"I want to take you flying everywhere, to wander all over the world..."
His voice was deep and powerful, melodious and lingering, with his own unique flavor.
As he sang the first line, Shen Yanxi suddenly sat up straight and stared at him blankly.
This was the song He Lingchuan sang on their first date.
Back then, Shen Yanxi only saw him as a tool to appease her mother. Little did she know that so many years would have passed in the blink of an eye.
"Xixi, do you really like this song?"
Zhou Mingyan noticed that Shen Yanxi's expression was not quite right, so he sat down next to him and asked him with a puzzled look.
"No, it just feels quite familiar."
She picked up the wine glass in front of her and drank it all in one gulp, suddenly feeling a pang of sadness.
Actually, He Lingchuan has had a tough time too.
Shen Yanxi thought to herself that she would transfer the funds back to them when she got back.
As the song ended, He Lingchuan stood in front of Shen Yanxi and bowed to her very solemnly: "I was wrong before, especially yesterday. I spoke to you too harshly. Please forgive me."
Shen Yanxi spread her hands: "Okay, I forgive you."
Hearing this, He Lingchuan was somewhat surprised. He looked up abruptly, his words stammering, "You, you really forgive me?"
"What, you don't believe me?"
Shen Yanxi chuckled lightly: "Would you like to sing another song?"
He Lingchuan ignored his teasing: "Then what about our funds?"
"I'll think about it."
When Shen Yanxi said those words, she must have already known the answer in her heart.
He Lingchuan knew him and knew that the matter was considered settled, but he still couldn't anger Shen Yanxi before the project could continue.
He asked Shen Yanxi very cautiously, "Can I leave now?"
"Not staying a little longer?"
Shen Yanxi's friends are also trying to persuade him.
In order for the project to proceed smoothly, He Lingchuan had no choice but to refrain from sitting next to them.
He wasn't singing a song; he was just listening to the people around him boast and joke.
Someone deliberately talked about Zhou Mingyan and Shen Yanxi's love story next to him, but he ignored it all.
He Lingchuan sat in the private room for a while, then felt uncomfortable all over.
These people were all Shen Yanxi's friends, and he couldn't fit in, so he made an excuse to leave.
As soon as I opened the door, I was met by a woman dressed in gold and silver.
"handsome guy."
She walked up to He Lingchuan with great enthusiasm and put one hand on his shoulder.
"Who are you?"
He Lingchuan looked disgusted. He tried to push the woman's hand away, but she was too strong. He was also distracted and didn't notice, so he was pinned against the wall.
This woman weighed at least 150 pounds, wasn't very tall, and her perfume was almost suffocating.
What exactly do you want?
He Lingchuan pushed against his waist with both hands, trying to push him away.
"Was that song you sang just now?"
Judging from what he said, she must have been waiting outside for a long time?
"What's it to you?"
He Lingchuan had always been very polite to women, and this was the first time he had ever seen someone so proactive and persistent.
"How come I've never seen you here before?"
His words were somewhat inexplicable, and He Lingchuan looked puzzled: "I've never been here before."
"So you're new here?"
What exactly do you want?
He Lingchuan didn't understand what she meant; he just thought her words were too strange.
The woman looked at him and chuckled softly, leaning forward and pressing down on him, whispering in his ear, "Want to come with me? I can give you a lot of money, much more than these women give you."
What do you take me for?
He Lingchuan belatedly realized what was happening, and he reached out and pushed the woman's shoulder away: "Go find someone else."
"Quite fierce, isn't she? She's just a prostitute, isn't she?"
His words completely enraged He Lingchuan, and the insult he had just received from Shen Yanxi flared up like a ball of fire.
It almost burned away his sanity.
Say it again.
"You have quite a temper."
The woman smiled eerily: "But I like people like you, who would rather die than submit. Actually, it's all the same. For money, what wouldn't you do?"
She lifted He Lingchuan's chin and continued to persuade him: "Come with me, I can give you a lot of money, and I don't mind if you find women outside. I can make sure you have no worries about food and clothing."
"You..."
"He Lingchuan, what are you doing?"
The two of them were pulling and tugging outside, which Shen Yanxi could see clearly from inside.
She thought He Lingchuan was in trouble and wanted to help, but when she opened the door, she saw this woman lifting He Lingchuan's chin and telling him to go home.
He Lingchuan hasn't even put up a fight yet?
She grew angrier the more she thought about it, and looked the woman standing in front of her up and down: "You're not coming back with me because of him?"
She retorted rudely, "It's only been a few minutes! And you've already hooked up with this woman?"
"I really underestimated you."
Every word he spoke was sarcastic, like a needle piercing He Lingchuan's heart.
She made no attempt to hide the malice and displeasure in her eyes; every glance was a tremendous insult to He Lingchuan.
"You've misunderstood, we're not..."
"What misunderstanding? I saw everything, and I heard your conversation clearly. What do you think I'm misunderstanding?"
The woman was completely bewildered. Hearing Shen Yanxi's words, her misunderstanding deepened: "Sister, you've been hoarding him for so long, it's time to give him to us."
"Don't talk nonsense."
He Lingchuan couldn't help but reprimand the woman, and his fierce aura made everyone around him shut up.
"It's not what you think, I don't know him at all."
Do you think I'd believe that?
Shen Yanxi was furious and ignored He Lingchuan's explanations, saying, "Shameless."
He even wanted to transfer the funds back.
"I now need to reconsider our cooperation."
"You can't do this. You promised me, you can't go back on your word."
With a snap, He Lingchuan's face turned to the left.
Before he could react, applause rang out again.
The crisp sound echoed throughout the corridor, and people in the other private rooms peeked out to see what was happening.
Shen Yanxi's face was cold, and her tone was domineering: "He Lingchuan, look at yourself. What right do you have to negotiate with me?"
He Lingchuan looked up and felt as if he had been hit in the face with a knife.
Shen Yanxi used all her strength in those two slaps.
“I can explain.”
He said those five words through gritted teeth, but Shen Yanxi didn't care at all.
Your explanation is worthless.
She continued to humiliate He Lingchuan: "What makes you think you can change my mind with just a few words? He Lingchuan, you're far too confident."
"You promised me."
He Lingchuan wanted to say something more, but she stopped him with a gesture: "Go back and wait for news."
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