148: Chapter 148 (Supplement 1) Do you want me to die, or do you want me to die?

Xia Ning: "..."

"It's... not a very flattering description."

Qin Xun thought for a moment.

"Then how about Little Black Fatty?"

Xia Ning: "..."

"It's not good to give people nicknames."

Qin Xun shook his head and let out a sigh.

Xia Ning's high level of character sometimes truly made him feel a bit ashamed of himself.

He continued.

"What if I run into Niu Xiaojun at the company tomorrow? What then?"

Xia Ning was a bit puzzled.

"It's perfectly reasonable for a company president to show up at their own company, isn't it?"

Qin Xun looked worried.

"The main thing is that payday is coming up, and I have several hundred thousand in bonuses."

"With how much I'm in the limelight right now, my achievements are overshadowing the boss. I'm worried she'll give me a hard time and withhold my salary."

Xia Ning's expression turned a bit awkward.

"She won't."

"Why wouldn't she?"

Qin Xun's voice grew urgent.

"You have no idea how wretched this person is. It's a good thing she's a woman."

"If she were a man, who knows how many girls would fall victim to her?"

"What a scumbag!"

At that moment.

A clear sound of splashing water came from the kitchen, much louder than before.

Qin Xun stood up.

"I told you a fish must have jumped out of the tank in the kitchen!"

"I'm going to go grant it salvation!"

Suddenly.

A hand grabbed his.

He looked down; it was Xia Ning.

Xia Ning pursed her lips and shook her head.

"Your mother believes in the Buddha and prays to Him, and I accepted her gift today."

"Today is not a day for killing."

Saying this, she stood up with a faint smile.

"I'll go gently place the fish back in the tank myself!"

She pointed at the three pairs of underwear again.

"I don't know how to wash consecrated underwear. Can you help me with that?"

Qin Xun took a step back, looking at Xia Ning warily.

"Are you trying to trick a grown man like me into washing your underwear?"

"So you can use it to blackmail me later?"

Xia Ning: "..."

She forced a smile.

"No."

Qin Xun said, "Then I'll just throw them in the washing machine."

Xia Ning nodded.

"That works."

Qin Xun breathed a sigh of relief. He grabbed the three pairs of underwear from the delivery box, hooking them through the leg holes and twirling them around his index finger.

He slowly walked toward the laundry room.

But then he heard Xia Ning cough.

"Could you show me some respect?"

Qin Xun stopped, pressed his palms together, and held the underwear high above his head.

Like a head eunuch presenting a delicacy to the Emperor, he took quick, tiny steps.

He walked toward the laundry room with utmost reverence.

Xia Ning looked at his back and sighed.

"It's only thanks to our society's sound legal system that this guy has managed to live this long."

Once Qin Xun disappeared around the corner.

Her expression turned cold, and she hurried into the kitchen to the small room at the very back.

She pushed open the door.

Niu Xiaojun was holding a crab, snapping off its claws and several of its legs.

It was extremely brutal!

Seeing Xia Ning open the door, Niu Xiaojun gritted her teeth and said,

"Can I borrow a knife from your kitchen?"

Xia Ning knew she was speaking out of anger. She grabbed her hand and led her out.

"Come on, no time to explain!"

"There's not much time, you need to leave quickly."

Niu Xiaojun looked at Xia Ning in disbelief and said with a trembling voice,

"Three pairs of underwear from Wang Wei's poem were enough to buy you off?"

Xia Ning pulled Niu Xiaojun toward the exit.

"No, it's not what you think."

Niu Xiaojun: "He just called me Fatty Niu."

Xia Ning: "Mm-hmm, I heard him."

Niu Xiaojun: "He also called me Little Black Fatty, and said I'm short."

Xia Ning: "Mm-hmm, I heard him."

She was acting like a broken record.

Niu Xiaojun: "..."

She shook off Xia Ning's hand, threw the crab onto the living room floor, and marched away.

"You're someone who chooses romance over friendship."

"I'll leave on my own."

Reaching the living room door, she turned back and lowered her voice.

"I will definitely go to the company tomorrow and kill him!"

Then she strode away.

Xia Ning picked up the half-dead crab from the floor, feeling a bit sorry for it.

A moment later, she heard footsteps from behind. She turned around.

Qin Xun looked puzzled.

"I heard someone talking."

Xia Ning held up the crab in her palm.

"The splashing sound in the kitchen earlier was from a crab that crawled out. I wanted to put it back, but it pinched me."

"I couldn't help myself and granted it salvation."

"I've been chanting sutras for a while."

Qin Xun: "..."

He looked at the crab with its broken claws and legs and sighed.

"You know how to chant sutras?"

Xia Ning started reciting immediately.

"Thus have I heard."

"At one time, the Buddha was staying at Rajgir, on Vulture Peak Mountain..."

Qin Xun was startled.

He really couldn't tell if Xia Ning just had broad interests or if her upbringing had actually taught her how to chant sutras.

He pressed his palms together and recited a Buddhist greeting.

"Amitabha, female benefactor."

"Your Buddhist nature is worthy of those three pairs of consecrated underwear."

Xia Ning: "..."

...

The next day.

Early morning.

Xia Ning left first without waiting for Qin Xun.

She really couldn't enjoy the thrill of arriving at the company right on the dot, always on the verge of being late.

Qin Xun arrived at the company just in time. Habitually, he walked into the General Manager's office and saw someone already sitting behind the desk.

His view was blocked by the computer monitor, with only the top of a head visible.

He lay down on the sofa, took out his phone, quickly clocked in, and immediately started a game.

"Little Xia, has that Little Black Fatty shown up today?"

Suddenly.

He heard a slightly raspy voice that was both familiar and strange.

"Who is this 'Little Black Fatty' you're talking about?"

"A new colleague the company hired?"

Qin Xun's whole body stiffened. He sat up straight and turned off his phone.

He stood up and, with the smile of an old village chief on his face, walked toward the desk.

"President Niu, President Niu!"

"We've missed you to death these past few days!"

Niu Xiaojun gave a fake smile.

"Did you miss me to death, or do you want me dead?"

Qin Xun's smile didn't waver as he said,

"Of course I missed you to death!"

"That day we were racing on the mountain in Haicheng... although a tiny, tiny bit of unpleasantness happened, thinking back on it later..."

"It was truly a memorable experience."

Niu Xiaojun narrowed her eyes, looking at the thick-skinned Qin Xun, wanting to see how he would talk his way out of this.

She heard Qin Xun continue.

"Since we parted that day, I've been thinking!"

"When can I race you again?"

Hearing this, Niu Xiaojun immediately got excited.

That day, she had been held to a draw by Qin Xun on an electric scooter, which made her very unhappy.

Over the past few days, she had hired a professional driver to teach her cornering.

She was thinking about getting her revenge.

She didn't expect Qin Xun to bring it up himself!

She had originally planned to teach Qin Xun a harsh lesson today.

To humiliate him, scold him, mock him in front of everyone, and give him nicknames.

But in the face of the shame from that race, all other grievances could be put on the back burner.

Niu Xiaojun stood up and slapped the table.

"Qin Xun, don't you dare stand me up this time!"

"Tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM, I'll wait for you at the old spot on the mountain!"

Qin Xun reached out and gave Niu Xiaojun a high five.

"It's a deal!"

"A promise is a promise!"

The two of them smiled at each other, both harboring their own secret schemes.

Suddenly.

A knock sounded at the door.

Qin Xun and Niu Xiaojun shouted simultaneously,

"Come in!"

Niu Xiaojun stared at Qin Xun with wide eyes.

Qin Xun wore a slightly apologetic smile and lightly slapped his own mouth.

The door opened!

Cheng Wan walked in and first greeted Niu Xiaojun.

"Hello, President Niu!"

Niu Xiaojun nodded.

"What do you need?"

Cheng Wan hesitated for a moment.

"Um... I'm looking for President Qin."

Niu Xiaojun: "..."

Qin Xun didn't dare show any smugness on his face and asked,

"What do you need me for?"

Cheng Wan's expression looked a bit strange.

"A beauty named Lei Zhaodi came this morning, saying she's your new temporary assistant. I had her wait in your new office."

Qin Xun was stunned.

Mi Xier's real name was Lei Zhaodi?

That sounded quite pitiful.

Then, he caught another piece of information.

My new office?

Hey!

Things are moving fast!

I haven't been here for a few days and I already have an office.

Cheng Wan's voice was a bit urgent.

"President Qin, you should go take a look quickly!"

"Lei Zhaodi and Xia Ning were arguing fiercely just now. They're about to start fighting!"