Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Deepening the Kiss
The air in the study gradually rose and became thinner.
Lin Keying felt that she was having difficulty breathing and could only hold the man's arm tightly to prevent herself from falling down.
The man's tall nose was pressed against her nose, and his lips, stained with coolness, were slowly prying open her lips, as if trying to grab warmth, or snatch her breath.
His movements were not gentle, but rather he had an impulse to rush forward and do whatever he wanted between his lips and teeth.
Until their breathing became heavier, Lin Keying's lips and tongue were almost numb, and sparks were flashing and shaking in her heart as if there was an electric shock.
"Hmm..." Lin Keying pushed the man who was pressing her down with difficulty breathing. She finally got the air back and took a few deep breaths.
A blush crept up her cheeks, and she looked so charming and beautiful in Cheng Wanting's eyes. Even her rapid breathing seemed cute.
"Why is your physical strength so poor? You can run on the mountain road every day to exercise."
Hearing the man's righteous remarks, Lin Keying glared at him in shock. Who cares how good you are to me at this time? Is this what a human being says?
"My physical strength is not bad at all, it's obviously you who are rude and violent!"
The almond-shaped eyes were tinged with a bright color, which was delicate but had no lethal power. Instead, it made Cheng Wanting smile, which was rare for him. Even his usually stern face softened a little.
"It was my fault."
"Of course it's yours..." Lin Keying didn't finish her words. She felt it was strange for them to talk about these things after they had been so intimate. She got up and left in a hurry. "I'm leaving first."
Her face was burning hot, so hot that Lin Keying ran back to her room after going downstairs and closed the door. She leaned against the wall in a daze, and even with her hands on her face, she could feel the scorching temperature.
I originally thought it was a good thing to date such a handsome man like my fiancé, but it was so embarrassing when we got really intimate...especially the strength and dominance he showed at that moment, which almost did not allow anyone to refuse him.
Lin Keying's heart was pounding, and she couldn't help but wonder, was the fiancé in the original book who was tired of the child bride really like this?
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In the middle of the night, a drizzle fell in the port city, and the rain washed away the dust in the city. In the early morning, the sunlight timidly peeked out from behind the soft clouds, making the dew on the ground sparkle.
The rain was not pleasant for the servants in the villa. There were more places that needed to be cleaned, especially the outdoor swimming pool, which needed careful water changing and cleaning.
Cheng Wanting left early in the morning. Lin Keying slept until she woke up naturally. After stretching and washing up, she held a cup of milk in one hand and a piece of crispy toast in the other, watching the cleaning work of the swimming pool proceeding in an orderly manner.
"Amei, is the swimming pool usually not used? Will the young master go swimming?" It doesn't look like that at all.
Ah Mei shook her head: "The eldest young master has never swam in the water, but we must always be prepared. Miss Lin, do you want to go swimming?"
Lin Keying can swim. She learned it in college. After work, she is under a lot of pressure. Only occasionally when she goes swimming can she immerse herself in the pool water and forget all her worries.
"I'll find a chance to try."
After breakfast, Lin Keying met the decoration staff arranged by Yang Minghui. They listened to Lin Keying's decoration requirements professionally and efficiently, and gave a plan that night.
In a few days, the original simple shop was dismantled of the previous tenant's decorations, and the color was re-adjusted, painted, and the equipment and tables and chairs were re-arranged...
After Sister He was busy determining the selection of all the raw materials for the dessert, as well as the purchase quantity and price, and finalizing the intention of long-term cooperation with others, He's Dessert Shop opened.
The first three days of the opening are the trial operation stage suggested by Lin Keying, which uses promotions to attract customers and then keeps them there with excellent product quality.
Sister He's husband, Asheng, also comes to help out after work. Tingting and Aqiang even come to the store after school, doing their homework while greeting customers.
The five signature dishes of the dessert shop were determined by Lin Keying after seeing Sister He's cooking skills. They are mung bean paste, red bean paste, double skin milk, peanut and wheat porridge, and sesame paste.
As for the various raw materials, Sister He got them from the stall owners she was used to buying from in the vegetable market. When she was running a small stall before, the quantity of goods was not much, but now, after only three days of trial operation, the dessert shop has become lively.
In addition to his busy work, Huo Huachen came to support the business for three consecutive days. Sometimes he came directly in the morning after finishing his night shift, and sometimes he came to take care of the business before going to work in the afternoon. In addition, he also brought some doctor colleagues to the shop, and went around promoting the dessert shop and introducing customers to it.
After three days of trial operation, the dessert shop has made a successful start.
With the promotion of 20% off on all desserts in the store during these three days and another 20% off after the official opening after a single purchase, it has successfully become the most popular shop in Fuhua Street recently.
Sister He was only busy making sugar water and knew nothing about marketing. She was even a little confused: "Keying, can we keep giving discounts like this? Will we lose too much?"
After all, all the capital investment in the shop was provided by Lin Keying. One person provided the money and the other provided the technology, and the contract went on to split the profits 50-50.
Sister He was worried that it would be bad for Lin Keying to lose too much money before the shop officially opened.
"Sister He, don't worry. It's not a loss for us to lose money first to gain publicity. Now that our name is out, people will notice us." Lin Keying is well versed in the marketing strategies of later generations. Even good wine will not be appreciated if it is not well known, especially in a port city where there are dessert shops everywhere.
Of course, after the aroma of wine spreads beyond the alley, it still has to rely on excellent quality to retain customers.
On the last afternoon of the trial operation, the office workers who were busy coming and going gradually stopped in the afternoon, and Lin Keying, Tingting, Aqiang and Dr. Huo finally had time to have a bowl of sweet soup.
Sister He is a good cook. The bowl of double-skin milk in front of Lin Keying is as white as paste, tender and chewy, and dotted with more than a dozen small, sweet and soft red beans.
The two layers of milk skin clearly interpret different aromas. The sweet fragrance fills the mouth, and when you taste the lower layer of milk skin, you will be impressed by its tender and fragrant taste.
Especially after being chilled in the summer, the double skin milk with the aroma of milk and egg tightly wrapped in bursts of cool air has an excellent taste and is very memorable.
Lin Keying gave Sister He a thumbs up and was once again convinced that it was a wise decision to invest in the dessert shop. It was truly a feast for the eyes!
By around four o'clock in the afternoon, a few customers began to come and go in the store, including some beautiful young women.
"I want a bowl of mung bean soup." Cheng Min heard from a college classmate that a new dessert shop had opened on Fuhua Street. The food was delicious and there was a discount for the next three days. So when Cheng Min went out with her second mother, she sneaked out to try something new.
Sister He was busy serving the sweet soup, and Lin Keying came over to collect the money: "Two yuan for the green bean paste, today I'll give you 1.6 yuan at a 20% discount."
"Thank you!" Cheng Min took the mung bean soup, found an empty seat in the store and sat down. He took a spoonful and the cool and refreshing taste instantly conquered his taste buds, and all the heat in his body seemed to disappear.
Thinking that his elder brother worked nearby, Cheng Min considered whether he should pack some sweet soup to visit his elder brother. However, he changed his mind when he remembered that his elder brother never ate these sweet soups and snacks.
Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Lin Keying seemed to want to order another one, but she put down her hand that had just been raised: "Miss, are you going to order another one?"
"Not for now, thank you." Cheng Min had obedient black straight hair that just passed her shoulders, with a blue and white checkered headband on top, giving her a student-like temperament. "My eldest brother doesn't like sugary drinks."
"That's because he hasn't tasted our sweet soup. Maybe he'll like it after taking a bite." Seeing the girl drinking the mung bean soup seriously, with a gentle and graceful look in her delicate eyes, Lin Keying felt a liking for her at first sight, "How about this, I'll give you a portion of sweet soup, you can bring it to your brother to try."
She is a good sister who still cares about her elder brother, so she might as well help him.
Cheng Min repeatedly waved her hands to decline the offer, but insisted on paying. In the end, Lin Keying was the one who spoke wisely: "How about this, if you really feel like you're getting a bargain, just come over for the dessert next time."
"Your sweet soup is delicious, better than what I had in the hotel. I will come again." Cheng Min smiled shyly and went to Huanyu Group with the packaged sweet soup.
The low-key Third Miss of the Cheng family was not well known to the people of Huanyu Group. Fortunately, Secretary Yang knew everything and went downstairs to pick up the Third Miss and bring her upstairs: "Third Miss, the eldest master is still in a meeting."
"Oh, I won't disturb you from working." Cheng Min smiled faintly, her peach blossom eyes were like crescent moons, and she smiled faintly, "I tasted some delicious sweet soup today, and I want to let you have a taste."
Cheng Min knew his elder brother's habit of never eating in the office, so he just gave the sugar water to Secretary Yang, sat for a while and was about to leave: "Brother Yang, you can give it to my elder brother when he comes out of the meeting later..."
Just as Cheng Min finished his words, the door of the conference room opened and the major shareholders of Huanyu Group left one after another. Finally, a tall man in a suit and tie came out.
Cheng Wanting was a little surprised to see his sister at the company: "Why is Amin here? Didn't you go out to play with your classmates today because you have a day off?"
"Big brother." Since her mother passed away, Cheng Min relied on her big brother the most, but she was also a little afraid of her big brother who was serious and never smiled. She was as honest and well-behaved in front of him as in front of the dean of studies. "I went out to play. I went to the movies with my classmates in the morning, and went shopping with my second mother and my second brother and his wife in the afternoon."
Cheng Min followed her elder brother back to the office in small steps. Even though she was shocked and afraid of her elder brother, she couldn't stop the closeness between siblings. "Cousin Songxian's aunt asked my second mother to come out and meet her today. It seems that she wants to introduce you to a girlfriend."
When Cheng Wanting heard the word "Songxian", his heart tightened and he almost forgot that his cousin was exiled to Africa.
At that time, she was just angry that he took the initiative to send the child bride to her villa, but now...
"Brother..." Cheng Min noticed that his brother seemed to be in a trance, so she hurriedly called him and started gossiping again, "Cousin Songxian's aunt talked to Second Mom excitedly, and Second Mom seemed to be willing to make arrangements after hearing the conditions."
After all, my father had earlier arranged a marriage between my eldest brother and the daughter of HSBC Director Li, but my eldest brother refused. Now that my eldest brother's marriage is on hold, my second mother is also worried.
"They have no say over my affairs." Cheng Wanting's eyes flashed coldly, and he didn't take the two of them seriously. Instead, he asked his sister, "Do you have any male classmates pursuing you at school?"
"No!" Cheng Min has always been shy about sex, and felt shy just by being asked by her elder brother. "I have always studied hard."
"Men are very romantic, especially those in Hong Kong. If someone pursues you, make sure I am the one to screen you." Cheng Wanting felt a little headache looking at his sister's timid nature, fearing that she would be taken away by a wolf.
Cheng Min did not bother her elder brother for too long. She knew that the Cheng family was now entirely dependent on her elder brother and that he was very busy at work. She only put down the sweet soup before leaving and said, "Brother, this sweet soup tastes very good. Try it."
Cheng Wanting never liked sweet soup, but when he saw the words "Ho's" printed on the takeaway box, he paused and changed his tone, "Leave it there."
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When Cheng Min left Huanyu Group and was about to go to the Mandarin Hotel to meet up with his second mother's family, he made a special trip to the dessert shop.
Lin Keying remembered this quiet and lovely girl and joked, "How is it? Is your elder brother still used to it?"
Cheng Min was always considerate, and immediately lied a little shyly: "He is used to it. He said he likes it very much. It's delicious."
The two chatted for a few words before Cheng Min left and took a taxi to the downstairs of the Mandarin Hotel.
In the private room on the sixth floor, Chen's eldest aunt Song Xiujuan was talking with Cheng's second wife Fu Yuehong about the girlfriend she was going to introduce to Cheng Wanting.
"Wan Ting of your family is very capable, but no matter how capable he is, he still needs a woman. I heard that he did not agree to the marriage with the HSBC director, so it would be better for him to meet other people." The daughter of Song Xiujuan's relative is young and beautiful. Although her background cannot match that of the HSBC director, as long as she is packaged well, she may catch the eye of the boss of the Cheng family.
She is willing to try.
Cheng family's second wife Fu Yuehong ate bird's nest with great interest: "I am looking forward to Wan Ting getting married soon. If there is such a good lady as you said, of course I can meet her."
The wife of the first wife of the Cheng family has passed away, and now all the trivial matters in the family are handled by the second wife. Fu Yuehong is worried and both relies on and fears the eldest son of the first wife. Cheng Wanting will get married sooner or later. Instead of welcoming a woman with a great family background, it is better to choose one who is easy to handle.
She prefers Song Xiujuan's relatives to the daughter of a HSBC director.
"If it really works out, wouldn't our two families be even closer?" Song Xiujuan thought that if Fu Yuehong agreed, then there would be hope. At least she would have a way to get close to the Cheng family. Now she picked some words to get closer to them. "Wan Ting has helped our Chen family a lot, especially Song Xian. A few days ago, we asked Wan Ting to send away Song Xian's child bride from the mainland."
"A child bride from the mainland?" Fu Yuehong seemed to have heard a joke, and showed a bit of disdain in her fake smile, "Your family should stop following those feudal customs."
"That's right, I've already sent him away! He should have returned to the mainland long ago. Oh... I shouldn't have said anything too much. The old man can't know about this."
The two of them laughed and talked about some personal matters. When Cheng Min came back, her expression changed again and she praised Cheng Wanting's only sister.
Cheng Min begged for mercy, and finally could only change the subject by caring about her cousin who was far away in Africa: "Aunt, when will cousin Songxian come back?"
Song Xiujuan smiled happily: "I heard that Songxian will be back next week! Then ask him to go to Cheng's house and bring you some fun stuff from Africa."
"Okay." Cheng Min agreed with a smile.
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After three days of trial operation, He Ji Dessert Shop officially opened with flower baskets placed in front of the store.
Some of the flower baskets were donated by neighbors and friends of Sister He's family, and some were donated by Lin Keying with money to support the event. Among them, two of the flower baskets were special.
A flower basket was sent by the quiet girl who came to drink sweet soup yesterday, and it was signed by Amin.
Lin Keying felt that the girl was really polite. It was just a bowl of sweet soup worth 1.6 yuan, but she sent a big flower basket the next day.
In addition, there was one from Secretary Yang himself: "Miss Lin, I wish you a prosperous business. The young master is very busy at work, so I am here to represent him."
Lin Keying didn't care about all this. Besides, her fiancé's icy aura might even affect the business in the store, scaring other customers away from coming in.
As long as the intention is there!
"Secretary Yang, please take a seat and try our dessert. You can also pack some for the young master to take back later."
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Facts have proved that this is truly an age of gold everywhere, whether in Hong Kong or the mainland.
He Ji Tangshui Shop uses authentic ingredients and tastes great. In addition, it distributes various small flyers with promotional pictures, and soon becomes famous, becoming a new famous store on Fuhua Street.
After a week, the daily turnover exceeded RMB 1,000, and the profit was half and half. The business was booming, which surprised Sister He.
"I really didn't expect business to be so good." The prices here are twice as expensive as her stall, but the price does not stop the customers from coming in droves.
“Our new opening has a fresh effect, and the price should fall back after a while. As long as the quality of the products is guaranteed, the customer flow will eventually stabilize.” Lin Keying invested in opening a dessert shop for three reasons: first, she was optimistic about the technology stocks, second, she could satisfy her appetite, and third, she was optimistic about the development prospects of the dessert industry in Hong Kong. As long as this shop ran smoothly, it would be no problem to open branches in the future.
Sister He couldn't help but agree, and nodded in agreement, repeatedly promising: "Leave the taste of the syrup to me, I will definitely make it well!"
Now that the store is doing booming business, Asheng simply quit his hard-working job as a porter at the dock to come and help. The couple works together and is more motivated.
Lin Keying has been busy with investments and eating and drinking recently, so she has few opportunities to meet Cheng Wanting.
All because men seem to be busy recently.
In the villa, she occasionally heard Secretary Yang mention the word Hutchison Whampoa when reporting on his work, as if he wanted to take over this piece of land.
Land in port cities is very valuable. A piece of land almost includes the seaport, dock, and real estate. It is the focus of competition among many wealthy people and is worth billions.
It's reasonable to be busy for such a place. Especially since Lin Keying can be lazy and doesn’t have to go to the study room for classes, she is happy to see it happen.
Starting from Saturday, there were more and more people on the street, all out for strolling and shopping. The dessert shop business became even more prosperous. Lin Keying seemed to be looking at the empire she had built with her investment and was very satisfied. Tingting, who was helping at the side, was gossiping quietly while serving dessert.
"Sister Keying, what you said about having a fiancé is fake, right?" Tingting has her own theory. Although Sister Keying claims to have a fiancé, she has never seen her fiancé, let alone the two of them dating.
She suspected that Sister Keying was a shield to stop Taohua.
After all, Tingting had witnessed Sister Keying being approached by well-dressed elites, office workers, shop owners, and street thugs dozens of times these days.
Lin Keying always felt that her relationship with her fiancé could not last long. That vague uneasiness and inexplicable strange feeling that came from nowhere was always there. That was why she only announced to the public that she had a fiancé, but never mentioned any information about him.
Firstly, I didn't really understand him either, and secondly, if we could part ways amicably, my fiancé would thank me for being so considerate and not exposing him at all.
"What are you asking about, little girl? Of course I have a fiancé."
"Then why don't you go out on a date every day?" Tingting wanted to date just like the ones she saw in TV dramas.
No matter how busy the office workers are, they will still meet up for dinner and date after get off work.
Lin Keying: "..."
The little girl has really been poisoned by TV dramas and knows a lot!
After hurriedly sending away the gossiping Tingting, Lin Keying returned to her villa halfway up the mountain but still hadn’t seen her fiancé.
See, let alone dating, it’s not easy to even meet each other.
On Sunday, Lin Keying slept in her bedroom until noon. When she opened the door, she saw Cheng Wanting, who had not come to the villa halfway up the mountain for several days.
"Young Master." Lin Keying, remembering how much help she had received from him, naturally greeted him warmly and cordially.
"After breakfast, I'll take you somewhere." Cheng Wanting was dressed neatly and reading a newspaper on the sofa.
Lin Keying sat silently at the dining table eating breakfast, swallowing the egg toast in small bites, drinking milk in big gulps, and occasionally stealing glances at the man out of the corner of her eyes.
I don’t know how my fiancé was trained. No matter when or where, he is always meticulous, has a strong aura, and never seems to lose his composure.
When the man noticed her gaze and turned his head to look, Lin Keying quickly retracted her gaze, quickly finished her breakfast, and went back to the house to change her clothes.
The black and white striped dress outlines Lin Keying's beautiful figure. The skirt is fluffy and blooming, and the curves are gracefully draped on the back seat of the Rolls-Royce Silver Thor, which is quite suitable.
"Where are we going?" It was the first time that Lin Keying went out with her fiancé.
Yang Minghui was sitting in the front row and his eyelids jumped when he heard the question from the back seat.
He couldn't help but think of a question the daughter of the dessert shop owner asked last night when he was reporting Miss Lin's current situation to the eldest young master.
The man who was successful in the business world paused for a moment before asking himself, "What do you and your wife usually do when you are dating?"
Secretary Yang: "..."
The car stopped at the Star Shopping Mall in Wan Chai. Lin Keying got out of the car in a daze and was led by the man into the mall and took the special elevator to the second floor.
"Take whatever you like."
The second floor of the huge shopping mall is filled with a wide variety of fashionable women's clothing. The fabrics are fine, the feel is excellent, the styles are classic, and the prices are naturally high.
Lin Keying has been busy investing in a dessert shop recently and hasn't been shopping for clothes for several days. She was a little confused at this time: "I buy it?"
Cheng Wanting thought of what Yang Minghui said about the first point of dating - accompanying his wife to buy clothes, and nodded confidently.
Lin Keying, who originally had no shopping plans, thought that since she was already here, she might as well buy something, so she casually picked out four skirts, two tops and three new women's bags.
Similarly, Cheng Wanting also has shares in this shopping mall, so he doesn’t have to pay for them.
Lin Keying: "..."
Fight with you rich people.
Bought it for me, so forget it.
Yang Minghui took Lin Keying's clothes and sent them to the car. When he came back, he saw the young master's slightly stiff face and hurriedly reminded Lin Keying when no one was paying attention: "Miss Lin, you are out on a date, why don't you buy something for the young master?"
You know, the original words in the dating secret he gave at that time were: when I accompany my wife shopping for clothes, my wife will also buy one for me.
Why isn't Miss Lin aware of this?
Lin Keying was shocked. It turned out that her fiancé was dating her now?
She thought the man came here specifically to show off his financial strength.
How can a date sit in the waiting area in such a serious manner with an expressionless face as if they are inspecting a shopping mall?
"Wanting." Lin Keying's tongue rolled over the two unfamiliar words, and she kept the secret, "I still haven't finished buying some things, wait for me~"
Not long after, Lin Keying "bought" a suit for her fiancée at the shopping mall where he had invested without spending a penny.
The man glanced at the clothes that Lin Keying was pointing at in front of him, and with the same expression, he told Yang Minghui: "Pack them up and take them away."
Yang Minghui had been with Cheng Wanting for many years and was well aware of the young master's moods. Although he had no expression on his face at this moment, his face was obviously gentle and he was in a good mood.
The moment he picked up the bag, Yang Minghui glanced at Miss Lin, who was relaxed after completing the task, and couldn't help but marvel at her.
The day's date started with shopping in the mall. After having lunch at the Mandarin Hotel, they went to the movies - this arrangement also came from Yang Minghui.
Lin Keying looked at the cleared screening room and couldn't help but be surprised. Is this how you rich people go to the movies when you're on a date?
The screening room that could accommodate hundreds of people only had two people sitting in it at the moment. Lin Keying and Cheng Wanting sat in the middle seat, with no obstruction in front of them and no noise behind them, only the sound of the movie.
The scene of Jackie Chan showing off his skills appeared again on the big screen in front. It was not the first time that Lin Keying watched "Young Master".
Cheng Wanting walked into a movie theater for the first time in his life. He looked straight ahead and asked, "Do you like watching movies here?"
According to Yang Minghui, watching movies is the best option for dating.
There were no other guests in the screening room, so Lin Keying didn't have to worry about anything and immediately replied, "Of course it's good to watch a movie, but unfortunately I've already seen this movie."
"When did you watch it?" Cheng Wanting has never been interested in movies. He just heard Yang Minghui recommend this one as the most popular one recently.
"Last month, Dr. Xiao Huo asked me to see him. He really likes Jackie Chan. I found that the fighting moves of Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao are the coolest!"
Just one simple sentence almost froze the heated atmosphere in the cinema.
Lin Keying muttered a few words about her evaluation of the movie, and suddenly found that the man next to her had become quiet.
He was not as taciturn as usual, but one could clearly feel the coldness as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Lin Keying's mind raced and she was shocked again. Could it be that her fiancé was jealous?
Dr. Xiao Huo and I are just friends!
This wealthy boss is so petty!
No matter what, the fire had to be put out when it needed to be put out. In the dark screening room, Lin Keying quietly stretched out her right hand and moved to the side, tentatively approaching the man little by little in the darkness, brushing the back of his left hand and gently holding his broad palm.
A soft whisper sounded at the same time: "But it's different when I watch it with you. When there are new movies released in the future, I will be the first to watch them with you."
Lin Keying’s response was silence.
Only the sound of fighting on the big screen continued.
Lin Keying complained in her heart that the man was stingy and didn't know why he was so jealous. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand and let him be jealous, her hand was suddenly grabbed by someone.
The action of withdrawing the hand was stopped, and the originally indifferent man held Lin Keying's hand tightly, changing from holding to clasping the fingers, and inserted his fingers forcefully into the gaps between Lin Keying's fingers, pressing against her skin, intimately and closely.
At this time, Secretary Yang, who was waiting for a break outside the cinema, was eating egg waffles and was surprised to see a familiar figure appear.
Chen Songxian, who had just returned from Africa, walked into the cinema with his Hong Kong sister girlfriend in his arms: "Brother Yang, why are you here? Why is my cousin's Rolls-Royce here too! Is he watching a movie in there? That would be perfect for us to go together!"
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