Beijing-Hong Kong Rosemary

Chapter 20 Don't be afraid I'll sell you out
Shen Guining froze for a moment, looked up at her phone, and realized that she had somehow gotten through to Mr. Qu.

“Mr. Qu…” she held the phone to her ear, her voice hoarse, “I… I didn’t mean to bother you.”

Qu Yanci was still at the company, standing by the floor-to-ceiling window looking down, his deep face unfathomable. "I've already disturbed you."

For some reason, upon hearing his voice, Shen Guining became even more overwhelmed with emotion, sobbing out, "I have nowhere else to go..."

"Where?" he asked.

Shen Guining calmed himself down and told him the exact location.

The phone hangs up.

After waiting by the roadside for half an hour, a black Bentley pulled up in front of her.

The car window rolled down, and a familiar figure appeared.

The man held the steering wheel with one hand, tapping lightly with his fingers, his movements nonchalant. "Get in the car."

Shen Guining looked at him, and at that moment her empty heart was filled with something.

She slowly got up, braced herself against the ground, moved her numb legs, and walked over to open the passenger door.

As soon as I got in the car, the chill on my body gradually dissipated, and I was enveloped in a pleasant woody scent.

Qu Yanci closed the car window, did not start the car immediately, and turned his head to look at her.

Shen Guining's eyes were still red. Thinking about how she had cried on the phone just now, her ears started to burn. "What's wrong?"

Qu Yanci withdrew his gaze and parted his thin lips slightly: "Seatbelt."

Shen Guining then realized what was happening and quickly pulled over her seatbelt to fasten it.

"Click—" The buckle slid into the lock.

The Bentley started moving at the same time.

The streetlights on both sides of the lane flashed past the car window.

The car was too quiet, making Shen Guining a little uncomfortable, so she broke the silence, "Mr. Qu, why don't you ask me anything?"

Qu Yanci didn't look at him directly. "If you want to say it, you will."

Shen Guining took it as a high-EQ statement, thinking that he might just be uninterested in her affairs, so there was no need to ask.

It's best not to offend Mr. Qu's ears with such matters.

As Shen Guining relaxed, she began to feel drowsy. "Can I take a nap?"

Qu Yanci thought she would ask where they were going, but to his surprise, the girl was as carefree as ever. "You're so trusting? Aren't you afraid I'll sell you off?"

Shen Guining looked at him, and instead of answering, asked, "Mr. Qu, do you know how?"

Qu Yanci remained calm. "Perhaps."

“You’re not short of money,” Shen Guining said confidently. “Besides, Mr. Qu isn’t that kind of person.”

Although he appeared aloof and distant, he was extremely well-mannered and never acted like some privileged children who bullied others, considered themselves superior, or looked down on anyone.

Qu Yanci's voice was low and deep: "You don't understand me."

Shen Guining gripped the seatbelt tightly against her chest. "Then... Mr. Qu, could you give me a chance to get to know you?"

After he finished speaking, the car fell into a brief silence.

Even breathing is amplified infinitely.

Qu Yanci's eyes were deep and thoughtful. "I don't need anyone to understand me."

Shen Guining's cheeks flushed red. "I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous."

She pursed her lips and stopped talking, leaning against the window to rest.

I only intended to take a nap, but I ended up falling asleep.

She was still a little dazed when Qu Yanci woke her up, and she obediently followed him to a large flat apartment.

Judging by its appearance, it is at least 400 to 500 square meters, with exquisite decoration and a light luxury style. The high ceilings and large floor-to-ceiling windows make the whole space spacious and bright.

Qu Yanci handed her a pair of men's slippers. "You can stay here for now. It's not far from the theater."

Shen Guining had already forgotten the awkwardness in the car. After changing her shoes, she looked around at the furnishings and asked, "Is this your house?"

"Yes." To be precise, all the buildings in this community belong to the Qu family.

Qu Yanci doesn't come to this apartment often; he only stays here occasionally when he works late.

But someone still comes to clean it regularly every week to keep it clean.

He told Shen Guining the password, "The second bedroom is the first one on your right. Go to sleep early."

Seeing Mr. Qu turn and walk towards the door, Shen Guining hurriedly called out to him, "Mr. Qu, don't you live here?"

Qu Yanci turned around and met her gaze. "You want me to live here?"

"No..." Shen Guining's eyelashes fluttered, her fingers clenched together, "What I mean is, the apartment is so big, I only need a small room, I definitely won't bother you. It's already so late, won't it be too tiring for you to drive back to Tan Li's residence?"

"I'm going back to the company," Qu Yanci said before leaving.

The door is closed.

Shen Guining stood there for a while, then let out a long sigh.

Will Mr. Qu stop talking to her from now on?

At night, she lay in an unfamiliar bed, falling asleep with worries on her mind, and had a terrible nightmare.

She dreamt that people from the Zhou and Shen families came to Beijing to take her back and force her to marry Zhou Shilin.

That lewd and disgusting face appeared before my eyes.

Her hands and feet were tied, and she couldn't break free no matter what she did.

Zhou Shilin stood by the bed, slowly taking off his clothes, a smile playing on his lips. "I told you to run, but where can you run to? You still have to lie obediently on my bed."

She tried desperately to back away, but he easily pulled her down beneath him. "If you had just obeyed earlier, I might have been a little more lenient with you."

"do not want!"

Shen Guining woke up with a start, covered in sweat, and it took her a long time to slowly come to her senses.

Looking at the unfamiliar room, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, it was just a dream.
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It will be difficult to find a suitable rental in the city center in the short term. The housing prices in this area are too high for ordinary wage earners to afford.

After hesitating for a long time, Shen Guining picked up her phone and sent two WeChat messages to Qu Yanci.

Mr. Qu, may I stay with you for a while longer?

I'll move out as soon as I find a place to live.

He must have been busy, because he replied an hour later: 【Okay.】

After exchanging contact information, the total number of messages exchanged was no more than ten.

Shen Guining was afraid of bothering him, so she didn't dare to disturb him too much.

In the afternoon, she went back to her dormitory apartment to pack her things and move out.

When He Jie returned, she happened to see Gui Ning leaving with her suitcase. "Gui Ning, where are you going?"

Shen Guining curled her lips slightly, "I'll make room for you."

He Jie's face stiffened, "I..."

"Excuse me." Shen Guining didn't want to talk to her and walked straight past her.

He Jie looked terrible and couldn't say a word.

When Shen Guining told Zhu Sixuan about this, she was shocked. "I've only ever read such perverted plots on adult novel websites. I never imagined there were actually such shameless people!"

"You have no idea how disgusted I was. Luckily, he had his back to me, so I didn't see anything, or I was afraid I'd get a sty." Shen Guining still feels lingering fear when she thinks about it now.

Zhu Sixuan's advice was: "Look at more handsome guys to cleanse your eyes."

Shen Guining raised her hand and pressed her temples. "I had a nightmare that night. I dreamt that my uncle dragged me back to Hong Kong Island and made me marry Zhou Shilin."

This caused her to not sleep well for two consecutive days.

"Don't worry, the Shen family is in a mess right now, they don't have time to look for you."

"What happened?"

Zhu Sixuan shrugged. "It seems like some project is losing money badly. Anyway, the stock market has been falling, but I don't know the specifics."