To marry into the family in place of his brother? Impossible!

Jiang Zhe walked to the window, looked at the night outside, and took a few deep breaths.

Thinking of Luo Qingyi's hot figure, his eyes became somewhat fiery.

He picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, book me a restaurant, the best one, for the night after tomorrow."

"Young Master Zhe, who would you like to invite?"

"They hired my people." Jiang Zhe's lips curled into a lewd smile. "The project in the south of the city is finished. We should have a celebration party to mark the occasion!"

"Okay, Mr. Zhe, which company would you like to book with?"

"It has to be that five-star hotel from last time, with a large private room and the best food."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Zhe stood by the window and tapped his fingers lightly twice on the windowsill.

The celebration party is an opportunity.

In his previous life, Jiang Jinhuan escorted the drunk Luo Qingyi home at a victory celebration, and that's how the two ended up sleeping together in a daze.

In this life, he will be the one to send her back.

He was determined to make Luo Qingyi his woman; only then would he be able to develop and expand the Jiang family business, making it a new powerful family.

Jiang Zhe's lips curled up, and a hint of greed flashed deep in his eyes.

"Luo Qingyi," he whispered, "you can't escape."

……

The next day, Xingyao Group.

Jiang Jinhuan arrived at the company and saw a brocade box on the desk.

Jiang Jinhuan was suspicious. He opened the brocade box and found a fountain pen inside, a very exquisite fountain pen.

Inside the brocade box was a note that read: "Congratulations on becoming the team leader—Shen!"

It was a gift from Shen Qinghan.

Jiang Jinhuan's eyes darkened. This fountain pen looked very valuable, and he didn't want such an expensive gift.

Just then, Fatty Zhou walked over carrying his bag. Seeing the pen in Jiang Jinhuan's hand, he exclaimed, "A Pelikan Emperor series pen? This one costs over ten thousand! Jinhuan, you've struck it rich! You're actually willing to buy such an expensive pen?"

Jiang Jinhuan was startled and quickly and carefully put the pen back into the box.

Damn, a car these days only costs a few hundred thousand, and he just took one.

He naturally had no reason to accept such an expensive gift.

He closed the box and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was intact.

Then he took the box and walked toward Shen Qinghan's office.

Fatty Zhou was taken aback: "So you've finally figured it out? You're going to give Team Leader Shen a gift? Hmm, you're a quick learner!"

Just then, someone nearby suddenly asked, "What? Giving a gift?"

The man followed the fat man's gaze and saw Jiang Jinhuan and the brocade box in his hand.

The man was taken aback at first, then walked towards Lin Yuan's location.

Jiang Jinhuan knocked on the door of Shen Qinghan's office at this moment.

"Team leader, is this brocade box yours?" Jiang Jinhuan asked bluntly.

Shen Qinghan's eyes held a smile: "How is it? Do you like it?"

Upon seeing Shen Qinghan admit it, Jiang Jinhuan thought to himself, "As expected."

"Team leader, this gift is too valuable, I can't accept it!" Jiang Jinhuan said seriously.

He stepped forward and placed the brocade box on Shen Qinghan's desk.

Shen Qinghan froze for a moment when she saw Jiang Jinhuan refuse her gift without hesitation.

The smile on her face gradually disappeared. "Don't you like it?"

Jiang Jinhuan frowned and said, "Team leader, as I just said, this gift is too valuable and I cannot accept it, but I appreciate your kind intentions."

Jiang Jinhuan really doesn't want to have anything to do with Shen Qinghan now.

He glanced at Shen Qinghan again and said, "Team leader, I'll head out now!"

After saying that, he turned and left the room.

Shen Qinghan looked at the brocade box on the table, her eyes filled with melancholy, and then she let out a soft sigh.

Just then, her phone rang, and a girl's voice answered, "How did it go? Did he accept it?"

Shen Qinghan gave a wry smile and said, "He refused. The things were just left here with me!"

"What? He refused? That shouldn't be the case! A beautiful woman carefully chooses a gift for you; that gesture alone is enough to win over most men, especially since it's such an expensive gift. How could he refuse?"

Shen Qinghan looked somewhat dejected: "Perhaps, he really doesn't have feelings for me!"

"That's even more impossible. Who are you, Shen Qinghan? You're our school beauty! Your figure and looks are perfect, aren't they? How many men have been pursuing you since school? I can say this: every man would have feelings for you!"

Shen Qinghan's eyes showed no joy whatsoever: "But he seems different. He really doesn't seem to have any other feelings for me..."

"Is it because this gift is really too expensive?"

"But he didn't eat a single bite of breakfast last time either; he seemed very averse to me being near him!"

"How is this possible? Is he even a man anymore?"

Shen Qinghan couldn't help but recall that scene in the bathroom, blushing as she said, "He's a man!"

Leaving aside Shen Qinghan's thoughts.

Jiang Jinhuan was being watched after he left Shen Qinghan's office.

One of them returned to Lin Yuan's side and said, "Brother Lin, it's confirmed that the guy really was giving a gift to Team Leader Shen."

"Great, heh heh, let's see how he dies this time!"

"Brother Lin, what do we do now?"

Lin Yuan whispered a few words of advice in that person's ear.

The man's expression gradually turned to surprise and delight: "Good, good, let's do it this way. This time he won't be able to explain himself!"

By noon, the rumors had spread:

"Jiang Jinhuan's grades were all done by Shen Qinghan."

"Think about it, how could a newly hired intern possibly come up with such a good plan?"

"It's definitely Shen Qinghan helping him behind the scenes. Shen Qinghan created the plan, Shen Qinghan led the project, and he's just a figurehead."

"But why would Team Leader Shen help him?"

"Didn't you see? Jiang Jinhuan gave the team leader a fountain pen; that pen is worth over ten thousand!"

"What, over ten thousand?"

"That's right, why would he give the team leader a pen for no reason?"

"You mean, the team leader helped him, and he's thanking the team leader?"

"So, Jiang Jinhuan has no real ability at all, and relies entirely on Shen Qinghan?"

"Otherwise what? He's only been here a short time. Normally, it takes at least three months for a new employee to work on a project independently. He's been here for less than three weeks and he's already leading a project. Isn't that strange?"

"But why is the team leader helping him so much? The team leader isn't short of money either."

"Could it be that Team Leader Shen and Jiang Jinhuan are dating? Team Leader Shen treats Jiang Jinhuan differently from everyone else!"

"Indeed, even Team Leader Shen can see that Jiang Jinhuan, this idiot, is different! He's being too nice to him!"

"That makes sense. If the team leader hadn't been secretly helping him, how could he have been able to work on projects independently so quickly?"

In the afternoon, the rumors reached their peak—"Jiang Jinhuan's promotion and training spot were all obtained through back channels by Shen Qinghan."

"I heard that the company originally wanted to promote him to deputy team leader, but he refused. Now that I think about it, he refused because he felt guilty. He knew that he didn't have any real skills, and becoming deputy team leader would only make him more vulnerable."

"Shen Qinghan also helped him secure the training spot. The company didn't originally have this spot; Shen Qinghan insisted on adding it."

"Isn't this too blatant? Isn't Shen Qinghan afraid of being punished?"

"She's a team leader, she has some power. What's wrong with arranging training for her boyfriend? It's not a big deal. Besides, Shen Qinghan has worked at the company for so many years, she has connections above her, who would dare to touch her?"

These discussions reached the marketing department, and the atmosphere became unusually delicate.