Chapter 457 - The First Song of Qin (30) (2/2)

Qiao-mu chattered on and on. Meanwhile, Qiao Qian’qian’s complexion got worse.

“Mum, I’m really tired. Can you let me rest for a while?”

“But the deal hasn’t even been settled yet. You…” Noticing Qiao Qian’qian’s complexion, Qiao-mu opened her mouth, but didn’t continue speaking in the end.

Qiao Qian’qian struggled to manage the company and keep it profitable. Meanwhile, it appeared as if someone had led Qiao-mu into the habit of playing mah-jong. It was still okay at first, since she only did so occasionally.

But it progressed to the point where she’d be stuck at the mah-jong table all day and even deep into the night.

Qiao Qian’qian tried to dissuade her a few times, but Qiao-mu wouldn’t listen, so Qiao Qian’qian simply left her to her own devices. After all, she had her hands full with the company.

Shi Sheng’s and Tang Jinchen’s successes caused unwillingness to admit defeat to well up in Qiao Qian’qian’s heart, like the grass that grew in spring—impossible to uproot.

‘If they can do it, so can I!’

Qiao Qian’qian had excelled in her studies after all. Even if there were areas she didn’t understand, she soon familiarised herself with them.

And the small company really did start to improve under her effort.

……

The government organised an awards ceremony at the end of December.

The representatives of the various major enterprises were all gathered here.

Qin Ge’s company won the Technological Innovation award of the year. The government handed out such an award to encourage these enterprises to make more technological advancements.

Of course, there were also other awards apart from this one.

At the moment, the one receiving the award was Qin Ge. The man standing on the stage seemed as if he emitted a brilliant light that held the gazes of all.

“I only have one person I want to thank…” Qin Ge’s warm gaze turned to look at the girl seated in the first row. “I would like to thank her for accompanying me through all these difficult times. Qiao Chu, will you marry me?”

Qin Ge leapt down from the stage and walked over to Shi Sheng. Kneeling down on one knee, he pulled out a box and slowly opened it to reveal a ring.

It wasn’t a diamond one, but a very beautifully designed ring that looked like vines were twisting around each other on the surface.

“Heavens… it’s the Attachment pair from the Love At First Sight series. Didn’t the designer say it wasn’t for sale?” Someone exclaimed in surprise.

Rings from the Love At First Sight series were way more valuable than any old diamond ring.

Every pair in it was unique, and even if you had the money, you might not be able to buy it. Especially so when it was the Attachment pair that the designer said wasn’t for sale.

Qin Ge had spent a lot of effort to obtain these rings.

The crowd didn’t expect that they’d get to witness a proposal at an award ceremony. They all turned to look at Shi Sheng.

She was unknown to many people for the past few years. Only when that advertisement was released did she become known.

Only now did they know that the reason why Qin-zong didn’t look for women all these years wasn’t because he was fussy and couldn’t find one he liked, but because his heart already belonged to someone.

“Qiao Chu, will you marry me?” Qin Ge was a bit nervous—anyone would be in his shoes.

Shi Sheng’s lips slowly rose, and she silently stretched out her hand.

Qin Ge’s eyes lit up as he swiftly placed the ring on Shi Sheng’s finger. He then took out another box and handed it to Shi Sheng.

She put the other ring on Qin Ge’s finger, whereupon a fierce round of applause broke out.

Amongst the genuine well-wishes was some jealousy, but in a situation like this, those people could only congratulate them no matter how unhappy they were inwardly.

Due to sheer happiness, the perfectionist CEO Qin actually talked to these people amicably.

This is the power of love.

In a seat towards the back, Qiao Qian’qian clutched her handbag so tightly veins popped on the backs of her hands. A raging flame burned in her eyes, as if she wanted to reduce the people in front of her to ash.