Qin Wei also gained confidence with Xu Mingchuan's words, and she justifiedly looked at Li Liang before drinking a big gulp.
Since President Xu had spoken, Li Liang didn't dare to say more.
"I brought you a gift."
Xu Mingchuan said while taking out a rectangular black velvet box from his pocket. He opened it, inside was a delicate white mother-of-pearl bracelet.
"It's VCA's latest limited edition white mother-of-pearl bracelet. I saw it through the store window on the way to a meeting, loved it at first sight, and thought then how good it would look on your wrist, its elegance and nobility matching you."
Speaking, Xu Mingchuan took the bracelet out of the box,
"Let me put it on for you."
Qin Wei didn't raise her hand. She thought it was good-looking, but accepting someone's gift meant reciprocating. She didn't know if the bracelet was expensive or not. What if it cost a fortune?
She still needed to buy a house...
Qin Wei politely declined:
"I shouldn't accept rewards for no contribution. Besides, it looks expensive, please don't spend so much on me..."
"I brought it all the way back, you should at least try it on."
Xu Mingchuan didn't give up and still tried to put the bracelet on her.
Xu Mingchuan had good taste. The bracelet set off her slender wrist, and made her skin even fairer.
Qin Wei raised her hand in front of him and shook it, as if showcasing it. Just as she was about to take it off to return it to him, Xu Mingchuan stopped her:
"It's just a souvenir I brought back from a business trip, a little gift. Please don't reject it. We have a cooperative relationship, but we're also friends. Sometimes you don't need to draw such a clear line with me. It’s very normal for friends to exchange gifts...
Besides, Anxing Entertainment has been developing very fast thanks to you. Just take it as a performance award."
Now that he had put it like this, Qin Wei found it hard to refuse either. She glanced at Li Liang and then said to Xu Mingchuan:
"Then...thank you, President Xu. I'll...accept it."
Xu Mingchuan smiled a little helplessly. Qin Wei was too polite with him. She had such difficulties even accepting a small gift, how could he give her bigger gifts?
Would she accept them?
Xu Mingchuan looked at his watch and then asked Qin Wei, who was fiddling with the bracelet:
"By the way, our contract is about to expire. I'm telling you this without any other intentions, just as we initially agreed, whether to renew it or not is up to you. I'm always willing to stand behind you."
"Okay, I see."
Qin Wei’s response was very calm. From her tone and expression, it was impossible to figure out what she was thinking.
Xu Mingchuan's assistant Qian Lang walked in without saying anything. Xu Mingchuan nodded at him to let him leave, then said to Qin Wei:
"I have another meeting to attend. I just squeezed some time on my way there because it's important and I can't be late.
Seeing that you're fine, I should get going now. See you later."
Qin Wei nodded and waved goodbye to him.
"Can you not go?"
Qin Wei suddenly said this.
Xu Mingchuan was already at the door. Hearing this, he froze in place, feeling his heartbeat quicken.
Was it because something had moved her heart? Was it his silent dedication, or the thoughtfulness when he bought her the bracelet, constantly thinking of her?
Or was she finally tired and wanted to settle down?
But...why today...
"Qin Wei, today is Xu Group’s shareholders’ meeting. If it was something else, I would definitely cancel it. You are very important to me, but this meeting...I..."
His voice seemed to tremble as he spoke. He didn't expect this day to come so suddenly.
"President Xu, why haven't you left yet?"
Qin Wei looked up at him. Didn't he just say goodbye? Why did he come back to chatter again?
She was sending a voice message and he was talking over her. The message got sent out. The recipient had read it and she couldn't even recall it.
She was just busy chatting with Shen Qingqing and didn't pay attention to what Xu Mingchuan suddenly said.
[Shen Qingqing: Go on, it won’t waste you much time]
[Shen Qingqing: What did you send me? Can’t hear clearly. Who are you with?]
[Shen Qingqing: Pay attention to me! It’s just a two-day variety show. You’re good at it anyway. Their crew’s lunch boxes are so yummy (^ω^)]
Qin Wei was a bit tempted. Shen Qingqing had just invited her and she didn’t really want to go initially, but she now felt Teacher Qiao was right. She couldn’t lose all popularity just because she was filming. She couldn’t neglect variety shows and business engagements either.
"Let me ask Li Yao first...gotta go, my boss seems to have something to tell me."
Qin Wei put her phone away and looked up at Xu Mingchuan,
"President Xu, did you say a board meeting? You want me to attend some board meeting? Am I at that level now?"
Xu Mingchuan didn't say anything. Li Liang beside was almost shaking her head off.
"I'll take my leave now..."
Without saying much, Xu Mingchuan left.
After he left, Li Liang felt her legs go soft. Why did she have to witness such an awkward scene?
If there was a chance to switch with Xiao Wang, she would rather listen to Wei Xiao bickering for an hour than hear President Xu’s words just now...
At least she could pick some candy from their argument...
But just now...
Qin Wei thought President Xu had left and started replying to her phone messages;
President Xu thought Qin Wei's words were meant to keep him there, indicating her feelings for him;
Yet President Xu didn't know Qin Wei was just holding her milk tea with one hand and found it inconvenient to type, so she sent a voice message;
While Qin Wei was fully absorbed in her phone and didn't even hear what he said!
It was just a misunderstanding between them, but why did she, a small assistant, have to witness it all!
Now President Xu's crush was exposed to Li Liang as well, but Li Liang didn't want to know about it.
"President Xu was too rash...So was I..."
Li Liang muttered to herself as she took out her phone, wanting to ask Xiao Wang if Teacher Qiao's crew needed any assistants.
...
On the way back to the set, Qin Wei asked Li Liang:
"Did you find out the price?"
She had signaled with her eyes earlier for Li Liang to check the price.
Li Liang started reporting the price:
"Sis, your bracelet is 5500 Euros. It’s the latest limited edition not yet sold domestically. "
"It's not cheap for a bracelet..."
Qin Wei considered what would be an appropriate return gift, and from the misunderstanding she also realized Xu Mingchuan's thoughts.
She would still need to clarify things with him.
"Li Liang, please pick a gift of equivalent value for President Xu. Let me know once you’ve selected it."
After settling things on this end, Qin Wei asked Li Yao:
"How's house hunting going?"
Li Yao responded while driving:
"I checked the requirements you sent me. I selected one that meets them and personally quite like - a large apartment in Yunjin Phase II . It has great location, almost attached to Phase I. It's been handed over for occupancy now. I went to see it today too.
I'm very satisfied with the layout myself. The property is managed by Yunjin's own management known for being exceptional, but it has quite high eligibility criteria for home buyers requiring full payment upfront.
It’s understandable though. Yunjin and its clients have always selected each other. Clients paying in full demonstrate financial strength while Yunjin property provides the highest quality service to clients. And communities like this also offer more privacy and peace of mind with software and hardware fully equipped."
"I'll take you to see it in a bit."
"Expensive?"
Qin Wei asked.
"Expensive." Li Yao gave an honest reply,
"I roughly estimated your current disposable assets, you should barely be able to afford it. But after buying the house, you'll still need to keep working hard. After all, you won't have money left for renovations."
Qin Wei: "......"
