NOVPUBChapter 41: Chapter 41: Boiling Frogs in Warm Water_1
Chapter 41 -41: Boiling Frogs in Warm Water_1
The elevator dinged and stopped on the fifth floor. Jian Qing sauntered leisurely along with Quan Yifei.
“Manager Quan!”
“Manager Quan!”
The fifth floor is the photo studio. There are many more people coming and going than on the other floors. When they catch sight of Jian Qing at Quan Yifei’s side, their eyes show surprise, causing them to stop on their tracks.
“Who is that? She’s incredibly beautiful!” Employee A whispers quietly.
Employee B concurs, “Who could argue with that? Apart from the CEO, I have never seen such a demon-like beauty.”
“In my opinion, this lady is even prettier than Miss Chu.” Employee C locks her gaze onto Jian Qing, looks around, and says quietly.
Despite the low murmur of the crowd, it still reaches Quan Yifei’s ears. He lifts his gaze to Jian Qing’s face and can’t resist smiling.
See, the people from their company do have taste. Compared to the other socialites of Beijing, Chu Ruohan is certainly one of the most beautiful. However, compared to Jian Qing, she can be considered complete defeat.
Despite the curious gazes from around her, Jian Qing remains oblivious, continuing to saunter leisurely beside Quan Yifei.
By the time they reach the photo studio, it’s extremely busy due to the day’s photoshoot. Not only are all the models present, but even the chief jewelry designer, Khan, has arrived early as well.
The photo studio on the fifth floor is vast, taking up half of the entire floor. There are ten people selected for this jewelry collection photoshoot. Each pair of people has their own makeup room. When Jian Qing and Quan Yifei enter, the models are all changing and putting on makeup, thus they don’t see them.
Jian Qing casually surveys the interior of the studio and moves directly to where the cameras are. Seeing this, Quan Yifei follows.
“Jian Qing, check out these cameras and see if there’s one that you’ll be comfortable using. If you don’t like any of these, I can have others prepared for you,” Quan Yifei says while watching Jian Qing carefully adjusting the cameras.
Jian Qing fiddles with a camera in her hand, expertly adjusting its lens. She responds without hesitation, “No need, these are quite good.”
She’s telling the truth. Each camera here is a renowned international brand, and moreover, taking photographs isn’t just about the camera.
“That’s good.” Quan Yifei raises his head and realizes that the people around have been constantly stealing glances at Jian Qing. He can’t help but feel astounded.
Indeed, standing beside Jian Qing does require courage. They are the center of attention every single moment!
Seeing that Jian Qing is busy with the camera, Quan Yifei leaves her side to discuss the upcoming photoshoot details with the staff.
Suddenly, Jian Qing lowers her gaze. A crease forms between her brows as the hand holding the camera tightens and her veins pop out.
This is bad. She can’t avoid it after all.
She can’t skip breakfast as the repercussions would be a stomachache and hypoglycemia. She thought she could get through the day without any issues, but that seems to have been wishful thinking.
Her face, originally flush, suddenly turns pale. Jian Qing puts down the camera, one hand propped on the table in front of her. The pain from her abdomen adds a softness to her eyebrows and eyes.
“Jian Qing, what’s wrong?” After finishing his conversation, Quan Yifei notices something wrong with Jian Qing. His voice fills with concern.
“Nothing!” Jian Qing lowers her head, her face obscured under the rim of her hat, making it hard for anyone to discern her facial expression.
Despite Quan Yifei’s seemingly careless demeanor, he’s very perceptive. He pulls Jian Qing’s arm, clearly not believing her. “You’re lying. What’s wrong, Jian Qing? Look at how pale your face is.”
Jian Qing forces a small, weak smile. “Nothing, just a recurring condition.”
On hearing this, Quan Yifei becomes even more worried. “What sort of recurring condition? Is it serious? Should we go to the hospital?”
Jian Qing waves him off, feigning nonchalance. “It’s fine, I just skipped breakfast. I’ll be fine after resting a bit.”
“But you look…” Quan Yifei, still supporting her, couldn’t calm down seeing her face grow paler. “Tell you what, I’ll get you something to eat, and you can rest here for a while.”
With that, Quan Yifei guides Jian Qing to a nearby chair to sit down.
No one knows better than herself the consequences of skipping breakfast. She used to frequently skip meals due to work and overtime, which almost resulted in gastritis. Luckily, under her mother’s careful nurture, her meals became regular and her health gradually improved.
Clearly, Jian Qing was suffering from stomach pain and showing signs of low blood sugar. She couldn’t be taken lightly. If something happened to Jian Qing under her watch, not only would she feel guilty, but it would be even harder for third brother to cope with.
“Jian Qing, wait here, I’ll get you a cup of hot water.”
After repeatedly urging her to stay, Quan Yifei rushed out. Just as she was leaving the photo studio, she collided with someone who was coming from the opposite direction.
“Ouch, who is it?” Quan Yifei said, covering her nose and crinkling her cherubic face.
“Yifei, what’s the rush?” came Shen Hao’s exasperated voice.
Quan Yifei rubbed her nose, thought of Jian Qing and didn’t care about her own injury anymore, “Shen Hao, Jian Qing’s condition is a bit grim, please notify third brother quickly.”
“What happened?” Concerned about Jian Qing, Shen Hao became serious.
“Jian Qing didn’t have breakfast and is now suffering from low blood sugar and stomach pain. She’s turned pale.” Yifei explained, “I need to get her a cup of hot water, could you please order some food?”
Having said that, before Shen Hao could respond, Quan Yifei was already scampering towards the tea room.
Shen Hao massaged his forehead and increased his steps towards the elevator.
Damn it, he had just come to inquire about the lady’s condition and now he got such news, it would be terrible if the Boss found out.
…
In the office, apart from Shen Hao, all eight members of the think tank were present. They sat on the couches on both sides, while Quan Jingwu sat on a couch by himself.
Quan Jingwu’s slender jade-like fingers gently tapped on the couch, and his deep purple eyes flickered intermittently, as Mingdong was reporting on the upcoming jewelry launch event, with others adding comments from time to time.
Knock… Knock… The door sounded. Shen Hao strode in swiftly, “Boss!”
“Hao, weren’t you at the photo studio?” Su Cheng asked.
At this moment, Shen Hao had no mind to argue with Su Cheng about the nickname “Hao”. He looked solemnly at Quan Jingwu, “Boss, there’s a slight issue with the lady.”
Quan Jingwu’s eyes deepened and his lips tightened, “Speak.”
Shen Hao didn’t dare delay and quickly repeated what Quan Yifei had said. After he finished, everyone from the think tank felt the temperature in the office drop sharply.
Quan Jingwu’s presence changed dramatically, and he stood up abruptly, knocking the documents on his desk onto the floor.
Circling around the desk, Quan Jingwu strode towards the door. At the door, he suddenly stopped and turned back to Shen Hao, “Call Qianshi Restaurant and ask them to deliver some breakfast, and also a serving of Old Ji’s seafood shrimp porridge.”
His deep voice was cold, but a careful listener could detect a hard-to-notice gentleness.
As soon as Quan Jingwu left, the think tank exploded.
“What do you think the Boss meant?” Yi Kai asked while scratching his head.
Would the lady be able to finish eating all that food?
Fu Heng rolled his eyes at him, “Are you dumb? Don’t you understand what the Boss means? He ordered breakfast from Qianshi Restaurant for everyone at the photo studio. The seafood shrimp porridge is for the lady.”
Mingdong added, “Exactly, don’t forget that the dishes prepared by Old Ji are always in limited quantities. The Boss is just trying not to scare the lady.”
“The Boss is employing ‘boiling frog in warm water’ tactic. Get it?” Shen Hao nodded and tapped Yi Kai’s head for emphasis.
“Gosh, I didn’t expect our Boss to have such a meticulous and gentle side!” Qin Rui exclaimed.
Shen Hao scoffed and promptly went out to make the call.
