"Song Ruyu... returned to China?"
Upon hearing the news, Song Shu was visibly stunned.
When talking about this person, Luan Qiaoqing gritted her teeth, "I just got the news this morning. I heard that she has been back to China for several days. Didn't my brother abandon her abroad? How come she has the audacity to come back again!"
Song Shu's thoughts drifted for a few seconds, and then she came back to her senses. She smiled faintly, "Come back if you want. It's her personal freedom to go wherever she wants. Otherwise, do you really want Qin Lou to be guilty of illegal detention?"
"If she never comes into our sight, she can go wherever she wants! But I clearly heard today that she came back to join the company!"
Song Shu thought for a moment, "It seems that she does have a few percent of Vio Capital's shares."
"Ah, the thought of having to endure her flying around like a fly under my nose makes me sick to death!"
Song Shu smiled, "It's been so many years, why are you still so hostile to her?"
"What? Sister, you don't know. She lived in China at first. A few years ago, the Qin family and the Han family were close, and she was even engaged to my brother's friend. Later, I don't know why they broke up, and then she made all kinds of trouble. In the end, my brother threw her abroad. Now she suddenly wants to come back. No matter how I think about it, I feel that she has bad intentions!"
"Maybe it's just because of Qin Fujun's matter." Song Shu said calmly, "No matter how much we hate her, Qin Fujun is still her mother to her. It's normal for her to want to come back and see her."
"… "
Luan Qiaoqing's expression changed slightly.
In fact, since she knew that "Qin Qing" was Song Shu, she rarely mentioned the past in front of Song Shu, especially she didn't want Song Shu to think of Bai Song's death. But today, Song Ruyu's return to China touched her sore spot, and she forgot about it.
"…Okay." Seeing Luan Qiaoqing's uneasiness, Song Shu glanced at her without any emotion, "Don't worry about Song Ruyu's affairs. If the enemy comes, the general will stop it. If the water comes, the earth will cover it. Are you still worried that I can't beat her?"
Luan Qiaoqing was stunned and gave Song Shu a thumbs up, "Sister, I have admired your calm but awesome spirit since I was a child."
"Instead of praising me, why don't you go through the annual meeting review process again?"
Luan Qiaoqing: “…”
Luan Qiaoqing turned her head in an exaggerated manner, "Hey, someone seemed to have told me something before I came up just now, and it seemed quite urgent. Sister, I'll go down and take a look first!"
After saying that, Luan Qiaoqing prepared to slip away.
Song Shu glanced at her helplessly and turned around to go back to his work area.
However, Luan Qiaoqing had just walked a few steps out when she seemed to remember something and ran back in small steps, leaning on the door of the assistant secretary group's office area, "By the way, sister, Song Ruyu still doesn't know that you are... um, your own business, right?"
Song Shu paused, "I don't think I know. What's wrong?"
"Oh." Luan Qiaoqing nodded, and when she turned around, she smiled with a gloating smile and lowered her voice, "Then I guess it's going to be a good show to watch."
"… "
Looking at Luan Qiaoqing's back that was about to jump up, Song Shu shook his head helplessly and returned to his computer desk.
Sitting next to her was An Xingyun, who had said nothing the entire time. When the office became quiet, he asked calmly, "Is Qin Fujun's daughter coming back?"
"Well, what Qiaoqiao said should be correct."
"That person is even less intelligent than her mother. It's nothing for her to come back."
Song Shu smiled, "Aunt An, you can be so unforgiving sometimes."
An Xingyun did not comment on this comment. Instead, he looked up at Song Shu after a moment of silence and asked, "Do you need me to remind Qin Lou?"
"No need." Song Shu typed smoothly on the keyboard, and the beautiful face on the screen smiled indifferently. "It's not an important matter, there's no need to let him know."
"Um."
An Xingyun obviously agreed with this statement, nodded and turned back.
I don’t know if it was because Song Ruyu couldn’t stand the nagging or if Luan Qiaoqing was just lucky - the day after they discussed the matter, Song Ruyu, who had returned to China for a few days, had an attack.
The name she used was also bold. Relying on the shares that Mr. Qin had given her for dividends, Song Ruyu came to the company under the banner of a director's inspection, and after arriving, she went straight to the Human Resources Department.
That day, the assistant secretary team was on duty with three assistants except Song Shu and An Xingyun. Song Shu didn't need to come to the company originally - but the logistics team she took over from Luan Qiaoqing was responsible for the preparation work for the annual meeting regardless of time. She came to the company in the morning and went to the Human Resources Department to find Luan Qiaoqing as usual.
Arriving at the HR department floor, Song Shu sensed a slightly different atmosphere than usual—
Led by the gossipiest girl in the HR department named Lisa, several staff members were strolling outside the frosted glass door of the director's office. Even the others, who were at their desks, would turn their heads and take a look from time to time.
Obviously something was happening in Luan Qiaoqing's office that interested all of them.
Song Shu frowned slightly and walked towards Luan Qiaoqing's office in her work-wear black high heels.
The HR staff member who was walking towards them was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Assistant Qin."
“…!”
This sound startled the staff who were nearby and concentrating on watching the movement in the office, and they all coughed to cover up and lowered their heads.
Those who had originally gathered at the door also dispersed.
The employee who had been reminded breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head and was about to leave, but was stopped by Song Shu.
"etc."
"..." The clerk's heart skipped a beat and he looked up at Song Shu in panic.
"Thanks" to Qin Lou's attitude towards Song Shu, many employees in the company are now afraid of her. If outsiders who are not aware of the situation see this, they would probably think that she is a domineering monster in the company.
Song Shu felt helpless and tried to soften his tone, "Is there a guest in Minister Luan's office?"
The clerk hesitated and nodded, "Yes, it seems to be a director of the company, Miss Song Ruyu Song."
Song Shu looked up unexpectedly, "She came to the company today?"
The clerk was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this "she" was referring to Song Ruyu. The clerk nodded immediately, "Yes, Miss Song just came here today."
"Did she say what she was here for?"
“Well, it seems not.”
"Okay, I understand," Song Shu smiled faintly at the staff, "Thank you."
"No... You're welcome. Then Assistant Qin, take care."
The clerk smiled stiffly and walked away quickly.
Song Shu stopped there for two seconds, then shook his head helplessly and walked straight towards Luan Qiaoqing's office.
Walking to the glass door, Song Shu just raised his hand to knock on it when he heard Luan Qiaoqing's sneering voice from inside: "Do you really think you are a senior manager of the company? You just have a few shares in your hands. Go out and ask, who dares to admit that you are a director of the company? When did the board of directors approve your re-election?"
"This is the Qin family's asset. I am my grandfather's granddaughter, and Qin Lou is my cousin by blood. It is natural for me to stand here. But you, you are just an outsider. What qualifications do you have to question me like this? You don't even have shares in Vio, right? You are just relying on my brother's previous feelings for Song Shu. Are you going to eat this emotional debt for the rest of your life?"
"… "
Song Shu's eyes flickered slightly, he raised his hand, bent his knuckles, and knocked lightly on the door.
The voice that Luan Qiaoqing was about to explode inside the door suddenly fell silent. After a few seconds, she gritted her teeth and suppressed her emotions, "Who!"
"Minister Luan," Song Shu said softly, "There is still a small problem in the preparations for the annual meeting. I need to confirm it with you."
"!"
As soon as the voice was heard, there was silence inside the door for two seconds, and soon the sound of high heels was heard.
After a while, the glass door in front of Song Shu was opened, and Luan Qiaoqing stood at the door with a complicated expression, "... Assistant Qin, why are you here?"
Song Shu smiled faintly, "Is it convenient for me to come in, Minister Luan?"
"… "
Luan Qiaoqing didn't dare to question and obediently gave way.
Song Shu walked into the office with a calm look.
There was no one else in the office now. There was only a beautifully dressed young woman sitting on the sofa next to the French window. She had heavy makeup on her face, and it was not an exaggeration to describe it as heavy makeup. Especially in an occasion like the company, it looked even more eye-catching.
The person sitting on the sofa at this time was naturally none other than Song Ruyu, who had just returned to China.
She originally didn't care who came into the office - she had already inquired before coming that Qin Lou was on a business trip to Country E, so no one in the company dared to challenge her, and no one had the qualifications.
But when Song Ruyu glanced at the woman who walked in and was about to pass by, her figure suddenly froze.
After a few seconds, Song Ruyu widened her eyes to confirm the appearance of the person, took a deep breath, and stood up from the sofa almost the moment she came to her senses.
"Song—No, this is impossible!"
Compared to Song Ruyu's great emotional ups and downs that made her face look a little ferocious, Song Shu stopped when he entered the door and looked up at this moment, with even the fluctuation of his eyes not obvious.
Facing Song Ruyu's trembling, disgusted, fearful, and incredulous gaze, Song Shu calmly withdrew his gaze and seemed to ask Luan Qiaoqing beside him, "Minister Luan, who is this...?"
Luan Qiaoqing was just hiding the gratification in her eyes. She sneered and stepped forward, "This is a small shareholder of the company, who happens to be Mr. Qin's cousin, Song Ruyu."
After saying that, Luan Qiaoqing turned to Song Ruyu, who had just recovered from her shock, and said, "Don't be so scared, Miss Song. Let me introduce you to this, this is Qin Qing, Miss Qin, the special assistant of the assistant secretary team of the general manager's office on the 22nd floor."
Luan Qiaoqing paused and smiled maliciously, "It seems that Miss Song is very scared - that's right, many people say that Miss Qin looks very similar to that person. Miss Song's mother has done so many bad things. If there is a ghost knocking on the door in the middle of the night, it would probably be most convenient to come to you, my good daughter, right?"
"… "
Song Shu glanced at Luan Qiaoqing indifferently, and Luan Qiaoqing stopped talking after receiving the warning.
However, Song Ruyu was already frightened.
Her makeup could hardly hide her ugly face, and her hands hanging by her sides were clenched so tightly that her whole body almost trembled.
Even the pupils of his eyes when he looked at Song Shu were shrunken.
After about ten seconds of stalemate, Song Shu broke the deadlock and took a step forward, "Miss Song—"
Before she finished her words or extended her hand, Song Ruyu in front of her took a step back in fright and almost fell onto the sofa.
When Song Ruyu came to her senses, she screamed and rushed out in embarrassment.
The glass door of the office slammed shut, and there was a chaotic noise outside the door. I don’t know if it was because Song Ruyu stumbled and knocked over something when she ran out. It took a while for the noise to stop.
Song Shu was a little stunned.
Beside her, Luan Qiaoqing came back to her senses and laughed out loud: "Hahaha, sister, did you see that? Was she almost scared to death by you? Hahaha, I should have recorded it for her just now - oops, I missed it, I'm so sorry, hahaha..."
"… "
Song Shu was brought back to his senses by Luan Qiaoqing's laughter, and he raised his hand to poke her on the forehead.
"Stop laughing. Your jaw will dislocate if you keep laughing."
Luan Qiaoqing almost laughed to the point of tears, and she managed to hold it back with great difficulty. It took her a long while to slowly calm down from the stomachache caused by laughing.
Then she remembered the important matter.
"Sister, why are you here today?"
"The procedures for the annual meeting have been basically finalized. I'll bring the relevant documents over for you to sign, and then I'll send them to the 22nd floor."
"Oh, I almost forgot about it."
"… What else can you remember?"
"Just now, Song Ruyu was so scared that she peed her pants. Hahaha. I will never forget it in my life."
"… "
After supervising Luan Qiaoqing to confirm the document and sign and stamp it, Song Shu put away the folder and prepared to go out.
She stopped at the door and said, "If Song Ruyu comes to see you again, tell her to go directly to the 22nd floor. You don't need to make trouble with her. It's not good for your reputation in the company."
"I think she's been scared by you this time. I'm afraid she won't come again, right?"
"… Song Ruyu is narrow-minded and even more cunning. She was caught off guard when she was defeated today, and she won't let it go so easily next time."
Luan Qiaoqing curled her lips, "That's fine, I don't care about reputation or anything like that."
"… "
Receiving Song Shu's faint warning look, Luan Qiaoqing had to restrain her perverse appearance and nodded calmly, "Okay, I understand. Assistant Qin, take care."
Only then did Song Shu push the door and leave.
Song Ruyu was indeed frightened by "Qin Qing" that day, and she did not show up in the company for several consecutive days. It was not until she had nightmares for several consecutive nights that she finally got the exact information about "Qin Qing".
After learning the whole story of the substitute incident and obtaining a lot of information about "Qin Qing" from the staff of VIO, Song Ruyu really regrouped and prepared to go to VIO with gritted teeth to avenge herself for the day she had fled.
The battlefield of the second round is on the deputy general floor on the 21st floor.
Song Shu has recently been frequently required to go to Chu Xiangbin's office to hand over documents. Qin Lou is away on a business trip, and most of the matters that require the general manager's decision are reviewed by the general manager's assistant secretary group before being sent to Chu Xiangbin's office for final decision signature.
Similarly, Song Shu had to participate in some small meetings of the deputy general manager level on behalf of Qin Lou, and then organize the meeting and convey the opinions after the meeting.
Near noon that day, the impromptu meeting of Chu Xiangbin's group ended, and Song Shu and his two assistants walked to the staff cafeteria together.
Before entering the elevator, I met the assistant of another vice president, Lu Yunkai, and Song Ruyu who was following behind him.
The two groups of people stopped.
Song Shu had been busy all morning and had neither the mood nor the energy to deal with the other party. He just pretended not to see him and prepared to walk away.
Song Ruyu naturally would not give up.
Seeing that Song Shu was about to pass by her, Song Ruyu stepped in front of him with her bag and put on a fake smile: "This is Assistant Qin, right? I've heard of you for a long time."
Song Shu raised his eyes, suppressed the melancholy in his eyes, and smiled, "Miss Song."
"Assistant Qin, don't be in a hurry to leave. You don't know me yet, right? I'm Song Ruyu, Qin Lou's cousin." After saying that, Song Ruyu slightly puffed out her chest.
Song Shu nodded. "I remember that a few days ago in the office of Director Luan of the Human Resources Department, Miss Song left a very deep impression on me."
"..." Song Ruyu choked.
This suggestive sarcasm made her furious, but the others didn't understand why, so she couldn't show her anger openly.
Song Ruyu could only grit her teeth and smile, "So you knew, then do you know that I have another identity?"
"… "
Song Ruyu approached slightly, "I am Song Shu's real half-sister."
"… "
Song Ruyu tried her best to see a guilty or frightened expression on "Qin Qing"'s face. Only in this way could she avenge the humiliation she had suffered because of this woman that day.
However, she was disappointed. Apart from the gentle and harmless smile, she could not see any emotional fluctuations on Qin Qing's face.
After a few seconds of stalemate, Song Shu chuckled.
"How could I not know this? If they were not half-sisters, Qin Fujun, oh no, your mother, might not be so cruel and merciless as to force them to death before she would be satisfied, right?"
"!" Song Ruyu's face suddenly changed.
The expressions of the other deputy assistants also changed.
Although the Bai Song case involves many people, many of the exact details of the case are kept secret. The employees in the company have heard about Qin Fujun's involvement in the case, but they are not very clear about it.
It was not until they heard it from Song Shu that they felt they had received accurate information from the front line. Several people exchanged glances.
Song Ruyu also came back to her senses, "Stop spitting blood! What do you know!?"
"I should know much more than you, Miss Song." Song Shu still smiled harmlessly, "After all, I am Mr. Qin's assistant. I participated in the whole process of clearing the injustice in that case. I can even say that I also contributed to sending your mother to prison to get the punishment she deserved."
"!"
Song Ruyu's expression changed completely.
Her eyes twisted for a few seconds before she spoke in an almost ferocious tone: "Even if my mother did something wrong, what does that have to do with you? You are just a plaything of Qin Lou! He treats you as a pathetic substitute, and you are still complacent? You don't know how much he loves Song Shu - compared to Song Shu, you are nothing!"
After Song Ruyu finished speaking, the assistant who led her in also changed her expression.
—Even if this is what everyone in the company thinks in their hearts, no one dares to say it in front of Song Shu now.
The assistant quickly reached out to pull him, but was pushed away by Song Ruyu.
"Don't touch me! Is there anything wrong with what I said? She is just relying on Qin Lou's feelings for Song Shu by using her face. Who the hell does she think she is? How dare she teach me a lesson!?"
The assistants' facial expressions were completely out of control.
Their hearts tightened as they looked at "Qin Qing", but they were surprised to find that she didn't look angry at all - she listened to Song Ruyu's words almost quietly, as if she was listening to someone else's story.
When the only sound in the air was Song Ruyu's wheezing after her scolding, Song Shu lowered his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Miss Song, are you done?"
"..." Song Ruyu looked at her fiercely, even without any makeup on, and then she sneered, "Why, what I said is wrong?"
"No, you are quite right."
Song Shu smiled. She raised her eyes, then stepped into her high heels, step by step, clacking and smiling as she walked to Song Ruyu.
"But what's the use of being right?"
Song Ruyu's face changed. Under Song Shu's cold and familiar gaze, she subconsciously wanted to retreat, "You... what do you mean?"
"Even if he only loves my face, so what?"
Song Shu stopped, her red lips painted brightly, this smile lost her usual plain and harmless look, and brought out the most gorgeous feeling of her delicate features, her temperament was captivating—
"Even if he only has a face that looks like Song Shu, he will still let me do whatever I want."
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