Hechang nodded.

  Qiao Yu made up his mind without hesitation, "Let her go."

  Yin Hechang did not understand why this was so.

  "Even you wouldn't dare to tell me who called me in a meeting, in front of everyone, would you? Bo Ji Shi's hands have already reached out to me, and you haven't even noticed? Secretary Yin, I don't want what happened to my sister to happen to Ji Siyuan again."

  Qiao Yu gets very angry every time he calls him "Secretary Yin", with serious consequences. A few years ago, Qiao Le Xi was framed by someone who tampered with her drawings, causing her to flee the country. This is Qiao Yu's sore spot, and Yin He Chang naturally knows the severity of the matter, so he quickly responded and went to handle it immediately.

  "These too," Qiao Yu nodded towards the newspapers and magazines on the table, "also go deal with them."

  Qiao Yu has really lived up to the four words "clear heart and few desires" over the years. As a super diamond bachelor with zero scandals, he suddenly broke his abstinence and received congratulations from all sides at the first time.

  Congratulatory messages poured in, unaware of the true situation, and he explained one by one.

  Knowing the true situation, he countered each one with a comeback.

  Even Old Man Le couldn't help but call him, praising his quick action. Qiao Yu explained that he did have an object of affection, but it wasn't Bo Ji Shi, and as a result was scolded by Old Man Le with the crime of "making such a big fuss for no reason".