What kind of woman do I want?
As soon as he finished his work, Xue Zhe put a cigarette in his mouth and applied a thick layer of hand cream to his bony hands while cursing.
He had to take good care of his hands. When the old man became mentally ill and had no time to take care of him, he would regroup and break into the modeling industry.
"Brother Zhe——" a man's voice came from outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Xue Zhe asked unhappily.
Xue Zhe is actually a distant relative of Mrs. Sheng. In the words of the Xue family, as long as there is a certain relationship, they can be considered family.
So the old man asked Xue Zhe to leave his hometown and come to the Sheng family. Mrs. Sheng saw that the boy was a family member she knew well and had good cooking skills, so she sent him to Sheng Yuanhan's place to be the head chef, which was considered to be helping both her relatives and herself.
The male attendant returned with a plate of shiny pork knuckles. He studied his expression and said cautiously, "Mr. Sheng said today's pork knuckles need to be redone."
"What?" Xue Zhe thought he had misheard. Everyone knew that this braised pork elbow was his family's ancestral craft. Since his grandfather's grandfather's generation, they relied on this dish to make a name for themselves and dominate the culinary world.
So, was the dish returned this time because I was absent-minded and added too much seasoning? That's not right. I've already made adding seasoning an instinctive reaction. How could I have made a mistake?
Xue Zhe picked up the fork and wanted to take out a piece to taste, but he found that the dish had not even been touched.
He was stunned. This rich man was too hard to please! He could tell the taste of this dish without even tasting it?
Seeing Xue Zhe standing there with a cold face, the male attendant hesitated for a long time and said hesitantly: "Brother Zhe, look..."
Xue Zhe glanced at him coldly, wondering whether he should do it again.
Then another male waiter came back with another dish.
"Brother Zhe, Mr. Sheng said this sweet and sour pork ribs also needs to be redone."
Xue Zhe took a glance and saw that the dish had moved a little.
He took a big bite of the pork ribs, which were sweet, sour and delicious. He wanted to eat another one.
It seems that the problem is not with the food, but someone is causing trouble.
Xue Zhe's eyes narrowed, and he took off his chef's hat and apron and slammed them on the table. "I'm going out to meet Mr. Sheng."
At the dining table, Ning Qian still looked listless. She didn't even raise her eyelids when the waitress handed her the food.
"Sir, this..." The female attendant looked at Sheng Yuanhan hesitantly.
She began to miss the days when she only had to serve food to Sheng Yuanhan.
"Go down."
Sheng Yuanhan also noticed that Ning Qian was worried at this time.
"Should we take this dish to the kitchen?" asked the maid.
Sheng Yuanhan just waved his hand to say no, when he saw a fierce-looking young man with a messy weed head hurried over.
He narrowed his eyes slightly. When did such a young and violent man appear in the family?
Then his gaze moved down from Xue Zhe's face, and he remembered that this was an employee working in the kitchen.
If he remembered correctly, before he came to the restaurant, Ning Qian was looking towards the kitchen.
Could it be that there was some kind of connection between the two of them? Thinking about it this way, there was a reason for her strange behavior tonight.
Sheng Yuanhan didn't want to think about it anymore. His heart was suddenly gripped by an invisible hand, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Ning Qian ate her food sporadically. Just as she was wiping her mouth with a tissue, a clear and melodious voice rang out from above her head. "Mr. Sheng, I'm the person in charge of tonight's dinner. I'd like to know what you're dissatisfied with."
Xue Zhe was originally filled with rage, but when he saw Sheng Yuanhan clearly, he felt like a deflated balloon.
The man in front of him was too dazzling. He was wearing a well-ironed suit, had an outstanding appearance, and his movements were filled with indescribable elegance. There was a sharpness between his brows. This kind of maturity and experience, honed by years of experience in the business world, was not something a young man like him could compare to.
In the past, he only took a glimpse of it from afar, but now that he has seen the true face of Mount Lu, he feels a little ashamed of himself.
He sighed in his heart and decided not to come out if he had known.
Sheng Yuanhan lowered his eyelids and slowly took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands. "I'd better let Miss Ning answer this question."
Ning Qian, who had been keeping silent, suddenly felt a pang in her heart when she heard her name being called. How could she have any objection to this dish?
So she smiled falsely and said, "No? I think it's delicious."
Sheng Yuanhan frowned. Is she protecting him?
Now it was Xue Zhe's turn to be confused. If it was delicious, why should he bring it back to the kitchen!
"What about this dish?" Xue Zhe scratched his head helplessly, his head stained with unabsorbed hand cream. "Do I need to redo it?"
Ning Qian first raised her eyes to look at Sheng Yuanhan, and seeing that he didn't react, she slowly said, "No, I'm a little full."
Seeing that Ning Qian was not someone who could make up her mind, Xue Zhe turned his gaze to Sheng Yuanhan.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Sheng Yuanhan calmly took a sip of brandy and said, "Just do as Miss Ning says."
Xue Zhe felt relieved and a smile spread across his face. It seemed that tonight was a blessing in disguise.
After he left, Ning Qian looked at Sheng Yuanhan with a little apology.
"Actually, I was just thinking about something, not that the food was not tasty. I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."
Sheng Yuanhan paused with his hand gripping the cup handle, his expression cold.
[Is he being polite to me? Or is he speaking up for him?]
[It seems that I still can't keep a man with too good looks at home, even though he is inferior to me in every aspect.]
【Oh, nothing to be afraid of.】
Ning Qian was confused after eavesdropping. She was just telling the truth, how could this be misinterpreted?
"Do you have time to go out for a walk the day after tomorrow?"
Sheng Yuanhan looked at the weather forecast and it was going to be sunny the day after tomorrow, which was suitable for an outdoor outing.
"The day after tomorrow?" Ning Qian asked back as usual, and then tried to think about whether she had anything to do the day after tomorrow.
Seeing that she did not agree directly, Sheng Yuanhan's eyes showed a trace of annoyance, and his mind was full of thoughts about whether she was unwilling.
"Well, if it's not convenient for you..." Sheng Yuanhan paused, tapping the wine glass with his fingertips, "Then we can change...to another day."
After saying the words "some other day", Sheng Yuanhan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Then let's do it another day. I have something to do later." Ning Qian still wanted to save some energy, after all, she had to visit Xu Yuhe in two days.
Sheng Yuanhan's expression froze, he couldn't believe that he was rejected so cleanly and neatly.
His heart gradually began to ache. As the heir to a family fortune worth trillions, he had all the women he wanted. Why did he have to find a sense of existence in an unknown woman?
Emotions such as irritability, depression, and disbelief surged in my heart.
He didn't even want to be in the same space with Ning Qian.
"Okay, I won't force you."
Sheng Yuanhan said this coldly, and without even waiting for the servant to put on his coat, he walked out the door in a daze.
Ning Qian was stunned by his performance. She was just busy with something, so was it necessary for him to look so hurt?
I can't have to explain everything I do to him. They are not that familiar with each other.
It’s such a headache. Is there anyone who can teach her how to get along with a man who is so irritable and moody?
*
The lights in Qin Beichen's villa were on. He was sitting alone on the sofa, drinking alone. As he drank, he counted how long it had been since he had seen Yu Jiangnan.
What a cruel woman. He treated her wholeheartedly despite the pressure from his family, but she left without saying goodbye and played him around.
And Ning Qian, who always claimed to love me, is now in the arms of someone else. They are all a bunch of bad women who change with the wind and are only interested in profit!
What was the Sheng family? What was the Lu family? Things change over time. If one day I could take over the entire Qin family's assets, I would surely impress them.
By then, the entire northern Beijing will be filled with women who want to marry him, so there will be no reason for them to regret it.
"Bang!" He slammed the champagne bottle heavily on the coffee table.
This sound scared the nanny who came to deliver the message.
"Master, Miss Yu...Miss Yu is back."
"No, no, let her go!"
Qin Beichen was a little drunk and waved his hand to let people go before he could hear clearly.
At this time, Yu Jiangnan had already walked into the living room in small steps and listened to every word of this heartless sentence.
Then, her face turned pale, revealing a heartbroken expression. She choked and said, "Beichen, it turns out you hate me so much. It's my fault. I shouldn't have come back. I'm leaving now! Wuuuu~"
When Yu Jiangnan cried, Qin Beichen woke up as if from a dream, and realized that the person he had been thinking about had returned.
"You, you're back?"
His frown relaxed, his eyes brightened, and he couldn't believe that she had really come back to see him.
"Ugh~ I shouldn't have come back."
Yu Jiangnan turned around reluctantly and wiped the two tears from the corners of her eyes.
Qin Beichen was about to say something to comfort her, but his mind was filled with the scene of her and Lu Ting dancing closely. His handsome face fell and he said sarcastically, "You really shouldn't have come back. You've been very comfortable away from me these days, right?"
"Beichen, it's not like that. I haven't thought about it that way." Yu Jiangnan shook his head desperately.
"You didn't? I thought our relationship was strong enough, but I didn't expect you to have someone else in your heart! If I had known from the beginning that you were such a snobbish and fickle woman, I would never have been with you no matter what!"
Qin Beichen became angrier as he spoke, and he looked at Yu Jiangnan with an unconcealable disgust in his eyes.
Yu Jiangnan's crying stopped. In the past, whenever she cried, Qin Beichen would put down what he was doing and come to comfort her no matter how busy he was. But now, he would just glare at her and even use such sharp words to hurt her!
She trembled all over, unable to believe that the man who once treated her like a jewel had now become so cold and indifferent.
Was it really her fault that everything went wrong? She just wanted to repay Lu Ting for a favor and dance with him at the banquet. Why was she holding on to this?
What's the point of her living when her former lover hates her so much and doesn't understand her?
She was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes and she couldn't control herself and fell backwards.
Before she fell, she called out affectionately, "Beichen..."
"Jiang Nan!"
Qin Beichen stood up in horror. In fact, he regretted what he had said. He just wanted her to admit her mistake, but he ended up making her faint from anger!
At this moment, no matter how big the gap between them was, it was not as important as her. He ran towards Yu Jiangnan regardless of everything.
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