As a person who sticks to his word, Lin Yilan and Qiu Xiuzhen got up early the next day after agreeing on a time.

She was even in the mood to get up early and go for a run.

The servants in Qiu Xiuzhen's villa were frightened when they saw her getting up so early.

"Ms. Lin, breakfast is not ready yet. If you are in a hurry to eat now, we will make it for you now." The housekeeper walked up to her and half-bowed.

Lin Yilan avoided the housekeeper's bow and answered her in English, "It doesn't matter. I have to exercise for forty minutes when I get up in the morning, and I have to take a shower after exercise, so breakfast is not urgent."

She has insisted on the habit of morning exercise for two days . It has been eleven years, but when she goes on a business trip, she usually does not go out to exercise when she is not sure about the safety of the surroundings.

But this time it was different. Qiu Xiuzhen arranged for her to live in her villa in Deep Water Bay. This place where rich people gathered. If safety could not be guaranteed, then...it can only be said that the harbor city was in complete chaos.

After talking about her arrangements, Lin Yilan waved to the housekeeper and went out wearing full sportswear.

At six o'clock in the harbor city in early July, the sun has already begun to show its light. The ocean not far away appears clear due to the dawn. Coupled with the faint golden glow of the morning sun, the waves are mixed with fragments of golden light, which is beautiful and moving.

After warming up, she started running slowly along the sidewalk leading in and out of the villa area.

The summer sea breeze, with a faint salty smell, dried the wet hair on her cheeks.

Standing at the foot of the mountain and staring at the sea, you can feel the incomparable vastness.

What about standing on the top of a mountain?

No wonder everyone wants to be rich.

Lin Yilan smiled and shook her head with her hands on her hips.

The desire to make money can never be satisfied. The only thing she can do is not to let money go to her head.

Back in Qiu Xiuzhen's villa, the aroma of breakfast had spread from the kitchen to the living room.

The owner of the house still didn't wake up.

After Lin Yilan said good morning to the housekeeper and servant who passed by, she went back to the room to wash up.

By the time she finished packing everything and went downstairs, Kate had already arrived.

"Good morning, Kate. I hope you didn't delay your rest because of my affairs."

Kate responded with a smile, "Good morning, Miss Lin. You don't have to worry about me. Ms. Qiu told me yesterday that during your stay in Hong Kong City, I will be responsible for cooperating with your work."

Just as Lin Yilan was about to pull out her chair, she was grabbed by the servant next to her.

She looked at her hands, lowered her head, smiled, and thanked the servant behind her.

"What about Ms. Qiu? Don't let my incident affect Ms. Qiu's normal life." After she sat down, she picked up a steamed bun with her chopsticks.

There is also a small dish of butter placed next to the basket of steamed buns, which looks like a way only southerners eat it.

She picked up the bun with chopsticks, dipped it in some butter, then opened her mouth and took a big bite.

Kate walked up to her and said, "No, Ms. Qiu has other arrangements."

Lin Yilan did not continue to ask further, as long as she was sure that the customer would not be affected by her.

Breakfast took a total of fifteen minutes.

During these fifteen minutes, there was no other sound except the clinking of bowls and chopsticks.

She had an egg, a steamed bun, two pieces of bacon for breakfast, and finally drank a glass of milk.

Lin Yilan breathed a sigh of relief when she got down from the dinner table.

"Kate, please wait a moment. I will go back to the room to get my bag. Then we will walk around the land where the art museum is planned to be built, and then go to the architectural firm that Ms. Qiu commissioned before to get the information."

"Okay." Kate She lowered her eyes to cover the surprise in her eyes.

It's rare to see a young girl eating so much in the morning, and Kate was quite surprised for a moment.

She quietly raised her eyes and took a look at Lin Yilan's figure. She was slender and strong. Although she was not as slim as other girls, she didn't seem to have a figure that needed to eat a lot.

Lin Yilan walked up the stairs and after making sure that the people on the first floor couldn't see her, she patted her chest.

This breakfast was really...somewhat hard to describe.

There were four or five people standing around her, but she was the only one sitting at the dining table eating.

It's really hard to get used to being watched while eating.

After complaining in her mind and checking what she needed to bring in her bag, she quickly walked downstairs from the room.

"Let's go, Kate."

Kate was stunned again after seeing Lin Yilan's dress.

A white shirt, black trousers, and a pair of five-centimeter high heels.

There was also light makeup on her face, which made her not as youthful and attractive as she had been at breakfast.

Much like those working women in offices in Hong Kong City.

But why are there two bags in my hand?

These thoughts flashed through Kate's mind. Lin Yilan showed a work attitude, and she naturally had to adjust her state.

"Okay, Miss Lin. Do you need me to help you get something?" Kate turned slightly and raised her hand to point in the direction of the door.

Lin Yilan waved her hand, "No need."

When she was working, the last thing she needed was someone else carrying her bag for her.

Someone helped her carry her bag and lost her information. It happened once, and she would never allow it to happen a second time.

This time we went out, the driver was still Kate.

"Ms. Lin, are we going to see the land where the project is located first?"

Lin Yilan was changing her shoes, "Yes."

She wore high heels when she went out, but she also brought a pair of sneakers in her bag.

If she wears high heels when inspecting the project site, her feet will be useless when she comes back.

Kate looked at the rearview mirror in the car and naturally didn't miss any of her little moves.

They went out relatively early and had not yet caught up with the morning rush hour in Hong Kong City.

Soon, we arrived at the project site.

When Lin Yilan got out of the car and looked at the land in front of her, she smiled.

I had long expected that this land would be difficult to deal with, but I didn’t expect it to be so difficult to deal with.

The place where the art museum is located is a relatively famous street in Hong Kong City where the cultural industry is concentrated.

There are many galleries, bookstores and even cinemas nearby.

In such a place, the land is basically occupied by various buildings.

Only the land where Qiu Xiuzhen plans to build an art museum is still bare.

And it is squeezed into an irregular shape, which is also very interesting.

After Kate parked the car, she came back and saw that Lin Yilan had not spoken a word, and she felt a little worried.

After all, the reason why many designers rejected Ms. Qiu's invitation before was not only related to Ms. Qiu's late husband's other wives, but also because the land was difficult to deal with.

"Ms. Lin, are there any problems with this land?"

Lin Yilan's eyes were bright. She turned and looked at Kate with a big smile, "No, this land is very good."

Only restrictions bring challenges!

Kate showed a rare dull expression.

Isn't Miss Lin crazy?

Lin Yilan didn't care what Kate was thinking, she took out the notebook in her bag and started working.

On the right side of the land is the road and on the left is a coffee shop.

The shape of the entire piece of land is somewhat like a kitchen knife, but the handle of the "kitchen knife" is not a standard rectangle, but an irregular trapezoid.

She walked around the outer edge of the entire land, then put on her gloves, took out a small shovel from her bag, squatted down and dug up the soil on the ground.

Although many buildings have been built on this piece of land, and it stands to reason that the quality of the land should not be anything special, she still decided that it would be more appropriate to check it again herself.

After casually looking at the soil, she pushed it back.

The sun gradually came out, and the clerk from the coffee shop next door came to open the door.

She patted the dirt on her gloves and walked to the door of the coffee shop.

The coffee shop has white walls and a few iron shelves at the door, with nothing on them. Soon after, I saw the clerk placing flowers on the iron shelf one after another.

Then she slowly looked around the storefronts to the left of the coffee shop.

Although their art gallery is an independent building, she still hopes that it will not be too obviously different from the surrounding buildings as much as possible.

She wanted the art museum to blend into the street, rather than stand out from it.

It needs to be unique, but not isolated.

While walking, Lin Yilan visited almost all the stores on the left side of the art museum.

Not only did she look outside, she also went in and walked around.

Kate followed behind, completely confused as to what Lin Yilan was thinking.

After Lin Yilan drank up the coffee, she threw the paper cup into the trash can.

"Kate, let's go to the firm that Ms. Qiu entrusted before and get the information back."

Kate nodded, "Okay, then Miss Lin, please wait for me here for a moment and I'll bring the car over."

After Kate left During this time, Lin Yilan walked to a phone booth not far away.

She pressed the number that she had memorized fluently.

"Hey, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Mr. Wang Ersheng." Lin Yilan said, pinching her throat.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll call him."

Hearing the sound of the microphone being placed on the table, Lin Yilan breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked around.

Wang Ersheng picked up the phone, "Hello, sister, are you here?"

Lin Yilan resumed her original voice, "Well, let's do something. By the way, what's going on with their family now?"

Wang Ersheng lowered his voice, "The second wife and brother have already I'm looking for someone to go to the mainland. But there's no news yet. I'll tell you when there is news."

"Okay, I'll hang up first." Lin Yilan put down the phone immediately when she saw the red car preparing to turn. .

"Bye...hey!" Wang Ersheng looked at the beeping phone and sighed.

On the other side, Lin Yilan immediately ran back to where she was standing after hanging up the phone.

Soon, the car stopped in front of Lin Yilan.

She got in the car and Kate immediately stepped on the accelerator.

"Ms. Lin, Ms. Qiu from the architectural office has already told you in advance that you can get the information directly when you arrive."

Lin Yilan touched her chin, "I think it might not go so well."

She fastened her seat belt , "I would like to ask, why does this firm want to terminate the contract with Ms. Qiu?"

Various inspection materials were prepared, and there must be a reason for the sudden refusal.

Kate turned the steering wheel, "Because Ms. Qiu's late husband's family asked someone to come to the office to cause trouble, so..."

Lin Yilan shook her head. Qiu Xiuzhen's ex-husband's family had been making trouble for so many years and they still haven't given up.

I hope that the designer that this architectural firm has worked with Qiu Xiuzhen before will be someone who understands colors and can cooperate with her.

Otherwise, she might not be able to get the information so easily.

"We're here."

Kate's voice interrupted Lin Yilan's thoughts.

She got out of the car without waiting for Kate to open the door for her.

Kate looked at Lin Yilan, who was half a head taller than her, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

Why is this man so tall?

The two entered the architectural office one after another.

The front desk employee saw the two people coming in and immediately stood up and said hello.

"Two ladies, which designer are you here to see? Or do you have decoration needs?"

Kate took a step forward, "I am Ms. Qiu's assistant Kate, and I am here to get some information from Designer Liang. "

When the front desk employee heard that he was Qiu Xiuzhen's assistant, his expression changed.

She gave Lin Yilan an admiring look, then turned to look at Kate, "Miss, please come to the reception room with me and wait a moment. I'll call the designer Liang."

As the front desk staff left the reception room, Qiu Xiuzhen said The news that the designer came to the office immediately spread throughout the office.

Designer Liang only learned of this situation after he came to the front desk.

He pulled out the information at the bottom and touched it with some reluctance.

"I'll come."

The environment of the reception room can tell how wealthy this architectural firm is.

Four chairs, a table, and glass wall partitions are all common configurations in the future.

But the area of ​​the single reception room, the material of the furniture, and the carpets on the floor of the reception room indicate that it is a well-established firm.

Lin Yilan picked up the coffee delivered by the front desk and looked at the coffee cup.

The coffee cup is made of ceramic, and based on the glossiness of the surface, it doesn't look like a bargain.

Instead of drinking the coffee, she put the cup back on the saucer.

"Kate, is this firm quite famous in your port city?"

Kate was stunned for a moment. She had never introduced this place in detail. How did Lin Yilan know about it?

Qiu Xiuzhen's original intention was not to let Lin Yilan know about the reputation of this architectural firm in Hong Kong City, so as to avoid psychological pressure on her.

Unexpectedly now, people have guessed it themselves.

"This firm ranks among the top ten in the Hong Kong architecture industry, and in recent years, designer Liang in their firm has received a lot of praise in Hong Kong.

He is one of the best among young architects in Hong Kong. "

Lin Yilan raised her eyebrows, "Designer Liang? Is he the designer of Ms. Qiu Memorial Hall?"

Kate shook her head and explained, "The designer Ms. Qiu is looking for is called Designer Daliang in the office. It's not the same person as the designer Liang I just mentioned.

That designer Liang rarely takes on small projects now. "

Interesting, the designer Liang mentioned by Kate seems quite arrogant.

However, people who are famous when they are young are somewhat arrogant.

I just don’t know if their talents can support this arrogance.

"Dong dong dong——"

"Hello, I am Liang Juncai."

The knock on the door was accompanied by the introduction of the person outside the door.

The glass door blocked nothing, and Lin Yilan looked back at the designer standing outside the door.

Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a white Polo shirt, and mousse on her head.

Looks very much like a business person.

Lin Yilan suspected that when she was walking on the streets of Hong Kong City, especially in the concentrated areas of business office buildings, men no matter how old they were were dressed like this.

There are also some who are not afraid of the heat and will wear shirts.

When she was looking at Liang Juncai's appearance, Kate said, "Come in."

Lin Yilan did not speak, but remained silent.

Since she arrived in Hong Kong City, she has not revealed to anyone that she can speak Cantonese.

Originally I didn't find a suitable opportunity, but now I think it would be good to talk about it later.

After Liang Juncai came in, Lin Yilan and Kate both stood up.

"Mr. Liang, I am Lin Yilan, nice to meet you." Lin Yilan chose to greet him in English.

Kate added in English on the side, "This Miss Lin is Ms. Qiu's newly confirmed designer."

Liang Juncai took Lin Yilan's right hand and said, "Hello, Miss Lin, I have long admired your name."

Lin Yilan smiled lightly, Didn't feel happy about his compliment.

"Mr. Liang, you're welcome, I'm just taking advantage of the entertainment news."

Liang Juncai looked at the young lady in front of him again.

She looks like she is only in her early twenties, but if you underestimate her because of your age, you may make a big mistake. In his sophomore year, he was able to win a Danish project. Although the project was only in a small town, it was extremely rare for people like him to be placed in a port city.

Even his good brother couldn't achieve such results in his sophomore year.

Now that she has reached Hong Kong City single-handedly, Liang Juncai increasingly feels that she will be a colleague who cannot be underestimated.

Don't underestimate her just because of her appearance.

After warning himself secretly, Liang Jun pulled out the chairs for the two ladies present.

"Ms. Lin, I have read all your achievements. I was also fortunate to read your interview in the American edition of "Design and Style" last year. I was deeply touched by many of your ideas and concepts on design."

"Please take a seat, both of you."

Kate nodded and smiled at Liang Juncai, then sat down calmly.

Lin Yilan's expression was still the same as before.

After coming to Hong Kong City, she discovered that the men in Hong Kong City all like to pull out chairs for girls.

"Designer Liang is exaggerating. It's just good luck that I was interviewed by a reporter from "Design and Style"."

"Ms. Lin, you are too modest." Liang Juncai smiled politely, "If I can in the future, I hope I can I have the opportunity to work with you."

Lin Yilan touched her twitching eyelids and said, "Of course, I hope so too."

As soon as she entered the door, she started talking nonsense.

She sighed deeply inwardly.

"By the way, this is the information you two want." Liang Juncai finally got to the point. He pushed the document bag in front of Lin Yilan. "Ms. Lin, do you have any ideas about Ms. Qiu's land?"

Lin Yilan took the document bag, opened it and checked all the information in front of Kate, then raised her head and replied, "I don't have any ideas yet. , I went to the project site for the first time today to check the situation."

Designer Liang nodded thoughtfully, "By the way, if you or Ms. Qiu need anything, please contact me directly."

He took out . He took out his business card holder, took out a business card and handed it to Lin Yilan.

Lin Yilan took the business card and put it into her business card holder, while also exchanging a business card with him.

Only then did Liang Jun notice that there were many business cards in her business card holder, and they all had Lin Yilan written on them, but they were a little different.

When he wanted to take a closer look, he found that Lin Yilan had already closed the business card holder.

"Designer Liang, it's getting late now. You should have a lot of work, so we'll leave first." After getting the information she wanted, Lin Yilan planned to grease her soles and run away.

Today's chat with Liang Juncai could almost be said to be her least favorite kind. After chatting for a long time, the two of them just talked back and forth in polite words, which was a waste of time and energy.

And this person is fake.

Liang Juncai lowered his head and glanced at his watch, "It's almost lunch time, why don't Miss Lin and Miss Kate go have dinner together?"

He looked at Lin Yilan with some apology on his face, "If this project wasn't for me, The reason is that I will not delay Ms. Qiu until now. I

asked Ms. Lin to help me with the work that was originally mine."

Lin Yilan glanced at the things on the table, and she obviously only brought them. Mineral water and coffee were brought to them by the front desk just now, but now there is a smell of tea in the air.

"Designer Liang joked. Projects have always been about who gets the job, and there is no way to help. What's more, Ms. Qiu pays, and I get paid to do the design. I am cooperating with Ms. Qiu, not with You, Designer Liang."

She deliberately looked like an honest person. Make him mad!

Kate could clearly see the two's agility from the side.

But she couldn't say anything, so she had to pretend not to understand.

"Designer Liang, Miss Lin and I have other arrangements later, so we won't have dinner with you. We'll get together next time."

When Lin Yilan heard this, she pushed away her chair and stood up.

"Designer Liang, see you when you have the chance."

She took the document bag and walked out.

After Kate nodded to Liang Juncai, she followed Lin Yilan's footsteps.

The two of them had just walked out of the reception room and walked to the front desk. When they were eight steps away from the door of the office, a group of men wearing floral shirts rushed in.

"Didn't I warn you that you are not allowed to design for Qiu Xiuzhen anymore?"

"Don't you listen to the Liu family? Mr. Liang promised us before."

Lin Yilan looked at the baseball bats in their hands and pulled Kate moved back a little.

Seeing how calm she was, Kate thought she didn't understand what the group of people were saying, so she had to explain it in a low voice in Mandarin.

"...Ms. Lin, they are looking for you. You stay out of the way later and I'll take care of it."

She looked back at Kate who was standing next to her, her face turned pale and she was obviously frightened.

Then he turned to look at the menacing man and silently pulled Kate back two steps. She was actually very scared.

Unexpectedly, Hong Kong City would be in such chaos at this time.

Suddenly, I am very glad that the mainland has decided to start a severe crackdown this year.

At this time, a man wearing a shirt and who looked like a manager walked out of the office area.

He took out the cigarette in his hand and scattered it.

"Brothers, how could we not abide by what Mr. Liang promised? We have already rejected Ms. Qiu's project. Today, it is just Ms. Qiu's people who came to us to hand over information." The

leader took his hand He squinted his eyes and asked, "Where did the handover person go?"

From the corner of his eye, the management glanced at Kate and Lin Yilan standing behind, and sighed inwardly. They were both two young girls.

He bent down and said with a smile, "I don't know about them, maybe they have left."

"Brothers, don't worry about the grudge between Ms. Qiu and the Liu family. We will never get involved."

The leader The man had a cigarette in his mouth and glanced at the people standing in the hall.

Lin Yilan saw this and pulled Kate behind her, covering her face.

At this time, the hall was very quiet.

The sound of walking became very obvious at this time.

Lin Yilan glanced back out of the corner of her eye and her heart sank. It was Liang Juncai.

Seeing that Liang Jun was about to step forward and say something, she cruelly stretched out her foot.

"Hello!"

"Who are you? What are you doing in our office?"

A man with a red face and sweat on his forehead walked in outside the door.

The leader immediately took off the cigarette from his mouth and said, "Master Xiaoliang, are you back from outside?"

Upon hearing this address, Lin Yilan raised her head and glanced at the door.

He seems to be less mature than Liang Jun, but he must be almost thirty years old.

He walked into the hall and stood in front of everyone, looking at the uninvited guest with a stick in his hand.

"Grandpa has already promised the Liu family, why are the Liu family going to regret it now? Then I don't mind helping Ms. Qiu."

The leader knew that the person standing in front of him was Mr. Liang's favorite grandson, who was also a famous designer. , the most important thing is this person’s biological mother, they can’t afford to offend her.

"Mrs. Liu didn't say that. She didn't give us any instructions. It's just us who want to do things for Mrs. Liu."

"Then why don't you get out!" the designer Liang scolded sternly.

The leader immediately turned around and said, "Let's go, let's go. Didn't you hear what Young Master Xiaoliang said? Get out of here."

"Yes, brother."

"Okay, brother."

This group of people pissed themselves off with the sticks in their hands. Slip away.

Lin Yilan was completely relieved after seeing them leaving, and Kate, who was standing behind her, had to hold on to the wall because her feet were weak.

The designer Liang turned around and walked towards them.

To be precise, Lin Yilan felt that he was walking towards Liang Juncai.

"Coward!"

He walked up to Liang Juncai, uttered these two words coldly, and then turned around and entered the office area.

When she turned around, Lin Yilan felt his eyes sweep across her face.

Seeing that the rest of the matter had nothing to do with them, she helped Kate walk out of the office.

The two of them walked to Qiu Xiuzhen's car. When Kate saw that there was no one around, she completely relaxed.

Lin Yilan did not sit in the back seat this time, but sat in the passenger seat.

Both of them were quiet and silent in the car.

"Ms. Lin, don't you want to ask something?" Kate couldn't hold back and spoke first.

The streets outside the car window are still so lively, with people coming and going, and traffic. It seems that everything that just happened is just an illusion.

Ordinary city life slowly unfolded around them, as if they were one of them.

Lin Yilan pinched her eyebrows and sighed, "Let's drive first. It will be bad if the group of people find the car later."

"Okay, I'll drive right away."

Kate seemed to have been slapped . It's like waking up from a dazed state.

She hurriedly turned the car key and pulled the handbrake.

Seeing this, Lin Yilan quickly squeezed Kate's shoulders, "Sister, calm down. If you drive like this, we won't get into a car accident before the group of people come back."

Kate's face turned red, and she murmured: She said, "I'm sorry, Miss Lin."

Lin Yilan waved her hand. If she didn't have a driver's license from Hong Kong City and beat her to death, she wouldn't have dared to let this person continue to drive.

Thinking of this, she silently checked whether her seat belt was fastened.

After another two minutes, Kate seemed to calm down.

"Let's go, we will go back later. You can talk to Ms. Qiu and ask her how to deal with it."

Lin Yilan patted her shoulder.

On the way back, neither of the two people in the car spoke.

Kate wanted to concentrate on driving, while Lin Yilan wanted to carefully supervise Kate's driving.

When the two of them drove back to Deep Water Bay, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the sea outside the window, Lin Yilan pressed her temples.

The same sea, seen at different times and in different moods, gives completely different feelings.

Even before she came, she was mentally prepared that many people would cause trouble during the project.

She just didn't expect that as soon as she got the information, troublemakers would come to her door.

What are you doing?

And she was such a gangster, so she was really drunk.

This strangely quiet atmosphere between her and Kate lasted until the car drove into the garage, and they didn't even speak when they got out of the car.

Lin Yilan was tired, but Kate didn't know what she was thinking, her expression looked like she was wandering in space.

The two walked into the villa one after another. When Lin Yilan was changing her shoes, she heard a voice.

"I know what happened to you today. But don't worry, I already have a way to handle it." Qiu Xiuzhen was wearing a silk suspender nightgown and holding a half-eaten apple in her hand.

"And I've also transferred my security guards. You can take them with you when you go out starting tomorrow."

Lin Yilan nodded, "As long as it can ensure my safety and doesn't affect my design, it's fine."

Kate nodded silently.

Unexpectedly, Kate was still looking like a wandering spirit, and Lin Yilan was a little surprised for a moment.

After all, Kate has been with Qiu Xiuzhen for so many years. Haven't you seen something like this before?

Didn't it mean that the Liu family had caused trouble for Qiu Xiuzhen before?

Why does this person look more frightened than her?

Qiu Xiuzhen naturally noticed Kate's state. She swallowed the apple in her mouth and said, "Ms. Lin, is it convenient for you to go to the study with me now to talk about the project?"

Lin Yilan nodded and put on her clothes. Put on your slippers, "Okay."

"Steward Wang, take Miss Lin to my study to wait for me." Qiu Xiuzhen turned to greet the housekeeper.

While following the housekeeper on the stairwell, she heard the conversation between Qiu Xiuzhen and Kate.

"Kate, I'll give you some time to calm down from the previous shock. If you are still like you are now when I finish talking to Miss Lin, you won't come tomorrow."

"Ms. Qiu, don't worry, I'm just here for a moment ." She didn't react, she was a little scared. "

"I know, you haven't dealt with these things with me before. I can understand your emotions, but I don't want it to last too long, okay?" Qiu Xiuzhen said in a calm tone. A little softer. "If you have to deal with similar things in the future, I won't let you go, don't worry. And your bonus this month will be doubled."

"Thank you, Ms. Qiu, I understand."

Lin Yilan didn't listen to the rest of the words. After clearing up, she was taken into the study by the housekeeper.

She sat on the single European-style sofa in the study room, while the housekeeper made her a cup of tea.

After a while, another servant brought snacks and placed them on the coffee table next to the sofa.

Lin Yilan, who had neither drank tea nor eaten snacks, was observing Qiu Xiuzhen's bookcase.

Unlike what she had imagined, there were many books on business management and financial management in foreign languages ​​on the bookcase.

The one on the table seems to be about business management.

Hearing the sound of the doorknob turning, Lin Yilan retracted her gaze, picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip.

"Designer Lin kept you waiting for a long time."

Qiu Xiuzhen put on a coat and walked in.

Lin Yilan put down her teacup and stood up. "No, you're welcome."

Qiu Xiuzhen tightened her coat and took the lead to sit opposite Lin Yilan.

"Designer Lin, please sit down."

She sat back on the sofa.

Qiu Xiuzhen picked up the biscuits on the coffee table and took a bite. "Designer Lin was shocked by what happened today. It was because I didn't treat him well. But don't worry, the Liu family will calm down soon. What happened today will never happen again."

Then, she stood up and walked to the desk and took out a card from the drawer.

"This is a card from the Autumn Department Store. Designer Lin is on a business trip, and he can also bring some specialties back to his family."

She put the card in Lin Yilan's hand.

Lin Yilan looked at the card in her hand, and she slowly pushed the card to the opposite side.

Looking at Qiu Xiuzhen's puzzled expression, she explained.

"Ms. Qiu, I am not a person who treats money like dirt, but my job has not been completed yet, and it is not appropriate to take this now.

What I hope more is that after the design drawings of the art museum are finalized, you will give me the design fee And bonus."

This explanation obviously made Qiu Xiuzhen very satisfied, she crossed her legs and clapped her hands. "As expected of a young and promising designer, you want to complete the project wholeheartedly. I admire your spirit."

Lin Yilan took out the notebook and pen in her bag with her backhand, "In this case, Ms. Qiu, why don't we talk about it again? What are your new thoughts on this project after so long?”

The notes she took were more than a year ago, even almost two years ago. After so long, it is impossible that Qiu Xiuzhen has no other ideas for this project.

Qiu Xiuzhen put down her legs dumbfounded. It seemed that she was too guarded against Lin Yilan.

Now it seems that she is a person who puts all her thoughts on projects and design.

She turned the ring in her hand for a while, stood up again, picked up the photo frame on the desk, walked to Lin Yilan, and put the photo frame in front of her.

"This is a photo of me and my late husband."

It is a color photo. In the photo, there is a young girl with curly hair and an old man who is nearly sixty years old.

This sixty-year-old man was just like the old men she saw on the street.

It's just that the old man in the photo seems to be dressed more decently, with several gold and gemstone rings on his fingers, and a golden watch can be faintly seen on his wrist.

The two people in the photo are holding hands and very intimate.

The intimate atmosphere is not between elders and juniors, but between a man and a woman.

For some reason, Lin Yilan couldn't feel the intimacy of the couple at all when she looked at this photo, and only felt a faint sadness in her heart.

She looked up at Qiu Xiuzhen, who was still beautiful, good-looking, and even somewhat elegant, sitting opposite her, and sighed silently.

However, she quickly calmed down the expression on her face.

Lin Yilan knew very well that Qiu Xiuzhen did not need her sympathy.

"Ms. Qiu, what do you... want me to design?" She picked up the tea cup and took another sip.

Qiu Xiuzhen's performance made her clearly feel that this art museum was not to commemorate so-called "love", but... "cannibalism".

"You don't need me to say anything else. I think you have already seen what I want." Qiu Xiuzhen raised her head and smiled at her.

This smile is inexplicably creepy.

Lin Yilan rubbed her arms and picked up the pen on the notebook, "Ms. Qiu, you'd better tell me what style you want. What I see and what you want are sometimes not the same. It's not the same thing."

Seeing her insistence, Qiu Xiuzhen stood up and walked out the door.

"Butler, ask someone to bring up the bottle of wine I just opened."

Why are you still drinking?

What do you mean?

Lin Yilan looked at Qiu Xiuzhen with her head covered, her expression a little dull.

Qiu Xiuzhen looked down at her expression, and suddenly felt something interesting, so she reached out and pinched her cheek.

"Sure enough, young girls' faces are different."

She covered her cheeks and looked at Qiu Xiuzhen reproachfully. "Ms. Qiu, I would like to state strongly that I do not sell my body as an artist, so don't touch me!"

Qiu Xiuzhen's eyes widened, her mouth opened slightly, pointing at her, but she hesitated to speak.

"Pfft - hahaha, why didn't I find you so interesting before?" She held her belly and laughed.

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in girls." Qiu Xiuzhen wiped the tears from her eyes, "Before they said that young people in the mainland were very conservative, but now it seems that is not the case."

...

Obviously she didn't mean it.

"Ms. Qiu, you are so boring." Lin Yilan knew that Qiu Xiuzhen did not mean anything wrong, but said it deliberately to tease her.

Why do I feel that Qiu Xiuzhen's character is so similar to Nevaeh's, they are both very funny.

Qiu Xiuzhen rolled her eyes and crossed her legs, "You're so boring."

The servant had already brought in the red wine and cups that Qiu Xiuzhen asked for, and poured the red wine for both of them.

Qiu Xiuzhen picked up the wine glass and shook it back and forth in her hand. "If you don't want to drink, you don't have to drink. I never force people to drink."

Lin Yilan calmly pushed the wine glass in front of her away, then opened the book and prepared Take notes.

She could see it, and Ms. Qiu was ready to talk openly with her.

Seeing Lin Yilan acting like a good student taking notes, Qiu Xiuzhen smiled and drank the red wine in her glass.

My thoughts suddenly went back to twenty years ago.

At that time, she was only sixteen years old and still a young girl.

Her family was very poor at the time, and her mother was sick. In order to make money, she ran away from the countryside with a second-rate boy from the same village, and then found a way to sneak into the port city.

The prosperity of the port city was something she, a girl from a mainland village, had never seen before. She was quickly dazzled by the glitz, but she still remembered to send money to her family.

Later, her expenses increased and her family demanded more and more money. She had no choice but to go to a nightclub to sell wine at night after finishing her work during the day.

And she met her ex-husband while selling alcohol at a nightclub.

"Speaking of it, excluding all the messy things, the process of knowing him and I even sounds a bit romantic.

I was drunk, and then he heroically saved the beauty, and we went to bed that day."

When Qiu Xiuzhen spoke, her face There is nothing like the joy of telling a romantic story.

Lin Yilan stared at her blankly, not knowing how to answer.

"Then I followed him like this. He was very kind to me. He gave me money, bought me bags, and bought me clothes. I didn't have to do all the hard work I had done before.

I gradually became immersed in this Don’t worry about food and drink, just enjoy doing beauty shopping every day.”

“But, guess what happened next?”

Qiu Xiuzhen suddenly turned her head and stared at Lin Yilan, with a few red streaks showing in the whites of her eyes. come out.