Chapter 19: Is He That Embarrassing?

Qiao Lan walked out of the hotel, the cold wind blowing into her collar. She instinctively pulled her coat tighter around her.

A second later, a man’s coat, radiating warmth, fell onto her shoulders. Her body instantly warmed up, and her heart followed suit.

Qiao Lan turned her head, looking at the tall, imposing man standing beside her. For the first time, she felt a sense of security. She asked, “Where were you just now?”

Mo Qian walked to the car and opened the back door: “Talking about life with that fat guy.”

Although Qiao Lan’s attention was on An Xin, she didn’t miss Mo Qian giving the man a wink. He was the one who took An Xin’s backer away.

Qiao Lan curiously asked, “Why is he so scared of you?”

An Qingyuan would never give his daughter to an ordinary man.

If he wasn’t powerful and influential, An Xin, with her pride, wouldn’t have settled for a greasy old man.

She wasn’t mistaken. The man’s eyes flashed with clear panic when he saw Mo Qian.

Yes, panic.

Mo Qian said casually, “I beat him up.”

The man’s deceased wife had been a maid in the Mo family, taking care of his daily life. Because of his philandering, Mo Qian had beaten him up countless times.

He had reached his current position thanks to the Mo family’s influence, so naturally, he feared him.

Qiao Lan’s eyes twitched: “He’s so scared of you, he must have been beaten up badly.”

“Yeah, he goes to the hospital every time.”

Qiao Lan: “…”

She couldn’t imagine what the handsome, ethereal man would look like beating someone up.

Mo Qian saw Qiao Lan’s speechless expression and seriously added, “But I don’t hit women. Don’t be afraid.”

“Oh.”

Qiao Lan looked out the window, a faint smile playing on her crimson lips, fleeting as it was.

…

The next day

Qiao Lan arrived at the company building on time.

She pushed open the car door and got out, a red sports car sped towards her, stopping in an arrogant manner in front of her.

Qiao Lan stopped and looked indifferently at Qiao Yue getting out of the driver’s seat.

She glanced at Mo Qian in the driver’s seat and asked triumphantly, “Qiao Lan, don’t you claim to be impartial? This time I’ve caught you red-handed, haven’t I?”

Qiao Lan chuckled: “What have you caught me red-handed for?”

“You’re abusing your power, bullying people!”

Their commotion attracted quite a few people. Since it wasn’t yet time for work, many people stopped to watch the show.

The employees of Qiao Corporation also wanted to watch the show, but when they saw that the protagonist was Qiao Lan, they lowered their heads and hurried away.

They couldn’t just watch the “Iron Lady” make a fool of herself. If she caught them, they would definitely be in trouble.

However, Qiao Yue called out to them: “Don’t leave! Don’t you want to see Qiao Lan’s true face?”

Everyone: “…”

They wanted to, but they didn’t have the guts.

Qiao Lan put one hand in her pocket and said nonchalantly, “If you want to stay, stay. I’d also like to know what kind of person I am in private.”

The employees of Qiao Corporation were a little tempted, but most of them went back to work.

Their intuition told them that Qiao Lan wouldn’t do anything that wasn’t in her favor, and that she wouldn’t harm herself.

It was uncertain who would be laughing last.

Besides, with so many people watching, someone would definitely record a video. They could watch the video later.

The few who stayed to watch the show were either troublemakers in the company or those who were planning to jump ship, so they didn’t care.

Qiao Yue didn’t expect Qiao Lan to have such a strong presence in the company. She gritted her teeth in hatred, determined to tear off her mask.

Qiao Yue snorted: “Qiao Lan, I’m the daughter of Qiao Corporation. You assigned me to the sample clothing worker position, using my work position to suppress me, yet you let your husband be your personal driver and give him a high salary. I’m right, aren’t I?”

Husband?

Everyone keenly caught this word.

Didn’t Qiao Lan and Chu Zhiheng’s wedding get blown off?

When did she get married?

And her husband is a driver?

This was too much information. Everyone was like badgers scurrying around in a melon patch, their eyes shining as they looked at Qiao Lan.

Qiao Lan smiled. It turned out Qiao Yue wanted to make a fuss about this.

“Qiao Yue, to spread juicy gossip, you need to at least get the facts straight. You only heard the surface information and came here to make a scene. Do you want to let the whole world know how stupid you are?”

Qiao Yue hated her condescending smile the most. She jumped up and down, saying, “Qiao Lan, don’t try to cover it up!”

Qiao Lan sneered and said calmly, “I assigned you to the sample clothing worker position because you don’t have a foundation in fashion design, so you need to start from the bottom. You didn’t want to do it, you could have learned company management from Mr. Qiao. I didn’t force you, you insisted on coming to my department.”

In other words, it was your own fault.

“As for my husband, is there anything wrong with him driving me to and from work?”

Qiao Yue’s brain short-circuited, she couldn’t find words to refute, she was about to explode: “Qiao Lan, don’t dodge the issue! You told your assistant to give him a high salary, isn’t that Qiao Corporation’s money?”

Qiao Lan played with her phone: “Do you want me to call the Human Resources Manager over and have her tell you personally whether my husband has joined Qiao Corporation?”

“If he hasn’t joined Qiao Corporation, he wouldn’t be getting Qiao Corporation’s salary. I’m paying my husband a high salary from my own money, what business is it of yours?”

Yeah, she was using her own money to pay her husband a salary, how much she paid was a matter between husband and wife, what did it have to do with her?

Everyone’s interest waned, they clicked their tongues.

They thought it was a big scoop, but it was just this?

Qiao Yue’s gossip was nowhere near as explosive as the news of Qiao Lan’s marriage.

Such a stupid person, no wonder Old Qiao didn’t cultivate her to be the heir of Qiao Corporation. Otherwise, it was unknown whether Qiao Corporation would still exist today, let alone have its current glory.

Qiao Yue was speechless, her face flushed red. She looked around, seeing the mocking and laughing eyes of everyone, her anger surged to her head, and she felt dizzy.

A car stopped in front of her, and An Xin, full of murderous intent, got out.

Those who were about to leave stopped again, wanting to see the exciting follow-up.

Qiao Yue’s eyes lit up, her head no longer dizzy: “Xinxin, are you here to settle the score with Qiao Lan too?”

Her ally had arrived.

She looked triumphantly at Qiao Lan.

Qiao Lan was amused by Qiao Yue’s ignorance.

She probably didn’t know that she was about to meet her doom.

Qiao Lan gave Mo Qian a look, signaling him to leave.

Mo Qian’s thin lips pursed into a straight line in displeasure.

She was so eager to get rid of him, was he that embarrassing?

Qiao Lan could feel the man’s anger and low pressure through the car window.

She frowned, not understanding what he was angry about.

She was doing it for his own good.

If these people saw his real face and took pictures, spread it around, the entire Hai City business circle would think he was a kept man.

Once that label was attached, it would follow him for life.

Any man with self-respect wouldn’t like being called a kept man, right?