Chapter 59

Qin Zhuo on the other end of the phone was stunned for a long time before he heard a breathy smile that sounded unconfident: "Did you lose a bet with someone? We don't make such jokes."

Qi Zhao His tone was undeniable: "Qin Zhuo, I'm not kidding you."

The voice on the other end of the phone was a little noisy, and it sounded like he was still busy filming a movie on the set.

But Qin Zhuo's voice never appeared again.

Qi Zhao didn't give Qin Zhuo a chance to respond, turned his head and said to the phone: "That's it, don't contact me again in the future."

Qi Zhao simply hung up the phone when he made the call. Also neat.

Qi Zhao stared at Qin's mother, who was also a little dazed by her move, and said to her: "Are you satisfied now?"

Qin's mother, who pursues a businessman's mentality in both life and work, has never seen her before. However, there are "negotiation partners" like Qi Zhao who leave no room for negotiation to others.

Although Qin's mother's ideal situation did not expect Qi Zhao to agree immediately, she did not expect Qi Zhao to refuse immediately.

How can there be people in this world who don’t consider double-checking when making important decisions? !

Qi Zhao's decisiveness in breaking up with Qin Zhuo had a huge impact on Qin's mother. She stared at Qi Zhao, her chest rising and falling.

Finally, in Qi Zhao's dazzling and annoying calm expression, Qin's mother squeezed out a sentence through her teeth: "You are crazy!"

Qi Zhao saw that she had been brewing for so long before spitting out such light and unattackable words. , couldn't hold back the smile on her face, and asked Qin's mother: "Where am I crazy?"

"Aren't I doing things exactly according to your ideas?"

However, when it came to breaking up with Qin Zhuo, she also happened to Just selfish.

Qin's mother, who thought she was sure of victory when she came to the film and television department, was forced to a retreat by Qi Zhao.

Qin's mother originally thought that the woman in front of her was a useless vase with an empty skin, but she never expected that this person's brain was still soft and hard to eat.

Qin's mother stood up and was about to leave angrily when she heard Qi Zhao say something sarcastic again that made her angry.

"You walk slowly. If Qin Zhuo's movie has a premiere, I will definitely invite you to come and watch the first scene."

Mother Qin, who had already reached the door, stopped and took a few deep breaths, then turned around and chopped Qi into pieces. Zhao Zhao glanced at him, and every word was filled with anger: "Don't be so proud."

"This film and television department is just a target for Linchuan, and you are also a cover deliberately created by Gu Ci."

After Qin's mother dropped these two sentences, Then he slammed the door and left.

I don't know if this sentence was just for venting or if I wanted to deliberately provoke the relationship between Gu Ci and Qi Zhao.

The conference room fell silent instantly.

After Qin's mother left, the smile on Qi Zhao's lips dropped instantly. She stood in the center of the conference room and looked at the employees outside the glass.

There was a big commotion when Mother Qin left, and now many employees are secretly paying attention to the direction of the conference room.

Just when Qi Zhao was about to go out and let them relax, the phone he was holding suddenly vibrated.

Qi Zhao took a look and found that the call was from Qin Zhuo.

Qi Zhao didn't plan to answer the call, so he blocked his contact information in order to avoid having nightmares in the future.

System Zheng, who had witnessed Qi Zhao's verbal battle with "Qin Gu", was afraid to speak out, but was suddenly called out by Qi Zhao on his own initiative.

"001."

[Here! 】

The system opens at the speed of light and does not dare to be slow at all.

It originally thought that Qi Zhao was going to start a war with Qin's mother or be wary of Gu Ci, but it heard her ask:

"Now that I have broken up with Qin Zhuo, can I identify the next target?"

The system originally thought that Qi Zhao had experienced After these two hard battles, her enthusiasm for conquering the hero would weaken, but she didn't expect her to recover so quickly.

The system first responded to Qi Zhao: [Of course! ]

Then he sighed again: [Qi Zhao, you are too strong! 】

【I originally thought you had lost your passion for conquering the male protagonist, but I didn't expect you to cheer up so quickly! ]

Qi Zhao's reply to the system caught it off guard: "I'm really not interested in conquering this mission anymore."

[Huh? 】The system is puzzled, 【Then why did you ask that just now? ]

Qi Zhao replied expressionlessly: "Of course it's because I want to finish conquering them as soon as possible and leave as soon as possible."

The most important thing she involved in dating before was love or not, but now in this game, she is involved in being... The threat was exploited again.

It would be okay if these things were all about her alone. If so many innocent people in the film and television department were involved, she would feel much more guilty than when she was in a relationship with a man.

Qi Zhao had never thought that one day falling in love with several men would be more tiring than working.

She sighed and just wanted to make a quick decision: "What's the favorability level between Gu Ci and Ji Yue now?"

The system glanced at the background: [Gu Ci is... 39, Ji Yue is 70. ]

The system thought of the confrontation between Qi Zhao and Gu Ci just now, and carefully tested her: [Qi Zhao, who do you plan to attack first? 】

The system ran a round of big data and found that the vast majority of people would choose the safer Jiyue in this situation.

After all, Qi Zhao had just cut ties with Gu Ci because of the movie.

But Qi Zhao only thought for two seconds before answering: "Gu Ci."

The system was shocked: [But you just had an argument with Gu Ci, won't it be very difficult to defeat him now? 】

The system is a little confused as to why Qi Zhao skipped Ji Yue’s “newbie tutorial” and directly challenged the difficult mode.

"Build a road over the mountains and build a bridge over the water." Qi Zhao still said calmly, "Isn't it common to see enemies rejoicing and falling in love and killing each other?"

Based on Qi Zhao's observations over the past two days, she found that as long as the system detects a male If the Lord's favorability reaches 100% for a moment, the strategy will be judged as successful.

Qi Zhao also knew that Ji Yue was easier to conquer than Gu Ci and Qin Zhuo.

So she no longer plans to devote all her energy to Ji Yue.

She wanted to capture Ji Yue on her way to conquer Gu Ci.

After Qi Zhao returned to his office, he roughly sorted out a few nodes based on the hints given by the system on the increase in favorability when he got along with Gu Ci.

Although Gu Ci's favorability increased when she dealt with small things, it was just petty gains. Gu Ci's favorability seemed to increase the fastest when she went to visit his home to take care of him.

Qi Zhao wrote and drew in his notebook, and finally came to a conclusion.

If she wanted to conquer Gu Ci, Xiaoxiao could only be considered an appetizer.

Gu Ci may look cold, but the most common way to deal with ordinary people may have an unexpected effect.

But...

Qi Zhao frowned.

Gu Ci doesn't post on WeChat Moments, so it's hard for her to see him in the company. Not to mention that I still want to greet him in terms of life.

When Qi Zhao was thinking hard about how to increase the possibility of meeting Gu Ci, he suddenly received a message from Ye Zhiyuan.

Qi Zhao opened the pop-up window and took a look.

[Ye Zhiyuan: Manager Qi, Mr. Gu said he would like to treat you to dinner tonight and pick up the slack for you. ]

Qi Zhao frowned, facing Gu Ci's tacit understanding of handing him a pillow when he felt sleepy. A bit surprising, but not surprising.

How could a big shot like Gu Ci, who was very precise about meetings and meals with his partners down to the second, take the initiative to waste time inviting her to dinner just to impress a small film and television minister like her?

Besides, he had just had a not-so-pleasant exchange with Gu Ci, so Qi Zhao would not be so pretentious as to think that Gu Ci was giving a special step to apologize to her.

Qi Zhao was quiet for a while before raising his hand and replying to Ye Zhiyuan: [Okay, Ye Zhu, please send me the time and location. 】

Whether it is the Jingfeng Banquet or the Hongmen Banquet, she has to go there for a while first.

Ye Zhiyuan had just sent the address for dinner, but before Qi Zhao could read the words clearly, he received another message.

Qi Zhao launched the chat interface with Ye Zhiyuan, and he could guess what message it was when he saw Han Sansheng running to the top of the page.

Qi Zhao originally wanted to pretend not to see it, but Han Sansheng seemed to be in a hurry and "bombed" one after another.

Qi Zhao moved his fingers and finally clicked in.

Han Sansheng's few messages were not long, but his emotions could be seen pouring out.

[Han Sansheng: Sister Zhao, what happened between you and Brother Zhuo? ]

[Han Sansheng: Is there any misunderstanding between you two? ]

[Han Sansheng: Brother Zhuo called me just now and told me that he sounded particularly bad after you blocked him. ]

[Han Sansheng: Brother Zhuo said you were fine when you left this morning. Why did you suddenly separate this afternoon? ]

[Han Sansheng: Sister Zhao, don’t ignore me [crying loudly]. ]

While Qi Zhao was staring at the page written by Han Sansheng, Han Sansheng had already dialed the phone anxiously.

Qi Zhao has always been very decisive in her feelings. Since she has decided to separate from Qin Zhuo, she will no longer be entangled with anyone and anything related to him.

After Qi Zhao hung up the phone to Han Sansheng, he typed in the chat column: [Don't call me anymore, Qin Zhuo and I are in the past. ]

Han Sansheng was so panicked when he saw Qi Zhao's words that he didn't even have time to type and started to speak.

Qi Zhao heard Han Sansheng say in regret and panic: "No, Sister Zhao, you and Brother Zhuo have such a good relationship, why did they break up so suddenly?"

After listening to the voice for a few seconds, the system automatically played Han Sansheng's new song. That voice message.

"Sister Zhao, at least tell me the reason why you want Brother Zhuo to die."

Qi Zhao thought for a moment, raised his hand and replied briefly: "Qin Zhuo's mother came to see me today. . ]

After Qi Zhao replied this sentence, he did not intend to communicate with Han Sansheng again, but after Han Sansheng received this sentence, he never sent any new messages.

Qi Zhao was too lazy to explore the reason. Her only task at the moment was to think about how to get Gu Ci.

Since Qi Zhao didn't know the purpose of Gu Ci's invitation to have this meal, she went to the address given by Ye Zhiyuan at the appointed time without any expectations.

But when Qi Zhao was taken to the reserved seat by the waiter at the door, she observed the surrounding environment and realized something was wrong.

The address given by Gu Ci was a Western restaurant.

It's still the kind of Western restaurant where there are roses and candles on the table and a real person standing next to you playing the violin.

Even though Qi Zhao had seen many big scenes, he became a little confused at this moment.

What is Gu Ci doing?

How could anyone come to a restaurant like this to receive a reception?

Is it a spring breeze?

When Qi Zhao was sitting alone and thinking in confusion, Gu Ci had just arrived.

Ye Zhiyuan, who followed Gu Ci, said calmly: "Mr. Gu, I will wait for you outside now."

Gu Ci said "hmm" and was invited in by the person standing at the door.

When Gu Ci's figure had completely disappeared, Ye Zhiyuan's expression showed a trace of real emotion.

There was a hint of excitement in Ye Zhiyuan's eyes, as if he had eaten a huge melon, curious and excited.

Gu Ci asked him to invite Qi Zhao for dinner at a Western restaurant, which was enough for Ye Zhiyuan to gossip for a long time, but who would have thought that Mr. Gu would postpone it for two meetings just because of such a meal!

You must know that Gu Ci was a person who had to change offline meetings into online meetings even in the hospital!

Ye Zhiyuan took a deep breath and smiled with satisfaction.

Sure enough, Mr. Gu is in love with Manager Qi!

Qi Zhao and Gu Ci, who didn't know they had been hooked up, were in two completely different states after meeting in the restaurant.

Qi Zhao was still confused, but Gu Ci looked calm.

After Gu Ci sat down, the waiter next to him immediately took out a menu and placed it in front of them.

Gu Ci looked up at Qi Zhao and asked her, "Do you have any taboos?"

Qi Zhao shook his head.

To be honest, she had no intention of eating right now.

Gu Ci nodded after seeing Qi Zhao's response, and then finished ordering his own dishes skillfully.

Qi Zhao didn't know what medicine Gu Ci was selling in the gourd. She couldn't understand the menu in her hand and didn't want to read it.

He raised his head and said to the waiter: "I just want the same thing as him, thank you."

After the waiter retreated, Qi Zhao listened to the beautiful violin sound in his ears and watched Gu Ci flickering in front of him under the candlelight. Yami's face always felt like he had missed some plot.

Qi Zhao opened his mouth, but couldn't help but ask Gu Ci: "Mr. Gu, why did you call me here?"

After hearing Qi Zhao's words, Gu Ci was quiet for two seconds before speaking out: "Jie Feng."

Qi Zhao: ...

The expression on Gu Ci's face was so serious that Qi Zhao could not believe it.

Qi Zhao looked at Gu Ci with a speechless expression, and couldn't help but complain: "Mr. Gu, no one would choose to be in a restaurant like this, right?"

After hearing Qi Zhao's words, Gu Ci's expression froze.

Frowning his brows slightly, Gu Ci asked Qi Zhao: "...You don't like this restaurant?"

"It's not a question of whether you like it or not."

Qi Zhao was a little confused when he heard Gu Ci's question, but he didn't know how to tell him. He started to explain that this kind of restaurant is usually a place where couples would go on a date.

Qi Zhao looked at Gu Ci and realized deeply that he seemed to have no basic common sense in life.

Obviously, the plan for cooperating with Qiyin was so perfect, and the confrontation with him in the afternoon was smooth, but why did he become a little stupid as soon as he returned to life.

Qi Zhao complained about Gu Ci wantonly in his heart, but Gu Ci pursed his lips after hearing what she just said.

To create an atmosphere, the hall is somewhat dimly lit.

The candlelight on their table was also weak, so Qi Zhao did not notice the change in expression on Gu Ci's face in time.

In the end, it was Gu Ci who took the initiative and said: "...but the Internet says that women will be happy if they are invited to this kind of restaurant."

Qi Zhao's first reaction when he heard Gu Ci's words was: "Mr. Gu wants me to be happy? "

Gu Ci stared at Qi Zhao through the light of the candlelight and nodded.

Qi Zhao frowned and became more puzzled: "Why?"

Gu Ci did not answer immediately.

He seemed to have been thinking about it in his mind for a long time before opening his lips under Qi Zhao's gaze.

His voice was a little low, but his tone was sincere: "I'm sorry, I actually took advantage of you."

Qi Zhao: ...

Qi Zhao: Anyone with a discerning eye can see such an obvious thing, so do you still need to take the initiative to confess?

Qi Zhao stared at Gu Ci, who started to feel annoyed alone after saying these words, speechless and choked.

But after all, Gu Ci was still the target of her next attack, and she couldn't deny him face like this.

After Qi Zhao adjusted his expression, he smiled at Gu Ci and said softly: "I know." After

hearing these three words, Gu Ci was stunned for two seconds. When he looked at Qi Zhao again, his eyes widened slightly. , the tone was still a little uncertain: "...you know?"

Qi Zhao nodded with a smile on his face.

But I was thinking in my heart that if I sell health care products in front of Gu Ci's house when he is old, he will definitely make a fortune.

He is too deceptive.

Gu Ci, who had originally planned to admit his mistake, suddenly didn't know how to react when faced with Qi Zhao's sudden confession.

After seeing Gu Ci's expression, Qi Zhao took the initiative to help him out: "I was a little impulsive this afternoon when I heard Mr. Gu talking about the film and television department. I should also apologize to Mr. Gu."

Qi Zhao said to him . Gu Ci smiled and said innocently: "I just realized that if you use me to bring greater benefits to Linchuan, Mr. Gu's decision is correct."

Gu Ci heard Qi Zhao's words . Finally, the dancing candlelight caught his eyes.

Gu Ci's tone of voice also became higher: "Really?"

Qi Zhao nodded: "Really."

When Qi Zhao was about to say something more, he suddenly heard the beeping sound of the system.

[Qi Zhao, Gu Ci’s favorability has increased again! ! ! ]

Qi Zhao immediately asked it: "How much?"

[Eight o'clock, but it is estimated that it will rise! ! ]

Qi Zhao swallowed back what he was about to say after hearing the system's words. When he looked at Gu Ci again, there was a smile on his eyebrows.

Forget it, he can do whatever he wants.

As long as his favorability level can be filled up quickly and he can be released as soon as possible, that will be all.

Gu Ci, who had solved the problem, and Qi Zhao, who had gained favorability, got along very harmoniously during the following meal time.

Gu Ci's defense in non-working mode was very low, and Qi Zhao easily extracted his usual activity schedule and living habits from him.

Qi Zhao, who had gained a lot, smiled more and more sincerely when he said goodbye to Gu Ci. He planned to design his strategy plan based on the personal information revealed by Gu Ci when he returned.

When Qi Zhao returned home, she felt nostalgic when she saw the pile of wine placed in the corridor. She had just taken out a bottle and planned to go back to the bedroom to have a few drinks and glanced at Ji Yue's closed door.

Qi Zhao thought for two seconds and finally didn't bother.

Let's say hello to Ji Yue tomorrow when we go to the documentary set with Zhou Danhui.

Early the next morning, Qi Zhao first went to the company to arrange work for the day, and then he and Zhou Danhui planned to go to the documentary shooting site to take a look.

The original Hanying Gymnasium was already filled with cameras and staff everywhere. Under the guidance of Zhou Danhui, Qi Zhao saw that there were several specific cameras specifically filming Ji Yue's practice. There was also a coach beside him. The photographer was specifically filming his reaction.

Zhou Danhui followed Qi Zhao and reported on the progress of the documentary shooting in the past few days: "The director said that there is no problem with the scenes during Ji Yue's practice. Now he is planning to arrange a small team to fly to Ji Yue in the past few days. Parents."

Qi Zhao seemed to have thought of something and asked Zhou Dan to reply: "Tell the director not to mention everything Ji Yue has experienced in China when interviewing him, but to ask only questions. It's all about Ji Yue's childhood."

Zhou Danhui nodded and remembered this sentence: "Understood."

When Qi Zhao walked into the gym, she was dazzled by the reflection on the surveillance camera, and she stared at it. Only the fist-sized machine was quiet for a while, and then he spoke to Zhou Danhui and said, "Shanhui, please go and see if the surveillance of the venue where Ji Yue played in the past two days can still be found."

"It's best to find Ji Yue ." Bring back a copy of all the scenes where Yue appeared. "

"Okay supervisor."

In order not to disturb the normal shooting of the documentary, Qi Zhao only glanced at Ji Yue in training from a distance and left the studio, planning to wait for the filming. Talk to him again when the group is taking a break.

But Qi Zhao had just been basking in the sun for a while when he heard a cheering voice from behind:

"Sister!"

Qi Zhao turned around and saw Ji Yue running towards the rising sun.

Qi Zhao smiled at him and asked Ji Yue, "How did you know I was here?"

Ji Yue, who had just finished training, had a layer of sweat on his forehead, and his breathing became a little faster because of the run.

But the smile on his face was extremely bright, and his beautiful eyes were bent and he looked at Qi Zhao: "When the director just said he was going to take a break, I heard Mr. Zhou say you are here and ran out."

Qi Zhao saw Ji Yue and saw She couldn't hide the surprise on her face, and she smiled and deliberately teased him: "Have you missed me these days when I was on a business trip?"

Ji Yue nodded, with bright eyes: "Yeah."

Qi Zhao's bad taste came to his heart, Looking at Ji Yue, she said deliberately: "Don't just say 'um'. If you want to, just say yes. If you don't want to, just say no."

Ji Yue heard Qi Zhao's words and her ears were not only hot from the training just now, but also a little red.

He pursed his lips and smiled, but when he was about to speak, he heard an urgent and loud unfamiliar voice.

"Qi Zhao!"

Qi Zhao was extremely familiar with this voice.

She frowned and looked at the source of the sound. Qin Zhuo, who should have been thousands of miles away, suddenly appeared in front of the Hanying Gymnasium for some reason.

Qin Zhuo was still wearing the same clothes that he saw off at the airport yesterday. His eye circles were red, but now they were dark.

There was a green stubble on his chin, looking like he hadn't slept all night.

After Qin Zhuo saw Qi Zhao's face clearly, he raised his feet and ran over. Ji Yue saw a somewhat slovenly man rushing towards Qi Zhao and raised his feet to block in front of her.

Qin Zhuo, who stood in front of Qi Zhao a month apart, frowned. After seeing clearly the vigilance and hostility towards him in the eyes of the young man in front of him, he looked past him towards Qi Zhao.

Qin Zhuo's breathing was rapid: "Qi Zhao, who is he?"

Qi Zhao looked at Qin Zhuo's face, but his expression was expressionless: "Does it matter to you who he is?"

After hearing Qi Zhao's words, Qin Zhuo's eyes and expression became unbelievable.

His throat was so swollen from the blow that it took him a long time to find his voice. Qin Zhuo's words became trembling: "I...amn't I your boyfriend?"

"Qin Zhuo, we have broken up."

Qi Zhao's His eyes seemed to be looking at an unreasonable person, and his tone was cold and ruthless: "Please don't pester me after we break up."