MAPF Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Protagonist Shou, Little Qin-gege

He Xin Technology, the He family’s company, and a subsidiary of Xie Shi Group are both located in Technology Port by the sea in Jiangcheng.

He Qin attended three meetings in a row at the company, finishing all the piled-up work, and it was already late at night.

Outside the window, the sea was vast, the lighthouse shone brightly, and the port was silent.

The sales manager pushed open the door to He Qin’s office, carrying a pot of Pu’er tea: “President He, this was sent by President Zhang of Yuanshan Group. He said it was picked from the best ancient tea trees in Yunnan, and he wants you to sign an exclusive distribution agreement with him. There have been many people coming to discuss investment recently, so we definitely don’t have to worry about sales of our new product.”

He Qin looked at the tea and said coldly, “Most of the gift-givers are slippery old foxes who wouldn’t budge before. Are they interested in the equipment, or do they want to use me as a stepping stone to climb up to the Xie family? Aren’t you clear about that?”

The manager said softly, “Why do you care about their motives? As long as your goals are achieved, isn’t that enough?”

He Qin knew the immediate benefits, but he also knew that a year after he divorced Xie Shiwei, these eager people would probably scatter in all directions.

He instructed: “For suitable distributors, sign a three-year contract first, with a higher penalty for breach of contract, to avoid them dropping the ball and causing a breach of contract after a year.”

Although the manager didn’t understand his intention, he didn’t question He Qin’s reasons and left after receiving the order.

The door was pushed open again in less than two minutes.

“He Qin! I’m back!” A round-faced, short-haired girl rushed in, “Did you miss me!”

“No.”

“You’re just being contrary, President He,” Wang Gugu chuckled, handing He Qin a delicate wooden perfume gift box, “I bought it for you specially on my business trip, waited in line for three hours, am I nice or what! You always use cologne, it’s not creative, try a different scent.”

He Qin sprayed it on: “Thank you, it smells good, you put your heart into it.”

“I also bought a box of chocolates for Bai An, with twenty flavors, enough for him to eat for a month,” Wang Gugu looked around, “Why isn’t he here? I thought he would be hanging around you for days after he came back.”

He Qin frowned: “He’s back?”

“Yeah, he arrived in Jiangcheng the day before yesterday, didn’t he tell you?” Wang Gugu looked at He Qin suspiciously, and suddenly exclaimed, “Wait, He Qin, why are you wearing a diamond ring on your ring finger?”

“I’m married.”

Wang Gugu was shocked, pointed at He Qin’s nose, her eyes widened like light bulbs: “You, you, you, what?”

“Married.”

Wang Gugu asked in disbelief: “To Xie Shiwei?!”

He Qin nodded.

Wang Gugu was first shocked, then angry, and finally walked around the office in distress, sighing as she walked: “He Qin, tell me what you’re thinking? Do you have to go this far for the He family! In the end, you’re just an adopted son!”

He Qin lowered his eyes: “The grace of nurturing should be repaid.”

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He Qin grew up in the Black Mountain Orphanage in a mountain village near Jiangcheng.

On a morning when he was seven years old, he and Wang Gugu went out to sweep the streets and found Bai An shivering with cold at the entrance of the orphanage.

He Qin was the oldest and was used to taking care of them. Although Wang Gugu was a girl, she was naturally optimistic and carefree, so he didn’t worry too much about her. On the other hand, the boy Bai An was sensitive and delicate, often crying alone, which always made him pay more attention to him.

The three of them finished their primary school courses together at the orphanage. One day, a middle-aged couple came to the orphanage and gave them a set of papers to do. After grading them, He Qin, who got a perfect score, was taken away by the couple.

The couple who adopted him were also from the village.

The husband, He Shan, was smart, studied hard, and was admitted to a prestigious university. After graduation, he stayed in Jiangcheng and started a technology company with his classmates. The wife, Wang Huiling, hadn’t studied much and usually took care of household chores.

He Shan’s company developed steadily. After the family’s conditions improved, the couple wanted a child, but they were unable to conceive, so they returned to their hometown, brought back a smart child from the orphanage, named him He Qin, took him to Jiangcheng, and treated him like their own, lacking nothing in terms of food, clothing, and shelter.

Later, He Shan’s company caught up with the wave of the Internet, the scale was expanded, and the family’s class was upgraded. Although they could not be compared with the local families with deep accumulation, the couple still sent He Qin to a private school to receive a better education and inherit the family business in the future.

How could this kindness not be repaid?

Wang Gugu knew all this, but she was still angry.

He Qin sighed: “The company has invested unprecedented resources in the new product. If production is delayed due to a lack of materials, the product will definitely not be able to seize the opportunity to be successfully launched. In this way, the company will not be able to survive the growth platform period, the cash flow will be under pressure, and listing will be even more difficult, not to mention the competitors who are eyeing us.”

“Marrying Xie Shiwei will get us the materials, and the investors will be more optimistic about He Xin’s future. We won’t lack investment in the short term. If you were me, what would you choose?”

Wang Gugu said with a bitter face: “I know, alas, what’s going on! When you were working on this micro-VR, didn’t you think about the hardware materials?”

“I did, but this material was originally not Xie Shi’s exclusive patent, but half a month ago, another production company was acquired by them.”

“Xie Shiwei, that idiot, is he the one who did it! Did he instigate Xie Shi to acquire it?!” Wang Gugu jumped up, “Damn it, don’t let me see that idiot again, or I’ll blow his dog head off!”

He Qin: “I have already formed another scientific research team to develop a substitute. It will be ready in about a year, and I will divorce him then.”

Wang Gugu sneered: “Yeah right, by then that young master who uses any means possible might get a sex change and try every possible way to get pregnant with your child, using the child to threaten you to not get a divorce!”

He Qin was defeated by Wang Gugu’s imagination and stopped pursuing the topic: “Where is Bai An? He’s not answering my calls. Tell him to come over, I have something to ask him.”

Wang Gugu frowned: “What are you doing? Do you think he’s not sad enough, and you want him to come to your company to see your diamond ring? You know he feels something for you…”

He Qin interrupted her: “Stop talking nonsense, tell him to come quickly.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was violently pushed open.

The person who pushed the door open was Bai An.

Bai An walked step by step to He Qin’s desk, took off the scarf, hat, and coat that He Qin had given him, and threw them on the table, his eyes red: “Little Qin-gege, how could you get married without considering my feelings at all? And marry Xie Shiwei, that bastard?”

Wang Gugu pulled Bai An away and pressed him on the sofa: “Bai An, Bai An, let’s talk nicely, don’t quarrel with your brother. I have something to do, so I’ll take my leave. Remember to take the chocolates I gave you!”

She didn’t want to be caught in the middle of the two of them, so she quickly fled the office and ran into Xie Shiwei getting out of a luxury car downstairs.

Xie Shiwei was wearing conspicuous brand names, carrying a shiny crossbody bag, and holding a lunchbox in his hand, looking like he needed a beating.

Wang Gugu was furious and cursed at Xie Shiwei, calling him a lunatic.

Xie Shiwei came to He Xin Technology to deliver supper for He Qin at Chen Ning’s arrangement, looking blank: “Are you cursing at me?”

“Nonsense! I’m cursing at you! If it weren’t for He Qin, I would have beaten you up!” Wang Gugu spat at him, “You better pray that your family doesn’t go bankrupt, otherwise you won’t be able to handle the consequences!”

Xie Shiwei was scolded again for no reason. After He Qin’s foreshadowing in the past few days, he was relatively calm at this time, and even felt that this girl was quite nice and was probably a good friend of He Qin.

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Inside He Qin’s office, Bai An’s body was thin and his face was as pale as snow.

“When did you come back?”

Bai An gave a date. He Qin calculated the date, his heart sank, and he still gave him his coat: “Put on your clothes first.”

Bai An turned his face away and asked helplessly, “Little Qin-gege, do you really not have any feelings for me?”

He Qin said calmly, “I’m married.”

Bai An bit his lip: “I know, Xie Shiwei told me a long time ago, and he also bought me a plane ticket back home, inviting me to attend your wedding.”

“So, you were at the wedding?”

“Yes, I went secretly,” Bai An lowered his head, “I always thought you wouldn’t really marry him, but I didn’t expect you to really compromise.”

“I know you don’t like him at all, but watching you exchange rings, read vows, and cut the cake that day, I was still so sad that I was about to die.” Bai An cried, tears soaking his sweater collar, “Little Qin-gege, you said you wouldn’t make me sad, you lied to me.”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t like me, but how can you be so cold to me?”

“This is my responsibility,” He Qin said.

“I know you want to be responsible for the future of He Xin, but is responsibility sacrificing your own happiness and selling yourself as a commodity! I’m sad not only for myself, but also for you!”

“I’m trading myself, I don’t feel wronged, why do you need to be sad for me?”

Bai An said excitedly: “Because I like you!”

He Qin was silent for a long time and put his coat on Bai An: “You need to calm down, we’ll talk later.” As he turned to leave, Bai An grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly.

Bai An cried with tears streaming down his face: “Don’t go, I… I won’t say it anymore. But I just heard you say that you will get a divorce after a year, is it true?”

“Yes.”

“Then after you get divorced, can you be with me?”

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Xie Shiwei swiped his card and entered the gate of He Xin Technology.

Black, white, and gray, minimalist decoration, and white lighting, a typical style of a technology company. At this time, there were still many employees working overtime, walking hurriedly through the spacious lobby on the first floor.

Looking around, Xie Shiwei noticed that several employees at the front desk were staring at him and talking quietly, while staring they were also making phone calls, seemingly talking about things related to him. He nervously lowered his head to look at himself, making sure that he had buttoned his shirt correctly and zipped all the zippers that needed to be zipped, and then continued to walk forward.

As he got closer, two teams of employees with work badges suddenly ran over and surrounded him, standing in a neat formation, and said in unison: “Hello, Mr. Xie! Welcome to He Xin Technology, it is a great honor to have you here!”

This was too sudden, and Xie Shiwei was at a loss in the middle of the ranks, raising the corners of his mouth in an awkward smile, wanting to say that there was no need to be so grand, but the employees did not give him a chance to speak. The leader snapped his fingers, and the two rows of people bowed to him ninety degrees in turn, like they were counting off, and said welcome.

“Welcome!”

“Welcome!”

“Welcome!”

The powerful “welcome” echoed in the lobby.

Xie Shiwei almost didn’t hold onto the lunchbox in his hand.