Beijing-Hong Kong Rosemary

Chapter 12 Fishing for Him
Shen Guining slowly opened her eyes, looked around in confusion, and then, regaining her senses, said, "Thank you."

She grabbed her bag and was about to get off the bus when she suddenly remembered something. Her lips tightened, and she brazenly asked again, "Mr. Qu, could I please add your contact information? I don't have any other friends in Beijing..."

Qu Yanci leaned back in his chair, elbows against the armrests, his posture relaxed, and looked at her sideways.

Shen Guining was not good at this kind of pestering for someone's contact information. Her cheeks flushed involuntarily. Afraid of annoying the other person, she lowered her voice and said, "Don't worry, I won't bother you unless it's necessary."

Qu Yanci didn't respond, but lazily raised his eyelids.

Han Yi received the signal and said, "Ms. Shen, please add me on WeChat. You can contact me if you need anything."

Rejected once again, Shen Guining felt a little frustrated. In the past, people would always be chasing after her for contact information. Who would have thought that one day she would take the initiative to ask others for their contact information and be rejected twice?

She lowered her eyelashes in disappointment, took out her phone to add Assistant Han on WeChat, said "thank you" before getting out of the car.

The car door closed, and Qu Yanci closed his eyes for a short rest.

A faint, lingering scent of roses remained in the air.

Han Yi dared not speculate on his boss's thoughts, nor could he fathom them at all.

It was at General Manager Qu's behest that Ms. Shen was taken to the hotel. Despite making exceptions several times, he still didn't add her contact information.
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After checking in, Shen Guining took her room key and went upstairs to find her room.

A standard room in a five-star hotel costs two thousand yuan a night. Her heart was bleeding, but there was nothing she could do because it was close to the theater.

As soon as she got back to her room, she threw herself onto the bed, cleared her mind, and gradually fell asleep.

I didn't even take a shower, and just made do for one night.

Because she didn't bring any clothes, she didn't dare use the hotel's bath towels, feeling they weren't clean enough, even in a five-star hotel.

I slept until 10 a.m. the next day.

Shen Guining dragged her limp body out of bed to wash up and then ordered a room service.

My phone is full of missed calls, all from Shen Honglin and Shen Yue.

There are still more than a dozen unread messages on WeChat.

She didn't check it yesterday, and only clicked on it now.

[Shen Guining, where have you been? Get back here right now!]

I asked you to apologize, not to add fuel to the fire!

We raised you to adulthood, and this is how you repay the Shen family?

If you have any conscience at all, hurry back and find Zhou Shilin to make him forgive you!

Shen Guining could feel her uncle's fury even through the screen, so she went all the way and blocked him.

Ha, they still want to morally blackmail her. What happens to the Shen family in the future has nothing to do with her. She'd rather not have relatives like that.

If her mother were alive, she would probably support what she did.

After breakfast, Shen Guining quickly tidied herself up and went out to shop.

The hotel boasts a prime location with convenient transportation and is surrounded by a full range of commercial facilities.

Shen Guining bought several sets of clothes and some daily necessities, and also got a new phone number to stop some people from calling and harassing her every now and then.

Passing by a jewelry store, she suddenly remembered the emerald necklace in her bag, stopped, and went inside.

The shop assistant greeted her warmly: "Welcome! What kind of jewelry would you like to buy? We have some new arrivals here, and I can show you around."

Shen Guining smiled slightly, "I want to sell a necklace."
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It was already 4 p.m. when we got back to the hotel.

Shen Guining was in a good mood; she had an extra 200,000 yuan in her account.

Because the necklace didn't have a certificate, the authentication process took some time, and the price was lowered; otherwise, it would have been worth more than 200,000 yuan. That evening, she stayed in her room, spending time organizing her resume and sending it to the Beijing Grand Theatre's recruitment email address, patiently waiting for the results.

I've learned that the Beijing Grand Theatre is one of the most famous theatres in mainland China and one of Beijing's iconic buildings. It covers a vast area and has complete facilities such as an opera house, a dance theater, a drama theater, and a concert hall. Countless people want to get in.

However, Shen Guining was quite confident in herself. As long as no one interfered, there shouldn't be any major problems.

At nine o'clock, when she had some free time, she was about to call Zhu Sixuan when the other party called first.

It's probably because we're on the same wavelength.

The video call connected, and Zhu Sixuan's face appeared on the screen. She was holding a box of fruit and eating as she asked, "Ningning, where are you? It looks like a hotel."

"I'm in Beijing," Shen Guining confessed.

"Huh?" Zhu Sixuan's mouth dropped open, and the watermelon almost fell out of her mouth. She swallowed it whole. "Beijing? Why did you go to Beijing without saying a word?"

Shen Guining told her what had happened, "That's how it is. If I stay in Hong Kong, they will definitely force me to marry Zhou Shilin, and no dance troupe dares to sign me, so I can only come to Beijing."

"Human nature is wicked and disgusting." Zhu Sixuan felt her worldview was shattered after hearing this. "Ningning, don't be too sad. It's good to see their true colors as soon as possible and cut your losses in time."

Shen Guining gently bit her lip. "Yes, I know. Actually, I've already accepted it."

Accept the fact that you are not loved, just like how your maternal grandparents disliked you when you were little.

Not wanting to talk about those unhappy people and things, she changed the subject, "Sixuan, tell me... how can one pluck a flower from a high mountain?"

Zhu Sixuan blinked. "You mean, you want to pursue that Mr. Qu?"

Shen Guining hummed in agreement.

The news of her arrival in Beijing couldn't be kept secret for long, so she needed a powerful backer.

Zhu Sixuan had no experience in pursuing people, but based on her years of reading novels, she summarized it in four words: "Relentless pursuit?"

Shen Guining lay on the bed, resting her chin on her right hand, and said, "I'm afraid he'll hate me."

Putting herself in her shoes, she also dislikes being relentlessly pursued.

Zhu Sixuan thought she was overthinking it, "With a face like yours, who would dislike you?"

Shen Guining smiled and said, "You're exaggerating."

Zhu Sixuan shook her head, saying seriously, "You know nothing about your own beauty. You're beautiful, have a great figure, and dance amazingly. You're practically overflowing with advantages! What man could resist the pursuit of such a stunning beauty like you?"

Shen Guining pursed her lips. Others might not refuse, but Mr. Qu would. She couldn't even get his contact information.

Zhu Sixuan stroked her chin and continued, "In short, you have to take the initiative to have a chance, but don't be too proactive. The so-called 'feigning indifference' means you get close to him first, and then slowly lure him in. I don't believe he won't take the bait."

"..."

"But I've never seen what this Mr. Qu you're talking about looks like. Next time, secretly take a picture of him and show it to me so I can see how handsome he really is."

Shen Guining sighed, "Let's talk about it when I have a chance to see him."

After chatting for half an hour, she hung up the phone and lay on the bed scrolling through her phone for a while. As if possessed, she opened Baidu Encyclopedia and typed in the three characters "Qu Yanci".

A personal profile pops up.

Qu Yanci graduated from Stanford University with a master's degree in finance at the age of 22, winning first prize in numerous finance challenges and business competitions during his studies. At 23, he founded his first venture capital firm in New York, earning tens of millions of US dollars. At 26, he returned to China to take over the family business, becoming CEO of Dingsheng Group. By 28, he had firmly established himself as the head of the Qu family.

Shen Guining was surprised after reading it, and sighed that the differences between people were really too great.

No wonder people say he's unapproachable.

(End of this chapter)