"Mr. Jiang, since Youjin has chosen you as her investor, it means she trusts your character. Talking about her behind her back like this only proves that she made the wrong choice. It proves nothing else."
Li Nanchuan had been in the officialdom for a long time, and he naturally exuded an aura of authority. At this moment, the look in his eyes when he stared at Jiang Zeshen was even more intimidating.
Even Jiang Zeshen, who was used to being a playboy, felt a chill seeping through his bones.
However, he quickly put on his cynical smile again. Looking at Li Nanchuan nonchalantly, he said, "Just joking. Mr. Li, being so serious won't make you popular with girls!"
After saying that, he put one hand in his pocket and sauntered away with his long legs.
Li Nanchuan watched his retreating back, and for the first time, a strange feeling flashed through his heart.
He had lived his whole life within the rules. In his eyes, Jiang Zeshen's life was almost heretical.
He couldn't help but start to think. If Shen Youjin liked this type of man, then what had he been like in Shen Youjin's eyes back then?
Was he too rigid and boring? His fingers unconsciously clenched together. Was this one of the reasons why she didn't want to see him again?
At the same time, Fu Qingye led Shen Youjin on a stroll around the winding mountain road. His mood was hard to tell, and everything seemed the same as usual.
However, the calmer he was, the more scared Shen Youjin became. Based on her understanding of Fu Qingye, the always high - and - mighty young master had lost the race and only finished one place ahead of Bai Beichen. He must be feeling annoyed right now. God knew what extreme actions he might take.
The mountain breeze blew by, carrying the unique smell of midsummer. When they were about to make the next turn, Shen Youjin tightened her seat belt and finally broke the silence.
"Is Shen Qilin really coming back to the capital?"
Fu Qingye glanced at her. Her face was fair and charming, and her figure was well - proportioned and graceful. It was hard to imagine her gripping the steering wheel and competing with a group of adults on the winding mountain road.
"Rather than that, don't you want to explain what happened today?"
"You mean the race?" Shen Youjin looked innocent, "I've told you before that I like racing. You just didn't take it to heart."
Before her words fell, Fu Qingye suddenly slammed on the brakes and stopped the car on an empty space by the road.
She panicked. The moment she unbuckled her seat belt, Fu Qingye leaned over and pulled her in front of him. The possessiveness in his eyes was almost overflowing.
"You only said you liked it, but you never said you were a racing driver, let alone that you participated in races. Shen Youjin, how many more things have you been hiding from me?"
He never thought that the legend in others' eyes was actually her, and he had been completely oblivious to it.
Even when they were together, she never said a word about it. How could this not make him angry?
"You're hurting me." Shen Youjin struggled and managed to break free from his control. "Fu Qingye, do you like to hear me talk about my ex - boyfriend?"
Fu Qingye didn't even think before saying, "If you dare, just try!"
Shen Youjin rolled her eyes. "There you go. You don't like to hear it, and you still blame me?"
She had mentioned it before, but every time Fu Qingye had this kind of attitude.
This young master's possessiveness and control were equally terrifying. She had already let go of some things, but for Fu Qingye, even a small matter could turn into a big deal.
So why bother? It was just asking for trouble.
"Fine..." Fu Qingye knew he was in the wrong and gritted his teeth in acceptance. "Then let me ask you, why did you show up here today? Don't tell me it was just for that little prize money. What about the money I gave you when we broke up? Have you spent it all?"
She had even exposed her identity as "Lightning" and let everyone know that she was the one who had won the runner - up in the national racing competition. There must be a reason behind this.
Shen Youjin was silent for two seconds and didn't hide it from him. She told him the truth.
After all, she would have to advertise when her studio was up and running. He would find out sooner or later, and there was no point in hiding it.
"Okay, can you let me go now?"
She pressed on the car door and was about to leave, but the next second, a card was thrown into her lap.
"There's two million in it. The password is your birthday. Consider it my investment."
Shen Youjin was slightly stunned. Looking at Fu Qingye's handsome face, she couldn't figure out what he was thinking for a moment.
"What? If Jiang Zeshen can invest, can't I?" Fu Qingye took out a cigarette but didn't light it. After hesitating for a while, he put it back and sneered. "Don't worry. Business is business, and personal matters are personal. I won't cause you any trouble."
Shen Youjin hesitated for a moment and still took the card. "I'll send you the contract tomorrow."
It was obvious that Fu Qingye was angry. It wasn't a wise choice to provoke him at this time.
"Whatever." Fu Qingye's long fingers gripped the steering wheel. "I'm not short of this money."
Shen Youjin responded. Seeing that his expression had softened a bit, she brought the topic back to the main point.
"When will Shen Qilin come back?"
Shen Qilin was Shen Tianzhen's younger brother and the person she hated the most.
If it weren't for him, her mother might not have died, and she wouldn't have had to suffer so much.
Just thinking about that person who was a hundred times more arrogant and domineering than Shen Tianzhen, compared to him, there were almost no bad people in the world.
"Within the next two months. I don't know the exact time." Fu Qingye lit his cigarette. "Think it through. Back then, Shen Qilin was sent abroad because of you. If he comes back, the Shen family will target you even more."
Back then, when her mother jumped off the building and died, everyone said that her mother had killed that girl. She had gone crazy and tried to clear her mother's name.
Under the pressure, the Shen family sent Shen Qilin abroad.
Shen Youjin's heart started to beat faster. The intense mental stimulation made her nostrils contract. "It's okay. I'm not afraid."
Fu Qingye glanced at her. For some reason, looking at her slightly pale face, even though they had broken up, at this moment he still felt heartache.
"Jiang Zeshen has so many female friends. How much time and energy do you think he can spend on you? How about... coming back to me?" He exhaled a puff of smoke and said firmly, "I can give you the freedom you want, but you can only be with me and not see the other four."
With the strength of the Fu family, it would only take some effort to deal with that brat from the Shen family. He was confident that he could do it.
"Even if I agree, will the Fu family agree?" Shen Youjin sat in the car. At an angle where he couldn't see, her hand was already on the safety buckle. "I've said before that I won't be someone's mistress."
She wasn't stupid. Of course, a Shen Qilin was nothing to Fu Qingye, but would the Fu family just sit back and watch him do all this just to please her?
The Fu family had managed to build such a huge business. They must be extremely shrewd. They wouldn't agree to anything that would cost them even a single cent of profit for a woman who wasn't worthy of entering the family!
"I'll figure it out. Let's date first. I can promise that I won't marry anyone else except you." Fu Qingye looked into her eyes seriously. "If they really don't agree, I can also stay single for the rest of my life and only be with you!"