"Because..."
Rong Jingyang, for Ai Wei, had immediately lost his temper with her and their daughter upon arrival, not only accusing and blaming her but also wanting her to hand over the airport project to Ai Wei.
Not a chance!
Wait, something seemed off?
Wasn't Ai Wei's design draft not on the public voting list?
Did she give it up herself? Or did something happen?
Du Ruo Xin quickly took out her phone, opened the official account, and confirmed that Ai Wei's San Jian Group was not on the voting list. Her eyes were filled with confusion.
How could it not be there?
Ai Wei had ambitions for the airport and would not readily give up such a great opportunity.
She would still compete with her!
Du Ruo Xin picked up her phone again and called a government official. Upon learning that Ai Wei was not on the list because she had not submitted the final design draft, her confusion grew even greater.
Didn't Ai Wei have a design draft during the first internal selection?
If that was her final version, it wouldn't have been bad to put that version online for public voting.
But why didn't she use it?
She couldn't figure out the reason, but it was a fact that Rong Jingyang had gotten angry at her for Ai Wei.
"Forget it!"
"Don't think about it!"
"Don't think about that scumbag!"
"Drink!"
Only alcohol could relieve sorrow and numb her nerves.
—
Qin Yunxi brought Rong Jingyang to a street-side food stall below Grace's building.
Dry-pot intestines, dry-pot rabbit, dry-pot shrimp, spicy shrimp, grilled fish, various barbecues… He ordered a table full.
Paired with iced beer.
It was simply too delicious!
Qin Yunxi noticed many eyes staring at him and Rong Jingyang from several stalls away. With great kindness, he ordered all the dishes for the bodyguards, one set for each.
"Come, come, come, drink!"
"Brother will accompany you tonight until we're both drunk!"
Qin Yunxi plied Rong Jingyang with drinks for over an hour, finally making his eyes hazy and sending him to the restroom.
He no longer gossiped about why Rong Jingyang was unhappy today.
What he cared about was using this opportunity to chat and flirt with Grace.
Seeing that the time was right, Qin Yunxi placed one of his mobile phones on the adjacent table and then dialed it with another phone.
"Zzzt zzzt zzzt—"
The phone vibrated rhythmically on the table.
Qin Yunxi patted the bleary-eyed Rong Jingyang and pointed at the phone, "Old Yang, your wife is calling."
Rong Jingyang: "Hmm?"
Qin Yunxi pointed to the next table, "Over there."
Go get your phone yourself!
Upon hearing the word "wife," Rong Jingyang's spirit jolted reflexively.
He reached out to grab it.
But he couldn't reach it.
The phone, so close, was impossible to touch. It felt as if the further he moved, the further it receded, playing a game of chase with him.
Rong Jingyang propped himself up with one hand on his wheelchair.
Still couldn't reach it!
Actually, he could reach it, but every time he was about to touch it, Qin Yunxi would nudge the table with his foot.
Lin Xuanyao witnessed Qin Yunxi's entire act of toying with his boss. He wanted to help but was stopped by Qin Yunxi's gaze.
[Stay put!]
[Don't move!]
Lin Xuanyao: "…………"
Fine, he'd pretend he didn't see anything!
Seeing Lin Xuanyao obediently turn his head, Qin Yunxi felt much better. "Hey, I'll help you."
He scooped Rong Jingyang up.
Then, he, very cold-bloodedly and quickly, withdrew his hand.
"Slap—"
Rong Jingyang lost his balance and fell to the ground in a sorry state.
"Boss!"
Lin Xuanyao was startled and stepped forward to help him. But he was stopped by Qin Yunxi again. "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Didn't I tell you to stand still?"
Lin Xuanyao: "……"
His boss fell, and if he didn't help, he'd lose his salary!
Lin Xuanyao really wanted to push away the instigator of this incident, but before he could make a move, a jaw-dropping scene unfolded.