Chapter 42: In Pairs Your boyfriend is quite rich. ...
Her brain circuits slowly recovered, and when Bai Ying opened her eyes, the man's sweaty forehead was still against hers.
Qin Yonglian supported the table with one hand and placed his other hand on the mirror to support Bai Ying's back, trapping her in the space beneath him.
A tear involuntarily slipped out of the corner of her eye, slid down her forehead and disappeared into her hair.
For the first time in my life, I cried because of a kiss.
To Qin Yonglian, this pitiful look was like adding fuel to the fire.
The man pursed his lips and said, "Today..."
Bai Ying's face and body were burning hot. She knew that if they continued to provoke each other like this, the fierce and violent words she had thought of in her mind would become reality.
She was a sensible adult who understood all the sweet things she did with her lover. After all, she usually prided herself on being a doctrinaire among her friends.
When she sees some sweet stories, she will scream with excitement like flipping a pancake, shouting in her heart, "Go for it!"
But when it was really my turn, I immediately became a Hobbit in action.
"Hey you..."
Before she could react, their positions were reversed, Qin Yonglian sat on the edge of the sink, and she sat astride his legs.
This posture was very precarious, and Bai Ying didn't dare to move at all.
Just like when they had hiked across a narrow cliff on South Cowes Island before, she stood at the top of the mountain. With just the slightest movement, Qin Yonglian groaned and his body tensed up.
"How about I, I go out first? You take a shower?"
Bai Ying blushed and asked tentatively. At this time, the cold shower was like Sun Wukong's palm-leaf fan, putting out the fire on the Flaming Mountain.
The timing and location are not right today, not to mention that there are guests who are expected to arrive at any time.
After a while, the man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay."
Then he lowered his head, outlined her lips with the tip of his tongue again, looked at Bai Ying deeply, smiled lightly, but his voice was deep.
"Save it this time too, remember it."
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The doorbell rang, and Andy and Wei Zi imitated Tan Yonglian's voice and said in unison: "Bienvenu*! (Welcome in French)."
Among the visitors who were "expected to come at any time", there was one more rare guest than Bai Ying originally expected.
At the start of the Lunar New Year, Qin Yuan is too busy at work to leave. Unaccustomed to traveling alone, Su Jiahao invites Zhenyan to join him on a trip to South Cowes Island.
This is the second time Zhenyan and Baiying have met.
The first time was during the VIP preview day of the Hong Kong Basel Exhibition last year, when he made an appointment with Qin Yonglian and Bai Ying to go to the exhibition together.
Art Basel, recognized as the world's highest-level art fair, is held annually in Basel, Switzerland, Miami, USA, and Hong Kong.
Artists and galleries from all over the world aim to be included in Art Basel.
During this meeting, Bai Ying felt that Zhenyan seemed a little different. Even Coffee, who usually kept a distance from strangers, liked to stick to him.
"I have a better affinity with cats," Zhen Yan explained.
Su Jiahao didn't believe it and said to Bai Ying, "Look at his rosy cheeks, he looks like he's going to get rich. It seems your boyfriend gave him a lot of lucky money."
"Oh?" Qin Yonglian, who rarely joined in the joke, exposed his friend's thoughts, "I think she should have a peach blossom face."
When he heard that Zhenyan had successfully caught up with the little squirrel he had been dreaming of, the image of that fair and gentle girl whom he had only met once appeared in his mind.
A handsome man who exudes the aura of love, even a kitten can be easily captured.
"Congratulations!" Bai Ying realized, "We can double date in the future. It's more fun when there are more people."
Zhenyan nodded, narrowed his beautiful eyes slightly, and smiled brightly.
The only single man named Su present sarcastically said, "No wonder you were looking at your phone the whole way here. You behaved exactly like someone else before. You're standing in front of me, but it feels like there's a galaxy between us."
Little Coffee meowed at the right time.
Su Jiahao pretended to touch its head, and the kitten nimbly hid deep in Zhenyan's arms.
"Woof woof woof, Qin Coffee, woof woof, there's a Milky Way between you and me."
A muffled meow came from Zhenyan's arms.
Everyone laughed, and Bai Ying also laughed.
Her eyes fell into Qin Yonglian's, and thinking of the two of them kissing and biting each other in front of the mirror half an hour ago, Bai Ying bit her lip unconsciously.
Taking the girl's little action into consideration, Qin Yonglian was in a good mood and calmly changed the subject, "Jiahao, you haven't seen the painting I bought yet, right?"
"I heard from Director Zhen that you bought a work by a rising star in Cambodia's contemporary art scene."
Su Jiahao straightened his neck, put his hands behind his back, and carefully observed the abstract painting on the wall with a smear of colors in the posture of an old cadre.
After reading it, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "This work is good, like a crispy baby pig fresh from the oven. The workmanship is exquisite, the skin is roasted very crispy and fragrant, the pork is not greasy, and the slightly sweet taste is just right."
The girl's eyes widened with delight. "So amazing? Do you understand? The painting is very abstract, with Hong Kong cuisine as the background, and tells the story of a roasted pig."
"I didn't understand, hehe." Su Jiahao looked at Zhenyan, "I did understand."
Zhenyan raised his eyebrows, as if he was the one being praised. Indeed, these impressive words were said by his own wife.
"Does this painting cost a six-digit number starting with three characters?" Su Jiahao made a blind guess based on the painter's resume and the gallery's background.
"As long as I like it, it's priceless." Qin Yonglian said lightly.
Bai Ying knew that the quality of the exhibits at Basel was extraordinary, and this was the first time she heard the specific prices. She looked at Qin Yonglian in surprise.
"Your boyfriend is quite rich." Qin Yonglian pinched her palm.
It turns out that he did it to make the beauty smile, this is a good trick.
Senior Su, who didn't want to continue being single, silently took out a small notebook in his heart and solemnly wrote: cater to his preferences.
"By the way, Su Jiaqi didn't buy a painting last year, but he did buy a cicada and put it in the None-zone. Next time you go there for a drink, you'll be able to see it as soon as you enter."
Bai Ying thought of the sky bar where she had hit Qin Yonglian on the forehead. It turned out that there were so many wonderful connections between them.
Su Jiahao said, "As for my eldest brother, art, red wine, and golf are his favorites. I wonder why he spent seven figures on a cicada that's smaller than my finger?"
"I said to the cicada: We will see each other again next year. The cicada said to me: We will meet again in the next life." Qin Yonglian spoke.
“Eh??? Is it so meaningful?” Su Jiahao touched the back of his head.
"If you don't believe me, ask him if this is what he meant."
Qin Yonglian paused and reminded, "Don't ask for now. Wait until he tells you himself."
Young Master Su asked innocently, "Why?"
"Maybe he'll swing his golf club at you first."
Su Jiahao understood immediately and kept silent. It turned out that the cicada in his house had a story.
People say that rich young men are fickle and unfaithful, but the ones around him do all kinds of crazy things just to win a girl's smile.
Zhenyan was inspired and said, "Then I want to buy something for the little squirrel too. The little squirrel is such a cute animal."
Bai Ying nodded vigorously in agreement.
She previously volunteered with the local Red Squirrel Protection Society in Perthshire, England.
"Yinn, do you know why squirrels are big tree growers?" Zhen Yan asked again.
"have no idea."
"Because they like to store food, they bury acorns in different places. The acorns break through the soil, sprout, and grow into a tree. But they keep circling around the tree, unable to find the acorn they buried."
“They are so innocent and cute!”
Zhenyan continued to introduce squirrels to Baiying, "Squirrels often move. If a mother squirrel accidentally gets lost with her baby squirrel, other squirrels will adopt the baby squirrel and treat it as their own."
"How kind!" Bai Yingke loves squirrels so much.
"But squirrels are face-blind."
Qin Yonglian, who had been listening quietly at the side, unexpectedly took over the topic.
Bai Ying raised her chin and tilted her head as if thinking.
The man smiled, successfully drawing the girl's attention away from Zhen Yan.
"They use kisses and scent to identify their mates."
Qin Yonglian patted his polar bear-shaped sofa and motioned Bai Ying to come and sit with him.
Bai Ying recalled the way she and Qin Yonglian "identified their companions" this morning. She hurriedly avoided her boyfriend's gaze, rubbed her face, ran back to him and sat down obediently.
"Polar bears' noses are actually black. When they hunt, they cover their noses with their paws to avoid attracting the attention of their prey."
Bai Ying imagined the scene and thought the animal world was so cute.
Qin Yonglian was calm and composed. He put his arm around the girl's shoulders and naturally held her in his arms.
Su Jiahao raised his eyebrows, it was so unbearable to watch, is he here to bully single guys again?
In this room, there is a couple, a pair of birds, even Zhenyan and the cat are paired up, leaving him alone!
"I'm so hungry. I haven't had breakfast yet!" Young Master Su sighed and went to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Soon he leaned out from the door frame again, with three question marks popping up in his head: ???
"Why aren't there any delicious snacks? Before we came, Leon clearly replied to the message saying he was preparing them."
Because he was in the upstairs bathroom preparing to knead her into a round shape and eat her out!
Bai Ying's cheeks flushed, and she rushed out of the man's arms, "I brought back some Meixin Tangyuan from Shanghai. I'll make you some."
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Bai Ying and Su Jiahao stayed in the kitchen to prepare food, while Zhen Yan and Qin Yonglian went to the study on the second floor to discuss matters.
With only the two of them left, Zhenyan discussed his recent work progress. "First, some good news: the AH server chip designer has been confirmed, with a total equity financing of $95 million from Oaktree Capital and Goldman Sachs. Jiaqi has been pulling the strings for a year, and the project is finally getting off the ground."
This is a project that Qin Yonglian has independently operated since joining the group. It is completely under his control, so this development is not surprising.
Zhen Yan added, "There are a few things the PR department has done that seem very unusual."
Qin Yongyi works in the public relations company of the Qin family, in charge of market development, B2B promotion platform and social marketing.
Qin Yonglian understood and asked, "Did you take the photo? Let me see the report."
After reading it through, he and Zhenyan looked at each other and came to the same conclusion.
The accounts and statements showed several transactions with an obscure financial company, just like a house that was decorated almost perfectly. People who didn't know the ins and outs would never be able to see the mystery.
Qin Yonglian knew that this was the tuition fee that Qin Ansen paid for Qin Yongyi.
Today, the company under Qin Yongyi's name is nothing but a false prosperity and a mess of debts.
If it weren't for the support of the Qin family, and if Qin Ansen secretly helped and paid for the bills in the name of a financial company, it would probably be difficult to sustain.
"The old man was far-sighted. He said Yongyi was suited to being a laid-back young man, enjoying himself, drinking, and having fun," Qin Yonglian recalled his grandfather's words. "A yacht wouldn't cost tens of millions, and jade and antiques wouldn't be much more than that."
The second son wants to start a business in order to get promoted. The operating costs alone can burn through ten yachts in half a year.
Zhenyan curled his lips. As a successful professional manager, it was difficult for him to empathize with the other person, but after putting himself in his shoes, he could understand a little.
And it soon became clear that Qin Yongyi was in a disadvantageous position: a dying struggle.
Years ago, Zhenyan negotiated soft-plant advertising for Aihe Group in the marketing department and provided accommodation and filming location support for several major mainland web dramas.
At the dinner party that evening after the contract was finalized, several heroines who were not required to appear on stage, as well as various pure young actresses, also showed up.
Zhen Yan was on guard, and sure enough, before the dinner was over, he had already received a tip-off that someone was deliberately marketing and preparing to tie the heroine and Qin Yonglian together for publicity.
It’s just that the prince in the photo turned out to be Zhen Yan.
The voyeur made a mistake. Seeing Zhen Yan's extraordinary temperament, tall height and long legs, he thought he was Qin Yonglian, whose profile was only shown on the group's official website.
Qin Yonglian never needed to attend such a dinner. Qin Yongyi, on the other hand, was surrounded by a string of model girlfriends who only paid him monthly, so he naturally tried to imitate his own mischievous ways on Qin Yonglian.
"I almost became the male lead. If you had realized it later, you would have a new emoticon package soon." Zhen Yan frowned and said nothing more.
The investigation information that Qin Yuan fed back was that the "perpetrator" was also someone within the group and had quite high authority.
Zhen Yan shook his head. "Destroy Ai He's century-old foundation? Why is he still so obsessed with this cliché that hurts the enemy a hundred times and hurts himself ten thousand times?"
"So my dad asked me to take over a mess," Qin Yonglian looked at Zhenyan. "It's a mess anyway, so we might as well tear it down and start over. Reform is the only hope."
For an aircraft carrier moving forward, reform means bringing forth the old through the old, with new things replacing the old.
It touches upon the interests of all parties in the entire industrial chain and is bound to encounter resistance and resentment.
"Zhen Yan, I really need your help. When everything returns to normal, I will say goodbye in the most elegant manner."
Today, those always warm and affectionate blue eyes suddenly showed many things that Zhen Yan could only see in the ups and downs of the business world.
There is firmness and determination, decisiveness and ruthlessness, and the courage to go all out.
Over the past year, Zhenyan could feel that Qin Yonglian had changed a lot.
Initially, they were airborne troops, silently planning and strategizing behind the scenes, turning defense into offense; now they have broken through the encirclement and taken the initiative to attack.
This is a different kind of ruler, with innate leadership charisma, strong will and determination to win.
"Now that you've spoken, don't worry, I'll go to the Northeast."
Zhen Yan's eyes deepened. "The premise is that you must let me come back to visit the little squirrel at any time. She hasn't been feeling well recently and needs me very much. I need her too."
"Okay, I understand." Qin Yonglian smiled, "When you come back from Northeast China, I'll follow Yingying's suggestion and go on a double date."
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【Notes】
①The story of visiting an exhibition together in Basel is in Chapter 12 of the book next door, “I, a Socially Anxious Person, Finally Fall in Love.”
In fact, Qin Yonglian and Bai Ying CP, and Zhenyan and Little Shurrel CP, have already indirectly dated once.
② "Cicada" comes from "Farewell" in the poetry collection "Drunken Dream Poems".
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