Chapter 19: Forbidden to imagine, don’t you like her? Go ahead! Let…
After completing the psychological counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder, the psychologist also gave Bai Ying a psychological test. The results showed that her mentality was very good and all indicators were above the excellent line.
Bai Ying felt that she was probably healed by the cup of warm hot cocoa made by Qin Yonglian.
Qin Yuan came to pick up Qin Yonglian and Bai Ying at the agreed location.
He knew that Bai Ying had recently been living in a villa halfway up the mountain. As soon as the girl got into the car, she greeted him warmly and friendly, and she seemed to be in much better spirits than when they first met.
However, Qin Yonglian had a stern face and his expression was somewhat difficult to understand.
Qin Yuan smiled back at Bai Ying, stepped on the accelerator, and the car quickly drove out of the city.
The temperature in the car was low, and Bai Ying shivered unconsciously after sitting for a long time.
Qin Yonglian immediately asked softly, "Are you cold?"
Qin Yuan couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. He had never seen such a gentle side of someone before.
It seemed that this girl must be very important to Qin Yonglian. In the 20 years that I had been with Qin Yonglian, I had never seen him have any active contact with any girl.
However, many beautiful women would take the initiative to flirt with Qin Yonglian, but with his wall-like figure standing there, he looked as cold and unapproachable as an Antarctic iceberg, and ruthlessly rejected one group after another.
"It's okay." Bai Ying sniffed and leaned over to admire the scenery outside the car window.
"Your ears are a little red." Qin Yonglian withdrew his gaze from her and instructed Qin Yuan: "Turn up the temperature in the car."
Bai Ying: “…” She felt like she could hardly hide her little thoughts anymore.
The phone vibrated. Bai Ying glanced at the message and asked Qin Yonglian:
"Jiahao said he would come to see us in the evening. His aunt made soup."
Worried about the misunderstanding at the maid cafe, Su Jiahao didn't want his brother, who was destined to be together, to miss out on his marriage because of his negligence.
With a sudden inspiration, he came up with a roundabout way to save the situation. He asked his nanny to cook a calming and soothing soup and gave it to the little girl.
He was afraid that Qin Yonglian would not answer his call, so he went directly to Bai Ying. Anyway, he knew that they must be together at the moment.
Qin Yonglian thought for a moment and said, "Well, you guys eat first. I have something to go back to the company and will be back later."
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After Qin Yuan sent Bai Ying back to Banshan, he drove Qin Yonglian to the company.
Bai Ying played with Coffee at home for a while, and the kitten ran away after getting close to him.
The scratches on her forehead can be covered with her bangs, but the bruises at the corners of her mouth will take two days of rest to fade away. Bai Ying didn't dare to video chat with her grandparents directly, but just told the old people on the phone that she was preparing for the exam recently.
She was worried about her family finding news about the case she'd encountered. With the internet so accessible these days, she'd seen quite a few reporters at the police station that day, and she dreaded seeing headlines like "Hung Hom University Student Bravely Captures Perverted Pervert" or "Girl Punches Drunk Hooligan."
I never expected that she didn't find me, but accidentally discovered Qin Yonglian.
Headline: [Leon Chum, the heir apparent of the Tan family, was arrested for allegedly arguing in Lan Kwai Fong at night and charged with one count of wounding and one count of common assault.]
The accompanying picture was a photo of Qin Yonglian when he went to the police station to pick her up that day. The angle of the photo was very tricky, and the people around her were deliberately blurred, leaving only a close-up of Qin Yonglian in the center position.
Through several interactions, Bai Ying knew that Qin Yonglian should be a rich second-generation, but she didn't expect that he was actually the prince of the Qin Group.
Gossip about the Qin family has been widely circulated among the people for decades, probably starting with Qin Yonglian's grandfather, and has always been the target of reporters.
The media has been referring to Qin Yonglian as Leon Chum, but his Chinese name has not been mentioned. This is probably to protect his privacy.
But why did Qin Yonglian come to study at PolyU at this time?
Bai Ying suddenly felt suspicious.
I unconsciously started searching for various keywords related to him. Qin Yonglian's resume is unknown, and the earliest news I could find was from a year and a half ago. There was no content before that.
All the news she could see were about two opposing sides. One side was trying to establish his image as the most likely heir to take over the Tan family in the future.
On the other hand, there are obvious slanders against Qin Yonglian, his unspeakable background, and who is his biological mother?
Bai Ying soon saw the news about her and him racing on a certain gossip public account. It was clearly a matter between the two of them, but the writer happened to include Qin Yongli who had been in a car accident.
There are also descriptions of Leon Chum's mental state. There are even articles that seriously say that he has a mental illness. Why did he jump into the sea late at night?
etc!
Bai Ying carefully read the article again. Qin Yonglian jumped into the sea? What kind of unbearable situation had he encountered that led him to take such an extreme action?
No matter if it’s a celebrity, an ordinary person, a wealthy family, or a politician, as long as it’s gossip, there will be passersby waiting to see it.
Bai Ying grew increasingly angry the more she read. Those who wrote Qin Yonglian just for the sake of attention portrayed him as a dandy young man! Why didn't those writers, who were so talented, become screenwriters?
She felt that she had to move out of the villa. The news reported that the children of several families were fighting for power and had started a lawsuit. At this critical moment, she must not cause trouble for Qin Yonglian.
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As soon as Su Jiahao entered the room, he saw the girl with her head drooping and looking listless. She had clearly been very excited when she heard about the traditional Chinese soup during their phone call half an hour ago.
He looked around the living room and asked, "Where's Leon?"
Bai Ying said, "He's still at the company. He said he'll be back later, so we don't have to wait."
"This guy waits until he's in dire straits before going to the company!" Su Jiahao put the thermos bag on the dining table.
Bai Ying heard the word "才" in the words and pondered Su Jiahao's tone, "Is he okay?"
After asking, she knew it clearly herself. She had just seen it clearly in the news. The unfavorable public opinion was about to pierce Qin Yonglian into pieces.
"No problem. This time Leon is here personally, and no one can do anything to him." Su Jiahao looked up at Bai Ying's expression as he said this.
This incident really didn't cause any big stir. After all, Qin Yonglian was just photographed at the police station, and he was not the one who committed the crime.
But this incident just happened to become the fuse, digging up all the old jokes and trivial matters and reheating them.
It affects the stock, that's the big deal.
At this time, Qin Yonglian should be facing his father Qin Ansen and a group of difficult people on the board of directors.
Su Jiahao felt tired just imagining that scene, and then he thought of the misunderstanding he had made in the afternoon, "The coffee shop in the afternoon..."
The girl responded quickly, "It's super fun, even better than the one I had in Akihabara, Japan."
Su Jiahao asked in a puzzled tone, "Ah? You're not angry?"
"Of course I'm not angry!" Bai Ying showed a blank expression, thought for a moment, and then said, "Leon and I are very happy. Let me show you the photos we took."
Su Jiahao's eyes suddenly widened. What caught his attention in the Polaroid photo was not the cute girl Bai Ying wearing rabbit ears, but Qin Yonglian, who was standing next to the girl with a slightly raised mouth corner.
He looks quite domineering and perverted...
Senior Su breathed a sigh of relief and changed the subject, "Sister Bai, you must say more good things about me in the future. Leon will listen to you."
Judging from his tone, it sounded like he was speaking naturally to a very familiar friend.
The girl's heart suddenly began to pound, and she mumbled, "How could that be..."
Bai Ying is not a slow-witted person in terms of emotions. There is a vague certainty deep in her heart that inexplicably makes her believe that Qin Yonglian will indeed listen to what she says.
"I wonder if he can make it in time to drink soup with us?" After Su Jiahao sent a message to Qin Yonglian, he threw the phone back on the table.
"Forget it, let's not wait for him. This soup will lose its soul once it gets cold. Leon and soup are not meant for each other today. He won't be hungry anyway."
Su Jiahao paused and swallowed the second half of his sentence. When he arrived at the company, he was surrounded by a group of old foxes, who were all very angry.
Bai Ying was also thinking about something and didn't pay attention to what Su Jiahao said.
They both drank their soup absentmindedly.
In the past, when faced with delicious food, Bai Ying would definitely roll up her sleeves and enjoy the feast.
But today I don’t seem to have a good appetite, as if I have something worried about me.
Su Jiahao's phone screen lit up.
Bai Ying's gaze was involuntarily drawn there. Su Jiahao only took a quick glance and said aloud, "A cold snap warning has been issued."
The girl calmly withdrew her gaze. She also wanted to send a message to Qin Yonglian, but suddenly she didn't know how to choose the words.
After drinking the nourishing soup, they sat in the living room again.
Su Jiahao answered the phone, "Yes, we just finished eating."
Upon hearing this, Bai Ying quickly raised her eyes and soon heard the sound of the password at the door.
A tall man came in carrying two cake boxes. His face was clearly tired, but his eyes were smiling and he exuded the joy of returning home.
"Is there any midnight snack?" Su Jiahao jumped up from the sofa happily.
"Well, I felt hungry thinking about you drinking soup." Qin Yonglian glanced at Bai Ying.
The man failed to meet the girl's gaze.
Bai Ying deliberately stared at the box in his hand, not daring to look at Qin Yonglian, for fear that her thoughts, which she had not yet figured out, would be exposed to the other party.
Choose to remain silent or take the initiative to greet?
Bai Ying felt that she had never been so hesitant before.
It was as if there was a little stick figure in her heart, shouting at her: [Don’t you like him? Go ahead! Make him listen to you!]
Suddenly, another little devil appeared, holding a trident: "You have to think carefully. Some things, once you open your mouth, there's no turning back!"
Yes, Bai Ying had no idea in her mind and was forbidden to imagine. She had to think things through first.
After listening to what Su Jiahao said, I knew that Qin Yonglian’s situation was not very good recently, and there were countless pairs of hungry wolves staring at him with red eyes.
"Eat, eat, eat! Let's eat!" Su Jiahao was very happy.
"This box is yours." Qin Yonglian gave him a look and smiled slightly with a hint of ruffian.
Su Jiahao looked at Qin Yonglian as if he didn't know him: "......"
He understood what the expression meant, which was that he should take the things and disappear from the spot as soon as possible.
There is really no humanity for the opposite sex!
"Okay, I seem to have something urgent to do. The sister of my aunt's third cousin's neighbor wants to see me." Su Jiahao stood up and took the cake box from Qin Yonglian's hand in a serious tone.
His eyes signaled: [You must remember what your brother has done for you today.]
"Leon," Bai Ying raised her head, stared into the man's eyes, and said seriously, "I have decided to move out."
Qin Yonglian paused his movements.
Bai Ying looked away. She couldn't look directly into those deep blue eyes. She was trapped in them and couldn't say many things.
"My best friend has a spare room at her house, so I'm going to stay there for a few days."
"Or I can stay in a hotel. I don't have any budget concerns, so it's easy to find a new place to stay."
"Even if you stay in a hotel, you wouldn't want to stay here?" There was no emotion in the man's tone.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that it's inconvenient. Leon, I don't want to cause you any trouble."
"Yeah. I understand."
Bai Ying looked up at him, wondering if he really knew. She had a hunch that Qin Yonglian didn't know.
As soon as the words fell, the scene suddenly became cold and fell into an eerie silence.
Su Jiahao also fell silent. He looked at Bai Ying, then at Qin Yonglian. "Hey, hey, hey! Boss, if you have anything to say, can you wait until he leaves?"
"Jiahao, you took the wrong one." Qin Yonglian said in a deep voice as he handed over the box in his other hand.
Su Jiahao said, "Huh? Could it be that what you bought is different?"
Meeting Qin Yonglian's eyes, he suddenly realized something. The words turned in his throat and he tried to smooth things over for his brother, "I have a big appetite, so you have to give me a big box, junior."
Senior Su winked and rushed out the door in a hurry.
"Eat first. It's Mary Berry's cake, and I chose strawberry flavor." Qin Yonglian raised his eyebrows and opened the exquisite cake box.
Mary Berry is a top French pastry chef. The quality of her cakes has always been well-known. She makes no more than five cakes every day, and the supply is in short supply.
Qin Yonglian could bring back two boxes on the same day, just like he went to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables.
Considering his true identity, Bai Ying didn't find it special anymore.
The girl's attention was quickly drawn to the seeds on the surface of the "strawberry", and she put her whole head next to the box.
If you don't look carefully, you would think that Qin Yonglian took out real strawberries, which were made so lifelike.
The two of them ate the cake quietly.
Qin Yonglian's phone vibrated, and Su Jiahao's message popped up on the screen: "Hey! Are you mistaken? The heart-shaped cake is right here!"
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Su Jiahao: I think I took the wrong props for my brother's confession. What should I do? Waiting online, it's urgent.
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