Chapter 171: Do whatever it takes for the people you care about

There was no sound in the box.

Chen Qing poured himself some tea. "I told you before, I'm afraid you'd stop me. That day I left the villa without telling Young Master Xiao. This was the only way I could get the surveillance footage of Dahongmen. Time is running out. If you trap me like he did, I won't be able to escape."

"But you told me you were traveling with your roommates."

She stopped talking, and sweat seeped out from the sides of her nose.

"Was it Jingyan's instruction?"

"No..." Chen Qing felt a surge of pressure and lowered his eyelids to cover his eyes.

Yan Baiqing kept his eyes on her. He was silent for a moment, then sighed, perhaps because he couldn't bear it any longer. "Never mind. A lie requires countless excuses to cover it up. If you don't want to tell me something in the future, you can just tell me directly. You don't need to lie to me."

"And you?"

"Me what?"

"How many excuses have you prepared for lying to me?"

The man leaned back and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Chen Qing was extremely nervous. Yan Baiqing was a low-key person, so one had to be careful in dealing with him.

But since I'm not as good at acting as him, I might as well turn a blind eye.

"What do you mean?"

"That thing you're thinking about."

He laughed, looking really cunning.

Chen Qing looked solemn, as if he was not going to let go of this topic.

Yan Baiqing folded his sleeves, the cold light from his silver watch making him seem indifferent. "No matter what lies I tell you, my intention is not to hurt you."

"Me neither." She continued, "My intention is not to hurt anyone, so why bother asking."

Yan Baiqing raised his eyes suddenly and met the determination in her eyes.

"I can't be as great as you. If I have to, I will do whatever it takes for the people I care about. Others are not within my consideration." He smiled frankly, "Like what you did to Jingyan this time."

The waiters came to serve the dishes one after another.

Chen Qing picked up the chopsticks and said, "Miss Zhang will be happy to hear this. You can tell her."

"What does it have to do with her?"

"Besides Director Yan, the only person you care about is your fiancée, right?"

Yan Baiqing glanced at her and didn't respond.

The meal was not very pleasant. Chen Qing had no appetite and put down his chopsticks after a few perfunctory bites.

Yan Baiqing stopped and asked, "Are you full? Do you have a small stomach?"

"It's too hot. I don't eat much in the summer."

"How about an additional serving of jelly cake? Xianxuan makes excellent pastries."

Chen Qing looked at the table full of food and shook his head, "No more, we can't finish all of this."

Just now, a light flashed in her eyes. Yan Baiqing caught it and called the waiter to take the order.

The entire plate of cold cake went into Chen Qing's stomach.

Yan Baiqing couldn't help laughing, "Picky food, Jingyan's personality actually spoils you."

She wiped the corner of her lips with her thumb and retorted dissatisfiedly, "He didn't. He won't eat, so he will be punished by standing at attention for half an hour."

“How many times have you stood there?”

Chen Qing thought for a moment and said, "If I haven't stood there before, why would I deliberately provoke him?"

At the Luo family, Mrs. Luo instructed the nanny to pay attention to nutrition in her diet. Since she was living under someone else's roof, she was embarrassed to ask for anything, so she forced herself to eat, but the food tasted like chewing wax. Jiang Jingyan went to see her and couldn't bear to see her waste food, so he used the punishment of standing in the corner to scare her into eating it all.

Later, he brought the aunt who had taken care of her for more than a year in Zhounan's private residence into the Luo family, under the pretext of disciplining her for him. From then on, whenever Chen Qing was at home, there would be no dish on the table that she didn't like.

He was a wild, rough, and bad-tempered man, but he was willing to bother with these details.

Yan Baiqing tapped the edge of the table with his fingers, "Qing'er."

Chen Qing came back to his senses, "Have you finished eating?"

"I'm talking to you." He spread his hands helplessly, "What are you thinking about?"

She looked at the tea leaves swaying in the teacup and said in a muffled voice, "I'm thinking about him."

Yan Baiqing was stunned.

"Will he be able to escape successfully this time?"

He fished out his cigarette case, took out a cigarette, and put it back in his pocket. "Why are you asking me?"

Chen Qing pursed her lips and looked at him directly, "You are better at understanding the situation than I am."

"Hasn't Wei Yin been found? He showed up at the West Port dock to rescue someone."

"What about the rest? Will there be any problems?"

Yan Baiqing asked back, "For example."

"Someone did it on purpose."

"Jing Yan is ruthless and impartial. He just took office at Huasheng. He recovered a huge amount of public funds and eliminated several senior executives, causing a major earthquake within the group. Naturally, some people are resentful and want to take advantage of the opportunity to bring him down."

Chen Qing said nothing. Yan Baiqing knew Huasheng too well. For the sake of the group's image and the stock market, the province had not made any official announcements about these matters, but he knew everything.

Maybe they have already planted spies.

She took a deep breath, "What did you want to say just now?"

"The Yan's Jewelry Exhibition is in need of a zither player."

"Time is running out, I——"

"Don't worry." Yan Baiqing raised his hand to interrupt, his tone brooking no room for argument. "This jewelry exhibition has a traditional Chinese style theme. You only need to play the song 'Candlelight Swinging Red' when introducing the exhibits. I've seen your competition video, it's something you're familiar with."

Chen Qing couldn't refuse at all.

Yan Baiqing came prepared, knowing her level. He explained at the beginning that his work was affected by her and he decided to let her go to the exhibition to apologize.

As to whether it was a rescue, since he said it was, there is no way to verify it.

Chen Qing reviewed the music scores in Chenyuan in the afternoon, and received the costumes prepared for the pianist at the jewelry exhibition in the evening.

The next evening, she took a taxi to the scene.

Yan's jewelry exhibition is based on the minimalist aesthetics of the Song Dynasty. Every step in the exhibition hall is a different scene, which is particularly brilliant and artistic. It is said that several well-known Hong Kong stars have been invited to liven up the atmosphere. There were fans outside the door looking in through the cordon.

Chen Qing contacted the person in charge and familiarized himself with the venue and sound system.

VIPs were allowed in at 8 o'clock, and at 7:30, she was taken to the stage in the center of the exhibition hall and sat in the corner to prepare.

The focus of the stage was reserved for the stars and models displaying the jewelry, so Chen Qing's position was inconspicuous, with only a beam of dim light casting a foil effect.

At this moment, a long line of cars were parked outside the exhibition hall gate.

The first car was Yan Weilan's. Her secretary helped her get out of the car and whispered, "Mrs. Jiang's car has arrived at the intersection."

"What is she doing here? Who invited her?"

"The bodyguard who came to deliver the message said that Madam Jiang came to show her support for her future daughter-in-law. The Yan family overstepped their bounds and burdened the Jiang family. Her uninvited visit was not considered an offense."

Yan Weilan paused, "Future daughter-in-law?"

Yan Baiqing just stepped out of the car and frowned, "What's wrong?"

"Did you bring Chen Qing here?"