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Chapter 248 : Tattling
Wednesday morning at 9 AM, workers had already become corporate slaves at their companies, working hard for their meager salaries.
"The morning meeting concludes here. We're done."
In the center of the large conference room sat a long brown table, surrounded by many well-dressed people. They were old and serious-looking, like successful people in society, and most were men.
They were leaders of various departments. The morning meeting had given them a new plan, and now they needed to arrange their subordinates to implement it.
"Sigh, finally over..."
After those old guys left, Qin Yao directly lay down on the table. She closed her eyes, exhausted.
Compared to the old cadres in the company, she was very young to be a superior. This was quite controversial, but fortunately Qin Yao was smart and hardworking enough to have earned everyone's respect.
"So tired..."
Qin Yao kept her head down, her voice low. If you only looked at her current weak state, she seemed like any other ordinary girl, with none of the temperament and authority a listed company leader should have.
"Qin Xue had her exam yesterday, so today she's probably playing with that girl at home..."
I'm so jealous.
Qin Yao lifted her head from between her hands, staring blankly at the empty conference room door, feeling a sense of loneliness.
If the person accompanying Qin Xue were me...
Haha, what am I dreaming about? Qin Xue hates me, hates me so much she'd rather run away from home. So how could she possibly want me by her side...
"Ding ling..."
"The meeting's over? Come to my office."
Her phone rang. It was her mother calling.
She dragged her exhausted body, step by step, and finally received her new task in her mother's office upstairs.
After finishing this, she'd have to work from afternoon until midnight.
Qin Yao returned to her own office from her mother's. Along the way, many people called her President Qin, even more respectfully than they did her parents, but she didn't actually like that feeling.
"I wonder what Qin Xue and the others are doing... Sigh, I don't have any time at all. How did I manage to handle this job before?"
She lay down on her desk again.
"Ding ling~"
Qin Yao hesitated, not daring to message Qin Xue or that white-haired girl. After waiting for a while, she received a call from a stranger.
Not exactly a stranger—she'd actually seen this person several times before.
About a month ago, she'd seen them, but she was too busy then and didn't answer.
Qin Yao was feeling quite lonely, so she actually answered this stranger's call.
"Ahem, hello. I'm the student council president of Xiamo University. May I ask if you're Qin Xue's guardian? She's had an incident at school."
"Qin Xue?" Qin Yao immediately stood up.
"Eh, aren't you Qin Xue's guardian?" The person on the phone seemed to have heard the youth in Qin Yao's voice and didn't sound like an elder from a big family.
"What happened to Qin Xue? Tell me quickly!"
"Oh, well..."
Qin Yao listened intently to what the other person said, her nerves taut. The man on the phone was very polite and seemed to know quite a bit about Qin Xue's situation. It sounded like the truth.
Her younger sister was in a same-sex relationship with someone called Su Xiaoyun at school. She definitely knew about that, but... frequently organizing "gatherings" with multiple young women, academic performance plummeting, wasting university years? That was something else.
Not long after hanging up, the door to Qin Yao's office suddenly opened, and a dignified but stern mature woman walked in.
Qin Yao quickly put her phone in her pocket. She was panicked inside but didn't show it: "Mother, what brings you here?"
"Qin Yao, your state seems off today."
"Eh, how could that be? I'm fine."
Although Qin Yao appeared very calm, as a battle-hardened company executive, how could Dong Jinghua not see through someone's emotions?
"Are you thinking about Qin Xue? You've been completely different since you came back. It's like you're not even here."
"Did something happen to Qin Xue?"
"No, I..." Qin Yao's forehead broke into a cold sweat. She hadn't said anything, yet her mother had accurately guessed it was about Qin Xue.
"Mother, it's not just Qin Xue. There's also Yuanyuan. I miss them a bit."
"It's good that you sisters have a close relationship." Dong Jinghua nodded affirmatively, but quickly switched to a stern expression.
"But Qin Yao, as the eldest daughter of this family, and with your two younger sisters being useless, I can only rely on you to inherit the family business now. And with the current international situation, emotions alone won't solve anything. Do you understand?"
Two useless younger sisters...
"I understand. I'll work hard, Mother."
"Good. Take a few days to adjust. Don't be like this after that."
"Eh... okay!"
Dong Jinghua took the work plan from Qin Yao's desk and left, indicating she could rest for a few days. This was actually quite generous.
"Phew, that was close..."
After her mother left, Qin Yao lay down again.
Fortunately, Mother had completely handed Qin Xue over to her. The university's emergency contact was all her information. If that call had gone to Mother instead, even if the university president wanted to protect Qin Xue, they couldn't.
She looked at that phone number, her eyes filled with coldness and hostility: "This student council president, what's their game?"
Calling the guardian to tattle, so Qin Xue would study better?
No, she thought it was probably because this person liked Qin Xue, couldn't get her, and wanted to call Qin Xue's parents to forcibly separate them.
This kind of petty trick—not just Mother, even she could see through it at a glance.
But how did their relationship get exposed? Did they do something shameful to show off their love at class or at a gathering?
Tsk, that's not good.
Oh right, she still had a few days to rest. With that time...
......
At the same time in the morning, in the rental house near Xiamo University's south gate, Qin Xue was busy finding clothes to wear for going out.
"You're so slow. When will you be done?"
Su Yun stood at the bedroom door, having waited almost half an hour. Qin Xue was choosing dresses, pants, and even underwear. As if anyone could see those.
"Little sister Yun, if you're in a hurry, just come in. It's not like I'm keeping you out."
"I'm not in a hurry! Really, take your time getting dressed. I'm going to lie on the couch and watch pretty girl videos."
"Thump thump thump..." Su Yun had just pulled her phone from her dress when hurried, heavy footsteps came from the bedroom.
"Slam!" The bedroom door crashed hard against the wall.
"You dare watch, little sister Yun!? Get in here!"
"??"
Su Yun hadn't even gone far when Qin Xue grabbed her waist. Next, she was picked up like a doll and tossed onto the bedroom bed.
"Ow, that hurts. Don't throw me so roughly..."
"Oops, sorry. Little sister Yun, you're so soft like a ball. I threw you like a volleyball."
"Alright, alright, hurry and get dressed..."
Su Yun immediately turned her head to face the wall, her heart racing so fast it felt like it would explode.
The reason was simple: Qin Xue had been searching for half an hour, and the floor was covered with beautiful dresses and clothes, but none were actually on her body.
So what had she been looking for all this time? Loneliness?
But according to Su Yun's thinking, she should just not wear anything at all. Qin Xue like this was actually the most beautiful—a natural beauty unique to people with good figures.
Well, she was joking. Sister Xue's body was only for her to see.
Su Yun's face was hot, and she finally turned on her phone, hoping to ease the burning sensation from that intense scene.
But when she saw the messages, she saw something quite extraordinary.
(Big Sister: Do you have time these days? Let's meet and chat?)
Actively asking her to hang out. Su Yun instinctively thought it was some girl with bad intentions, but it turned out to be her big sister!
(Sure! Sister, when are you free? I'll come!)
[End of Chapter]