Beijing-Hong Kong Rosemary

Chapter 48 Love is the most hypocritical thing

"I...I didn't notice," she stammered, her ears burning.

The only consolation was that I was lucky I was wearing a bra underneath, otherwise I would have been exposed.

Qu Yanci quietly observed her shy expression. "You're like this even when you're video chatting with other people?"

Shen Guining sat up in bed and adjusted her collar. "I only video chat with girls, okay?"

After changing the subject, Qu Yanci asked her, "Is your cold all better?"

“Hmm.” Shen Guining ignored the earlier interruption. “Mr. Qu, let me take another look at Ruby.”

Qu Yanci said indifferently, "Do you still remember what you said?"

Shen Guining remained silent for a moment.

I remember she said she missed him and also wanted to see Ruby.

“Then turn the camera around. You can’t expect me to talk to thin air.”

It's nice to look at Mr. Qu's impeccable face; it's pleasing to the eye.

Qu Yanci leaned back on the sofa with his legs crossed and his right hand resting on his knee.

The camera flips, and his face appears on the screen.

From this angle, Shen Guining could see his smooth jawline, his three-dimensional bone structure, and his well-defined features.

She is indeed stunning from every angle, blessed by the Creator with both her looks and figure being exceptional.

Not knowing what to talk about, she could only ask, "Are you done with your work?"

"Not yet," Qu Yanci replied calmly.

Shen Guining pursed her lips, "Then have I bothered you?"

Qu Yanci: "It wouldn't be that bad."

Although he said that, Shen Guining was still afraid of affecting his important business, "Go to bed early when you're done, don't overwork yourself."

Even the most capable person is not a machine and cannot operate like a perpetual motion machine.

Qu Yanci's thin lips moved slightly, and he hummed in agreement.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Guining played on her phone for a while before getting ready to go to sleep.

My flight back to Beijing is tomorrow morning, so I need to get up early to pack my luggage.

It was quite a coincidence that it rained every day during my stay in Shanghai, and there was even a typhoon, but the sun came out on the day I left.

This has caused everyone to complain.

"Is this weather deliberately working against us? If it had stopped raining yesterday, I wouldn't be wasting my time in the hotel."

"They came at the wrong time, and they left at the wrong time."

"I wish I could have left a day later, I wanted to go shopping on the pedestrian street."

A colleague asked, "Guining, didn't you go out yesterday? Where did you go?"

Shen Guining said, "I just browsed around the nearby shopping mall."

My colleague remembered something, "By the way, Gui Ning, are you still looking for a place to live? A friend of mine has a place she wants to rent out. She's not short of money, but she mainly wants to find a tenant who will take good care of her place. That's when I thought of you. It's not too far from the theater, about a 40-minute commute."

Shen Guining politely declined, saying, "Thank you, but I don't need it for now."

She wanted to wait until her relationship with Mr. Qu ended before moving out of his apartment.

"Okay." My colleague didn't say anything more.

The flight departed at 10:00 AM and arrived in Beijing at noon.

Shen Guining couldn't wait to go back to the apartment to see Ruby.

As soon as I dragged my suitcase through the door, the little guy ran over.

"Ruby! I'm back!"

"Ow..."

Ruby wagged her tail and rubbed against her feet.

Shen Guining picked it up and rubbed its head, "Did you miss me?"

The little guy kept snuggling into her arms.

Shen Guining weighed it in her hand. "It seems a bit heavy. It looks like Auntie has taken good care of you." After not seeing it for a few days, the little guy was especially clingy to her, following her everywhere like a little tail.

In the afternoon, Shen Guining went out and sent the local specialties she had bought in Shanghai to Zhu Sixuan.

Mr. Qu went abroad that night and was not in Beijing, so I haven't had a chance to give him the tie I bought.
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Germany.

Frankfurt is a city with a rich cultural heritage, and it also boasts world-class financial services and a business environment, attracting many multinational companies to set up operations there.

As night falls, the skyline of skyscrapers appears deep and enigmatic.

Qu Yanci had just come out of the stock exchange when several men in suits saw him off.

Stop at the bottom of the steps.

The leading German gentleman spoke up: "Take care, Mr. Vince. I hope we can have a meal together sometime next time."

Qu Yanci nodded and replied in German, "Let's meet up sometime."

The driver is waiting ahead.

Han Yi stepped forward and opened the back door of the car.

Qu Yanci stepped forward.

Just before he got on the bus, someone called out to him from behind: "Aci."

His voice was slightly deep, like water from an ancient well that had been settled over the years—both strange and familiar.

I can't remember when I last heard it, exactly a few years ago.

Qu Yanci paused slightly, then turned away indifferently, his eyes devoid of emotion.

Under the lamplight, their eyes met.

Upon closer inspection, the two bear a striking resemblance, about six or seven points.

Qu Kun approached and looked at the long-unseen face. "Long time no see."

Qu Yanci remained silent.

It's been a long time since I've seen you. You've aged quite a bit, and even your back is slightly hunched, which is different from what I remember.

"Is there something you need?" His voice was cold and distant, as if he were speaking to a stranger.

"Shall we find a place to sit down and talk?"

"I have nothing to talk to you about."

Qu Kun sighed deeply, "I know I have let you down and failed in my responsibilities as a father. You and Xia Qi should hate me."

Qu Yanci frowned and said in a deep voice, "You should feel ashamed of my mother."

Qu Kun swallowed his bitterness. "Yes, the person I've wronged the most is her."

But there's no going back in life; some things, once they happen, can't be undone.

How are your grandparents doing?

Qu Yanci's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. "If you really cared about them, you shouldn't have asked me."

Qu Kun shook his head. "They don't want to see me. Going back will only make them angry."

After a moment of silence, he asked again, "You're of marriageable age now. Has the old man arranged a marriage for you?"

"This is none of your business." Qu Yanci had no interest in saying anything more to him.

Qu Kun said earnestly, "Aci, I just want to remind you not to follow my old path. Love is the most hypocritical thing in this world."

Qu Yanci sneered, "It's people who are hypocritical."

He left those words behind, turned and left, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

I used to hate this biological father to the core, but after many years, I can now ignore him.

When Qu Yanci and Xia Qi were ten years old, their father, Qu Kun, had an emotional affair and divorced their mother, Xia Lan. He was determined to marry his mistress. The old man and woman strongly opposed it and, in a fit of anger, severed ties with Qu Kun, kicked him out of the Qu family, and forbade him from ever stepping into the house again.

Qu Kun and Xia Lan's marriage was a business arrangement. They had no feelings for each other and their married life was very bland until Qu Kun met his mistress. He fell madly in love with her and they were very affectionate when they were together. However, after he lost his status as the heir of the Qu family, his mistress decisively abandoned him and left.

During that time, Qu Kun was deeply affected. One night, while he was drunk, he called Xia Lan. Tragedy struck. Xia Lan was in a car accident on her way to find him and died.

Qu Kun became the indirect murderer of Xia Lan.

He was filled with remorse and ashamed to face his family, so he chose to leave Beijing, where he remained for many years.

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