He was in a good mood today, so he didn't throw a tantrum. Instead, he instructed his secretary, Xiao Wu, "Notify everyone that the meeting starts at ten o'clock sharp."
"President, someone is looking for you," Xiao Wu said, her expression anxious, as if the visitor was not friendly.
"Who is it?" Nangong Ming took off his jacket, tossed it to Secretary Wu, and strode towards the president's office.
Before Secretary Wu could reply, Nangong Ming had already opened the office door. Upon seeing the two police officers inside, his expression froze for a moment.
"Excuse me, what is this about?"
This was only the second time Nangong Ming had interacted with the police, both times they had called him to go to the station.
Who had reported him this time? It required the police to come in person.
Thinking about the task he had assigned his subordinates yesterday, he felt a faint unease.
Yet, he was mysteriously confident that those people would not fail. Six specially trained individuals against two who were completely defenseless?
One of the police officers said sternly, "We need your cooperation on two cases. Please come with us."
Two? Nangong Ming's heart skipped a beat...
After waking up, Qiao Sisi felt weak and sore all over.
She felt like she had fallen in love with Nangong Ming without realizing it, and now she missed him the moment they were apart.
Burying her face in the quilt, she encouraged herself fiercely. She was determined to make Nangong Ming devoted to her, loving only her forever!
She kept looking at her phone. By 2 PM, Nangong Ming still hadn't texted her. Qiao Sisi couldn't help but overthink.
Biting her lip, she decided to take the initiative.
"The number you have dialed is switched off. Please try again later."
Qiao Sisi: ...
After arriving at the police station, Nangong Ming wanted to call his lawyer but found his phone was dead.
Nangong Ming: ...
How unlucky!
Knowing that the workaholic Nangong Ming would surely be at the company handling official business, Qiao Sisi bought a homemade lunch and personally delivered it to the company.
The receptionist recognized her and usually looked at her with envy, but today her gaze was strange.
Qiao Sisi glared at her unhappily and haughtily said, "Call the president's office and tell Nangong Ming I'm here."
In reality, she could have gone directly to Nangong Ming, but she felt that would be too eager.
She wanted him to come down to the company's entrance to pick her up.
This was true mutual affection!
"President Nangong is not in the company," the receptionist kindly reminded her.
"Ah, then where did he go?" Qiao Sisi felt a little uncomfortable. Didn't he say he had meetings all morning and afternoon and would be at the company all day?
The receptionist blurted out, "President Nangong was taken away by the police."
"What?" Qiao Sisi thought she had misheard and looked at the receptionist in confusion.
The receptionist felt she had spoken too much and replied, "I don't know the specifics. You should call the president to ask."
However, she didn't know if he could answer the phone at the police station.
Qiao Sisi knew that Nangong Ming was going to find someone to teach Qiao Ci a lesson, could it be...
She dared not think further and quickly went home.
Finally, she learned from Father Qiao and Mother Qiao that Nangong Ming had been detained for suspected incitement to commit assault and human trafficking. The trial would be soon, and he was likely to be sentenced to nearly ten years.
Not only that, but Nangong Ming's company was also suspected of tax evasion and was about to be sealed.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Sisi completely collapsed onto the floor.
She suddenly regretted giving herself to Nangong Ming on impulse.
Touching her lower abdomen, she hurried to a pharmacy.
Nangong Ming was ruined; she couldn't be ruined too!
After the trial, Nangong Ming's actions were considered particularly egregious, and he was sentenced to a full ten years.
Qiao Sisi obediently returned to school.
Soon, the college entrance examination arrived.
Before entering the examination hall, Qi Che, fearing Qiao Ci would be nervous, soothed her, "Don't be nervous, just perform normally."
Qiao Ci raised an eyebrow, "What if performing normally means I snatch your first place?"
"I couldn't ask for anything more." Spending so much time together with Qiao Ci, Qi Che would occasionally exchange witty remarks with her.
Seeing the two standing together like a golden couple, Qiao Sisi's jealousy began to grow.
She knew Qi Che would attend the best universities. She had been diligently doing practice problems lately, wanting to attend the same university as him.
After the exam, Qi Che was the first to exit the examination hall.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw Qiao Ci walking towards him.
They exchanged smiles.
"How did you perform?" Qi Che couldn't help but ask.
"So-so, but it definitely won't be worse than yours," Qiao Ci said mysteriously.
"Then we must celebrate. Let's go to the market, I'll cook you a good meal tonight to reward you," Qi Che said with a gentle smile, seeing her confidence.
"Okay!" Qiao Ci agreed with a beaming smile.
After they finished eating, Qi Che voluntarily washed the dishes and sat on a small stool beside the sofa. He looked at Qiao Ci on the sofa and asked, "What major are you planning to choose?"
"Computer science," Qiao Ci thought, feeling it was her strongest suit.
Qi Che pursed his lips and asked again, "Then which university are you planning to apply to?"
Qiao Ci met his gaze directly and said as a matter of course, "Wherever you go, I go."
After all, both of their scores were sufficient, so no matter which university Qi Che chose, she could attend!
At this moment, Qi Che felt his heart suddenly leap with joy, and his ears felt hot.
He liked game development, so Qiao Ci chose computer science.
Whichever university he chose, she would choose the same one.
Did she... like him?
The tall, handsome young man sat on the small stool, gazing up at Qiao Ci, his eyes sparkling with starlight, a beautiful sight.
He had already decided that if Qiao Ci performed poorly, he would lower his standards and not attend his dream university, but choose a university that her score could get her into.
The college entrance examination scores were released.
Total score: 750.
Qi Che: 721.
Qiao Ci: 721.
They were jointly ranked first in the province.
Not only that, but their scores in every subject were identical, which aroused suspicion among many, who thought they had cheated.
Therefore, Mingying published both of their examination papers on the school's official website.
This dispelled the doubts of the public.
The two only had the same scores; aside from some factual answers, the process of answering the questions was clearly different.
On the forum, many people were discussing the two.
"Why do I feel like their scores reveal an unspeakable romance?"
"I'm always in sync with you, whether it's the total score or individual subjects?"
"Hahaha, the commenter above is too talented. I'm shipping this couple!"
Qi Che also looked at Qiao Ci's examination papers.
He found that she had missed several very easy questions...
"These questions are very simple, why didn't you do them? If you had, you would have surpassed me and become first place."