193: Chapter 193 (Completed) He must be the most notorious scumbag in the whole area!

After Xia Ning finished speaking, she stopped in her tracks.

She saw that Qin Xun didn't even turn his head as he dragged his suitcase, his voice calm.

"I know!"

Xia Ning was somewhat surprised.

"You know?"

She didn't really believe this dense, straight man had such perceptiveness.

Qin Xun often misjudged women's intentions; he had once even thought Cheng Wan wanted to sexually exploit him.

"Of course I know!"

Qin Xun's laughter drifted back.

"As a confident man, I assume any woman who talks to me for more than three sentences is interested in me."

Xia Ning sneered. After a moment of silence, she watched Qin Xun's retreating back and said slowly,

"Does that include me?"

Qin Xun stopped and turned to look at Xia Ning, acting a bit proud.

"What else?"

Seeing Xia Ning's cold expression, he felt a bit uncertain and asked,

"Um... you are interested in me, right!"

He felt a bit nervous. Back at the entrance of the villa, he had been forced to admit he wanted to sleep with Xia Ning.

If Xia Ning said she had absolutely no interest in him right now, he would lose face.

Seeing that Xia Ning remained silent, Qin Xun raised his eyebrows at her, urging her to answer quickly.

Xia Ning's throat felt tight, and she turned to look at the lake.

A gust of wind blew past.

She turned back to look at Qin Xun, holding her thumb and index finger less than a millimeter apart.

"Just a little bit."

After a pause, she added in a low voice,

"Second only to Xiao Hei."

Upon hearing "Xiao Hei" and thinking of that happy turtle in the fish tank, Qin Xun smiled bitterly and shook his head.

This was truly a bit embarrassing!

He set down his suitcase, pointed at himself, and then at Xia Ning.

"It's five steps from where I am to where you are."

With that, he walked toward Xia Ning, one step at a time.

"One."

"Two."

"Three."

Xia Ning was so nervous that she clenched her fists and curled her toes, as if she could hear her own heartbeat.

She realized that over these past few days, she had become increasingly skilled at curling her toes.

Qin Xun walked as he counted.

"Four."

"Five!"

He stopped and looked gently at Xia Ning, who was right in front of him.

There was still one step between them.

Xia Ning could almost feel Qin Xun's body heat. She hurriedly averted her gaze and looked at the lake, where a few wild ducks were swimming.

Out of the corner of her eye, she remained vigilant of Qin Xun's movements, her heart in turmoil.

If Qin Xun hugged her, should she dodge or not?

If she didn't dodge?

What if he pushed his luck and tried to kiss her?

If he kissed her, should she hit him or not?

Just then, she heard Qin Xun sigh.

"What a pity, our destiny isn't quite there yet; we're still one step short."

Xia Ning quickly turned her head.

She saw Qin Xun smiling as he reached out and gently patted her shoulder.

"Little Xia, you need to keep working hard."

He held up his hand to show a one-millimeter distance.

"This little bit isn't enough."

"It would be great if the distance were as long as a step."

Qin Xun turned and walked away, picking up his suitcase, which dragged along with a squeaking sound.

"Off to catch the plane!"

Xia Ning: "???"

What the hell was he doing?

Was he flirting with her just now?

He was quite good at it!

Could this really be a straight man?

Could anyone come up with these flirting techniques without having dated dozens of times?

Scumbag!

...

In the departure lounge, Xia Ning sat in a daze, Qin Xun's words echoing in her mind.

"It's five steps from where I am to where you are."

The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was off.

This was a scene straight out of an idol drama; how could Qin Xun have thought of it?

A stroke of genius?

Unlikely!

He must be battle-hardened!

Gradually, Qin Xun became mysterious in Xia Ning's eyes once again.

He must be a notorious scumbag for miles around.

Qin Xun didn't notice Xia Ning's state at all. He was checking flight tickets from Haicheng to Shian on his phone, and nudged Xia Ning beside him with his shoulder.

"Xia Ning, send me your ID number."

Xia Ning keenly caught that he had said "Xia Ning" instead of "Little Xia."

Perhaps it was because "Xia Ning" was the name on her ID, but she was still somewhat displeased.

Her voice was cold.

"What for?"

Qin Xun smiled and said,

"You deposited all of Ye Lan's 1 million into my card, and in a couple of days, payday will come, and I'll get hundreds of thousands more."

"I'm thinking of treating you better, being generous, and buying flight tickets to go home."

"Hurry up and give me your ID number."

Xia Ning thought for a moment, hesitated, and said tentatively,

"I can't go."

Qin Xun turned to look at her.

"Why?"

Xia Ning looked at a plane taking off outside the window and tried to keep her voice calm.

"The soles of my feet are injured, and I'm afraid of inflammation from long-distance travel."

Qin Xun looked down at Xia Ning's feet in slippers and thought for a moment.

Xia Ning had kicked down a door for him, accompanied him to Xiaoxiang, and then to Chengdu.

She had chased Ye Lan's car for so long and even climbed a tree.

For a cold, aloof woman like her, it really had been too much to ask.

He looked at Xia Ning and nodded.

"Alright, you rest up."

"I'll think of another way."

Qin Xun closed the ticket booking app and began to focus on his game.

Xia Ning was stunned!

That was it?

Just like that?

He didn't even say a word to ask her to stay?

Hah—scumbag!

...

Monday.

Work.

The staff at Oak Company had rested for three days and were all refreshed and full of energy.

Xia Ning stayed in the General Manager's office and didn't go to Qin Xun's office all morning.

Qin Xun spent the whole morning playing games in his office.

It was so boring.

He took another nap on the sofa.

Thinking about the 1 million in his account, he couldn't help but chuckle "hehehe" in his sleep.

He opened his eyes.

"I've become a little rich man too!"

"Renting a girlfriend shouldn't be a problem at all, right?"

In the General Manager's office, Xia Ning frowned as she watched the surveillance footage.

What kind of person would laugh "hehehe" like that?

A girlfriend?

Hmph!

Any girlfriend you can rent is a prostitute.

Bringing a prostitute home for the Mid-Autumn Festival—how filial!

...

As soon as it hit twelve noon, the sound of typing throughout the company vanished instantly, in perfect unison.

They let out a long sigh of relief, happy to be able to work with such vigor, a sense of accomplishment rising in their hearts.

Suddenly, someone sent a message in their private employee group.

"Everyone, look! This is the Mid-Autumn Festival bonus I managed to get after going through all kinds of trouble."

This Friday was the Mid-Autumn Festival.

They immediately became interested and opened the group chat to look.

[Oak Company Mid-Autumn Festival Bonus]

[01. All employees will receive a 1,000-yuan supermarket shopping card each.]

[02. One box of branded mooncakes and one box of branded nuts.]

After everyone finished reading, a few cheers rang out in the office.

"Sweet!"

"We actually get a 1,000-yuan shopping card."

"It makes all my hard work this month worth it!"

"Payday is on Wednesday, the shopping cards are on Thursday, and the holiday starts on Friday. Carrying mooncakes home to celebrate—what a wonderful week!"

"If they're giving out 1,000 for the Mid-Autumn Festival, then the Chinese New Year bonus is going to be insane!"

...

Some were happy, while others were sad.

The four marketing planners and four marketing planner assistants who had just joined half a day ago felt a bit bitter.

Sigh... they had arrived too late!

They had missed out on this great bonus!

...

In the afternoon, Xia Ning took the preliminary Mid-Autumn Festival bonus plan to find Qin Xun.

Qin Xun glanced at it and looked dissatisfied.

"1,000 for everyone?"

"Everyone gets 1,000?"

Xia Ning nodded.

"Is there a problem?"

Qin Xun crumpled the paper into a ball and tossed it into the trash can.

"Employees get 1,000, you, the head assistant, get 1,000, and even I, the Vice President, get 1,000?"

"Then isn't my position as Vice President completely meaningless?"

He rolled up the sleeves of his long-sleeved shirt.

"Do you guys even know how to distribute bonuses?"

"Little Xia, come here, let's revise this."

"I want these employees to realize the disparity in the world."

"I want them to know that the happiness of a Vice President is something they can't even imagine!"