Chapter 16 Check-in

Lin Jianyan followed Qin Wu into the residential area, and a two-story villa came into view. The black and gold door was majestic and stable.

The surrounding walls moderately separate the villa from the outside world, ensuring the privacy of the residence while adding a sense of tranquility and security. Not far away, another house is looming. Although they are not far apart, because of the existence of this wall, each has its own independent little world.

Judging from this specification, only the rich or noble could afford to live in it in that era, and even from the perspective of future generations, its value is not small.

Qin Wu took the bag from the car, waved to the driver, and the car disappeared from the spot.

He turned around and happened to see Lin Jinyan looking at the house. Lin Jinyan's eyes were calm, without the surprise and ecstasy of a poor boy seeing the villa for the first time, which made Qin Wu more interested in Lin Jinyan.

In his opinion, Lin Jianyan's calmness did not seem to be deliberately pretended, but rather a kind of calmness that came from having experienced the vicissitudes of life.

Qin Wu even had an illusion that Lin Jianyan was silently estimating the value of the house. This coppery smell that belonged exclusively to businessmen made Qin Wu want to explore Lin Jianyan.

However, there is still a long time to go and there is no need to rush. Sooner or later he will be able to dig him out thoroughly.

Qin Wu walked up to him and said, "This house is a gift from my father as a gift for me as a young adult. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. What do you think? Is it to your taste?"

Lin Jianyan raised his eyebrows and actually gave some suggestions, "Not bad. If you expand it a little bit and build some private facilities, the price will definitely not be low when you auction it off."

Qin Wu chuckled and said, "Go in and take a look inside. If there's anything you don't like, you can change it."

As if hearing his voice, the door was slowly opened from the inside. Two sturdy young men opened the door. They were guarding on both sides of the door, and they seemed to be security personnel.

A middle-aged man wearing a black suit and white gloves, who looked like a gentleman from a Western country, came forward to greet us. Following behind him were probably servants. Several people stood at the door and bowed:

"Welcome home, Master and Madam!"

Qin Wu: “…” What is going on!

Lin Jianyan was startled at first, but after he reacted he burst out laughing: "You look big and strong, but I didn't expect you to be so romantic. You even need someone to greet you when you go home." He subconsciously blocked the word "Madam". He felt that it was not him that should be addressed.

Qin Wu walked up quickly to the middle-aged gentleman's side, gritting his teeth and saying, "Uncle Zhao! What are you doing?"

Uncle Zhao also lowered his voice and said, "Abao said you're bringing someone home today. Isn't this to boost your prestige? Don't let others see how casual our family is and dislike you when nothing is prepared."

"But who is your partner? Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were bringing a friend back?" Uncle Zhao looked behind him and saw a handsome young man smiling at him. His heart softened at the smile and he couldn't help but smile back.

He sighed in his heart. It would be great if it was a girl. She was exactly the image of the perfect daughter in his mind. She was a perfect match for Qin Wu. I wonder how beautiful it would be if they had a child in the future.

Qin Wu had no idea that he was already imagining what his and Lin Jianyan's children would look like after they got married. He coughed lightly and hugged Lin Jianyan, "Let's talk inside, let's talk inside."

Uncle Zhao patted his forehead in frustration, "Look at me, I'm so confused. It's so windy outside, and I let the distinguished guest blow outside for so long. Come in quickly. Someone, come and help me carry the bag."

It was just October now, and the autumn wind was blowing. It was a little cool, but not that cold. However, he did not show any disrespect to Lin Jianyan because he was not dressed cheaply. He said frankly that he was Qin Wu's friend. This kind of hospitality made him quite satisfied.

Lin Jianyan walked into the villa, glanced at the interior decoration with his peripheral vision, and then calmly looked away.

Uncle Zhao saw this scene, his eyes sparkled, and he smiled more sincerely. But he didn't know that he would soon stop laughing.

"Please sit down for a moment. I'll go get you a cup of tea."

Qin Wu called him, "No, Jinyan is not a guest." He hugged Lin Jinyan and said, "Don't you want to see my girlfriend? Look, this is my girlfriend - Lin Jinyan. Jinyan, this is Uncle Zhao, our housekeeper."

Lin Jianyan secretly criticized his boldness, but smiled calmly on the surface and said, "Hello, Uncle Zhao."

The servants beside him stared with their eyes wide open, but they were only shocked for a moment and soon calmed down. They must have been trained to work for these rich people and knew what to look at and what not to look at, what to listen to and what not to listen to. They were not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the master's family.

Uncle Zhao's smile froze on his face: "Who do you say he is?"

Qin Wu: "My target."

Uncle Zhao: "Is he a woman?"

Qin Wu: "He is a man."

Uncle Zhao: “Are you sure?”

"Of course I..." Qin Wu paused after reacting, and turned to look at Lin Jianyan, "How about you let me confirm it?"

Lin Jianyan could hardly hold back the smile on her face, "What do you think?"

Qin Wu looked away in disappointment, "Okay. Uncle Zhao will explain the rest to you later. Ask Aunt Wu to clean up the guest room and tell her that he wants to stay."

Uncle Zhao asked again: "Aren't you two a couple? Aren't you sleeping in the same room?"

Lin Jianyan: “…” He really didn’t know whether this butler accepted him or not. Why did it feel like he was always seeking benefits for Qin Wu?

Qin Wu was so annoyed by him that he lost his temper: "Uncle Zhao——"

"Okay, okay, I'll just ask one last question," Uncle Zhao raised a finger, "Does the old man know about this?"

Qin Wu: "I haven't told him yet, but I think he already knows what's going on."

Uncle Zhao nodded and agreed. "Okay, I have no problem. Where is Master Lin's luggage? I'll have someone take it up."

Qin Wu took the bag from the servant beside him and put it in his hand. "No need to call for help. There are only so many. One person can handle it."

Uncle Zhao looked at the small bag in his hand in disbelief. He picked it up and shook it. It was incredibly light. "Is that all you have? Didn't you take Master Lin's clothes or anything else?"

Qin Wu: "There are some of his IDs in it. His clothes are too old, so I didn't take them. Ask someone to measure his size and make a few more clothes for him. Also ask someone to buy two more clothes from the mall for emergency use."

Lin Jianyan gladly accepted his arrangement and smiled at Uncle Zhao, "Thank you, Uncle Zhao."

"No trouble, no trouble. You guys chat, I'll go make some arrangements first." Uncle Zhao looked at him with great pity, as if he was looking at the little cabbages that no one wanted in the field. Such a delicate person, eating one meal and not having the next, it was heartbreaking to think about it.

Lin Jianyan looked at Uncle Zhao's back, which looked like he was about to do something big, and was amused. "Your housekeeper is quite interesting, and his mind is quite sentimental. I don't know what he was thinking about. Did you see the way he looked at me just now? It was as if he was looking at some pitiful little thing."

Qin Wu smiled helplessly, "It will be fine once you get used to it. Come on, I'll show you the room."

Lin Jianyan's room was arranged on the second floor, next door to Qin Wu's master bedroom. It was obvious that this was arranged by Uncle Zhao.

"Hey, don't get me wrong, I don't know..."

Looking at Qin Wu's embarrassed expression, Lin Jianyan smiled slightly, "That's good, try to let me enter your master bedroom as soon as possible, Mr. Qin~"

He said the last two words in a low and light voice, as if he was holding them in his mouth, which made Qin Wu's scalp numb. His throat rolled twice and he fled in panic, "I'll go see if the meal is ready in the kitchen."

Leaving behind the sound of Lin Jianyan's hearty laughter.

…

Zhou Yi led his men to Wanshui Lane and rubbed his shoes with disgust at the surrounding environment. There were no good people living in this place, and Qin Wu didn't know what kind of people he was. He was looking for a lover here and was not afraid of dirt.

He went upstairs according to the address he got, found the door of Lin's house, and put on a friendly expression, "Mr. Lin, are you home? I want to talk to you about that bastard Wang Biao."

"Don't worry, we're just talking. I know he has done a lot of bad things that are not worthy of forgiveness. Don't worry, as long as you set the conditions, we will definitely meet them."

"Mr. Lin? Can you open the door?"

Zhou Yi held back his temper and knocked on the door for a long time but no one came to open it. At first he thought the person inside was avoiding him.

Later, the neighbor next door couldn't stand his noise anymore, so he opened the window and shouted: "It's so noisy. People are already eating and drinking delicious food with the boss, and there's no one inside!"

Zhou Yi turned his head abruptly and glared at the neighbor, "What did you say!? He left?! Why didn't you say so earlier!" Then he had wasted his time knocking on the door for so long!

When the neighbors saw how ferocious they were, they quickly closed the windows and, taking advantage of the fact that they couldn't see them, they lowered their heads and spat at them, "You're crazy."

Zhou Yi kicked the wall angrily, "Damn it! It must be Qin Wu. What should I do?"