Chapter 74

Chapter 74: Sweating Buckets, Old Pal?

But he didn’t have the energy to think about it.

He was sure he had completely earned Su Qian’s trust.

Not long after, the car arrived.

Su Qian got in first, took the front passenger seat, and glanced at Chen Zi Hao in the back.

Hmph. He even wanted to sit with her?

Keep dreaming.

Chen Zi Hao didn’t notice her look. He opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sit in the back seat.

Whatever. There would be plenty of chances to be alone later. He didn’t care about this moment.

The car started up slowly.

It drove toward the company.

In the end, it stopped at the entrance of Zhi Hui Tower.

“This…”

Seeing the familiar building, Chen Zi Hao’s pupils shrank slightly.

How could it be that coincidental?

Su Qian’s new company was also in Zhi Hui Tower?

“What’s wrong with you?” Su Qian asked, seeing his reaction in the rearview mirror, even though she already knew.

Surprised? Didn’t expect it?

This Zhi Hui Tower just happened to be Shen Meng Qi’s family’s company.

Su Qian had arranged it on purpose.

Chen Zi Hao swallowed hard and forced himself to stay calm. “N-no… nothing. I just think this building looks pretty impressive.”

It should… just be a coincidence, right?

But with guilt in his heart, Chen Zi Hao started to panic.

Su Qian only smiled and said nothing.

She saw right through him, but didn’t expose it.

She opened the car door.

She stepped out gracefully.

Then she said to Chen Zi Hao, “Come on. Let’s go in.”

“Okay.”

Chen Zi Hao hurried after her, his mind drifting all the way.

As soon as they entered the lobby,

Su Qian stopped and turned to look at Chen Zi Hao.

With a half-smile on her face, she said, “Zi Hao, at this new company, you have to perform well.”

Hearing that, Chen Zi Hao’s heart burst into joy.

He thought Su Qian was showing him favor.

He quickly smiled. “Of course, Sister Qian Qian. Don’t worry. With me here, I’ll definitely help you manage the company well.”

But deep down, he was still uneasy. This was Zhi Hui Tower.

He was afraid of running into someone he knew.

“By the way, Sister Qian Qian, what floor is our company on?” Chen Zi Hao asked, still uneasy.

Su Qian stepped into the elevator.

She curled her lips. “You’ll know in a minute.”

There wasn’t only one company in the building.

Smaller companies might only take a single floor. Bigger ones could take several floors as office space.

Chen Zi Hao silently prayed that Su Qian’s new company wouldn’t be too close to Shen Meng Qi’s family’s company.

But the elevator stopped steadily on the 22nd floor.

Chen Zi Hao’s heart sank straight down.

His hanging heart felt like it had just died.

Fine beads of sweat appeared across his forehead, and his heartbeat surged, as if it might jump out of his throat.

His eyes widened, his face full of fear and disbelief.

He stood stiffly inside the elevator, forgetting to move.

“22nd floor…” Chen Zi Hao muttered.

How could it be that coincidental?

This was the company Shen Meng Qi’s family owned!

Su Qian walked out first. When she saw Chen Zi Hao hadn’t followed, she looked back at him with a half-smile. “Zi Hao, why aren’t you coming out? We’re at the company floor.”

Chen Zi Hao snapped back to himself. He moved like a robot and slowly walked out.

His gaze was frantic. “Sister Qian Qian… this is your new company?”

Chen Zi Hao still refused to accept it.

But Su Qian’s next words hit him like a hammer.

“Yeah.”

Su Qian smiled and nodded. “My dad bought it some time ago and handed it to me to manage.”

Chen Zi Hao stood frozen.

He felt dizzy, like the world was spinning.

He never would have imagined that the company Su Qian’s father bought was Shen Meng Qi’s family’s company!

This was bad.

If Su Qian found out about his past with Shen Meng Qi,

then he would be completely finished.

Su Qian pretended not to see how terrified he looked and continued, “Why are you so nervous? You’re sweating so much.”

Sweating buckets now, old pal?

Su Qian sounded concerned, but inside she sneered.

Hearing her ask,

Chen Zi Hao panicked even more.

He opened his mouth, but couldn’t put together a complete sentence.

“I… I might just be a little hot,” he stammered.

He raised his hand and wiped at the sweat on his forehead.

But it wouldn’t stop. It kept seeping from his forehead and temples.

Su Qian lifted an eyebrow, the smile in her eyes deepening.

She didn’t question him further. She turned and led Chen Zi Hao toward the office area.

“President Su-”

Just then, several men in suits strode over.

The man in front wore a warm, eager smile. He said respectfully, “President Su, there’s an important meeting this morning that you need to host. We’ve prepared the materials. We’re just waiting for you to come over.”

Chen Zi Hao instinctively edged behind Su Qian.

He secretly looked up. When he recognized the man leading them,

his head buzzed, and his mind went blank.

Shen Meng Qi’s father???

Not only was Chen Zi Hao stunned,

even Shen Meng Qi in the Chat Group was stunned.

Shen Meng Qi (Beast World Darling): “Huh? Weren’t we closing the net? Why did you go to my company?”

All along the way, Su Qian had been filming and sending videos to the group.

It wasn’t a live stream, but it was basically the same.

Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “I kind of can’t understand Sister Qian Qian’s move anymore.”

Su Qian replied in the group, “Don’t you think his panicked look is funny?”

“This is called boiling a frog in warm water.”

“Slowly boil him. Watching him struggle without any power is what makes it fun.”

The group burst into laughter.

Shen Meng Qi (Beast World Darling): “Tsk, this old man. It’s only been a little over a month, and he’s aged so much. Not handsome at all anymore.”

Losing a daughter in middle age was an unbearable blow for Shen Meng Qi’s father.

He used to be full of spirit and ambition. After that tragedy,

it was as if all his energy had been sucked out.

Even so,

after learning the truth behind his daughter’s crash,

he still forced himself to hold on and cooperate with Su Qian’s plan.

Chen Zi Hao forced down his panic, squeezed out a smile, and greeted him. “Uncle Shen.”

Hearing that greeting, Shen Zhong showed an “unexpected” expression. “Zi Hao?”

“Oh?” Su Qian asked, pretending to be surprised. “President Shen, you two know each other?”

Shen Zhong suppressed his hatred for Chen Zi Hao. He forced a calm-looking expression and replied, “Yes. He used to be a supervisor in our finance department.”

Su Qian lifted her brows slightly, a flicker of surprise in her eyes. “Oh? So that’s how it is. What a coincidence.”

Chen Zi Hao felt like he was sitting on needles. He could only keep a stiff, fake smile.

Su Qian smiled. “I didn’t know you used to hold such an important position at President Shen’s company, Zi Hao.”