QTIMP -Chapter 316 Character Persona – Vain (Part 10)

Du Juanjuan felt that this good friend of hers was getting busier and busier every day. It had already been a long time since they had properly chatted.

When Si Qiu heard her voice, she hurriedly slapped her forehead, then rummaged through her schoolbag.

“Juanjuan, I’m sorry. I just got back, and this morning I entered the classroom at almost the same time as the teacher, so I forgot to give you the gift I brought.”

As she spoke, she took out the gifts from her schoolbag and handed one to her, as well as one to Zhai Mingyao.

“These are mascots I bought when I was at the competition.”

Du Juanjuan was someone who was very easy to please. She immediately snatched the mascot over and rubbed it against her face.

“Wow, although it’s a little ugly, it’s so cute! Zhai Mingyao, you’re a boy, so you probably don’t like playing with this kind of thing, right? Give yours to me too.”

Zhai Mingyao quickly snatched the mascot back from her hand.

“You, Du Juanjuan, I never thought you were such a greedy woman. You actually want to secretly take the gift Si Qiu gave me.”

“Zhai Mingyao, you little annoying flea, how dare you call me greedy? See if I don’t beat you to death!”

The two of them were classic bickering friends. They would start arguing whenever they talked, fight whenever they argued, and after a while, they would become as close as ever again.

At noon, Si Qiu ate the meal delivered by the housekeeper. Since she was participating in competitions, there were strict requirements regarding her diet, so she didn’t dare eat randomly outside.

Du Juanjuan sat opposite her and watched her eat those things, sighing deeply.

“Qiuqiu, all those honors you’ve received are things you deserve. Not to mention how much suffering you endured and how much hardship you went through during training, just look at the food you eat. Tsk, tsk, tsk!”

“Ah, if you want to appear glorious in front of others, you inevitably have to suffer behind the scenes.”

Zhai Mingyao seemed to have gained some profound insight. He shook his head and said this with a serious expression.

Du Juanjuan rolled her eyes at him, but he didn’t care at all.

After school in the evening, the students had already started evening self-study. However, Si Qiu had asked for leave, so she didn’t need to attend. Instead, she hurriedly got into the car driven by the family chauffeur and headed to the training center.

She could have easily done what the two Meng brothers did—simply compete, achieve results, and then be recommended directly into university.

But Si Qiu did not choose that path.

It was still the same reason: if she wanted to do something, she wanted to do it to the best of her ability, to the point where others would be genuinely convinced.

Besides, she also wanted to rely on her true knowledge and abilities to conduct meaningful research in the future, and then contribute herself to the country.

Otherwise, without a powerful backing, the Qiugui Group would be like a huge cake—everyone would want to come over and take a bite.

The car started and headed toward the training center. As it passed by the row of bushes at the school gate, Si Qiu suddenly felt that she saw a familiar woman.

Her memory was exceptionally good. Since someone seemed familiar, it meant she must have seen that person before.

She stared blankly out the car window, searching through her memories for familiar faces. Soon, the image of a woman with large curled hair and bell-bottom pants appeared in her mind.

Oh, so it was the original owner’s mother.

At that time, it seemed she had married someone else—a divorced man—and was living quite well. She had returned dressed very fashionably.

She seemed to have wanted to take Si Qiu away with her.

Back then, the father and daughter pair had been living in rather difficult circumstances. Although Si Yangui was reluctant to part with his daughter, he thought that if the other party’s conditions were truly good, perhaps his daughter could live a better life by following her.

So he asked for Si Qiu’s opinion.

Of course, Si Qiu could not agree.

That woman clearly did not look like a good person. Although her current father appeared poor, he genuinely treated her well.

Si Qiu was not someone without the ability to turn her life around, so why would she endure hardship under someone else just for the sake of a so-called better life?

Thus, she rejected that woman.

At the time, that woman had made quite a few vicious threats.

However, after they left, it wasn’t long before the father and daughter also moved to the city. They truly hadn’t met for these past few years, but that didn’t mean they hadn’t heard anything about each other.

After all, as mentioned before, H City had two leading enterprises. Among them, the perfect love story between Sheng Tian Enterprise’s chairman and his wife, Yang Meina, had been widely talked about.

It was even said that Yang Meina had given the chairman a son who was clever, smart, and had excellent grades.

The stepdaughter who had initially fought endlessly with her because she felt an outsider had invaded her territory now had no choice but to avoid competing with him.

“Uncle Luo, have Sister Shen Yue come with you to pick me up and drop me off every day.”

The moment Uncle Luo, who was driving, heard this instruction, he was stunned. Then his expression immediately turned serious, and he hurriedly nodded.

After watching Si Qiu enter the training hall, he quickly took out his phone. First, he informed Shen Yue to come over immediately, then he called Si Yangui.

“Hello, Chairman. This is your driver, Old Luo.”

“Oh, Old Luo. What’s wrong? Did Qiuqiu run into some trouble again?”

His daughter was someone who cared about appearances and status. She would often suddenly make requests of him. In fact, a large part of the reason his company had developed to its current level over the years was because this girl seemed to be constantly chasing him forward with a whip from behind.

He even felt that if he didn’t work hard enough, he wouldn’t be worthy of the kind of lifestyle and status his daughter demanded. Therefore, when he developed the company these past few years, he had been extremely serious about it.

“Chairman, today I picked up Miss from school and drove her to the training hall. Halfway there, Miss suddenly told me that she wanted Sister Shen Yue to accompany me every day when picking her up and dropping her off. I don’t think Miss would make such a request without reason, so I suspect she may have discovered something. That’s why I thought I should inform you.”

After hearing Old Luo’s words, Si Yangui immediately sat up straight.

“Then call Shen Yue first and have her go over there. I’ll bring the bodyguards and head there now.”

“Chairman, I’ve already called Shen Yue. She’ll be there soon. Miss should be safe inside the training hall, so you don’t need to be overly anxious.”

Si Yangui thought about it and realized that Old Luo was right. His heart calmed down a little.

“Alright. Thank you for being more vigilant, Uncle Luo.”

Qiu Gui Group’s main business was real estate. Back then, it was because Si Qiu casually mentioned that she wanted to collect rent in the future that Si Yangui decided to develop in this direction.

However, the real estate industry inevitably involved some gray areas. So, following Si Qiu’s suggestion, he used the connections of his former superior and opened a security company as well.

Compared to these two later-developed businesses, the original moving company and cleaning company did not grow as quickly. However, they had still become quite successful by now.

Together, these businesses formed the overall operating model of Qiu Gui Group.

Therefore, everything protecting the father and daughter—from their drivers to their personal security personnel—came from their own security company.

And within this security company, 90% of the employees were retired military personnel.

This was also an important part of Qiu Gui Group’s network of connections.

After all, those who could afford professional security personnel were either wealthy or influential.

When Si Yangui arrived, he saw Old Luo standing at the entrance of the training hall smoking.

Seeing him, Old Luo immediately threw the cigarette onto the ground and crushed it out.

“Boss, Shen Yue has already arrived, but she went inside to look for Miss.”

Si Yangui nodded with a serious expression.

“Old Luo, thank you both for your hard work. This month’s bonus will be doubled.”

Si Yangui had always believed in his daughter’s words. There were no bad bosses—only bosses who didn’t pay enough.