The boss nodded, quite agreeable, yet not daring to just do nothing and wait for results.

"Miss Zhang has my phone number, if there’s anything, I’ll contact her."

Qiao Yi replied.

The boss subconsciously glanced at Zhang Hongyun, then was escorted out by Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai.

In the elevator, the boss asked: "Do you have Qiao Yi’s phone number?"

"Mm!"

Zhang Hongyun nodded, not daring to hide it.

"Mm! You used to work here, it seems you have a pretty good relationship with this place. Whether our company can continue collaborating with here, it’s all up to you!"

The elevator doors closed, Zhang Hongyun smiled and nodded: "I’ll try my best."

After they left, however, Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai couldn’t help but laugh.

"This old guy really thinks he’s important!"

Qiao Yi said.

"I bet his wishful thinking is meaningless now. If Yichen finds out Zhang Hongyun is his secretary, there’s no way he’d renew the contract!"

Zhao Huai said, as he and Qiao Yi headed to the staircase.

"I believe that!"

Qiao Yi laughed, the two chatting and laughing as they went upstairs.

When Qiao Yi saw Yang Qin, he couldn’t help but walk over and greet her: "You know, even though I introduced you here, I find you to be quite reserved. Yesterday at the hotel, you and the boss of the forest company bumped into each other, you should’ve at least mentioned it to me."

Yang Qin...

"I told Xi Meng!"

She habitually communicated work matters with Xi Meng, forgetting about Qiao Yi.

Qiao Yi felt like he was about to cough up blood.

"Is Mu in there?"

Zhao Huai asked.

"Mm! But, you two weren’t just with the boss of the forest company, were you?"

Yang Qin suddenly thought, they had only just arrived at work, and the boss was downstairs earlier, so it’s very likely they ran into him.

"You’re indeed a smart woman, but too smart women aren’t good, look, no one dares to date you!"

Qiao Yi couldn’t help but move back a bit, looking at her with a face full of disdain as he reminded her.

"Don’t you worry about it, if even someone as meticulous as Xi Meng can find a husband, I think with my wisdom, at the very least I can find someone similar to her. Of course, I’d definitely find someone considerate, someone who wouldn’t nearly let me die during pregnancy."

Yang Qin’s sharp tongue was a match for Xi Meng’s. Xi Meng was more reserved, not keen on idle chatter with colleagues, but Yang Qin would never shy away from a retort when provoked.

"You two better get in there quickly, the boss has been waiting for you for a while!"

Yang Qin saw Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai staring at her blankly with wide-eyed expressions and kindly reminded them.

The two immediately rushed into Mu Yichen’s office as if escaping for their lives.

"Mu, you gotta back us up, your secretary is vicious!"

"Yeah! This woman would spare no mercy even to your wife, you better replace her quickly!"

Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai chimed in together, shouting as soon as they opened the door. Mu Yichen had just finished signing the last document and weakly lifted his head.

"I think Secretary Yang is quite good!"

Mu Yichen said, then looked at Qiao Yi: "What were you two just doing?"

"Met with the boss of the forest company. Haha, ironically, Zhang Hongyun is now his secretary, couldn’t have imagined this."

After meeting Mu, Qiao Yi habitually became quite talkative.

"Are we not renewing our collaboration with him?"

Zhao Huai asked seriously.

"We’ll see, if he’s sincere enough, then why not?"

Mu Yichen looked at the two and asked.

"..."

Zhao Huai and Qiao Yi exchanged looks, they both thought Mu Yichen definitely wouldn’t collaborate with that boss anymore.

"Didn’t you see him with Zhang Hongyun yesterday? You’re still thinking of collaborating with him? Didn’t your wife despise Zhang Hongyun the most?"

Zhao Huai couldn’t understand.

"Business is business!"

Mu Yichen said plainly, by way of explanation.

Qiao Yi suddenly chuckled: "Right, our Yichen wouldn’t change his style because of a woman unless that woman’s name is Qin Mu."

Hearing those words, Mu Yichen felt a pang in his heart.

Why did they have to bring her up?

But she mentioned she would video call grandpa today. Presumably, she picked a time when he wasn’t home.

That woman, pretending to be calm on the surface, as if everything was like before.

Qin Mu could deceive herself, but Mu Yichen couldn’t lie to his own heart.

He knew, it might be tough for them to be as good as before, Qin Haiming would always be a barrier between them and Qin Mu.

She hadn’t brought up divorce as she once did, probably just for the sake of the children, the elders, treating him merely as family.

"By the way, when is Qin Mu coming back? I heard from Xiaomei that she’s busy in Paris again? She’s not thinking of staying apart from you, is she?"

Zhao Huai asked with a slight hint of worry.

"You’d have to ask her that!"

Mu Yichen looked down and replied to Zhao Huai.

"Sigh! Our little Xiaomu is really here to torment you, thinking about it, being with her, you’ve suffered no less. If it were someone like Zhiyuan, he might be secretly happy if his wife left, and you... you haven’t been thinking about her, have you?"

Whenever Qin Mu was brought up, Qiao Yi could always find a way to mock Mu Yichen, knowing Mu Yichen wouldn’t explode.

"From now on, you can just call her directly if you have questions about her, I can’t give you any answers."

Mu Yichen lowered his head again, picking up his phone to casually browse.

Qiao Yi seemed very pleased: "Don’t tell me a handsome guy in Paris has taken advantage of the situation? Xiaomu might be in need of comfort right now. Last night’s news already reported Uncle’s passing. If an old male classmate suddenly came by to comfort her..."

Qiao Yi said with an ulterior motive, obviously provoking Mu Yichen.

Mu Yichen knew she had a few good classmates in Paris, knew she had admirers, but he didn’t believe those men could have won her over. If they could have, it wouldn’t have taken until now.

Qin Mu had a million thoughts of wanting to leave him.