Chapter 26: Leon, addicted to the red sweater, and the warm embrace...
Bai Ying was sitting in the living room holding Coffee. Half an hour had passed since the guest went upstairs to talk to Qin Yonglian.
At first, the kitten stretched out its cute paws and stepped on her arms, but now it has curled up into a ball and is sleeping soundly.
On the important Christmas, Qin Yuan and Su Jiahao did not spend time with their family, but made a special trip to South Cowes Island to find Qin Yonglian. There must be something important.
Unable to make sense of the situation, Bai Ying opened her phone, found several gossip public accounts she had recently followed, and searched the web for keywords related to the Qin family.
The official website of the Qin Group has been updated, with a photo of Qin Ansen and Qin Yonglian on the homepage, and the text is Christmas and New Year greetings.
The composition of this photo is full of profound meaning, with the son in front and the father behind.
But the camera focused on Qin Ansen's face in the distance, while Qin Yonglian's profile was blurred nearby, so the whole picture could not be seen clearly. Only the man's extraordinary outline could be seen.
Bai Ying had seen photos of Qin Ansen when he was young on the Internet. He was a handsome and dignified young man, especially his peach blossom eyes, which were extremely charming and affectionate.
Qin Yonglian inherited his father's facial features, but his outline and temperament were completely different. He was clear-headed and sharp, like a solitary pine tree, proudly independent.
There was movement at the stairs, and the footsteps became clearer and clearer. The first to come down was Qin Yuan, who had just reported on the progress of several important tasks and had several documents tucked into his arms.
Bai Ying smiled and nodded at him, then glanced at the little furball snoring in her arms and asked softly, "Would you like to stay for dinner?"
Qin Yuan waved his hand, and when he got closer, he lowered his voice and said in the same tone, "Thank you, it's no trouble. I'll go back with Young Master Su later, and I'll pick you up back in the city the day after tomorrow."
"Are you busy?" Bai Ying's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
"It's okay, enjoy your vacation. Leon has arranged everything, don't worry." Qin Yuan smiled and moved his eyes upstairs.
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Su Jiahao was telling Qin Yonglian what happened last Christmas Eve. He and his female companion participated in a charity foundation event organized by Zhen Yan.
He actually knew Zhenyan earlier than Qin Yonglian. Su's father's company used to hold several media events in the United States every year, and the organizer was the hotel where Zhenyan worked at the time.
After the two met, they admired each other very much. They added each other on Facebook and found out that Zhenyan and his elder brother Su Jiaqi were both Cornell alumni and had a very familiar relationship.
Later, when Qin Yonglian wanted to introduce Zhenyan to Su Jiahao, before he could even finish his name, the two reunited men came forward and hugged each other warmly.
After Zhenyan returned to China to work, he joined Qin Yonglian's company. With the right timing, location and people, the three of them often got together to play.
Zhenyan's adoptive parents set up a charity organization, Baby Home, for him, which aims to help lost children find their families.
This organization has been operating for nearly 20 years and its operating model has become very mature.
Through the public welfare organization Baby Home, we actively promote the entry and improvement of the domestic DNA database, so that those who are looking for their relatives don't have to run around. They only need to deposit their DNA samples into the database, and the database will monitor and search for the same genes in real time, and feedback the results as soon as possible.
Baby Home provides assistance to families facing financial difficulties. By partnering with local hospitals, it has established public sampling sites in major cities across China and collects samples for identification free of charge. It also collaborates with national databases and is now a well-known DNA matching platform for finding relatives.
During this period, Su Jiahao gained a deeper understanding by personally participating in some of the work within the organization, and wanted to get the Su family's charitable fund involved as well.
After only a few seconds of serious discussion with Qin Yonglian, Su Jiahao unconsciously changed the subject.
Last night he met several familiar faces at the meeting. They were talking about some gossip about the second and third branches of the Qin family. Su Jiahao calmly asked a few more questions.
Those words seemed to have become "the king's donkey ears", and he was a little impatient to relay them to Qin Yonglian.
Su Jiahao spoke for a long time without taking a breath before pausing, "It's a good thing you didn't show up yesterday. Qin Yongyi brought Qin Aiqiao over, let the reporters take pictures, and then left. It was a show. Doesn't he have a biological sister himself? What's the point of the second wife bringing the third wife's daughter? And how can they pretend to be brothers and sisters by grabbing an 8-year-old girl?"
Qin Yonglian had been expressionless and relaxed until he heard Qin Aiqiao's name. Then a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes. "Did Aiqiao go too? She loves food. I wonder if she got the gingerbread man last night?"
Seeing this "outsider who doesn't care about the world" look again, Young Master Su, who was taught by his parents that "survival of the fittest" since childhood, sighed in his heart.
"By the way, Zhenyan asked me to come and thank you first. We'll get together again when he comes back."
Su Jiahao was talking about that although Qin Yonglian was not present, his sincere donation of two million Hong Kong dollars was deposited into the foundation's account in the name of Uncle Rabbit.
Qin Yonglian then raised his head and looked into Su Jiahao's eyes with interest. He tapped his index finger on the table a few times and urged:
"Reporter Su, what else is going on? Tell me now. Mr. Qin wouldn't just ask you to spend Christmas with me."
Qin Yonglian had noticed the clues early on. Qin Yuan and Su Jiahao came here by boat specially at the instruction of Qin Ansen.
"Mr. Qin just asked me to remind you, just remember the agreement between you two." Su Jiahao spread his hands. He was also forced by Su's father to come here and act as a human mouthpiece.
Qin Yonglian didn't say anything, his hand unconsciously reached into his pocket to feel for his lighter. Thinking that someone was waiting for him downstairs, he withdrew his fingers and unconsciously rubbed them against each other.
"Jiahao, guess who will learn to say Yingying's name first, Huazai or Weizai?"
Su Jiahao: “???”
Then she understood what the man meant and shook her head, "I won't guess anymore. I've never been able to guess better than you since I was a child."
"I'm very happy now."
"Hmm?" Su Jiahao looked up at him. Which direction did the topic take next?
"I'm not alone anymore. She's very nice, especially very nice." Qin Yonglian had an unshakable smile on his cheeks. "So you should hurry back to celebrate the festival too."
Su Jiahao acted as if he was disgusted. "Please don't be so innocent, okay? I really can't adapt to it all at once."
After saying that, he turned and walked out, took two steps, and then paused.
"Leon."
Senior Su's expression was more solemn than ever before. "Although it's the 21st century, people like us still have no freedom in marriage. Fame and fortune are your weapons, but also your shackles."
Qin Yonglian placed one hand on the table, met Su Jiahao's gaze, and said firmly, "Don't worry, Senior Su, I will never let myself become the second Qin Ansen."
"That's better! We will protect our Yingying!" Su Jiahao raised his eyebrows and his tone became lively again.
"By the way, I have another question."
Qin Yonglian asked, "Any more questions?"
"It's about 'that'. Did you really do 'that'?"
Reporter Su's face said, "You understand what I mean?"
Qin Yonglian thought of the girl's petite body trapped in his own world, with her head tilted back and eyes closed, looking adorable.
The man slowly walked up to Su Jiahao, casually placed his hand on his shoulder, and said slowly:
"Do you really want to try 'that'?"
Eh???
Before Su Jiahao could react, he covered his shoulders and screamed.
"Qin Yonglian, you're breaking the rules! You're sneaking up on me! Bai Ying, help me!"
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There was a noisy sound coming from upstairs, accompanied by Su Jiahao's wailing, and someone seemed to be calling his name.
Bai Ying stretched her neck and looked towards the source of the sound.
"Don't worry, it's been like this between them since they were young." Qin Yuan seemed to have gained clairvoyance.
"Like this?" Bai Ying thought to herself. Judging from the sound, Su Jiahao seemed to be in great pain.
"Leon has been practicing Taekwondo and Sanda since he was a child. The Su siblings also started learning with him, but none of them could stick with it like the young master did."
Qin Yuan seemed to be reminiscing about the past. "But Miss Su has persisted longer than the Third Young Master, so she has a great advantage in filming martial arts scenes now."
Bai Ying knew that this Miss Su was called Su Jiajia, a first-tier star who had never hidden her third-generation wealthy background. She was also very hardworking, having started out as a print model and working her way up the entertainment industry step by step.
These rumors are all from articles written by gossip bloggers.
"Hmm."
Hearing the familiar voice, Bai Ying withdrew her thoughts and looked in the direction, only to be met with a reassuring look from Qin Yonglian.
Su Jiahao was making faces behind Qin Yonglian, and the girl was so amused that she covered her mouth and laughed, her shoulders shaking.
The kitten had been woken up long ago. It jumped onto the polar bear sofa, walked a few steps, arched its body and stretched.
"Are you really not staying for dinner?" Bai Ying asked.
Su Jiahao immediately waved his hands three times, a teasing smile on his face, "Don't dare, don't dare, no need, no need."
The girl pouted, "Then you won't be able to enjoy Chef Bai's amazing cooking skills."
"Leave the good stuff for Leon," Su Jiahao patted Qin Yonglian and imitated Bai Ying's tone from last time, "If it tastes good, eat more."
"Young Master, let's go back first." Qin Yuan stood up and prepared to go out.
Qin Yonglian nodded, but his eyes were always on Bai Ying.
"Let's go, junior." Su Jiahao rolled down the car window and said goodbye to Bai Ying, "Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas, senior!" The girl waved obediently.
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Only after the car disappeared on the horizon did Bai Ying turn around and look at Qin Yonglian carefully.
The man was very satisfied with her caring look and quite enjoyed the feeling of being cared for.
"Leon?"
"Yingying, don't worry, I'm fine now." Qin Yonglian took Bai Ying's hand and pulled her close to his arms. "If you don't believe me, come closer and take a closer look. You'll see more clearly."
The same posture, the same person being hugged an hour ago, brought back the same memories for each other.
I wonder if he'll continue with the unfinished reward? Bai Ying was secretly worried.
Oh right! She was so busy playing with the cat and daydreaming that she didn't even brush her teeth!
Stupid, why didn’t you prepare in advance? She wanted to rub her head, Baiying! What are you looking forward to?
This time, Qin Yonglian naturally put his arms around the other person's back and held him tightly in his arms.
He and Bai Ying have the cutest height difference, and the girl's ear is right against his heart.
"What are we doing tonight?"
"Huh?" Bai pricked up his ears, stunned for a moment.
Is there anything they can do now? Is it too fast?
They confessed their love yesterday, held hands today, and hugged each other... Bai Ying knew exactly what a couple could do.
She did not reject close contact with Qin Yonglian, but rather had a tendency to become addicted to him.
Now she may be the only rival who can compete with Coffee for "who likes to be close to Qin Yonglian the most".
The warm palm fell on her head, stroking her hair gently as if stroking coffee, "Oh, oh, stay in my arms, you need to focus more."
Qin Yonglian found it a little funny. He had noticed that Bai Ying had an active mind and had difficulty concentrating on studying since he was studying in the library a long time ago. He was often distracted by external noises.
"Oh." The girl murmured softly.
"What do you want for dinner? I'll make it for you, okay?"
It turned out that she was making dinner. Bai Ying breathed a sigh of relief, feeling an inexplicable sense of loss in her heart.
The man's voice deepened again, and he asked, "Is it still red, warm, and fragrant?"
The girl's eyelashes fluttered slightly as her attention was drawn to the food, her eyes flickering. "Anything else?"
"certainly."
As the words fell, a soft touch was engraved on Bai Ying's forehead, and someone blew a warm monsoon breeze into her ears:
"Leon in the red sweater, a warm embrace, and sweet kisses."
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