Beijing-Hong Kong Rosemary

Chapter 98 Will you be this strict if you have a daughter in the future?

"I want you to wear the things I gave you, is that alright?"

His gaze was deep and dark, carrying an undeniable, oppressive force.

Shen Guining nodded, "Okay, fine."

At worst, she can just be more careful when she wears it.

Qu Yanci's expression softened. "Good boy."

As if remembering something, Shen Guining put down the scissors in her hand, got up and sat down next to him. "Were you in a bad mood yesterday?"

Qu Yanci put his arm around her waist. "Why do you ask that?"

"Intuition," Shen Guining couldn't quite put her finger on it.

He came home so late last night after drinking, and then he was really rough in bed...

Qu Yanci patted her head. "No, don't think too much."

Shen Guining said "Oh," and went back to arranging flowers, then changed the subject, "Is Xixi settling in well at school this semester?"

“What could she possibly be uncomfortable about?” Qu Yanci knew that girl too well. “I don’t care about her; she should be very happy.”

Shen Guining spoke frankly, "You are a bit harsh on her."

Qu Yanci raised an eyebrow slightly, "How can you control her if you're not strict? Have you forgotten how she bullied you when you first arrived?"

Shen Guining couldn't refute it, "...It seems so."

She suddenly became curious and turned to look at him, "If you have a daughter in the future, will you be just as strict with her?"

"Daughter?" Qu Yanci slowly swallowed the word, reaching out to pinch her cheek. "You'll give birth to her for me?"

Shen Guining blushed, "I'm still young, I won't have any..."

Besides, she's not his wife.

Qu Yanci said in a low voice, "Twenty-two is still young."

To be precise, she is not yet twenty-two.

Shen Guining blinked.

Ruby squeezed between the two of them with a ball in her mouth, wanting someone to play with her.

Shen Guining ended the previous conversation, took the ball from Ruby's mouth and threw it far away, "Go pick it up, you have so much energy."

Ruby ran off happily, wagging her tail, and soon came running back with the ball in her mouth.

After repeating this more than ten times, it didn't get tired, but Shen Guining's hands started to ache.

She remembered last night, when Qu Yanci grabbed her wrists and twisted them behind her back, making her lie face down on the bed...

The scene is too embarrassing to talk about.

Shen Guining interrupted her reminiscence and shoved the ball into the man's hand, saying, "You throw it, I don't have the strength in my hand."

Qu Yanci glanced at her and chuckled lightly.

Only Shen Guining understood the meaning of that laugh, and her ears burned.

The culprit even mocked her; how outrageous!
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Shen Guining still has courses to complete at school and doesn't have time to stay in Beijing any longer.

Qu Yanci arranged for a private plane to take her back to Hong Kong Island.

Because we need to bring Ruby, it's troublesome to check in pets on regular flights.

Shen Guining's peaceful days after returning to school were short-lived, as the scandal involving the Shen family was exposed by Hong Kong media and became a trending topic.

#Shen Honglin, Chairman of the Shen Group, exposed to have an illegitimate child; his relationship with his first wife is broken#
#Shen Honglin's image as a model husband collapses#
#Shen's stock price plummets, internal turmoil within the company#
Men are all the same; they pretend to be deeply affectionate and righteous on the surface, but in the end, they can't control their lust.

[They really know how to create a persona for themselves; it's disgusting.]

[If the chairman is so hypocritical, who would trust his company?]

Rumors are circulating that some partners are already withdrawing their investment.

Dingsheng Group has also invested in a new energy vehicle project; I heard the person in charge there is extremely intolerant of any wrongdoing.

……

Shen Honglin immediately held a press conference to apologize and clarify, expressing deep remorse and claiming that the child was an accident and that he had been unaware of it for many years. Tang Hui testified on his behalf and also chose to forgive him. The two once again staged a drama of "deep marital affection" in front of the media.

Shen Guining thought it was a real shame that they didn't go into acting.

Tang Hui and Shen Honglin have been married for many years, and their interests have become entangled. Damage to Shen's reputation will inevitably affect the company's interests, which will not benefit Tang Hui. Therefore, even if she is cheated on, she can only compromise.

But she wasn't one to be trifled with; she must have reached some kind of agreement with Shen Honglin in private.

Shen Guining was implicated in this matter to some extent, and many people sought her out to inquire about the inside story.

She told the truth that she was unaware of it.

Negative comments online did not stop, and the stock price barely stabilized after falling by 23%.

That evening, Shen Guining video-called Qu Yanci.

She asked, "Mr. Qu, will you withdraw your investment?"

Qu Yanci leaned back in his office chair, his voice nonchalant, "Whether we withdraw or not is not very meaningful."

He never intended to profit from this project from the beginning; the Shen family's business value was not worth investing in.

He didn't even care about 300 million.

Shen Guining stopped asking questions.

Given the current state of the Shen family, it's impossible for her to ask Mr. Qu for help.

Qu Yanci asked her, "When does the course end?"

Shen Guining placed her phone on the stand, tore off a piece of face mask and applied it, "It'll be soon, June 21st."

In about two weeks, she will bid farewell to university life. Time really flies.
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Dingsheng Group Building.

At 10:00 AM, after the high-level meeting concluded.

Han Yi approached Qu Yanci's side and whispered, "Mr. Qu, Miss Cui is here. She says she has something she'd like to discuss with you."

As for whether it's a public or private matter, we don't know.

In the downstairs reception room, the female secretary brought Cui Manying a cup of coffee. "Ms. Cui, our president is not finished yet. You may have to wait a while."

Cui Manying nodded, "Okay, it's alright."

Qu Yanci came in from outside when he had only drunk half of his coffee.

He wasted no time and asked directly, "What do you want?"

Cui Manying put down her coffee and stood up. "Brother Yan Ci, I'm sorry to bother you at this time."

She pursed her lips. "What I wanted to ask was, why did your collaboration with my second brother end? Was there some misunderstanding?"

Qu Yanci's voice was calm, "There is no misunderstanding. It's a company decision, and I don't need to explain it to you."

"But you two were working together perfectly before," Cui Manying wanted to know. "Did my second brother offend you in some way?"

Qu Yanci's expression was cold. "I don't like anyone interfering in my private affairs. That's all I have to say."

Cui Manying guessed seven or eight parts of it, "Is it because of... Miss Shen?"

Qu Yanci frowned slightly, a hint of coldness creeping into his gaze. "It seems you were aware of this as well."

Cui Manying quickly denied it, "I didn't know beforehand! Whether you believe it or not."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "But I think, Brother Yanci, you are not the kind of person who can't separate public and private matters."

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

Cui Manying was unable to contain her emotions, "That's because you didn't give me a chance."

She tried very hard to get closer to him, and in order to have more in common with him, she chose finance as her major in college, which she didn't like, and hoped that she could help him in his career in the future, but he didn't give her any chance.

"Is Miss Shen really that good? The Shen family is a mess; they just want to use you to climb the social ladder..."

"Miss Cui, this is my private matter and has nothing to do with you. Please leave." Qu Yanci gave her a ruthless order to leave.

Cui Manying's eyes reddened as she picked up her bag and left.

Han Yi bumped into her at the door, looking like she was about to cry. Anyone who saw her would feel sorry for her.

Unfortunately, only Miss Shen's tears worked on Mr. Qu.