the gravity of the rainbow

Chapter 18
It was Han Qing's first week at Qin Wei's company to work, and the biggest news he heard was that Qin Wei had quit.

It is not accurate to say "job-hopping". He just no longer worked in the Qin Foundation, but moved his office to a hotel group under his own name.He recently acquired a travel company and a gourmet magazine, combining the two into one, and hired an editor-in-chief from a major magazine with a high salary, founded a leisure and fashion magazine, and joined the ranks of the cultural industry for the first time.Han Qing was secretly delighted when he found out about it. After all, he was born in the Chinese Department, and working for such a company can be regarded as a professional counterpart.

But the gossip that was heard immediately was very unfavorable to Han Qing: Qin Wei was definitely not a kind person, and he once set a record of thirteen assistants in one month.After finding Sun Lin, I was quite satisfied with her.According to colleagues, the main reason is that Sun Lin's family is well-off, she is an out-and-out lady, well-bred, and she doesn't have any princess disease.Moreover, she is honest and sincere, and works hard. As long as it is Qin Wei's account, she takes care of it in an orderly manner.In a sense, she is Qin Wei's mobile hard drive, which must be brought with her whenever she is on a business trip, otherwise she will definitely be in trouble.

But Sun Lin became pregnant within a few years of working.Her husband is also a boss. Although he is not as big as the Qin family, his company has hundreds of employees.He complained a lot about Qin Wei, and felt that his wife could be a full-time wife comfortably, instead of going out early and returning late every day, and being led around by the domineering president.However, Sun Lin's service to Qin Wei can be described as painstaking and loyal, as if possessed by a demon, which made her husband even more jealous for no reason.Seeing that his wife's belly was getting bigger and bigger, he began to use this as an excuse to encourage Sun Lin to resign.If she doesn't want to resign, let her ask for leave, or arrive late and leave early.Despite this, Sun Lin still worked seriously until the day before her vacation.The domineering president was not as ruthless as the rumors said, he gave Sun Lin an enviable big red envelope before leaving.It was only then that Han Qing understood why Qin Wei compared Sun Lin's departure to a "self palace". She couldn't help feeling uneasy and confused about her upcoming destiny.

Han Qing is not a confident girl. After following Xia Feng these years, she has become less and less confident.She knew that Qin Wei was studying in a foreign university and had a natural disdain for unconfident girls, so she turned the inferiority complex in her heart into a smile on her face.No matter how much grievance she faces, she always has a resigned smile.No matter how harsh the accusations are, she always speaks softly and gently, without raising her voice a bit, and firmly believes that using softness to overcome rigidity is the only way to resolve the personality difference between herself and Qin Wei.

The strange thing is that this method is quite effective. The so-called one slap can't be slapped, and Qin Wei rarely loses his temper with her.

Confused, Han Qing followed Qin Wei to Thailand.On the first day in Bangkok, after checking into the hotel, just after unpacking the suitcase, connecting the office computer, and opening various documents, Qin Wei called her to his room with a very serious tone.Han Qing immediately felt his scalp tighten, feeling that something was wrong, so he immediately put down what he was doing and hurried to his room.Qin Wei really looked anxious.

"Boss Qin, are you looking for me?"

Qin Wei walked back and forth in front of her, and said after a while, "I forgot to bring toothpaste."

Han Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I've checked the bathroom, and the hotel provides toothpaste every day."

"I never use hotel toothpaste."

"Excuse me, what brand do you usually use? I'll go out and buy it right away."

"Theodent. (Aihemei.)"

Han Qing had never heard of this brand, but she thought that Bangkok is a famous tourist city and a famous metropolis in Southeast Asia, so it is impossible not to buy a small toothpaste.When I left the hotel and went to the shopping mall, I asked the waiter, and the waiter said that he had never heard of this brand.She searched all the nearby shopping malls and found nothing for sale. She checked online and found that online shopping is available, but if it is shipped from North America or Europe, it will take several days to arrive at the fastest.Han Qing had no choice but to buy a toothpaste that she thought was quite good.

"I never use this brand." Qin Wei frowned and threw the toothpaste into the trash can.

Han Qing bit his lip and explained: "This kind of toothpaste is not available in the vicinity, and it will take several days to order it online."

"I have them at home."

"..."

"Go and get one."

"..."

"Right now."

Han Qing looked at him dumbly.Is there a mistake that made me travel so far for a piece of toothpaste?Of course, she didn't dare to show this kind of discontent on her face. Without saying a word, she took out her mobile phone to book a plane ticket.

"I can only leave tomorrow, today's flight is sold out."

"Not one?"

"Economy class is gone, but first class is still there."

"Then first class. Go today and return today. I have to brush my teeth before going to bed at night. Here is my key." He threw her the key to his own apartment, turned and left.

In this way, for a small toothpaste, Han Qing took two first-class flights in a row.So that after that, when Han Qing saw Qin Wei talking, his eyes would unknowingly stay on his two rows of white and neat teeth that could be used for advertising. They were products of Theodent!
However, when she returned to China and took the air ticket to the financial office for reimbursement, she was greeted with a sneer from the director: "Is the first class seat available for people of your level?"

"It's an emergency..."

"What urgent business requires you to fly first class twice a day?"

Han Qing swallowed.If she answered that it was for a piece of toothpaste, she really couldn't say it out loud, and she wasn't sure if Qin Wei would admit it.Sure enough, the director didn't ask any more questions, and smiled: "No matter how urgent it is, you can't violate the company's reimbursement regulations, right?"

"Then I'll ask Mr. Qin if he can give special approval."

"You can't let President Qin take the lead in violating the rules, can you?"

Han Qing was completely dumbfounded by the director's two "really?"This is a month's salary!So sadly, he returned to his office with the reimbursement receipt, glanced at Qin Wei who was concentrating on reading the documents in the room, and weighed in his heart whether the money for the two air tickets was more important, or the continuous salary in the future.Han Qing gritted his teeth and stuffed the list into the drawer.Looking up again, Qin Wei walked in front of her without knowing when, and his sad face suddenly changed into a smiling face.

"President Qin?"

"Qin Tao is here, and Ye Mingsheng is also here. Go downstairs to pick them up and bring them to see me."

"Ok."

"Why do you keep laughing?"

"Oh?"

"Don't keep laughing when you have nothing to do, hold it up."

"Ah."

"The air ticket has not been reimbursed yet?"

"……not yet."

He handed her a signed personal check: "This is my personal expense, and it is inconvenient to withdraw from the company, so it is paid from my personal account."

"Thank you." She glanced at the money on it, "In fact, there is not so much money..."

"The rest is your hard work. And this."

He actually handed her a credit card: "This card has a limit of 20. In the future, if I need you to do something, the money will go from here. Just sign it."

Han Qing carefully inserted this card into his wallet, and deeply understood the meaning of "from the palace".

When Han Qing went downstairs and led Qin Tao, CEO of the Qin Foundation, and CFO Ye Mingsheng to Qin Wei's office, Qin Wei was sitting at his desk, playing with a crystal ball the size of a tennis ball in his hand.

The crystal ball is one of the many eccentric ornaments on Qin Wei's desk.Not because of its shape, or because it is really a huge artificial crystal, but because a human front tooth is embedded in it.When Han Qing saw it for the first time, he was startled, as if the crystal ball could bite at any time.At first she thought it was a prank, the front teeth must be fake.However, careful observation reveals tiny gaps on the front teeth, which are caused by long-term chewing, and there is even a small piece of stone at the bottom.Whose tooth is this?Why put it in a crystal?And why did it become Qin Wei's favorite thing to touch every day at work?This is a hot spot for gossip in office buildings.There are more than [-] kinds of guesses and versions.Some female colleagues even begged Han Qing to ask Qin Wei to satisfy everyone's curiosity.

Han Qing was also curious, but she never asked.

As for why Qin Wei resigned from the family foundation, and resigned so suddenly, the legends in the industry are quite consistent: this is the result of a family strife.Qin Wei was attacked by a group of cousins. For the sake of fairness, his grandfather didn't want to express his opinion, so Qin Wei resigned and left in a rage.It is said that the driving force behind this "coup" is his big cousin Qin Tao, who is also a venture capital expert and graduated from Wharton Business School.Probably because of the family's overseas background, everyone calls Qin Wei by his English name "Andrew (Andrew)".Qin Wei looked at Qin Tao with a calm expression on his face and a look of disdain in his eyes.

After pouring the coffee, Han Qing sat quietly in a corner, secretly looking at Qin Tao.He didn't look like Qin Wei at all, with a broad face and slightly bald top, but he had the same high forehead as Qin Wei.Ye Mingsheng on the side is about 40 years old, with a crew cut, small mouth, and a thin body. He seems to be a quiet and cautious person.

As soon as he sat down, Qin Tao said directly to Qin Wei: "The board of directors does not agree with your resignation from the Qin's Foundation, especially at this time."

Qin Wei looked like he didn't understand: "When is this kind of time...?"

"We are in the process of acquiring I-PAC, and negotiations are going very hard."

Qin Wei smiled and took a sip of coffee: "You forced me to leave the foundation, I obediently left, why do you still have the nerve to come here to find me?"

"No one wants to force you to go." Qin Tao looked calm, "Since the mountaineering accident, the doctor said that your concussion may affect your judgment... We are just raising a concern."

"Really?" The teasing in Qin Wei's eyes became stronger, "You tell grandpa that I have a brain problem, OK, I'll go, lest a wrong judgment delays your fortune. Now you need my brain again? "

"Andrew, don't be impulsive, it's Grandpa's idea that you don't agree with your resignation."

"I'm not going back."

"Again, Grandpa wants you to go back."

"Not."

Qin Tao sighed and gave way: "Tell me, what conditions do you want?"

Qin Wei frowned: "You go, I'll go back."

"Don't go too far!" Qin Tao roared, picked up the briefcase and left.Qin Wei looked at the crystal ball in his hand, glanced at his back nonchalantly, and didn't hold back.Ye Mingsheng next to him tried to hold him back: "Mr. Qin, wait!"

Qin Tao still left regardless.Han Qing hurriedly stood up to see him off, but Qin Wei gave her a sideways look, so she had no choice but to sit down.She wondered why Ye Mingsheng didn't go with Qin Tao, it seemed that he wanted to stay and continue lobbying.

"Qin's acquisition of I-PAC, there is a bid of 15 billion." Ye Mingsheng said.

"So simple? No strings attached?"

"Yes, I-PAC requested us to buy their French subsidiary Ryno Inc. at the same time."

Qin Wei sneered and said, "Isn't Qin Tao presiding over the negotiation? I've already handed in my resignation, why are you still looking for me?"

"The chairman wants to hear your opinion."

Qin Wei was silent for a moment, then raised his head: "The current Ryno is like the Tatanic (Titanic). If we take over this burden and pay wages to thousands of unemployed workers, we will definitely be dragged into the bottom of the sea."

"However, if you don't agree, the negotiation will not proceed."

"If it were me, I would rather pay 17 billion than Ryno Inc."

"What your cousin means is to take over Ryno first, and then lay off a lot of staff."

"This is France! The trade union will agree? Doesn't the chairman want to hear my opinion?"

"Your cousin thinks you should agree with him and exert influence before the chairman."

"That's not my opinion."

"Andrew, just between you and me (I just tell you), you have angered your cousin by resigning at this time... I hope that by negotiating this matter, your relationship will improve... This is you Qin Tao hopes that you can take back your resignation."

Qin Wei didn't take the envelope, Ye Mingsheng stretched out his hand in the air, after a long time, he took it back again.

"I am determined."

"Andrew, your father has passed away. Your uncle is the chairman's most trusted son. The Qin family will definitely be dominated by your cousin in the future. Listen to me, don't be too willful."

"It's not capriciousness, it's self-confidence."

"I've said all I need to say, so I'll take my leave."

"Good to go."

Han Qing sent Ye Mingsheng away politely and returned to Qin Wei. Seeing him still staring at the crystal ball in his hand, he seemed to be thinking about something. She didn't want to disturb him, so she packed up a stack of documents and was about to leave silently. Wei suddenly stopped her: "Han Qing."

"Ok?"

"Want to know whose front tooth this is?"

"I guess it's from the cousin just now, isn't it?"

Qin Wei looked at her and suddenly smiled: "You guessed it right, I'll give it to you."

He threw the crystal ball to Han Qing, and Han Qing shook his head again and again: "Is this... more commemorative to you?"

He suddenly blinked his left eye childishly: "This thing is more meaningful to girls—it wards off evil spirits!"

(End of this chapter)