CH 20.2

That morning she stayed home studying projects all day then Ning Qingqing planned to go to a nearby park to workout in the afternoon.

After eating lunch and digesting for a while, she changed into casual sports clothes and went to a nearby park.

At the same time, Shen Zhiqian’s flight landed, and he went directly to the company after he got out of the airport.

The failure of the bidding this time was not a big loss for Shen Group. Although everyone had worked hard during the past few months, there was always the possibility of failure, but it would not have much impact on the future development of Shen Group.

However, there was a fire in his heart.

It was Gu Youchen again!

When he was in elementary school, he was compared to Gu Youchen all day long.

At that time, he had been more fond of playing and had many friends. He often played ball and other games. Naturally, his academic performance could not be very good.

Ever since he gained an ego, he worked hard since the third year of middle school, and his grades shot up.

But just when he was about to redeem himself1 during the high school entrance examination, he received the news that Gu Youchen didn’t take the high school entrance examination and went abroad for high school. 

He still clearly remembered the feeling of weightlessness as if he had punched air!

Afterward, one was in the country and the other abroad, but because of his mother’s trifles, Gu Youchen was often mentioned by Xue Wenlan even though he was abroad.

For example, what international awards he won, for example, what investment did he get for his project when he was in university, for example, how much turnover he helped the company create when he joined Gu Group’s foreign branch! …

It was endless.

Shen Zhiqian boasted that he was not bad, but previously it was because of a mistake by his company’s market research department that he lost the bidding, and it was taken by Gu Yuchen’s company.

But this time, he went into battle himself, and he had the win within his grasp, but in the end it was snatched away by Gu Yuchen.

His heart was filled with fiery anger!

At the CEO’s office on the top floor, everyone noticed the boss’s expression and minimized their presence.

After Shen Zhiqian dealt with some contracts that needed to be signed, his chest still felt stuffy. Looking at a contract sent by the legal affairs department in his hand, he suddenly found an outlet to relieve his emotions.

Originally, he only needed a special assistant to notify the legal affairs department about the contract, but he held it in his hand. Instead of taking the elevator, he went straight to the legal department downstairs using the emergency staircase.

“Hello, CEO Shen!”

“Hello, CEO Shen!”

When everyone in the legal affairs department saw Shen Zhiqian, they greeted him respectfully.

Shen Zhiqian nodded lightly, walked around the corner, and looked toward Ning Qingqing’s office.

However, the indifferent expression he had purposely put on completely froze at this moment. He stared blankly at the seat where a strange young guy was sitting, forgetting to maintain the expression on his face.

Still holding the contract in his hand, Shen Zhiqian walked towards the young man quickly with big steps.

Gao Bin looked at Shen Zhiqian who had come over suddenly, got up quickly, and greeted cautiously, “CEO Shen, hello! “

Shen Zhiqian looked at the stranger and asked, “Who are you? Where is the employee who used to be in this position?”

Gao Bin quickly introduced himself, “CEO Shen, I’m Gao Bin. I just joined the company the day before yesterday. Is the employee you mentioned Miss Ning? She has already resigned and handed over the job to me.”

Shen Zhiqian stood in one place and could only feel his head buzz.

Looking at the young man in front of him again, it was clear that he didn’t know anything, Shen Zhiqian ignored him, and turned around and went to the legal affairs’ director office.

Director Wang was processing the approvals that were submitted through the office system. When he heard the office door being pushed open, he quickly looked up.

“CEO Shen, you got back?” He immediately put on a smile.

Shen Zhiqian got straight to the point, “Where is Ning Qingqing?”

Director Wang had a weird expression, “CEO Shen, didn’t you personally agree to Qingqing’s resignation?”

Shen Zhiqian pressed his temple which was throbbing, and said, “I didn’t hear about it. When did she leave?”

Director Wang now knew that he had misunderstood, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, “Qingqing requested to resign three days ago. I asked her and she said that she had discussed it with you … I even thought you two had good news, so …”

Shen Zhiqian took a deep breath, “So, she has completed the resignation procedures?”

Director Wang nodded, “Yes, CEO Shen it’s all my fault. I thought you two had discussed it and that it was for the sake of the child, so … and you were busy on a business trip, so I didn’t especially report this to you.”

For the child? Shen Zhiqian was so angry he laughed.

Now, he had no time to spend on the resignation matter, because, at this moment, he could finally clearly feel that Ning Qingqing was serious about breaking up!

She deleted his WeChat, blocked his number, and even blocked Special Assistant Wu. He thought everything would be alright after some coaxing when he came back.

But now, her seat was occupied by someone else, and she resigned without hesitation, leaving the place she came to right after graduation, leaving his world …

She really wanted to break up with him!

The fire of losing the project was completely overshadowed by emptiness and panic. Shen Zhiqian strode away without saying another word to Director Wang.

He went back upstairs and handed over the contract directly to Special Assistant Wu, took the car keys and went out.

He didn’t call the driver. He drove out by himself, and when he passed by the guard, he asked the guard to borrow his phone.

After skillfully pressing the string of numbers, Shen Zhiqian found that his heart was beating very fast the moment he dialed it.

It was the first time he called Ning Qingqing so nervously.

However, there was only a beeping sound from the phone. It obviously connected, but no one answered.

He called three times in a row until he finally hung up.

At this moment, the receptionist saw Shen Zhiqian outside, and hurriedly brought over a courier box, “CEO Shen, this is your package, should I give it to you or send it to your office?”

When Shen Zhiqian saw the package, he had a bad premonition in his heart.

He took it and waved his hand at the receptionist.

Seeing that the boss was in a bad mood, the receptionist nodded and left quickly.

Shen Zhiqian opened the package quickly, and the small gift box inside pierced his eyes.

A familiar box, he had prepared in advance and handed it to the driver Xiao Wang and asked him to deliver it to Ning Qingqing on her birthday.

The box was opened, and the Porsche car keys lay quietly.

Shen Zhiqian tightened his fingers, and his heart felt as if it had been cut open by the key.

He took a deep breath and turned around and drove to Ning Qingqing’s house.

It was a familiar road, but at this moment he was in a completely different mood.

He saw the familiar gate of the community, the guard recognized him and nodded at him.

Shen Zhiqian was about to swipe his card to enter the community but suddenly thought of something, turned around, and left again.

He drove to a nearby cake shop, chose an eight-inch double-layer fruit cake, and then went back.

He wanted to spend Ning Qingqing’s birthday again, but with her this time and coax her back.

Since she cared so much about getting married, he would properly explain his family affairs to her and tell her why he didn’t want to get married.

And even if he didn’t plan to get married, it wouldn’t affect their relationship, because marriage really wasn’t the most secure.

Love was.

He would love her forever. This kind of relationship was more reliable than a marriage contract!