Chapter 31#
World 1: The Tragic Supporting Male Lead Changes the Script Online#
After listening to Qin Qing’s voice message many times, Cang Ming clicked on the dialog box and sent a document that had been edited long ago.
“Is it work this time?” Qin Qing murmured while clicking on the document.
But he guessed wrong again.
This document was indeed a project evaluation, but it had nothing to do with Lanyu’s business. Qin Qing silently flipped through a few pages, and then held his forehead and laughed softly.
“President Cang, are you Doraemon?” He recorded another message with a smile and sent it over.
As soon as the phone started to vibrate, Cang Ming hurriedly clicked on it. The pleasant, beautiful, and gentle voice like blooming petals came slowly with the breeze.
A bodyguard came over and asked Cang Ming if he could stop the drone performance. The couple who successfully proposed had already made an appointment with friends to celebrate. No matter how grand the lights were, without people to appreciate them, they would seem lonely.
Cang Ming waved his hand absent-mindedly, and finally started typing.
[What is—]
Before this sentence was finished editing, another voice message came in.
Qin Qing laughed low, with helplessness and teasing in his voice: “Don’t ask me what Doraemon is.”
What Cang Ming wanted to ask happened to be this sentence. Being guessed made him slightly stunned, and after two seconds, this stun turned into a secret smile.
His fingertips touched the screen lightly, deleting the unfinished sentence word by word. Since Qin Qing didn’t let him ask, he really didn’t ask.
As if agreed upon, as soon as Cang Ming deleted the message, Qin Qing sent another one: “Thank you, President Cang. I will forward this document to Linlin. You are a god.”
The last three words came very suddenly and inexplicably, making Cang Ming’s eyes slightly dark, and then he frowned. Why did Qin Qing say such things? What does he know?
But the next voice message came immediately, still with a smiling voice, still so gentle and pleasant, with admiration and teasing: “You are the god of business.”
Cang Ming’s obscure eyes lit up slightly, and his tightly furrowed brows relaxed. Such slightly exaggerated praise was originally what Cang Ming disliked hearing the most, but at this moment, he listened so seriously with his ears tilted, and a trace of imperceptible smile rippled in his dark eyes.
After that, no more voice messages were sent.
Cang Ming waited for a long time before putting down his phone, looking up at the dense, starry drone group.
“Let them change the pattern.” He said in a deep voice.
“Mr. Cang, what pattern do you want?” The bodyguard asked respectfully.
Cang Ming sent a gif to the bodyguard. The bodyguard clicked on it and glanced at the BOSS in surprise. Has a serious and rigid workaholic suddenly become so romantic? Is it taking the wrong medicine? Helping the young couple get back together is not enough, but also want to see roses bloom?
No matter what he thought in his heart, the bodyguard eventually took this pattern to the drone team.
So a moment later, on the dark sky, a pink and white bud slowly opened its layered petals, revealing tender yellow stamens. The evening breeze came slowly, blowing the flowers trembling lightly, so vivid, so cute.
A rose bloomed, blooming in the night without stars and moon, blooming in the vast universe.
Cang Ming, standing in place, looked up at this rose, his dark eyes illuminated by the starry lights. He picked up his phone, wanting to capture this beautiful moment and share it with the person in his heart, but stopped just a second before sending.
A blooming little flower came to this world quietly, and was not willing to let others know. Very few people can see him, one or two is enough…
Suddenly, the phone vibrated. Cang Ming immediately looked down to check, and the expectation in his eyes extinguished instantly.
The message was from Xu Yizhi, headless and tailless, inexplicable: [Very special feeling.]
Cang Ming glanced at it roughly and did not reply.
[Who is it?] Another headless and tailless question.
Cang Ming turned off the phone screen and looked up at the rose blooming in the night sky.
The night became darker and quieter. Many bodyguards stood around, but no one dared to step forward to urge.
[Is it Qin Qing?]
[It’s him.]
No one replied to Xu Yizhi’s text message, but he had already got the answer.
Qin Qing’s phone rang. As soon as he picked it up, Zhou Linlin’s extremely excited scream rushed into his eardrums: “Qin Qing, you are so loyal! Did you find a professional to evaluate our project? Oh my god, after reading this evaluation analysis table, I got goosebumps! I just sent the document to another partner, and he immediately added 10 million investment! He said that if we follow the suggestions given in this evaluation table, if we can’t make money, we are pigs! Qin Qing, tell me quickly which immortal you found! I want to pull him into the partnership! I’ll give him a million annual salary! I’ll invite him to be the CEO!”
Qin Qing laughed low: “I’m afraid you can’t afford him.”
“I can give him company shares!”
“He doesn’t care about that little share.”
“Stop keeping me in suspense! Tell me quickly who this expert is!” Zhou Linlin was anxious.
“It’s President Cang, can you afford him?” Qin Qing laughed low again.
Zhou Linlin was stunned for a long time before letting out a scream that shook the roof. If even Cang Ming is optimistic about her business, then she will definitely make money! She wants to be a big boss, she wants to surpass her father’s achievements, she wants to master her own destiny!
“I want to tell my partner this good news, he will definitely invest a lot of money! Buffett’s dinner sells for tens of millions, Cang Ming’s dinner is priceless! Qin Qing, you are awesome! You really got the moon first near the water! Hahaha, I can’t do it, I’m dying of laughter, I want to call my business partners to share this great news, bye bye!”
Zhou Linlin hung up the phone hurriedly.
“I didn’t get the moon first near the water—”
No one listened to Qin Qing’s explanation at all.
He sighed helplessly, but when he put down the phone, he found a text message floating on the screen. Clicking on it, it was actually a photo sent by Xu Yizhi. The photo showed a corner of the night sky beside a majestic castle, filled with bright stars and a winding galaxy.
Unlike the colorful lights of the human world, the natural starlight is cold and ethereal, without the bustle of the mortal world, only distant loneliness. But such scenery is still beautiful.
A sentence was attached below the photo: [Is it beautiful?]
Qin Qing looked at this photo for a long time, and finally asked: [Why show me this?]
[I guess you should want to see the stars.] Xu Yizhi replied quickly.
Qin Qing shook his head and smiled: [I saw two kinds of stars tonight.]
[Oh? Which two kinds of stars?]
[One is the stars of the human world, and the other is the stars in the sky.]
[Which kind of star is more beautiful?] Xu Yizhi asked.
[Both are beautiful.] After sending the message, Qin Qing reached out and caught a beam of light cast by the spotlight in the room. The warm yellow light whitened his palm.
The stars of the human world and the stars in the sky are all within his reach. Just a light touch, and he can pick them…
Qin Qing originally thought Xu Yizhi would stay in Europe for seven or eight days, but unexpectedly he rushed back the next day, went directly from the airport to the company, and issued a notice to prepare for a meeting.
“What meeting?”
“It seems to be the project of the Solomon Group.”
“Big investment! President Xu went to negotiate personally, it should be very smooth, right?”
People attending the meeting whispered and discussed. Qin Qing’s level was too low to participate in the meeting, and was only responsible for printing out the materials Xu Yizhi gave him and distributing them.
When distributing to Qin Zishi, Qin Qing found that this person’s fingers were trembling. Is it reaching the sky in one step or failing completely, it’s today, right? For others, this is just a meeting, but for Qin Zishi, this is a judgment of life and death.
Qin Qing put down the materials and left, without even eye contact.
Qin Zishi, who clenched his fists and waited silently for his verbal provocation, suddenly felt empty in his heart. He regarded Qin Qing as the enemy of his life, but Qin Qing didn’t take him seriously at all. This was what made him most uncomfortable!
Is he not worthy?
Before Qin Zishi could think more, Xu Yizhi and Cang Ming walked into the conference room. The whispering colleagues immediately sat upright and looked at the two breathlessly.
Qin Qing, who left the conference room, happened to pass by Xu Yizhi.
That person suddenly reached out and gently brushed the non-existent dust on Qin Qing’s shoulder, and finally patted Qin Qing’s back.
“POC has been successfully won. You notify everyone in the department to have dinner at Baiweizhai at 7 o’clock tonight.” He put his arm around Qin Qing’s shoulder and whispered in Qin Qing’s ear.
The hot and humid airflow blew on the auricle, bringing an unbearable numbness. Qin Qing only felt his ears burn, and then looked up.
Xu Yizhi smiled, and a glimmer of joy flickered in his romantic and affectionate eyes. The tall body was so close, the arm half-circled, like a hug, and the clear cedar breath spread aggressively, invading.
“See you tonight.” Xu Yizhi patted Qin Qing’s back gently again.
Qin Qing was about to nod when Cang Ming suddenly said: “If we go, everyone goes together. Call everyone involved in the acquisition case, I’ll pay.”
Xu Yizhi raised his thin lips and glanced sideways: “I’m afraid you won’t have time tonight. After the meeting, those old things on the board of directors will besiege you.”
“I can—”
Xu Yizhi patted Qin Qing’s shoulder lightly and asked: “Do you think our President Cang can handle those old things? Such a big project stops just like that, it’s hard to explain.”
Qin Qing’s lips curved slightly, and he said firmly: “President Cang can certainly solve it. For him, this is not a big problem.”
Cang Ming, who originally had something to say, shut his mouth silently, and his gaze towards Xu Yizhi was as sharp as a knife.
His inability to speak, grievance and suffocation made Xu Yizhi laugh heartily with interest.
“Go in for the meeting.” Cang Ming ordered in a deep voice, finally took a deep look at Qin Qing, and walked into the conference room.
Qin Qing turned to look at the two, and waited until the conference room door closed automatically before raising his hand to cover his burning red ears.
When turning to walk towards the elevator, Qin Qing suddenly stopped. A gray and dirty little fat cat rushed out of the elevator and sped past his legs.
“Are you here to see the plot development?” Qin Qing smiled.
“None of your business!” 996 spat without looking back, and then pried open the conference room door and sneaked in.
Qin Qing was not interested in Qin Zishi’s ending, shook his head and chuckled, and then walked into the elevator.
At 6:30 in the afternoon, Qin Qing stood at the company gate waiting for a car with a group of colleagues. Qin Zishi walked out of the elevator, carrying a cardboard box in his hand, looking very dejected, and suppressing anger that had nowhere to tell. Two colleagues followed him, whispering some meaningless comforting words.
“The board of directors will not agree to President Xu’s decision.”
“Such a profitable project stops just like that, what exactly are President Xu and President Cang thinking?”
“Zishi, wait at home with peace of mind for a few days, there will definitely be a turn for the better.”
Qin Zishi nodded absent-mindedly, saw Qin Qing standing in front, paused suddenly, but immediately returned to normal, and walked over pretending nothing happened.
Even in such an embarrassing situation, he had to maintain the only remaining dignity.
But 996 following him couldn’t care about dignity. It rushed to Qin Qing’s feet, waving its claws and cursing viciously: “Qin Qing, if the plot can’t be turned back, I will definitely kill you!”
Qin Qing turned his head to chat with a colleague, his gentle and light smile was like a spring breeze. He seemed not to have heard 996’s clamor at all.
996 was so angry that it had a heart attack, so it had to kick Qin Qing, and then chased Qin Zishi away.
Just now, in the conference room, Xu Yizhi announced the termination of this project after describing various risks of cooperation with the Solomon Group, and finally looked at Qin Zishi and asked: “Do you resign voluntarily, or wait for the company to fire you?”
These two options were equivalent to having no way out for Qin Zishi. If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely choose to be fired by the company, so at least there would be compensation. But for the sake of face, Qin Zishi chose to resign voluntarily.
He forced himself into a dead end, and then, all plots collapsed completely at this moment.
The more 996 thought about it, the angrier it became, incompetent rage in its heart: Damn it! The script wasn’t written like this!