Chapter 19

Ji Liao got into the car with gritted teeth, touched the steering wheel, took a deep breath, and recalled the distant memories of driving school.

The coach back then also sat in the passenger seat and stared at the students. Everyone said that the coach was fierce.

But Ji Liao's level of nervousness was not even one tenth of what it was at this moment.

Because the person sitting in the passenger seat now is Wen Qiu.

Step on the brake and press the start button.

With a "buzz", the car started.

I turned the turn signal to the left, released the brake, and the car moved slightly.

Just step on the accelerator and you can get on the road.

Ji Liao took every step very cautiously, scanning the rearview mirrors vigilantly and taking into account the road conditions around the car. He was also afraid that he might make mistakes and make Wen Qiu angry.

So just as the car was about to turn out of the parking space, it stopped with a "whoosh".

The seatbelt yanked him back into his seat.

"I'm sorry!" Ji Liao was startled and immediately turned to look at Wen Qiu.

"I stepped on the wrong pedal... I wanted to step on the gas, but I stepped on the brake."

Wen Qiu was calmer than expected, leaned back, raised his chin and said, "Continue."

"Okay!" Ji Liao cheered up and released the brake again...

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Since moving into the villa, Ji Liao has never been around the complex except for the road from the villa to the gate. The entire villa area can be described as unfamiliar to him.

This unfamiliarity is terrifying for novice drivers.

He drove at a snail's pace and became panicked when he came to an intersection, not knowing whether to go left or right.

When asked about it, Wen Qiu only replied perfunctorily, "Whatever."

Then be casual, he walks in a straight line.

The villa area is so big that it took a while to reach the end.

There are lush green plants inside the courtyard wall and busy traffic outside the wall.

Ji Liao had just stopped the car when Wen Qiu spoke again: "Turn around."

“…Why turn around?” Ji Liao wanted to bang his head against the wall.

Wen Qiu seemed to have expected this and remained calm: "Back up and keep some distance."

"Yeah." Ji Liao nodded repeatedly and said with a stiff upper lip, "Excuse me, which button is the reverse gear?"

Wen Qiu was silent for a moment, as if he just realized that his teaching was wrong. He pointed to the buttons on the car and began to teach them one by one.

Wen Qiu's fingers were also white and slender, and they seemed to be glowing in the sunlight.

Ji Liao listened and memorized even harder, thinking that maybe Coach Wen Qiu was much more handsome, which made him nervous!

After understanding the buttons, Ji Liao took another deep breath.

Reverse, reverse, reverse, brake suddenly!

If you don't control the reversing speed well, mistakes are inevitable.

This time he was in a better state of mind. He didn't need to listen to Qiu's instructions. He moved forward again, changed gears, turned the steering wheel, and stepped on the accelerator.

U-turn successful!

After getting a feel for it, the rest of the journey went much smoother.

The houses in the villa area are all different. I guess each family has their own ideas, so the courtyard walls have their own characteristics.

Ji Liao was driving smoothly and even had the mind to appreciate it.

In this way, he walked around all the roads in the community. He met the beta security guards on patrol several times, but Wen Qiu just showed his face and sent them away.

Returning to Wen Qiu's villa, Ji Liao slowly stopped the car.

But joy turned to sorrow. He took off his seat belt without pressing the parking button, and as soon as he released the brake, the car moved again.

It scared him again.

"What are we having for lunch? Ah!" Ji Liao slammed on the brakes.

I thought I had practiced smoothly, but I didn't park the car properly. It felt absurd to add a poor finishing touch.

But Wen Qiu just said at this moment: "It's going well..."

Ji Liao blurted out: "Don't open it anymore?"

He turned his head to look at Wen Qiu, and when he saw Wen Qiu's gaze, he forced out an awkward smile.

"?"

Wen Qiu raised his eyebrows.

Look at each other for two seconds.

"Heh." Wen Qiu suddenly laughed.

Although Ji Liao had been with Wen Qiu for a long time, he rarely saw Wen Qiu smiling.

This villain is usually cold as ice and keeps strangers away, so his faint smile is like the rising sun, bringing spring to the world.

Ji Liao was stunned, his brain not working properly.

Then another sentence came: "Mr. Wen, the perfume you are using today is really fragrant."

Yes, he smelled that cold fragrance again.

Wen Qiu doesn't usually use perfume, so this smell, which is not strong, has a very strong presence.

Smells good.

But when he heard these words, Wen Qiu suddenly stopped smiling.

"I'm hungry." Wen Qiu said, unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car.

Ji Liao thought Wen Qiu was angry, and hurriedly got out of the car.

The two exchanged positions. Ji Liao wanted to say that he would go back to ride an electric bike, but he didn't dare to speak.

Wen Qiu opened all the car windows, even the sunroof.

"Let's eat hot pot." He said, "I want to eat hot pot."

"Oh, okay!" Ji Liao immediately agreed.

Ji Liao and Wen Qiu went to eat hot pot. On the other side of half the city, in the top-floor office of the Lu Group building, everyone was still hungry.

“Why is there no progress on the Butterfly Bay project?”

Lu Hongda threw a stack of documents to the ground.

The group's top executives gathered together, all with gloomy faces. The project director named by Lu Hongda looked dejected and said, wiping his sweat, "This project has always been personally handled by President Wen. When he's not here..."

"Are you all useless? You can't do your job without him?!"

Lu Hongda was furious: "If you can't do it, get out!"

Director, shut up.

The others also lowered their heads.

Lu Hongda has been in this position for several years. He thought that it would not be long and Wen Qiu would not be able to do anything new.

I didn't expect that in just a few years, it would penetrate so deeply into the company.

It doesn’t matter, it’s just right to uproot it.

Lu Hongda was getting angry and was about to lose his temper when his cell phone rang.

It was the last call he wanted to receive.

But I have to answer it.

"Hello, Mr. Lu, good afternoon."

The housekeeper's voice was brisk on the phone.

Lu Hongda said "hmm" and asked, "What's the matter?"

The housekeeper said, "This year's itinerary for Isle Louis has been confirmed. Madam asked me to remind you to check your email. The villa's management fee is about to expire, and the administrator wants to know if you want to renew it. Also, the yacht K99 you ordered has finally arrived. It's so beautiful! There won't be a more beautiful yacht in the next few years. When are you free to come and see it in person?"

Lu Hongda: “…”

Money, it’s all money.

He needs money most right now.

After hanging up the phone, he was furious.

"Get out, all of you!"

He raised his hand and everyone rushed out.

But the financial director who was at the end was stopped by him.

"Why haven't this year's dividends been paid yet?"

Lu Hongda feels that the struggle in the first half of his life is for the enjoyment in the second half of his life, so he has not worked in the past few years and has spent more money.

He has plenty of money anyway, so what's wrong with enjoying himself?

It's just that his personal financial advisor manages his account strictly, and he spends too much, so sometimes he has to transfer money from the group.

The financial director was his own person, whom he had trained, and he trusted him.

But the director looked at him and shook his head:

"President Wen has agreed to change the transfer process with the board of directors. Large sums of money can no longer be approved by only the chairman. They must be approved by three or more directors."

Lu Hongda was shocked: "When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The director was also shocked: "You personally agreed to it at the board meeting last year!"

Lu Hongda: “!!!”