Just as the call ended, a staff member said that Miss Lin had lost a watch on the estate. It turned out another guest’s child was seen with it, and both claimed the watch as their own.
Miss Lin brought along this watch today, which she had bought with great effort. It’s a limited edition globally, and there are probably only two of them in China, owned by her and Lu Qin.
Dating tip: Increase commonalities.
But somehow, before even meeting Lu Qin, she lost it, making today’s meeting unsuccessful. She went to the restroom, and when she returned fifteen minutes later, Lu Qin was no longer in that private room. She called a nearby friend to accompany her for a drink and waited for the estate surveillance to check where her watch was lost.
At this moment, seeing it in a child’s hands, the other mother insisted it wasn’t picked up. Miss Lin suddenly got angry, finding an outlet for the frustration of being rejected today.
“You still dare say you didn’t pick it up? Can you afford it? Do you have a purchase record?” Seeing the other person flustered, Miss Lin became even more convinced, sneering. “Do you think your twenty thousand yuan bag matches that watch?”
The cat owner’s contempt for Pei Dundun was returned double by Lin Yi, which immediately made her understand the feeling of being mocked for being poor.
Unable to provide a purchase record, she hesitated for a moment, saying, “I bought it from a child and exchanged it with a Siberian Forest cat.”
“Don’t make such outrageous excuses. Exchanging a watch worth over ten million for a cat? Are you robbing children? It seems like it’s not just finding, but stealing, right?”
Miss Lin glanced down at the naughty child from a high vantage point, saying, “Tsk, as the old saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. A rat’s child will only know how to dig holes.”
After Lin Yi hinted at it, the woman, enraged by the suggestion that her child was a thief, shook with fury. She insisted on checking the surveillance cameras in the estate. It turned out that the troublesome child had traded her the watch he found for the cat.
The watch was worth more than she had anticipated.
Both sides argued fiercely, determined to identify the child involved.
Pei Rong, unperturbed, responded after hearing it all, “The surveillance after 5 PM is down. Let’s call the police.”
Pei Dundun’s bump on her forehead still hadn’t subsided. Feeling guilty, Aunt Zhang was afraid that Pei Dundun might not stay still and accidentally bump into the table corner again, so she helped her apply a piece of gauze.
Looking quite pitiful.
Pei Dundun might be mischievous, but he rarely got injured. His face was very fair and clean.
Pei Rong was not a saint, not obligated to clear the cat owner’s name.
The internal components of the watch were numbered, so she wouldn’t be falsely accused for too long. Let her suffer for a bit.
The police car took several people back for investigation. When the mischievous child got into the police car, he felt scared and cried as if he was a pig being slaughtered.
He wanted to stay here, but his mother, feeling uneasy, forcibly pushed him into the car.
The police couldn’t help but be reminded of a certain eager little child who wanted to sit in the front seat.
Pei Dundun still didn’t understand what was happening and muttered, “Why is he crying?”
Besides not giving instant noodles to children, the police uncle was still very good.
***
Unaware of the commotion from the previous night, Lun Qin went about his morning routine the next day. Upon waking up, he instinctively went to the bathroom to wash up.
There was no one.
Wait... why did he feel like someone should be in here?
Lu Qin stood at the door of the bathroom, his expression changing unpredictably. He remembered he had a particularly vivid dream.
So vivid that he couldn’t help but ask the bodyguard, “Did someone come in last night?”
Bodyguard: “President Lu, except for the waiters delivering meals and drinks, no one has entered.”
Drinks?
Lu Qin pinched his brow, feeling a hangover headache surge at the back of his head.
This must be fake alcohol; drinking it even caused hallucinations.
He stared at the untidy dining table and the two empty bottles on it, lost in thought.
He dreamed that Pei Rong suddenly appeared in the bathroom and even fed him alcohol mouth-to-mouth.
He had thoughts during the day and dreams at night. Before going to bed, he drank and thought about the red wine he had given to Pei Rong. That night, he had a dream that was so consistent with reality that he couldn’t deny it was a dream, even if he wanted to.
Moreover, there were no traces left on his body. If it were true, there would be some evidence, but Pei Rong wasn’t the type to endure things quietly in bed.
This was all like some melodramatic plot from a soap opera. Pei Rong wouldn’t act like that at all.
How could Pei Rong be so gentle and cooperative?
Just thinking about it in the morning...
Lu Qin’s face sank, feeling an old ailment relapse, which was very bad.
Lu Qin understood in his heart that Pei Rong’s sudden departure had two main reasons: one, he unilaterally arranged for Pei Rong to act in a show and attend different etiquette classes; two, Pei Rong feared his unbridled desires for him.
If they were to reconcile, these two points must be addressed. The former was easily manageable, but the latter... it’s still just theoretical, and in practice, it might result in failure.
He couldn’t allow it to be all in vain.
Lu Qin wiped his face and went to the bathroom to freshen up and change clothes.
As he left, Manager Zhao personally opened the car door for him, warmly suggesting that he apply for a membership card and visit often.
The driver was about to accept the membership card; he had plenty of those.
But Lu Qin said, “No need.”
He wouldn’t come again next time.
The fake alcohol here affected his desire and clouded his mind.
Pei Rong sacrificed his beauty to persuade him to drink, painstakingly turning Lu Qin’s slight intoxication into a deeper state. Then, Manager Zhao nervously reported that they seemed to have treated President Lu inadequately.
After eating, drinking, and enjoying the company of a beautiful a ‘woman’, he still didn’t apply for a membership card.
