Beijing-Hong Kong Rosemary

Chapter 4 Sir, could you please not open the door?

The moment I looked up, my gaze was drawn into those dark and unpredictable eyes.

The man stood by the living room island, a crystal glass lightly held in his hand. His shirt sleeves were rolled up to his forearms, revealing smooth muscle lines, and the tourbillon watch on his wrist reflected a sliver of silver light.

The collar of his black shirt was slightly open, revealing his prominent Adam's apple, which exuded masculine energy.

Although it was very inappropriate, Shen Guining's first thought was a sentence her best friend had once said—men with big Adam's apples also have big penises.

Sure enough, spending too much time with Zhu Sixuan has subtly tainted my thoughts.

Shen Guining banished the jumbled thoughts from her mind, then belatedly felt a chill run down her spine. "I'm sorry, sir..."

Qu Yanci's thin lips moved slightly, and he coldly uttered two words: "Get out."

Shen Guining's heart skipped a beat, and she clenched her fists.

No, she can't go out. That lecherous Zhou Shilin won't let her go.

In her haste, she quickly came up with an excuse, "Sir, my bead fell into your room this morning, I... I came to find the bead..."

The man frowned slightly as he looked closely at the girl by the door.

Shen Guining was unsure of herself. It was the first time she had ever been so rude as to barge into a stranger's room, and she could only silently pray that the man would not hold it against her.

Under her intensely aggressive gaze, she weakly added, "That bracelet is very important to me."

Before Qu Yanci could speak, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

Shen Guining's breathing stopped abruptly, his back tensed, and he stood frozen in place like a frightened bird, afraid to move.

The man not far away saw her reaction.

"Tuk-tuk-"

The knocking continued to pound on my eardrums.

Qu Yanci slowly put down his water glass and walked towards the door. "Make way."

Long legs stopped in front of her, straight and slender.

As soon as he raised his hand, Shen Guining hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, looked up at him timidly, and pleaded in a low voice, "Sir, could you please not open the door?"

Qu Yanci's eyes narrowed for a moment before he immediately withdrew his hand.

The person outside waited for a while without any movement, then raised their voice and called out, "President Qu?"

Upon hearing the unfamiliar male voice, Shen Guining suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, her heart finally at ease.

It wasn't Zhou Shilin.

She was right; the man in front of her was Mr. Qu, a powerful figure whom no one in Beijing or Hong Kong dared to offend.

The person outside knocked twice more.

Shen Guining snapped out of her daze and hurriedly stepped back, explaining her earlier behavior, "I'm sorry, I was just afraid you would kick me out."

Qu Yanci ignored him and turned the doorknob.

Assistant Han was about to make a call when his phone was turned on before he even took it out of the door. He handed over a folder, knowing his place, and didn't look into the room. "Mr. Qu, here are the documents you requested."

Qu Yanci accepted it.

Assistant Han then reminded them, "The yacht will arrive at the port in about half an hour, and the car has been arranged."

"Ah."

The little girl hiding behind the door was terrified, fearing that she would be thrown out without mercy.

Fortunately, her fears did not come true.

"Click——"

I heard the sound of the door closing.

"Do you want me to help you find it?" the man asked, looking down at her.

"No, no need." Shen Guining almost stammered, not daring to look at him for too long, and hurriedly looked down to find the pearls on her bracelet.

The bead rolled in through the crack in the door and should be near the door, but she searched carefully and couldn't find it.

The palm vibrates with a "buzzing" sound.

Shen Yue sent her a WeChat message: 【Guining, where did you go?】

Upon seeing the message, Shen Guining hesitated. Did her cousin already know that she had offended Zhou Shilin, and that's why she came to confront him?
A moment later, Shen Yue sent another message: [Are you with the Second Young Master?] Shen Guining pursed her lips; it seemed her cousin didn't know yet.

Zhou Shilin was injured there, and he probably wouldn't be too embarrassed to make a fuss about it. However, given his style, he certainly wouldn't let this matter rest.

She agreed to attend the banquet with the intention of making it clear to Zhou Shilin in person that she did not want to marry him. After all, he was the second young master of the Zhou family, and he could have any woman he wanted. He shouldn't force a woman who didn't like him. However, she did not expect him to be more shameless and despicable than she had imagined.

If she had known it would lead to this kind of trouble, she shouldn't have come.

"Found it?" A clear, cold voice interrupted her thoughts.

Qu Yanci sat back on the sofa and flipped through the documents without lifting his eyelashes.

“…No.” Shen Guining said awkwardly, “I’m sorry to bother you, sir. I’ll go out now.”

She opened the door, glanced at both sides of the corridor, and quickly left when no one was around.

Twenty minutes later, the yacht docked at the private marina.

Han Yi and others were waiting at Mr. Qu's door.

Qu Yanci answered a phone call to handle some work. As he was finishing up, he gave a few instructions in a deep voice, then hung up the phone, picked up the documents on the table, and walked out.

The yacht rocked gently. As he stepped to the door, he caught a glimpse of a silver-white bead rolling out of a gap in the shoe cabinet and finally stopping at his feet.

Qu Yanci paused for a moment, then bent down to pick it up.

The lustrous texture of the pearl reflects a soft luster on your fingertips.
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The moonlight enveloped the harbor, and the water rippled.

Shen Guining had no interest in appreciating the bustling scenery and hurriedly disembarked with her bag slung over her shoulder.

A black Cullinan was parked by the roadside. Its body was sleek and its appearance was grand and luxurious. The license plate was also extremely flashy, consisting of a series of 9s.

She couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

She'd seen plenty of ordinary luxury cars, but a license plate that was special and allowed to travel on both mainland China and Hong Kong Island was extremely rare.

Not daring to linger, Shen Guining hailed a taxi on the roadside and left the dock.

She replied to Shen Yue's WeChat message to brush it off, saying she wouldn't go back to the Shen family home that night, but would stay at her best friend's place for the night.

Arrived at Kowloon City apartment at 10:00 AM.

Shen Guining entered the door lock code, opened the door, and went inside.

Zhu Sixuan was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, drying her hair. She waved to Ningbao, "Ningbao, I ordered some late-night snacks. Come and eat with me."

"Okay." Shen Guining changed into slippers, walked to the living room, put down her bag, and sat down next to her. "Are you working overtime again today?"

Zhu Sixuan finished drying her hair, turned off the hairdryer, and sighed, "Sigh, once you start working, you're just a beast of burden to your boss."

However, she has always been optimistic. "Fortunately, the overtime pay comforted my wounded heart, so it's not too bad."

Shen Guining smiled slightly, "You have such a good attitude."

Zhu Sixuan stared at her face, observing her intently, and said, "You have something on your mind."

We've known each other for many years and understand each other very well.

"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"

Shen Guining picked up a can of beer from the coffee table, pulled the tab, took a sip, relaxed, leaned back on the sofa, and revealed, "My family wants me to marry Zhou Shilin."

Zhu Sixuan looked surprised. "Zhou Shilin? Is that the spoiled brat who's always in the news?"

Shen Guining nodded, her eyes showing signs of fatigue, and recounted the events that had occurred on the yacht over the past two days.

"He's so disgusting! You should have kicked him a few more times to make him impotent!" Zhu Sixuan said indignantly. "How could your family have agreed to let you marry someone like that?"

Shen Guining lowered her eyes. "It's a business marriage; they won't consider that much."

"What are you going to do?"

Zhu Sixuan used to envy those from good families, but now she realizes that ordinary families are also good. At least they have freedom of marriage and don't have to sacrifice their own happiness for the benefit of their families.

Shen Guining squeezed the can tightly. "I don't want to marry him."

Even if it's a marriage alliance, at least find someone with decent character.

Anyone but Zhou Shilin is acceptable.

P.S.: My new book is out! I'm a little nervous, wondering if I'll see any familiar faces~
(In Cantonese, "咸湿佬" means a lewd and obnoxious person.)
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