?Chapter 461: Chapter 450: No Way? Lu Zijin and Qiao Jing Slept Together?   Chapter 461: Chapter 450: No Way? Lu Zijin and Qiao Jing Slept Together?                                   Even Tang Yan, a person of such quality, couldn’t help but curse in his heart.


    Fuck!


    He pleaded for so long, and it didn’t work?


    He spoke earnestly and at length, but in the end, the boss still chose to give up on a deal worth 1.5 billion yuan?


    “Boss, that’s a 1.5 billion yuan deal we’re talking about. Miss Qiao will definitely be back tomorrow. Please rx. Who knows, she might return while you’re still asleep. If you go now, she’ll be asleep, and won’t you be disturbing her rest?”


    He said this because the boss was filled with thoughts of Miss Qiao, and only by bringing her into the conversation would it be effective.


    Zhan Qipei furrowed his long eyebrows, considering seriously.


    What Tang Yan said made sense, going there now would disturb Qiao Jing’s rest.


    He thought long and hard and eventually gave up on the idea of rushing over right away.


    “Fine.”


    After all, it was a deal worth over 1.5 billion yuan. He was a family man now. How would he have enough money for his wife to spend if he didn’t make money?


    So, he had to bnce both love and career; otherwise, there’d be no money to spend on Qiao Jing.


    Zhan Qipei decisively hung up the phone and opened the chat page with Qiao Jing.


    “I’ll book a flight for you. When will you return?”


    “Let me know in advance when you’reing back. I’ll pick you up from the airport.”


    After sending the messages, Zhan Qipei went straight to Qiao Jing’s room and ced his phone on the bedside table.


    Zhan Qipei stood by Qiao Jing’s bed, and after a moment,y down on it.


    He buried his head in Qiao Jing’s pillow, pulled up the nket, and wrapped himself uppletely.


    Zhan Qipei took a couple of deep breaths, soaking in the lingering fragrance of the woman on the bed.


    Only when he was enveloped by Qiao Jing’s scent could he slowly drift off to sleep.


    The next morning.


    The first thing Zhan Qipei did upon waking was to check his phone. He unlocked the screen and his eyes lit up at the sight of the little red dot on WeChat.


    Not minding his somewhat disheveled hair from sleep, he opened WeChat full of anticipation.


    He hoped to see a reply in the pinned chat, but the red dot was from the message column of Zhan Nanqing.


    Overnight, he still hadn’t received a reply from Qiao Jing.


    Zhan Qipei furrowed his long eyebrows and, with an icy mien, finished his washing up and called Tang Yan.


    It was just past seven in the morning, and he couldn’t wait any longer.


    Tang Yan was getting ready to head to thepany for work, to start preparing for the meeting about the 1.5 billion yuan project.


    When he received Zhan Qipei’s call, he felt a bit happy. The boss was actually calling so early; could it be that he’d already arrived at the office?


    He quickly tapped to answer the call.


    “Good morning, Boss. What can I do for you?”


    Zhan Qipei uttered seven words indifferently.


    “Nantai Apartment, helicopter.”


    He wanted to see Qiao Jing immediately, right now; thepany project could wait.


    1.5 billion yuan wasn’t as important as his wife.


    The smile that had just begun to spread on Tang Yan’s face instantly froze.


    “Boss, why are you suddenly going to Cloud City again? Hasn’t Miss Qiaoe back yet?”


    And here he had thought the boss suddenly had a change of heart and wanted to arrive early at the office.


    But the boss called just to leave?


    The meeting he had painstakingly prepared for, and the main subject was going to leave??


    Zhan Qipei hummed a response, put on his suit jacket, and walked out the door.


    “Tell them to hurry up.”


    Tang Yan put away the rigid smile on his face and spoke earnestly and at length:


    “Miss Qiao hasn’t returned probably because she’s still resting. Boss, trust me, Miss Qiao will definitely reply to your message once she wakes up. I reckon the surgery endedte at night, and she has only rested this long. Please give Miss Qiao some more time to rest.”


    Zhan Qipei’s hand, ready to press the elevator button to go up, hesitated, and eventually, he pressed the button to go down.


    “I am going to thepany now. If Qiao Jing hasn’t returned by noon, get the helicopter ready to thepany rooftop.”


    He could hold out until noon, but if there’s still no message from Qiao Jing after that, he would head to Cloud City no matter what.


    Tang Yan suddenly had an idea.


    “Boss, why don’t you ask Lu Zijin? He works with Miss Qiao and should be able to get information about her.”


    No sooner had he spoken those words than he somewhat regretted them; knowing his boss’s temperament, surely there would be jealousyter.


    He wondered if he would get his sry docked for saying this…


    But that was the only option for now.


    Upon hearing the name Lu Zijin, Zhan Qipei furrowed his eyebrows and pursed his thin lips.


    “Mm.”


    The call ended thereupon.


    Tang Yan was startled, giving his phone screen a puzzled look.


    No way, when did his boss be so easy to talk to?


    Just a “Mm” and then end the call?


    When Zhan Qipei got into the car, he opened his contacts page and found Lu Zijin’s number.


    The moment he saw that name on the screen, Zhan Qipei’s eyebrows came together tightly, and he hesitated for a long time without tapping to call.


    He did not want to get news about his wife from another man.


    Especially not from a rival like Lu Zijin.


    It would seem as if there were issues in his rtionship with Qiao Jing, giving Lu Zijin an opportunity to step in.


    But he really wanted to know about Qiao Jing, yet he couldn’t contact Lu Zijin.


    In the end, Zhan Qipei made a call to Lu Zijiao.


    Lu Zijiao was still in the throes of sleep at the time, and was particrly annoyed when he picked up the call.


    “Who is it? Disturbing my sleep so early in the morning? Do you believe I’ll block your number?”


    Zhan Qipei’s deep voice sounded.


    “Call your brother and ask if Qiao Jing is awake.”


    As soon as Lu Zijiao heard Zhan Qipei’s voice, he was jolted awake and quickly got out of bed.


    “Damn, what? Call my brother and ask if Qiao Jing is awake?”


    Zhan Qipei’s eyebrows were tightly knitted, his expression extremely dark.


    “Yes, right away.”


    Lu Zijiao, just having woken up and not fully alert, widened his eyes at Zhan Qipei’smand and immediately called out with both first andst name.


    “What? Damn! Zhan Qipei don’t scare me! How could my brother possibly know if Qiao Jing is awake or not?!


    You’re not telling me they slept together, are you?? If they did, how could you possibly be so calm?? Tell me clearly!”


    Zhan Qipei’s face grew several shades darker at Lu Zijiao’s words; it was almost dripping with water.


    His grip on the steering wheel tightened, the veins bulging as his voice suddenly turned icy.


    “Just call and ask, and if you keep guessing nonsense, I’ll sew your mouth shut!”


    Right now, he felt like Lu Zijiao was deliberately stepping on his sore spot. He really wanted to transport himself to the Lu Family and grab Lu Zijiao out for a beating.


    Even growing up wearing the same pair of pants didn’t make it okay!


    Lu Zijiao was so startled that he quickly ran to the bathroom and sshed water on his face to wake up.


    “No, tell me what’s going on first. What’s the connection between Qiao Jing and my brother? Don’t scare me! I’ve just woken up, my heart is about to leap out from fright. What on earth is going on??”


    Zhan Qipei’s chest heaved heavily, as he suppressed the anger rising within him.


    “They went to a neighboring province for surgery. You call now, this instant. Don’t say it’s me asking, you know how to question.”


    Lu Zijiao uttered an “Oh,” but upon further thought, something seemed off.


    “Then why don’t you ask Qiao Jing yourself? Why ask my brother?”