Shen Qianqian's eyes lit up slightly.
So, Lin Xuan trusts her now?
"Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian's gaze fell on the cake bag in Lin Xuan's hand, and she smiled, "It turns out you also like the cakes from this shop. I like them too. What a coincidence that I came here to buy a cake and bumped into you, Lin Xuan."
"Then tell me, what's the name of this cake shop?" Lin Xuan asked mockingly.
Shen Qianqian's smile froze.
How would she know what it was called?
A cake shop in such a place must be very small and low-end.
How could such a cake shop beworthy of the Shen Family's only daughter?
She had wanted to find a topic to get closer to Lin Xuan, but she didn't expect him to ask her that...
"It's, it's..." Shen Qianqian bit her lip, stuttering and unable to answer for a long time.
Lin Xuan sneered coldly.
"Shen Qianqian, I'm not an idiot. I won't be fooled by you."
"I noticed you were following me in the restaurant. Otherwise, do you think I would have come to such a secluded place? These gangsters, and your injury—it's all part of your plan, isn't it?"
Shen Qianqian's face turned pale.
Lin Xuan had actually figured it out...
"Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian clutched her clothes, biting her lip, "I did all this for you. I like you. The first time I saw you at Lin Li's birthday party, I fell for you."
"That's why I set up all of this, hoping to draw your attention through this method."
Shen Qianqian glanced cautiously at Lin Xuan.
They say men love to see women go to great lengths for them. Maybe Lin Xuan would be touched by what she just said...
Instead, what she saw was Lin Xuan's face covered in frost.
Shen Qianqian's heart skipped a beat.
"Shen Qianqian," Lin Xuan pulled a cold smile, "Don't waste your efforts on me. I will never like you."
Lin Xuan raised his left hand. "See that?"
Shen Qianqian's pupils constricted.
Lin Xuan's left middle finger was wearing a ring—wearing a ring on the left middle finger indicates that he's in a romantic relationship...
"I already have a girlfriend," Lin Xuan said coldly.
"Lin Xuan, you have a girlfriend!"
Shen Qianqian's emotions began to crumble. "Who is it? Who is she?"
"Who she is, I don't think I'm obligated to tell you, Miss Shen." Lin Xuan's tone was devoid of any emotion. "Remember, don't come near me. I don't want my girlfriend to get the wrong idea."
He wanted to keep his distance from all these unnecessary romantic troubles.
"Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian covered her bleeding arm, which had been stabbed by a knife, her face pale and weak-looking. "My arm really hurts."
Lin Xuan didn't even glance at her.
He held the cake and left without hesitation.
Lin Xuan paused mid-step, suddenly remembering that Su Hua was on a business trip.
She wouldn't be able to eat this cake.
Lin Xuan felt a bit annoyed. He had been so busy dealing with Shen Qianqian that he forgot to contact Su Hua.
He took out his phone and sent Su Hua a message.
He took a photo of the cake.
[Hua Baby, I bought a cake. I forgot you're on a business trip. I'll buy you another when you get back.]
[Take care of yourself abroad. Eat and sleep on time, okay?]
Meanwhile, in H Country, in a spacious meeting room.
Su Hua kept glancing at her phone, waiting impatiently for a message from Lin Xuan. A frown appeared on her face, and an aura of displeasure radiated from her.
Jiang Qing rubbed her forehead.
Su Hua is truly inseparable from Lin Xuan for a day. She arrived in H Country just yesterday afternoon and already misses Lin Xuan.
Finally, her phone pinged with a QQ notification.
Su Hua saw the message from Lin Xuan and her lips curved into a smile. She lowered her gaze and tapped on the screen with her fingers.
She replied to Lin Xuan: [Okay.]
"Ding."
As soon as she finished replying, Lin Xuan's message came in again: [Have you eaten dinner?]
Su Hua: [Yes, I have.]
Su Hua put down her phone and instructed, "Bring the food over."
"Alright," Jiang Qing unpacked the meal box and set all the dishes on a small table.
As she watched Su Hua eat, she couldn't help but marvel. Su Hua really listens to Lin Xuan's words.
Before, Su Hua was a workaholic, often buried in work, eating only when she remembered or was relatively free.
This time was no different. In order to rush back and see Lin Xuan, she didn't care about resting or eating.
But just one sentence from Lin Xuan was enough to make Su Hua eat.
Lin Xuan really knows how to handle her.
On this side.
Lin Xuan put his phone away and continued walking.
Shen Qianqian watched Lin Xuan stop and thought he might be regretting his behavior toward her, that he might turn back to check on her.
Instead, he just looked at his phone and left.
Not even a glance her way.
Until Lin Xuan disappeared from her sight, "Ah——" Shen Qianqian broke down and screamed.
Her bodyguards stood nervously by the side.
"Lin Xuan, how could you like another woman? How could you? You can only like me!" Shen Qianqian's eyes reddened, and she cried painfully.
A bodyguard received a message from Shen's Father and stepped forward reluctantly. "Miss, Mr. Shen asks you to come back soon."
"Smack——"
Shen Qianqian slapped the bodyguard across the face. "Useless bunch! If it weren't for you revealing the clues, Lin Xuan wouldn't have figured out it was all my setup!"
Now, she had left a bad impression on Lin Xuan.
The bodyguard lowered his head, enduring Shen Qianqian's scolding and abuse.
"Go and investigate!" Shen Qianqian gritted her teeth, her face filled with venom. "I want to see who dares to compete with me for a man!"
Anyone who offends her won't have a good end!
She would send Lin Xuan's girlfriend to the Golden Triangle to serve those old, ugly, and perverted men!
Once that woman is gone, Lin Xuan won't refuse her like this!
Whatever Shen Qianqian wants, she has never failed to get.
Including men!
Shen Qianqian got into the car.
The bodyguard nervously asked, "Miss, are we going back?"
"No, we're going to the Lin Family," Shen Qianqian said coldly.
"The Lin Family?" The bodyguard frowned, "Miss, didn't the Shen Family cut ties with the Lin Family?"
Shen Qianqian glared at him. "I told you to go, so just go. Why ask so much?"
The bodyguard didn't dare to speak.
They drove to the Lin Family residence.
Ever since the Shen Family canceled their cooperation with the Lin Family, Lin Chang had been in a mess, looking for investments everywhere.
Even now, he hadn't resolved the issues, and several large-scale investment projects had fallen through.
Shen Qianqian entered the Lin Family home.
Jiang Shuqin crossed her arms disdainfully.
Shen Qianqian must have come back regretting her decision, hoping to maintain her relationship with Lin Li.
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
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