She is the most beautiful rose

Chapter 342 Her words are so irritating!

The villa at No. 32 Wutong Road was a birthday gift from the head of the Wan family to his daughter, Wan Liuqing, a few years ago. The homeowner invited a group of peers to a party tonight at 8 pm.

The villa was brightly lit, and one luxury car after another pulled up in front of it as glamorous young men and wealthy heiresses filed in.

As dusk settled, Shen Manzhi lowered the car window and looked across at the open gate of the courtyard opposite, through a row of desolate, leafless, dark sycamore trees.

Lu Zhe was threatened for some reason to go to the tea house to contact her friend. The person behind this had sent someone to follow her since the day she returned to the country after Christmas last month. Although the person sent was extremely unprofessional and stupid, and it could not be ruled out that the person had been deceived by the agent, Shen Manzhi wanted to know more about why He knew her whereabouts so well.

Shen Manzhi had little contact with people in the circle and didn't recognize most of them. The few he occasionally saw were regulars in Jingwei.

It wasn't until almost eight o'clock that a woman came out. She was wearing an oatmeal-colored cashmere suit, her hair was styled with a hairpin, and she looked relaxed and gentle. She had a shawl draped over her shoulders and stood at the door as if she was waiting for someone.

Baihu had sent a photo, and Shen Manzhi recognized the homeowner, Wan Liuqing, almost immediately.

At exactly eight o'clock, a bright yellow sports car pulled up to the side of the road. A woman wearing a long mink coat got out of the passenger seat, revealing a long dress with a tight waist underneath as she turned to the side. She smiled and hugged Wan Liuqing, her red lips curving upwards, looking charming and alluring.

The two walked in hand in hand, and the door slowly closed.

Shen Manzhi's eyebrows twitched slightly as she pushed open the car door, preparing to get out.

"I'll wait for you here?"

Qin Yanfeng rested one hand on the steering wheel and glanced at her, asking a question.

She paused for a moment, then said, "Go back first. I might be back late, so don't wait for me."

As he finished speaking, his right hand was about to push open the car door, but his left hand was pulled back.

Qin Yanfeng leaned closer, stared into her eyes, and whispered, "Give me a kiss."

Shen Manzhi didn't hear clearly and raised an eyebrow, "Hmm?"

He looked down at her red lips, then turned his head to kiss her neck.

Shen Manzhi blinked.

Qin Yanfeng sat back down. "Go ahead."

She savored the moment, gave a subtle smile, opened the car door, got out, and headed towards the villa.

"..."

Even after all this, he still doesn't know how to kiss her again.

Qin Yanfeng sighed inwardly and turned the steering wheel around.

The courtyard gate was open, and melodious musical instruments drifted out from inside, along with faint sounds of conversation and laughter.

Shen Manzhi paused in the courtyard for a few seconds, then looked up at the second-floor balcony with floor-to-ceiling windows.

The second floor was pitch black, with the faint glow of the courtyard lamps casting a halo around the curtains behind the transparent glass, obscuring the interior and creating a heavy sense of isolation.

Shen Manzhi lazily withdrew her gaze and stepped up the stairs.

Only after turning past the entrance hall do you see the lavishly decorated living room.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks.

No one is empty.

The sounds of laughter and conversation could still be heard in the courtyard, but the huge living room was completely deserted.

The door behind me slammed shut as if a switch had been flipped.

Shen Manzhi glanced at it discreetly out of the corner of her eye until the unhurried sound of high heels came from the spiral staircase.

She slightly raised her eyebrows indifferently.

The woman took off her long mink coat, revealing a dark red fishtail skirt that accentuated her beautiful figure. She smiled slightly as she met Shen Manzhi's gaze.

"Long time no see, Shen," she paused slightly, then smiled, "Mrs. Qin, it's a pleasure to see you."

Shen Manzhi's expressionless face relaxed and became lazy almost the instant she curled her lips into a slight sarcasm.

"Xu Qiu, do you have a crush on me? You put on this whole thing just to see me?"

Sending messages to Lu Zhe and holding a gathering in Wan Liuqing's name—wasn't it all just to lure her in?

Xu Qiu's upturned lips stiffened slightly, but her eyes crinkled into a smile in an instant. "Coming uninvited, isn't that what you like to do most?"

Last year, before the Lantern Festival, at a resort in Beijing, Shen Manzhi entered her room in the same way he did today.
A twisted look flashed in Xu Qiu's eyes.

Shen Manzhi looked at her with great interest. "So, you want to repeat what happened a year ago?"

Xu Qiu tightened her grip on the escalator, concealing her emotions as she walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down.

“Shen Manzhi, get your facts straight,” she said, raising her chin slightly with an arrogant expression, “You’re on my turf now.”

Shen Manzhi walked over slowly and deliberately, and sat down opposite Xu Qiu across the square Persian carpet that was a few meters wide.

"Then you should also understand one thing: this is Huaicheng, not the capital."

Xu Qiu seemed to laugh in anger and snapped her fingers.

The lights on the second floor suddenly came on, and tall, burly security guards in black uniforms stood in the circular corridor, staring menacingly at the people below.

She was like a dangerous, alluring poppy, her smile concealing a dagger. "And now?"

Shen Manzhi lightly tapped her fingertips on her crossed knees and chuckled softly.

The person behind this was Xu Qiu, which was not unexpected for her. However, after a year, he was still keeping an eye on her whereabouts. Why would he wait until now to take revenge?
She doesn't seem like the type to be so patient and reserved.

Shen Manzhi suppressed her smile, leaned back, and had lost all patience to deal with her.

"Let the person behind you talk to me. You're not qualified."

Xu Qiu raised an eyebrow, somewhat annoyed by her arrogant attitude, "You..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a door opened in the second-floor corridor, and a tall man came into view.

Shen Manzhi met his gaze without fear.

She was beautiful but had an aloof demeanor.

A familiar face, Xu Meizhou.

The man came downstairs and gestured with two fingers together to beckon someone to serve tea.

After Xu Meizhou came down, Xu Qiu sat obediently to the side without saying a word, only looking at Shen Manzhi with disdain.

The latter paid no attention to her anymore, remaining relaxed as if she were not the one trapped.

"Can anyone else hear what Mr. Xu wants to discuss with me?"

Xu Qiu's expression changed.

Xu Meizhou's gaze fell on the other side, and he said softly, "Go up."

"elder brother……"

His tone remained unchanged, seemingly gentle but actually forceful: "Don't make me say it a second time."

Having lost face, especially in front of the annoying Shen Manzhi, Xu Qiu pursed her lips, glanced at her sideways, and then gracefully left, lifting her skirt.

Only two people remained in the living room; the people in the second-floor corridor had not yet left.

No one spoke first, and Shen Manzhi even leisurely began to drink her tea.

Xu Meizhou had only interacted with her twice: once when his younger brother Xu Cigui was tricked into working at her club, and once at the Beijing Resort to deal with Xu Qiu's affairs.

He saved people from her hands both times.

"You knew it was a trap, but you still walked in."

"Mr. Xu calls this a trap?"

"Qin Juan said you're a siscon," Shen Manzhi chuckled, "Excuse my bluntness, but your sister is really a bit dim-witted. But that's probably why you're using her, isn't it?"

Xu Meizhou's expression remained unchanged as he gazed at her with deep, unwavering eyes.

"They started having people follow me a month ago, but they always manage to slip up and I find out. Last night, they specially arranged for someone to put on an act in front of me, thoughtfully informing me that they would be here tonight. The homeowner, Wan Liuqing, is a graduate of Beijing University A, and her friend Xu Qiu was among the invited guests."

Shen Manzhi's eyes were cold. "If you and Xu Qiu really wanted to cause me trouble, you wouldn't have waited until now. This trap is full of loopholes; it's practically telling me directly that someone wants to see me."

Xu Meizhou remained noncommittal. "Qin Juan said you are very smart, but I didn't believe it at first."

She smiled and said, "Didn't you arrange this whole thing because you believed me? You knew I could guess it, and you knew I would come. Mr. Xu, admitting that I'm smart isn't that hard, is it?"

“…” Xu Meizhou suddenly remembered Qin Juan’s original words.

“That person is very shrewd. I estimate that she has at least guessed that it’s Xu Qiu,” Qin Juan said with a cigarette between two fingers, somewhat helplessly. “You shouldn’t provoke her too much either. She’s very annoying when she talks.”

I initially believed half of it, but now I believe it completely.

"Since you're so smart, why don't you guess why I want to see you?"

Shen Manzhi narrowed her eyes slightly and scoffed, "Do you really want me to say it?"

Xu Meizhou hesitated for a moment, which was unusual for her, and felt that she had some ill intentions.

As if she had already foreseen this, her eyes were full of a relaxed sense of confidence, but her tone was gentle.

"I guess you have a partner, right? It's just that He didn't tell you why he wanted to capture me. It seems that Mr. Xu doesn't have any advantage in this deal. Otherwise, you wouldn't have lured me here in such a secretive way, not to help Him, but to find out what value I really have."

"..."

Xu Meizhou was inwardly amused, but he never showed his emotions.

He didn't deny it. "You guessed who it was?"

Shen Manzhi chuckled, pressing her tongue against her snowy cheek. "What, did you invite me here tonight specifically to play a guessing game with you?"

Xu Meizhou smiled and said, "If you guessed it, you can leave."

"This is so boring, let's make a deal instead."

Xu Meizhou smiled without saying a word, but then several more men in black appeared on the first floor, spreading out from the entrance and standing against the wall.

He leaned back, crossed his long legs, and his gentle and elegant demeanor turned into one of disdain and arrogance. "You don't seem to be qualified to talk to me about a deal."

"Tsk," Shen Manzhi lightly clenched her hand on the teacup, casually glancing at the people around her. "What a pity. I didn't expect it before, but now I know."

Xu Meizhou raised an eyebrow.

"If you were truly confident in keeping me here, why did you listen to her, lead me into a den of wolves, and then arrange for so many people to guard me?"

After saying that, she suddenly looked directly at him and asked, "Helandai, is that right?"

Xu Meizhou's heart skipped a beat.

Shen Manzhi kept staring at him before she noticed the subtle change in his expression. She smiled and realized she had guessed correctly.

If Xu Meizhou and she really had a grudge, it could only be the fire during the Lantern Festival. She originally thought that Xu Meizhou was going to kill her, but she didn't expect that he would find out about Helandai later and that Xu Meizhou was just doing her a favor.

It now appears that the two have reunited for some reason.

In this situation, Xu Meizhou seemed to have the upper hand, but Shen Manzhi dealt with him with ease and patience, as if she had already seen through everything.

A cold glint appeared in his eyes. "You are indeed very smart, but do you know that what men hate most is when a woman is too smart?"

What men hate is none of my business.

Xu Meizhou heard her let out a casual laugh.

Shen Manzhi's tone rose slightly, and the corners of her lips curled up gently. "Mr. Xu is quite clever. If Xu Cigui knew some of the things his gentle and doting brother had done, he would probably hate you too."

"..."

Xu Meizhou remained silent for a moment, then he recalled the large orders his company had lost for several months after the fire during the Lantern Festival.

No wonder Helandai went to great lengths to capture her, even offering generous terms to cooperate with her.

It turned out that Shen Manzhi was even more capable than he had imagined.

Xu Meizhou relaxed, closed his eyes, and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Qin Juan is right, you really do deserve a beating."

"..."

Shen Manzhi asked expressionlessly, "Shall we continue talking?"

After all this back and forth, we've finally gotten back to the main topic.

Xu Meizhou had gained a new understanding of her. "Why did she arrest you?"

Shen Manzhi didn't rush to answer. First, she looked around and said, "With so many people staring at me, I feel that Mr. Xu isn't very sincere."

Xu Meizhou's purpose today is not to help Helandai capture Shen Manzhi, but to find out her secret from Helandai.

He raised his hand to signal that the people on the second and first floors should evacuate at the same time.

Shen Manzhi picked up her teacup, lowered her eyes, and took a sip. Her back, which had been pressed against the fabric sofa and was covered in cold sweat, felt a chill as she leaned forward.

A caged bird has only a glimmer of hope if it remains calm and restrained.

Just as the men in black were about to retreat, the door to the entrance was suddenly kicked open, and two muscular men, each nearly two meters tall, stood by the door after kicking it open.

Shen Manzhi, who had just relaxed her guard, was speechless.

Xu Meizhou, who had no backup plan and was unaware of the situation, was speechless.

A man emerged from behind the door, wearing a black overcoat, with long legs and broad shoulders. His brows were indifferent and cold, and the fierceness in his eyes was very obvious. His aura was not suppressed by the people around him at all.

A mixed-race man in a pure black combat suit stood behind him.

The dim light of the courtyard illuminated the dark shadows behind them.

The situation changed in an instant, and now Xu Meizhou was the one who was trapped.

The man's eyes were cold and deep. "Mr. Xu, isn't it a bit inappropriate to be alone in a room with a married woman?"

Xu Meizhou choked up and looked at Shen Manzhi. This person had indeed kept a backup plan.

The latter remained expressionless, but was inwardly puzzled.

How did Ares end up with Qin Yanfeng?
Why is Qin Yanfeng back again?

"Mr. Qin, you misunderstand. It was Mrs. Qin who invited me to meet her."

Qin Yanfeng turned his gaze to Shen Manzhi. "Really?"

Shen Manzhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

If Xu Meizhou wants to ensure his safety, she will grant his request.

“Yes, but we’ve finished talking,” she smiled at Xu Meizhou, “Then I’ll be going now, Mr. Xu. If I have the chance in the future, I’ll go to the capital in person to bring some gifts for the children.”

Xu Meizhou, "..."

It gave him a way out while also implying a threat.

His smile didn't reach his eyes. "Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

Qin Yanfeng led Shen Manzhi out of the courtyard, and Ares stopped when he saw this, preparing to leave.

"Wait," Shen Manzhi called him aside, "What's going on?"

Ares glanced at the man waiting by the car and said in a low voice, "As you know, Mr. Qin's men are with you. Mr. Qin probably got wind of the fact that you made us wait here today."

Shen Manzhi suddenly felt something was wrong. Qin Yan's people were sending him messages, which meant what happened last night...

"I only asked about your whereabouts because I noticed you seemed a bit distracted tonight. This is the only time."

Qin Yanfeng fastened her seatbelt, lifted her chin, and kissed her.

Shen Manzhi was suspicious. "Really?"

"You still don't believe me?" Qin Yanfeng frowned and gently bit her lip. "You went to see that Xu guy behind my back. If I hadn't come, would he have threatened you?"

"..."

“I believe you,” she said, hooking her arm around his collar and tilting her head back to coax him. “It’s all thanks to Mr. Qin’s timely arrival, otherwise I wouldn’t know how I would have gotten away.”

Qin Yanfeng, displeased, nuzzled her nose against hers, "Be more sincere?"

Shen Manzhi curled her lips, "Not sincere enough?"

She spread her arms and placed them over his neck, the car's roof lights transforming into twinkling stars that filled his eyes, making him look radiant and captivating.

Qin Yanfeng's eyes were covered by her other hand.

Her soft lips brushed against his, sometimes lightly, sometimes heavily, her long eyelashes brushing against his cheek like feathers.

He instinctively touched her slender waist and vaguely heard a voice say "I love you".