Chapter 54: All Eyes on the Sickly Little Aunt’s Daily Gossip in the Compound

Chapter 54: All Eyes on the Sickly Little Aunt's Daily Gossip in the Compound

If he didn't leave soon, they were about to spill the beans!

The security chief of the office and many colleagues watched his cheerful departing figure and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief!

"Thank goodness he's gone. If he stayed any longer, I would've spilled it!"

"Me too."

"Seeing him grinning like a fool just now, I almost couldn't hold back from telling him!"

"But is it really right to keep him in the dark?"

"He's bound to find out once he sees Qin Xianglian!"

"You said it yourself, he'll find out eventually. Do you want to see him lose it in the office?"

Everyone shook their heads; they didn't want that.

"Well..."

Suddenly, a colleague thought of something and said, "Zhou Qin's heading over to Qin Xianglian to set the wedding date, right? That's what he said, isn't it?"

"Uh-huh."

"And we all know Zhou Qin's got it all wrong, so... when he goes to Qin Xianglian, there's gonna be some serious drama!" As he spoke, his eyes grew brighter.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up with excitement.

Yes! They had been so focused on pitying Zhou Qin that they had forgotten about this. Then, the office staff turned their eager gazes towards the chief.

The chief was also itching to join in, saying, "You guys are such troublemakers!" But his legs uncontrollably started moving towards the door.

"Come on, what are you waiting for?" the chief shouted as he was about to step out of the office door!

The others were initially stunned, but the next second, upon hearing the chief's words, they exclaimed, "Woohoo, the chief rocks!"

Then, a whole crowd noisily trailed after Zhou Qin out, also leaving early, even though it was only a few minutes before the official end of work.

Once he got the green light, Zhou Qin happily ran out of the office door!

He was picturing Sister Lian's stunning figure, his heart racing with excitement. Just the thought of Sister Lian agreeing to his proposal made him incredibly excited, wishing he could zap himself to her side right away, embrace her, and express his exhilaration.

After running for a bit, he remembered Sister Lian was still on the clock and there were still a few minutes left, so he eased up on the speed, then thought about getting to the workshop exit early, and his slowed pace quickened again!

The bunch of security guys tailing him watched as he ran and stopped, arriving at the workshop gate to wait, and they also found a spot to stop behind him.

Zhou Qin was so pumped, he was practically on edge, and didn't have a clue about the crowd trailing him.

He didn't notice, but someone in the office building next to the workshop area did notice the unusual commotion.

Yu Liang, a big shot from the propaganda team, whose office window happened to face the workshop gate below, was passing by the window and caught a glimpse of the situation outside.

He rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't seeing things. It was Zhou Qin waiting at the workshop gate, and not far behind him was a group of people, seemingly from the security department.

So what was going on? What were they planning to do?

"Yu Liang, what's wrong? Why are you standing there? Aren't you leaving? It's almost time to clock out!" A colleague, curious about why he was staring out the window motionless, came over and asked, "What... are you looking at?"

Well, no need for him to answer now!

"Is that Zhou Qin down there?"

"Yep, yep."

"Zhou Qin? Where is he?" Zhou Qin had become the talk of the factory today, and as soon as the others in the office heard his name, they all crowded around.

"Where? Where?"

"Down there," Yu Liang said, pointing downstairs.

In no time, the window was packed with colleagues from the publicity department.

"What’s Zhou Qin doing waiting at the workshop gate?"

"Is he here to get back at Qin Xianglian?"

"Doesn’t look like it—he’s just standing there with a goofy grin!"

"And over there, that group of security guys, sneaking around—are they here to watch the show too?"

"Oh, they totally are!"

Only Yu Liang was deep in thought, staring at Zhou Qin’s goofy grin. He suddenly remembered the mix-up this morning, when Zhou Qin thought Qin Xianglian had said yes to his proposal. Could he still not know the truth?

Really?

"Yu Liang, what are you talking about?"

Turns out Yu Liang had accidentally blurted out his thoughts!

Then he stumbled through an explanation, "This morning, I followed Zhou Qin into the factory and caught him chatting with the security guys at the gate. He somehow got it into his head that Qin Xianglian had accepted his proposal and even said he’d treat the security team to a wedding feast!"

"Wait, what? Didn’t she turn him down?"

"Yeah, she turned him down! But he doesn’t know—he thinks she said yes!" Yu Liang said, his mouth twitching.

"What? Hasn’t anyone told him?"

"Did the security guys tell him that?"

Yu Liang shook his head, looking blank. "The security guys just joked about him marrying Qin Xianglian, and somehow he took it as a yes."

Yu Liang added expressionlessly, "The security only said that one sentence!"

"That’s just... weird," the publicity department colleagues said, laughing awkwardly.

Zhou Qin’s thought process is quite unusual!

"So, is he waiting for Qin Xianglian now?"

"Oh, in that case, isn’t there going to be a good show to watch?"

After saying this, they all, like the security colleagues earlier, watched eagerly from above.

No wonder, no wonder there was a group of security colleagues following Zhou Qin; they were also here to watch the fun!

Zhou Qin had no idea he was the center of attention. As he stood there grinning foolishly, waiting for Qin Xianglian to come out, countless eyes from the adjacent office building were silently watching him!

Yes, not just Yu Liang and his group, but anyone in offices near the windows saw it. Word got around fast, and tons of people were peeking out the windows, waiting to catch the action!

Cen Xi and his research department colleague Xiao Yifan also left work early today. Unlike other workers, they didn’t have to clock out at the usual time and could duck out a little early to hit the cafeteria early.

As they were cutting through the office building to get to the cafeteria, they caught sight of a bunch of security guys hiding in the bushes by the office building, hunkered down with their butts in the air. They didn’t seem fazed, but to Cen Xi and Xiao Yifan, it was downright hilarious!

Cen Xi and Xiao Yifan couldn’t hold back their laughter.

And if they weren’t seeing things, the guy up front was the security department boss. A bunch of burly dudes squatting in the bushes with their butts in the air was both a sight to see and totally ridiculous!

Not all the research department engineers were standoffish. After hours, they were just as into gossip as anyone. Seeing the security guys like this, Xiao Yifan, a total gossip lover, made a beeline over.

Xiao Yifan snuck up and tapped the last security guy on the shoulder, asking, “What’s going on over here?”