Chapter 250 The Jiang Familys Daughter-In-Law (1/2)

After she woke up that morning and saw her own reflection through the mirror, Xin Qing jumped in fright.

It was true that Xin Qing had always been a heavy sleeper. Even so, how could she not know a thing when her lips had been abused to such a state? The mere thought of that felt pretty scary to Xin Qing.

Had her dreams come true? Was her dream of being kissed by Ying Qingcang real?

”Mother, what's wrong with you?” Wangwang stared at her. Xin Qing lowered her hands, revealing her red, swollen lips. The moment she did that, Wangwang yelled, ”Mother, were you punched by someone?”

Xiao Rui handed a meat bun to Wangwang all the while keeping his face neutral. ”That isn't the result of punching. It's a result of kissing.”

Clank! The medical kit that had been in Monica's hands just moments ago fell to the floor.

”Xin Qing.” Monica rushed over. ”You... Last night, did you...”

”No. Nothing happened,” Xin Qing said. When she noticed the way Monica kept trying to stare down her collar, Xin Qing glared at Xiao Rui. ”I got hungry around midnight, so I came down to have some snacks. But I accidentally ate one with egg yolk in it. It was too dark, so I couldn't see clearly.”

”Oh,” Monica said, sighing in relief. They all knew that Xin Qing was allergic to egg yolks. ”Then you should take some medication. After that you should ice your lips.”

While Xin Qing was carrying Wangwang to the car, Wangwang whispered smilingly into her ear, ”Mother, don't lie to me. Brother Ruirui told me I'm a genius with a high IQ. You were kissed by someone!”

”Xiao Rui!” Xin Qing was beyond mortified.

Xiao Rui took Wangwang from her arms and calmly climbed into the car. ”I'll stay at the school dorms tomorrow. Otherwise, I won't be able to stop myself from snooping around at night and then catch the guy in the act.”

The car drove off, leaving Xin Qing standing after it in stupor. Catching the man in the act? Could it be that it really was Ying Qingcang last night? Xin Qing did trust Xiao Rui. That kid was literally a human radar. Xin Qing touched her lips with her fingers. ”D*mn you, Ying Qingcang. How dare you sneak around like some kind of burglar. I'll get you for this! Just you wait!”

Meanwhile, the man in question had no idea that his snooping had been found out. He was currently sitting in the living room, staring at the front door.

There was a knock on the door, though Ying Qingcang pretended he had not heard it. Instead, he rose to his feet and donned his jacket. When Rong Siman pushed open the door and saw Ying Qingcang there, she went still instantly.

”Ah... Ah Cang? You... Why are you still here?”

”Is it that strange for me to still be here?” Ying Qingcang paused and stared at her. Then, he went on, ”I woke up late today. What have you been up to?”

Rong Siman schooled her features and banished all traces of panic from her face. Her mind raced. Then, she smiled and said, ”Oh, I went out to get breakfast!”

Ying Qingcang kept staring at her. Rong Siman cleared her throat awkwardly. ”Oh, come on. I thought you had already gone to the company. Besides, you've always had your breakfast at the company!”

”I was just wondering if it's really necessary for you to dress like this just for breakfast?” Ying Qingcang walked towards her and gave her clothes a once-over.

Only then did Rong Siman remember that she was still dressed in the same low-cut dress that she had worn last night when she visited a bar to hook up with guys.

”Oh, well. I didn't mean anything by it. The summer has just begun. It's still cold in the mornings.” Ying Qingcang smiled at her. ”I'll be off, then.”

Rong Siman was instantly touched. ”He's just worried that I would catch a cold,” she thought, sending Ying Qingcang off with her teary eyes.

The first thing Ying Qingcang did when he arrived at the company was to change into another jacket, one that looked exactly the same as the one he was currently wearing. His secretary entered the office carrying a few plastic bags.

”Boss, the clothes are here.”

Ying Qingcang knotted his necktie and said, ”Put them in the closet.”

The secretary quickly got to work and walked into the room in the office. There, he began to hang the clothes carefully in the closet. Deep down, the secretary could not help but feel curious: Why did the boss always buy several pieces of the exact same clothes?

Before going to his meeting, Ying Qingcang sniffed himself a few times. The crease in his brows eased. ”Finally gotten rid of that foolish woman's scent...”

Her encounter with Ying Qingcang was pushed to the back of her head the moment Xin Qing read the sales data for The You Of My Dreams.

”The summer holidays will start next month. We'll let Ah Sha be the endorser for The You Of My Dreams,” Xin Qing announced.

Ah Nan thought about her suggestion for a moment and said, ”Usually, female celebrities are used for products like this. Don't you think that female celebrities have a stronger persuading power?”

”It's not like our brand involves cosmetic products. Our emphasis is on creating a brand of all-natural, skincare products. That should be our main pitch.” Xin Qing rapped her knuckles on her desk. ”Ah Sha is a child star. Using a child star to endorse our brand sends the message to everyone that even children can use our products. This is the same concept like last time when we used a mother and a baby as Serene's endorsers.”

Everyone was looking for a brand with products which were perfectly safe, organic and non-allergenic. From the very start, Xin Qing had never thought of shying away from Ying Enterprises. She wanted to compete with Serene in order to secure over 40% of the market shares nationwide. They did not have to outdo them. Securing half of the total market shares would already be enough to put them in the same league as the current Ying Enterprises.

”By the way, these are the test results for the spring water we collected from the cave last time.” Monica handed the reports to Xin Qing. ”There aren't any problems with the water's quality. In fact, the water quality is better than the other hot springs that we own.”

Xin Qing finished reading the report with a frown. ”Something doesn't feel right. Why would Ah Cang insist that we make an investment if there aren't any problems?”

Zhang Mi had picked that exact moment to enter the office. At Xin Qing's comment, Zhang Mi snorted and said, ”What, you think he should push you into making the investment only if the place is full of problems?”

”Yeah, of course!” Xin Qing nodded. ”That will be more fitting for his current stance.”

”Young Miss is right,” Ah Nan said in agreement. ”Rong Siman was there as well on the day of the survey. And she fully agreed with the collaboration. There has to be something wrong with all this.”

Xin Qing smacked the surface of her desk. ”Keep digging. There has to be something that we've all missed.”

Boss Wan called when she was about to head home for the night.

”You've found new leads?” Xin Qing said, putting a lid on the excitement bubbling inside her heart.

Boss Wan's voice was not flat and emotionless like before; in fact, his tone sounded rather happy.