Meng Wan left, and the moment she disappeared into the backyard, Qin Huai'an threw the teacup in his hand away.
It was torn to pieces, with fragments scattered on the ground.
The servants all kept their heads down, looking at their toes, not daring to utter a sound.
The butler pursed his lips, gesturing for the group to pack up the painting and leave. The servants, not daring to delay, quickly gathered their belongings and departed.
"A little girl, yet so arrogant!" Qin Huai'an slammed his hand on the table, the force so great that everything on it shook.
"Sir, please calm down." The butler poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Qin Huai'an. After all, they had been master and servant for many years, so Qin Huai'an was not about to vent his anger on him.
"Didn't the young master recently participate in a competition? If he wins an award, his painting can be displayed at Dalifu's art exhibition, and then Dalifu can write a letter of recommendation..."
The butler stopped talking abruptly, but Qin Huai'an also calmed down.
“That’s true. Rather than finding an ungrateful wretch, it’s better to… You should prepare yourself and see who the reviewers are this time. Make sure Yangyang gets to the final round. Also, check what Dalifu likes.”
"yes!"
The steward withdrew, leaving Qin Huai'an alone.
Starting with his generation, the Qin family has failed to produce a single artist. Their skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting have remained superficial and cannot withstand close scrutiny.
It wasn't that he lacked talent; rather, it was precisely because he was so talented that he was praised to the skies, leaving him only with arrogance and preventing him from focusing on refining his painting skills. To maintain his public image, he could only constantly cultivate relationships within the art world and continuously purchase other people's works to present as his own for exhibitions.
That's why his parents chose to live in seclusion in the mountains and never returned until their deaths.
He didn't know if it was God's revenge, but none of his children had any talent. Although Qin Yi had some talent, she was too weak. Even if she was trained, she might not live long. So he simply left her with his parents in the countryside. He never expected that when she grew up, she would lose even that little bit of talent.
Now that Qin Yang has finally emerged in this generation, he cherishes him dearly. Whether the Qin family can regain its former glory depends on him! He pours all kinds of resources into Qin Yang, sparing no expense to send him to the best art schools abroad, hold exhibitions, and cultivate the title of child prodigy.
However, instead of making Qin Yang better, he was so overwhelmed by the flattery that he could no longer paint.
Seeing that Qin Yang was about to become the second him, and that the Qin family's wealth was not as great as before, he had no choice but to bring Qin Yang back to the country.
Berlin was his best choice, and also his last choice!
Qin Huai'an's eyes were filled with determination.
He sneered, "Little girl, you're still too green to mess with me!"
The teacup was slammed heavily onto the table, causing some of the tea leaves to spill out. Qin Huai'an didn't seem to care and made a phone call.
"Grandpa Qin." The voice on the other end of the phone was very young.
"I promise you."
Outside the door, Yan Nian saw Meng Wan come out and immediately got out of the car to greet her.
Meng Wan got into the car without saying a word. Seeing this, Yan Nian knew that the conversation had not been pleasant.
Although it wasn't the right place to talk, Yan Nian wasn't in a hurry to leave. He turned slightly, cupped Meng Wan's face and kissed her, then placed his hand on her head and ruffled it.
"What's wrong? Your mouth is so full of anger, do you want your boyfriend to go in and make a scene for you to vent your frustration?"
The anger that Meng Wan had been building up was dissipated by Yan Nian's words.
He sighed and briefly recounted what had just happened.
Yan Nian listened attentively until the very end, when he gently patted her head.
"They're quite shrewd. Good job, Wanwan, dealing with this old fox."
His tone and expression were somewhat similar to Jiang Yu's. In a daze, I thought of the hug I would receive every time I left school.
Meng Wan concealed the complex expression in her eyes and grasped Yan Nian's hand.
Yan Nian's hands are very large, and even in winter they feel like a furnace. Just as Yan Nian would unconsciously fidget with her fingers, she would do the same.
"Let's go, I'm hungry."
"Okay, shall we go to Xuanyuan Pavilion?"
Meng Wan nodded, and Yan Nian, having received the instruction, immediately shifted gears and set off.
"By the way, before Tang Zhiyi went to the mental hospital, Hu Lou seemed to have visited her. I suspect this matter is related to him. He came to see me a few days ago. I guess he's starting to get anxious because he doesn't have any real power and wants to cooperate with me. Be careful lately, don't let some petty people block your way."
"Speaking of him, I found some interesting things."
"What?"
“He makes money through some shady deals outside. Tang Zhiyi isn’t the first one like him.” Yan Nian spoke cryptically, but Meng Wan understood what he meant.
"However, he was very careful and destroyed all the evidence before returning to China, so there is nothing to hold against him at the moment."
Meng Wan leaned back in her chair, her hand resting on the car door, tapping unconsciously.
"Don't think about these things for now. Have a good meal, go back and rest. Leave the rest to me."
Unbeknownst to them, the two had already driven their car to the parking lot.
As luck would have it, while at the front desk, I ran into Tang Qi and Lin Bai, who were also there to eat.
Hello, little sister.
"Don't yell like that." Tang Qi didn't hold back and slapped Lin Bai on the back of the head.
Lin Bai rubbed the back of his head, clicked his tongue, and glared at Tang Qi with a look of dissatisfaction.
Tang Qi looked down and saw the two hands clasped together.
"You actually managed to get a hold of my hand."
Yan Nian smiled and deliberately raised it up and shook it.
Tang Qi shifted his gaze to Meng Wan's face, "Don't let yourself be fooled and end up helping them count the money."
Meng Wan suppressed a glare. "Were you just about to eat or had you already finished eating?"
"We haven't eaten yet. We just happened to arrive. They said we'd have to wait a while since we didn't make a reservation." The two of them decided to come on short notice, so they wouldn't make things difficult for the waiter over such a small matter.
Meng Wan didn't speak, but instead looked at Yan Nian, her questioning intent obvious.
Tang Qi watched this unfold and snorted. "We haven't even done anything yet, and you already have to ask others for advice before making any decisions?"
Meng Wan was puzzled by his sudden outburst of temper. Just as she was about to speak, Yan Nian put his arm around her.
"I just booked a small private room, want to join me?"
There was an inexplicable tension between the two. Lin Bai looked left and right, very excited.
Meng Wan sighed and nodded to the manager next to her, which was her way of agreeing to the four of them having dinner together.
After finally settling down, Yan Nian found himself sitting directly opposite Tang Qi.
They poured a glass of water and handed it to Meng Wan. Meng Wan sighed, took both glasses, but put them aside without drinking from either.
"What would you like to eat?"
Seeing this, the two of them simultaneously took the menu. Lin Bai's outstretched hand hung awkwardly in mid-air, ignored by everyone.
Yan Nian and Tang Qi stared at each other, as if an invisible electric current was running between them, enough to electrocute even a mosquito that flew by.
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