Forbidden to Flirt and Run 26p1

Chapter 26 p1

The moment the sound left her throat, Xu Qingtang herself was startled.

“What did you say?”

Xu Qingtang quickly struggled out of bed and gave a dry laugh. “No, nothing. My friend is on a business trip recently and left her cat with me. I thought it was lost and was just calling it.”

She stepped onto the floor, walked into the bathroom, and changed the subject. “What’s up? Calling me so early in the morning.”

Teacher Qi didn’t take it to heart and said, “It’s nothing. I just saw the message Little Lin sent me this morning, asking if you had arrived home. Did you come back last night?”

Xu Qingtang frowned, opened WeChat, and saw that Lin Huaijia had indeed sent her a message last night. She glanced at the date, and while squeezing toothpaste, she said, “I was planning to go back, but I went to pick up my friend’s cat on the way.”

“Alright, remember to eat breakfast. Don’t forget.”

“I know.”

After chatting with Teacher Qi, Xu Qingtang finished brushing her teeth and came out of the bathroom. She saw Gu Yizhi open the closet, take out a suit, and seem to hear the sound, turning back with a smile. “Found the cat?”

She had obviously heard. Xu Qingtang was still a little embarrassed and glared at Gu Yizhi. “You have the nerve to say that? If it weren’t for you last night…”

Just thinking about it made her blush.

Xu Qingtang had always thought that sex was just that. But this person was full of tricks, making her blush just thinking about it. She didn’t know where she had learned it from.

Especially when Gu Yizhi’s gaze fell on her, her face burned even more.

She thought to herself, if I had known, I would have made Gu Yizhi bark like a dog last night.

At least she wouldn’t be the only one embarrassed in the morning.

Gu Yizhi changed her clothes and said, “Alright, alright, it’s my fault. As an apology, may I take Miss Xu to the theater?”

Xu Qingtang had no objection.

After having breakfast at Gu Yizhi’s place, the two of them set off and drove towards the theater. Xu Qingtang rolled down the car window, putting on makeup while the wind blew. Seeing this, Gu Yizhi asked, “Are you in a hurry?”

Xu Qingtang deepened her eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil, without looking up. “Not really. I’m just afraid you’ll be late for work.”

Miss Xu was so engrossed in her makeup that her voice was much gentler than usual.

Gu Yizhi also smiled upon hearing this.

When they reached the theater entrance, the traffic on the road had obviously increased. Xu Qingtang opened the car door. Just as she was about to get out, she heard Gu Yizhi call her name again.

Xu Qingtang turned her head. “What’s wrong?”

Gu Yizhi handed over a wet wipe. “Your lipstick is smudged. Want to wipe it?”

Before she could react, Gu Yizhi had already gently wiped the corner of her lips with the wet wipe. Her movements were very gentle. Xu Qingtang felt a tickle on her lips, and her mind couldn’t help but think of the scene of her holding Gu Yizhi’s finger in her mouth last night.

“Alright.”

In just a few seconds, Xu Qingtang felt her face was about to explode from the heat. She leaned back a little unnaturally. Coincidentally, her senior apprentice-sister’s surprised voice sounded from outside the car door. “Qingtang? Eh?”

Hearing a familiar voice, Xu Qingtang inexplicably felt a little guilty and remembered that she should get out of the car.

Her movements were a little flustered. As a result, she accidentally kicked a paper box and almost tripped. Fortunately, Gu Yizhi reacted quickly and grabbed her wrist. The paper box, however, fell out of the car.

Bang—

Xu Qingtang steadied herself and looked outside the car door. A corner of the paper box was exposed, a very obvious section of black ribbon with a hint of fluorescence. Her eyes widened instantly.

Isn’t this the damn sexy waterproof thong Gu Yizhi made last time!

She would recognize this thing even if it were turned to ashes!

Seeing that her senior apprentice-sister was about to bend down to help pick it up, Xu Qingtang immediately jumped out of the car, snatched it up, and stuffed it back into the car. Her movements were as smooth as flowing water, all in one go.

She sneered at Gu Yizhi. “CEO Gu, remember to hold on to your things!”

With that, she closed the car door, turned to her senior apprentice-sister, and smiled innocently. “Senior Sister, why are you here so early?”

Her senior apprentice-sister was a little confused by her. “Qingtang, why do you seem so strange today?”

Xu Qingtang gave an awkward laugh. “Do I? Haha, maybe it’s because I woke up early and didn’t get enough sleep.”

Her senior apprentice-sister said, “Oh,” glanced at the car that had already driven far away, and said, “You seem to be very familiar with CEO Gu.”

“You’re overthinking it. We just ran into each other on the road, and she gave me a ride.”

After entering the theater, Xu Qingtang took advantage of a moment when her senior apprentice-sister had walked away to take out her phone and send a message to Gu Yizhi: [Hurry up and throw that thing away!]

After a moment’s thought, she continued: [No, burn it!]

Xu Qingtang could hardly imagine how she would survive in the theater if her senior apprentice-sister had seen what a shamefully indescribable thing was inside just now.

Xu Qingtang felt that Gu Yizhi was really her nemesis.

When she was around, she couldn’t expect anything good to happen.

But this was not absolute. At the end of the month, Xu Qingtang finally encountered a good thing that was worth laughing about.

Fenghé held another shareholder meeting recently. Before the meeting, Lin Huaijia was full of confidence. When she proposed the motion at the meeting, she was exceptionally self-assured. But when she finally saw the voting results, her expression was one of astonishment. She was silent for a few seconds, then her gaze turned gloomily towards Xu Qingtang.

After signing and confirming, Xu Qingtang walked out of the meeting room. At the corner of the corridor, Lin Huaijia caught up to her, her expression still tense, as gloomy as a pool of stagnant water. “Xu Qingtang, what do you mean by this?”

Xu Qingtang looked up nonchalantly. “What do you mean, ‘what do you mean’?”

“You clearly promised me, and now you’re switching sides at the last minute to help Youling?” Lin Huaijia was clearly furious. “Don’t you know how much preparation I’ve done for this project? Don’t you know what this means to me? Besides, if Fenghé develops well, am I the only one who will benefit?”

Listening to her chatter on, Xu Qingtang raised an eyebrow. “You’re not reflecting on yourself and you’re asking me? How would I know why you’re so trashy?”

Lin Huaijia’s chest hurt with anger. “What’s wrong with you recently? Am I not good enough to you or what? There should be a limit to your willfulness, right?”

Winning over shareholders was not something that could be done with just words. Businessmen only ever saw one thing: profit. Lin Huaijia had originally thought that since Xu Qingtang was willing to help her, this matter was a sure thing, so she hadn’t bothered to work on anyone else. Who knew she would actually switch sides at the last minute.

Hearing her words, Xu Qingtang took out her phone from her bag, as if she had accidentally brought something out with it. She squatted down to pick it up. It was a photo, positioned just right for Lin Huaijia to see.

Seeing the content, Lin Huaijia’s face changed dramatically.

On it were the shoulders of two women, covered in hickeys. One of them even had a black butterfly tattooed on her acromion.

That was… that was her and Su Mengyu.

When did they take such a photo?

Xu Qingtang naturally couldn’t give her an answer. Lin Huaijia composed herself, both angry and helpless. “Didn’t I tell you a long time ago? Xiao Yu also explained it to you. You clearly didn’t mind anymore. We’ve already gotten back together. Why are you bringing up old scores now?”

“Got back together?” Xu Qingtang’s smile was a little malicious. “Did I agree? You’re not worthy. If you don’t want your nude photos to become Fenghé’s corporate culture, known to everyone, then you’d better stop bothering me.”

With that, Xu Qingtang turned and walked towards the elevator without looking back.

*

At noon, in a restaurant near Fenghé.

Youling carefully put the share transfer agreement into her bag, turned her head, and looked at Xu Qingtang, who was quietly eating. She opened her mouth. “Qingtang, are you sure you’ve thought this through?”

Xu Qingtang put down her chopsticks. “It’s already signed. Can it be fake?”

“I don’t mean that. It’s just…” Youling sighed. “I didn’t expect us to come to this.”

Xu Qingtang had had the idea of withdrawing her shares before. Originally, out of consideration for the thirty thousand yuan Lin Huaijia had given her back then, Xu Qingtang hadn’t wanted to be too ruthless. But knowing that she was not only a substitute but had also been cheated on countless times, she couldn’t swallow this anger.

Youling didn’t want her to get back together with Lin Huaijia. This was something she had seen long ago—from the art exhibition she had delivered on her behalf.

Not only could she get revenge on Lin Huaijia, but Youling had also been her friend for many years. Xu Qingtang was more than happy to make this deal with her.

Seeing that Xu Qingtang didn’t speak, Youling said with emotion, “I hope Huaijia won’t be so stubborn in the future.”

Xu Qingtang made no comment on this.

If she couldn’t make a fuss about this, she would make a fuss about the next thing.

Youling was probably not just trying to stop Lin Huaijia.

But, that had nothing to do with her anymore.