Chapter 101: There Must Be a Misunderstanding

"Hey, hey, hey, I can't accept this."

"I've already accepted Boss Ni as a friend, but I must pay the bill myself today."

Zheng Qian hurriedly refused.

He had originally intended to use the system to rack up some cashback and recoup some funds. If Boss Ni waived the bill, today's team-building event would be meaningless, and he would also owe Boss Ni a favor.

"Boss Ni, you're going a bit too far. Does President Zheng lack this small amount of money?"

Boss Han also reminded Boss Ni that he was being a bit excessive.

Settling the bill for someone upon their first meeting—if Zheng Qian accepted, he would lose so much face in front of all these young ladies.

"Does President Zheng have any plans for what's next?" Boss Han asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet. Is there anything fun to do at Luyuan Villa?" Zheng Qian didn't want to go to KTV; he came to Luyuan Villa specifically to do something else.

"Why don't you bring these ladies along, President Zheng, and come play golf with us?"

"Golf? I don't know how to play, President Zheng."

"Neither do I, I haven't even held a club before."

Boss Ni seized the opportunity and said, "No worries, no worries. We have internationally certified female instructors here who can teach you one-on-one."

Boss Han nodded in satisfaction at this moment.

Boss Ni had indeed asked him earlier to help get to know Zheng Qian, but waiving the bill right away was a bit over the top. This current gesture, however, was perfectly timed.

"Playing is fine, but let's be clear first, I'm terrible at it."

"It's fine, I'm terrible too. It's just for fun, hahaha."

After the agreement was made, the three of them toasted Zheng Qian with a drink and then exited the emperor room, indicating they would wait for Zheng Qian's party at the golf course.

Everyone at the table looked at Zheng Qian with renewed respect.

Even the owner of Luyuan Villa, Boss Ni, had to suck up to Zheng Qian like this?

This meal cost at least over a hundred thousand, yet he waived it just like that.

They didn't dare to imagine just how much face Zheng Qian had!

Qin Xueli, Yao Manman, Deng Shuxin, and the others were stunned, completely petrified where they sat, unable to even hold their chopsticks steady.

This isn't some 'phoenix man', this is a top-tier young master!

Could Zheng Qian be exactly like those characters in novels, whose true identity is the heir to a hidden family in Kyushu?

Has the three-year agreement arrived?

The Dragon King?

"Shuxin, don't just stare at me. Eat up, we're going to play golf in a bit." Zheng Qian said with a smile to Deng Shuxin beside him.

"Oh, oh, okay." Deng Shuxin finally snapped back to reality.

Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli noticed that the way Deng Shuxin looked at Zheng Qian was a bit unusual; it didn't look like a former subordinate looking at a former boss. They guessed she might have some feelings for Zheng Qian.

However, since Deng Shuxin had already resigned from the company, she didn't pose any threat to them, so they didn't pay it much mind.

After the meal, Zheng Qian took his subordinates to the golf course.

The turf here was all up to EU standards, the environment was beautiful, and the area was vast.

On Wangyue Island, one couldn't afford to build a golf course like this.

Boss Ni had long since invited all the female instructors from Luyuan Villa over, providing one for each person.

He was afraid that Zheng Qian would get angry, so he didn't dare to call any male instructors. Who could say for sure which of these girls had that kind of intimate relationship with Zheng Qian?

If Zheng Qian thought a male instructor was intentionally taking advantage of his women, that would be trouble.

"Have fun, everyone. I'm going over to hit a few balls with Boss Han and the others."

"Alright, President Zheng! Have fun, President Zheng!"

Zheng Qian nodded and followed Boss Ni to the other side of the course.

These girls rarely came to golf courses. With a club in one hand and a camera in the other, they clicked away, taking dozens of photos of themselves.

Even Xia Xixi and Deng Shuxin took a few selfies together.

"Xixi, why are you sighing?"

Deng Shuxin saw a faint trace of worry between Xia Xixi's brows, as if something was troubling her.

"Come here, let's talk privately." Xia Xixi put down the club in her hand and pulled Deng Shuxin to a deserted spot.

"This boss, he really leaves me speechless." Xia Xixi shook her head.

"You mean President Zheng? What happened to him?" Deng Shuxin blinked her clear eyes in confusion.

"You know, a new business manager just came to the company. He's President Zheng's fellow townsman and college classmate. As soon as he joined the company, he added several female colleagues on WeChat, and he even asked for my WeChat."

"President Zheng, he does have ability, but looking at his struggle with President Liu a while ago, he's really not that great as a person. Plus, he likes to mess around with women. That business manager is just like him—birds of a feather flock together; they are both cut from the same cloth."

"President Zheng is actually quite a good person. He's not as bad as you say; there must be some misunderstanding." Deng Shuxin defended Zheng Qian.

"A good person? If he cared about his employees even a little bit, this wouldn't have happened. Just because he was feuding with Liu Shiqi, he forced you out." Xia Xixi vented.

"By the way, Shuxin, what job are you doing now?"

Deng Shuxin couldn't bear to listen to this anymore.

Zheng Qian had once instructed her not to tell outsiders about him funding their coffee shop.

But hearing how Xia Xixi thought of Zheng Qian, she couldn't help but tell Xia Xixi the truth.

"You… are you serious?" Xia Xixi looked at her in disbelief.

Deng Shuxin nodded firmly.

If what Deng Shuxin said was true, that meant she wasn't forced out by Zheng Qian. Instead, Zheng Qian had given Deng Shuxin a sum of money to fulfill her dream?

"He could do something like that? I don't believe it!" Xia Xixi still shook her head.

"It's true, Xixi. The coffee shop has been open for several days, right on Shuangliu Street." Deng Shuxin explained, even showing Xia Xixi photos of the coffee shop, and only then did she believe it.

In other words, had she been misunderstanding Zheng Qian all this time?

Then, when she had brought this matter up to Zheng Qian before, why didn't Zheng Qian offer a single word of explanation?

He could have completely used this to slap her in the face and shut her up!

"As for that new business manager, I don't know him, and I don't understand much about him, but I can tell you one thing."

"What thing?"

"Promise me first that you won't tell anyone else."

After Xia Xixi nodded, Deng Shuxin leaned into her ear and whispered a few words.

What Deng Shuxin talked about was the matter of her sister, Deng Yuqing, pretending to be dead drunk to test Zheng Qian.

Before, Deng Yuqing had told Deng Shuxin that she was testing Zheng Qian for her sake, but Deng Shuxin could sense that her sister, Deng Yuqing, actually had some feelings for Zheng Qian too.

It's just that neither of them had made it clear.

According to common sense, if someone is dead drunk, they would surely be at the mercy of Zheng Qian.

But Zheng Qian didn't lay a finger on Deng Shuxin's sister; instead, he very gentlemanly sent her sister home.

"So, how could President Zheng be someone who likes to mess around with women?"

"It must be a misunderstanding."