Special Effects Pheromone - Chap 18
Yu Zhao dressed up for work as usual.
However, Xiao Qi noticed that he was wearing yesterday’s clothes, which indicated something. It meant that Yu Zhao didn’t go home yesterday!
Why didn’t Yu Zhao go home?
Xiao Qi asked Yu Zhao in a low voice, “Mr. Zhao, is your recent blind date going smoothly?”
Yu Zhao frowned but didn’t answer. Facing Yu Zhao’s sharp gaze like a knife, Xiao Qi quickly stepped back to show respect.
With a cold and stern expression, Yu Zhao, as always, dominated the room with his sharp gaze. Only the sweet and delightful intern Xia Tao approached, warmly saying, “Good morning, Mr. Zhao. I bought an extra cup of coffee. Do you want it?”
In fact, Xiao Qi had already prepared coffee for Yu Zhao.
However, Yu Zhao, thinking of the ambiguous relationship between Xia Tao and his father, accepted the coffee from Xia Tao and said, “Thank you.”
Seeing that Yu Zhao took the coffee, Xia Tao was delighted and said, “This coffee is from a handmade coffee shop and tastes especially good. Try it, and if you like it, I can bring it for you next time”
Yu Zhao replied, “No need to trouble yourself.”
After that, Yu Zhao walked into the office, placed the coffee on the desk, opened the cabinet, took out a spare suit, changed into it indoors, neatly folded the removed clothes, and asked Xiao Qi to take them for dry cleaning.
By the time he finished changing, the coffee on the desk had cooled down.
Yu Zhao glanced at the coffee cup, on which was written “Lingyu Handmade Coffee Shop.” He couldn’t help but frown. The character “Ling” combined with Xia Tao reminded Yu Zhao of Xia Ling.
Yu Zhao had only met Xia Ling once but didn’t like him at all. This was a rare occurrence, as he rarely mixed personal likes and dislikes with work.
Ultimately, he self-explained: Qu Jing is my most important client at the moment, and Xia Ling seems to be trying to snatch clients from me, so it’s natural that I don’t like him. Very reasonable.
Logical perfection.
He gave himself a firm nod in the reflective window.
That must be it.
Seated comfortably, Yu Zhao reached for his phone, sent a message to Xiao Qi saying “The coffee has cooled, get me another,” Soon, Xia Tao knocked on the door and entered, offering a cup of hot coffee.
Yu Zhao raised an eyebrow, “Why is it you?”
Xia Tao smiled and replied, “Xiao Qi is busy, so I asked him to let me make coffee. In fact, making coffee is also an intern’s job.”
Yu Zhao didn’t comment on Xia Tao’s enthusiasm, took a sip of coffee, and seemingly casually pointed at the cup with “Lingyu Handmade Coffee Shop” written on it, asking, “Do you often go to this coffee shop?”
Xia Tao smiled and answered, “Yes, my cousin runs the coffee shop.”
“Oh,” Yu Zhao nodded and said, “Is your cousin called Lingyu?”
“No, he’s called Xia Ling,” Xia Tao replied with a smile.
“Okay,” Yu Zhao nodded. Strangely, he hadn’t expected that Xia Ling actually owned a coffee shop.
But what did that have to do with him?
However, he couldn’t help asking, “Is it located nearby? Why haven’t I heard of it?”
“Oh, it just opened recently,” Xia Tao replied, “My cousin, like me, just graduated from overseas.”
“Okay…” Yu Zhao nodded, feeling that everything matched: at that time, Xia Tao appeared as an intern, and now Xia Ling had returned to China to open a coffee shop.
Curious about Xia Tao’s situation, Yu Zhao asked Hua Yao to investigate. Hua Yao was a local informant who could find out anything quickly. In less than half a day, he reported back to Yu Zhao, “Xia Ling and Xia Tao’s Omega father is a gold digger. They’ve inherited this skill—specializing in dating wealthy individuals. They’re commonly known as ‘mistresses of the second generation.’”
Yu Zhao thought for a moment and could only say, “There’s even a profession for this.”
Hua Yao laughed and said, “Every profession has its experts!”
He continued, “What? Did that little scoundrel go after your ‘client’ again? Do you want me to teach him a lesson?”
“No,” You Zhao stopped him.
“Why not?”
“It’s unnecessary,” Yu Zhao replied in a low voice.
Someone like Xia Tao, who openly wandered around the company, had never been questioned by Duan Keyi. If Yu Zhao took Xia Ling too seriously, his mindset would be even more narrow-minded than Duan Keyi’s.
After ending the call, Yu Zhao left the office and instructed Xiao Qi that he would be going out. Xia Tao overheard and expressed a desire to be of assistance, which Yu Zhao allowed.
So, Xia Tao assisted Yu Zhao in driving and asked where they were going. Yu Zhao, who didn’t like talking much, set the location and let Xia Tao follow the navigation. Xia Tao, observant of Yu Zhao’s preference for silence, refrained from engaging in conversation and peacefully drove the car to the destination.
Yu Zhao had arranged to meet Gao Bohua at a hotel, and Qu Jing was also present. When Xia Tao saw the high-profile Qu Jing, his heart pounded with excitement, thinking, “This Alpha is A-grade!” He glanced at Gao Bohua, covered in glittering sequins, and silently thought, “This Alpha is O-grade!”
Qu Jing, already young, dressed even younger, wearing an oversized round-neck pullover and white mesh sneakers, resembling a trendy college student. When he saw Yu Zhao arrive, he stood up and said, “You have finally arrived?”
Apologizing to the clients for the delay, Yu Zhao said, “Have you been waiting long?”
Gao Bohua chuckled, “We actually arrived early.”
As he spoke, Gao Bohua habitually stood up to pull out a chair for Yu Zhao. Unexpectedly, Qu Jing also stood up to assist Yu Zhao with the chair. With both clients simultaneously trying to help Yu Zhao with the chair, he was scared out of his wits. He wished he could sit on two chairs at the same time to avoid offending either side.
