After Being Forced To Marry A Wealthy Man, Mr. Qi Wants To Divorce Every Day - Chapter 49
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Chapter 49 Just Friends
No, he didn’t like Shen Kuozhi. He only regarded Shen Kuozhi as a friend.
A good friend, but not someone he liked.
In silence, Qi Yue calmly and firmly said, “I don’t like him. We’re just friends, nothing more.”
Hearing Qi Yue’s tone, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that his good friend hadn’t fallen into it.
Lin Xiao lightly nudged Qi Yue’s shoulder and said with a smile, “I knew you wouldn’t easily fall into the marriage trap. We’re people destined for great things, how could we be trapped by such lovey-dovey feelings.”
Hearing Lin Xiao’s words, Qi Yue’s lips curled slightly upward, feeling much more relaxed inside.
As Lin Xiao said, he wasn’t at the stage to talk about love affairs yet, and the Qi family was still waiting for him.
But he did need the power of the Shen family, wasn’t this the reason he married Shen Kuozhi?
It was just that it was quite pleasant to be with Shen Kuozhi, and he somehow crossed the line without realizing it.
“Hey, what are you thinking about? Didn’t we just agree on something? Don’t tell me you still have some feelings for him?”
Lin Xiao grabbed Qi Yue’s shoulder and leaned in, carefully observing Qi Yue’s expression.
“No, once I say something, I won’t take it back. This time, I crossed the line, but don’t worry, I know how to handle things with Shen Kuozhi now.”
Qi Yue turned to meet Lin Xiao’s gaze, serious one moment and then gossiping about Lin Xiao’s love life the next.
“What about you? Any new developments on your end? Are you going to seal the deal with your beloved?”
Lin Xiao didn’t expect that after just counseling Qi Yue, he’d be the one being probed by him.
“Yue Yue, your investigative skills are on point. You could still notice my situation in that kind of moment. I’m truly touched.”
Lin Xiao wrapped his arms around Qi Yue’s arm and pretended to be aggrieved as he said, “Indeed, there are no good men left. I’ll join Yue Yue in focusing on making money instead of sealing the deal with love.”
It seemed like things were also over between Lin Xiao and Yue Tingyun.
Without asking further, Qi Yue just patted Lin Xiao’s head and said, “Since that’s the case, let’s indulge ourselves tonight and start anew from tomorrow.”
“Agreed! We won’t go home until we’re drunk!”
Qi Yue didn’t tell Shen Kuozhi about his early return. To avoid revealing their conversation from last night, Qi Yue packed his bags and headed to Lin Xiao’s place.
If possible, Qi Yue planned to stay at Lin Xiao’s place from now on. After all, staying under the same roof for too long might lead to some unwanted illusions.
Lin Xiao’s place was located in the city center. Although it was farther from Qi Yue’s company, since he lived alone, having another person around would be more than enough. Plus, the two of them could keep each other company.
For the next three days, Qi Yue and Lin Xiao had a blast in the capital city. As the ten-day holiday drew to a close, Qi Yue finally opened the chat window with his prospective spouse, and the chat log still remained from the day he returned unexpectedly.
After that day, Shen Kuozhi didn’t reach out to him, and he didn’t contact Shen Kuozhi either. Everything seemed to revert back to when they first met.
Qi Yue’s fingers hesitated on the chat window for a moment before he finally sent the edited message.
[Qi Yue: Shen Ge, I’ll need to move out due to work reasons. If you need my cooperation in the future, I’ll come back.]
The company is currently in an upward trend, so Qi Yue wasn’t lying. He had indeed been busy lately.
After sending the message, Qi Yue waited for a few minutes. His message remained quietly in the chat interface.
It was now a few minutes past eight in the morning, and Shen Kuozhi should have already started work. It would probably be around noon when he saw the message.
Qi Yue exited the chat interface with Shen Kuozhi and started working.
Until lunchtime, there was still silence in Shen Kuozhi’s chat box.
As Qi Yue scrolled through his WeChat interface, his gaze lingered on Shen Kuozhi’s name.
He’s probably too busy. But Shen Kuozhi shouldn’t have any objections to this matter. After all, it’s inconvenient to live with someone you’re not very familiar with.
When Shen Kuozhi saw the message, it was already past six in the evening.
He had been urgently taking care of his ailing body while Qi Yue was away on a business trip for the past ten days. However, ten days were clearly not enough. Originally, Shen Kuozhi would try his best to behave as usual to avoid Qi Yue noticing anything unusual. But he didn’t expect Qi Yue to take the initiative to suggest moving out, which conveniently solved Shen Kuozhi’s dilemma.
[Shen Kuozhi: Alright, take care of yourself. If you need anything, you can contact Xiao Zhang.]
[Qi Yue: Mm, got it.]
Qi Yue had been waiting for almost a day. When he saw the reply, he initially felt a weight lifted off his chest, but then he felt a bit empty.
However, Shen Kuozhi’s response was just what he wanted. It could only be said that he didn’t misjudge Shen Kuozhi; he really didn’t beat around the bush.
So Qi Yue busied himself at the company for over two months, and gradually, the company began to get on track, looking more and more promising.
What made Qi Yue even happier was that the Qi family finally started their own thrilling drama of infighting.
Since the public relations storm involving Qi Weixiong, the stock of the Qi Group had plummeted, especially with the delay in development on the suburban land Qi Weixiong had acquired. Without the support of the Shen family, the Qi Group would have long been in an economic crisis, with expenses outweighing income.
Clearly, Qi Weixiong also realized this. Although he was worried about the land, initially with the support of the Shen family, he wasn’t too concerned.
As several months passed and the land still remained untouched, and with the tens of billions lent by the Shen family almost depleted, Qi Weixiong began to panic.
Unable to reach Shen Kuozhi, he began bombarding Qi Yue relentlessly.
After unsuccessful attempts through phone calls and online bombardments, he resorted to offline tactics, even showing up at the doorstep of Qi Yue’s company with his men.
As Qi Weixiong arrived at the main entrance of Yue Tingyun, he couldn’t hide the disdain on his face when he saw such a humble company. He didn’t even want to step inside, as if being close to it would soil his custom-made expensive suit.
Although Yue Tingyun had been rapidly developing in the industry and had multiplied its staff, the current office space did seem a bit cramped. However, it was neat and tidy, and the environment was impeccable.
Moreover, their new office space was currently undergoing renovation and would be ready to move into in about ten days.
Standing at the entrance, Qi Weixiong raised his head high, squinting his eyes with a fierce and disdainful look, and pointed his nose at the receptionist of Yue Tingyun, saying, “Tell Qi Yue to come out, his father wants to see him!”
“Sorry, please don’t cause a disturbance at our company’s entrance, or we’ll have to call security.”
Although the receptionist was a beautiful young lady, she wasn’t intimidated in the least by Qi Weixiong’s grandeur and calmly retorted.
Seeing his boss’s darkening expression, the assistant by Qi Weixiong’s side knew it wasn’t good and quickly tried to appease him, “Mr. Qi, let me handle this communication with the staff of this small company.”
Qi Weixiong spat and said viciously, “Hmph, this shabby little company better not offend me!”
After calming Qi Weixiong down, the assistant approached the receptionist to negotiate, handing over a red envelope as he spoke.
“Is this how your company treats guests? Although your company is small, it seems like it has quite the temper. It’s better for girls not to have such a big temper, you might end up losing out due to your temper~”
The receptionist didn’t even glance at the assistant’s suggestive look or the offered red envelope, and she mercilessly replied:
“Darling, we suggest you turn right and walk straight for 500 meters after leaving here. Although we don’t know how skilled they are, the ophthalmology hospital over there might be able to save your eyes from rotting~”
“I advise you not to underestimate others. Someone as beautiful as you wouldn’t want to ruin yourself for a lifetime if something happened, would you?”
After being ignored, the fake smile on the assistant’s face vanished in an instant, and he stared coldly at the receptionist.
The receptionist was initially seated, but when she noticed the malicious gaze from the assistant, she stood up slowly.
Suddenly revealing her towering height of 1.9 meters, Qi Weixiong’s male assistant appeared like an underage dwarf in front of the receptionist.
Her imposing presence directly overwhelmed the assistant.
“I didn’t quite catch what you said earlier, sorry about that.”
The receptionist bent slightly at the waist, looking down at Qi Weixiong’s assistant, leaving him stunned.
At this point, the security had arrived and forcefully escorted Qi Weixiong’s group out.
After “escorting” Qi Weixiong away, the receptionist packaged the recording and sent it to Qi Yue.
“Mr. Qi, this is the first time I’ve encountered people so collectively foolish. They even attempted to threaten and entice a mere receptionist. Do they think everyone is as foolish as them?”
The receptionist didn’t forget to vent about the absurdity of the situation to Qi Yue.
Qi Yue smiled and said, “If a person stays in a specific environment for too long, they’ll naturally assume that all problems can be solved using familiar patterns. That’s called cognitive rigidity.”
Rather than calling them foolish, it’s more accurate to say they’re lazy.
Being too comfortable in their own bubble, they’re indulging in it, unaware of the current situation.
After saving the recording sent by the receptionist and the surveillance video from the entrance, Qi Yue whistled lightly, feeling unusually cheerful.
Qi Weixiong, oh Qi Weixiong, how do you always manage to bring me unexpected surprises?
It seems like I owe you a big one; I almost feel guilty not returning the favor.
After Qi Weixiong was escorted out by security, he kicked a nearby flower bed in frustration, only to end up in pain.
“Damn it, I’ll stay here all day today. I don’t believe this kid won’t show up!”
However, instead of Qi Yue, Qi Weixiong was greeted by journalists.
Reporters from major online platforms and influential newspapers swarmed in as if they had arranged it in advance, surrounding the area in no time.
At this moment, Qi Weixiong felt like he had nowhere to run.
His recent personal scandals had already caused a stir, and if there were any new scandals in the news now, the Qi Group would truly be in a very precarious situation.
Seeing how quickly and neatly these reporters and media outlets had arrived, it was clear to him that Qi Yue was behind this.
Recalling the scene at the entrance of Yue Tingyun just now, Qi Weixiong furrowed his brows deeply. He clenched his fists, glanced in the direction of Yue Tingyun, suppressed his anger, and quickly got into his car.
As long as he didn’t directly face the reporters, it shouldn’t be too bad.