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Chapter 78 Accidental Encounter with Lin Hongzhuang

Chapter 78: Chapter 78 Accidental Encounter with Lin Hongzhuang

"Stop talking nonsense." Xia Yanbing reached out to cover Lin Hongzhuang’s mouth, while glancing back at Qin Yi.

Although she had a slight fondness for that mysterious man, she was still a married woman after all. There was always a feeling of infidelity, and emotional infidelity was still infidelity. She felt a bit guilty.

Lin Hongzhuang also glanced at Qin Yi, dismissively saying, "Bingbing, you don’t love him anyway. You have the right to pursue your own happiness, and I support you."

"If you say it again, I’ll be angry."

"Alright, I won’t say it anymore. I’m just a little envious; why doesn’t anyone treat me like that? I’m so beautiful and cute, why can’t I find a hero to sweep me off my feet?"

Xia Yanbing chuckled, "Don’t worry. One day, your hero will appear."

"Yeah, I believe it too! One day, he’ll come riding on a colorful cloud to marry me."

"Yes, Purple Fairy." Xia Yanbing teased.

...

In the following days, everything returned to normal.

Xia Yanbing remained cold, barely talking to Qin Yi each day.

Lin Hongzhuang, this woman, finally returned to her own home yesterday, giving Qin Yi some peace and quiet.

The only unhappy ones were probably Xia Yujiang and Dong Jinsu, who had tried countless times to convince Xia Yanbing to sign that equity transfer document, but she refused each time.

Xia Yanbing had been very busy recently, often working late into the night and bringing work home, staying up late frequently. This made Qin Yi feel a bit sorry for her, but Xia Yanbing clearly enjoyed it.

Once, taking advantage of Xia Yanbing bathing, Qin Yi looked through her documents.

Xia Yanbing was quite efficient; she had already bid, and the land she saw was marked as Lot 11.

The next day, Qin Yi arranged to meet Liu Zhanyuan at Yunmiao Teahouse.

After meeting, Liu Zhanyuan anxiously apologized to Qin Yi, "Mr. Qin, I’m sorry! Shen Zhengwen, that idiot..."

Qin Yi waved his hand; Liu Zhanyuan had called him about Shen Zhengwen’s matter that night, asking how to handle Shen Zhengwen. Not knowing is not a crime, so Qin Yi did not intend to blame Shen Zhengwen.

"The matter is in the past, let’s not bring it up again. This time, I’m here for something else. You know about Jihe Auction House’s upcoming land auctions, right?"

Liu Zhanyuan hurriedly said, "I know, Shen Zhengwen already told me. He said President Xia plans to get Lot 11, and I’ve got the money ready. Rest assured, Mr. Qin, I’ll definitely help President Xia acquire that land."

"What’s the asking price for this land?"

Liu Zhanyuan replied, "One hundred million."

"That’s a lot of money, and that’s just for the land. Late-stage construction might require even more investment." Qin Yi slightly frowned, took out a bank card, and said, "I’ll handle the money. Later, I might need to borrow from you."

"Mr. Qin, this..."

"Do as I say. This card contains two hundred and ten million, let Shen Zhengwen invest it in the Xia Group." Qin Yi felt a bit dazed, not expecting that one day he’d be able to take out two hundred million.

The last time he saved Liu Zhanyuan’s life, Liu Zhanyuan gave him fifty million. Saving Lan Wangxu and selling the White Dragon Scale to Lan Jiaojiao netted him sixty million, and the collapse of the Han Family split one hundred million, but it hadn’t even warmed his hands before it had to go out again. Qin Yi smiled wryly, thinking Xia Yanbing, you spendthrift woman.

"Furthermore, I need to acquire the shares held by Xia Yuhai and Xia Yujiang as soon as possible. I don’t want Xiaobing’s hard-earned money to be shared with them."

Liu Zhanyuan nodded, "Rest assured, Mr. Qin. I’ve already taken action. I believe results will come soon."

"Try to speed things up."

Qin Yi gave Liu Zhanyuan some instructions, then prepared to leave.

However, just as Qin Yi was about to step out, he came back in.

"Mr. Qin, what’s wrong?" Liu Zhanyuan asked surprised.

"Shh..." Qin Yi made a gesture for silence and muttered, "What is this woman doing here?"

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Lin Hongzhuang, whom he hadn’t seen for several days, coming out of the neighboring private room with a man. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise Lin Hongzhuang would have spotted him.

Lin Hongzhuang didn’t seem like someone who would like tea. The man with her was fair-faced and gentle-looking.

"Drinking tea can cultivate one’s temperament. I used to be quite restless, but my personality has changed a lot since I started liking tea culture."

"You restless? You’re the most gentle and gentlemanly man I’ve ever met."

Lin Hongzhuang and that man chatted as they walked past the entrance.

Because the door was ajar, Qin Yi and Liu Zhanyuan could hear their conversation clearly.

Qin Yi slightly raised the corners of his mouth. From this conversation, he judged that Lin Hongzhuang wasn’t very familiar with the man. Could it be a blind date? A teahouse blind date, how atmospheric!

Thinking that Lin Hongzhuang had already gone downstairs, Qin Yi smiled and said, "Let’s go too."

Liu Zhanyuan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mr. Qin, do you know that girl?"

"Don’t think too much. She’s my wife’s close friend. If she sees us, everything will be exposed." Qin Yi said.

Liu Zhanyuan quickly said, "Mr. Qin, you’ve misunderstood my point. If that girl is President Xia’s friend, I think I should remind you. The young man earlier is someone I know; his name is Fu Bomming, and he’s no good."

Qin Yi was slightly stunned, "What do you mean? Make it clear."

"This Fu Bomming is the youngest son of Fu Kangyong from Fuyuan Group. He’s an artist. Abroad, he was caught sedating many girls and then, you know, extorting them with videos he took. After the scandal broke, he was arrested. Fu Kangyong spent a lot of money and pulled a lot of strings to get him back to the country."

"But he’s incorrigible. Rumor has it he likes to deceive girls into going to his studio to serve as ’nude models,’ then tapes them, drugs them and does all sorts of shady things. Once he targeted a female student whose family had some influence. The situation blew up, and in the end, Fu Kangyong had to pay a lot. I heard about this from some of Chengwen’s friends."

Qin Yi’s face slightly changed, "Why didn’t you say so earlier? Let’s chase after them and stop her somehow."

Qin Yi could no longer afford to hesitate. Ever since that night when Lin Hongzhuang defended Xia Yanbing fiercely at the Xia Family, Qin Yi’s impression of her had greatly improved. Moreover, she was a close friend of Xia Yanbing, so nothing must happen to her right under his nose.

However, when the two of them went downstairs, Lin Hongzhuang and Fu Bomming were nowhere to be seen.

"Where’s his studio?" Qin Yi asked.

Liu Zhanyuan replied, "I really don’t know, but I’ll get someone to find out."

Liu Zhanyuan hurriedly made a phone call.

"Mr. Qin, found it, it’s not far. It’s on Liuli Street, called the Mingfu Gallery."

"Get in the car, we’re going to his studio."

"Mr. Qin, should I call some people over?"

"There’s no time, let’s go directly."

The two of them got into the car, and Liu Zhanyuan pushed the driver, Xiao Li, out and drove himself.

Qin Yi turned back and noticed some spare suits of Liu Zhanyuan’s in the backseat, "Director Liu, mind if I borrow some clothes?"

"Feel free to wear them." Liu Zhanyuan quickly replied.

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