HLnovel Chapter 188 The Crybaby Boss
Chapter 188 The Crybaby Boss
"What do you mean by 'not dying'? How serious is this?" Qiao Jingyu froze involuntarily after hearing this. She widened her eyes, her face full of astonishment and worry. Then, as if she suddenly came to her senses, she walked quickly into the room.
As soon as she entered the room, Qiao Jingyu saw that Duan Yuchen was already dressed. He was wearing a noble navy blue shirt, which was well-cut and smooth, and a pair of straight trousers without any wrinkles, as if they were brand new. He looked clean and tidy, and elegant, with no signs of injury at all.
However, Qiao Jingyu's eyes were fixed on Duan Yuchen's right shoulder. Just now, she had witnessed with her own eyes the shirt that was originally as white as snow, stained with blood and turned into a scarlet color. At this moment, although Duan Yuchen seemed fine on the surface, the shocking scene kept flashing in her mind, making her heart tighten.
Qiao Jingyu's nose felt slightly sour, and her eyes gradually became moist. She raised her head and looked at Duan Yuchen who was walking towards her, and asked with a trembling voice: "Third brother...are you in pain?"
"It doesn't hurt." Duan Yuchen replied softly with a smile on his face. He did not stop and continued to slowly approach Qiao Jingyu.
Qiao Jingyu could no longer control her tears, which burst out like a flood, blurring her vision instantly. She choked and said, "But... you lost so much blood... how could it not hurt..."
Duan Yuchen walked in front of Qiao Jingyu and stopped. He reached out and gently stroked Qiao Jingyu's hair, his movements gentle and compassionate. "Silly girl, I really just suffered a little skin injury, it's nothing serious, don't worry."
"You lied to me..." Qiao Jingyu felt as if she had lost weight, floating in the air, and her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible giant hand, the pain made her almost unable to breathe. Tears flowed out uncontrollably like a flood, hitting the ground with a clatter, splashing small tears.
At this moment, Duan Yuchen heard Qiao Jingyu's choking and painful cry. His brows slightly frowned, and a trace of panic that was difficult to conceal instantly appeared between his eyebrows. Then, his large and powerful palm slowly slid down from Qiao Jingyu's head and gently rested on her fair and delicate cheek.
Duan Yuchen gently stroked Qiao Jingyu's face with his thumb, his movements were extremely gentle, as if he was afraid of hurting her. At the same time, his deep and magnetic voice was like a warm spring breeze, blowing gently into Qiao Jingyu's ears: "Don't cry, little Meng Yu, that guy, always likes to make a fuss, what he said can't be."
However, Qiao Jingyu did not stop crying because of Duan Yuchen's words of comfort. On the contrary, she turned her head away stubbornly, avoiding Duan Yuchen's hand that was trying to wipe away her tears. How could she be so easily fooled as a three-year-old child? Meng Yu had been busy in there for so long. If it was just a minor skin injury, why would he have to go through so much trouble? Moreover, since Duan Yuchen and Meng Yu entered the room, she had been waiting anxiously outside the door. Every minute and every second was a torment for her, and the heart-wrenching feeling almost suffocated her.
Although Qiao Jingyu remained silent, her tears continued to fall like pearls from a broken string. Hearing Qiao Jingyu's crying, Duan Yuchen's heart softened. He suddenly stretched out his slender arms, swung them hard, and hugged Qiao Jingyu tightly in his arms.
Qiao Jingyu was obviously startled by Duan Yuchen's sudden action, and her body froze involuntarily. When she came to her senses, she immediately began to struggle hard in Duan Yuchen's arms. However, no matter how she twisted her body, Duan Yuchen's arms were like steel, firmly holding her in place, unable to move at all.
"Don't move, you'll tear my wound."
After hearing this, Qiao Jingyu's body froze instantly, and her fierce struggle came to an abrupt end. She was like a docile little lamb, snuggling obediently in Duan Yuchen's broad and warm embrace, not daring to move.
At this moment, her nose was filled with Duan Yuchen's unique and charming scent - the unique scent of a mature man mixed with a faint smell of disinfectant.
Feeling that the girl in his arms had stopped sobbing and crying, Duan Yuchen slowly loosened his hands, but he did not completely let go of Qiao Jingyu. Instead, he gently slid his large and powerful palm along the girl's soft long hair to her fair and delicate cheek. Then, he carefully wiped away the crystal tears hanging from the corners of the girl's eyes with his warm fingertips, and his movements were so gentle as if he was afraid of hurting her.
At the same time, Duan Yuchen's deep and magnetic voice rang in Qiao Jingyu's ears: "It turns out that the CEO of Zhaohua Construction is so fond of crying! If your employees knew about this, I wonder if it would have an impact on you!"
Qiao Jingyu was stunned for a moment, and it took her several seconds to come back to her senses. She realized that the "CEO of Zhaohua Construction" that Duan Yuchen mentioned was actually herself. Since she founded this company, no one has ever called her in this way. Thinking of this, Qiao Jingyu couldn't help but burst into laughter, and a beautiful arc appeared on the slightly curved corners of her mouth. She raised her hand to wipe away the remaining tears, and retorted coquettishly: "I don't like to cry!"
Duan Yuchen took Qiao Jingyu's hand and walked out of the room. He came to the study, then gently pressed her shoulders, asked her to sit down at the desk, and opened the laptop. "Feng Bo will send a video call in a while. Please help me answer it."
"Oh." Qiao Jingyu calmed down and sat upright at the desk waiting for the video.
Less than three minutes later, Feng Bo's video came over. Qiao Jingyu clicked the connect button. Qiao Jingyu thought she was just video chatting with Feng Bo, but she didn't expect that there were more than ten people on the video. She was shocked and just wanted to get up and leave, but Duan Yuchen said, "You are the chief designer of the project. Today's meeting is also about an accident at the construction site. You should attend."
"Oh!" Qiao Jingyu just stood up and then sat down halfway.
Everyone in the conference room looked at Qiao Jingyu with gossipy eyes. The senior executives of Duan Group did not know the relationship between Qiao Jingyu and Qiao Fukang. They were just very curious. How could Duan Yuchen, who had never been interested in women, be with a contracted designer?
Even through the screen, Qiao Jingyu could feel the burning sensation of so many people's eyes focused on her, and she straightened her back uncomfortably.
"The meeting begins." Duan Yuchen's words made all the executives look away and start speaking one after another.
"Mr. Duan, the test results of the cement blocks have come out. The data shows that the cement is not up to standard. The price of this inferior cement is nearly four times cheaper than the high-quality cement we used in the past. This is obviously cutting corners."