MAPF Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Jealousy, Going to See Handsome Guys

The dinner was nearing its end. Wang Gugu let out a satisfied burp and asked Xie Shiwei when he was going to start working.

Xie Shiwei calculated the days and said he would go next week.

Wang Gugu kindly reminded him, “He Qin becomes ruthless when he’s working. Take it easy, don’t work yourself to death.”

He Qin shot a chilly glance at Wang Gugu, who immediately shut her mouth.

Zhou Ze, however, wasn’t afraid of He Qin and chimed in maliciously, “There was this one time when He Qin’s project wasn’t going smoothly, and he made the entire project team work overtime for three days and three nights before letting them go on the fourth day. Working with him means pulling all-nighters, skipping meals, being woken up in the middle of the night for emergency video conferences, and going on field missions. It’s all very normal.”

Xie Shiwei thought it wasn’t too bad. He had lived that kind of life when he was a wage slave anyway.

Easy.

Zhou Ze continued, “He’s especially scary when he’s angry. He won’t say a single word all day, making you guess what’s on his mind. If you guess right, it’s fine, but if you guess wrong, you’re done for. He can make you lose sleep for three days straight, giving you nightmares every night.”

“It all depends on whether our CEO He is willing to take pity on you. He Qin, this kid is so beautiful, don’t work him into an idiot.”

Xie Shiwei glanced at He Qin, who was lowering his eyes to slowly eat the ice cream cake. He scooped out a piece from the edge, and it was unknown if he tasted anything.

After finishing, He Qin finally raised his head and smiled, “Xie Shiwei, do you believe him?”

Xie Shiwei was momentarily stunned by the smile. After a while, he nodded and said he did.

He Qin’s smile vanished. “In that case, you better pray for good luck. If you can’t do it well, leave the project team as soon as possible.”

Xie Shiwei instantly felt a chill. He forgot the fluttering in his heart, his wage slave mentality kicking in. He nodded and bowed vigorously at He Qin, saying, “Don’t worry, I will definitely work hard and won’t let you down.”

Then he realized something was wrong and angrily said, “Wait a minute, He Qin, I’m representing Xie Shi Group in this project. You’re not my boss, why do you get to decide whether I stay or go?”

Zhou Ze burst out laughing, attracting the attention of the two tables next to them, who asked him what he was laughing at.

Zhou Ze said, “There’s a little cat getting anxious and biting people.”

The others were puzzled and looked down to find the cat, but couldn’t find it. They cursed Zhou Ze for being crazy.

Xie Shiwei’s face flushed red, and he told Zhou Ze to stop joking around, emphasizing that he wasn’t little anymore. He picked up his juice and started sipping.

He Qin said, “Knowing you’re not little anymore, stop holding the cup with both hands to drink juice. You’re so old, who are you trying to act cute for?”

Xie Shiwei felt like He Qin was targeting him. He gritted his teeth and put down his left hand, his right hand trembling as he held the drink. “This juice is in such a big cup, it’s so heavy, I can’t hold it with one hand!”

The three of them looked at the juice.

The cup was indeed a bit large, probably around 800 milliliters, mainly because the glass was too thick.

He Qin took the cup from Xie Shiwei’s hand, definitely feeling its heavy weight. He held it steadily with one hand and brought the cup to Xie Shiwei’s lips. “Young Master Xie who can’t lift things, I’ll hold it, you drink.”

He was mocking him!

Xie Shiwei was confused by He Qin’s unpredictable mood tonight. He lowered his head, put his mouth on the straw, and resentfully drank the orange juice.

He Qin’s other hand was on the back of Xie Shiwei’s chair. From Zhou Ze’s perspective, it looked like Xie Shiwei was completely encircled in He Qin’s embrace, a posture of protection and defense. This was something new.

Under He Qin’s care, Xie Shiwei was forced to finish a large glass of orange juice, so full that his burps tasted bitter like oranges.

When the gathering ended, everyone said goodbye. Zhou Ze cheekily swiped Xie Shiwei’s chin and stuffed a business card into his hand. “Little beauty, I’m leaving. If CEO He bullies you, call me, and I’ll stand up for you.”

Xie Shiwei gave a shy smile and was about to say okay when he turned his head and saw He Qin behind him. He urgently swallowed the word “okay” and waved goodbye demurely.

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He Qin had drunk alcohol and called a driver to pick him up. Wang Gugu left with them. The driver first took her home, then drove onto the elevated highway, taking the expressway to the bayside Villa.

He Qin and Xie Shiwei were both sitting in the back seat. Xie Shiwei was prone to sleepiness after eating his fill. The car was driving smoothly, and it was warm inside. His eyelids were drooping, and he finally fell over.

He fell onto He Qin’s lap on the right, nearly knocking off the laptop on his legs.

He Qin closed the laptop and looked down at the sleeping person.

Soft black hair, fair nape, delicate nose, eyelashes rising and falling with his breath, the ruby earring on his left ear shining with dazzling luster.

He Qin reached out and gently touched the cool earring, then his fingertips uncontrollably moved down, pinching Xie Shiwei’s earlobe and gently rubbing it.

Very soft, slightly warm.

Xie Shiwei frowned, mumbling something incoherently, rubbing his head on He Qin’s lap, the position of his pillow getting higher and higher.

He Qin’s temples throbbed. He grabbed Xie Shiwei by the collar and pulled him up.

Xie Shiwei woke up groggily, staring blankly at He Qin. After looking for two seconds, he said, “Handsome guy, who are you?” and fell towards the window.

He Qin helplessly opened the mini-fridge, took out a bottle of ice water, and drank it all. He reopened his laptop and placed it on his lap.

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On Sunday afternoon, Zhang Yingjun asked Xie Shiwei out, saying he would take him to a bar to see handsome guys.

Ever since Xie Shiwei told Zhang Yingjun about his one-year marriage agreement with He Qin, this guy had started looking for men for him, vowing to find him happiness.

Xie Shiwei immediately agreed, changed into a brown jacket with a pink striped shirt underneath, put on a stylish pair of leather pants, and a pair of leather boots, humming a little tune as he went downstairs.

He Qin was in a meeting in the small study on the first floor. Xie Shiwei passed by and waved to him.

He Qin muted his microphone, turned his swivel chair to face Xie Shiwei, “Dressed like that, where are you going?”

Xie Shiwei said, “To a bar.”

“To do what?”

Xie Shiwei chuckled softly, “To see handsome guys. Yingjun introduced me. Apparently, he won some rowing competition.” He showed He Qin the photo on his phone, “He looks like this. I think he’s pretty handsome. What do you think?”

“So-so,” He Qin replied coldly, casually rejecting two fresh proposals from his subordinates, trying to say peacefully, “Which bar are you going to?”

“I’ll send you the address. Yingjun said it’s a lot of fun. You can go there sometime too.”

He Qin tapped his toes on the ground and turned back extremely coldly, leaving Xie Shiwei with a dark chair back.

Xie Shiwei sent the address, grumbling about He Qin’s rudeness, and happily went out to get in Zhang Yingjun’s car.

At the same time, Wang Gugu received a message from He Qin.

[Go to this address and keep an eye on Xie Shiwei. Also, Zhang Yingjun is there too.]

Wang Gugu: [You’re becoming more and more shameless. You can even come up with things like stalking?]

He Qin replied: [Don’t talk so much nonsense. By the way, chat with Xie Shiwei more, and tell him about Zhou Ze’s glorious deeds.]

Wang Gugu: [Okay, you’re falling into it.]

He Qin replied: [Get lost.]

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Xie Shiwei arrived at the bar, and Zhang Yingjun took him straight to the VIP area on the third floor.

Wang Gugu followed the car all the way to the VIP entrance. Seeing Xie Shiwei and Zhang Yingjun smoothly enter, she was stopped.

She anxiously asked, “How much does it cost to get a card?”

The security guard at the door said, “Two hundred thousand.”

“Two hundred thousand???” Wang Gugu screamed and quickly reported to He Qin.

In less than three seconds, her phone dinged, and her bank account received two hundred and ten thousand.

He Qin: [Hardship fee.]

Wang Gugu replied that CEO He was generous. She immediately opened a card and went in two minutes later, with a voting device stuffed into her hand.

The VIP area was a chaotic scene, with deafening music. The booths were filled with beautiful women and handsome guys, and the dance floor was full of scantily clad, boldly dancing dancers. The screen showed the number of hearts each dancer received.

Wang Gugu tried the voting device, sending a heart to a guy with rabbit ears twisting his hips. The guy immediately gave her a flirtatious wink.

Wang Gugu cried out and quickly turned off the thing, looking around for Xie Shiwei. She almost went blind before she saw him in the corner.

Xie Shiwei and Zhang Yingjun were squeezed together, next to a pretty muscular guy. The three of them were drinking and chatting. The muscular guy said something that made Xie Shiwei smile brightly.

Xie Shiwei seemed quite interested in this person, scanned the other party’s WeChat business card and added him as a friend.

Wang Gugu quickly took a photo and sent it to He Qin.

He Qin looked at it and tapped his fingers on the table three times: [Go and disrupt them.]

She replied: [What do you mean, He Qin? Shouldn’t you be happy that Xie Shiwei is getting entangled with someone else?]

[I’m afraid he’ll get photographed and make the news, making me lose face.]

Wang Gugu clicked her tongue and went over, pretending to run into them, exaggeratedly greeting Xie Shiwei, and obnoxiously squeezing between Xie Shiwei and the muscular guy.

Xie Shiwei was listening to the muscular guy share his rowing experience, chatting excitedly, when he was startled by the sudden appearance of Wang Gugu.

Zhang Yingjun and Wang Gugu used to be mortal enemies, they didn’t get along at all.

After seeing who it was, Zhang Yingjun looked down his nose: “Can you afford to be here? You must have sneaked in. Wait until I call security to kick you out.”

Wang Gugu threw the VIP card on the table and snorted, “I have a card.”

Xie Shiwei had sharp eyes and noticed that the card was prominently imprinted with He Qin’s initials, surprised: “He Qin’s card?”

Wang Gugu was shocked and quickly put the card away: “How could that be? How would He Qin come to this kind of place?”

Xie Shiwei was at a loss and wanted to continue chatting with the handsome guy, but Wang Gugu seemed to have her eye on the same man as him, blocking him in the middle, insisting on interrupting after he opened his mouth. The handsome guy’s interest was immediately ruined, and he apologized, saying he had another appointment, and left.

The duck that had almost been caught flew away. Xie Shiwei resentfully glared at Wang Gugu, reluctantly watching the handsome guy leave.

He didn’t want to come for nothing and planned to change targets, but Wang Gugu grinned and grabbed him, starting to talk about Zhou Ze’s romantic affairs.

Xie Shiwei could only sit and listen. After listening, his favorable impression of Zhou Ze plummeted to negative territory.

Alas, what a pity, but a philandering handsome guy is not good.

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When he got home that night, He Qin casually asked, “How was it?”

Xie Shiwei said listlessly, “Don’t even mention it. I ran into Wang Gugu. She scared the handsome guy away as soon as she came. Did you give her that card? The VIP is quite expensive.”

“Is that so?” He Qin narrowed his eyes, “Maybe, I don’t remember.”

Xie Shiwei went into the bathroom for a bath, changed into pajamas, and came out to do his skincare after blow-drying his hair. He Qin was also wearing home clothes, sitting on the sofa reading a book. For a moment, Xie Shiwei felt that this scene was quite warm, similar to the cohabitation life he had always dreamed of.

He asked, “He Qin, do you have a place for me to work? According to my dad, he wants me to take people directly to He Xin to set up camp.”

He Qin: “Then it should be in my office, there is also an empty table, there is a conference room on the top floor, it is convenient for you to bring a team to come.”

Xie Shiwei was silent.

“Don’t dare?”

Xie Shiwei snorted, “Heh, how could I? Let’s do it this way.”