Chapter 81: Internship Princess Sheng
Inside the meeting room of the West African Parliament Building.
Qi Sheng and Zhai Wenxi sat on the leather sofa. There was freshly brewed black tea on the coffee table in front of them, but it did not warm their tense nerves at all.
"We've been waiting for two hours. Is Yu Li deliberately leaving us alone?"
Zhai Wenxi held the teacup, tapping the rim of the cup unconsciously with his fingertips, his tone a little impatient.
He glanced at Qi Sheng, who was staring blankly at the passing cars outside the window, and his emotion was completely unrecognizable.
About ten minutes later, the door of the conference room was pushed open.
Plan walked in, wearing a neat white uniform and a fake smile. "Sorry for the long wait, both of you. His Majesty the King has just woken up and will see you shortly."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of light footsteps in the corridor.
Yu Li walked in, wearing a silver-gray silk pajamas with an open collar, revealing her white collarbone and faintly visible light red fish pattern.
His hair was still a little damp, as if he had just washed it.
He was followed by a servant holding a crystal fruit plate filled with green grapes.
Behind the servant were two maids, one holding a clean white porcelain plate and the other holding a wet towel, following closely.
Yu Li walked to the main sofa and sat down. The maid immediately came forward and handed him a wet wipe.
He took the wipes and wiped his hands slowly and gracefully.
Yu Li picked up a grape, his fingertips slender and white. He said slowly, "Your country needs to purchase so much copper and steel. Where will they be used?"
He didn't eat it immediately, but just played with the grape, his eyes sweeping over Qi Sheng with a bit of nonchalantness.
Qi Sheng stood up and nodded slightly: "For the construction of heavy industrial factories, please review and approve it, His Majesty the King."
He didn't dare look at Yu Li for too long, fearing that his eyes would reveal too much emotion.
Yu Li looked so weird in her pajamas. The fish pattern under the collar seemed to be floating, beautiful and eye-catching, as if it was captivating his soul.
He put the grape into his mouth and bit it gently, and the sweet juice of the flesh spread on the tip of his tongue.
When he was spitting out the grape seeds, the maid immediately handed him a white porcelain plate. He spat the grape seeds into the plate naturally without looking at Qi Sheng the whole time.
"Pu Lan," Yu Li swallowed the grapes and looked at Pu Lan standing beside him. "According to the process, what are the requirements for purchasing industrial raw materials of this magnitude?"
"Your Majesty, we need to submit the land certificate, construction certificate, and environmental assessment report for the factory construction. We will first conduct the first step of the procurement review."
Pu Lan acted serious and professional. He said to Qi Sheng and Zhai Wenxi, "Please submit these documents. Otherwise, we can't proceed. We are also following the procedures. I hope you can understand."
Zhai Wenxi quickly stood up with a smile on his face: "Oh, we were in a hurry when we came here and didn't bring those documents with us. However, we also purchased the same amount of raw materials last time, you can check the records.
We are all acquaintances, there is no need to be so strict, right?"
"Mr. Zhai," Pu Lan's tone remained polite, but with a firmness that brooked no negotiation: "The laws of each country are different. Private relationships are private relationships, and foreign export trade must undergo strict scrutiny.
Only when the conditions are met can we proceed according to the procedures, which is also for the national security of Xisana."
Zhai Wenxi was choked. He was really difficult to deal with, but he couldn't fall out with him.
He still had a flattering smile on his face, "You're right, it was us who were inconsiderate."
As he spoke, he quickly poked Qi Sheng's arm and winked at him frantically.
Qi Sheng looked up and met Yu Li's gaze.
Yu Li looked at him with a half-smile, patience hidden in his eyes, as if saying "I'll wait for your explanation."
Zhai Wenxi quickly tried to smooth things over. "I'll contact the factory right now to get their documents," he said, pushing Qi Sheng forward. "My superior...wants to discuss something with His Majesty the King. Do you have time?"
Pu Lan was about to refuse when Yu Li suddenly said, "Pu Lan, go see this Mr. Zhai off."
Plan was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood what Yu Li meant.
Pu Lan nodded immediately and gestured "please" to Zhai Wenxi: "Mr. Zhai, please come this way."
Zhai Wenxi glanced at Qi Sheng, winked, and followed Pu Lan out.
As the door of the conference room was closed, the guards also left the room. Only Qi Sheng and Yu Li were left in the huge conference room.
Yu Li leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes, as if enjoying a moment of tranquility.
The collar of her silk pajamas opened a little more because of his movements, revealing more fish patterns and the smooth skin on her chest that was almost so smooth that you could squeeze out water.
Qi Sheng stood there, his heart beating rapidly, his eyes uncontrollably falling on that piece of skin. After a long time, he looked away in panic.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Yu Li opened his eyes and looked at Qi Sheng, his tone a little lazy as if he had just woken up.
He picked up a grape and slowly peeled it, as if what he held in his hand was not a grape but a very interesting little toy.
Qi Sheng opened his mouth, but the words in his heart remained unspoken. In the end, he turned it into a dry request: "Yu... Your Majesty, please pass our review. This is very important to me."
Yu Li: Important? What’s more important than me?
Yu Li smiled, put the peeled grapes into his mouth, and chewed them slowly. "I didn't say I disagreed. Aren't we just waiting for the relevant documents from Zhai Wenxi?"
He deliberately dragged out his tone, and looking at Qi Sheng's anxious look, he felt both happy and uncomfortable.
The good news was that Qi Sheng finally had something to ask of him;
What was painful was that Qi Sheng begged him only for the batch of raw materials, not for him.
"I know you can make the decision."
Qi Sheng took a step forward, his voice a little anxious, "If you are willing to help me, I can agree to anything you want."
Yu Li seemed to sense a hint of compromise on his part.
Yu Li thought for a moment and said tentatively, "How about you feed me some grapes?
I don't eat grape skins; they're too sour and hard to chew. I don't understand why grapes have skins; are they a protective layer for the delicate flesh?
Qi Sheng, are you also like the grape skin, using indifference and amnesia as a protective layer to wrap up your heart that dares not face me?
Qi Sheng didn't expect him to say that. He looked at the grapes handed to him by Yu Li, and then looked at the expectation in his eyes. He took the grapes, his fingertips trembling slightly.
Since he was a child, he only knew how to hold a gun and a dagger, and he had never done such delicate work.
So he squeezed the first grape into a pulp, and the green flesh and juice flowed all over his hands.
The second, the third... the same goes.
It was not until the tenth one that he finally peeled out a whole grape with round flesh and no damage at all.
He half-knelt in front of Yu Li, held the grapes in his other hand and handed it to his mouth, as if presenting a precious gift.
Yu Li sat on the sofa, looking down at Qi Sheng who was squatting.
Looking at the grapes on his fingertips, my heart suddenly ached.
Qi Sheng, why are you so depressed?
Where has that high-spirited young man gone?
Where is the person who stuck to me domineeringly when I refused to listen to you?
What are you hiding from me?
What is it that is causing you so much pain that you won’t even tell me?
Yu Li opened her mouth slightly, held the grape in her mouth, and her teeth accidentally touched Qi Sheng's fingertips.
The warm touch from his fingertips made Qi Sheng's whole body stiffen. He raised his head and met Yu Li's eyes.
His figure was reflected in those bright eyes, but they were filled with thick moisture, as if they were about to cry.
"You peel it quite sweetly."
Yu Li swallowed the grapes and forced a faint smile. His voice was very light, with a barely noticeable sob.
Qi Sheng's lips curled up into a smile unconsciously. He reached out to pinch another grape, but was stopped by Yu Li.
Yu Li grabbed his arm, his fingertips cold: "No, I've had enough."
Qi Sheng was stunned for a moment and his eyes fell on Yu Li's hand.
His hands were still as soft as before, but seemed a little bigger than before, and it seemed that he could no longer hold her tightly.
Because Yu Li's movements were too big, the collar of her pajamas slid down a little more, and her abdomen was shining with faint golden lines, which were the mermaid gestational sac lines.
It only appears after giving birth to cubs, and Qi Sheng doesn't know why it appears.
Qi Sheng's eyes were instantly attracted by the golden lines. He remembered that when he first discovered this faint line, it was not so obvious.
"What are you looking at?" Yu Li noticed his gaze and quickly pulled her pajamas tighter to cover the lines on her abdomen.
He didn't want Qi Sheng to know about the child, at least not now.
Qi Sheng doesn't even want to face him, so how could he possibly accept a child?
"No, nothing."
Qi Sheng came to his senses and quickly looked away, but his heart was still beating wildly.
The blurry picture was so real that he couldn't help but wonder if he had really forgotten something important.
Yu Li leaned back on the sofa, took a deep breath, suppressed his surging emotions, and his tone became cold again: "Do you really want to get those resources?"
Qi Sheng nodded belatedly, "Yeah."
"I can help you." Yu Li tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingertips, and said thoughtfully, "But, you have to exchange something of equal value, right?"
Qi Sheng raised his head, with a little expectation in his eyes: "I can do anything for you, as long as you are willing to help me."
It's this sentence again.
Qi Sheng, you are always like this, saying "anything" so easily, but never really doing it.
What are you hiding from me?
Forget it, he doesn’t want to tell me, so I can only check it myself.
Yu Li smiled, a little self-deprecatingly: "My courtship period is almost over, otherwise, how about borrowing your thing?"
After hearing this, Qi Sheng didn't react for a moment: "What did you say?"
Yu Li moved closer, lowering his voice with a hint of temptation: "In Xisana, mermaids have the highest status."
"If humans are willing to serve the king, your name will be recorded in the annals of the king's favored personnel.
If, by chance, you serve me well, I will give you privileges in all of Antia's foreign trade, allowing you to purchase the resources you want as quickly as possible."
"By the way, I can also give you a title: Princess Sheng, how about that?"
Qi Sheng's face became paler and paler, and he finally understood what Yu Li meant.
"You..." He looked at Yu Li in disbelief, almost losing his voice, "You...you want me to sleep with you?"
Yu Li didn't answer, but just looked into his eyes with a hint of provocation in his eyes.
He walked around Qi Sheng, looking him up and down, as if he was selecting a sample he liked. "Some things I said wouldn't benefit you or me. I don't want my fans to know that their king is such a sentimental king."
Yu Li's attitude was inexplicably frivolous, but he seemed to be enjoying it.
Qi Sheng grabbed Yu Li's wrist with some strength. There was no more fear in his eyes. Instead, it turned into anger driven by the desire for possession: "Yu Li, who else have you told this to?"
He couldn't believe that Yu Li would say such words and trade with him in this way.
Yu Li's wrist was pinched so hard that it hurt, but he didn't struggle. He just looked at him complacently and said, "Antiya can do one A and many O. What a coincidence, Xisana can do the same. You should be glad that you are the trainee princess chosen by me."
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