Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 354 Did Lou Qi finally see the light?

Jiang Xing returned to her workstation and irritably ran her fingers through her hair. She could already sense her colleagues' subtle, almost imperceptible, glances at her.

Even her boss couldn't resist gossiping. Her colleagues had been spreading rumors about her and Lou Qi countless times, and no one knew what version of the story had become.

Zhou Qi suddenly appeared outside the legal department office, knocked on the door, and said, "Attorney Jiang, President Gu is looking for you."

Everyone turned to look at Jiang Xing, their faces clearly saying: Wow!

In the past, when Gu Yanci sought out Jiang Xing, he never had his top assistant, Zhou, personally summon him. Wouldn't it have been faster for the secretary's office to make a phone call?

Why would an ordinary employee require Zhou Qilai to personally call someone?

Jiang Xing walked out amidst the stares of the crowd, his tone somewhat ambiguous: "Why did Assistant Zhou come in person today? Are you free?"

Zhou Qi, being intelligent, understood the implication in Jiang Xingguo's words and said with a wry smile, "I'm just a messenger. The higher-ups told me to come, so I had no choice, did I?"

Jiang Xing followed Zhou Qi into the elevator and asked, "Was it President Gu or Lou Qi who contacted me? If it's a private matter, don't I have the right to refuse to handle it?"

If the building is abandoned, she won't go up.

"The project you were on a business trip to Germany last time happened to involve a stake in the Lou Group, so we plan to entrust you with the follow-up legal work."

Jiang Xing closed his eyes. This was clearly a pretense of legitimate work. There were other legal departments involved in the project!

Seeing that Jiang Xing didn't speak, Zhou Qi lowered his voice and said, "How did things suddenly turn out between you and President Lou...? I think he really likes you! And those two women and President Lou that were rumored about a while ago, it's not true!"

Jiang Xing gave him a cool look: "Assistant Zhou, have you gotten used to being a mediator between Yan Yan and President Gu?"

Even I'm mediating this?

"Uh, there... I was just gossiping!" Why are women these days so sharp-tongued!

"Do you think I'm questioning his feelings?"

"Isn't that right?" Zhou Qi indeed thought so.

Given Lou's long criminal record and numerous misdeeds, it's understandable that the girl doubted his sincerity.

"No." Jiang Xing casually created a new persona for herself. "I broke up with her simply because I'm a scumbag."

"Ding-dong-"

Lou Qi was standing outside when Jiang Xing's last words were heard the moment the elevator doors opened.

The two people looked at each other.

Jiang Xing: "..."

What she just said sounded like she was implying that Lou Qi was behind it.

"President Lou." Zhou Qi was the first to snap out of the chaos and greeted Lou Qi.

Lou Qi nodded, not glancing at Jiang Xing again. After Jiang Xing and Zhou Qi exited the elevator, he went straight into the elevator and left, acting as if he didn't know Jiang Xing at all.

Jiang Xing asked Zhou Qi with some self-doubt, "Did he tell my boss that I'm not allowed to be sent abroad?"

Zhou Qi hesitated for half a second, then nodded honestly.

Everyone in the Gu family's upper management knows about this.

"?" Jiang Xing frowned in confusion, not quite understanding what was going on.

Why did Lou Qi act like he had completely cut ties with her just now, even pretending not to know her?

Did he suddenly see the light today?

Gu Yanci's work style is concise and to the point. She spent two minutes explaining the work arrangements to Jiang Xing. Basically, she would be in charge of the legal liaison between the Gu family and the Lou family. The secretary would tell her the specifics.

Jiang Xing was once again filled with questions.

Why can't the secretary just liaise with her directly? Why make her make a special trip up here?

As soon as Jiang Xing left the office, Gu Yanci, unable to bear it any longer, called Lou Qi: "Stand by the elevator door, take a quick look and leave, are you crazy?"