Chapter 31
"Great! Take me to the Curry Hotel, but you're staying here!" Guan Ying stood outside the Burj Al Arab Hotel with his hands behind his back, feeling the gap.
Zheng Juyong walked ahead with his chest held high and his head held high: "Don't blame me, I've never lived here before, this is reserved for you!"
"Give it to me? Then why didn't you discuss it with me?"
"I've told you a long time ago that you should be nicer to yourself." He led her across the pier and into the hotel, his tone quite righteous and generous. "Besides, I really don't understand you. You don't have to hide in the police station to hide from Daniel. Hotels like this value customer privacy very much. Just tell the housekeeper not to let outsiders get close."
"What do you know..." Guan Ying walked behind him, not quite appreciating the offer. "This hotel is so old! I'm not a tourist, it's not like I haven't stayed here before... The sea view? I'm at the port every day, I'm sick of it... Talk to me in advance, and I'll take you to another hotel. It's more private than this one!"
Qiao Qi and Jia Wei had stayed there before, but she was the only one staying in the police station cubicle. Zheng Juyong felt bad, so he wanted to let her relax tonight. But when it came to his understanding of the UAE, he couldn't compare to her experience. This realization was a bit disheartening. When he entered the room, the sense of accomplishment on his face was gone.
His fun was ruined, but he was still hanging up the photo like a child. Guan Ying saw it at once and hurried to the window excitedly, and exaggeratedly changed her words: "Wow, what a great sea view! It looks different from the harbor. Here you can see farther from the high ground! Oh, that light on is a cargo ship!"
Zheng Juyong sat on the sofa behind her with an expressionless face: "I'm not a child anymore, can't you tell that you're trying to coax me?"
"Really, really, although I've lived here before, I've never lived on such a high floor. You know what, the scenery is really different! It's something!" Acting requires a sense of belief, and it's worth encouraging that he has such a conscience.
"..." It was so late and it was pitch black everywhere. He didn't believe she could really see any scenery.
"Jiawei's flight should have taken off." She was indeed not looking at the scenery.
He was behind her, looking at her somewhat lonely figure: "Guan Ying, I have booked a plane ticket, let's go back to China together tomorrow."
Guan Ying suddenly turned around: "Why don't you discuss this with me again!"
"I discussed it at the police station..."
"Didn't I tell you to go first? I still have a lot of things to do."
"What's the matter? Do you have to go back to the dormitory to deal with Daniel? Then what's the point of hiding here these days? Why don't you go back to your country? You should have a good vacation." Zheng Juyong actually considered her!
She's kindhearted but lacks maturity. Guan Ying turned around and sat down on the sofa, sighing with relief. "Well, I stayed because I have some business matters to discuss... As for Daniel, you don't need to worry about him. It's better for you to go back to China and stay away from him."
Zheng Juyong suddenly stretched his body and leaned back against the sofa, then placed his hands on the top of the sofa and casually swept them around. It didn't seem like he listened to her words. It was more like he had won a certificate as a child and was anxious to go home and show off, but he had to pretend that it was nothing special.
Guan Ying was too familiar with his behavior. She thought for a moment and exaggerated, "You dealt with Daniel?! How could you possibly...you wouldn't tell anyone everything! I was wondering why you were so kind to bring me here so privately and yet you're so anxious to get me back home! Now, let me be clear, if you sell me out, you can forget about marrying Qiao Qi. Neither of us will have a good life."
Uh... She'd rather believe she can handle Daniel than handle the business. Does this mean she thinks she's capable, or not? Zheng Juyong tilted his head, blinking, unable to figure it out. He scratched his ear, "Guan Ying, don't you think there's a lack of communication between us?"
Since he said there was a lack of communication, it was like settling scores later. Guan Ying was prepared and was not afraid of him.
"I know you're blaming me. Not only did I use your name to bid farewell to the old and bring in the new, but I also took advantage of your innocence to negotiate business with Hassan." Guan Ying also slumped back on the sofa, imitating his example, resting her hands on the top and sweeping them. "But have you forgotten that it was you who called me late at night to ask me to help you?! The original defective rate of that batch of Southern Steel was at most 10%. I could have made an extra million or eight hundred thousand from Hassan, but suddenly, it suddenly became 20% scrap steel. Now I'm barely making back my investment. I took advantage of a little bit of your innocence, so you don't feel wronged, do you? As for Daniel coming back... Hey, you were avoiding him too. Why are you so eager to clear yourself? Qiao Qi is a million miles away. If I don't say anything and you don't say anything, it won't affect her... I tried to find a way to clean up the mess for you, but you sold me out. Are you being fair to me?"
Zheng Juyong's forehead turned pale as he listened, his eyebrows gathering into a dark cloud. Ever since Guan Ying left home for college, their only contact in the past decade or so had been brief encounters during holidays and when she returned for business. During each of these meetings, the elders always surrounded Guan Ying, who, in her way, treated him like a child, often leaving him aside. Her knowledge of him was entirely limited to her childhood memories! But as a child, he only seemed a bit unsuccessful in front of her; outside of her world, he was a man of integrity and masculinity!
Changing Guan Ying's opinion of him wouldn't be easy. Zheng Juyong opened his mouth, but held back his words of explanation and simply went along with her: "I'm sorry... but now that things have come to this, you have to return home! As for business matters, I know what you're going to do here. You're sure about Hassan, right? The Hassan family's main business isn't steel. The Southern Steel order was purely for Daniel. Now that Daniel is back, what else can you do? Going to Hassan now is the same as going to Daniel. I think, forget it! I'm responsible for the trouble I caused. These past two days, I signed a contract. A businessman in Saudi Arabia wants a batch of fences. It's not much for the first time, just 300,000 US dollars, but they agreed that if this batch of goods satisfies them, they will give us orders later."
Guan Ying perked up. "Saudi Arabia? What's their background? The specifications for the fence aren't high, and Xicheng Steel can produce it with its current capacity, but I guess they want to take a small order to see if you can get it done. By the way, have you checked their background? Have you visited them? When did it happen? Who introduced you? How was it signed? Where's the agreement?"
When it comes to business, Guan Ying can put everything aside.
"Uh...well..." He was just about to get up and show her the documents when his cell phone rang. "Wait a minute." After hesitating for a moment, he picked up the phone in front of Guan Ying.
"Mr. Zheng!" Sister Ling was always in a hurry every time she called, "What's the matter! It's only been three days, and you're still quarreling with Qiao Qi? Aren't you two together?" This time it was different, and there was a bit of anger in her tone.
The reason Zheng Juyong didn't shy away from Guan Ying was that he still remembered the lie he had told: "No, Sister Ling, why is she here? Haha. We...we are of course not together, haha."
"Oh, Mr. Zheng, you're not the type to lie. I could tell she went after you the last time we called, and you still lied to me!" Sister Ling got straight to the point. "Hurry up and rescue Qiao Qi from the swimming pool! She's been blocked in the dressing room!"
"Ah? Who is it? Paparazzi? There are paparazzi here?!" He was so anxious that he didn't bother to cover up his lie.
"Oh, don't ask anymore, just go, go!" Sister Ling was really anxious.
Zheng Juyong was in a hurry to go out.
Sister Ling spoke loudly on the phone. Guan Ying overheard what she said and followed her silently.
"Guan Ying, don't follow me!" He had been urgently called for help several times in this situation and had some experience. He knew how to pretend to be an agent's assistant, a driver, a security guard, and even Qiao Qi's cousin from his hometown. When dealing with reporters, he also knew how to avoid the camera, but Guan Ying had no experience in these.
She wasn't there to watch the fun. Guan Ying stopped and said coldly, "A women's dressing room, how can you enter it?"
He had forgotten this, so he turned around and asked her for help, and also told her: "Then you have to be careful of their cameras later."
Guan Ying was calm and collected: "Why should I be careful? Taking secret photos in the dressing room is illegal. I'm not afraid of smashing the camera."
He had no choice but to say one more thing: "No, don't make a big fuss. It won't do any good to Qiao Qi. Besides, you just came out of the police station. I'm not Xiao Weiyan..."
As if it were a desensitization experiment, Guan Ying pursed her lips, silently protesting against him mentioning Xiao Weiyan at this time.
She was familiar with the hotel and took him upstairs. In the elevator, she couldn't help but wonder, "Is Qiao Qi such a big shot? What's so good about paparazzi chasing after them? They came all the way here just to have something like you two?"
The affair between him and Qiao Qi had not been made public. Even if it had been, as an amateur, there was nothing worth reporting. Zheng Juyong was also puzzled: "But we haven't been together for the past two days, and no one has been with me."
Guan Ying curled her lips: "They came for three days, and you left them alone for two? Are you busy with my things... Forget it, leave it to me!"
In the ladies' dressing room, Qiao Qi hid in a small cubicle, never expecting that it would be Guan Ying who came to rescue her.
Guan Ying quickly smashed the man's camera to pieces, flushing the memory card down the drain. Seeing Guan Ying's fury, the man apologized to "Ms. Qiao Qi" through the cubicle door before sprinting out. Remembering Zheng Juyong's words, Guan Ying stopped chasing the man to avoid causing too much noise.
Guan Ying pulled off a bath towel, covered Qiao Qi's head with it, and escorted her back to the room.
Soon, Zheng Juyong came to knock on the door after asking around outside, and the three of them gathered together.
"Juyong? I knew you would come to save me. I thought you would ignore me no more... Are you going to continue the cold war with me since Sister Ling doesn't look for you? You have changed and become so cruel... It's my fault. I will never say those words to you again..." Qiao Qi seemed to ignore Guan Ying, and ran towards Zheng Juyong and rushed into his arms.
He thought Qiao Qi was giving him the cold shoulder, so he was so cautious. Unexpectedly, Qiao Qi felt that he had neglected her, so he quickly comforted her: "Blame me, it's all my fault. I couldn't get through to you, and I should have left you a message afterwards so you wouldn't have any wild thoughts."
Guan Ying glanced up at the central air conditioning temperature setting and suspiciously touched the goose bumps on her arms. She felt an inexplicable chill. Seeing them being intimate for the first time, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable, like she was watching a corny scene. She couldn't help but change the channel remotely. "Um... I don't think that guy looks like a paparazzi."
Zheng Juyong was busy taking care of Qiao Qi and didn't pay much attention to her.
Guan Ying recalled the confrontation with the man and continued, "The paparazzi wouldn't hand over the camera so easily, would they? Oh, I should have left the memory stick. At least I could know what that man's purpose was... You guys will also..."
Qiao Qi looked around and saw the belongings of a man and a woman spread out on the sofa. Comparing their clothing with Guan Ying and Zheng Juyong's, she suddenly exclaimed, "You're living here with her!"
Guan Ying frowned mid-sentence. In her haste to leave, her dirty clothes and Zheng Juyong's coat had all fallen onto the sofa... Qiao Qi said it wasn't convenient for her to go back to her room, worried about the paparazzi outside, so she had no choice but to take them back to this room for shelter.
Now that's great, there's really a loophole, and there's no way to defend myself!
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