"I noticed he was eyeing you, so I deliberately kept my distance from you," Shen Youjin thought for a while and then told the truth. "He came to me. I pretended to be afraid of getting dragged down by you, and he took the opportunity to force me to kneel."
"However, I really didn't kneel. I found a chance to escape."
Ling Qiuqiu sized her up, as if trying to find traces of lies on her face.
Shen Youjin's deer - like eyes were watery, and there was not a single clue to be found.
"Alright..." Ling Qiuqiu said slowly, "I believe you."
Hearing Ling Qiuqiu's softened tone, Shen Youjin quickly seized the opportunity. "When you saved me just now, was it because..."
"Stop!" Before she could finish, Ling Qiuqiu made a gesture. "It's simply my dissatisfaction with scumbags. I'd do the same for anyone else!"
"Oh~~" Shen Youjin's disappointment was clearly visible. She looked at Ling Qiuqiu longingly. "Got it."
Ling Qiuqiu seemed to be back in college all of a sudden. Every time Shen Youjin wanted her to buy food for her, she would look at her like this and even put her hands together and say "please please" to her.
The cold and gorgeous beauty outside seemed to be a different person in front of her. That was when Ling Qiuqiu finally deeply understood what contrast cuteness was!
Now, it seemed that everything had changed, but also seemed that nothing had changed.
"Qiuqiu, I've opened a studio. Do you want to be my partner?" Seeing Ling Qiuqiu silent, Shen Youjin extended an olive branch. "You just need to contribute yourself. I have the money."
Her voice brought Ling Qiuqiu back to reality. Ling Qiuqiu looked at her and firmly refused.
"I'm busy. Find someone else!"
Hearing this, Shen Youjin didn't give up. She tried to reason with Ling Qiuqiu. "I can help the Ling family clear their name and suppress the public opinion. Isn't that enough?"
Ling Qiuqiu didn't say a word. Helping the Ling family clear their name and suppressing the public opinion was a very tempting offer.
Before returning to China, she had heard that Shen Youjin had been associated with big shots in the capital in the past few years.
If Shen Youjin could make some connections, the Ling family's current crisis could be resolved quickly.
But... was this really a good thing?
"Let's talk about it later!" Ling Qiuqiu was silent for a while. There was an imperceptible emotion in her voice. "This doesn't just concern me. It concerns the whole Ling family."
Seeing that Ling Qiuqiu was wavering, Shen Youjin immediately nodded. She quickly put a gold bracelet that she had prepared for a long time on Ling Qiuqiu's wrist.
"This is for you." She said as compensation. "If you want to reject me, return it to me in person!"
Ling Qiuqiu only felt her wrist sink. The dazzling gold was almost blinding in the sun. Before she could react, Shen Youjin had already walked away quickly, leaving her no chance to refuse.
It was not until Shen Youjin's figure disappeared that she touched the gold bracelet that smelled like RMB.
It had to be said that Shen Youjin had better taste in choosing bracelets than in choosing men.
Compared with all kinds of jewels and diamonds, she still preferred this kind of golden yellow gold.
This bracelet must have cost a lot of money. She didn't expect that Shen Youjin was so generous now.
She shrugged. The situation had changed. Now it was her turn to be short of money!
Forget it. She'd return the bracelet to Shen Youjin some time.
...
When Shen Youjin drove back home, she was still a bit excited. Shen Qilin's appearance this time had indirectly helped her.
If it hadn't been for this incident, Ling Qiuqiu might not have been willing to talk to her properly for a long time.
But after this, Shen Qilin would probably keep a closer eye on Ling Qiuqiu. She had to find a way to get the recording pen back as soon as possible.
Anyway, with the new and old grudges, she couldn't leave such a time - bomb.
Thinking like this, she opened the car door. A wave of heat rushed towards her. She immediately covered her mouth and couldn't help retching twice.
What was going on? Why would she have such a strong reaction even to a sudden wave of heat? Moreover, this was not the first time.
She took a long time to calm down and then dialed the number of the obstetrician - gynecologist. "Doctor Yun, I'd like to ask you something..."
Before she could finish speaking, a voice suddenly sounded behind her. "Are you sick?"
Shen Youjin's heart suddenly tightened. Without thinking, she hung up the phone immediately. She almost couldn't control her expression.
"Why are you here?" Her voice was a bit hoarse. She looked at Jiang Zeshen, who had suddenly appeared. "Do you have something to do?"
Since their last argument, Jiang Zeshen hadn't contacted her. Her phone had been extremely quiet, and she hadn't received any messages from him.
Jiang Zeshen was holding a bunch of flowers in his hand. He looked at her in confusion. Although her words and deeds were no different from usual, he just felt that she was a bit nervous.
But soon he remembered his purpose. He presented the roses in front of her, looking very obsequious.
"Are you still angry, princess? I'm here to apologize. Please don't be angry with me. Forgive me, will you?"
Shen Youjin stared at him for a while, then finally shook her head with a smile. "You're my investor. How could I be angry with you?"
"Remove the word 'investor' from your mouth one day, and I'll be happy." She smiled, but Jiang Zeshen almost couldn't maintain his smile. "I'd even give you my life at that time."
"I can't afford it." Shen Youjin turned around and walked towards her home. "Give it to someone else. It's of no use to me."
"But I just want to give it to you!" Jiang Zeshen chased after her. "You're really breaking my heart. Are you still angry?"
"..." Shen Youjin didn't believe his sweet talk. "Is that why you came here?"
Hearing this, Jiang Zeshen restrained himself a bit. Every time he saw her, he always forgot his purpose and just wanted to flirt with her.
"Come with me to the Feast of Elysium tonight?"
"What for?" She frowned. "I have a bad memory of that place. You go by yourself!"
Just thinking about how Fu Qingye had almost been forced to drink a glass of strong red wine there, she still felt scared.
Moreover, that was the biggest money - burning den in the capital. The class division of power was much more obvious there than outside.
Just like the private room where Fu Qingye had been before, it was on the top floor.
Apart from the people from the five major families, others had to spend at least tens of millions to get up there.
She didn't like such places. She always felt they were extremely dangerous.
"What are you afraid of with me protecting you?" Jiang Zeshen said very considerately. "There will be a performance tonight. One of the four top courtesans is missing, and the ten famous beauties will perform on stage to compete for this position. Just go for some entertainment. How about it?"
Shen Youjin didn't say a word, still showing that she didn't want to go.
Jiang Zeshen knew that she was thinking about how to reject him, so he decided to up the ante.
"Alright, baby! Consider this as my apology. If you're willing to come, I'll add one million to the investment. How about it?"
Shen Youjin was stunned. "Really?"
Jiang Zeshen nodded with a smile. "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"
"Okay!" This time she agreed very readily. "Let's make it clear. It's just this once!"
Jiang Zeshen nodded. Only then did he remember. "By the way, I just heard you calling the doctor. What's wrong with you?"