Huo Rou opened the door and asked, "Shouldn't An'an be at school right now?"
"The school assigned some homework, so the young master left early to complete it."
"Why didn't An'an call me to tell me?" If there was any situation, An'an should have been the first to inform her.
"Because it's related to President Qin, so..." Xiao Konglin glanced at the time. "Miss Huo, why don't you come with me first? You can let the young master tell you when we get there."
"You go ahead. I need to tidy up and get back to my career!" Xia Qingxue waved her hand, ushering the host out of Huo Rou's house.
Seeing that she had returned to her usual state, Huo Rou smiled and said goodbye to her.
The moment Xiao Konglin brought Huo Rou into Qin's Group, the news spread throughout the entire building.
"Is it true? The woman Assistant Xiao brought all the way to the 66th floor?"
"Could it be fake? I was sending materials to the 65th floor just now and saw it with my own eyes. She's so beautiful and young."
"She must be a client, right?"
"So young, and brought by Assistant Xiao to meet President Qin's client, I can't imagine who she is."
"You have a point... so this won't be..."
The gossip from the pantry reached Qin Feiwan's ears.
"Lili!" Qin Feiwan retreated from the doorway of the pantry and went directly to Lili's office.
"Sister Qin, do you have any instructions?" Lili hastily put away her phone and looked up with a serious expression.
Qin Feiwan ignored her playing on her phone during work and raised an eyebrow. "I heard Assistant Xiao brought a woman directly to my brother's office. Is it true?"
Hearing this, Lili relaxed and, with a gossipy expression, pulled up a photo on her phone and handed it to Qin Feiwan.
The woman in the photo was wearing a white t-shirt, paired simply with jeans. Her black hair cascaded down to her shoulder blades, mirroring the languid expression on her profile.
Even with a blurry profile, Qin Feiwan recognized the girl's sweetness.
Based on her understanding of Qin Ningyi, this type of sweet girl didn't seem like his usual preference.
He was most afraid of girls who acted coquettishly.
But the girl in the picture was truly beautiful. Qin Feiwan felt her creative inspiration coming. She had to meet this person; perhaps the theme for her next show would emerge.
Without delay, Qin Feiwan went upstairs directly to Qin Ningyi's office.
An'an's voice could be heard from inside the office.
"So, if we have a meeting this afternoon, should we review the documents in advance?"
Qin Ningyi replied patiently, "I have it all in my head, you can take a look. But can you understand it?"
"An'an can learn! Right, Mom?"
A sweet voice chimed in, "Mhm, An'an is smart, he definitely can."
Mom? Qin Feiwan heard An'an's address for the woman. So the seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in the photo was actually An'an's mother?
This made Qin Feiwan extremely curious. This voice didn't sound like someone Qin Ningyi would like; it clearly belonged to someone adept at acting cute.
Qin Feiwan knocked on the door and, ignoring Xiao Konglin's look, walked straight in.
"I heard so much gossip downstairs, I'm dying of curiosity." Qin Feiwan's eyes met Qin Ningyi's. In their exchanged gaze, she saw a tenderness in her brother's eyes.
Is this for real?
Qin Feiwan looked at Huo Rou. Her gaze startled her so much that her thick eyelashes paused for a moment before resuming their movement, blinking.
She didn't hide her surprise at all. "An'an's mother, you're so beautiful."
Huo Rou, hearing her straightforward opening, met Qin Feiwan's bold red lips and the frankness in her eyes, and her liking for the woman increased.
She nodded, smiling with narrowed eyes, and replied, "Hello, I'm Huo Rou, An'an's mother."
Huo Rou introduced herself gracefully. Qin Feiwan noticed a light green, translucent jade bracelet on her outstretched hand, which gave her simple outfit an unadorned elegance.
The light green bracelet was clear and smooth, and the owner's hand was also strikingly white and felt silky to the touch.
Huo Rou's generous demeanor made Qin Feiwan feel quite favorable towards her. As she shook Huo Rou's hand, she introduced herself, "Hello, I'm Qin Feiwan, Ningyi's elder sister."
"Auntie." An'an slid down from Qin Ningyi's lap and walked to Qin Feiwan to greet her.
An'an was actually a bit worried that his aunt would make things difficult for his mother. He had seen many such scenes in TV shows.
"An'an, why aren't you in school? What are you doing here?" Qin Feiwan asked An'an as she gestured for Huo Rou to sit.
"We were assigned homework to spend half a day accompanying either our father or mother at work to understand their jobs." An'an pointed at Qin Ningyi. "So I'm currently learning about and understanding Daddy's work."
"There's such homework? Ren De is indeed unconventional," Qin Feiwan exclaimed.
Her gaze shifted to Huo Rou. More than the reason for An'an being there, she was more curious about why Huo Rou had come.
"Little Rou, why are you here?" Qin Feiwan moved to sit next to Huo Rou, looking at her delicate face. She really couldn't believe that this girl, who appeared without makeup, had a son as old as An'an.
"It's a workday today. If you're skipping work, you'll have to ask my brother to reimburse your salary."
Huo Rou glanced at Qin Ningyi, then at the smiling and happy An'an beside him, and shook her head helplessly. "I don't have a job yet. An'an wanted me to see him at work."
Qin Feiwan had assumed that, given the expensive bracelet on Huo Rou's wrist and her raising such a well-behaved and intelligent son, she would be an independent modern woman.
"I'm sorry."
"It's not a big deal, no need to apologize," Huo Rou said, shaking her head nonchalantly.
However, when her gaze fell on Qin Ningyi in front of the computer, she felt that she really needed to have a job.
Although staying at home every day wouldn't cause a financial crisis, the thought of Qin Ningyi effortlessly spending over ten million yuan on a decorative item, and it being placed in someone else's home, ignited a competitive spirit within her.
Moreover, as An'an had just said, when the teacher assigned this task, Qin Ningyi was his only option. Without a job, she couldn't even help her son complete his homework.
This feeling was quite unpleasant.
Just as she withdrew her gaze, Qin Ningyi looked at her.
Huo Rou chatted casually with Qin Feiwan, and Qin Ningyi hadn't seen his sister get along so well with someone in a long time.
Huo Rou seemed to possess a magical quality. When encountering the intelligent and sensible An'an, she was a gentle and resilient orchid; when meeting the lively and cheerful Xia Qingxue, she was a vast, azure sea; when dealing with the sharp and flamboyant Qin Feiwan, she transformed into a refined and carefree bamboo.
Only when facing him did she not display such a thousand faces.
He sensed her thoughtfulness when Huo Rou looked at him earlier. She must be thinking about finding a job.
He needed to think carefully, perhaps have Huo Rou work at the company as his secretary or assistant.