Upon hearing Shen Tinghe's words, Lin Qingtong suddenly turned her eyebrows to look at Shen Tinghe beside her, a smile playing on her lips.
"I will give you this plan at the market price, and I guarantee I won't take advantage of you."
Her expression, as if she wanted to distance herself from Shen Tinghe, immediately made his face turn cold, and he reached out and tapped her forehead.
"If you're going to pay, my market price will be several times higher."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qingtong raised an eyebrow and smiled, readily agreeing.
"Alright, I'll give it to you at three times the market price."
Shen Tinghe's dark pupils stared at her, finally settling on a single word: "Okay."
This woman is heartless, but arguing with her seems pointless.
After Lin Qingtong submitted her bidding proposal, she successfully obtained the land. Overjoyed, she rushed over to Shen Tinghe, hugged him, and shouted with delight.
"You're amazing, you succeeded just like that."
The reason for his excitement was twofold: first, Shen Tinghe had intervened; and second, after being trampled on by Lin Jiaorui, he had suddenly turned the tables and become the most popular, which made him feel incredibly relieved.
Shen Tinghe stopped Lin Qingtong with one hand, protecting her in his arms, a faint smile spreading across his thin lips.
"If you like it, that's fine."
Song Kai, who witnessed all of this, looked at Shen Tinghe with a slightly cold expression, and then stepped forward to interrupt him before he could say anything.
"Congratulations, Ms. Lin, on winning the bid."
Shen Tinghe originally wanted to take credit with Lin Qingtong, but after being interrupted by Song Kai, a hint of resentment appeared in his eyes.
Lin Qingtong then realized that she had jumped into Shen Tinghe's arms without her noticing, and her ears immediately burned.
After she stepped out of Shen Tinghe's embrace, she turned to Song Kai beside her and politely invited him to join her.
"If Mr. Song doesn't mind, I'll treat you to dinner as a way of thanking you for your help."
Shen Tinghe added calmly from the side, "It's us."
Lin Qingtong's lips curled into a helpless smile, but she did not refute Shen Tinghe's words.
So the three of them went to the largest restaurant in the vicinity, where Lin Qingtong specially booked a private room.
After the three of them sat down, Lin Qingtong could clearly feel that Shen Tinghe was being a bit clingy.
Why wouldn't he sit in such a spacious spot? He just kept sticking to me and kept putting food on my plate.
Even if Lin Qingtong ignores him, his long, slender fingers will hold Lin Qingtong's hand.
He appeared to be talking to someone, but his hands continued to move.
"Mr. Song is young and promising, and he will surely achieve great success in his work in the future. Why don't we become friends here, and you can come when Tongtong and I get married in the future?"
After saying this, Shen Tinghe's lips curled into a half-smile.
He simply couldn't believe that Song Kai would continue to pester Lin Qingtong after he had already made himself so clear.
Unexpectedly, Song Kai replied with a smile, as if he hadn't understood.
"Getting married now? I would feel it's too early. I want to wait a few years, when my career is more established and stable."
Lin Qingtong had long seen through Shen Tinghe's subtle displays of affection but did not expose him.
Lin Qingtong also strongly agreed with his statement about getting married.
After all, marriage is not a game; everything needs to be taken seriously.
Moreover, Lin Qingtong did not believe that the Shen family would accept her.
"Mr. Song is right. Marriage is not a game; it does require careful consideration."
Upon hearing Lin Qingtong's words, Shen Tinghe turned to look at her in surprise, his dark pupils filled with sadness.
Does Lin Qingtong's statement mean she doesn't want to marry him?
Thinking of this, Shen Tinghe's expression turned cold.
"Marriage does require careful consideration, but it's not without its merits. Being with the one you love is the greatest happiness."
Lin Qingtong couldn't help but glance at Shen Tinghe, and after a long while, she finally uttered a sentence.
"You really are love-struck."
Shen Tinghe raised an eyebrow and asked, "Thank you for the compliment, but what do you mean by 'love-struck'?"
Lin Qingtong was amused, her eyes curving like crescent moons.
Shen Tinghe laughed along with him. How could he not know what "love-struck" meant?
Moreover, he did not consider the word to be a derogatory term.
What does it matter if you're love-struck as long as you're with the person you love?
At this moment, the waiter opened the door and came in to serve the dishes. The door to the private room opened a crack, and a voice rang out.
"What a coincidence, Uncle."
Shen Tinghe glanced to the side and saw Shen Yibo standing there. He looked around and suddenly a smile of interest appeared on his face.
"Uncle, your family is having a family gathering here. Why don't you bring your aunt along too?"
He had just heard Lin Jiaorui complain that Shen Tinghe and Lin Qingtong had stolen her things.
If Shen Tinghe were to bring Lin Qingtong to the dinner party, it would be quite a sight.
Anyway, the people who will fight each other are Shen Tinghe and his father, so he can profit from it.
Shen Tinghe glanced at Shen Yibo indifferently, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"Let's skip the dinner party, I have other people here. But you, you might become a big brother in a few months, no, a father."
His words were clearly mocking Shen Yibo.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yibo's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, but he managed to force a smile.
"Since Uncle is unwilling, then forget it."
He turned and left, then went to the private room and told Second Master Shen about seeing Shen Tinghe.
A glint flashed in Master Shen's eyes.
Since this was Shen Yibo's pre-engagement meeting, almost all of Shen's relatives came, representing various industries.
Without exception, none of them are easy to mess with.
Since Shen Tinghe wanted to hide Lin Qingtong away, afraid that others would see her, then I naturally couldn't grant his wish.
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