427: All dolled up

All dolled up

Qin Yan was puzzled by Xi Ting's laughter, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"0

Xi Ting asked, "Are you jealous?"

He swooped Qin Yan into his arms with one quick motion. Qin Yan ended up sitting on his lap.

Xi Ting looked at her, "Don't be jealous. I don't have any interest in anyone else other than you. You are my everything."

Qin Yan's heart suddenly shot up sky high. Oh my, her heart was already melting. Did this man know how charming he already was? Coupled with some lovely words, he was simply too irresistible. People would die.

Qin Yan leaned on him and smiled. However sweet it was for a little while; she still couldn't forget about that Secretary Lin.

She said, "Anyway, women have women's intuition. I feel that Secretary Lin does like you."

"Impossible." Men were laggards when it came to this kind of matter. Xi Ting said, "It is only for work. We only see one another a few times a year."

"That doesn't stop her from liking you," she replied.

Xi Ting pinched her nose, "You're incredibly jealous now, but I quite like it when you're jealous."

Incredibly jealous…? That meant that he still didn't believe it.

Qin Yan could not be bothered about saving his emotional quotient. Thus, she didn't say anything else. They cuddled for a while before they went to rest together.

The next morning, Xi Ting went to work again. Qin Yan tidied up before heading out. She still went to the company to wait for him. He was having a meeting as planned. Qin Yan arrived at his office and saw Secretary Lin come in. She said plainly, "You must be so busy these few days, Secretary Lin. Thank you."

When Secretary Lin looked at her, her eyes were completely different and Qin Yan naturally could tell. Towards Xi Ting, she was so gentle and dutiful. She was so willing as if she wanted to give her heart and body too. But towards Qin Yan, it was entirely different. She smiled, but only superficially. Other employees may not have been personal either, but they absolutely would never show such a drastic difference.

Qin Yan asked, "Is Xi Ting busy?"

Secretary Lin said, "Madam, President Xi went to see the doctor. He wasn't feeling well."

"The doctor?" Qin Yan repeated in surprise, "What happened?"

Secretary Lin said, "He probably ate something bad. His stomach was upset."

Qin Yan jolted. She looked up at Secretary Lin. She smiled, "Secretary Lin, if you have anything to say, just shoot. You think that the restaurant where President Xi and I went to eat was not proper, don't you?"

Secretary Lin looked at her, "Madam, I have no other intention. It's just that President Xi had always been busy. He simply should not be eating food that is not substantial. It would waste time. Furthermore, President Xi is a picky eater and his digestive system is weak. It's not good for him to be eating rubbish."

Qin Yan was even more surprised. Her words sounded like she was Xi Ting's wife. While Qin Yan was an outsider who did not understand Xi Ting.

However, Qin Yan laughed, "It's probably because the food you've been preparing over the past few times didn't suit his taste. In C Nation, we often dine outside and he was fine."

Secretary Lin maintained a poker face, "Perhaps, but President Xi has never been like this, so that was what I deduced."

Qin Yan narrowed her eyes and looked at her, "Secretary Lin, I hope you'll understand one thing. I am his girlfriend, and I am indeed like any other visitor coming to the company. You can carry on with your work. You don't have to bother about me."

She replied, "Everything in President Xi's office is under my care, so this is also my duty."

Qin Yan said, "Secretary Lin, let me ask you something."

Secretary Lin looked at her.

Qin Yan asked, "Do you have something against me?"

Secretary Lin raised a brow and looked at her, "Madam, how can you say that? I don't."

Qin Yan said, "I'm not your boss, so you don't have to hide anything from me. Just be honest with me."

"I… Okay, I'll say it. I just feel that you are disturbing President Xi by being here. Why don't you go back and rest?"

Qin Yan stood up, "Am I disturbing President Xi, or am I disturbing you?"

Secretary Lin said, "How can you say that, Madam? Have I done anything wrong? You can tell me."

"Oh, then let me ask you this. I came to know that you usually never put makeup on. Even yesterday, when we came here, you didn't wear makeup and you only wore work clothes. Today, you actually put in the effort to doll up. You're not dating and neither do you have a boyfriend. You even wore a low-cut top to work. I would like to know who is your intended audience?"

As if she had been seen through, Secretary Lin's embarrassment turned into fury. Her face was completely flushed and she felt extremely angry too.

She looked at Qin Yan, "Madam, you're interfering a bit too much. No matter who I dressed up for, you have no right to say anything about it either."

"Ha. I was just asking. If you want to dress up for someone, you have to consider whether or not the person will even look at you."

"You…" Secretary Lin had intentionally dressed herself up, but she did not expect Qin Yan to notice. Today, she had, in fact, met Xi Ting only briefly, just because Xi Ting had felt unwell the moment he arrived and went to see the doctor.

It was all because of Qin Yan that her meticulous style of dress may turn out useless. Of course, she was angry.

"We don't know yet if he will look at me or now. Perhaps you can see for yourself when President Xi comes later."

Qin Yan guffawed. She was so straightforward. Did that mean it was true? She knew that everyone felt that it was probably fine for a man like Xi Ting to have one or two mistresses outside even after getting married. Why would these people feel wrong when he was only in a relationship? There were so many people who broke up with their partners. There were very few who would marry the same person with whom they were in relationship with. 

That was why Secretary Lin behaved so impudently in front of Qin Yan.

However, it did not matter to Qin Yan what these people thought. In any case, it was enough as long as she knew what kind of person Xi Ting was.

Just then, Xi Ting came in coincidentally. Qin Yan stood there, facing Secretary Lin with a harsh expression. As for Secretary Lin, who had always taken her job seriously, there was nothing exceptional about the expression on her face.

Xi Ting walked in skeptically. Secretary Lin looked at Xi Ting. With her earlier words in mind, she smiled from ear to ear as she looked at Xi Ting. The clothes she was wearing straightened out slightly. But Xi Ting did not even glance at her…

Her expression soured slightly as a result. She saw that Xi Ting's eyes were fixed only on Qin Yan, "What happened?"

Qin Yan scoffed, "Nothing. You can ask your secretary."

Secretary Lin's face remained as stoic as ever, except that her expression looked slightly awkward and her smile seemed very awkward as well. "President Xi, it's nothing. Madam was just wondering if there was anything going on between you and me… something beyond our professional relationship. I said that there wasn't. Madam didn't believe me and even asked me why I dressed up today. I…"

She immediately seemed a little aggrieved.

Xi Ting looked at Qin Yan. Oh, so she had gotten carried away with jealousy again.

Qin Yan scoffed, "That definitely wasn't what you said earlier."

Secretary Lin said, "I'm sorry. I did retort rudely and impetuously earlier. But that's exactly how I am. I was a little anxious. I hope Madam won't misunderstand."

Xi Ting looked at Secretary Lin before glancing at Qin Yan. He smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Got it."

He looked at Qin Yan, lowered his head, and put his arm around her waist. "Alright. It's nothing. Once I'm done, I'll accompany you out today to have fun."

Qin Yan looked at him, "Are you saying that you don't believe me right now?"

Xi Ting paused before looking at her, "How can I not believe you?"

Qin Yan said, "This is uncharacteristic of you."

If Xi Ting genuinely believed her, he would have resolved the matter swiftly and decisively by now, instead of changing the subject like this.

Xi Ting said, "Yes. I think there's a small misunderstanding on your part."

Qin Yan looked at Secretary Lin, "She herself knows whether or not this is a misunderstanding."

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