From Runaway Bride to Global Queen-Chapter 144 - : We Were Wrong
Chapter 144 -144: We Were Wrong
“I’m allowing you to like me.”
Just when Qiao Yi was so nervous that she thought Lu Yanchuan was about to decimate her humanity, her forehead was suddenly gently kissed.
Lu Yanchuan left the bathroom with a smile, leaving Qiao Yi dumbfounded and touching her head in confusion.
What, what does he mean?
By the time Qiao Yi finally came out of the bathroom, Lu Yanchuan had already gone to the company, leaving only Old Mr. Lu in the dining room, who was drinking milk and reading the newspaper.
“Yiyi is here, come and eat, it’s going to get cold soon.”
Old Mr. Lu put away the newspaper and waved to Qiao Yi, waiting until she walked over before he spoke.
“Yiyi, I heard from Yanchuan that you have thoughts about joining the company? Have you finally come around?”
A warmth filled Qiao Yi’s heart, and the image of Lu Yanchuan kissing her in the bathroom involuntarily popped into her mind.
Lu Yanchuan may seem cold and ruthless, but he’s actually the most attentive one. Knowing that Qiao Yi had just declined Old Mr. Lu’s offer a couple of days ago, and it wasn’t good for her to bring it up herself, he spoke for her.
Seeing Qiao Yi’s face flush red, Old Mr. Lu, who had been through it all, instantly wore an uncle’s smile.
“I do have that thought, but I don’t plan on joining Lu Group. I want to join Qiao Family, starting from the ground up to get familiar with the complete operational process of the company.”
Upon hearing this, Old Mr. Lu was not only not angry but asked with interest instead.
“Why don’t you want to join Lu Group and instead prefer Qiao Family? I remember a couple of years ago when you just graduated, little Qiao also suggested you join the company, but didn’t you say you didn’t want to join your own family’s company?”
Qiao Yi smiled shyly upon hearing Old Mr. Lu talk about the past, and although her heart felt a bit sour, she quickly covered it up.
“I was too young those years, and I used it as an excuse to prevent my dad from pushing me to work. But now I’ve realized that I can’t stay at home forever. I have to go out and see the world.”
“As for why I chose Qiao Family over Lu Group, you might have heard that I’ve been going to Lu Group… going there a bit too often recently. Too many people there recognize me, and that would prevent me from learning anything useful, which is why I thought of joining Qiao Family.”
Although Qiao Yi’s main purpose was to investigate Dianrui Pharmaceutical, the reason she gave now was indeed a result of her considerations.
Everyone knows that the most favored in the Lu Family is the second young miss, but because of Qiao Yi’s cheerful personality, Qiao Xin often ended up being more in the spotlight, with Qiao Yi seldom appearing in public.
“Since you’ve made up your mind, go ahead and make your arrangements. If anyone dares to bully you, just bully them back. Dad will always stand behind you!”
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Old Mr. Lu nodded and patted Qiao Yi’s shoulder before leaving.
Supported by her backup, Qiao Yi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; she was just going to work, not to war. Why did Old Mr. Lu’s words make it sound like they were involved in some underworld business?
After breakfast, Qiao Yi went back to the Qiao Family and told Mr. and Mrs. Qiao about her plans to work at Qiao Family.
“You previously…”
“I did indeed say before that I wasn’t planning on joining the company, but now I have no choice but to do so; there’s something very important I need to do within the company.”
Qiao Yi had never mentioned the existence of the man in the black robe to Mr. and Mrs. Qiao, fearing they would worry. Naturally, she wouldn’t tell them now that she was entering the company for the sake of investigating a partner.
She guaranteed that if she told the truth, Qiao Benqing would definitely take the initiative to investigate Dianrui Pharmaceutical.
But this would certainly alarm the enemy and bring more trouble than benefits.
Qiao Benqing looked deeply at Qiao Yi, a relieved smile appearing on his face.
“Among the three children, Dad has always had the most faith in you. Now that you’ve come to understand this on your own, Dad is very comforted. Go on, do a good job in the company. If anyone dares to bully you, bully them back even harder!”
Qiao Yi sweated, Qiao Benqing and Old Mr. Lu’s brainwaves, could they not be so startlingly in unison? So is she going to work or going to war!
After receiving the support of Qiao Benqing and Zhao Wenjing, Qiao Yi joined the company without anyone noticing, it wasn’t until the department supervisor introduced Qiao Yi the next day that the company learned there was a new colleague.
“The recruitment drive has ended, hasn’t it? How come someone still parachuted in? And to join such an important team right away?”
The breakroom is always where the company’s employees take a break to chatter, and today their topic of discussion was Qiao Yi, who had been air-dropped into the Dianrui Pharmaceutical team.
To be fair, the Dianrui Pharmaceutical project is just one among many at Qiao Family, but this year Dianrui Pharmaceutical launched a new antidepressant medication that has achieved very impressive results, and Qiao Family is preparing to strengthen their collaboration with Dianrui Pharmaceutical.
At such a crucial moment, the insertion of newcomer Qiao Yi into the team naturally made those who were eager to join the team jealous.
“Didn’t you see that she was brought in by the director himself today? I tell you, this person must have some connections behind her!”
“What’s the use of just having connections? I think as a newcomer, it won’t take many days before she gets kicked out of the team!”
“Cough, cough! Here she comes!”
When Qiao Yi appeared in the breakroom, it suddenly went quiet.
People who have long held high positions have a certain quality about them that they themselves may not notice, a quality that sets them clearly apart from others.
For instance, even though Qiao Yi was in the breakroom using the plainest thermos to get hot water, she still gave off the impression of someone holding a coffee cup and sitting in a high-end coffee shop.
It’s not that Qiao Yi wanted to be superior, but her upbringing meant that no matter how much she tried to disguise herself, she could not seem like an ordinary person.
Qiao Yi actually heard what they were saying, but she didn’t take it to heart.
Her goal was the project, to focus on Dianrui. As for what others thought, sorry, it had nothing to do with her.
Qiao Xin was the last to find out that Qiao Yi had joined the company. Upon learning the news, she ran straight back to the Qiao Family household.
“Why let Qiao Yi join the company! Wasn’t it agreed that she would never work at Qiao Family!”
Qiao Benqing was stunned for a moment; the angry and jealous face of Qiao Xin almost made him disbelieve that this was the same elegantly sophisticated older daughter he knew.
“Your sister joining the company, isn’t that a good thing? Why would you…”
“She just wants to snatch what belongs to me! She swore she would never join the company before! Qiao Yi, that liar!”
Qiao Benqing and Zhao Wenjing didn’t understand why Qiao Xin reacted so strongly, exchanging puzzled glances as Qiao Xin abruptly ran out again.
Watching Qiao Xin’s retreating figure, Zhao Wenjing couldn’t help feeling saddened.
“Initially, Yiyi made a promise not to join the company to stabilize Xinxin’s position, to let her feel more secure. Now it seems that we were actually wrong from the start…”
