Chapter 254 Headache

At night.

Qu Le lay on the bed, looking at Lu Qian who was standing in front of the dressing table combing her hair with scrutiny.

Lu Qian felt the strange gaze and turned slightly to the side. "What do you want to ask? Ask it."

"Why did Bai Yao ask you to live with me?" Qu Le tilted his head, looking puzzled.

Although Lu Qian didn't know why Bai Yao did this, judging by the man's thoughts, it was definitely not for no reason.

Maybe he had guessed something.

Lu Qian retracted her gaze and turned back to comb her hair. "Actually, I asked him to do that."

Upon hearing this, Qu Le sat up from the bed, "You asked me to do this?!"

"Didn't I have a quarrel with your brother? I don't want to see him."

Lu Qian thought that although this reason was a bit far-fetched, it was also reasonable.

"Then why don't you come to me directly?"

Lu Qian tied her neatly combed soft long hair into a braid, which hung on the side of her slender white neck.

Turning around, he rolled his eyes at Qu Le and said, "If I don't coax Bai Yao into submission, what's the point of looking for you?"

Qu Le curled his lips, showing no sign of suspicion.

"That's true."

It would be much more straightforward to let Lu Qian make the request to Bai Yao than for her to do it herself.

"So are you going to keep avoiding my brother?" Qu Le scratched his ear and frowned, "That's not the case, is it?"

Qu Le suddenly felt that the way she and Bai Yao communicated by arguing loudly was also quite good. At least it didn't make both parties feel awkward like it was now.

Lu Qian slowly climbed onto the bed, looking indifferent.

"Anyway, I don't want to bother with him for now."

Qu Le continued to ask, "Will you accompany him to the auction next week?"

"Auction?" Lu Qian paused as she stroked her braid. "What auction?"

"Bai Yao told me that his remote meeting with Chi Xiao today was mainly to discuss the auction."

Qu Le rolled around twice on the bed, rested his head on Lu Qian's thighs, found a comfortable position, and began to explain to Lu Qian.

“But I’ve only heard of it and never been there, so I don’t know what it’s like.

Italy is one of the material distribution centers in southern Europe. There are countless casinos, arenas, and black markets. Auctions are one of the means for gangs to launder money.

Of course, it's easy to find good stuff at auctions. The remnants of confiscated nobles and cleansed gangsters are all put up for sale there, as well as some information that shouldn't be shared with the public. It all depends on what you want, and whether you have enough luck or money.

"Next week's auction, known as the 'Winged Boots of Hermes', is held every two years and is arguably the largest underground auction in Europe.

According to legend, the name "Hermes' Winged Boots" came from the fact that this auction was a hotbed of deception and gambling, and was the masterpiece of the god of sophistry and fraud.

But at the same time, the information and goods inside are unparalleled, just like the pocket of the god of commerce, you can find whatever you want in it.

So this auction is very important, especially now that we are in a standoff with Rex, Cheng Yi will definitely go."

Lu Qian listened to Qu Le's explanation and began to think about it.

Maybe Cheng Yi hadn't had time to tell her about this. Cheng Yi must attend such an important occasion.

"Go, why not?" Lu Qian stroked Qu Le's hair and said as a matter of course.

"The forest farm that Duke Daiwei gave me just happened to have a backlog of century-old oak and swamp pine. I could sell them. From what you said, they should fetch a good price."

Qu Le nodded in agreement. "Those who come here are all wealthy people. Let them take it. It will definitely sell well."

"Let's discuss it tomorrow," Lu Qian reached out and turned off the bedside light, "Go to bed first."

…

Everyone thought that Lu Qian and Cheng Yi's cold war would not last more than one night, but unexpectedly, they were cold to each other for three days.

The rest of the people lived in fear, afraid that something they said or did would be wrong and would upset Cheng Yi.

But what they didn't expect was that our boss Cheng also lived in fear every day.

Noisy during the day, coaxing at night.

I don’t know how long this will last.

After finishing his business, Cheng Yi left the study and walked into the bedroom.

Now most of southern Europe is spreading rumors that Cheng Yi's power is being transferred to lower levels and Tavia is internally divided, so many things are being done in secret.

Cheng Yi was quite happy about it. While being a hands-off boss, he could also clean up the house and eliminate dissidents. It was a win-win situation. However, it made Qi Huang and Ling Shuo suffer.

However, even though many government affairs were spread out, not many of them came to Cheng Yi's level, but every one of them was very difficult and gave him a headache to deal with.

In addition, Lu Qian told him to stay in the study when he had nothing to do and not to come back to see her all the time, so Cheng Yi had no choice but to do as she asked.

Cheng Yi pushed open the door and saw Lu Qian lying on the bed reading a book.

A silk suspender pajamas wrapped up her soft and slender body. The side-lying position made her already slender waistline more prominent. The two white lumps on her chest also formed a valley in this position. Looking from the collar of the pajamas, the snow-white scenery almost blinded Cheng Yi's eyes.

Since he went to Spain and came back to have a "cold war" with Lu Qian, he hadn't vented his anger for half a month, so he reacted almost immediately.

He stood at the door and swallowed hard.

Lu Qian heard the noise, put down the book and looked towards the door.

"Why don't you come in?" she asked softly.

She didn't know what was going on in Cheng Yi's mind. Although the two of them acted coldly in front of others, Cheng Yi had indeed behaved quite well these past few days. Although Lu Qian hadn't completely forgiven him, she wouldn't continue to ignore him after closing the door.

Cheng Yi extended the tip of his tongue, swept it across his fangs, and silently rolled his Adam's apple.

I must coax Lu Qian into doing it tonight.

Cheng Yi pretended to be calm as he took off his coat, untied his tie and threw it on the hanger.

"Nothing, just feeling a little tired and having a headache."

He half-lowered his eyes, raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, his voice low and hoarse.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qian immediately put the book aside and sat up from the bed.

"Headache? What happened?"

Cheng Yi walked to the bedside and sat down without saying a word. He pressed his big hand hard on his temples, which felt very painful.

Lu Qian looked at Cheng Yi's furrowed brows and couldn't help feeling distressed.

Lu Qian knew that the recent unrest was quite serious and might be difficult to deal with, but she didn't expect it to cause Cheng Yi such a headache.

She moved to Cheng Yi's side, buried her hands in his hair, and massaged it gently.

"Does it hurt here?"

Lu Qian moved closer to Cheng Yi. He didn't smell of alcohol, which proved that his headache was not caused by drinking, but was simply due to his troubles.

Thinking of this, Lu Qian felt even more distressed.

Cheng Yi's frown didn't relax, and he still looked impatient. He sighed muffledly, "I can't explain it, it just hurts everywhere."