Lin Yilan's righteousness made Chen Jianxin a little stunned.

He is now curious, where does Lin Yilan's confidence come from?

Her confidence came from the news she had inquired about, or to be precise, the news had been confirmed.

Although Hingmin took the majority of the projects that Hengxin and Hingmin collaborated on in Kowloon, Hengxin proposed that someone from Hengxin should be the project leader.

This clause has been written into the project contract, so it is not easy for Chen Xiaomin to violate this regulation.

But in today's situation, Lin Yilan didn't know what was happening. I don’t know what concessions Chen Xiaomin made to make Mr. Pei agree that she would decide the person in charge of the project.

After all, Mr. Pei had previously shouted in Chen Xiaomin's office against handing over the selection of project leader to Lin Yilan, but now he has been silent these days.

In the current situation, she guessed that Chen Xiaomin must have said something to Mr. Pei that made Mr. Pei's heart move, so Mr. Pei recognized Chen Xiaomin's decision and agreed to let her participate in this project.

But only people close to Chen Xiaomin or Mr. Pei will know the specific situation. During this time, she had inquired everything she could and done everything she could.

The only way now is to gamble.

I bet that Chen Xiaomin and Mr. Pei are not of the same mind. As long as she expresses her intention to favor the Pei family, Mr. Pei will definitely support her. Therefore, she can stay in this cooperative project and not be kicked out by Chen Xiaomin.

If the church project is gone, it will be gone. Although she regrets it, she will not regret it.

This is Lin Yilan's greatest confidence in facing Chen Xiaomin.

After all, in Chen Xiaomin's eyes, she, Lin Yilan, is barefoot now.

After Lin Yilan sorted out her thoughts again, she sat calmly and drank the remaining black coffee.

Hiss, it’s so bitter.

After Chen Jianxin felt the change in her mood, he rolled his eyes.

"Ms. Lin, my grandfather has a bad temper. I don't dare to help you convey this kind of threat to him."

"Of course... I can't help you find out what you want to know. But. ...You have to give me what I want in exchange."

Lin Yilan nodded cheerfully, "As long as your investigation can convince me, I can sign the contract with you."

Chen Jianxin snapped his fingers and put it down. Crossing his legs, he said, "Yes, it's fun! I like to work with someone as happy as Miss Lin."

"Just wait for my good news." He stood up, straightened his suit, and called the assistant beside him. , ready to leave.

Lin Yilan stretched out her hand to stop Chen Jianxin who was passing by her, "Hey, wait!"

She picked up the check on the table and handed it to him, "I don't accept reservations or installment payments here." "

If we want to cooperate, let's just

"You are welcome to come to me with the answer and the check next time."

After saying that, she put the bag behind her and drank the rest of the coffee in one gulp while wiping her mouth . , while getting up and walking out.

When passing by Chen Jianxin, she stopped and said something else.

"Mr. Chen, cooperation matters are on a first-come, first-served basis. So whichever one of you Chen family members comes here with the answer first, I will sign the contract with him first."

As she said this, she glanced at the employees and bodyguards who were following Chen Jianxin . .

She didn't believe that the people in the other rooms of the Chen family didn't place anyone around Chen Jianxin.

Since she was involved in the cooperation project between Xingmin and Hengxin, she has clearly realized that every step she took to get to where she is today involves gambling.

I bet that because Mr. Pei has a bad relationship with Chen Xiaomin, Mr. Pei will choose to side with her so that Hengxin can take advantage of this project.

Bet that other members of the Chen family have placed their own people around Chen Jianxin.

I bet that I can use this project to discover the Liao family's smuggling crimes.

I bet that after Pei Ba passes the news back to the Pei family, the people involved in smuggling in the Pei family will be unable to resist taking action.

No matter what step she takes, she is 100% confident.

Lin Yilan sighed and walked out of the coffee shop.

The sun was shining brightly outside the coffee shop. She raised her hand to block the sunlight diagonally above her and walked towards the bus stop on the roadside.

Don't think about these messy things and focus on her own work. She already has a simple idea in mind for the design of the church. However, Chen Xiaomin never allowed her to measure the land where the project was expected to be built, and she never had the chance to finalize the draft.

But she couldn't rush it. She knew that reaching this point would only require the patience of both parties.

-In

the next four days, Lin Yilan never received a call from anyone in the Pei or Chen families. The church visit and investigation also came to an end on the second day.

After taking the photos of churches she took while walking through them, and the introduction to churches in various countries around the world that she saw in a magazine, Lin Yilan began to make a draft.

Even if there was no trivial matter about the cooperation project, she couldn't lie in bed every day and wait for someone to notify her of the results.

She flipped through the book in her hand and looked at the drawings she had made during this period.

After drawing more manuscripts, she felt that she was better at drawing perspective than before.

"Ding Ling Ling Bell-"

Hearing the call, she put down the sketch and picked up the microphone.

"Hello, hello, I'm Lin Yilan."

"Xiao Lin, hello, I'm Jing Ming's wife."

Lin Yilan was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, she almost blurted out Mrs. Liao.

"Mrs. Liao, good morning."

She knew that the Mrs. Liao she originally wanted to call was Liao Konganni, the third wife of Liao, and the person calling was Mrs. Liao Liuhuixian.

If the voice of the person on the other end of the phone hadn't sounded soft and gentle, she would have almost thought it was Liao Konganni.

Liao Liuhuixian still had a gentle tone, "Xiao Lin, you said before that you wanted to get in touch with young people in Hong Kong City, and now you have an opportunity. Baoxi is going to have a party in two days, do you want to come?"

Lin Yilan paused for a while. , recalling the content of her chat with Liao Liuhuixian that day.

Oops, I don’t remember if I said this before.

"Of course, it's always good to get to know more people. Thank you for the invitation. I don't know when it will be?"

Liao Liuhuixian's voice sounded a little happier. "The party officially starts at 6:30 pm the day after tomorrow. I have found someone specifically. Send an invitation letter, please remember to sign for it later."

There happened to be a knock on the door. After Lin Yilan explained the situation to Liao Liuhuixian, she put down the phone and got up to open the door.

Seeing the hotel housekeeper through the peephole, she took off the anti-theft chain and opened the door.

"Excuse me, what happened?"

The hotel housekeeper handed a blue envelope with both hands, "Ms. Lin, this is something sent by someone from the Liao family. Do you want to accept it?"

Lin Yilan took the envelope and opened it immediately. It was Liao Baoxi's party invitation.

I hurriedly scanned it and made sure there was nothing wrong with the invitation, then stuffed the invitation back into the envelope.

Seeing that the hotel housekeeper had not left, she thanked her and said, "I have nothing to do here. Do you have anything else to do?"

The housekeeper shook his head, bowed, turned and left from the door of her room.

Lin Yilan closed the door, sat back at the desk, and picked up the phone.

"Mrs. Liao, the invitation letter has been received. I will arrive on time."

Liao Liuhuixian smiled contentedly, "Okay, then I will tell Baoxi that she will entertain you well."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yilan started again I took out the invitation letter from the envelope and read it carefully.

The invitation letter states the time, location, dress code, and the food and drinks provided by the party. It also lists ingredients in the food that may cause allergies.

I have to say that this invitation letter is quite detailed.

It was the club where the party was held. If she remembered correctly, it seemed to be a place similar to a bar.

In terms of dress, it is also clearly stated that there is no need to wear formal clothes or overly formal dresses.

To put it simply, they are clothes that are ordinary and comfortable, but not too casual.

After determining the preparations needed to participate in the event, Lin Yilan put the invitation away and took out the sketchbook again.

The design of the church reminded her of the Pantheon, her favorite Western classical building in her previous life.

In her opinion, the Pantheon's use of light has reached an extreme.

It is very worthy of reference by designers when making religious buildings.

Historically, many designers have liked to play with light when building buildings such as churches.

Lin Yilan is not exempt from vulgarity.

When she picked up the pencil to design, she closed her eyes first and recalled how she felt when she was in the church.

The sunlight falling into the church through the iron grille, the birds chirping in the woods, the priest leading the believers in prayers, and the melodious bells ringing.

Candles, crosses, yearning for light and holiness.

Lin Yilan transferred all her feelings into her hands and used the tip of her pen to draw the designed and conceived church.

He expresses his feelings in each stroke.

Now that the future of the project is unclear, she can express herself on paper exactly as she wants.

There is no need to think about whether Party A likes it or not, whether the cost will exceed the cost, how big the area is where the project is located, or whether the project can be realized now.

She just needs to like it.

She has to admit that participating in the design of special types of buildings can give her inspiration that she could not imagine in the past at certain moments.

In the days before attending the party, she was almost forgetful and happily designing.

There is no need to think about the Liao family, no need to think about the cooperation project between Hengxin and Xingmin, no need to think about what Chen Xiaomin wants to plot against her, no need to think about anything.

This feels so good!

Lin Yilan put down her pencil and stretched.

There were still three hours until the party started, so she should get ready.

"Dong dong dong -"

Hearing the knock on the door, Lin Yilan tidied the things on the desk.

"Here we come."

Still looking at the peephole first, after seeing the hotel housekeeper, she took off the anti-theft lock.

Opening the door, in addition to the hotel housekeeper, there were several unknown people.

"Are they the SG clerk and makeup artist?" Lin Yilan looked at the hotel housekeeper.

The housekeeper nodded, "Yes, Miss Lin and the others said they made an appointment with you."

"This is their work ID card." The housekeeper took out several IDs wearing white gloves and handed them to Lin Yilan.

Lin Yilan checked their identities and signaled for them to come in.

The SG clerks were carrying bags, and someone was responsible for pushing a simple clothes hanger that I didn't know if it was borrowed from the hotel, and parked it in the living room of the suite.

The makeup artist found the dressing table and placed his makeup box.

Everything is ready, just waiting for Lin Yilan to arrive.

The SG clerks quickly took the clothes out of the bags, handed them to the person next to them to iron, and then handed them to another clerk to hang on a special hanger.

Finally, the clothes were hung in rows on simple hangers and displayed to Lin Yilan.

After all the clothes brought over were sorted, the person with the highest rank began to introduce the clothes to Lin Yilan.

One of the remaining store clerks came over to help explain, while the others began to place the jewelry they had brought.

The makeup artist on the side silently took in this scene, tiptoeing from time to time to glance at the jewelry in the hands of the SG clerks.

When she saw the diamonds on the jewelry, she was shocked.

Her client today, Ms. Lin, seems to have a very good relationship with SG.

Very few people know about SG's jewelry line. Firstly, it is not very famous, and secondly, SG does not seem to have much publicity.

However, the quality and design of the products are still recognized at least among their circle of makeup artists.

Despite this, SG has not given up its brand style. In addition to the normal purchase channels, the jewelry line is given to the brand's high-end customers.

Thinking of the list of clients that SG had given jewelry to in the past, the makeup artist silently glanced at Lin Yilan who was sitting on the sofa looking at clothes.

Could it be that her client, Ms. Lin, has some background that everyone doesn’t know about?

Lin Yilan had no idea about the makeup artist's various thoughts, nor did she pay attention.

She didn't expect that Nevaeh would create such a big scene for her.

After she decided to attend the party, she couldn't find suitable clothes and there was no one she could trust in Hong Kong, so she had to make a cross-ocean call to Nevaeh for help.

After Nevaeh heard about it, she directly patted her chest and promised that she would solve all the problems. As soon as Lin Yilan heard this, she handed the matter over to Nevaeh directly.

It just so happens that she doesn't like to be busy with clothes. Choosing clothes is really... tiring for her.

"Ms. Lin, which piece of clothing are you more interested in?"

SG's brand consultant walked up to her, leaned forward with a smile and asked.

Lin Yilan glanced at it and took off the short skirt first, then the two pieces that fit the body curves. The last thing she chose was a long skirt, a white satin shirt, trousers, and a plaid shoulder pad. Long trench coat.

It is already mid-to-late November in Hong Kong City. The temperature during the day is not bad, but it is always a little cool at night.

After considering that the skirt and the plaid long windbreaker did not match, she decisively chose a satin V-neck shirt suit.

The white satin shirt not only makes her look more mature, but is also very eye-catching.

At first glance, this outfit is the most eye-catching among the colorful outfits.

After choosing the clothes, I pushed out the shoes.

Then there is the jewelry.

After everything was selected, the makeup artist began to communicate with Lin Yilan about the makeup for the evening.

"I just need makeup that looks clean, and it's best if the makeup lasts longer and reduces the number of retouches."

If possible, she would even simply put on lipstick and eyebrows and go to the party.

But...when she thought about the fact that most of the people participating might not be familiar to her, she decided not to be too wanton.

After putting on makeup, changing clothes, and eating something simple to fill my stomach, it was almost time to go out.

Lin Yilan took out a handbag when she went out this time. Except for money and room cards, there was nothing else in it.

When she got downstairs, the housekeeper took her to the arranged car.

Everything went very smoothly, so smoothly that we didn't even hit a red light along the way.

Lin Yilan always has a bad feeling when this kind of situation happens too smoothly.

Probably the law of conservation of energy.

If the beginning is too smooth, it always feels like it will make the ending difficult.

After getting off the car, Lin Yilan saw a red carpet covering the door of the club.

So grand?

Before coming to the party, she did some research on the event.

According to her investigation, Liao Baoxi's party seemed to be attended by all her friends, as well as her boyfriend, a friend of the sixth brother of Pei Yan's family.

If the sixth brother of Pei Yan's family was still at his previous level, she would still understand why he had such a grand entrance reception ceremony.

But since Pei Laoliu was kicked out of Hengxin, the level of his friends has dropped to a lower level.

The last time I attended such a grand party, it was because the invited guests were all members of the Pei Yan family.

To be precise, it was the former Pei Yan family.

The former serious heir to Hengxin.

If Pei Yan's family came over now, they might not be able to receive him in such a grand way.

He complained as he walked and soon reached the door.

She stood at the door and handed the invitation to the bodyguards at the door. While waiting for them to check, she looked back at the brightly dressed young men and women behind her.

Because there was no invitation, but I wanted to go in, I chose to stand guard at the door.

It is difficult for Lin Yilan to evaluate this kind of behavior.

After coming to Hong Kong City for several banquets, she had seen such scenes many times, but she still couldn't get used to it.

Although I know that everyone is not equal, the moment I stand here, the feeling of inequality between people is particularly obvious.

She sighed and took the invitation handed back to her by the bodyguard.

I walked into that colorful and bizarre world.

Before Lin Yilan could react, she smelled a scent of fragrant wind, and then felt like she was being hugged hard.

"Yilan honey, I finally officially know you. I am Liao Baoxi."

"Miss Liao, long time no see." Lin Yilan was a little at a loss. She was not very good at dealing with such intimacy from strangers.

Liao Baoxi held her hand and gave her a flirtatious look, "Don't call me Miss Liao, it's too unfamiliar. Just call me by my English name Angel."

"I heard my mommy say before that it's very easy to chat with you. "I'm happy, and you let me study hard. When I meet you today, you are indeed different from a rice bug like me. You look very powerful."

Liao Baoxi is not yet twenty years old, and her voice is sweet, and she likes it when she talks. drawl.

It's very much like being coquettish.

For a moment, Lin Yilan's ears felt itchy.

"By the way, Yilan honey, do you know who is coming today?" Lin Yilan didn't reply, and Liao Baoxi didn't feel embarrassed, but kept chatting with her.

After all, before coming here, Liao Baoxi had kept in mind her mother's instructions to entertain Miss Lin well and not let her be bullied.

She had lived for so many years, and it was rare for her mother to ask her to do anything and take care of people. Of course she couldn't miss this opportunity and must perform well in front of Lin Yilan.

This will also allow mommy and daddy to open their eyes and see that she, Liao Baoxi, is not unable to do anything.

With the idea of ​​impressing her family members, Liao Baoxi held her chest high and proudly led Lin Yilan to the grand banquet hall she had chosen.

"...In addition to those people who were coming before, Chen Jianwen also said he was coming yesterday, and Pei Laoba, and the young masters from the Zhao family and the Wang family are also coming. So the level of reception at the door has been upgraded." Liao Baoxi continued to ramble. He kept introducing the latest situation of the party to Lin Yilan.

"We booked the entire club for this party. We originally wanted to charter a boat. But during this time, people kept being kidnapped. Considering safety, I didn't hold it on the boat."

Liao Baoxi mentioned this with a very expression on his face. Lost and very sad.

"Honey, you don't know that a party on a ship is much more interesting than a party in a club. Although this club is also very big."

She took Lin Yilan's hand and shook it from side to side, "Next time, if there is something to be held on the ship Party, I will definitely find a way to invite you to come to Hong Kong City. If you don't play on the boat once, it will be a waste of time."

Liao Baoxi talked so intensively that Lin Yilan felt that she didn't need to answer at all, as long as she said a few words from time to time. Just show that she's still listening.

He followed Liao Baoxi into the banquet hall, then walked through the banquet hall, walked to the second floor, opened the door and entered a small inner hall.

Lin Yilan looked at the surrounding environment with some confusion. It was no different from the grand banquet hall, except that there were more entertainment facilities here.

It's not so much a small hall as it is an oversized box.

"This is...?"

Liao Baoxi pointed to the people sitting on the sofa chatting not far away, "The people who come here are all good friends, so I want to take you to get to know them."

Lin Yilan A sudden realization, bringing new friends to meet old friends, and then bringing new friends into the circle of friends?

Before she could react, she was pulled to someone by Liao Baoxi.

"By the way, honey, this is Chen Jianwen."

"Awen is my BF's good friend."

Lin Yilan's mind flashed, so is this the highlight of the evening?

She met another Chen family member, and it was the Chen family member that Ms. Yi reminded her to be careful.

The man in front of him looks about 180cm tall, and seems to be a few centimeters shorter than the Pei Yan family. Wearing a dark green silk shirt, the collar button was unbuttoned to the third button. The hair was styled into a slicked back with mousse.

His overall aura was no weaker than that of Chen Jianxin last time, but he exuded a sense of indifference for some reason.

It's not the indifference of rejecting people thousands of miles away, but the indifference of indifference to everything.

Compared with the initial indifference of the Pei Yan family, Chen Jianwen's indifference contained a cruel meaning.

She stretched out her right hand and smiled politely, "Hello, Mr. Chen. I'm Lin Yilan. It's our first time meeting you. Nice to meet you."

Chen Jianwen looked at the girl in front of him, curled his lips, and held her hand, "Miss Lin, I have admired your name for a long time, and have been looking forward to meeting you, and finally waited for this day."

Lin Yilan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled slightly, "Chen Are you also interested in the cooperation project between Hengxin and Xingmin?"

After saying that, she twitched her hand.

Chen Jianwen did not let go of her hand, but changed his position, took her hand in his, kissed her hand, and then slowly let go.

Lin Yilan, who was flustered by his actions, tried hard to withdraw her hand.

"Mr. Chen, do you want to cooperate with me?"

Chen Jianwen held her hand tightly, lowered his head to kiss the back of her hand, and raised his eyes to stare into her eyes.

"Of course, it's an honor for Chen to work with a beautiful and talented girl like Miss Lin."

After Lin Yilan took her hand back, the smile on her face froze.

She silently put her right hand behind her back and rubbed her clothes with the back of her hand.

Although Chen Jianwen did not directly kiss the back of her hand, the breath he exhaled seemed to have not disappeared on her hand.

Thinking of Chen Jianwen's eyes staring at her when he kissed her hands, goosebumps appeared on Lin Yilan's arms.

The personalities, temperaments and appearances of this person and the Pei Yan family are completely different, just like the north and south poles.

Chen Jianwen looks cynical, but if you look carefully, you can see his indifference. He looks like a young man, but his eyes are more ruthless than anyone else.

The Pei Yan family seemed inaccessible, even a little serious and cold, but their eyes were affectionate even when they looked at the telephone poles.

After such a comparison, Lin Yilan suddenly found it interesting.

Pei Yanjia and Chen Jianwen seem to be two completely opposite people.