Chapter 16 Did he really think that piece of land was his? ...
Yao Xuan didn't care about Lin Beibei's distant attitude. In his memory, Lin Beibei was still that cute, crybaby girl.
"What about Aunt Zhang?"
"My mother goes on a trip, but the itinerary is uncertain, and the return date is also uncertain."
Yao Xuan looked at Lin Beibei and smiled, "I didn't expect you to be so eloquent now."
"Thank you, I think so too."
After what happened with Gu Tingyun, Lin Beibei lost interest in men.
She might have dreamed of marrying a good husband before, but now she just wants to stay away from men, not even the neighbor's brother.
Yao Xuan didn't seem to mind anything; on the contrary, he felt embarrassed about what had just happened, since he had almost bumped into Lin Beibei.
He also invited Lin Beibei to dinner, saying, "Consider it an apology for almost bumping into you earlier."
Lin Beibei politely declined, but Yao Xuan didn't give up, so she agreed.
She originally intended to find any restaurant nearby, but Yao Xuan took her to a high-end restaurant by taxi.
"The food at this restaurant is quite good."
"You've been here before?"
"No, I just heard about it from a friend and came to try it out."
Yao Xuan is a very gentle and gentlemanly person.
He would open the car door for Lin Beibei when she got in and out of the car, and he would also pull out the chair for her when she ate.
It was very thoughtful, but Lin Beibei wasn't really moved. She could only silently label him as a good person.
Xiang Bei rested her chin on her hand and looked at them. "Isn't the way the second male lead made his entrance a bit too much? If I hadn't warned him earlier, Bei Bei would have been knocked away by him, and it might have even resulted in someone's death."
The system lay there lazily, saying, "It's necessary for the plot. The second male lead is destined to meet the female lead. Perhaps this little world is very dissatisfied with the disrupted plot, so it gave the second male lead this way of making his entrance."
Xiang Bei scoffed, "If the small world is unhappy, it can have the second male lead bump into the female lead to make her entrance. Why doesn't the small world just have the second male lead kill the male lead?"
In the original story, the second male lead was almost killed by the male lead, whose hard-earned career in China was completely destroyed by that madman.
Things got a little better after he ran away to a foreign country with the female lead.
The male protagonist's influence doesn't extend overseas.
However, according to the male protagonist's character setting, he is a powerful figure who can command the wind and rain in this place.
To fight the male lead, the female lead can only rely on her aura; the second male lead probably can't beat him.
Lin Beibei ate her food while talking to Yao Xuan.
The other person's gentlemanly demeanor was completely genuine; they kept trying to liven up the atmosphere and prevent the conversation from becoming awkward.
However, Lin Beibei would only answer a few words when he asked, and she would only touch on the subject briefly, unwilling to reveal anything more.
If he hadn't asked, Lin Beibei wouldn't have told him on her own initiative.
Yao Xuan talked about his experiences abroad, and Lin Beibei listened attentively, showing her respect.
"So now you're a successful person?"
"I can hardly be considered a successful person. This time I came back..."
"Lin Beibei!" someone shouted Lin Beibei's name through gritted teeth.
Turning my head, I saw Gu Tingyun.
Lin Beibei looked at Gu Tingyun's gloomy face, which seemed to drip ink, and felt somewhat bewildered.
They don't seem to have any relationship, do they?
Why does Gu Tingyun look like he's caught someone cheating?
She was told she would hold a press conference to clarify the hospital's situation, but she hasn't seen the money refunded by the hospital, and she hasn't been notified of the press conference either.
Lin Beibei pondered to herself, "Why don't I just sue him? That amount of money isn't a small sum."
Getting it back would be the best outcome.
However, Gu Group's legal department seems to be very powerful. Lin Beibei is not sure if she can win, but she still wants to try and see just how powerful that legendary legal department really is.
Gu Tingyun was surprised that Lin Beibei could be distracted at a time like this.
"come over!"
Lin Beibei glanced at Gu Tingyun, then at Yao Xuan, feeling somewhat bewildered.
"Don't make me say it a second time, come here."
Lin Beibei said in surprise, "But you've already said it twice."
Unable to bear it any longer, Gu Tingyun strode over, grabbed Lin Beibei's wrist, and dragged her away.
Unexpectedly, Yao Xuan suddenly grabbed Lin Beibei's other wrist.
"Let her go!"
Lin Beibei stared at the two of them speechlessly.
Why are these two people grabbing her hand? They're not going to tear her in two, are they?
"Who do you think you are, daring to stand here and talk to me?" Gu Tingyun said without any politeness.
Yao Xuan naturally wouldn't let go.
The two men held onto Lin Beibei's wrists, remaining frozen in place.
Lin Beibei looked at this and then at that, trying to pull her wrists out of their hands, but found that the more she tried to pull, the tighter they held on.
She gasped in pain.
Yao Xuan was alright, but Gu Tingyun really wanted to crush her bones.
With tears in her eyes, Lin Beibei said in a wronged voice, "It hurts."
Upon hearing this, Yao Xuan immediately released her wrist.
Gu Tingyun grabbed Lin Beibei and pulled her to his side.
Who is he?
Lin Beibei was speechless at the sound of Gu Tingyun's questioning tone.
But remembering that she had promised Qin Xuewei, she whispered, "She was my neighbor when I was a child."
Hearing Lin Beibei's words, Gu Tingyun pulled Lin Beibei to his side in a show of defiance, looked at Yao Xuan and sneered, "Who do we have here? Turns out it's just the neighbor's brother."
His arrogant attitude displeased Yao Xuan. "And who are you?"
“Me?” Gu Tingyun looked at Lin Beibei. “I’m her man.”
Lin Beibei resisted the urge to slap Gu Tingyun across the face. When Yao Xuan asked her, she just bit her lip and lowered her head, neither saying yes nor no.
Seeing her like this, Yao Xuan's mouth moved, but he didn't say anything.
Those traveling with Gu Tingyun looked at them in surprise. If they remembered correctly, Gu Tingyun had a fiancée, who was reportedly studying abroad.
But it's normal for men to have other women outside of marriage.
The group exchanged glances and remained silent in tacit agreement.
Gu Tingyun's hand was still holding Lin Beibei's wrist, and he felt happy that she did not deny what he said.
Perhaps she is also changing, accepting herself.
Lin Beibei remained silent. Gu Tingyun declined the invitation to the banquet, and everyone expressed their understanding before leaving.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Gu Tingyun sat opposite Lin Beibei and looked at her.
"Mr. Gu, you have a fiancée, how can you say such things?"
"What are you saying?" Gu Tingyun smiled at Lin Beibei. "Am I your man?"
Lin Beibei's cheeks turned even redder. Gu Tingyun reached out and pinched her cheek, then lowered his head to kiss her.
Just as he was about to kiss Lin Beibei, his phone rang.
Gu Tingyun glanced at the caller ID and got up to answer the phone.
Lin Beibei breathed a sigh of relief. If Gu Tingyun had kissed her just now, she would have slapped him.
She was fine with playing along, but she was very resistant to having any real intimate contact with Gu Tingyun.
Gu Tingyun returned after a while, but he didn't kiss her again.
The person who called him just now was probably Qin Xuewei.
That call came just in time.
"Are you planning to stay in the hotel indefinitely?" Gu Tingyun stood in front of Lin Beibei, looking down at her.
His height of 1.9 meters made him look at her with a certain intimidating presence.
However, Lin Beibei doesn't feel anything right now.
She nodded. "Staying in a hotel is nice, very convenient."
The hotel also offers a year-long buffet, providing three meals a day with a wide variety of choices.
"I can upgrade you to the presidential suite, or you can change hotels. I own several hotels; which one would you like to stay at?"
Lin Beibei dared not stay in any place connected to him. "No need, the place I'm staying now is quite nice."
The more composed she appeared, the more interested Gu Tingyun became in looking at her.
He reached out and pinched Lin Beibei's chin. "I still prefer your unruly self from before."
Lin Beibei looked up at him, her eyes watery and incredibly alluring.
Gu Tingyun leaned forward, but Lin Beibei blocked him. "It's getting late, I should go back."
She then covered her cheek and ran away.
She was panting heavily as she left the restaurant.
Because of Gu Tingyun's meddling, she didn't even get to eat her fill, only managing a few bites of the food, which was such a waste.
But she couldn't run back to eat.
On her way back, she bought some snacks. Studying too much and using your brain too much can be tiring.
I also bought a pancake and ate it as I walked, not caring about my image. By the time I got to the hotel, I was full.
She bought a lot of coffee to keep herself alert and energized.
But her coy refusal made Gu Tingyun come to her place on time every day.
Everything else was fine, except that he was always touching her inappropriately, and when Lin Beibei refused, he would get impatient.
This man has a bad temper, and Lin Beibei is hoping he'll make a move. After all, besides studying, she practices Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) and has long wanted to have a match with Gu Tingyun.
However, Gu Tingyun is easy to deal with, but his bodyguards are a problem.
One is easy to solve, but too many people will cause trouble.
Seeing that Gu Tingyun was about to force himself on her, Lin Beibei clenched her fists, ready to close the door and give him a good beating, when Assistant Fang kept knocking on the door.
"Mr. Gu, something terrible has happened."
Gu Tingyun irritably loosened his tie, his gaze towards Assistant Fang also quite unfriendly.
"What's up?"
"The land we had our eye on was snatched away by the Qin Group."
Gu Tingyun calmed down.
He glanced at Lin Beibei, then walked to the side and asked, "What happened?"
"It seems our bid was leaked, and the Qin family has now won the bid for that piece of land."
Assistant Fang knew that the Qin family was the same family as Gu Tingyun's fiancée, Qin Xuewei, so he was a little unsure of what to do and came to Gu Tingyun to discuss it.
Gu Tingyun irritably loosened his tie.
Just then, the phone rang.
The caller ID displayed the name "Weiwei".
Gu Tingyun quickly answered the call.
Upon hearing Qin Xuewei's voice, his brows relaxed.
Qin Xuewei apologized to him because the Qin family had taken the land he had his eye on.
"It's alright, it's just a piece of land, we can give it to them."
Qin Xuewei on the other end of the phone couldn't help but roll her eyes. How dare he say he'd give away something that the Qin family had earned through their own abilities?
Do they really think that piece of land belongs to him?
However, based on her understanding of Gu Tingyun, she still gave him a few perfunctory replies, and then complained that studying was too tiring and that she missed him so much.
Anyway, they managed to appease the person.
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