Chapter 311 The President's Dark Moonlight
Zhou Shuang came down from upstairs skipping and skipping. She was wearing commuting clothes, but the cuteness on her face and the happiness in her eyes could not be concealed.
When she was running down the last step, Qi Huaijing suddenly reached out and lifted her up in the air. Zhou Shuang almost screamed, but her voice was drowned out by his kiss.
When he put Zhou Shuang down, she buried her head in his arms shyly and didn't dare to pull it out.
"Someone."
The house was filled with servants, and the housekeeper was elusive, always appearing when she needed him. The Chinese-style villa was huge, surrounded by servants, and she could always see someone wherever she went.
Qi Huaijing gently stroked her long, satin-like hair: "There's no one here, look."
He coaxed her gently, and the faint smile on his face made Zhou Shuang a little angry. She pulled out her little pink fist and gently hit his chest, saying coquettishly: "Don't do this next time."
Even though a flower farmer from the yard had just passed by, he was still lying with his eyes open. She liked being intimate with him, but she didn't like performing in public. It was too embarrassing.
"Okay, no more playing."
Qi Huaijing held her in his arms and patted her back gently.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Shuang hurried to the company with Qi Huaijing. As usual, she got off the car about a hundred meters away from the company and walked a short distance. Qi Huaijing watched her disappear at the company entrance before speaking to Wang Yu in a calm tone.
"To my apartment."
Wang Yu was a little confused when he stepped on the accelerator, but as Qi Huaijing's personal assistant, he certainly would not object to any of his boss's actions.
Qi Huaijing appeared at the door of the apartment. Du Yuqian heard the sound of a car driving into the yard. She had already gotten up and put on makeup, so she ran downstairs. When she saw Qi Huaijing, she wanted to throw herself into his arms.
"Are you up so early?"
Qi Huaijing's eyes were indifferent. Du Yuqian noticed his expression and attitude that had remained unchanged for a thousand years, and couldn't help but chuckle.
"After so many years, you're still like this. No wonder you can't find a suitable girl besides me."
Her hands were hooked around his neck, her eyes filled with extreme charm. Qi Huaijing remained indifferent, letting her do whatever she wanted, but his body involuntarily became stiff.
He slowly pulled her hand down and held it himself instead.
"You already know what I'm like. Otherwise, I wouldn't be single all this time."
When he said this, his eyes became a little sharp. Du Yuqian held him tightly, her voice soft and coquettish, which made people think about it.
"You can end your single life if you want. I'm already here."
Du Yuqian looked at him seriously: "Huai Jing, I've thought about it. I've been too selfish these years. I knew you liked me, but I deliberately ignored your feelings and chose to go abroad."
"That's enough—"
Qi Huaijing's thoughts were brought back to the darkest moment of his life. The Qi family was in dire straits and he could save the situation. His parents passed away one after another and he could stay awake for days to make arrangements for his future and deal with a large number of complicated affairs.
Only Du Yuqian's words "I finally got him" and he went to the United States again, the double blow almost defeated him.
He spent several years immersing himself in his work, becoming an emotionless machine, and even now he has not been able to get out of the shadow of that time.
If he hadn't met Zhou Shuang's innocence, her extreme trust in him, and even her flash marriage with him without knowing him well, he might never have married in his life.
In this life, he once allowed himself to unconditionally believe a woman and believed every word she said, but he found out that he was just an NPC in her game. How ridiculous.
Du Yuqian was frightened by his growl, and the fear in her expression made Qi Huaijing restrain himself a little.
"Huai Jing, I know I was wrong in the past, please forgive me--"
Du Yuqian held his hand and was about to cry.
The coldness in Qi Huaijing's eyes remained, but his words were much softer.
"You also said that it's all in the past, so don't mention it anymore."
He looked at her: "Did you ask me to come for breakfast?"
Du Yuqian had tears in her eyes, but when she saw that he didn't mean to blame her, the sad expression on her face faded slightly.
"Yeah, that's right. I still remember what you like to eat, and I've prepared it all. Come on."
She took his hand and pulled him to the dining table as if presenting a treasure. Some snacks and dim sum, specialties of Rongcheng, were already laid out.
Qi Huaijing glanced at the corner of the white list sticking out of the trash can beside the table: "Did you do all this?"
"Yeah, I got up at five o'clock and did it. I don't know where you went. I opened my eyes and didn't see you. I'm still worried now."
She pulled his hand towards her chest, and Qi Huaijing instinctively pulled it back as if he had been burned by a branding iron.
His action did not arouse Du Yuqian's suspicion, but instead caused her to laugh.
"Why are you still as shy as you were a few years ago? Is my Huai Jing still a virgin?"
Du Yuqian joked. Qi Huaijing looked at her and finally said lightly, "No."
His expression didn't sound like a joke, and Du Yuqian's confident smile froze on her face in an instant.
She was a little embarrassed, she thought Qi Huaijing would keep it for her.
After all, he was so obsessed with her before.
"It looks delicious. I just happened to have skipped breakfast."
Qi Huaijing didn't want to continue talking about Du Yuqian's lewdness. Talking about it so early in the morning was disgusting.
He hadn't eaten much at home before, and he didn't have the habit of eating breakfast. In order to take care of Zhou Shuang's stomach, he asked the servants to prepare it.
"Then you should try it. My cooking skills were good enough to open a restaurant in Rongcheng. But you know my family is well-off. How could they allow me to do this?"
When Du Yuqian said this, she still had the arrogance of the daughter of a Rongcheng political committee member.
Qi Huaijing sat down across from her at the dining table, took a sip of milk and said, "That's right."
When talking about her family, Du Yuqian became more talkative.
Qi Huaijing also listened quietly, without saying much or interrupting.
Du Yuqian talked about how capable her father was abroad and how the family had bought many luxury houses and a wine estate. In fact, Du Shiguo had been in prison for more than half a year, and Du Yuqian's current situation was only slightly better than begging.
She was still wearing the new winter haute couture item bought by her previous sponsor, and her bag was also the new crocodile leather Hermès. Qi Huaijing originally wanted to give her the same one she was carrying, but he gave up because he was afraid that Zhou Shuang would not like it.
"Why do you suddenly want to come back?"
After listening to her talk, Qi Huaijing suddenly asked. Du Yuqian was not frightened. Instead, she looked at Qi Huaijing with charming eyes: "If I say that I came back for you, would you believe it?"
Qi Huaijing casually used a fork to separate the hot spring egg in front of him, and the runny yellow liquid overflowed.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Du Yuqian's expression became a little cautious.
"I've also come into contact with some rich second-generations abroad—"
Du Yuqian would not pretend to be perfect in front of Qi Huaijing because she already had a boyfriend when they met.
Apart from Du Yuqian's voice, the only sound was the clash of cutlery and plates in Qi Huaijing's hands.
"I think they are still far behind you."
Qi Huaijing still didn't say anything, and the runny eggs on the plate were spread all over the place, looking ugly, as if someone's blood was weeping.
Qi Huaijing put down his knife and fork only after Du Yuqian finally finished speaking. He looked at her with eyes like knives, which made Du Yuqian shudder. When she looked at him again, Qi Huaijing had returned to his indifference.
She thought she was dazzled.
"knew."
There were no complaints or accusations. Qi Huaijing was just like the gentle and refined man who had favored her many years ago, quiet and gentle, but lacking a little romance.
Du Yuqian looked down on him. Besides the fact that the Qi family and the Du family were still a little distant many years ago, Qi Huaijing didn't know how to please girls. He didn't know how to give her flowers or say sweet words. Even when she begged him to make breakfast for her, he said he didn't like the smell of cooking smoke.
Unlike those lickspittles who chased after her and wanted to pour water for her to wash her feet and feed her, Du Yuqian frowned instinctively when looking at the delicious food on the table.
They arranged for her to live here, but they didn't even bother hiring a few servants. She had to personally carry and plate the takeaway she ordered today. It was a bit greasy, and she didn't want to get her hands dirty. She was afraid that she would have to put all these plates and bowls in the dishwasher later.
It's so annoying. When will Qi Huaijing be like a normal man and know how to coax a woman?
If it weren't for—she wouldn't have come to him to compromise and please him.
"So, will you marry me?"
Du Yuqian asked cautiously.
Qi Huaijing took a sip of tea and choked. Du Yuqian looked at him. When Qi Huaijing put down the cup, the corners of his lips were raised, as if he was smiling.
Du Yuqian was relieved. Although Qi Huaijing didn't answer, he looked happy.
"It's getting late. I have to go to the company. Here, you clean up."
He threw away the milk he had only taken a sip of and the runny eggs that had pierced the plate.
Du Yuqian saw that he was about to leave and said, "Huai Jing."
She hugged him again. This time Qi Huaijing did not push her away, and his body was soft, not as stiff as when he hugged him for the first time.
Du Yuqian knew that he still loved her.
"Don't leave, stay with me, okay?"
Du Yuqian raised her eyes, her eyes dotted with stars like a galaxy, and the tails of her eyes were painted with upward-pointing red eyeshadow, which made her look charming and attractive.
This face that once made Qi Huaijing smile in his dreams suddenly made him feel a little disgusted, especially those eyes. Compared with Zhou Shuang's innocence, Du Yuqian's makeup looked like a cheap lady in a nightclub.
Money can really change a person. When a person has money, a beggar becomes a socialite. When a person has no money, there is only a fine line between a socialite and a lady.
"Not today."
Zhou Shuang would become suspicious if he didn't go to the company.
Du Yuqian continued to act coquettishly: "I just came back, at least you can accompany me for a few days. Otherwise I will be very bored alone."
Qi Huaijing raised the corners of his lips and took out a bank card: "This is the secondary card of my bank card. If you are bored, find someone to go shopping with. I will come to accompany you after you are done."
When Du Yuqian saw the card in his hand, her eyes immediately lit up.
Qi Huaijing saw her impatience and his coldness deepened. However, Du Yuqian only had money in her eyes and didn't realize that Qi Huaijing was no longer the man who was devoted to her.
However, she still knows what modesty is.
"I don't want it. I want you to stay with me."
Qi Huaijing pulled her hand away and stuffed the bank card into it.
"Be good, I have work to do. After all, now is not the time to study. I will come to accompany you when I am free."
After he put the card in her hand, he said, "There's 20 million in it. You can buy whatever you want."
Du Yuqian's legs went weak after hearing this.
Twenty, twenty million?
Even in the past, the Du family had never been so generous to Du Yuqian. A lot of her father's money could not be shown to the public, and as a young lady from an official family, she was afraid of other people's gossip if she wanted to wear some expensive jewelry.
Later, they went abroad and wanted to show off, but they found that their family's financial resources were nothing there.
Qi Huaijing was so generous to her, giving her 20 million yuan without hesitation and letting her spend it as she pleased.
Du Yuqian was a little excited. Although she tried her best to suppress her emotions, the hand holding the card still trembled uncontrollably.
Qi Huaijing didn't look at her again. As he turned around and walked away, he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. That smile was extremely ironic to him.
Du Yuqian actually asked him if he wanted to marry her?
Marry her?
Qi Huaijing got into the car, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably, which scared Wang Yu to death.
"Qi, President Qi?"
"It's okay, let's go to the company."
Ridiculous, really ridiculous.
Qi Huaijing sat in the car and laughed for a full ten minutes before he stopped.
"Boss Qi, I just found out something about Miss Du."
Wang Yu had wanted to say it a long time ago, but seeing that President Qi seemed to be very nice to Du Yuqian, he didn't know whether he should say it or not.
"Um?"
It was nice to have a clown to entertain him early in the morning.
"Miss Du met someone before she came back, and they are still in a relationship."
Qi Huaijing sat in the car, put the cigarette in his mouth, lit it with a click and leaned over to light it.
"continue."
The car was instantly filled with the smell of tobacco. Wang Yu was a little uncomfortable with it. This was the first time that Mr. Qi had smoked in a car.
"She must have had a purpose in approaching you."
Qi Huaijing's expression remained unchanged, his eyes as cold as ever, but after hearing these words, a hint of hostility appeared in his black pupils.
"What else?"
"Wang Jinwei of the Wang Group used Miss Du's father to make a deal with Miss Du. If she could steal several intangible cultural heritage techniques from the Qi Group, Wang Jinwei would help her rescue Du Dejian."
Oh--
Qi Huaijing had long expected that Du Yuqian's visit to him was not for good reasons. He had been in the business world for so many years, and he knew Du Yuqian had some ulterior motives just by looking at her expression at the airport.
Qi Huaijing didn’t know what it was like to love someone before, but now he knows it clearly.
As for Zhou Shuang, putting aside everything the Zhou family had done to the Qi family, and looking at her as a person, Qi Huaijing knew that he liked her.
He just wanted to give her the best and was very happy to see her. He used to think that he didn't know how to please girls, but now whenever he went out and saw something, he would wonder if Zhou Shuang liked it. He wanted to buy her something and see her look of surprise when she received his gift even though she could obviously afford it.
Du Yuqian's eyes were too cloudy. They were filled with mercenary calculations that had long been tainted by the secular world. How could Qi Huaijing not see it?
"knew."
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