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"Liang Youwei, do you think this one is good?"
Zhao Lingyu picked up a light yellow half-back dress and softly called out to the person next to her. Seeing that her eyes were still blank and her brows were slightly furrowed, she asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Hmm...?" Liang Youwei came back to her senses after her arm was gently shaken. She blinked slowly, as if she had not fully reacted.
Zhao Lingyu put down the baby clothes and placed the back of her hand against her cheek to feel her body temperature. "I asked if you were feeling unwell. I called your name just now, but you ignored me."
Liang Youwei shook her head, pursed her lips, and lowered her voice: "I'm sorry, Lingyu. I was thinking about what happened a few days ago and didn't hear. I'm fine."
"A few days ago? Did something happen to the Liang family? It made you so worried." Zhao Lingyu suddenly felt something was wrong and asked suspiciously, "Did Sister Jingyi cause such a big mess?"
Liang Youwei's head ached when she thought about that night. She sighed and waved her hand, "It's half and half, but it can be resolved. It's not a big deal."
I hate answering multiple-choice questions the most in my life, but this time the question really concerns my life, and the other party’s attitude is firm, so there is no way to escape.
"……That's good."
Zhao Lingyu breathed a sigh of relief, but she still looked disinterested. Her mood was gloomy, her long eyelashes drooping. He'd finally gotten to go out with her alone, only to run into such trouble. To say she wasn't disappointed and regretful would be a lie.
Liang Youwei closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and forced the anxiety of impatience out of her mind. There was still a whole year left. What was she afraid of? Everything would work out in the end.
Lingyu rarely has a weekend off, so I should spend it happily with her.
After adjusting her emotional state, she opened her eyes, gave the other person the smile he was most familiar with, and put her arm around him.
"Lingyu, do you have any doll clothes you like? I saw something yellow in your hand just now, but it quickly disappeared. What is that?"
Zhao Lingyu's sensitivity was even higher than that of ordinary people. She worried that Liang Youwei was forcing her to relax. "Is that matter troubling you? Can I help? With our relationship, you can be completely frank."
"Oh, don't worry, it's not that worrying. I can handle it on my own." Liang Youwei stood on tiptoe and pinched her cheek. "Child, you have enough to worry about every day. You don't have to worry about me all the time."
“…I’m not a child.”
Her cheeks flushed slightly at her teasing. Zhao Lingyu blinked rapidly and, as if to divert her attention, picked up the baby clothes beside her. "This is the dress I wanted to show you just now. It's brightly colored and looks good on both girls and boys."
Liang Youwei followed her wishes and took a look. She was amazed: "It's so small. Lingyu, are all babies miniature now?"
Zhao Lingyu was quite amused. She suppressed the corners of her mouth and said, "Babies have always been this small. This is an average size, and every baby can wear it. There are also sizes for giant babies and low birth weight babies, but if nothing unexpected happens, the one in your belly should be the size of an average baby."
They will not let Liang Youwei fall into danger, and there will be no premature birth or overweight. Although they do not control her specific food and drink, they still have a grasp of the overall direction.
Liang Youwei was surprised: "You actually know so many professional terms?"
Zhao Lingyu only gave one reason: "Because this is my baby brand. If I want to get a piece of the pie in this field, of course I need to have a basic understanding of the customer base. I read it every night before going to bed, and a month is enough to master it."
“It’s so hard.”
Liang Youwei began to look at her with admiration and heartache again. Zhao Lingyu felt a burning sensation behind her ears. She whispered, "Not bad. If you want to get something, you always have to pay a price."
But to prevent Liang Youwei from overthinking it, she added: "But... if you want to get me, you don't have to pay any price."
Looking at her carefully cherished eyes, the person opposite was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips. Liang Youwei leaned close to Zhao Lingyu's ear and whispered in a low voice, emphasizing each word: "The same to you."
After saying this, the person immediately became serious: "This dress is really cute. I'll buy a few more of the same style and treat it as a gift to you, okay?"
Zhao Lingyu couldn't help but smile, her voice gentle: "Okay."
Anyway, it's all yours in the end.
Zhao Lingyu had already made up her mind that if the sales performance this year was good and the brand awareness was also good, she would give "U Love" to Liang Youwei as a baby's full-month gift.
Of course, it didn't matter if she didn't do well; she had more than one brand. When the time was right, Quanling could be handed over to Liang Youwei as a birthday gift. With her in charge, she only needed to collect the money and didn't need to worry about the business.
"I think this butterfly dress is very beautiful, and the neckline is very soft. Come and touch it." As time went by, Liang Youwei's interest was completely piqued, and she wanted to empty the entire store.
Zhao Lingyu was helpless and reminded her: "Didn't Sister Zhihui say that baby clothes are all custom-made? We came here today mainly to look at the styles. Just buy a few pieces as a token of our appreciation."
"It's so small, what's the point of customizing it? There's no need for that. Besides, don't all brands hire spokespeople? Why not just use me for advertising?"
Liang Youwei beamed with joy: "Lingyu, you may not know this, but I recently discovered that I have the potential to be an internet celebrity. I can easily get over 10,000 comments on a casual Weibo post."
Zhao Lingyu laughed out loud: "I know, because I am one in ten thousand. But are you satisfied with just breaking ten thousand?"
"Isn't over 10,000 enough? Everyone has their own things to do, and they're willing to spend more than a minute commenting, which is really worth celebrating. Although I can't reply to every one of them, it's very touching to see them. And I feel like everyone is not as aggressive as before. Before, netizens didn't like me much."
Zhao Lingyu wanted to correct her, saying, "It's not that they're not fierce, but they don't dare to judge you casually." But then she thought, why add to Liang Youwei's troubles? She just smiled and nodded quietly.
Liang Youwei wanted to say something, but the next second, most of her face was blocked by a hand reaching out from behind, especially her eyes. She could not see anything and could only smell a faint, cool lemon scent.
This perfume smells...
"Qin! Zhen!" She pulled the hand away without hesitation, turned around and glared at him with her nose wrinkled.
There's no doubt about it, this person's new perfume is lemon! I don't know where he heard the rumor that pregnant women like to smell this scent.
"Huh? What's wrong?" The other party seemed unaware and kept smiling.
Liang Youwei couldn't help but put her hands on her hips, frowned and asked: "I want to play with Lingyu today, what are you doing here?"
Qin Zhen said slowly, "Isn't President Lingyu busy with medical equipment lately? Weiwei, an in-person interview would be more effective. After all, this is 100% voluntary labor, and I haven't received a penny."
Zhao Lingyu crossed her arms, involuntarily showing defensiveness. She was speechless: "Boss Qin, it's you who insists on not taking my money."
She's still offering the highest price in the market! Who can I go to for justice?
"After all, she's my sister, someone I've watched grow up. Talking about money will only hurt our relationship." Qin Zhen smiled gently. "Why don't we just have a meal together?"
Seeing Liang Youwei looking like she was about to stand up for the little girl, Qin Zhen took his time, his eyes shifting with amusement as he added, "Besides, the baby and the father also need to cultivate some emotional connection, don't they?"
Liang Youwei was stunned and speechless.
That makes sense. What should I do? I can't just say you're not the child's biological father.
Zhao Lingyu also knew that Qin Zhen would never do anything unless he got the benefits he wanted. Thinking of her future plans, she had no choice but to endure and said sullenly, "Where are we going for lunch?"
Qin Zhen, Mr. Good Guy: "Where does Weiwei want to go?"
Liang Youwei: "...I want to eat hot pot! The spicy kind!"
Qin Zhen remained calm and asked, "Can I request a change to mild or tomato?"
Not to mention that he was worried about his daughter dying from the spiciness, Liang Youwei herself couldn't handle spicy food at all. If she couldn't finish it and wasted it, she would feel ashamed afterwards.
Liang Youwei snorted: "Give me a reason."
Qin Zhen thought for a moment: "Apollo EVO."
Liang Youwei gave him a sidelong glance and said, "There are only ten of them in the world, and they've all been sold out long ago, okay? Stop lying to me. I don't want a used one."
When Apollo EVO came out, Liang Youwei was having a small conflict with her brother and sister. Without their help, she would not have been able to buy it.
At that time, the two were busy and forgot to buy a car for their sister. When they thought about it afterwards, they naturally didn't dare to mention it again. They only paid for a McLaren 720s and ten days of handmade dinners.
Qin Zhen smiled, his hands in his pockets, his shoulders relaxed: "Do you think I'll let you use second-hand goods?"
A guess flashed through Liang Youwei's mind, and she couldn't believe it: "Did you buy it then?"
"Two."
Qin Zhen stretched out his right hand and, like a magic trick, swung out two car keys together, and the black crystal pendant shone with a low-key and luxurious brilliance.
Liang Youwei was really surprised this time. She punched him in the chest without hesitation: "You've been holding it in for so long to tell me!"
Qin Zhen was thankful that Liang Youwei wasn't very strong, so he obediently handed the car keys to her: "I'll take you to transfer the ownership in a few days. Apollo is your lifeline, so of course we can't let him out easily."
Liang Youwei swung the two car keys around, listening to the clinking of crystals. "But how did you buy two? I remember there were purchase restrictions."
Qin Zhen curved his lips and said, "The hermit has his own clever plan. Don't worry, what you have is definitely obtained legally."
Hearing this, Liang Youwei was satisfied and didn't care about his rudeness today. She smiled and took off the car key and put it in Zhao Lingyu's hand: "There are exactly two sets, one for each of us~"
"It's too high-profile. I can't drive it." Zhao Lingyu doesn't like cars and doesn't want to owe anything to outsiders, so she refused directly.
Liang Youwei didn't care at all, and said with a playful smile: "It's okay, just think of it as me storing it with you."
Qin Zhen turned his head away and rolled his eyes slightly.
Liang Youwei, little prodigal son.
It seems I have to work harder to make money.
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Shopping in the morning, hot pot at noon, massage and yoga in the afternoon. It was a perfect day, and Liang Youwei went home humming a little tune.
"Sister Weiwei! Don't you want my brother anymore?"
The first second Liang Youwei received the call, she was stunned. She held the phone away from her ear and looked at the screen.
This is Shao Sheng for sure.
Liang Youwei took it back in confusion: "How is that possible? Why are you asking? Didn't your brother go to the company to work overtime today? I know about this."
She sat down on the entryway bench and changed her shoes.
When asked the reason, Shao Sheng hesitated for a long time and hesitated to speak. Liang Youwei couldn't help but ask, "Is Shao Yue in trouble?"
"It's not my brother, it's you, sister..." Shao Sheng, who hadn't had time to change his half-wet clothes, sat on the ground and whispered in a corner, "Sister Weiwei, did you go shopping with Qin Zhen today? And you went to a maternity and baby store."
Liang Youwei didn't deny it: "Yes, Lingyu is here too. What's wrong?"
Shao Sheng was shocked by this frank attitude, and he began to doubt whether his thoughts were too worldly.
But after all, this involves his own brother, and his face flushed, but he still said weakly: "But sister, you are already married to the second brother. Even if the second brother is not doing well, you can't buy maternity and baby products with Qin Zhen..."
Liang Youwei was still very straightforward: "I wasn't with him. I was originally going out with Lingyu alone. He was just a coincidence."
"That's good, that's good." Shao Sheng on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief.
Liang Youwei was curious: "But Shengsheng, how did you know about this?"
Shao Sheng then became angry: "Someone just had nothing better to do and took a picture of you and posted it online."
"Send it to me? I'm not a celebrity." Liang Youwei was puzzled. She frowned, "Will it have an impact on the two groups?"
Shao Sheng was also annoyed: "Every profession has its own expertise. I don't really understand this. Sister Weiwei, why don't you discuss with my brother what to do? Some netizens are very mean and can make up all kinds of rumors. I'm afraid they will use the maternity and baby store to spread rumors."
His words were obscure, but Liang Youwei miraculously understood them.
She remained silent, thinking that it wasn't really a rumor.
"Forget it, I'll find someone to take care of it. Shengsheng, you continue training, don't worry, Shao Yue and I have a good relationship."
"That's fine. Then sister, I'll hang up first?"
"Well, bye, thanks for reminding me in time."
"It's okay, sister. The main thing is that you're pregnant now. Don't read comments online easily. You might get angry. I've already called my second brother and asked him to go back."
"I know, don't worry."
After hanging up the phone, Liang Youwei sighed to the sky.
Life is so hard! Why are there cameras everywhere? They're either upskirting or right in my face. It's disgusting.
Feeling down, she kicked Xiao Gaoxu away, dragged her to the kitchen, and dialed a new phone call.
"Weiwei? What's wrong? Didn't we just separate?"
Hearing his doubts, Liang Youwei's mouth was about to spit out a bottle of oil. She opened the refrigerator to get some fruit, feeling aggrieved and annoyed: "Today, the two of us were secretly photographed by a psychopath, and it was posted on the Internet. It seems to have become a hot topic now."
Qin Zhen's voice was slightly cold: "Who told you?"
Let her know anyway.
Liang Youwei soaked the jasmine in room temperature water to warm it up, without saying anything to Shao Sheng: "It's not like I don't use the internet. What should I do now, Qin Zhen?"
"I'm working on PR. Right now, I'm trying to shift my focus to 'U Love' and help Zhao Lingyu hype up the brand. What happened can't be denied, but the traffic has to be monetized."
Unplanned marketing is very troublesome. Qin Zhen frowned and typed while talking to Liang Youwei.
"I'm afraid you can't hide your pregnancy, but luckily Zhao Lingyu was there at the time, so some things are easy to 'debunk'. You don't need to respond. There are so many different opinions online, and there's no need to listen to their gossip. Just give me two days."
Qin Zhen paused, realizing his tone was too businesslike, then softened. "Weiwei, please don't go online for the next few days, okay? You really like the xxx movie series, don't you? It wouldn't be bad to revisit it."
Qin Zhen has a serious occupational disease. When it comes to work-related matters, his attitude becomes uncontrollable and he becomes serious in an instant. In addition, his expression is usually cold, which makes him look extremely oppressive.
Liang Youwei was busy feeling the grapes' "body temperature," waiting until they were no longer so cold before draining the water. Qin Zhen said a lot, but she only summarized the following: "Don't watch too many movies online."
Not noticing the other party's hot and cold attitude, she asked casually: "Okay, I understand. What do you need to do on Shao Yue's side?"
"Not yet. I just looked at the photos and was thinking of starting with Zhao Lingyu and your outfits, using them to steal the attention of the netizens and also to stir up some old money style. Doesn't Sister Zhihui have a brand with a similar style? Just making a connection will be fine."
Qin Zhen's thoughts were clear. "I'll try to obscure why you were in the maternity and baby store, so it's best if you don't show up in this matter. If it continues to ferment until tomorrow, I'll have the paparazzi release photos of me and Shao Yue having dinner together. This matter will be properly resolved."
Stirring up "brotherhood" is Qin Zhen's last resort, and he just hopes he won't have to use it.
Liang Youwei pondered this and concluded: "Then will Shao Yue be unable to come back later?"
Qin and Shao must have a dinner together, and they need pictures and the truth.
"Well, it takes at least an hour to eat. Lighting is hard to control. It can't be too bright, but it can't be too dark so that the face can't be clearly photographed."
Liang Youwei was tickled. She sat down on the soft sofa with the grapes, picked up a grape and tossed it into her mouth. Her fear disappeared, replaced by a playful expression: "Qin Zhen, why are you so skilled?"
The voice on the other end was cold and helpless: "Because this is the basic quality of a hype writer, dear Ms. Liang."
Liang Youwei loved this kind of lifeless tone: "Hey, what do you and Shao Yue want to talk about? Do you two have any common topics?"
"If you look for it, you'll find it."
Liang Youwei raised her eyebrows: "For example?"
Qin Zhen calmly said, "His Xincheng specializes in recording and editing variety shows. I can make stickers of Hengqin's game characters and link them with Xincheng. As long as it doesn't involve insulting the game characters, the players won't be angry."
Liang Youwei was convinced and complained to him: "How can you bring up work again?"
Qin Zhen snorted and laughed: "Because capitalists want to make money. Legal money is hard to make, so they fight for every penny."
Liang Youwei didn't understand and said dryly, "Oh, okay. But now I'm just sitting here alone in Xia Mansion. How boring."
She had recently arranged a trip to Japan for Aunt Gu and the others; Driver Zhu and the others had always wanted to see Mount Fuji and soak in hot springs. Liang Youwei felt that she was no different from their daughter and must be filial to her elders.
"You can watch a movie. Anything except horror movies is fine."
Liang Youwei's courage fluctuates, and Qin Zhen is afraid that she will scare him if she is alone.
"But it's lonely being alone."
"...Let's talk to Sister Zhihui. She sent a message in the group saying she's finished visiting the Chinese painting exhibition."
"That makes sense. So I'm hanging up?"
"……Um."
I'm too lazy to pretend for even half a minute.
Sighing helplessly, Qin Zhen waited for the call to end before pressing the voice button that connected directly to the secretary's office: "Prepare for a meeting in three minutes. Overtime pay will be doubled."
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When Liang Zhihui and Liang Ting'an arrived at the Xia Mansion, Liang Youwei was watching Coco with a bucket of popcorn. She was unaware of the door being pushed open, her eyes still fixed on the screen, intently watching.
The two of them didn't make any extra noise to disturb her, but sat quietly beside her and watched the movie they had already seen.
Liang Youwei's love is enduring. Once she likes something, she can savor it over and over again without getting tired. Take movies, for example, "Coco," "Frozen," and "Howl's Moving Castle," which she rewatches almost every year.
The movie is only over a hundred minutes long and ends quickly with the melodious ending song.
"Second sister? Why did you bring my eldest brother with you?" Liang Youwei was startled when she saw Liang Ting'an, as if she had just woken up from a dream.
Liang Zhihui stroked her fluffy long hair, occasionally, "My brother and I are going to Hong Kong Island in the next four days. If Weiwei is interested, why don't you come with us?"
She guessed: "Business trip?"
"Yeah. I'm going to Japan to attend a lecture, and my brother also needs to deal with some industrial issues in Hong Kong." Liang Zhihui didn't shy away from her. "Just treat it as a trip. Hong Kong has direct flights to Seoul, so you can go to many places. Do you want to go?"
"Yes!" Liang Youwei instantly became lively, her eyes brightening. "When are we leaving?"
Liang Zhihui pinched the tip of her nose and said, "For now. Just bring some comfortable clothes. We can buy new accessories when we get there."
Liang Youwei cheered: "Great!"
She hadn't been out for a long time. Liang Youwei actually liked the sights and shops of Japan and South Korea, but the medical facilities there were far from satisfactory. She didn't dare travel abroad until she was four months pregnant, as not every country offered the same conveniences as her own.
The Liang family was cautious by nature. While most people would check monthly during the first and second trimesters, Liang Ting'an insisted on having her pregnancy checked every two weeks. However, thanks to this, Liang Youwei, who had just completed her prenatal checkup last week, now has the courage to travel far.
"Brother, what are we going to eat tonight? We can't wait until the plane lands to have dinner. I'll starve to death." Before turning around and going to the master bedroom to pack her luggage, Liang Youwei blinked and looked at her brother.
"Don't keep talking about life and death." Liang Ting'an stood up, his wide suit pants slowly drooping, covering the ankle wrapped in pure black. He gently stroked the top of her head, "I've asked someone to prepare the ingredients. We'll start cooking as soon as we get on the plane. Didn't you say you wanted pasta for lunch yesterday? We have it all."
"I don't really say life or death, it's just a modifier."
Liang Youwei defended herself over trivial matters. She thought to herself that Jingyi was the one who was always suicidal and always said "I want to die" or "I don't want to live".
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