Chapter 77: Qiu Yingying Walking a Different Path

After eight o'clock in the evening, Qiu Yingying brought Andy and Guan Ju'er into the bar.

Listening to the quiet singing in her ears, Guan Ju'er said softly: "Brother Wang's place really has a vibe..."

Andy looked at the surrounding environment silently and didn't speak.

Qiu Yingying found Xiao Li and, following the direction of his finger, saw Wang Yan drinking quietly in the corner.

Walking up to him, Qiu Yingying and Guan Ju'er greeted: "Brother Wang."

Andy also nodded to Wang Yan.

"Sit." Wang Yan casually ordered a few drinks and some snacks to go with the wine, and said: "Xiao Qiu, broke up?"

"Broke up." Qiu Yingying took a sip of wine and said viciously: "This scum kept changing his phone to harass me, still wanting to lie to me. But after I told him about those women, he stopped harassing me."

Wang Yan nodded and looked at Andy: "What do you want to tell me?"

Glancing at the side, Andy said casually: "Nothing." She was afraid that after Qiu Yingying heard it, she would have an opinion about Fan Shengmei.

Wang Yan responded casually and didn't say much.

The few chatted and laughed softly for a while and had two drinks. Because they had to work tomorrow, they found a designated driver after nine o'clock to go home.

On the 22nd floor of Joyful Song, Wang Yan said: "Andy, want to come sit at my place?"

After pondering for a moment, Andy nodded and didn't refuse.

"Goodbye Brother Wang, goodbye Sister Andy." Qiu Yingying and Guan Ju'er said in unison.

Wang Yan nodded, and the elevator door closed.

"Come in." Wang Yan opened the door and said to Andy.

"So many books?" Andy asked in surprise as she entered.

Wang Yan smiled: "Bored, just killing time. I haven't read many of them." He picked up a bottle of wine and asked: "Want another drink?"

"Okay."

Pouring two glasses of wine, Wang Yan invited Andy to sit down in the living room: "Tell me what's going on."

Andy took a sip of wine and said: "It's like this, this afternoon..." Then she told Wang Yan everything Fan Shengmei had said: "I think what she said makes some sense, but I also feel like something is wrong. What do you think?"

Putting down the wine glass, Wang Yan didn't answer the question. Since she asked, he might as well say more. Wang Yan asked: "What do you think of Qu Xiaoxiao?"

"Xiao Qu?" Andy thought for a while and said: "She is very... hmm... unrestrained? Quite straightforward. Except for what happened yesterday, she is still..."

Wang Yan waved his hand and said: "Alright, no need to say anymore. So this is the reason why you returned good for evil and stayed up late to help her?"

Andy thought about whether it was the reason she said, or because she couldn't stand Qu Xiaoxiao's pestering, and finally nodded.

"Then what do you think of Fan Shengmei?"

"Her? I think she understands a lot about human relationships, after all, she has worked in human resources for many years. It's just that she is relatively... vain?" Andy thought of Fan Shengmei's request in the afternoon.

Wang Yan said: "I won't say much about your 'returning good for evil' attitude." After a pause, Wang Yan continued: "As for your so-called unrestrained and straightforward nature, I don't want to say anything ugly. You can try to observe from a bystander's perspective how she treats you, how she treats the three girls in 2202, and some of her thoughts, and you'll understand."

"As for Fan Shengmei, what she said is right, I acknowledge that. I heard you say before that an old lover from college came to find her? If I were to test this old lover from the other angle she mentioned, do you think she would consider this a good deed?"

Andy was silent for a long time and shook her head.

"Then that's it, isn't this typically talking without back pain? Things that don't happen to you always sound reasonable. Just like Qu Xiaoxiao, isn't she also ashamed and angry? As for you, I think you shouldn't stand on high and look down; that's not the smoke and fire you think it is. Their joys and sorrows are not connected to you. It's like you coming to find me today; after listening to Fan Shengmei, you think Manager Bai also has problems. Although Qu Xiaoxiao made some mistakes, the result is good, and your heart is therefore biased toward Qu Xiaoxiao. But you have never stood in Qiu Yingying's position to think about the problem, have you?"

Wang Yan's words were somewhat heartless. In fact, wasn't he also standing on high and looking down on everyone? It was just that Wang Yan wouldn't be like Andy; he looked down on everyone while also looking down on everyone. This was the attitude he had cultivated after traveling through so many worlds. There was no way around it; he had an advantage in his heart, and he was trying his best to overcome this problem.

Andy could feel that Wang Yan had controlled it very well, which was considered stopping at the right time, but no one would be happy to be talked about like that for no reason. Andy was silent for a long time, nodded, and didn't refute. She drank the wine in her glass: "Alright, I won't bother you anymore, I'll go back and think about it myself."

Sending Andy out the door, Wang Yan turned back, poured another glass of wine, and walked outside to look at the night.

This was just Andy being okay for now, and Wang Yan still had the patience to talk to her. If it were later, forget it; it would be good if he didn't torment her.

Qu Xiaoxiao had nothing to say, just like that.

Fan Shengmei, well, let's not talk about her flirting and double standards, it's meaningless.

Wang Yan felt that Fan Shengmei was quite twisted. Her attitude toward her family was inconsistent with her own personality and style. Judging from the show, normally Fan Shengmei shouldn't have had a good time at home since she was a child, not to mention being tortured, but her childhood probably wasn't very happy. And growing up in such a family environment, normally, she shouldn't have had high expectations for her family.

With such an upbringing, how could she not have any ambition? I don't know what major life-altering events she encountered later that turned her personality into this pathetic state. She never resists the way she leeches off and drags down her family, instead pinning all her hopes on finding a man to rely on, single-mindedly trying to climb the social ladder to become a wealthy wife and achieve class mobility. She doesn't even look down on the average small business owner, for God's sake.

If it were Wang Yan, he would definitely sever ties with his family. Once his goal was achieved and he had money, it would be fine to return home in glory and throw some money to repay the upbringing. As for the so-called secular eyes and the views of others, when he went back to throw money later, it would definitely be praised, and he wouldn't hear a single bad word. Of course, there was a high probability that he wouldn't succeed, which was another matter, but it was much better than being dragged down and sucked dry like this, with a butt full of messy things.

Like Wang Manni back then, both of these women wanted to rely on their own beauty to climb up. They both thought that lying down was better and easier. But they never thought about relying on themselves, nor did they mention improving their abilities to make progress.

And according to the images shaped by the two shows, they both had certain abilities. If they had spent the effort they used to figure out men on their work for ten or eight years, they might not have been able to advance one or two positions. If they had reached that point, being both beautiful and intelligent, wouldn't it be easy and happy to go out and flirt? Of course, if they had that kind of backbone, they probably wouldn't be counting on men by then.

On the other side, Andy returned home, thinking about Wang Yan's words over and over in her mind, constantly reflecting on herself. She was not a person who couldn't accept criticism, and she was also a rational person. Thinking about the days she had lived in Joyful Song and the bits and pieces of her contact with these girls, Andy also came to her senses. She felt that Wang Yan was right; she was indeed high and mighty.

Noticing the message from Odd Man on Facebook, Andy shook her head and started chatting with Odd Man...

The next day, Wang Yan, who had returned to Joyful Song after a busy day, just arrived at the door of his house when he saw Guan Ju'er and Qiu Yingying waiting outside.

"What are you doing here?"

"Brother Wang, you're back?" Guan Ju'er greeted.

Wang Yan looked at the listless Qiu Yingying and asked: "What's wrong?"

"Brother Wang, I... I fell out with the Bai scum today, he was fired by the company, and then... let me come back for two days to wait for notice. Just now Sister Fan and Sister Andy helped me analyze it, saying I violated a taboo and am going to be fired. What should I do, Brother Wang~" Qiu Yingying said dejectedly.

"Let's go in and talk." He opened the door and let the two in.

He poured them a glass of water and sat on the sofa in the living room: "Tell me specifically what happened?"

Then Qiu Yingying chattered and told the story of today.

It was not much different from the original show. Manager Bai didn't succeed, and coupled with the words Qiu Yingying said, which might have been hurtful, and the teasing of friends around him, he couldn't stand these things. He still wanted to use some means to study Qiu Yingying and find an excuse to make things difficult for her.

Qiu Yingying was so angry that she shouted everything she could and couldn't say, making a big scene.

In fact, Wang Yan had expected this matter long ago, but he didn't expect this Manager Bai to be so impatient and cause trouble the next day.

"They are both veterans in the workplace and know these things clearly. What they said makes sense, so I won't analyze it for you anymore." Wang Yan thought for a while and said: "It is estimated that you will be notified tomorrow. When the time comes, I will find a lawyer for you to strive for some compensation."

"Then don't I have no work? What's the use of compensation?" Qiu Yingying cried out loudly: "I hit many walls before I found this job, and now you want me to find a job again... what should I do?"

"Xiao Qiu, stop crying first." Wang Yan said helplessly: "When the time comes, just go to my company, I will cultivate you." At the same time, he winked at Guan Ju'er on the side, letting her coax Qiu Yingying.

Guan Ju'er hurriedly patted Qiu Yingying and said: "Really? That's great, Yingying. Don't cry, Brother Wang let you go to his company and wants to cultivate you, this is so good."

Qiu Yingying was brought back to her senses by Guan Ju'er and asked blankly: "Really? Brother Wang?"

Wang Yan nodded: "Of course, maybe you are the next Andy."

"But I... I don't know anything, is this... okay?" Qiu Yingying said tangledly.

"What's wrong with it?"

Hearing this, Qiu Yingying's eyes filled with tears again, and she said with a sob: "Brother Wang, why are you so good to me?"

Wang Yan smiled: "Why? Just because I feel we're fated? Feel you're stupidly cute? Alright, you two go back, seeing you cry makes me annoyed."

Qiu Yingying laughed foolishly and said embarrassedly: "Thank you Brother Wang, then we're leaving." "Goodbye Brother Wang."

Wang Yan sent the two out and turned back into the room.

He really had no thoughts about Qiu Yingying, and he believed Qiu Yingying could feel it. As for her going upstairs to complain to Wang Yan, perhaps she subconsciously felt there were benefits? Or did she have her own little schemes? Or was it her closeness and reliance on him?

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, picked up a book and started reading.

Downstairs, 2202.

After ten o'clock, Fan Shengmei, who was lying on the bed playing with her phone, got up and walked out: "Little Earthworm, why are you back so late? Are you okay?"

Qiu Yingying nodded and pouted: "Thank you Sister Fan, I'm fine." After saying that, she returned to her room dejectedly.

Fan Shengmei looked at the listless Qiu Yingying and gave Guan Ju'er a puzzled look.

Pulling Fan Shengmei to the side, Guan Ju'er angrily told her about what had just happened and those materials: "I'm telling you Sister Fan... this Manager Bai, he looks like a human, but he's really rotten."

After listening, Fan Shengmei shook her head and sighed: "Although I knew he wasn't a good thing, I didn't expect him to be this rotten. Hey, this man, tsk tsk..." After coming back to her senses, Fan Shengmei continued: "Then what does Little Earthworm plan to do?"

Guan Ju'er said as a matter of course: "Of course it's a breakup, but she's in a low mood now and hasn't thought about how to say it."

"This, it still depends on me." She gave Guan Ju'er a charming look, turned around, swayed her waist, and walked toward Qiu Yingying's room: "Little Earthworm, let me tell you..."

Looking at Fan Shengmei's charming back, Guan Ju'er thought of something, couldn't help but feel a chill, shuddered, and followed.

Just as Fan Shengmei was using her own experience to comfort her for a while and had almost settled Qiu Yingying, it was noon. The phones of several people lit up one after another; it was a new message notification from WeChat.

It was a group photo sent by Qu Xiaoxiao, including Manager Bai.

Although she had already thought it through, seeing Qu Xiaoxiao smiling brightly in the photo, Qiu Yingying was still angry: "Ah, Qu Xiaoxiao, Qu Xiaoxiao, damn Qu Xiaoxiao."

"Alright, alright, Little Earthworm, don't be angry, haven't we thought it through? Why be angry with Qu Xiaoxiao?" Fan Shengmei comforted Qiu Yingying.

Guan Ju'er also said on the side: "Yes, Yingying, let's just ignore her in the future. What you should do now is call the Bai scum and break up. Then have a good meal and start a new life."

"Hmm, right, break up." Qiu Yingying nodded bitterly, muttering "Bai scum, Qu Xiaoxiao, you damn couple, go to hell," and dialed Manager Bai's phone. After it connected, she didn't say a word and just said: "Break up, you damn scum." After finishing, she hung up directly and blocked all contact methods. After completing the operation, Qiu Yingying let out a long breath, feeling comfortable.

Qiu Yingying raised her head to the two people beside her as if she had completed some great feat. Fan Shengmei and Guan Ju'er gave her a thumbs up. The three looked at each other and laughed out loud for no reason.

At the same time, the phone in Fan Shengmei's hand rang. She answered it casually: "Hello, who is this?" Hearing the words coming from the other side, she perked up. Under the strange gazes of Qiu Yingying and Guan Ju'er, she returned to her room, raised her voice, and made a feminine sound: "The signal wasn't very good just now, who is this?"

Joyful Song's lick-dog, Wang Baichuan, appeared.

After agreeing on a time and place with Wang Baichuan, Fan Shengmei started trying on clothes. Thinking of the arrogant image she had always maintained in front of him and the persona of a person living a decent life, she ran to the neighbor 2201 to ask Andy for help, and the result was naturally as she wished.

When Fan Shengmei was about to leave, Andy thought of the photo she had just received: "Sister Fan, I just saw the photo sent by Xiao Qu, how is Xiao Qiu now?"

Waving her hand, Fan Shengmei smiled: "It's already been solved. Wang Yan investigated that Manager Bai thoroughly, and it turns out..." Then Fan Shengmei chattered and told Andy about what happened in the morning.

"What Xiao Qu did was indeed too much."

Wang Yan's rebuttal was so obvious, and Qu Xiaoxiao's double standards were obvious to anyone who wasn't blind, but Fan Shengmei still said as in the original show: "Actually, thinking about this matter from another angle..." She still affirmed Qu Xiaoxiao's approach.

It was just that Andy frowned after listening and didn't speak. After sending Fan Shengmei out, she sat at her desk and carefully studied the right and wrong of this matter.

After thinking for a long time, she still had no clue. She simply took out her phone and sent a message to Wang Yan. Unfortunately, Wang Yan ignored her.

Evening, in the middle.

Joyful Song's lick-dog, Yao Bin, looked at the group of friends drinking around him and said defensively: "Wang, what do you want with me? Want to surrender? That's impossible."

Wang Yan stared at Yao Bin and said: "You're overthinking it. You've been investigating me for a week, and you've basically been back and forth, right? Did you find anything?"

Yao Bin retorted without showing weakness: "Although I don't know what gave you such great confidence yet, believe me, your good days are numbered."

"Don't be so excited." Wang Yan shook his head and said: "Let's not talk about these useless things, let's talk about some serious business."

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After taking a sip of wine, Yao Bin said sloppily: "What serious business could I have with you?"

"The root of our conflict is still Qu Xiaoxiao. Otherwise, I don't think you would do such a brainless thing." Seeing Yao Bin's disdainful mockery, Wang Yan didn't mind and continued: "I'm very curious, why do you like her so much? Can you tell me?"

Speaking of this, even though he was facing an enemy, Yao Bin couldn't hide his disappointment. He took a big gulp of wine, felt the burning sensation in his gut, and smiled as he said a very ordinary sentence: "Does liking someone need a reason?"

"Hmm, indeed, liking doesn't need a reason." This made some sense, but Wang Yan was still speechless. He turned and said: "Then do you understand her?"

"How could I not... hmm? Does it have anything to do with you? Why the hell should I tell you?" Just as he started, Yao Bin reacted. I'm an enemy with you, damn it? You're here researching the woman I like with me? Are you an idiot, or am I an idiot?

Wang Yan laughed: "Don't be so excited. Do you really know her past experiences over the years? Especially during her time studying abroad. After all, she asks you to check this and that, so you should know something about the woman you like, right?"

The unnaturalness on Yao Bin's face flashed away, and he remained impatient: "Of course I know, what exactly do you want to say?"

"Is that so? I don't think so." Noticing the change in his expression, Wang Yan smiled and said: "As for other things, like the backgrounds of your two families, and whether your parents think you can be together, I won't say much."

Yao Bin stared at Wang Yan with an ugly face and said word by word: "What exactly do you want to say?"

"I think our grievances can be put aside for now. You have more important things to do now, don't you?"

Noticing Yao Bin's gaze, Wang Yan continued: "Don't look at me like that, I know you want to kill me, no need to be so obvious. And I think if you know this more important thing, maybe you'll even invite me for a drink."

"What do you know?"

"This requires you to find out for yourself. Would you believe what I say?" Wang Yan glanced at Yao Bin indifferently, scanned the people around him who were eyeing him covetously, and said: "Alright, I've said enough, pay the bill." As he spoke, Wang Yan called Xiao Li over.

Looking at Xiao Li, who was holding the POS machine, Yao Bin took out his credit card, stared fiercely at Wang Yan, and said: "Wait for me to invite you for a drink."

He signed the bill casually, threw the pen away, and left with a large group of people, looking uninhibited.

Watching Yao Bin walk out of the door surrounded by everyone, Wang Yan took a sip of wine and shook his head with a laugh.

This Yao Bin's licking was indeed quite powerful, not worse than Wang Baichuan's. He responded to Qu Xiaoxiao's every request, showing concern, introducing business, wasting a lot of time and energy, and didn't get any good in return. She never cared about him from beginning to end, what for?

Although Yao Bin's life was quite colorful, and he and Qu Xiaoxiao were two of a kind, you couldn't say Yao Bin wouldn't have thoughts after knowing the truth; that was absolutely impossible. In the end, he was a man, and his possessiveness was there. Of course, if he didn't care, that was another matter. But obviously, he cared a lot.

Having Xiao Li pour a glass of wine, Wang Yan took out his phone and started replying to messages one by one. He hadn't paid much attention to messages before, and a lot had piled up.

To be honest, walking to this day, except for contacting people, Wang Yan had long since detached himself from his phone. Unlike before, lying on the bed and flipping through the phone, he could flip through it all day for no reason.

Andy's message was sent earlier and had sunk to the bottom. Wang Yan replied for a long time before seeing the message "Are you home?".

After thinking about it, Wang Yan called Andy: "Hello, Andy, I didn't see your message earlier, what's wrong?"

Andy, who was driving, said: "It's just that I have a question I want to ask you, but unfortunately, I'm taking Sister Fan and the other two out for dinner." After a pause, Andy added: "Do you want to come?"

"I won't go. How about this, if you're early, come to the bar to find me. I'll treat you to a couple of drinks to help you sleep. If it's not early, and I see it's not an urgent matter, let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Good, it's settled. Send me the address of the bar."

Before Wang Yan could speak, he heard Qiu Yingying shouting on the other side: "I know, I know, I know where Brother Wang's bar is."

Wang Yan laughed: "Okay, just let Xiao Qiu bring you over." ===== CHAPTER 78 =====

"Fine, let's do that. Just go handle the onboarding process first. You can start work formally tomorrow; go home and get a good rest today. The days ahead won't be easy."

As he spoke, Wang Yan opened the office door: "Xiao Liu, come here for a second."

Watching Qiu Yingying skip off with her subordinate to handle the paperwork, Wang Yan sipped his water with a smile. If Qiu Yingying could still be lazy and bouncy without a care in the world after a month, she'd be truly hopeless, and no one would be able to fix her.

He didn't mean to tease a naive kid, and what he said wasn't a joke; he genuinely wanted to cultivate Qiu Yingying. Of course, he wasn't acting as a nanny, just offering a helping hand. Whether she could seize the opportunity was up to Qiu Yingying herself.