Chapter 240 Threatened You with Sex? (2/2)

Xin Qing smiled after they had both left. Then, she clapped her hands twice and said, ”Alright, then. Please do not let this incident ruin your day. Let's proceed with the event!”

After the launch event was wrapped up, the few of them returned to Xin Enterprises. Xin Qing flopped down into the couch the moment she entered her office.

”Cry if you feel like crying!” Zhang Mi stared at her. ”Hey, I know. Why don't we ask Young Master Shen to order a couple of his guys to give those two adulterers some good beating?”

Monica shot a glare at Zhang Mi. ”That isn't the main issue here!” Turning to Xin Qing, she asked, ”When you met Ah Cang in England, did you two really...”

”He forced me,” Xin Qing said, gritting her teeth.

Zhang Mi charged at the door, her arms swinging wildly in the air. At the same time, Young Master Shen and Ah Nan walked in through the door.

”Whoa, whoa, what on earth is the matter?” Young Master Shen hugged his woman. ”You look like you're about to chop someone to pieces.”

”I'm going to cut off that son of a bitch, Ying Qingcang's balls. He raped Xin Qing!”

Taken aback, Young Master Shen held Zhang Mi against his body with ease. ”Hey, calm down first, okay? Let's hear what Xiao Qingqing has to say.”

”You must have given him your consent,” Monica remarked. For a moment, nobody spoke and Monica just stared at Xin Qing. After a long while, Monica spoke again. ”'Something like sex involves two consenting parties',” Monica said, repeated Xin Qing's words from earlier.

Xin Qing glared daggers at Monica. ”It's fine that you know. But do you really have to announce it to everyone?” Xin Qing thought.

Monica touched the tip of her nose awkwardly. She dared not say anything else after that.

”So, what you said before about Ah Cang threatening you with sex. Is it true?” Young Master Shen asked. Young Master Shen thought Xin Qing had handled Rong Siman's confrontation during the event superbly. Of course, he had knowingly assumed that Xin Qing had made all that stuff up about Ying Qingcang threatening her after sleeping with her. He thought that Xin Qing had said it just to provoke Rong Siman.

Xin Qing clawed her hair in frustration. ”He didn't threaten me,” Xin Qing said. ”He just shamelessly lied to me, that's all.” She kept that thought to herself, of course. She would not have any dignity left if everyone found out.

”So after he had se...” Young Master Shen was stopped mid-sentence by Xin Qing's cold glare. ”So he did that with you, and then he just, what, told Rong Siman all about it?”

Zhang Mi kicked Young Master Shen. ”What's so strange about that? Now they're nothing but a bunch of adulterers.”

”No! That can't be right!” Ah Nan said in protest. ”From the few interactions we've had with Young Master, we know that he still has the same personality as before. He'll never tell another soul about something like this.”

Young Master Shen nodded. ”Any man wouldn't have spoken about something like this, let alone him. I mean, isn't that just looking for trouble?”

Xin Qing spent a while in silent contemplation. Then, suddenly, her eyes shone brightly. ”Then does this mean that all this while Rong Siman had him under surveillance?”

Several moments passed with nobody saying anything. Young Master Shen was the first one to break the silence. ”That's very likely,” he said.

”So, that must be why Ah Cang had treated Xin Qing with that kind of attitude,” Monica said, leaping to her feet happily. ”It means that Ah Cang must have been forced to do what he did. He didn't betray Xin Qing!”

Zhang Mi curled her lips. ”Hah. That's just conjecture. You guys can't even be sure if that's really the case.”

”Regardless, our stance will not change. We'll battle it out with Ying Enterprises by whatever means necessary! Not only that, but we must come out on top!” Young Master Shen fixed his eyes on Xin Qing. ”We can guess all we want, but it doesn't really matter whether or not our guesses are true. Ah Cang has already made it clear what his stance is going to be. Obviously, he's forcing us to fight this war with him.”

”I understand!” Xin Qing said, her eyes glinting brightly. That was indeed the message that Ying Qingcang had given out during all their interactions so far. He must be up to something, just that he needed more time. The competition between Xin Enterprises and Ying Enterprises was exactly what he needed to buy him more time!

Just like that, Xin Qing's spirits returned to her. She stood up, walked back towards her desk and sat down behind it. ”How many orders did we receive in total?”

Ah Nan and Monica shared a look with each other. Then, they smiled and began their report.

Rong Siman stared at the closed door of the room. After a while, she finally found the courage to push the door open. Ying Qingcang had shut himself in the room ever since their return from the product launch event. She knew that she had acted rashly again today. The room was pitch-black dark when she entered. Rong Siman switched on a lamp and saw Ying Qingcang leaning against the window sill.

”Ah Cang...” She said tentatively, though she dared not approach.

Ying Qingcang slowly turned around and stared at her, his face devoid of emotion. ”Do you know what's going to be written all over the newspapers tomorrow?”

Rong Siman drew her bottom lip between her teeth and nodded. ”I'm sorry. I was wrong. I promise I'll never act impulsively again! I won't ever try to pick on Xin Qing again.”

Ying Qingcang turned his head and stared out the window. A cold glint formed in his eyes before it quickly vanished. ”Go back to France tomorrow,” he said.

”No!” Rong Siman rushed over and clutched his arm as she begged. ”I don't want to go back alone. I want to be with you!”

Ying Qingcang pushed her aside. ”I don't want things to take a worse turn because of your foolishness. Ying Enterprises had only just regained its footing in China. We're about to start everything all over again, and yet you keep causing me trouble.” Ying Qingcang's arms swung out in frustration. ”It'll be Chinese New Year soon, so I want you to return first. I'll go back as well and spend the Chinese New Year with you after I've dealt with everything here.”

Rong Siman stared at him. The expression on her face was now a blend of surprise and joy. ”Ah Cang! Okay, I... I'll leave tomorrow,” she said. ”You... Will you really spend Chinese New Year with me?”

Ying Qingcang smiled at her. ”Of course. Where else can I go?”