Chapter 289: I dare not even think about it
Raocheng!
Sunny weather, suitable for...
"Lin Ye, have you been in jail in the past few years?"
As soon as Chen Xi stood up, he felt the pain in his body. His brows furrowed and he looked at Lin Ye lying on the bed with some shame and anger.
One day and one night!
From the time she returned home yesterday to the time Lin Ye came over, she had no idea how she had agreed to Lin Ye's ridiculous requests.
"That's about right."
Lin Ye chuckled, stood up and walked towards the bathroom: "Let's go out for a walk later."
“I don’t go shopping.”
Chen Xi rolled his eyes. What kind of person is this? Doesn't he know what he has done? And he still wants to go shopping...
Half an hour later, Chen Xi, dressed carefully in a shoulder-baring long dress, walked out of the bathroom.
Lin Ye, who was sitting on the sofa waiting, was very satisfied with Chen Xi's dress. Chen Xi had a well-proportioned figure and a delicate face. She would be recognized at a glance even if she walked on the street without makeup, let alone when she was dressed up.
"Come on, what does your smile mean?"
"nothing."
Lin Ye stood up and let Chen Xi hold his arm. He smiled because he remembered that half an hour ago, Chen Xi complained that she didn't want to go shopping, but finally put on makeup.
Women, as long as they talk about shopping, they always become full of energy.
Lin Ye and Chen Xi were walking on the street, and many people turned their heads to look at them, but they were already used to it and just kept walking on the street.
Chen Xi had no intention of entering the store. She was simply enjoying the leisurely life of the two of them shopping and chatting.
"It seems that you are also a strong woman now."
"It's not that great, I just want to make a living. If Master Lin gets tired of me one day, I won't end up starving to death on the streets."
"Would you be worried about that?"
"Of course, look... I have crow's feet now, but you haven't changed from three years ago. In a few years, when I'm old, who knows what Master Lin is thinking? Aren't you men all very loyal?"
"Um?"
"I always like pretty 18-year-old girls."
Lin Ye smiled, he could probably guess what Chen Xi was thinking.
The crow's feet were fake, but because his appearance had hardly changed, Chen Xi felt a sense of crisis.
"Don't worry, I won't let you starve to death. Even if I really hate it, I will give you enough money to live on for the rest of your life." Lin Ye promised Chen Xi half-jokingly.
"Really? Thank you so much, Master Lin."
Chen Xi put her hands on Lin Ye's arms, leaned forward, and gave Lin Ye a sweet kiss. Then she immediately let go of his arms, ran forward in small steps, her skirt flying, and a smirk on her face.
Chen Xi, who had a smug look on her face as if she had succeeded in her sneak attack, had no idea that her naughty behavior had attracted the attention of many boys on the street.
Fortunately, there was no blind person who came forward to show off and then got slapped in the face by Lin Ye.
Crystal Palace!
This is the landmark building of Raocheng Commercial Pedestrian Street, and it sells women's products, mainly clothing.
"Master Lin, would you like to visit my dance club?"
"Okay, let's see how your career as a strong woman is going."
Lin Ye nodded. In the past three years, Chen Xi opened his own dance club. From the beginning, there was only one folk dance class, but now there are folk dance, ballet, street dance and other classes. There are more than 300 students, with an average of more than 100 new students every year.
As for tuition fees, the regular interest class is 5,000 yuan for three months, the advanced class is 3,000 yuan per month, and if it is art exam training, it is 8,000 yuan per month.
After deducting the rent and teachers' salaries, as well as water, electricity and property fees, Chen Xi's annual profit is between 300,000 and 500,000 yuan. In a city like Raocheng, for a girl to have such an income is already considered a very successful career.
"This is the stage, this is the classroom... this is the teacher's lounge, and this is my office."
After entering the dance club, Chen Xi introduced the layout of the dance club to Lin Ye. There were teachers teaching students to dance in several classrooms.
"Master Lin, what would you like to drink?"
Chen Xi's office is very simple, with a desk, a sofa and a coffee table.
"Whatever."
Lin Ye sat down on the sofa, and Chen Xi went to pour water for Lin Ye. Just as he finished pouring the water, the office door was pushed open.
"Xixi, let me tell you, Wang Yang is such a disgusting person. He poached our...ah, Mr. Lin, you...you are here."
The person who pushed the door open was a slightly plump girl. Lin Ye looked at her and said with a smile, "Well, let me take a look."
"Then...then I won't disturb you and Xixi anymore."
The girl left this sentence and turned away in a hurry. After leaving the office, she was considerate enough to close the door.
"Tiantian, you know me. I haven't seen you in the past few years. She kept asking me about my situation. I told her that Master Lin dumped her and that I had to start my own business in order to continue living. Tiantian believed me and then she joined me in managing this dance club."
Her best friend considerately closed the door. Seeing Lin Ye's half-smile, Chen Xi's face turned red and she quickly explained.
"A very nice girl."
"Yes, Tiantian has made the greatest contribution to the success of this dance club. She is responsible for renting the venue and recruiting students."
"You can't say that. After all, you're the one paying for it." Thinking of what Tiantian had just said, Lin Ye continued to ask, "Is your dance club in trouble?"
"It's not really a problem. There's also a dance club in the shopping mall opposite the Crystal Palace. These competitors are our enemies. Since they are so close, there are only so many students nearby. Naturally, the other party will find ways to snatch our students away." Chen Xi is very open-minded about it. This kind of competition is inevitable.
"If it's fair competition, Tiantian wouldn't say something like that."
Although Chen Xi said it lightly, Lin Ye believed that the other party must have used some unfair or disgusting means.
"What else could it be? A woman starting a business is always criticized, let alone a beauty like me... They can only throw dirty water on me."
Chen Xi couldn't help laughing when he was bragging about himself.
Chen Xi briefly explained the situation. Since the two dance clubs were just across the street from each other, the adult students were fine, but the parents who brought their children to register would come to the two clubs to compare. The person opposite would throw dirty water on Chen Xi when the parents came to the door, saying that he was not a decent person and had some scandals with the parents of the students...
Chen Xi’s looks are there, and the child’s mother must feel a little uncomfortable when she hears this. Learning dance for a child is a long process, and there will always be a time when the father has to pick up the child. What if her husband has also been seduced?
"So you just let him spread rumors like this?"
"What else can I do? The mouth is on someone else's face, and I can't stop it. Besides, he said it very cryptically. Even if I want to sue him, I can't do anything."
Lin Ye agreed with this when he heard it.
"Our Master Lin should not be involved in this matter. Let me handle it myself. If I really can't handle it, Master Lin will take action. Well, just like those overbearing CEOs, I will say: How dare you touch my woman!"
It seemed that when he thought of Lin Ye transforming into a domineering CEO, Chen Xi started laughing uncontrollably.
"Don't laugh. If I were really a domineering CEO, what I would say would be: Woman, just spend your money."
"Lin Ye, to be honest, your temperament doesn't look like that of a domineering CEO, but more like that of a landlord."
Chen Xi said it casually, what she didn't know was that Lin Ye was indeed a landlord in the other world.
"If I am a landlord, then what are you?"
"I am a favorite concubine. It is always the landlords who favor their concubines." Chen Xi smiled brightly.
"Then I will take you, my concubine, out for dinner today."
"Have a meal?"
"Well, I have a dinner date with my cousin, and you can come with me tonight."
Chen Xi was a little hesitant. She didn't know Lin Ye's background, but in her opinion, Lin Ye must be from a big family. Could she be seen by the public with her identity?
"Why, you don't want to?"
"No... no, forget it. Since you, the master, aren't worried anyway, why should I worry about it? Just sit in the office for a while. I'll go touch up my makeup."
"Didn't you just finish putting on makeup? Do you still need to touch up your makeup?"
Lin Ye was a little bit confused. She had already put on makeup when she went out, and she had only been shopping for more than an hour, and now she had to touch up her makeup again.
"What do you men know? Girls touch up their makeup all the time. Otherwise, why do you think we girls like to carry backpacks when we go out? Master, just sit here. If you get bored, you can play on the computer."
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"Xixi, what's wrong with him?"
As soon as Chen Xi left the office, Zhu Tiantian came over and asked curiously in a low voice.
"What's wrong with him? Tiantian, do you really want me to be abandoned?"
"No... that's not what I meant. I just... well, actually it's fine if you can be together for the rest of your lives. I'm just afraid that after a few years... actually it's pretty good now. We have a dance club and we make a lot of money every year. Then we can find a good boyfriend and get married."
In Zhu Tiantian's heart, it was actually a good thing that Chen Xi broke up with Mr. Lin. With Chen Xi's looks and her current career, it would be no problem for her to find a high-quality boyfriend, and she would live a happy life in the future.
"Tiantian, didn't you often say that some bad women found a rich man to support them when they were young, and then returned to their hometown to open a clothing store or beauty shop after saving money, and then found an honest man to take over? Don't you hate this kind of women the most?"
"That...that's different?"
"What's the difference? Just because I'm your bestie, you're being strict with him and lenient with yourself. To put it bluntly, that's selective law enforcement!"
"Oh, Xixi, you did it on purpose." Zhu Tiantian couldn't argue and was about to attack. Chen Xi quickly jogged away. When Zhu Tiantian caught up with him, his expression became very serious:
"Tiantian, I know you are doing this for my own good and for my future, but I have no plans to get married in this life, nor do I plan to cheat an honest person into taking over. It's fine this way."
"Well, whatever decision you make, I support you."
"Support me. You want to be like me and not get married in the future. Then we can go to a nursing home together? That's also good. We can take care of each other."
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A newly opened restaurant in Raocheng that imitates the Hong Kong style of the 1990s.
In a small private room, a young couple looked a little nervous.
"Gao Jingwen, you need to be nicer later. As long as my cousin is satisfied with you, my parents won't have any objections."
"Don't worry, I can definitely handle your cousin."
Gao Jingwen was very confident, but his sweaty hands on the table revealed his true thoughts.
If he was meeting Nuannuan's parents, he would not be so nervous. But he was meeting Nuannuan's cousin. They were all of the same age, and boys of the same age generally knew what each other was thinking, so he was a little nervous.
But no matter how nervous he was, Gao Jingwen was confident that he had a good family background and personal abilities, and was considered a leader among his peers. He believed that Nuannuan's cousin would definitely be satisfied with him.
"My cousin sent a message. He is at the door. I will go pick him up."
"Let's go together."
Gao Jingwen suddenly stood up from his chair, followed Zhang Nuannuan out of the box and walked towards the lobby door, where Lin Ye and Chen Xi just walked in.
There were quite a few diners at the tables in the lobby. When Lin Ye and Chen Xi walked in, they attracted the attention of most of the diners.
Handsome men and beautiful women are a sight to behold wherever they go.
"elder brother!"
The diners heard a shout, and then saw the handsome boy looking to the left, where a beautiful girl was waving at him.
Hearing the beautiful woman call them "Brother", these diners could only sigh that genes are really powerful. Look at this brother and sister, both are beautiful.
"Nuan Nuan, let me introduce you, this is Chen Xi."
"Chen Xi, this is my cousin Zhang Nuannuan."
Lin Ye introduced Zhang Nuannuan and Chen Xi to each other, and his eyes also noticed Gao Jingwen standing behind Zhang Nuannuan.
"Wow, Sister Chen Xi is so beautiful, brother, this is my sister-in-law, right?"
Zhang Nuannuan's eyes rolled. Her brother had never brought a girl out before, so this must be his girlfriend.
Hearing Zhang Nuannuan's call, Chen Xi didn't know how to respond and looked at Lin Ye for help.
"Yeah, that's not wrong."
Lin Ye's words were equivalent to acknowledging Chen Xi's identity. Chen Xi's pretty face turned red. Zhang Nuannuan didn't care about that and immediately stepped forward to hold Chen Xi's hand: "Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful. I thought my brother was not interested in women. It turns out that it's because he hasn't met anyone as beautiful as you."
Zhang Nuannuan was very excited. Her mother cared more about her cousin's life than her own. If she told her mother the good news, she would definitely not object to her and Gao Jingwen's relationship.
"Brother, my name is Gao Jingwen. Nuannuan has told you about me."
Gao Jingwen, who was abandoned by his girlfriend, looked a little embarrassed, but at the same time had a flattering smile on his face. He didn't know why, but when he saw his cousin Nuannuan, the pressure suddenly increased several times.
"Well, I heard from Nuannuan that you two have been dating for about a year."
"Yes, for ten months."
"That's good."
"Yes, I do."
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"Puchi, brother, what are you two doing standing at the door? Come in quickly."
Zhang Nuannuan couldn't help laughing as she watched her cousin and her boyfriend standing at the door staring at each other. Chen Xi waited until Lin Ye came in and sat down, then asked in a low voice, "How come it's okay to date for ten months? Should we have added some background music for you guys just now?"
"Sister-in-law, the one who is most afraid of the sudden silence in the air..."
Zhang Nuannuan also interrupted, and Lin Ye smiled. He was silent just now because he really couldn't find any topic to talk about for a while.
They are all of the same age, he can't ask how many people are in the boy's family, what he does, or investigate his household registration and background.
The most important thing is that this boy has a pretty good look, and that’s enough.
And Nuannuan also told him some information about her boyfriend.
His parents are employees of public institutions. He has an older sister who is married. The boy is a programmer. He returned to Raocheng last year to start a business and opened a technology company. He met Nuannuan through business cooperation.
With the presence of Zhang Nuannuan and Chen Xi, the atmosphere at the dinner table quickly became lively. After all, they were all of the same age. Gao Jingwen returned to normal after the initial nervousness and was able to answer some of Lin Ye's questions with ease.
"Our Raocheng is developing rapidly now. Many units have begun to promote Internet-based office work, and many communities are also building smart communities. Your company has good development prospects. As long as you manage it with care, the market is still broad."
"Yes, that's why I quit my job in Shanghai and came back to start my own business."
Gao Jingwen didn't feel that his cousin Nuannuan's tone was a bit old-fashioned at all. He started his own business not long after graduation, and starting a business is the most challenging because you have to deal with all kinds of people. Looking at the beautiful woman who sat quietly in her seat and picked up food for his cousin from time to time, like a fairy, he knew that his cousin Nuannuan was definitely extraordinary.
Even though Nuannuan's cousin is very handsome, being handsome cannot make a living in today's society. The more beautiful women are, the more they understand this, because they have seen many outstanding men and know what kind of men they want.
"Nuan Nuan, when are you going to tell your aunt?"
After chatting with Gao Jingwen for a while, Lin Ye looked at his cousin.
"Brother, I plan to tell mom next year. My company is just getting on track now. Jingwen is also very busy this year. He plans to cooperate with several property companies in the city to build a smart and safe community."
"Being busy with work and telling my aunt don't conflict with each other." Lin Ye frowned and turned his gaze back to Gao Jingwen: "Jingwen, is what Nuannuan said what you meant?"
“No…No!”
Gao Jingwen hurriedly explained. He didn't know why, but this look from his cousin Nuan Nuan gave him great pressure: "I... I'm going to Nuan Nuan's house in a few days."
Zhang Nuannuan saw that her boyfriend looked frightened and curled her lips. Her cousin was not a monster, so how could he be eaten?
Facing his girlfriend's contemptuous look, Gao Jingwen smiled bitterly in his heart. He was not a coward. He really felt a huge pressure and his actions were all conditioned reflexes.
"Well, the time is about right. If my aunt and uncle have no objection, I can bring Nuannuan to your house to meet your parents. It's right for men to be busy with their careers, but it doesn't conflict with starting a family."
Gao Jingwen listened and smiled bitterly. It was not that he was unwilling, but he knew that once the elders of both sides knew about it, they would have to prepare for the engagement right away, and the hustle and bustle of an engagement would indeed delay a lot of things.
Especially now that there is more than one company in the city, he originally planned to sign contracts with some communities in one go.
But if he were asked to choose between Nuannuan and his career development, he would still choose Nuannuan. As for the company, its development would at most slow down.
"Nuan Nuan, how is your studio going?"
"Brother, what studio? I'm a company now. I'm the agent , and I have more than 30 employees."
"So amazing, not bad."
Lin Ye knew that because of him, Chen Shanghan must have taken good care of his cousin's company. The companies under Chen Shanghan alone were enough to support his cousin.
"Nuannuan, you are not the boss of Nuanxin Culture Media, are you?" Chen Xi listened to Lin Ye's words and suddenly asked Zhang Nuannuan.
"Yes, sister-in-law, do you know our company too?"
"Not long ago, I was thinking of cooperating with your company to run recruitment ads on short videos, but the price was a bit high and I couldn't bear it."
"Ah, sister-in-law, what do you do?"
"I opened a dance club."
“Brother, you are such a fool. You knew I was doing this, but you didn’t tell my sister-in-law.” Zhang Nuannuan first glanced at Lin Ye with a resentful look, and then said, “Sister-in-law, send me the address of your dance club, and I will bring people to shoot a video tomorrow.”
"Okay, thank you Nuannuan then."
Chen Xi didn't mention money, and neither did Zhang Nuannuan. Since they were all family, the amount of money wasn't important.
"Don't blame me. I didn't care about her dance club at all."
Lin Ye took a sip of the tea that Gao Jingwen had just poured for him and explained to himself.
"Sister-in-law, you are just too nice to my brother. Look how much you've spoiled him..."
"Men need to be spoiled. Once they're spoiled, other women won't be able to stand them." Chen Xi conveyed this twisted logic.
"It seems to make some sense..." Zhang Nuannuan looked at Gao Jingwen and caught Gao Jingwen's expectant look: "Do you also want the same treatment as my brother?"
"I dare not even think about it!"
Gao Jingwen sensed the murderous intent in his girlfriend's eyes and quickly changed his words.
"Hmph, you're quick to react."
Lin Ye looked at Gao Jingwen in some astonishment. Are all boys so humble when they are in a relationship nowadays?
It's so scary.
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After lunch, Lin Ye returned to the villa and received a call from another couple.
"Mr. Lin, please save Xiaoqi!"
The call was from Li Xian, and Li Xian's voice sounded very anxious. Lin Ye frowned. Were the eloping couple caught?
However, even if he was caught by the Xie family, the most they would do was take Xie Xiaoqi back. There was no need for Li Xian to be so anxious.
"Mr. Lin, the Xie family wants to kill Xiaoqi. It was the order from Old Lady Xie herself. Xiaoqi's father secretly sent this news to Xiaoqi, asking Xiaoqi and me to flee the country."
"Thank you, old lady, for the order personally?"
Lin Ye's eyes sank. With how much love Old Lady Xie had for Xie Xiaoqi, even if Xie Xiaoqi eloped with Li Xian and brought shame to the Xie family, she would not kill her own granddaughter.
But since the news was sent by Xie Xiaoqi's father, and he also asked Xie Xiaoqi to escape from the country, it couldn't be false.
"Mr. Lin, please, please save Xiaoqi."
"You two should come to Raocheng now. I will go and find out the situation. "
