[R18] Provoke (1V1H) – “Provocation (1V1H)” Chapter 117: Convergence [English]

Gu’s company.

Gu Shaoming was sitting at his desk, listening intently to Assistant Lin’s report.

Suddenly there was a light knock on the door. Gu Shaoming signaled Assistant Lin to stop and said in a loud voice: “Come in.”

The door of the office was gently opened, and a head cautiously poked in. He smiled heartily at Gu Shaoming and called him CEO.

The pure eyebrows and familiar bright and straightforward personality are none other than Li Xiaonan.

Gu Shaoming looked at Li Xiaonan, frowned slightly unconsciously, and asked quietly: “Is something wrong?”

“President, I’m here to see Qin Qing.” Li Xiaonan smiled sheepishly, then looked at Qin Qing’s position, only to see that there was no one there, and asked with a confused look on his face: “Isn’t Qin Qing here?”

“She was a little tired last night and didn’t come to the company today.” Gu Shaoming mentioned Qin Qing, seeming to think of her helpless look in the morning, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Li Xiaonan: “…” I didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Assistant Lin listened with a cold face. The president’s words contained a lot of information. What do you mean you were a little tired last night? What inappropriate things did you do?

No wonder the CEO seemed to be in a good mood this morning. Assistant Lin realized the meaning behind Gu Shaoming’s words and just wanted to kick over the bowl of dog food and throw a dog over.

Li Xiaonan obviously understood the meaning, there was no surprise on her face, but she couldn’t help but blush slightly, and said stiffly and deliberately: “Really, I accidentally drank too much last night, Qin Qing must be exhausted from taking care of me.”

But the hands behind his sides were clenched into fists unconsciously, so hard that the knuckles turned white.

Gu Shaoming glanced at her thoughtfully, without further explanation, and then asked: “Is there anything else?”

He just wanted Li Xiaonan to go out.

Li Xiaonan bit his lip, his face full of embarrassment, “I lost my temper in front of the president last night. I’m really sorry. I didn’t expect to be so drunk. I just drank too much because I was worried about something at home… In the end, I bothered the president to send me home. I really don’t know how to thank you.”

Although it was Gu Shaoming’s housekeeper who sent her home, the housekeeper belonged to him, so rounding it off it was regarded as a gift from him, so there was nothing wrong with saying so.

Gu Shaoming tasted the product and found that there was nothing to refute, so he said: “From now on, if you work hard, don’t think about what you have and what you don’t have. It’s just a thank you to me.”

There was no emotion on his face, and he was not interested in asking about the troubles she accidentally mentioned. He raised his chin and said, “If you have nothing to do, just go out.”

Li Xiaonan didn’t know what Gu Shaoming meant by what he said, and his first reaction was to tell her not to think about the troubles at home, but she intuitively understood that Gu Shaoming meant more than just that.

She wanted to say a few more words, but Assistant Lin next to her stopped her and said, “Li Xiaonan, please go out first.”

Li Xiaonan looked at Assistant Lin, then at the indifferent Gu Shaoming, with a slightly aggrieved look on his face, biting his lip unwillingly and retreated.

It wasn’t until he exited the office that Li Xiaonan’s aggrieved expression subsided slightly, and he lowered his eyes and looked grim for a moment.

From the time she entered to the time she came out, she was kicked out without saying a few words. Could it be that the president really looked down on everyone except Qin Qing?

She clenched her fists tightly, and her nails dug deeply into her palms, leaving bloody crescent marks.

Someone happened to be passing by and saw Li Xiaonan standing upright at the door of the office. He stopped and asked with concern: “Xiaonan, what’s wrong with you?”

Li Xiaonan paused for a moment, then raised his face and said with a look of disappointment and frustration: “Nothing, I went to the office to find Qin Qing. Not only did I not find anyone, but I was also scolded by the president.”

The man showed sympathy when he heard this, took Li Xiaonan a few steps away, and then whispered: “It’s okay, no one in this company has been trained yet, but Qin Qing climbed up to the president, which shows that he has ulterior motives. You’d better not get too close to her, lest you don’t know when she is being plotted.”

Li Xiaonan frowned in disapproval and spoke for Qin Qing, “Qin Qing is not that kind of person. He just likes the president and wants to be close to him. He is not very scheming. Moreover, she is also very good to me, and the president also knows it.”

“Idiot!” When the woman heard what she said, she felt even more sure, and said with a bit of hatred, “She is just being nice to you to show her kindness in front of the president. Don’t be deceived by her!”

Li Xiaonan seemed to be persuaded, hesitating, “Probably not…”

The woman shook her head helplessly and gave no more power. She just told Li Xiaonan to be careful and left.

Li Xiaonan slowly raised his head and looked at the woman’s leaving figure, with a strange and deep look in his eyes.