Chapter 75 Chapter 75 “You were obviously not like this last night…
Pei Lanqing's answer was rather vague. "Before I graduated with my master's degree," he said, his eyes flickering as he coughed softly. "At that time, I wasn't thorough enough. I only confirmed the relationship, skipping many of the ceremonies. Few people around me knew about it either."
Qin Shouan frowned, a rare gesture of disapproval, and asked, "How old is she?"
"A few months younger than me."
Qin Shouan frowned again and said earnestly, "Lan Qing, you were a bit too reckless in this matter. Putting aside other things for now, think carefully about how much trust this girl and her family must have in you."
"Well," Pei Lanqing said, accepting the criticism with a proper attitude, her eyelashes drooping, without arguing. "So now I'm thinking about slowly replenishing her."
Seeing him like this, Qin Shouan could only swallow back any more words he wanted to say. He sighed and said, "It's true that he needs to make up for it."
"If you're free, you can bring her home for dinner," he said, still a little surprised. "Your wife always thought you'd be the last of these students to get married. I never thought you'd jump straight into marriage without even dating."
Pei Lanqing smiled sheepishly, "Okay, I'll remember to ask her. Thank you, Master's Wife, for always thinking of me."
Qin Shouan nodded and turned to go to the tea room.
On the way, he turned his head to take a look, then looked back, muttering to himself, "This kid doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing." "What's going on? He was just watching."
Uncle Chen drove to the airport. After the car stopped, the person who had been resting with his eyes closed in the back seat had already opened his eyes, but he was not in high spirits and looked tired, neither good nor bad.
She got off first.
Qin Yi and Uncle Chen looked at each other, said goodbye to him with a dry laugh, then quickly unbuckled the passenger seat belt and trotted out the luggage in the trunk.
Qin Yi didn't know that Lin Qianyuan was waiting for someone. When he came back after finishing the check-in, he saw Lin Qianyuan sitting there in a daze.
It was unclear where she was looking, but her hands never stopped moving as she boredly unlocked and locked the phone.
Qin Yi walked over in small steps and sat down next to her. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Miss Lin, are you feeling unwell?"
"No," Lin Qianyuan responded, and suddenly put the phone upside down on his lap.
She raised her eyes, glanced at her casually, and asked indifferently, "Why do you say that?"
Qin Yi shook her head and closed her mouth when she saw her looking at her again. She touched her nose awkwardly and said, "You look a little pale."
Lin Qianyuan looked away and explained calmly, "I'm still drunk."
Qin understood it in an instant, nodded slightly, and didn't dare to speak again.
Lin Qianyuan continued to unlock and lock her phone, folded her legs, sat for a little while longer, frowned slightly, put down her legs, and naturally adjusted the hem of her skirt.
It was at this moment that Pei Lanqing saw her figure, walked over and bent down to help her tidy up her hair, then raised his head and looked into her eyes.
Qin Yi found a reason to leave at the right time.
After walking a long distance, she turned around and saw the two of them walking towards the window on the other side. She stopped there and stared at the floor.
Lin Qianyuan let go of Pei Lanqing's hand, and instead rested his head against him without saying a word.
Pei Lanqing leaned over and hugged her, lowering his head and asking, "Are you in a bad mood?"
"A little bit." The voice coming from her arms sounded muffled. Then, she tiptoed close to his ear and asked seriously, "Pei Lanqing, you must remember to think of me."
"Yeah, I'll remember that."
Pei Lanqing looked into her eyes intently, tucked the loose hair on the side of her face behind her ear, and accidentally touched the earrings she was wearing today. The tassels were full of diamonds, swaying gently, hanging on the side of her ear, making her neck look slender.
He looked away casually, lowered his head, and squeezed her palm. After a moment of silence, he said, "Lin Qianyuan, you too."
Lin Qianyuan nodded.
She agreed quite quickly. Pei Lanqing's brows flashed with worry. After hesitating for a moment, he chose to ask her directly, "Do you understand what I mean?"
Is this hard to understand? Lin Qianyuan looked back with a sad face, "I'm not stupid."
"That's not what I meant," Pei Lanqing held her hand, feeling a little awkward. After a few seconds, he met her confused eyes. "Lin Qianyuan, do you like me?"
Lin Qianyuan was just surprised and stunned. "What?"
Pei Lanqing let go of her hand and stared at her in silence.
Lin Qianyuan stuttered for a moment under his gaze, the words stuck in his throat, and then he slowly replied, "I like it."
Pei Lanqing continued to stare at her and pursed his lips gently, "You clearly hesitated just now."
"I..." Lin Qianyuan wanted to say no, but after thinking about it, she was indeed hesitant, but this seemed to be different from what he said.
"Pei Lanqing," she walked forward, took his hand, moved in front of him, and looked up at him, "What's wrong with you?"
Pei Lanqing leaned over and hugged her, his hands on her waist, his face close to her ear, and slowly spoke, "Lin Qianyuan, you will come back, right?"
"Yeah," Lin Qianyuan nodded. She seemed to understand what he was thinking. She hugged him back and whispered to him shyly, "Because you are here."
Pei Lanqing touched her hair and asked, "Do you like me?"
This time, Lin Qianyuan responded without hesitation, "I like it."
Pei Lanqing felt even more dissatisfied after hearing this. He rested his chin on the crook of her neck and, using her hair to cover her exposed shoulder, pecked it lightly. "That's clearly not what you said last night."
"...Oh," Lin Qianyuan's ears blushed, and she leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Pei Lanqing, I like you."
Pei Lanqing curved her eyebrows and, like her, whispered in agreement, "Lin Qianyuan, I like you, too."
Lin Qianyuan touched her ear and suddenly realized the deep meaning of his words that she could understand what he meant. She smiled and hugged his waist tightly, "Me too, I will remember to miss you too."
Pei Lanqing had never been able to resist her words. His brows were clear and he stared at her for a long time.
Lin Qianyuan turned around and looked around. Seeing that no one noticed her, she snuggled into his arms, looked up and said, "I'm sleepy. I'll rest for a few more minutes."
"Okay," Pei Lanqing stroked the top of her head with a soft smile.
Qin Yi, who was not far away, was deeply shocked. She did not peek intentionally, but just looked there unintentionally. Then she opened her eyes wide, covered her eyes hurriedly and turned her back.
Oh my God, is that still Miss Lin?
It turns out she can laugh.
It was almost time to board the plane. Qin Yi looked at the man who kept looking back and fell into deep thought. After getting on the plane, she hesitated for a long time and tried to speak: "Ms. Lin."
Lin Qianyuan stared at the ring on his hand, absentminded, and said concisely, "Tell me."
"..." Qin Yi had nothing more to say. Miss Lin was still the same Miss Lin as before, not a bit changed.
Lin Qianyuan continued to be absent-minded, not caring about what she said without asking, and just closed his eyes and fell asleep.
After landing, the collector personally sent a driver to pick them up. After less than a day's rest, Lin Qianyuan gave Qin Yi a day off to go out and play, while she herself entered the greenhouse at different times to observe the plants according to different angles and light, so as to present the best display effect on the canvas.
The collector was a successful single woman. When she first led Lin Qianyuan and Qin Yi into the greenhouse, she smiled and introduced the origins of various plants to them. She was surprised to find that Lin Qianyuan was not completely unfamiliar with this. "You have these at home too?"
"No," Lin Qianyuan, standing in front of a blue-green vine, shook his head slightly and said frankly, "I can't take care of them."
After saying this, she seemed to have thought of something and then added with a smile, "But I have some Clivias at home. It's not me who is raising them, but my husband."
The collector nodded in realization and raised his hand, shaking it twice. "I noticed this the first time I saw you. I remember you didn't have it when I last attended your lecture."
Lin Qianyuan glanced down and smiled without saying anything.
The collector also smiled and did not disturb her work, leaving her and Qin Yi here.
Qin Yi toured the entire greenhouse in admiration, and finally stopped in front of this vine. He looked at the blue-green flowers on it and asked curiously, "Miss Lin, what is this?"
Lin Qianyuan was using his sketchbook to quickly record the veins of a Cycad Woods plant on the other side. He turned to look at her, his pen still moving as he began to draw. "Emerald kudzu, which typically blooms from spring to early summer, is native to the Philippine rainforests. Its flowers are a rare blue-green color, or emerald, and its vines are tightly coiled, dangling in giant claw-like inflorescences."
Qin Yi opened her mouth slightly and nodded. When she looked around, she saw a white flower growing in a culture pot. She couldn't help but want to reach out her hand.
Lin Qianyuan grabbed her wrist in time, quickly released it, and wrote quickly on the side of the sketch paper: [No touching allowed.]
After writing, she subtly reminded her to pay attention to the sky around her.
Qin Yi was still frightened and retracted his hand. A cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back. He couldn't help but blame himself, "I'm sorry, Miss Lin."
She simply thought that the collector trusted them so much that he was willing to let someone he had just met a few times stay here, completely forgetting that there would be surveillance.
Lin Qianyuan didn't mean to blame her. "Ghost orchid," she lowered her head and continued to record the direction of the leaf veins. "It's a critically endangered species native to Florida and Cuba in North America. Pollination is extremely difficult. It has no leaves, and its roots are entwined with the bark, like a ghost."
Lin Qianyuan paused his pen and added slowly, "It clings to a single tree throughout its life, living and dying with it, and may not bloom for decades. Wild ghost orchids are protected by law, so those interested can only obtain them through artificial breeding."
Qin Yi listened silently and asked, "Ms. Lin, do you really not pay attention to these rare plants?"
She felt she knew a lot.
Lin Qianyuan smiled and spoke frankly, "Her stairs are covered with photos of these plants. I had nothing to do yesterday and was too idle, so I simply looked up some information in advance. I can talk about it now, maybe because I have a good memory."
"Did you notice those pictures on the stairs?"
Lin Qianyuan looked strange when he heard this, "Didn't you see it?"
Qin Yi was caught off guard and choked by her, feeling ashamed, "I saw it," but she didn't think about it at all.
Lin Qianyuan turned around and continued sketching the Wood Cycad plant. He said casually, "I'm a painter. She asked me to draw a plant portrait, so of course I have to learn as much botanical knowledge as possible."
Qin Yi could tell this was a consolation, but it didn't stop her from looking at her with admiration, "Ms. Lin, you are so amazing."
Lin Qianyuan turned around and glanced at her. "You want to learn? I'll send you the information I sorted out yesterday later."
"..." As expected, Qin Yi's admiration for her was instantly shattered. She was simply expressing her admiration for her, not learning from her. She had not yet finished studying art history.
Lin Qianyuan stayed alone in the greenhouse today, and then returned to the temporary studio. He picked up a charcoal pencil and slowly outlined the main branches and key flower shapes of the jade kudzu based on the white base material. After finalizing the draft, he laid the base color.
The main color of Jade Pueraria is extremely unique and transparent, and it has high requirements for color saturation and transparency. While the canvas is drying, Lin Qianyuan grinds the pigment for coloring.
There was a sudden knock on the studio door.
Lin Qianyuan put down what he was holding and opened the door.
The collector stood outside the door and asked her if she wanted to go to an auction with him in the evening.
After spending the past few days together, she had a good impression of the person in front of her. She was extremely serious and rigorous in her work, and she herself was a workaholic. Seeing her was like seeing someone like her.
Before Lin Qianyuan could say whether he agreed or not, Qin Yi, who had just returned from a trip, heard the news. He did not show it on his face and tried his best to suppress the light in his eyes.
The collector saw through her thoughts at a glance, laughed, and generously invited her to go with him.
Qin Yi didn't dare to agree to anything casually. He looked at Lin Qianyuan with his eyes rolling, obviously just following her arrangements. "Miss Lin, are you going?"
Lin Qianyuan thought for a moment and smiled politely at the Tibetan family, "Thank you for your help then."
After that, she asked for the specific time and pointed to the easel in the room, "I'm not done yet, I need to continue."
The two people outside the door nodded and left automatically.
Lin Qianyuan returned to the room, unlocked his phone, looked at it, and then made a call.
Pei Lanqing had just arrived at the law firm. When he saw who was calling, he was a little confused and pushed open the office door. "What's wrong?"
The two of them had already gone through the morning phone call.
Lin Qianyuan pursed his lips, not very happy, "I don't like to hear this."
Pei Lanqing closed the door, approached the desk, and said with a smile, "So what do you like to hear?"
Lin Qianyuan said nothing and decided to give him a chance.
Pei Lanqing sat down and listened quietly to her breathing. "Lin Qianyuan," he stared at a spot on the table and spoke slowly, each word beautifully. "I miss you so much."
Lin Qianyuan's ears felt a little hot, and she curled up the corners of her mouth without making any sound. After nearly a minute, she cleared her throat and quickly explained her purpose. "I'm going to an auction tonight. I think the items being auctioned will be collectibles, artwork, or luxury goods. Is there anything you'd like?"
Pei Lanqing subconsciously asked her, "Do you want to buy it for me?"
"Yes," Lin Qianyuan spread his hands and said frankly, "To coax you."
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