Qiao Lijie is a typical rich young man who has always looked down upon others. Even though ten years have passed, he has entered Qiao's job and became the general manager, but his inferiority has not changed. Facing Guan Shouheng
, this man who he once thought was humble enough to be humbled in the dirt is now on his way to the top, how can he not be angry?
Qiao Lijie snorted with disdain, he was the general manager of Qiao's, what could he do if he didn't dump him?
Bypassing Guan Shouheng, he sat directly opposite the French company representative.
Guan Shouheng's hand was still stretched out in mid-air, maintaining its original posture.
Of course he was embarrassed.
Mint subconsciously gritted his teeth, how dare this damn Qiao Lijie do this to him!
This reminded her of what happened ten years ago. That day was her grandmother's art exhibition. Qiao Lijie also humiliated Guan Shouheng in every possible way at that time, but she kept asking him to endure it because it was her grandmother's art exhibition and she didn't want anyone to ruin the atmosphere.
She knew that Guan Shouheng had been patient at that time, but now he was no longer the same Guan Shouheng. Qiao Lijie could not take him seriously back then, but he was no longer what he used to be. She didn't even dare to think that he had
How long has it been since you were ignored like this?
He must feel embarrassed and angry!
Mint subconsciously bit her lip and looked at Guan Shouheng worriedly.
However, she was wrong, he was not angry at all!
He slowly retracted his hand with a nonchalant expression. It seemed that from beginning to end, he was the one who really didn't pay attention to the other party.
She frowned slightly, as if she didn't quite understand how strong his self-esteem was. She understood better than anyone else that if she hadn't stopped him back then, he would have beaten Qiao Lijie to pieces.
Qiao Lijie was so disrespectful today and was not polite at all in front of so many people. How could he not care?
With all the old and new grudges added up, how could he not be angry?
However, the strange thing is that he is really not angry. Although his expression is still so calm, his eyes cannot deceive anyone. In those deep black eyes, there is no shadow of any storm, not even a ripple.
It's like... he treats Qiao Lijie as air.
For some reason, Mint suddenly remembered Wu You's words - don't ask everyone to be kind and cute, and you can't ask everyone to understand you, because not everyone is human.
Mint suddenly felt like laughing.
"Sit down!" Guan Shouheng said slowly and led her to the sofa.
Mint quickly followed.
After the two sat down, the dinner officially began.
Of course, eating is secondary, meeting is important.
Soon we got down to business. Qiao Lijie was talking about business matters with the representative of the French company. According to the arrangement of Team Leader Li, Mint needed to be a translator for Qiao Lijie. Guan Shouheng and the representative of the French company were old acquaintances, so he naturally translated for Fa.
Translated by Fang.
Because it was the first time we met, we mainly exchanged pleasantries, and no real business or technical details were involved, so the translation process went very smoothly.
But Mint was still worried. Qiao Lijie had always been sinister and reckless. He must be up to something secretly!
It's not that she has to judge a gentleman with a villain's heart, but she can see through the "handshake door" just now that Qiao Lijie has not changed in the past ten years, he is still the same willful young master as before
.
The difference is that he now has more power and status than ten years ago. After reading the information given to her by Team Leader Li today, she went online to check Qiao Lijie's recent affairs. His reputation in the mall was very good.
It's not good, he always resorts to some dirty tricks, but it's just that the Qiao family has a great business, so he can be so arrogant today.
If I have to say that he has changed, then he has become worse and a villain!
"Miss Bo, we are old friends. Come and have a drink!" Qiao Lijie said with ill intentions.
"Mr. Qiao, I am your translator today. It is not convenient for me to drink, so as not to cause trouble if I drink too much." Mint declined politely.
"Ms. Bo, you are being humble. I remember that you have always had a good drinking capacity! I remember at your birthday party..." Qiao Lijie deliberately did not open any of the pots, just to take the opportunity to satirize her about the huge difference between the past and the present.
Different places.
Mint secretly adjusted her breathing and said patiently, "Mr. Qiao's memory is so good, I even forgot about it."
"Really?" Qiao Lijie deliberately pretended to be surprised and asked again, pretending to be dumbfounded, "Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for many years. I wonder how you have been over the years? How is Auntie?"
Mint clenched her fists subconsciously. No matter how Qiao Lijie mocked her, she could bear it, but this was the only thing she couldn't!
It's impossible for him not to know about her mother's current situation, and to ask this deliberately is simply too much!
"Thanks to Mr. Qiao, everything is fine for Ms. Shen now." Guan Shouheng suddenly interrupted, with a low voice, a steady tone, and a calm expression. He asked again unhurriedly, "How is Mr. Qiao's mother?"
What? I heard that she seemed to have gone to Australia a while ago, right? Haha, it’s really enviable! The weather in Australia is particularly good!"
Mint was secretly surprised, how did he know about this? She thought he didn't pay attention to gossip!
Not long ago, the paparazzi broke a big news, saying that Qiao Lijie's father kept a mistress, who was pregnant, and later went to Australia to give birth. Qiao Lijie's mother was so angry that she chased him there, and made a big fuss after arriving.
hospital and was later detained by the police.
Qiao Lijie's expression changed as expected. Damn it, the Qiao family has tried their best to suppress this matter, but everyone still knows about it!
"Mr. Guan is right. The weather in Australia is indeed very good. It is very suitable for people to live in, especially for children! There are many pregnant women in China who fly there specially to give birth to their children. The children are so cute, right?" Qiao Lijie is not fuel-efficient either.
Deng, deliberately mentioned the child.
Mint's breath tightened, her fists tightened, and her nails stung her palms.
This damn Qiao Lijie, he clearly knew about her massive bleeding that night, yet he still deliberately provoked Guan Shouheng like this!
She looked at him fearfully.
It is true that Guan Shouheng will not remain indifferent, but he has thought about the child's matter too many times. Now that he has thought about it, there is no need to dwell on that knot anymore.
Of course the pain was inevitable, but the wound had scabbed over, and as long as he stopped touching it, he would never be hurt again.
Guan Shouheng removed the haze from his eyes and said slowly, "It seems that Mr. Qiao likes children very much? That's great! I have a classmate in the United States now. He called me a few days ago and said that he saw him in Central Park in Manhattan.
A child looks very similar to you, don’t you think it’s interesting? I said he must have seen it wrong. Mr. Qiao is not married yet, right? How could there be a child? But since Mr. Qiao likes children, he should have one as soon as possible!
I believe Father Qiao will be very happy to have his grandson!"
The corners of Mint's mouth twitched hard and she almost laughed out loud. When did Guan Shouheng become so "evil"? Why didn't she know?
The mistress kept by Qiao Lijie's father gave birth to a son. Isn't that child just one generation behind Qiao Lijie in age? In terms of age, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the grandson of Qiao Lijie's father!
Mrs. Qiao was afraid that the child would rob her son's property in the future, so she rushed to Australia to make a fuss. However, even after the mistress's child was born, she could not strangle her to death. In the end, Mr. Qiao had no choice but to send the mistress, mother and son to the United States, where the paparazzi
The team also said that he made a will stating that all his property would belong to his eldest son in the future, so that Mrs. Qiao and Qiao Lijie were willing to give up.
I don’t know if the paparazzi reports are true or false, but these are just gossips. Why would Guan Shouheng pay attention to them?
Mint feels incredible. When did he become so idle? He is usually so busy that he can hardly eat, so how can he have time to read gossip? And he has never liked gossip!
But Guan Shouheng only looked at her with a half-smile, and had already returned to his usual calm composure.
Mint frowned subconsciously, he gave people an unfathomable feeling!
A very strange thought suddenly came to his mind. Could it be that he paid attention to the Qiao family on purpose because of her?
Because on today's occasion, he knew that she was going to face Qiao Lijie, so he went out of his way to read the gossip?
Did he do this to vent his anger on her behalf?
Those words he just said, if she hadn't heard them with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed that they came from Guan Shouheng's mouth even if I beat her to death. When had he ever been so bored?
He has an indifferent personality and is unwilling to say a single word to people unless necessary. How could he be so nonchalant and sarcastic?
Mint was lost in thought and couldn't understand Guan Shouheng's abnormal behavior.
Guan Shouheng and Qiao Lijie were talking to each other, going back and forth, and they were quarreling with each other!
Of course, they won't fight for too long, because on this occasion, there are also representatives of the French company.
But in just a few back and forth, it was too obvious who would win and who would lose, Guan Shouheng was victorious!
The meeting returned to the main topic. Qiao Lijie actively interacted with the representatives of the French company and chatted while eating.
Mint was alert while translating.
Fortunately, today was only the first time the two parties met, and the conversation was not in-depth. Qiao Lijie did not show anything particularly wrong.
After more than an hour, the meeting ended, and both parties stood up, shook hands and said goodbye.
This night, there was finally no danger.
***
After the meeting, Guan Shouheng planned to send Mint back.
"No need, I won't go home yet." Mint thought of Lin Lin, that silly girl was still waiting for her!
"Where are you going?" Guan Shouheng raised his eyebrows.
Mint looked at him suspiciously, why did he care so much?
Guan Shouheng suppressed his true emotions and said calmly, "I just wanted to ask if we are on our way, and I can give you a ride along the way."
"I have an appointment with someone." Mint said as he lowered his head and took out his mobile phone.
The corners of Guan Shouheng's slightly raised mouth suddenly collapsed.
"Male?" His tone was obviously unhappy.
"...Female." Mint replied hesitantly, without saying who it was, just because she didn't want to mention Lin Lin in front of him again. No matter how much she said, what happened last time would not have a good impact. She hoped that he would quickly forget Lin Lin's fault.
That's good.
Guan Shouheng searched quickly in his mind. As far as he knew, her best female friend was Wu Yinan, right?
"Where are you meeting? I'll take you there." He opened the car door.
Mint couldn't resist him, so she had to bend down and sit in, and told him, "Go to Dongfeng Zui."
Guan Shouheng raised his eyebrows, the boiled fish there is quite famous!
But since when did she like to eat fish? Didn’t she always think there were too many fish bones?
Mint lowered his head to fasten his seat belt, not noticing the tenderness in his eyes.
Guan Shouheng drove Mint directly to the entrance of the restaurant. Mint said "thank you" and "goodbye", opened the door and prepared to get out of the car.
"Don't be too late." Guan Shouheng warned.
Mint was slightly startled, but then heard him say sternly, "You have to go to work tomorrow, don't delay your work!"
Mint was subconsciously annoyed, it turned out that she had misunderstood! She thought he was worried about her!
Oh my gosh, Mint, what are you thinking?
She quickly got out of the car and walked quickly into the restaurant as if she was running.
Guan Shouheng in the car couldn't help but feel annoyed. He stepped on the accelerator and drove the Mercedes-Benz towards the fish market.
He hasn’t cooked boiled fish for a long time. I wonder if his skills have deteriorated?
***
Mint entered the restaurant, and the waiter immediately led her inside. Lin Lin was already waiting at a corner.
"Mint, you're here! Sit down, sit down!" Lin Lin stood up excitedly and ran over to help her pull out the seat.
"I can do it myself." Mint took over quickly and gave Lin Lin a comforting smile.
Lin Lin was so ashamed that she timidly sat back down in her seat.
After both of them sat down, the waiter came over with an exquisite menu and asked politely, "Miss, what do you want to order?"
After Lin Lin took the menu, she immediately handed it to Mint and said generously, "Mint, please order it! Anything is fine, as long as you like it, just order it! I'll pay for it!"
Mint looked at Lin Lin's eager look and couldn't help but smile. The matter was over and she didn't care anymore, but this girl was still struggling.
"Two glasses of orange juice first, and the rest will come later." Mint turned to the waiter and said.
"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter turned and left.
Lin Lin was very nervous, "Mint, why did you order so little? Do you not want to eat with me?"
"Oh, no! I'm here, of course I am willing! It's just that I've just eaten, and now my stomach is so full that I can't eat anymore!" Mint explained patiently, fearing that Lin Lin would get into trouble again.
Lin Lin then remembered that Bo Mint had just gone to translate for someone and must have eaten it at the dinner.
"Then let's go have supper later, okay?" she suggested again.
Mint couldn't help but sigh, and said earnestly, "Lin Lin, don't be so nervous. What happened last time has passed, and I won't blame you anymore. Just relax, we are still the same as before, okay?"
Lin Lin was so moved that she asked with tears in her eyes, "You really don't blame me?"
"If you keep going on like this, I will really blame you!" Mint deliberately threatened.
Lin Lin sniffed quickly, not daring to lose her composure again.
Mint took out a tissue and gave it to her, smiled and said, "This is the right thing!"
Lin Lin was deeply moved. Fortunately, Mint was so considerate, otherwise she would never have peace of mind in her life.
"Mint, you are so kind! You are so kind!" she said gratefully.
Mint shook her head lightly. In fact, she didn't know if she was good or not, and she never knew if she was kind, because she had no chance to verify this before.
In the past, she had everything she wanted, and all the people she came into contact with were either rich or wealthy. Even though she donated money to the orphanage every year, she only wrote a check and never visited the children in person.
She didn't know what kind of person she was. She lived in an ivory tower every day, enjoying the highest-end luxury. She never knew what the outside world was like, let alone how hard it was for so many people outside.
It wasn't until her family was destroyed and she went from being a wealthy daughter to having nothing, that she realized how willful and naive she had been in the past.
She slowly began to learn to consider others, and slowly began to learn understanding and tolerance, because that was exactly what she needed.
She still remembers how kind the proprietress of the first travel agency who was willing to hire her was. She saw her as pitiful, so she let her lead the tour without waiting for the probation period.
She still remembers that An An was sick once. She had to take care of her son in the hospital while struggling to memorize travel agency information. Finally, she was so tired that she passed out. When she woke up, the aunt who was cleaning in the hospital spent her meager salary for one day to help her buy something.
Have an exquisite dinner.
Also, the owner and the proprietress of the small shop near the small attic were very kind to her. When she saw that she couldn't even distinguish leeks from garlic sprouts every time she went shopping, they took the initiative to help her choose.
It was plentiful and good, and he also taught her cooking skills.
There are many, many more things like this...
She keeps every one of them in mind and is grateful.
So after listening to Lin Lin talk about her family's affairs that day, she couldn't blame her at all. She could understand Lin Lin's difficulties better than anyone else, the feeling of powerlessness and powerlessness that the whole family felt when they had no choice but to rely on themselves to support themselves.
The feeling of helplessness is really, really helpless and exhausting.
At this time, if someone helps her, even if it is just a little help, it will give her warmth and give her the courage to persevere.
Fate gave her a lot of setbacks, but it also gave her a lot of wisdom.
Lin Lin finally burst into laughter, then patted her chest and said, "Mint, you are my lifelong friend. No matter what happens in the future, I will support you!"
Mint also smiled and nodded, and the two settled their differences.
Forty minutes later, Bo Mint and Lin Lin left the restaurant and went home.
The road was not going smoothly, so they walked separately.
Lin Lin watched Mint get on the bus, and then she took out her coins and was about to take the bus home, when a luxury sports car suddenly stopped in front of her.
"Ms. Lin, if you do me a favor, this money will be yours!" Qiao Lijie handed over a check with a face value of 5 million.