When they arrived at the airport, as Shen Chi Yan was about to get out of the car, Song Qi Nian pulled him back.
Shen Chi Yan shot her a sharp, cold glare.
Song Qi Nian's heart skipped a beat. She anxiously gestured, "Are we... still going to pretend to be a loving couple later?"
"Then why else would I bring you here?"
Shen Chi Yan's tone was unpleasant, and Song Qi Nian didn't know what she had done to offend him.
Still, she was quite happy. She thought that after that day, she would never have another chance to hold hands and embrace Shen Chi Yan. She hadn't expected to get to pretend to be a loving couple again today.
Song Qi Nian took a deep breath and stepped forward, tightly holding Shen Chi Yan's hand.
Shen Chi Yan's palm was slightly cool. In the scorching summer heat, holding his hand felt like gripping a perfectly cool ice pack, very comfortable.
Suddenly, Song Qi Nian's expression changed drastically.
It's over!
Shen Chi Yan wasn't wearing gloves today!
She subconsciously tried to let go of Shen Chi Yan's hand, but he held on tightly.
Song Qi Nian was stunned. Her heart pounded. Shen Chi Yan... was actively holding her hand.
The next second, she heard Shen Chi Yan's clear, pleasant voice, "Smith, Daphne..."
Song Qi Nian: "..."
Alright, so it turned out he had seen the Smiths and was worried about being exposed in front of them, which was why he had held her hand so tightly.
After seeing the Smiths off, as soon as they were out of the airport, Shen Chi Yan let go of Song Qi Nian's hand. His callous and indifferent demeanor was exactly like a scumbag who would abandon someone after getting what he wanted.
Song Qi Nian looked at her empty hand, and her heart also felt hollow.
The limited affectionate relationship was gone as quickly as it had appeared.
Lin Lan Xing was at the airport to pick someone up today. When she saw Song Qi Nian and Shen Chi Yan, she thought she was mistaken.
She hurried forward a few steps. After confirming that the woman in Shen Chi Yan's arms was indeed Song Qi Nian, her face darkened with anger.
Didn't Shen Chi Yan love his elder sister the most and not Song Qi Nian? Why was he holding Song Qi Nian?
Had he changed his mind?
Seeing Song Qi Nian look up at Shen Chi Yan with a happy and sweet smile, her eyes full of love, Lin Lan Xing became even more furious.
What a shameless bitch!
No!
Even if her elder sister never woke up, she wouldn't let Song Qi Nian monopolize Shen Chi Yan like this!
Lin Lan Xing charged towards them. But by the time she pushed through the crowd to where Shen Chi Yan and Song Qi Nian were, they had already left.
"Damn it!"
Lin Lan Xing stomped her foot in anger, vowing to make Song Qi Nian's life miserable.
After finding out that Shen Chi Yan had sent Song Qi Nian to the planning department, Lin Lan Xing went to Ding Sheng Group early on Thursday.
Inside Shen Chi Yan's office.
Lin Lan Xing looked at Shen Chi Yan and pleaded pitifully, "Brother Chi Yan, please do me a favor and let me intern at Ding Sheng. I'll do anything."
Shen Chi Yan looked up at Lin Lan Xing faintly. Although Lin Lan Xing and Lin Qiu Tong were sisters, they were nothing alike.
"You should listen to Uncle Lin."
Lin Lan Xing pouted. "I don't want to. If I go to my own company, my dad will definitely find me a leisurely position, and others will constantly flatter me because I'm his daughter, never letting me do any real work. How can I learn anything then?"
Seeing Shen Chi Yan still unmoved, Lin Lan Xing used her trump card. "Alas, it would be great if my elder sister were awake. She would definitely help me."
"Which department do you want to go to?"
Lin Lan Xing's eyes lit up. As expected, as long as her elder sister was mentioned, Shen Chi Yan would compromise.
It seemed that it wasn't that Shen Chi Yan had no feelings for his elder sister, but that Song Qi Nian, that shameless slut, had seductively lured Shen Chi Yan.
"I want to go to the planning department."
In less than a week, the planning department welcomed two new employees.
On her first day reporting for duty, Lin Lan Xing was dressed in designer brands and gave each member of the planning department a luxury perfume worth over a thousand yuan.
Only Song Qi Nian was left out.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Miss Song. I didn't know there was another person in the planning department, so I didn't prepare one for you. You don't mind, do you?"
Although Lin Lan Xing was apologizing, the malicious smile on her face told Song Qi Nian that she was intentionally trying to embarrass her.
Song Qi Nian hadn't expected Lin Lan Xing to come to Ding Sheng Group for an internship, nor that she would be assigned to the planning department. It seemed she would have to be careful in the future.
Song Qi Nian smiled slightly, saying she didn't mind, and continued to focus on her work.
Lin Lan Xing stared at Song Qi Nian fiercely and sneered. Song Qi Nian, Song Qi Nian, your good days are numbered!
Because Song Qi Nian was short on funds, the gifts she brought for everyone were handmade small cookies and the like. The contrast was stark.
Compared to Lin Lan Xing's gifts, Song Qi Nian's were considered quite unimpressive in everyone's eyes.
Furthermore, Lin Lan Xing never hid the fact that she was the daughter of the Lin Group. Everyone fawned over her.
To make Song Qi Nian utterly isolated, Lin Lan Xing even had rumors spread. In no time, everyone sympathized with Lin Lan Xing and felt more disdain towards Song Qi Nian.
"You can't judge a book by its cover. I can't believe Song Qi Nian's father is the culprit who caused your sister to become a vegetative state. Yet Miss Lin is still so kind to Song Qi Nian. She's truly kind and generous."
Lin Lan Xing sighed, looking sad yet helpless. "The bad person is Miss Song's father, not Miss Song herself. No matter how much I hate her father, I can't hate her."
"Miss Lin, you are too kind!"
"Exactly! That Song Qi Nian, she caused so much harm to Mr. Shen's beloved, how can she still have the face to stay at Ding Sheng?"
"A shameless person is invincible. She's just using that innocent-looking face to seduce people everywhere."
Everyone's gaze turned towards Song Qi Nian's desk. Several young men from the planning department were gathered around Song Qi Nian, chatting about something, each with a bright smile.
Seeing that her objective was achieved, Lin Lan Xing curved her lips into a faint smile. "Don't even mention others. Even when I see her face, no matter how bad she is, I feel like the world has wronged her."
Lin Lan Xing deliberately provoked the female colleagues' dislike for Song Qi Nian. As expected, for the entire afternoon, the female colleagues acted as if they had a pact and kept asking Song Qi Nian for help.
"Miss Song, I have an important document here. Please make three copies and put them on my desk."
"Miss Song, I'm too busy. Can you please summarize this event material for me?"
"Miss Song, I have to work overtime tonight. Can you buy me a cup of coffee?"
Song Qi Nian, having just arrived in the planning department, wanted to get along with everyone and basically accepted every request.
However, when she returned after buying coffee, she realized that everyone else had already left for the day, and there was still a lot of unfinished work on her desk.
Song Qi Nian finally realized that she had been taken advantage of.
"Miss Song, you're still here?"
Hearing a voice, Song Qi Nian turned and saw a clean-cut and handsome young man walking towards her.
This person was Shen Yu Shu, a member of the planning department.
Song Qi Nian took a piece of paper and wrote, "Mr. Shen, why are you still here?"
"I haven't finished my work yet. Also, please don't call me Mr. Shen, just call me by my name."
Song Qi Nian nodded.
"You have to work overtime too?"
Song Qi Nian nodded again.
Shen Yu Shu smiled. "Let's work overtime together. At least we'll have company."
Since Song Qi Nian had bought extra coffee, she handed Shen Yu Shu a cup.
In the following days, Song Qi Nian almost always worked overtime, returning home at nine or ten o'clock every night.
As a new employee in the planning department, she was busier than the seasoned staff.
Shen Yu Shu would always come to find Song Qi Nian, either to have lunch together, or to ask Song Qi Nian to teach him sign language, or to work overtime together. Their friendship progressed rapidly.
Gradually, rumors about the two of them began to circulate.