Lin Yilan saw the Pei Yan family looking at her with apologetic expressions, and she seemed to understand a little.

Most likely, it was the two of them who were in the news together. If it was just his personal news, he wouldn't have an apologetic and troubled expression on his face.

Thinking about how many reporters were squatting around her in the corners of the hotel last night, she seemed to be able to guess what the news was.

"It's not like the two of us came to your house together yesterday and made the news, right?"

Pei Yan's family was surprised. He silently lowered his head and pulled out the newspaper and handed it to Lin Yilan.

"You are so smart."

Gary also secretly gave Lin Yilan a thumbs up in his mind. As expected of Miss Lin, his boss became a little embarrassed and shy when he saw the news, while Miss Lin looked calm.

admire!

Lin Yilan took the newspaper and glanced at the photos and titles in the newspaper.

Then he showed a sneer and continued reading the following article.

The two people nearby saw her smile and looked at each other.

——What does she mean? Are you angry?

——Mr. Pei, I don’t know.

Pei Yanjia looked away at Gary, picked up the chopsticks, and secretly looked at Lin Yilan diagonally across from him while eating.

Watching her expression change from sneer to expressionless to frown, he also frowned unconsciously.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing her expression getting worse, Pei Yanjia put down his chopsticks and asked.

Lin Yilan raised her head and handed the newspaper back to Pei Yan's house, "Have you read the article above?"

Pei Yan's house shook his head, "Not yet."

He turned to look at Gary standing next to him, "Did you read it?"

Gary rarely showed his face. With a sly smile, "Sorry, Mr. Pei, Miss Lin, I always scan the headlines of entertainment newspapers. But starting today, I will read the news in entertainment newspapers carefully."

Lin Yilan didn't care whether Gary read it or not, but it didn't matter. It was up to her to speak, so she had to remain silent.

The Pei Yan family understood why Gary did this. After all, he rarely appeared in entertainment newspapers before, so Gary paid little attention to it.

"It's okay, just pay attention in the future."

"So what did the newspaper say?" He picked up the entertainment newspaper again.

Lin Yilan put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth. "The requirements for selecting the person in charge of the cooperation project between Xingmin and Hengxin were written in the news. Although the writing was very obscure, people who knew about it could see it at a glance.

" If I guessed correctly, big groups like Hengxin and Xingmin would ask for confidentiality. How could it be spread everywhere just after it was announced, and now it is directly in the newspapers? This is not common sense. ” She folded her hands on the dining table.

After saying that, she picked up the remaining shrimp dumplings in the bowl and stuffed them into her mouth.

After finishing the last shrimp dumpling in the bowl, her breakfast was almost finished.

Pei Yanjia was quickly scanning the news in the newspaper. After reading the content of the article, he had a bad expression on his face.

He handed the newspaper to Gary, "Please help me check which reporter wrote this news. By the way, ask him where he got the content of the article, and where Lin Yilan and I were photographed yesterday. Was it a coincidence or someone sent him a message?

"Yes, Mr. Pei." Gary bowed and his expression was condensed.

Whether it is a cooperation project between the two groups, news of the campaign project leader's request is spread, or someone may be staring at Miss Lin or Mr. Pei, it is something that should sound the alarm in his heart.

After breakfast, Lin Yilan and Pei Yan's family tidied up a little before getting ready to go out.

But before leaving, Gary came over and told them that Mr. Chen had temporarily changed the meeting place.

Seeing Gary's troubled expression, Lin Yilan opened her mouth to come to the rescue, "Where?"

Gary sighed, "In Mr. Chen's resort."

Hearing that it was this place, the Pei Yan family's eyebrows almost knitted together.

"Didn't you tell Mr. Chen's assistant that the resort is too far away and we may not be able to arrive on time after changing the address?"

Gary nodded helplessly, "Mr. Pei, I said it. But Mr. Chen's assistant said that it's okay to be late. After Mr. Chen changed his address, he expected that you would be late. And..."

"And what?" The Peiyan family looked at Gary impatiently, who was different from the past. He was hesitating and chattering.

Gary's heart trembled and he straightened his back, "Assistant Chen also said that you and Ms. Lin can arrive anytime today. Mr. Chen will always be waiting for you two at the resort."

He copied Assistant Chen's words one to one. , Mr. Pei must not think that he is acting strangely.

As Gary expected, the Pei Yan family was really unhappy.

Looking at the two of them, Lin Yilan was confused, "Which resort is wrong?"

Pei Yan's family would never be so upset because the resort was far away or the people they met changed places temporarily. Apart from other factors, the resort was the only factor that made him And Gary are so weird.

"Mr. Chen's resort has been under construction for several years. As far as I know, it will be almost completely completed by the middle of this year. According to the plan, there is only one church missing." The Pei Yan family looked at her with difficulty.

Lin Yilan was speechless immediately. After listening to his words, there was only one word in her heart.

Depend on!

On purpose? !

She originally had a bad impression of this Mr. Chen, but now it has completely fallen below the bottom line in her heart.

The three of them stood in the living room and looked at each other speechlessly, with depressed expressions on their faces.

After a while, Lin Yilan was the first to speak. She picked up the apple on the coffee table and took a bite. "Do we have any other options besides going? We have to go, so let's go now."

With the mentality of dying early and being reborn early, she finished chewing the apple in her hand.

The Pei Yan family nodded when they saw this, and then turned to look at Gary, "Then Gary, go call a driver and ask him to drive us to the resort."

The resort was too far away, and it was too tiring for Gary to drive all the way.

Gary quietly raised his eyes to observe the state of Pei Yan's family. Seeing that he seemed to have accepted it calmly, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, Mr. Pei, I will contact the driver now."

When he turned around and walked out of the door, a faint voice suddenly came from behind. sound.

"In a few days, please help me send me a list of projects that Xingmin is interested in recently. Tiantian knows that he is plotting against us, so why not find something for them to do." The Pei Yan family did not know when they walked to the entrance.

Gary felt huge waves in his heart, but he still maintained a calm smile on his face because of his professional ethics.

"Okay, Mr. Pei."

When he turned around to make a call, he couldn't help but rant in his heart.

You know that his boss is someone who wants to take revenge immediately after suffering a loss.

In a room separated by a door.

Lin Yilan was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper.

She took the newspaper that Pei Yan had read while having breakfast at his house and took it over to read.

She was stunned for a second when she saw the news about Hong Kong City's return negotiations written in the newspaper.

Suddenly I remembered the article on the public account I had read in my previous life. This month is the last round of negotiations between the two parties. At the end of the year, the two parties will formally sign a joint statement.

I don’t know why, but the light newspaper became heavy in my hand at this moment.

She knew how much effort the ancestors had made in order to bring the port city back.

Suddenly I could understand why the second sister studied so hard, just to become a diplomat.

Thinking of her second sister's dream, her hands slowly clenched into fists.

"Dong dong dong -"

Lin Yilan turned around after hearing the sound and saw Pei Yan's family leaning against the wall.

"The driver is here, are you ready to go?"

She nodded, put down the newspaper, and picked up the bag at hand, "Let's go."

The irritation caused by Chairman Chen's previous desire to "force" her to take over his project disappeared. At that moment, everything turned into curiosity.

She was curious about what the chairman wanted to do?

I am also curious whether I can use him to deal with the Liao family.

The ride in the car took much longer than Lin Yilan thought. At the end of the ride, she had no other thoughts in her mind and just wanted to get off the bus.

Fortunately, it finally arrived before her butt was penetrated.

After getting out of the car, Lin Yilan stretched her legs and couldn't help but complain, "Why should the resort be built so far away? How can guests come here?"

Pei Yanjia looked at her in surprise, "This resort It's not open to the public, so there's no need to invite guests."

Lin Yilan finally realized that to them, the resort meant something different from what she thought it meant.

She thought it was a resort open to the public, but what the Pei Yan family said was a private resort.

How come they are so rich?

So...so jealous.

It has been almost a year since she came to Hong Kong City, and she can still express this emotion often.

So is this a capitalist society? ! !

When the Pei Yan family saw her staring at the resort, they kindly introduced it to her.

"This resort also has a dedicated medical team that can provide immediate treatment to Mr. Chen. In addition, there is also a specialized emergency helicopter.

...

In fact, in this resort, we all think that Mr. Chen repaired and installed it himself. Spend your old age."

Lin Yilan looked at the endless buildings and trees in front of her, and suddenly fell in love with the mainland even more.

People say that land in Hong Kong City is tight, but looking at the situation, it doesn’t seem like it is.

At this time, a very long car stopped beside them.

A driver wearing white gloves and a white shirt got out of the car.

"Mr. Pei, Miss Lin, the chairman asked me to pick you up."

Lin Yilan raised her head and scanned the row of trees in front of her, and sure enough she saw a surveillance head diagonally opposite.

Pei Yan's family didn't look around, but nodded, "Thank you, sorry for bothering Mr. Chen."

The driver made a greeting gesture to the two of them, and then opened the door.

After Lin Yilan and Pei Yan's family got into the car, they saw the driver go and say something to Gary and the driver of Pei Yan's family, and then the two people got into the car.

Lin Yilan, who was sitting in the car, looked around at the interior decoration. Although she didn't recognize the license plate, she knew from the length of the car that it must be expensive.

Since she knew that this resort was only a place open to regular customers, no matter what happened next, it would no longer surprise her.

Oh, isn’t it just something external to one’s body—money!

The Pei Yan family quickly walked up to Mr. Chen and stretched out his right hand, "Mr. Chen, long time no see."

Chen Xiaomin held his hand back and patted his shoulder while talking, "It's been a long time since I've seen the Yan family. Up. The first time we met was at a charity dinner. So many things have happened since we last met. Now it seems that your physical condition is better than I imagined

! Resting in recuperation." Pei Yanjia let go and continued to chat with Chen Xiaomin.

Lin Yilan, who was watching this scene, suddenly remembered the scene in her previous life when she followed her boss out to meet with partners.

Sure enough, whether it was a few decades ago or a few decades later, the way of greeting was the same.

When she heard Pei Yanjia introducing herself, she immediately put away her running thoughts and looked at the legendary business tycoon with a smile.

"Hello, Chairman Chen, I am Lin Yilan." She bent down slightly.

Chen Xiaomin looked at the young girl in front of him for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Sure enough, young people bring out talents, and Designer Lin is younger than I thought. I am so ashamed that I can achieve such results at such a young age. ."

Lin Yilan was quite flattered. She was indeed a good business person, and she could make people happy just by saying a few words.

She immediately made a happy but helpless expression, "Chairman Chen is so complimentary. I can't compare to you. This is just a small achievement.

You must know that you founded a business when you were 20 years old ." People, how can the environment in Hong Kong City compare with what it is now? I can only have such great development opportunities in Hong Kong City because of the pavement laid by seniors like you."

Chen Xiaomin smiled . He was happier. To be precise, the smile on his face was more sincere.

A little girl from the mainland knows about his deeds. What does this mean?

It shows that Chen Xiaomin is powerful and famous!

He nodded to Lin Yilan in vain, "Designer Lin has such a mouth, I'm afraid there is no project that he can't win!"

Lin Yilan laughed a few times falsely, "Then I'm still not as good as you."

This time, it was Pei Yan's family . Standing aside and watching, he felt a little strange when he saw Lin Yilan like this.

But think about it, after knowing her for so long, he had never seen her discussing cooperation or projects before today.

At this time, Chairman Chen's assistant came over, stood next to Chen Xiaomin and whispered: "Chairman, the tea is ready."

Chen Xiaomin looked at the two people in front of him, "I didn't know until I saw the news this morning that I Be careful to interrupt you young people's date. In order to apologize to you, I took out my treasured tea this time. You have to taste it."

Pei Yanjia smiled and walked to Chen Xiaomin, "Then I must drink more. Who in Hong Kong doesn’t know that Mr. Chen’s collection of tea leaves is worth a fortune?”

Lin Yilan looked at the backs of the three people in front of her. Pei Yan’s family stood on the right side of Chen Xiaomin and took a step back. Chen Xiaomin’s assistant followed him to the left, and they were one step behind. distance.

At this moment, she once again felt the "glass ceiling" in her career.

Where should she stand?

According to Chen Xiaomin, if he wanted to ask her to do a project, she should at least stand next to him.

Even if he is her client, she should stand next to Chen Xiaomin.

But her only choice now is to stay with Pei Yan's family.

That position belongs to the Pei Yan family's female companion, not to the designer Lin Yilan.

Just when she was feeling a little depressed, she suddenly heard Pei Yan's voice calling her.

"Master Lin~"

When she heard the title, she was stunned for a second and walked towards him quickly, "Here we come."

When she reached Pei Yan's house, she was about to ask him what was wrong when she saw him pulling her hand over her shoulder. Arm, giving up his previous position to her.

Then he stood diagonally behind her.

She looked back at Pei Yan's house and saw the man wink at her.

At this moment, she suddenly understood why she had met so many boys, but she was the only one who had a crush on this guy.

Probably this person really understood what she was thinking and could quickly detect her changes.

Chen Xiaomin and his assistant standing aside looked at the two of them in confusion.

Chen Xiaomin teased them, "It can be seen that you have just fallen in love."

The Pei Yan family asked curiously: "Why do you say that?"

"If you are not in love, why would you want to stay together all the time?" Chen Xiaomin asked the Pei Yan family. He winked, a knowing expression on his face.

However, Lin Yilan and Pei Yanjia looked at each other and smiled after hearing this. They both understood that it was not because of "passionate love" just now.

Entering the tea room, Chen Xiaomin sat down and motioned for Lin Yilan and Pei Yanjia to sit opposite him.

The assistant left the tea room and closed the door behind him.

The three people sitting in the tea room did not speak, quietly listening to the boiling sound of the kettle boiling.

When the rolling water became calm, Chen Xiaomin picked up the teapot and started making tea.

The smooth and flowing movements of making tea are indeed pleasing to the eye, and it can be seen that he is indeed a tea lover.

"You can drink it after letting it dry for a while."

Chen Xiaomin poured the tea into the cup and raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation.

Lin Yilan looked at the steam rising from the tea and suddenly felt that the faces of the people opposite her were blurring.

She picked up the teacup and put it to her hand by smelling the aroma of the tea.

Without the heat disturbing her eyes, she could clearly see the expression of Chairman Chen.

"Chairman Chen, do you believe in Christianity?"

After speaking, she glanced at the Buddhist beads on Chen Xiaomin's wrist.

Opening the skylight and speaking openly, she directly stated the purpose of her coming today.

Pei Yanjia turned his teacup around, lowered his head and smiled.

Sure enough, it was Lin Yilan.

Chen Xiaomin was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect her to be so direct.

He raised his hand with the prayer beads and waved it in front of her, "Do you think I am a Christian?"

Lin Yilan shook her head simply, "No."

"So why do you want to build a church in the resort? What?"

After Chen Xiaomin looked at her intently, he looked at Pei Yanjia and said with a smile: "Is she always so direct?"

Pei Yanjia pursed his lips, "Master Lin has always been right to the point in his projects, so she All the clients are very satisfied with her designs. "

They are not juniors coming to meet their elders in love. When discussing business matters such as cooperation, it is better to adopt a business-like attitude."

Lin Yilan was very satisfied with the Pei Yan family's statement. She was not familiar with Chairman Chen. According to her chat with the Pei Yan family yesterday, it could be seen that the Pei Yan family was not very familiar with this person either.

So why is this person pretending to be an elder who cares about the younger generation?

Besides, she was not in a relationship with him. Even if she met the grandfather of Pei Yan's family, she would say whatever she wanted, not to mention this strange old man.

Thinking of this, she looked at Chen Xiaomin more confidently.

Both of them had this attitude, and if Chen Xiaomin couldn't see it anymore, he was really blind.

He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and his tone became harder, "Designer Lin, when someone came to you for a project in the past, you would also dig deep to find out why your client wanted to do this project?"

Lin Yilan ? She shook her head, "No."

"But you are different. After all, no one has used your method to come to me for a project before."

She also picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "And this is also the first time. There was a project that almost made me kidnapped, so I'm really curious about your church."

Looking up at Chen Xiaomin, her tone became colder.

Chen Xiaomin looked at the Pei Yan family in surprise, patted the table, and looked at him accusingly, "Yan family, Xiaolin had such a big thing happen, why didn't you tell me? Who did it? I will cancel his campaign project immediately. The qualifications of the person in charge."

Pei Yanjia glanced at Lin Yilan.

She shook her head slightly at him.

"The investigation hasn't been completed yet. My assistant is probably still investigating." Pei Yanjia also looked worried and patted the back of her hand.

Lin Yilan held his hand back, shook her head, and comforted him softly, "I'm fine, don't worry."

Chen Xiaomin looked at the affectionate two people in front of him and squinted his eyes.

Their relationship looked different than what he had heard about.

He heard that when Pei Yan's family was injured, Lin Yilan did not come to the mainland.

"The Yan family, seeing that you and Xiaolin have a good relationship, I think your grandpa will also be relieved."

"By the way, the Yan family, when do you plan to return to Hengxin?" He picked up the teapot and refilled his cup.

Lin Yilan's heart sank and she squeezed Pei Yanjia's hand.

Pei Yanjia's index finger gently tapped the back of her hand and looked at Chen Xiaomin, "I have no plans to return to Hengxin in the short term. I went to the hospital for a review before, and the doctor said that my body has not recovered yet, and Lan Lan has just started graduate school, so I also want to return." Jingshi, look at her."

As he said this, he smiled at Lin Yilan.

Lin Yilan couldn't make a shy expression, so she had to hang her head.

Chen Xiaomin looked at them and pondered for a moment, "So, you don't plan to participate in this cooperation project between Hengxin and Xingmin?"

"Yes, I really have no intention of participating." Pei Yanjia said without hesitation.

Chen Xiaomin sighed, feeling very regretful, "Are you really not going to participate? Yanjia, you must be aware of your grandfather's recent plans. You should know that this project will be very helpful to you in Hengxin in the future."

"You should take good care of it. Think about it, Yan family."

This last sentence was said with great meaning.

If they hadn't known that this person had bad intentions, Lin Yilan would really have thought that Chen Xiaomin was a good elder who cared about Pei Yan's family.

Chen Xiaomin and Pei Yan's family chatted back and forth, making Lin Yilan wander and stare at the wood grain on the table in a daze.

"Designer Lin, what do you think? Who do you plan to take over the church project from?" Chen Xiaomin suddenly changed the topic to Lin Yilan.

Lin Yilan held the tea cup and smiled at Chen Xiaomin.

"Chairman Chen, I have no idea of ​​taking on your project. I'm sorry."

After saying that, she put down the teacup.

The ceramic tea cup landed on the wooden table, making a soft "thunk" sound.

Hearing this, Chen Xiaomin put the tea cup to his mouth instead of drinking, but held it in his hand.

"Ms. Lin, what did you just say?"

Lin Yilan gave a standard smile with eight teeth, "Chairman Chen, I'm sorry, I have no idea of ​​taking over your church project."

"Boom!"

Chen Xiaomin put the teacup on the table on, making a heavy sound.

He looked at the Pei Yan family, and he was curious about what the Pei Yan family would look like when they heard what their woman said.

However, if the Pei Yan family knew what he was thinking, he would definitely apologize to Mr. Chen in advance.

He looked calm, as if he hadn't heard anything, and tasted the tea in his mouth.

"Yanjia, is this what you mean?"

Chen Xiaomin's expression was cold, and after the wrinkles on his face relaxed, it was full of ravines.

He looks cold, even a little harsh.

Pei Yanjia put down the cup, but there was no sound.

"Mr. Chen, I never make decisions for Lanlan, especially in her profession and career."

Lin Yilan added, "Chairman Chen, I am an adult, so my affairs are all my own. " Make the decision."

Chen Xiaomin stared at the two young people in front of him and suddenly laughed.

"Are you sure you want to do this? Yan family, you don't want to reply to Hengxin? Designer Lin, you don't want to do design in Hong Kong City?"

Lin Yilan clicked her tongue in her heart, this old man is really annoying.

She squeezed Pei Yanjia's hand, turned to look at him, and moved her mouth silently, "Are you leaving?"