The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 774 - 224 Her Definition of Bitterness Seems to Refer to Coffee, Yet Not Quite_2
When Lu An’an walked in, she immediately noticed Song Qiao holding a cup with a frown on her face, looking utterly miserable. An’an’s eyebrows twitched as she glanced at the cup and smelled it before speaking, "Qiaoqiao, please don’t tell me you forgot to add sugar? Black coffee is really bitter..."
Song Qiao put down the cup she was holding, coughed with her hand over her mouth, still feeling the bitterness on her tongue. She promptly grabbed a cup of plain water and took a gulp, then spat it out, which made her feel much better, although there was still a bitter taste in her mouth. Looking at her own cup, she turned to Lu An’an and said, "Hmm, I forgot to add sugar, it’s bitter..."
The bitterness made her want to cry, but she just kept holding it back.
The bitterness she spoke of seemed to be about the coffee, but also seemed not to be...
Lu An’an looked at Song Qiao, remembering what her brother had said, and couldn’t help but feel worried. She looked at her and asked, "Qiaoqiao, what’s wrong? Did my brother bully you?"
Song Qiao shook her head, then turned around to wash her cup under the tap, and said lightly, "No."
After cleaning the cup and putting it back in its place, she turned back and forced a smile, "I’m fine, just didn’t rest well last night, a bit tired... An’an, I need to get back to work."
An’an nodded and watched as Song Qiao walked out of the pantry. She quickly followed a few steps and said, "Qiaoqiao, if you’re feeling unwell or upset, you must tell me."
"Okay, I know," Song Qiao didn’t refuse her kindness and smiled before she left.
Watching Song Qiao’s retreating figure, Lu An’an still felt uneasy. She took out her phone, thought for a moment, and then sent Lu Jingchen a message.
Lu Jingchen was about to attend a meeting when his phone vibrated, displaying a new message. He unlocked it to check, reading just a simple sentence that made him stop in his tracks.
[Qiaoqiao seems off, she just drank a cup of sugarless bitter coffee, and although she wanted to cry, she didn’t.]
Looking at the message on the phone, that sentence made his brows furrow.
Lu Jingchen put away his phone and looked up, ordering his secretary, "After the meeting, push all of today’s appointments and meetings to tomorrow."
"Okay, President," the secretary quickly nodded in agreement, although he didn’t know the reason, it wasn’t his place to ask.
After giving instructions, Lu Jingchen directly walked into the meeting room with his secretary.
...
Since Qin Zhe and An Ke hadn’t finished filming yet, and Song Qiao didn’t need to accompany any other artists, she stayed in the office to look over some old documents and prepare for Qin Zhe and An Ke’s training matters.
This opportunity was extremely rare; typically, artists couldn’t achieve such an honor. Song Qiao felt like she had ridiculously good luck, not only did Qin Zhe and An Ke star in a movie heavily invested by Huayi Media this year, but they also received an invitation from another well-known director from Huayi Media Group.
Song Qiao naturally mentioned this to Shen Yi, and he had no objections, agreeing for Qin Zhe and An Ke to take on the roles, now just waiting for them to come back and see the script, to decide whether to accept it.
However, in this circle, it is generally hard for newcomers to make it, and those like Qin Zhe and An Ke who get such opportunities are even rarer.
Song Qiao was very optimistic about these two kids; from the first time she saw them, she knew Qin Zhe and An Ke would definitely become big hits abroad.
Agents are usually a key support behind the success of any artist. When they become famous, agents not only see their income increase but don’t get much recognition unless they are the type who has nurtured award-winning actors or actresses, which raises their status significantly.
It’s great to be a top agent domestically, not to mention being acknowledged internationally.
Song Qiao spent the morning gathering some information, preparing to sort out materials for Qin Zhe and An Ke, and planned to develop a proposal in the afternoon to see if there was a suitable path for the two to develop together in the future.
If the two of them are interested in being together, they can’t plan to have a secret relationship for a lifetime; they will definitely face lots of public opinion in the future.
"Qiaoqiao, work’s over, what would you like to eat? It’s my treat," Lu An’an turned off her computer, picked up her bag, and walked over to Song Qiao with a smile, asking.
However, Song Qiao glanced at the documents in her hand and, with some remorse, replied, "I’m not in the mood to eat, I don’t want to go out, you go ahead."
"How can that be? You haven’t eaten lunch yet and we still have a few hours of work in the afternoon. You can’t skip lunch," Lu An’an objected, grabbed her documents and closed them, and said, "Come out and eat with me, it’s a treat, a big meal."
"An’an, I really have no appetite," Song Qiao sighed helplessly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Otherwise, could you bring me something when you come back?"
Lu An’an looked at Song Qiao, who seemed dispirited, and finally nodded, "Okay, I’ll bring back something you like when I return."
"Thank you," Song Qiao quickly said with a tug at the corner of her mouth.
"We don’t need to thank each other; I’ll go eat now. If you’re hungry, you can get some snacks from my place to tide you over. I’ll be back soon."
"Okay!"
After Lu An’an left, the rest of the colleagues in the office also went out for lunch, leaving Song Qiao alone in the company.
Just as she prepared to continue sorting out the materials, her phone rang. Song Qiao glanced at the caller ID, it was Lu Jingchen’s number.
Her body tensed, and just before it was about to auto disconnect, she still picked up the phone and swiped to answer, putting it to her ear.
"Come down, I’m outside your company," the man on the phone said calmly.
