The Cinnabar Mole of a Beijing Circle Tycoon

The midday sun shone through the blinds, casting dappled shadows on the desk.

Jason delivered the lunch prepared by the chef from Yu Garden on time. As the insulated food container was opened layer by layer, a fresh and delicious aroma wafted out.

The chef's stewed mushroom soup was so tender that it was almost falling apart. It was served with stir-fried beef with onions and stir-fried seasonal vegetables, which Shen Qingyao loved. Another food box contained steamed shrimp, steamed sea bass, and okra and egg custard.

Meng Jiangyu sat down next to Shen Qingyao, peeling shrimp, his voice low and chuckled: "Eat more, you must be exhausted from earlier."

"You know I'm tired, but you didn't listen when I told you to stop!" Shen Qingyao said, eating the shrimp the man had peeled for her.

"I heard it!" Meng Jiangyu looked at Shen Qingyao with a serious expression.

"No, you're not! You're still moving!" Shen Qingyao said, drinking her soup. She was really hungry.

"I stopped when you told me to, and then you didn't say anything, so I thought I could move again!"

Seeing that she couldn't win the argument, Shen Qingyao gave up. "You little rascal, peel the shrimp! Don't talk!"

"Yes, Mr. Shen!" Meng Jiangyu continued peeling shrimp.

After dinner, Shen Qingyao slept for a while in Meng Jiangyu's arms.

At 2 PM, Lu Ying called, her voice beaming: "Yao Yao, are you free this afternoon? I'd like to treat you to a manicure and a full-body treatment!"

Shen Qingyao, having nothing to do in the afternoon, smiled and agreed.

"Ah Yu, Yingying asked me to get my nails done, so you should focus on your work!"

"My business partner just happened to have arranged to play golf at Shanshui Manor, so I can give you a ride there on my way."

"Okay!" Meng Jiangyu got up and put on his suit jacket, and Shen Qingyao helped him straighten his collar.

Meng Jiangyu picked up Shen Qingyao's white house bag and coat, and led her outside.

The assistants at the door were stunned by what they saw. It was the first time they had ever seen their boss like this. The old house was on fire; this was no ordinary situation.

The black Rolls-Royce glided smoothly into the traffic.

Meng Jiangyu flipped through the documents in his hand, his gaze occasionally sweeping over the person humming a song beside him, a faint smile playing in his eyes.

The glass doors of the beauty salon reflected their figures. He opened the car door for her and bent down to straighten her collar, which had been ruffled by the wind: "Call me when you're done, and I'll come pick you up."

Shen Qingyao tiptoed and planted a light kiss on the corner of his lips, her eyes crinkling as she whispered in his ear, "Okay, Daddy."

Meng Jiangyu chuckled softly in a hoarse voice, whispering in her ear, "Baby, don't seduce me outside, or I won't mind *doing* you in the car!"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Shen Qingyao slyly took a step back. "But I won't listen, because I'm stubborn!"

Watching her step into the warm, inviting light in her boots, Meng Jiangyu smiled, turned around, and got back into the car. He rubbed the lingering fragrance of her lips with his fingertips and instructed the driver, "To Shanshui Manor."

Meng Jiangyu took a deep breath, suppressing his desire.

This girl is getting bolder and bolder; it seems she needs to be properly disciplined.

The warm yellow light spilled through the gauze curtains of the beauty salon, making the afternoon's languor even more languid.

The staff at the beauty salon warmly greeted Shen Qingyao and led her to her reserved room.

As soon as Shen Qingyao stepped into the room, Lu Ying was playing on her phone, and the beauty bed next to her was already covered with sheets that smelled faintly of lavender.

Lu Ying was drawn to the Hermès White House bag in Shen Qingyao's hand. "Wow, Yao Yao, how did you get that bag?"

"Hmm?" Shen Qingyao handed over the bag. "I got this from the dressing room! Is it expensive?"

"A few million, but it's really not expensive for Mr. Meng!" Lu Ying stroked the Birkin 20 First Snow, the latest vintage.

Shen Qingyao was shocked. "How much? Several million!"

"He's gone mad, he's gone mad!" Shen Qingyao exclaimed in disbelief.

"Oh, with Meng Jiangyu's wealth, this is like an ordinary person buying a cabbage," Lu Ying comforted her. "Don't worry, sister!"

"I expected this bag to be expensive, but I didn't expect it to be this expensive! And I just tossed it around carelessly."

"Oh, it's just a bag. Just treat it like a 50-yuan bag!" Lu Ying continued. "Besides, you deserve the best. You just couldn't afford it before, not that you didn't deserve it."

"The fact that she's in your hands means she's meant to be carried by you!"

"But please use it carefully, I can't bear to!" Lu Ying said pitifully.

Shen Qingyao was both amused and exasperated by her sudden change in attitude. "You really like this?"

"Who wouldn't love it? It's impossible to buy!" Lu Ying added, "It's the dream of nine hundred million girls!"

"I'm just average, but since you like it, I'll give it to you!"

"No, I cannot accept a reward without merit!" Lu Yingyi refused sternly.

"Okay, I'll give it to you for your birthday."

Lu Ying was overjoyed. "Really? I love you to death, Yao Yao!"

"Of course! Just don't mind that I've used it before!"

"No, no!" Lu Ying excitedly hugged Shen Qingyao.

Lu Ying's tone was full of excitement, "Today I've booked a deep moisturizing package for you, as well as the cat-eye manicure you've been talking about for so long."

"Okay! Let's change our clothes first!" Shen Qingyao took off her coat.

"Uh-huh!"

The beautician's fingertips, coated with slightly cool lotion, gently touched her cheeks with a touch as light as a feather.

Shen Qingyao and Lu Ying closed their eyes, enjoying their facial treatments.

The massage bed in the spa sank into a soft, inviting space. The aroma of essential oils mixed with sandalwood filled the air. The masseuse's just-right pressure gently moved along the lines of her shoulders and neck, relieving her fatigue from the past few days in this warm and gentle moment.

"Yingying, do you know the story of your cousin and Sister Fang?" Shen Qingyao asked.

"Yes, I know. This incident caused quite a stir back then! I've heard about it to some extent."

"Grandpa Lu is very angry and firmly refuses to let Sister Fang into the family!"

"My cousin can't fight city hall, and Grandma Lu recently arranged a blind date for him with a girl from a similar social class!"

"My mom said that girl is very satisfied with him!"

Shen Qingyao listened quietly to Lu Ying's words, "My cousin has enjoyed the enormous benefits brought by the family's power, so he must bear the responsibility."

Lu Ying sighed, "Alas! There's nothing I can do! I think they can only live in seclusion on high platforms while I dwell in the spring mountains."

"For Grandpa Lu, family is above all else."

"My cousin can't escape his family!"

As Shen Qingyao listened to Lu Ying's story, she asked, "Aren't there any elders in their family who support them?"

"No! The family has already condemned Sister Fang as a vixen for what happened back then!"

"Grandma Lu and Aunt Lu personally intervened to force Sister Fang to leave!"

Shen Qingyao sighed, "Is there really no way at all?"

"No way!"

"On second thought, separating might not be a bad thing for the other woman!" Shen Qingyao said, looking at it from another perspective.

"Why?" Lu Ying asked, puzzled.

"It's been eight years and there's still no result. The elders in my family don't approve at all. Maybe we should separate and change the status quo so that there might be a turning point."

"Even if we assume that the two of them are deeply in love but have a shallow fate, it's better to end it quickly than to suffer for a long time."

Lu Ying agreed, "Yao Yao, you're so wise!"

"Hahaha, someone taught well!"

"Wow, what a display of affection!"

After the massage, the two started getting their nails done.

Shen Qingyao listened to Lu Ying chattering away, sharing the latest gossip from the entertainment industry.

"Yaoyao, I've heard another piece of gossip recently!"

"What?"

"Famous director Xu Jiang's fourth wife seduced her own son-in-law, got pregnant, and pretended the child was Xu Jiang's!"

"What!" Shen Qingyao was shocked.

"When the child was born, Xu Jiang discovered that the blood types were incompatible; it's impossible for someone with type A blood and someone with type B blood to have a child with type O blood."

"Then Xu Jiang found out that his wife had slept with her son-in-law after a family dinner six years ago, while Xu Jiang and her daughter were drunk, and ended up getting pregnant by accident."

"Perhaps Xu Jiang is too old to satisfy his young wife, who is young and beautiful!" Lu Ying said without changing her expression.

Shen Qingyao was shocked by these words and was speechless for a moment.

"The entertainment industry is very chaotic, with countless unspoken rules, and married couples are everywhere on set."

"I heard a couple of days ago that Li Shen and Zhao Mei got divorced. Apparently, Li Shen had a mistress who was pregnant and took over the marriage. Zhao Mei had too many abortions when she was young and couldn't get pregnant anymore."

"How do you know so much gossip about the entertainment industry?!"

"My family owns an entertainment company; I know all this industry gossip!"

"There's another celebrity in the entertainment industry whose family embezzled billions of yuan from the people!" Shen Qingyao exclaimed in shock.

"For people like them, their sins are for the present, but their merits will last for generations," Lu Ying said casually.

"You are capable of providing feedback and summaries!"

"That celebrity carries a Hermes bag, drives a Ferrari, and lives a very carefree life!"

"And then?" Shen Qingyao asked curiously.

"They've definitely been arrested!"

Everyone has to pay the price for their choices.