Rebirth 1990: The beginning is sweet and cool Bai Yueguang

"You look very energetic, young man." Grandma approached Zhou Qi, looked at him, then looked at Du Qianqian, and then asked, "Are you Qianqian's boyfriend? I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."

Zhou Qi quickly explained: "Maybe it's because I look ordinary, so you feel familiar with me."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Grandma nodded.

Du Qianqian felt something was wrong, so she asked tentatively: "Grandma, I am your..."

"Of course she's my granddaughter. Why are you acting so weird today?"

Grandma interrupted her and pointed at Xu Xiuya and said, "She is my daughter. How could you forget this?"

"What about this one?" Du Qianqian asked, pointing at her mother.

"How could I not recognize my own daughter? What's wrong with you today? Stand aside." Grandma said as she pulled Zhou Qi over and asked curiously, "Young man, how long have you two known each other?"

"About two years." Zhou Qi replied.

"Oh, it's been so long!" exclaimed Grandma.

Grandma stared at Zhou Qi with a serious face and asked straight to the point: "Are you married? Do you have a family? When do you plan to marry our Qianqian?"

Zhou Qi hurriedly explained: "Grandma, you misunderstood. Qianqian and I are just friends and work partners."

"I don't believe it." Grandma said flatly. "You two seem to be much closer. Don't think I don't understand because I'm old. Tell me, what do you do for a living?"

Faced with such questioning, Zhou Qi seemed very helpless and had to respond as tactfully as possible.

At this time, Du Qianqian pulled her mother aside and asked quietly: "Mom, is grandma recovering well?"

"It seems so," the mother replied.

Du Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, "Then our plan yesterday was considered a success."

Mother Xu Xiuya looked at her daughter and asked gently, "Are you really just acting?"

"Mom, what are you talking about!" Du Qianqian hurriedly denied.

Xu Xiuya smiled slightly and comforted:

"I know what you are worried about. Mom supports your choice, no matter what decision you make. I went through a similar situation before, and everything turned out fine in the end."

Hearing her mother's understanding and support, Du Qianqian was touched, but she still insisted, "Mom, it's really nothing."

The mother gently pointed out: "Then why did you hug him so tightly last night?"

Du Qianqian's face turned red instantly and she defended herself, "That's because..." But she found that she couldn't find a suitable reason.

Xu Xiuya ended the topic with a smile, turned around and walked towards Zhou Qi, ready to help him out. Zhou Qi was at a loss as to what to do with his grandmother's series of questions.

Seeing this, Du Qianqian couldn't help but smile, but then quickly put away her smile and stepped forward to interrupt, "Grandma, we really have to leave quickly. Zhou Qi has urgent matters to deal with."

"Urgent matter? I haven't finished asking your questions yet." Grandma said dissatisfiedly.

"Let's talk about it next time. Grandma, Mom, we're leaving first." Du Qianqian said as she pulled Zhou Qi and quickly left.

The mother stood there, watching them leave, her heart full of blessings and expectations for her daughter's future.

Xu Xiuya had a faint smile on her face and said words to keep him, but her body did not take any action.

Grandma complained, "Why didn't you stop it earlier? Qianqian already has a boyfriend, why don't you do anything as a mother..." She then sighed. "If Qianqian is like you, you will have the time to cry in the future."

Xu Xiuya just smiled and didn't say much. After going out, Du Qianqian took a deep breath, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

However, she soon realized a problem - she didn't know how to face Zhou Qi. She didn't even dare to look at him directly, and quickly hid in her Bentley. Zhou Qi followed her helplessly and sat in the passenger seat.

The atmosphere in the car was extremely dull, even when they were having breakfast together. This awkwardness continued until they arrived at Hualong Tengao Company.

The two barely talked during the trip. Du Qianqian seemed to be preoccupied, while Zhou Qi was focused on understanding the company's operations, especially the details of the South Bank project and the bidding documents prepared for North City.

Once he gets into work, Zhou Qi is extremely focused.

Looking at Zhou Qi who was concentrating on his work, Du Qianqian's heart was filled with ripples. She couldn't help but turn her gaze to him, replaying the scene of last night in her mind.

At this time, a colleague interrupted her thoughts: "Mr. Du, you have been smiling all the time, do you have any good suggestions for us?"

Du Qianqian then realized that she had lost her composure and quickly covered up by saying, "Mr. Zhou's suggestion is very good, please follow his advice." Hearing this, everyone present looked at each other, and someone curiously asked Zhou Qi if he planned to propose a new plan.

It was not until this moment that Du Qianqian realized her mistake and her cheeks flushed.

Zhou Qi smiled and suggested that everyone take a break. When they were the only two people left in the room, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I think we should have a good talk."

Du Qianqian looked at Zhou Qi quietly, and shook her head after a moment.

"Don't you feel that I have always been at a disadvantage since I met you? First, you took away my shares, then you poached my employees, and finally you even 'borrowed' my equipment and materials..."

There was a mixture of helplessness and joking reproach in her tone.

Du Qianqian felt aggrieved by what happened last night and this morning. She complained, "You bullied me." Faced with such accusations, Zhou Qi didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Fortunately, although Du Qianqian was full of dissatisfaction verbally, her emotions were not out of control, at least she did not cry, which prevented the situation from getting worse.

Zhou Qi looked at her and responded helplessly: "You make me feel very embarrassed when you say that."

Du Qianqian laughed when she heard this: "Embarrassment? It sounds like you are discussing business."

"Okay, then let's treat this as a business discussion." Zhou Qi took over the conversation.

"For whatever reason, you've become involved in this, just like you've made an investment, right?"

This metaphor aroused Zhou Qi's interest. He nodded slightly, motioning her to continue.

"This investment is now in trouble. It was supposed to be a one-time transaction, but it has involved many more aspects, which in turn affect our 'business' in a significant way."

Du Qianqian explained. Zhou Qi frowned in confusion: "What exactly happened?"

Du Qianqian paused for a moment, looked at him seriously and said, "My grandmother's condition has improved. Thank you very much for your help. She doesn't even remember you today, which is good news for us."

But my mom is now convinced that something is going on between us, which means there is a new relationship between us. Do you think my dad is completely unaware of it?"