He took a deep breath, unable to suppress his throbbing headache, and was too lazy to continue explaining that he had no ill intentions towards Rong Yan. He said, "Are you with Rong Yan? Help me get her to come out, I need to see her."
Qi Yue didn’t even think, "Impossible! I won’t help you arrange a meeting with Rong Yan, just give up!"
"I have something to discuss with her."
Qi Yue’s next words almost made him explode, "Certainly not something good."
He pressed his lips together tightly, telling himself not to argue with this simple-minded kid. After a pause, he continued, "It’s not as complicated as you think, I just want to ask her something. I’m not in a position to ask her out, so I’m asking you to help. You can come along if you’re worried."
Qi Yue remained unmoved, "Do you think I’m stupid? I can’t even beat you, what’s the use of me going along?"
Qin Jun, "I’m your boss, don’t you trust me?"
Qin Jun wanted to strangle her! But since she wasn’t in front of him, he could only grind his teeth angrily, speaking to the person on the other end of the phone, "What did you say earlier?"
"...I can’t beat you?"
"No, the sentence before that."
The sentence before? Qi Yue thought for a moment and honestly said, "...Do you think I’m stupid?"
She repeated tentatively, and the man on the phone responded with a low nasal sound, "Mhm."
Qin Jun clarified for her, speaking straightforwardly, "You are stupid."
Who but a fool would directly tell their boss they don’t trust him when asked? Did she have a screw loose? Wasn’t she afraid he’d blacklist her? Or did she distrust him to the point she’d rather be blacklisted than risk it?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, his chest burning with fire. His thin scarlet lips curled as he spoke in a low voice, "Baby, you’re perfectly suited to one saying—a zombie opened your brain and left disappointed, but a dung beetle passing by was pleasantly surprised!"
He had seen this insulting phrase by chance online while investigating a trending topic and it was quite prominent.
At the time, he thought the person who said it was clever and had high-level insult skills. Little did he know he’d get to use it himself!
He didn’t wait for Qi Yue to respond, raised an eyebrow, and with a voice not sounding particularly angry said, "When you get back, have your manager cook you some pig brains to eat, like restores like. Good night, baby."
He hung up the phone.
Under the butler’s watchful eye, he made a call to Rong Yan, awkwardly arranging the time and place.
After hanging up, he didn’t touch the coffee the butler brewed for him on the coffee table. He put his feet down, got up, picked up the jacket draped beside him, and told the butler, "I’m going out for a bit."
The butler had silently listened in on his phone call until now, and upon hearing him, knowingly nodded, "Alright."
In a cafe at the city center of Capital City, he found a seat by the window and ordered a cup of coffee.
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Qin Jun seemed accustomed to this kind of scene, obligingly glanced in the direction of the noise, raised an eyebrow at the young women, and shot them a look. After a glance, he withdrew his gaze, fiddling with his phone as if the glance had no special meaning, leaving the young women giddy and their hearts pounding.