Chapter 33: Mo Qian Asked: Do You Want to Gain Power Through Your Child?

Qiao Lan scoffed.

Chu Zhiheng dared to pursue her openly, surely he had sought the consent of his parents.

She wanted to marry into the Chu family, it was effortless for her, she didn’t know who was delusional.

Qiao Lan raised her eyes, and suddenly met the man’s deep, cold black eyes.

Mo Qian leaned back, tall and straight, arms crossed, he asked in a deep voice: “Do you want to get pregnant with Chu Zhiheng’s child, and gain power through your child?”

Qiao Lan’s eyes widened: “How is that possible?”

She would get pregnant with Chu Zhiheng’s child, unless she was kicked in the head by a donkey.

She found it disgusting to even look at him, how could she possibly have a child with him?

A baby should be the fruit of love, not a disgusting product.

Qiao Lan said: “The reason I said that was to provoke Qiao Yue, so they can be together, and stop disgusting me.”

And Qiao Yue was most susceptible to this kind of provocation.

Mo Qian listened to Qiao Lan’s explanation, the muscles around his lips relaxed, and there was a hint of an upward curve.

Qiao Lan caught his smile, and asked tentatively: “Mr. Mo, you wouldn’t be jealous, would you?”

Mo Qian didn’t deny it: “My wife is going to have a child with another man, shouldn’t I be jealous?”

Qiao Lan reminded him calmly: “Our marriage is temporary.”

Mo Qian asked: “What if I want it to become permanent?”

Qiao Lan hurriedly reminded him: “We have a contract, if you break it, you have to pay me double the amount.”

When Qiao Lan got her marriage certificate with the man, she had thought of this.

She was worried that the man would covet the identity of the husband of the CEO of Qiao Corporation, so she added this clause.

If he broke the contract, she wouldn’t give him a penny, and he would have to pay her ten million.

Normal people would know what to choose.

Qiao Lan advised him kindly: “So don’t have any crooked thoughts.”

She didn’t know if it was Qiao Yue’s call or Mo Qian’s words, but she found the food in front of her unappetizing, and put down her chopsticks and went back to her room.

Mo Qian looked at the closed door, and smiled: “How do you know I can’t afford to pay?”

Others might not be able to afford the high penalty.

But he could give Qiao Lan a hundred times that amount, as long as she was willing.

…

The next day

Qiao Lan went to work with the man as usual, her expression calm.

She had long been accustomed to Mo Qian’s ambiguous teasing, and habitually forgot about it, as if nothing had happened.

Mo Qian was a little helpless.

Qiao Lan had put layers of shackles on her heart, making it difficult to get close to her.

It seemed his path to the top was still long.

Qiao Lan didn’t know that her strength and independence had aroused the man’s desire to conquer.

As they were approaching the company, Qiao Lan received a call from the Qiao family’s housekeeper.

The housekeeper said softly: “Miss, the master has driven the new teacher away, and the old master is furious about it, he’s going to talk to you about it another day.”

Qiao Lan rubbed her forehead in annoyance.

Those who didn’t know would think Qiao Zhenyuan was a rebellious teenager.

Qiao Zhenyuan, a man in his fifties, half his body buried in the earth, could do something like drive away a teacher, he was really a strange one.

“Isn’t there a backup teacher?”

“There is another one.”

Qiao Lan said heavily: “I know, I’ll speed up the process of finding a suitable teacher.”

Qiao Lan had a few good candidates, but when they heard it was to teach Qiao Zhenyuan, they politely declined.

Qiao Zhenyuan had already become infamous.

The remaining teacher probably wouldn’t stay long either, in the short term, where could she find a suitable teacher?

Someone with professional skills, willing to teach Qiao Zhenyuan, and able to fool him, was as difficult to find as ascending to heaven.

But she didn’t want to lie to Old Qiao and trap herself in Qiao Corporation for the rest of her life.

Qiao Lan anxiously pinched the bridge of her nose.

A business card was handed over from the front seat, Qiao Lan asked puzzled: “What is this?”

“This is Tang Hongwen’s business card, you can contact him, let him go teach that idiot Qiao Zhenyuan.”

Mo Qian’s dislike for Qiao Zhenyuan was evident.

Qiao Lan listened to the man’s calm and confident tone, and her eyes twitched violently: “Do you know who Tang Hongwen is?”

Tang Hongwen was a legend in the business world, his name was well-known, he was the top science student in the capital, he had scored close to full marks in the entrance exam to the Capital University, and had completed his credits in less than two years, going to the US to study for an MBA.

After graduating, he joined the powerful multinational corporation Mo Corporation, serving as the CEO, and had created many business miracles.

Such a powerful man, going to teach Qiao Zhenyuan, was a bit of a waste of talent, she didn’t even have the face to make this call.

Mo Qian said in a light voice: “I know, he’s recently lost his job, you provide him with a job, he’ll be grateful to you.”

Qiao Lan’s entire face froze, she successfully lost her expression management.

Tang Hongwen would lose his job?

What a joke!

Even if Mo Corporation didn’t need him, there were countless multinational corporations vying to have him, how could he be reduced to teaching an idiot?

Qiao Lan said angrily: “I’m very annoyed right now, can you stop joking with me?”

“You haven’t called him yet, how do you know I’m joking?

The man’s tone was unusually serious, for a moment, Qiao Lan almost believed him.

But after calming down, she still thought it was impossible.

Qiao Lan didn’t take Mo Qian’s business card.

The green light came on, Mo Qian didn’t argue with Qiao Lan.

The car stopped at the company gate, he got out of the car first, walked to Qiao Lan’s side, grabbed her slender hand, and put the business card in her palm.

“Don’t rush to say no, try calling him first, what if the result is unexpected?”

Qiao Lan felt like she had heard this sentence before.

On the day of the fashion show, the man seemed to have said something similar.

Qiao Lan looked down at the business card in her hand, maybe she could try?

It was just a phone call, even if she was rejected, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

After figuring it out, Qiao Lan went back to her office and nervously dialed Tang Hongwen’s number.

“This is Tang Hongwen.”

A man’s warm and clear voice came from the phone.

Qiao Lan introduced herself: “I’m Qiao Lan, the CEO of Qiao Corporation.”

Tang Hongwen naturally knew who she was, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips: “You’re also the one who’s extending an olive branch to me?”

Qiao Lan found it a little difficult to say, and said with a stiff tongue: “Yes, it’s just that the olive branch I’m offering isn’t very challenging, I don’t know if Mr. Tang is willing to take it.”

Teaching Qiao Zhenyuan was not only not challenging for Tang Hongwen, it was probably a bit childish.

Qiao Lan was prepared to be rejected, but Tang Hongwen said: “I’ve taken on too many challenging projects, I just want to take a break.”

Tang Hongwen made a decision: “I’ll pack my bags today, and fly to Haishi tomorrow, is that too late?”

Qiao Lan was stunned, did he agree?

It took her a while to come back to her senses, she looked at the phone that was still on the call, and hurriedly said: “No, no, it’s not too late.”

“Ms. Qiao, see you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow.”

Qiao Lan had experienced ups and downs, but she was still shocked and couldn’t believe it.