Yi Qingju nodded.
The receptionist immediately let out a dry laugh: "Madam, Chairman Qi said before that if you came to the company, you couldn't see him. You doing this really puts us in an awkward position."
The receptionist's tone was very apologetic, but if you looked closely, you would find that there was not much respect or sincerity in her eyes at all.
Yi Qingju knew that her image as a sycophant was deeply ingrained, so she didn't explain anything. Instead, she went and sat in the waiting area in the lobby, and said to the receptionist: "Can you call Zhang Wei down for me? I have something to discuss with him, or Wan Sui will work too."
The receptionist thought, who cares about you, but on the surface she still agreed.
There were quite a few people sitting there, most of whom wanted to come to Qi Group to cooperate. Seeing the receptionist address her as "Madam," many people couldn't help but turn their eyes to her.
After all, everyone knew about Yi Qingju's great fame. Even if she was Qi Weiran's wife, what could she do? She was no different than them, just having to wait here impatiently.
Thinking of this, many straightened their backs even more.
After sitting for a while, Yi Qingju realized why no one was sitting around her.
Smelling the familiar yet somewhat unpleasant odor lingering around her nose, she turned her gaze to the man sitting across from her, who had his head lowered. He looked very young but had a face full of sorrow.
Feeling Yi Qingju's frank gaze, the man across from her raised his head apologetically. "I'm sorry, sister. Did the smell on me make you uncomfortable?"
Yi Qingju instantly took a liking to him and gave him a faint smile, shaking her head. "It's okay, brother. You can sit there."
Hearing her say this, the man was still a little embarrassed, but all the other seats were taken, and everyone else was looking at him in disgust. Even if he changed seats, he didn't know where to go for the time being.
"Brother, who did you come here to see?" Yi Qingju asked, her voice intimate.
Hearing her strike up a conversation, the man felt relieved.
He had been immersed in his own world earlier and did not know Yi Qingju's identity. He only regarded her as a warm-hearted, beautiful young girl.
"I came to see Manager Wei from Qi Group's farming department."
The Qi family had a massive business empire with countless subsidiary companies and fields they were involved in. It was no joke to be in charge of such a global colossus.
Hearing the words "farming," she thought, sure enough.
This guy was a pig farmer as she expected.
"Qi Group has a farming department too?" Yi Qingju pretended not to know and probed.
The man stroked his face and gave a wry smile. "To be honest with you, sister, I run a pig farm, but recently for some reason, many pigs have died one after another. That pork can't be eaten either. If this continues, my farm will face bankruptcy."
"My son just started kindergarten this year, and my wife has bad legs. My whole family sold our house in our hometown and moved to the capital with me. I really have no way out."
Finally having someone who would listen to him vent, the man couldn't help pouring it all out. Later when he reacted, he wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and apologized, "I'm sorry, sister, for just letting you listen to me complain."
Yi Qingju shook her head. "It's okay."
Pigs dying one after another...
When she researched the pig farming industry in this world before, she discovered there was no swine fever here. Now it seemed there wasn't none, just that the timing wasn't right yet.
At this moment, a muscular man with sunglasses walked over. After sweeping his eyes around, he locked his gaze on Yi Qingju.
"Madam, what are you doing here?"
That old fox Wan Sui didn't want to offend the Chairman so he sent him down instead. He was a bodyguard, why make him do an assistant's job!
Seeing someone looking for her, the man lowered his head again.
Yi Qingju got up and walked over.
Zhang Wei immediately knitted his brows. "Madam, you know very well that the Chairman—"
"I came to find you," Yi Qingju interrupted him by raising her hand.
Zhang Wei's frown deepened even more. "Madam, I have a girlfriend now and I'm getting married at the end of this year."
Yi Qingju nodded indifferently. "Have the Chairman pay for the wedding gift. I have no money."
Zhang Wei: "..."
Although he already knew that when the Chairman wasn't around, she had two sides to her, but had it become even more obvious recently?
Yi Qingju had no intention of putting him in a difficult position. She immediately held out her hand. "Give my car keys back."
When she didn't take the initiative to ask for them, this guy had been occupying her Knight all this time. It made it very inconvenient for her to get around without relying on the Qi family's cars.
Zhang Wei immediately took the keys out of his pocket.
Fortunately, he had been carrying them with him all along.
"The car is in the underground garage."
Yi Qingju nodded. Before leaving, she pointed to the man who was talking to her earlier and said, "First pour him a glass of juice, then call Manager Wei from the farming department down to see him."
Getting involved with company affairs, Zhang Wei naturally didn't move.
Yi Qingju pulled up the corners of her lips in a smile. "If you don't make a move, I'll just go find Qi Weiran upstairs."
Zhang Wei immediately turned around and walked to the front desk to pour a glass of juice.
By the time he came back, Yi Qingju was already gone. But he still had to do what she said.
With the man who was clearly at a loss and even overjoyed at the unexpected favor, Zhang Wei got on the elevator and sighed.
Everyone said that he was a bodyguard, not an assistant!
Some sharp-eyed people noticed that this man in black seemed to be the bodyguard next to Qi Weiran. They immediately regretted beating their chests. After all, everyone saw the man who was talking to Yi Qingju earlier being led upstairs by the bodyguard.
Even the receptionist who witnessed the whole process was a little scared afterwards. Fortunately, she had passed on the message earlier.
Since when did Bodyguard Zhang listen to Yi Qingju so much?
After taking the man upstairs, he went back to the top floor. When he walked in, Qi Weiran rarey raised his head and asked, "Where did you go?"
The aura of authority in his eyes and tone made Zhang Wei break out in a cold sweat.
It was as if he was a criminal who had slipped away to slack off.
"Chairman...Madam came earlier."
Qi Weiran's actions paused, and his first reaction was to knit his brows. "I remember telling you not to let her in."
Zhang Wei sillyly said, "Yes, so she came to find me."
Qi Weiran's eyes instantly changed. "You're getting married at the end of the year."
Zhang Wei: "..."
"Chairman, Madam came to get her car keys from me."
"Oh right, Madam also said that you'll pay for my wedding gift since she has no money."
Qi Weiran sneered coldly, "So poor that all she has left is inheritance waiting for her."
Zhang Wei hurriedly spat and said, "Chairman, how could you curse yourself like this? You're so young, and although Madam makes you annoyed, her feelings for you are obvious to all the people in the country. How could you measure it with mere money?"
Seeing Zhang Wei's deeply convinced appearance, Qi Weiran's eyes gradually changed.
That's right. Yi Qingju's infatuation with him transcended money. At least a few days ago, he was also deeply convinced of this.
"Tell Wan Sui to cancel all the dinner appointments tonight."
Zhang Wei nodded. "Do you have other plans, Chairman?"
Undoing his tie and leaning back in the chair, the aura of elegance that the man originally exuded gained a sense of laziness. A dark glow flashed through his amber eyes.
"Go back to the main residence."
