Chapter 22#
World 1: The Tragic Supporting Male Lead Changes the Script Online#
“President Xu, fortunately I chose you”—this sentence, uttered from the bottom of Qin Qing’s heart, truly pleased Xu Yizhi.
Xu Yizhi laughed heartily, gently patted Qin Qing’s shoulder, and affirmed again: “Work for a few more years, and you will be more outstanding than me.”
“It might be a bit difficult to be more outstanding than you. Give me another twenty years, and I might have fifty percent of your skills.” Qin Qing smiled helplessly, and with a few casual words, he made his immediate boss laugh heartily again.
The terrifying atmosphere of the near-bloodshed was finally alleviated.
Xu Yizhi restrained his smile and looked at the security guard waiting aside: “Did you bring that dagger up?”
“Brought it up, President Xu, how do you say we handle this?” The security guard handed over a dagger wrapped in a transparent plastic bag.
Pang Yong’an, who was holding a cup of hot water and drinking it to calm his shock, suddenly clamored: “Call the police! Let that bastard go to jail!”
Everyone looked at him, either showing agreement or shaking their heads in disdain.
Xu Yizhi ignored Pang Yong’an at all, only looking down at Qin Qing: “How do you say we handle it?”
Qin Qing sighed: “Forget it, he didn’t do anything in the end.”
“Didn’t do anything? He almost killed me! Call the police, must call the police! It didn’t happen to you, of course you say it lightly!” Pang Yong’an roared in exasperation.
“He is a single father, and his daughter has a terminal illness and needs treatment urgently. If he is taken away by the police, what will happen to his daughter? At that point, his daughter can really only wait for death in the hospital. Out of this consideration, I suggest not calling the police.” Qin Qing explained extremely seriously.
He raised his head and looked at Xu Yizhi with slightly wet eyes. In his dark pupils, there was compassion, pleading, and tolerance and open-mindedness.
Xu Yizhi looked deeply into these dark pupils.
It seemed that a budding flower was hidden inside, which the spring breeze could not open and the autumn meaning could not awaken, but when he walked by, it bloomed with layers of beautiful petals…
Xu Yizhi laughed low and briefly.
“Then don’t call the police.” He decided in one sentence.
Pang Yong’an showed an extremely indignant expression, stood up suddenly, and wanted to argue.
Xu Yizhi suddenly threw the dagger at Pang Yong’an.
Pang Yong’an caught it in panic, glimpsed some blood stains on the blade, and his scalp couldn’t help but tingle.
“We deal with many similar debt problems every year. Those who are driven to desperation often harbor the will to fight to the death. Don’t use your ‘superiority’ to collide with this will, you can’t afford to lose. Even I will exercise extreme caution and restraint in my work. Beyond legal principles, there are human feelings, and debt problems are entangled with countless human relationships. If you only care about legal principles and ignore human feelings, I believe you won’t do well in any project handed to you.”
Xu Yizhi said coldly: “Take this knife back for collection. Take it as a warning in the future.”
Xu Yizhi looked around and instructed lightly: “Continue working, this matter is over.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, and couldn’t help showing mocking expressions when glancing at Pang Yong’an. This person was almost stabbed to death, yet he still didn’t learn a lesson!
Pang Yong’an dared not refute a word, and could only say with a livid face, “I know.”
Xu Yizhi turned and walked towards his office. After a few steps, he turned back and said in a deep voice: “By the way, aren’t you going to thank Qin Qing? He saved your life after all.”
This ordinary sentence sounded like an insult to Pang Yong’an. He gritted his teeth secretly and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: “Qin Qing, thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Qin Qing hooked his lips and smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes.
He could still distinguish between sincerity and hypocrisy.
Xu Yizhi nodded with satisfaction and walked towards the office.
Pang Yong’an suddenly raised his voice and said: “President Xu, that person got his salary in advance, and he will definitely tell his co-workers when he goes back. At that time, POC employees may swarm over to ask us for debt. It will be difficult to handle. Isn’t the existence of rules precisely to avoid such trouble?”
This sentence was undoubtedly a counterattack against Qin Qing.
Xu Yizhi stopped and looked back.
Before he could speak, Qin Qing had already stood up and said seriously: “President Xu, leave this matter to me to handle.”
Xu Yizhi smiled and said teasingly: “What if you don’t handle it well?”
“If I don’t handle it well, I will resign voluntarily. I won’t let people make trouble in the company.” Qin Qing gave a solemn promise.
Xu Yizhi looked at him steadily, nodded and said: “Okay, then leave the subsequent matters to you.” After speaking, he continued to walk towards the office.
Qin Qing chased out from his workstation and shouted loudly: “President Xu, thank you for your trust!”
This trust was really important to him.
Xu Yizhi waved his hand without looking back, his low laughter like the evening bell in the twilight, striking Qin Qing’s heart repeatedly.
The office door closed, and that exceptionally tall and elegant figure had disappeared from sight. Qin Qing then sat back in his original position and gently stroked his slightly hot ears with his slender fingers.
“Not let people make trouble? You probably haven’t seen the grand occasion of migrant workers asking for wages. They even dare to jump off buildings.” Pang Yong’an sat aside and sneered gloatingly: “If you don’t resign voluntarily then, I will be the first to look down on you!”
Qin Qing pretended not to hear anything.
996, hiding under the table, raised its head, poured the remaining potato chip crumbs into its mouth, then darted out like lightning and kicked over Pang Yong’an’s chair.
“Meow, this person is so annoying! I’ll teach him a lesson for you!”
Before the voice fell, Pang Yong’an had fallen on his back, lying on the ground wailing.
Colleagues around hurriedly lowered their heads to suppress their laughter. What’s wrong? When a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water gets stuck in their teeth?
Qin Qing’s eyes curved slightly, and he also laughed silently, then took out a can of foie gras from the drawer and put it on the corner of the table: “Come and eat.”
996 jumped onto the desk quickly, cut open the can lid with its sharp claws, and ate slurping.
The situation predicted by Pang Yong’an really happened. In the following days, many people ran to Lanyu to collect debts.
Qin Qing asked the receptionist to post a notice, asking worker representatives asking for wages to come to him the next morning, and merchant representatives asking for arrears to come to him the next afternoon. If they came to collect debts at the wrong time, sorry, he would postpone the calculation of the debt of that person or company.
In order to get the money as soon as possible, all creditors indeed came to Lanyu to inquire about the situation within the specified time.
When receiving worker representatives in the morning, Qin Qing didn’t wear a suit, only the simplest white shirt and black trousers. The sleeves of the shirt were rolled up halfway, exposing his arms, and his hair was not applied with anything, just hanging casually and naturally.
Such an appearance was undoubtedly very grounded. With a handsome face, gentle temperament, plus appropriate comfort and care that did not cross the line. Such an aura was simply like water, which could tolerate all workers who came to Lanyu with anger and despair.
Often just a face-to-face meeting, the emotions of these workers had stabilized.
Qin Qing then showed them the IOU written by the middle-aged man, and explained gently and patiently: “Look, his daughter has a terminal illness and needs this money to save her life. Our company handled special cases specially and paid his arrears in advance. Lanyu is a company with conscience, bottom line, and social responsibility. You can rest assured.”
The heart that was originally hanging high was actually put down at this moment. All anxiety and worry were quietly smoothed out. The workers held this IOU, feeling quite touched in their hearts.
“Moreover,” Qin Qing added: “We are still calculating exactly how much wages POC owes you, and we are also applying for additional compensation. These procedures all take time to wait.”
Hearing that besides wages, they could also get compensation, the workers stopped making trouble completely.
The leading few people came aggressively and returned happily. After spreading the news, everyone’s hearts were settled.
In just one morning, Qin Qing solved the problem of workers asking for wages.
In the afternoon, the merchant representatives came, and Qin Qing had changed his attire.
Wearing the most luxurious suit, the brightest diamond cufflinks, a watch worth tens of millions and limited globally, and hair combed back with gel, revealing a handsome and extraordinarily beautiful face.
Qin Qing, handsome to the point of shaking the world and expensive to the point of angering gods and men, walked into the office with elegant steps. The unrestrained strong floral fragrance, like the unstoppable cold fog in the forest, instantly invaded the mouths and noses of all colleagues.
Everyone looked up and stared at him blankly, their pupils trembling.
Although they knew Qin Qing was a rich second generation long ago, they didn’t know he was rich to this extent! When he dressed up seriously, his appearance was enough to kill a crowd of top stars in the entertainment industry!
Qin Qing pulled out a chair and sat down, opening a can of foie gras for 996 as usual.
“You are so handsome today!” 996 flattered spinelessly.
Qin Qing pursed his lips and smiled, then threw the car key in his hand casually on the table.
With a crisp clatter, everyone’s eyes were attracted by the car key. Oh my god! A supercar worth tens of millions! With this net worth, why work?
For some reason, seeing such a flamboyant and unrestrained Qin Qing, Pang Yong’an, who was full of dissatisfaction, was inexplicably afraid. He finally realized that if Qin Qing’s family background was good to this extent, he had a hundred ways to make things difficult for him.
At the same time, two merchant representatives also arrived.
Seeing the glittering Qin Qing, they were obviously stunned. The urgency and irritability in their eyes suddenly turned into cautious probing.
“You, you are Qin Qing?” The two walked to the desk, glimpsed the car key on the table, and stuttered a bit.
“You are the creditor representatives, right. I am Qin Qing.” Qin Qing stood up and shook hands with the two, his sleeves moving up slightly, revealing a famous watch worth tens of millions.
The two merchants’ eyes fixed, and their urgent attitude became even more restrained.
After sitting down, Qin Qing crossed his legs, put on a casual but extremely arrogant posture, and said slowly: “In order to acquire the French Celtic company, we Lanyu advanced 800 million euros of debt for them. You two must know this. The debts of POC added together are less than 500 million RMB. Do you think Lanyu lacks that little money of yours?”
The two merchants were asked until their heads were full of cold sweat. After a burst of uneasiness in their hearts, they slowly settled down instead.
Yeah, what kind of company is Lanyu? The world’s top science and technology and scientists are almost all in their hands. They can’t afford a debt of a few hundred million RMB, isn’t this a joke!
Moreover, working in Lanyu is actually a rich second generation of this level. That cold and alienated energy, that arrogance that even looking at you gently seems like a gift, makes people ashamed to face…
The two merchants flushed and immediately became restless.
Qin Qing’s cold tone appropriately brought some warmth, comforting: “Your debts, we can calculate them next month. Don’t worry, we won’t short you a penny.”
This guarantee given by him seemed particularly convincing.
The two merchant representatives immediately showed relieved smiles.
Qin Qing stood up and shook hands with the two, then sent them away. The two actually left simply without dragging their feet.
Make a scene in Lanyu if they can’t get money? They thought about it when they came, but seeing the noble and arrogant Qin Qing, they completely dispelled this idea.
Not to mention what background Qin Qing has, just tearing off his cufflinks, the two couldn’t afford to pay.
After sending the people to the door, Qin Qing walked back slowly. When he looked up, he saw Xu Yizhi standing in front of his workstation with hands in pockets, a hint of smile overflowing in his narrow eyes.
“You did very well. I even want to promote you.” Xu Yizhi took out his hands and clapped gently.
Qin Qing blinked and immediately asked: “When to promote? After finishing this project?”
Unexpectedly, this little flower is quite good at climbing up the pole. Xu Yizhi couldn’t help being amused.
He shook his head and sighed sincerely: “Qin Qing, you are really interesting.”
Qin Qing walked slowly in front of him, his head tilted slightly, and asked again: “So, promote or not?”
Xu Yizhi looked up and laughed, his eyes shining with happy light, “Promote, promote, promote, promote after finishing this project.” The overly gentle tone hid the helplessness of “having no way with this person”.
Qin Qing’s tilted head then straightened back, the corners of his lips raised, and he smiled brightly.
Xu Yizhi adjusted his tie for him, his fingertips hooked the tie knot and pulled slightly, forcing Qin Qing to walk a few steps closer.
The suddenly shortened distance made Xu Yizhi’s breath blow hotly on Qin Qing’s face.
Two blushes floated uncontrollably on the clear and fair cheeks, like a drunk begonia. Looking at this shy but unaware face, Xu Yizhi smiled more happily.
He let go of Qin Qing’s tie knot, shook his head and laughed while walking back to the office. After closing the door and sitting down, he suddenly realized that saying promotion means promotion, he seemed to be manipulated by that little flower.
At the same time, Cang Ming, sitting in the office with a cold face, suddenly stroked his disordered beating heart, muttering to himself in a trance: “Being controlled… how could it be?”