kvmb Chapter 28: Don't they even have basic trust?
Chapter 28: Don't they even have basic trust?
The two were supposed to take public transportation, as they were entitled to a subsidy. However, Wen Yiming insisted on taking a taxi, lying to Xia Lan that he, as the intern team leader, received a taxi subsidy.
Unfortunately, Wen's father confiscated his car; otherwise, he could have driven his luxury car to the amusement park with Xia Lan. What a pity.
Lu He had already given Xiao Yang instructions, telling him to make sure Duanmu Cong went to xxx amusement park that afternoon no matter what.
On the other side, the Duanmu Group.
Duanmu Cong was personally brewing coffee in the tea room, his thoughts wandering far away. Ever since Xia Lan resigned, he had been absent-mindedly running to the tea room to brew coffee.
"Hey, isn't this Assistant Xia?" He suddenly heard Xia Lan mentioned from the tea break area, and he didn't dare to breathe loudly, quietly pricking up his ears.
"Wow, I'm so envious, being able to play at the amusement park at this time." The conversation continued on the other end.
"Let me see, let me see, whose WeChat Moments is this?"
"This is Xiao Song, who took her child to the amusement park today while she was on vacation."
"Wow, this is some big gossip! You can see the background so clearly, it really is Assistant Xia. And who's that handsome guy next to her?"
"Who else could it be? It must be your boyfriend, isn't he? He's holding two ice creams in his hand."
With a whoosh, Duanmu Cong flung open the partition door, appearing before them with bloodshot eyes: "Where is she? Let me see her!"
Wen Yiming watched Xia Lan diligently taking notes the whole way and felt a little sorry for her: "Do you want to go play for a while?"
"Huh?" Xia Lan didn't even look up: "There are still so many places we haven't seen yet, how can we have time to play? And there are still these questionnaires, do you want to split up with me?"
Goodness, she's really here entirely for work. Wen Yiming said helplessly, "No need, I've already finished the questionnaire. It's fine, I'll just accompany you to see the exhibition."
"Wow, that's amazing! When did you finish that?" Xia Lan praised him politely.
"When I came in, I left the questionnaires at the entrance, then found a college student, gave him 300 yuan, and asked him to distribute the questionnaires at the door," Wen Yiming said proudly.
"You're so smart! How come I didn't think of that?" Xia Lan praised Wen Yiming repeatedly, making him feel quite flattered.
"Shall we hurry to the next exhibition site?" Xia Lan saw that Wen Yiming was so happy that his face turned red and his breathing became heavier, so she thought it was because he was too hot: "Do you want some water? I'll treat you, Brother Yiming."
She quickly ran to the vending machine, bought a bottle of ice water, and handed it to Wen Yiming.
Duanmu Cong, who had come to visit, witnessed this scene firsthand. What he saw was the ambiguous, pink bubble of romance between the two, and the sweet atmosphere of their love.
Ah, no wonder he insisted on going to the Wen Group; it turns out it was all for Wen Yiming. And Wen Yiming talks about fair competition, but now he's just taking advantage of his proximity.
His eyes were bloodshot, his hands were trembling, and every step felt like walking on a knife's edge: "Lanlan... what are you doing..."
Wen Yiming and Xia Lan were shopping when they suddenly heard the trembling, hoarse voice of Hou Mucong behind them.
Wen Yiming turned around in alarm, his guilty and fearful eyes meeting Duanmu's furious gaze.
Xia Lan turned around and saw Duanmu, blinking in confusion: "Hey, Acong? What are you doing here?"
"Heh, yes, I shouldn't be here..." Duanmu laughed self-deprecatingly, "I shouldn't have seen this..."
"What do you see?" Xia Lan looked around, then at herself and Wen Yiming, and immediately understood Duanmu's misunderstanding. She quickly smiled and waved her hand to explain, "We're here to work, to inspect the area..."
"That's hilarious! Work? At an amusement park? Between two people? Hahahaha," Duanmu's laughter was extremely grating: "Xia Lan, if you've changed your mind, just admit it. Why make excuses?"
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Wen Yiming hesitated for a moment, unsure whether he should speak. He tried to smooth things over: "No, Acong, you've misunderstood. We are..."
"Shut up and stop calling me Acong!" Duanmu almost shouted, which immediately attracted passersby to stop and watch the commotion.
"Duanmu Cong!" Before Wen Yiming could react, Xia Lan's cry of "Duanmu Cong" instantly froze the atmosphere. She had never called A Cong by his full name before; from childhood to adulthood, she had only ever called him A Cong, using both his given name and surname. This was the first time.
Duanmu and Wen Yiming were both stunned.
"If you're going to act crazy, go somewhere else, don't do it to me here!" Tears welled in Xia Lan's eyes, but anger flared within them. Duanmu's words had hit Xia Lan too hard; she was filled with resentment and humiliation.
Duanmu was only briefly stunned by Xia Lan's harsh rebuke, but he quickly lost his temper even more: "Lanlan, you've never wanted to distance yourself from me like this before... You've fallen in love with Wen Yiming, haven't you?"
"Calm down and let's talk. Please leave and don't disturb my work!" Xia Lan's tears were about to spill, so she turned her head away, not wanting the tears to fall.
Meanwhile, Lu He was in her office, enjoying the live stream on her phone, which Xiao Yang had filmed for her on site.
The video shows Duanmu Cong continuously shouting and yelling, with many people filming him with their phones. This is fantastic! Tomorrow's headlines will definitely be interesting. Originally, he only wanted to escalate the conflict between a few people, but now it's even better; he's also ruined the reputation of the rival company's president. A double win indeed!
Lu He took a satisfied sip of coffee.
Suddenly, in the scene, Duanmu Cong and Wen Yiming were pushing and shoving each other, seemingly about to fight. She continued to watch with great interest until Duanmu Cong accidentally pushed Xia Lan to the ground... Lu He's smug smile froze...