Chapter 3 Nacht slapped his marriage partner.

A white light was shining down from above, casting a dim shadow. The pointer overlapped with the shadow, pointing to -

Meng Xie.

Quezhan raised her eyebrows slightly, fate made her choose Meng Xie.

Coincidentally, she just doesn't believe in fate.

I couldn't help but laugh.

If there really is a God in this world, she can imagine God with a stern face and speechless expression.

He pressed the photo with his fingertips and slid it across the table. He held a piece of thin paper in his hand, but lowered his eyes and stared at the protagonist in the photo.

I don’t know when this photo was taken. It was probably taken by an elder. It’s a side profile photo without looking at the camera, and it doesn’t fully interpret the appearance she saw.

The friend verification request did not receive a response, and a phone call came in.

Quezhan picked up

the phone, "Hello?" "You came back without even saying hello?" There was a man's voice on the other end of the phone, his voice deep and steady: "I'm at your door, why don't you invite me in for a cup of tea?"

The voice on the phone was consistent with the voice coming faintly from outside the door.

I opened the door and it was really him.

"Meng Xie?" Quezhan was a little surprised, leaning against the door frame with his hands folded across his chest, "You are standing at the door of a person's house in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid that I will call the police?"

"With our friendship, it's not a big deal." Meng Xie knew it was a joke, and spoke slowly.

Quezhan and Meng Xie are friends. They have known each other since junior high school. After graduating from high school, they both chose to study abroad in Europe. They have a close relationship. Even when Quezhan went to Meng Xie's school to look for her, others mistook him for his girlfriend.

What Meng Xie didn't expect was that his close friend suddenly deleted him from WeChat.

The cause is unknown.

"Maybe they know you've returned. The furry ones have strong telepathy and are clamoring to go home." Meng Xie was holding two cats with a dog following behind him. He turned around and said in a relaxed tone: "I've helped you take care of them for a month. Not to mention the benefits, I've been removed from the list."

Quezhan understood what he meant and opened WeChat to check his contacts. The friend verification request was sent by Meng Xie.

"Sorry, you and Leo have the same avatar and I accidentally deleted it. I'll add it back now."

"Who is Leo? What did he do to you?"

"I don't want to talk about him."

She didn't want to say it, and he didn't ask any more questions.

After not seeing her child for a month, Quezhan missed her child very much.

As soon as it saw its owner, the little white cat jumped down and pounced on her, the little black cat rubbed against her arm, and the Doberman pinscher, pacing back and forth and wagging its tail wildly, also joined in the competition for favor.

"Mom misses you too, you're so good."

Quezhan has three furry children. Two of the cats she rescued and adopted, one is all white and the other is all black. The white cat is named Tag, which means "day" in German; the black cat is named Nacht, which means "night"; and the handsome and tall Doberman is named Revival, which means "rebirth".

Before going abroad, she entrusted Meng Xie to help her take care of the furry children for a month.

"I'm not such a stingy person." Quezhan was referring to the fact that he helped her take care of the cats and dogs and she wanted to return the favor. "I'll treat you to a meal later. You can choose the address."

"Okay."

Meng Xie walked a little further in and saw many photos scattered on the center island. He picked out his own photo. "My photo?"

"Yeah, I'm choosing a marriage partner."

Whether people are familiar with Quezhan or not, they all know that she is a free-spirited person.

She never gave anyone a chance to use those fancy tricks to attract attention.

...but now I suddenly want to get married.

"It was originally an arranged marriage, and it was also a capital transaction that both parties were aware of. Getting married does not mean that I will lose my freedom." Quezhan saw it clearly. Marriage is a grave, but arranged marriage is not.

"So, you didn't choose me?" Meng Xie asked.

Yes, she didn't choose him.

When the light source is turned down, Leroy Musigny becomes even more translucent.

Quezhan picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then bent his arms and leaned on the table. There was a rare faint color in his beautiful eyes, "Do you want me to choose you?"

Tag also looked at him at this moment.

The man was slightly startled.

It is true that the son takes after his mother. Their eyes are 70% similar and both are beautiful.

Tag in her arms was not very well behaved. Not satisfied with just rubbing against her, he stretched out his little claws and hooked her hair.

Meng Xie stepped forward to help, holding the kitten's two front paws, and using his other hand to help her untangle her long hair, very carefully.

They are friends.

When choosing a marriage partner, she would consider appearance, family background, and a history of love affairs. On the other hand, it would be best if the partner was a stranger with no previous connections. Even if they were married, she would not interfere too much in the other's life.

Best of all, we turn a blind eye to each other.

-After

a week, Quezhan finally adjusted to the time difference.

After getting up, she washed and ate, and Tag and Nacht followed her wherever she went.

From time to time, he would rub her ankles and ask for a hug.

"Baby, mommy is eating."

When the time came, she put food in the basket for the two cats, and they were no longer attached to her.

No one knew what Nacht was thinking. He looked at his own bowl of cat food and was determined to take the risk of getting beaten to snatch Tag's cat food. Tag didn't tolerate him and aimed at his target and punched him. Nacht fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

He flicked his tail slightly and meowed softly to ask for peace.

Two little guys who love and hate each other.

I told the story to my grandmother, and the little old lady smiled and found it very interesting.

"Zhanzhan."

Ye Zanlin heard her daughter talk about arranging a marriage for her granddaughter, "Will you really choose the eldest son of the Xie family?"

Quezhan nodded and said yes.

"I heard that he just came back from the United States and is very busy with work." Ye Zanlin worried, "Will he be nice to my granddaughter after you get married? Don't be away from home all day long."

It would be best if he is away from home all day long. Who wouldn't envy her married life if her husband is rich and handsome but still doesn't come home?

Quezhan said silently in his heart, and almost couldn't hold back the smile on his lips.

When Ms. Ye Zhanlin looked over, she suppressed her anger in time and said, "Grandma, it's a good thing for a man to focus on his career."

"Besides," she said it against her will so much that she spoke it haltingly, "feelings... can be cultivated slowly."

Who wants to cultivate feelings with him?

"Have you met?"

"...Not yet."

"What's his contact information?"

Quezhan remained silent.

The socialites’ circle has mutual communication and contact information. Her mother recommended it to her two days ago, but she did not add it.

What girl would take the initiative? It's like she really wants to get married.

The other party also did not add her contact information, and did not even send a meeting invitation to her private email.

It seems that neither of them cares about this marriage. They both know it and are only treating this marriage as a mutually beneficial business.

"Ding."

The phone rang briefly.

Face unlock, message bar prompts——

【X requests to add you as a friend. 】

【Hello, Miss Que. 】

【Thank you, Xianshen. 】

-

RC's expansion of subsidiaries has been completed.

After a meeting ended in the morning and the documents were reviewed one by one, Xie Xianshen closed his pen and Zuo Qian left the CEO's office holding the documents.

"Ms. Xie?"

As soon as the door was opened, Zuo Qian recognized the person in front of him and was slightly stunned.

"Shh..." Xie Ting raised his index finger to his lips as a gesture to keep quiet, but it was a second too late.

"Why are you hanging around here? Do you think the work assigned to you is not enough?"

Xie Xianshen didn't even glance outside the door, but he knew who was coming.

Xie Ting stopped playing hide-and-seek against the door frame and tangled his fingers around his hair, "It's boring. You people with three characters always bully us people with two characters. I just came back from studying abroad and they assigned me a lot of work. It's not fun at all."

Three characters bullying two characters means that the Xie family has a total of six people: Xie's father, Xie's mother and Xie's eldest son are in one camp, and Xie Che and his twin sister Xie Ling and Xie Ting are in the other camp.

In Xie Ting's eyes, her elder brother was the one who knew how to "exploit" her the most.

So, she came here today to seek justice for herself, and by the way, to complete the "job" assigned to her by Ms. Xu Fanyin.

"Brother."

Xie Ting sat opposite the desk, her eyes calmly glancing at the mobile phone half a meter away from her, "When are you going to meet my future sister-in-law? Mom told you to come in person to show respect to others when you make an appointment."

She came just to see if her brother had done what her mother had told him.

"When is it your turn to worry about my affairs?"

"You are my brother! My brother's affairs are my sister's affairs!"

Xie Ting listened to the righteous words, but the water in her stomach did not think so.

Upon learning that her eldest brother had chosen Quezhan as his marriage partner, she was driven by curiosity and wanted to gossip about it. Although she had never met this future sister-in-law, her sixth sense told her that she must be someone who could control her eldest brother. In this way, if her eldest brother "exploited" her with work in the future, she would have a backer.

Stealing Xie Xianshen's phone, she glanced at the lock screen password, entered it, and found the contact information of Que Zan that her mother recommended to him.

At first glance, it has indeed not been added.

The progress is too slow.

Xie Ting just moved his fingers, noted the name, added a friend, and sent it successfully.

"Give me your phone." Xie Xianshen moved his eyes away from the computer screen and glanced at her.

Her mind was still not able to pass the test with him.

"It's no use being mean to me, I've already sent it." Xie Ting raised his nose and made a face to give himself courage, then thought of something and changed the subject, "However, I heard that Quezhan loves freedom the most, is wild and rebellious, and you are not interested in those pretty girls, do you like her type?"

It only took ten minutes from deciding on the marriage to choosing the person.

Xie Ting couldn't understand why his elder brother chose Quezhan.

"Too little work, right? Okay, add more."

"No, no, no...!" Xie Ting knew he couldn't beat Xie Xianshen, so he quickly slipped away. Before crossing the door, he turned around and said angrily: "I will go back and complain to my mother! When you get married, I will let my sister-in-law take good care of you!"

Take care of him?

Xie Xianshen lowered his eyes with a disdainful look.

It's a marriage of convenience, he won't have any feelings for her, let alone fall in love with her.

-After

leaving my grandmother's house, I went to Rokori.

Rokori is a fashion luxury brand company established in Asia by the French headquarters RKCR, with branches and industries spread across seven continents. The headquarters RKCR was founded in the mid-19th century. Since the formation of RKCR, the ancestors of the Que family have been one of the legal persons. In addition to investing a large amount of money to hold shares, they also provide support from the government behind the scenes to promote its development and growth, and have absolute control over it.

Among RKCR's luxury brands, Rokori is undoubtedly the most well-known and influential. In addition, as a giant pioneer leading the global fashion, RKCR has acquired more than 50 fashion luxury brands such as Niyo, Detina, and Enanzaki over the past century.

This trip to Rokori was arranged by the company's CEO, Ms. Bai Ximan.

Since graduating with a master's degree, my daughter has been spending most of her time out there enjoying the world. Of course, the huge assets of the Que family must be handed over to the only heir of the Que family. Ms. Bai meant to let her gain experience at a senior level for a period of time, but Quezhan thought that since she wanted to gain experience, it would be fine to start from the grassroots level.

"No, how can my daughter be at the grassroots level?"

Bai Ximan firmly opposed, but her persuasion was futile. After a tug-of-war, she was arranged to the middle level.

"What's wrong with you? After all, you are a veteran employee of the company, yet you made a mistake in the contract!"

Quedan stopped at the floor where the Ministry of Commerce belonged. The further he walked, the more intense the scolding from the leader's office became, as if the sky was collapsing.

"It's always good..."

An employee came out of the tea room with a glass of water, greeted her in a low voice when he saw her.

"What's going on in there?" Quezhan asked.

"It's about the cooperation on a new series of products that we have recently launched." The young employee was honest and reported everything to Quezhan. "The supervisor in charge of the project accidentally entered the wrong number when drafting the contract. Rokori's share of the profit was less than one-third, so..."

Quezhan had an idea of ​​what happened next.

Just raise your hand slightly and the young employee will automatically leave.

"I don't need to tell you how much importance the company attaches to the new product series..."

"Knock knock knock."

Director He Feng was still in a bad mood and frowned deeply, "Come in!"

"Director He." She pushed open the door with a smile. Her appearance immediately relaxed the tense atmosphere in the office.

"Ms. Que."

She was the daughter of the company's CEO. It would be considered an insult for a department director like He Feng to personally greet her, so he quickly pushed a chair over and motioned for her to sit down.

"Don't be so polite. From now on, we'll be colleagues."

Quezhan took the scattered documents on the desk and put them in order slowly. "It's just right. I just started working and there's nothing to do. I'll be in full charge of this project."

She suddenly understood that the "unsmooth situation" that Ms. Bai was talking about was referring to this matter.

It can also be said that this is the test she has to face.

The other two immediately understood that this was the will of the top management.

"Why don't you thank Mr. Que quickly?" He Feng gave him a wink.

"Ah...thank you, thank you Mr. Que, thank you Mr. Que."

After leaving the office, the supervisor followed behind Quezhan and wanted to explain the reason for the mistake. After all, he was a new official and didn't want to leave a stain in her heart. "Boss Que, the mistake caused by this contract... I didn't mean it. Because... because I found that my lover was not quite right recently. He was investigating something and distracted from work..."

The voice gradually became smaller, but Quezhan heard it clearly.

There's something wrong with my lover lately. In short, he's cheating on me.

"In the workplace, only results matter, not reasons. Do I need to teach you this principle?"

Quezhan came to the tea room, and their conversation was intentionally blocked by the glass partition.

"When you make a mistake, you shouldn't think about how to exonerate yourself, but what to do to deal with the situation."

"Yes, but always..."

"The reason you mentioned is your private matter, and I have no right to interfere. But what I want to tell you is that women should focus on improving themselves, and reach the level you think is ideal. Then you will find that, except life and death, other things are simply unimportant."

The other party took the words to heart.

When the glass door closed again, the message alert vibrated.

Freiheit: [Hello, Que Lan. 】

X: [Miss Que, when are you free? 】

Xie Xianshen responded five minutes after she politely replied, but he had muted his phone and only turned it off now.

An hour has passed.

Freiheit: [Tonight. X

: What is the specific location and time? 】

Reply immediately.

Compared to the one hour she left him alone, he was quite sincere.

Quezhan reported a restaurant and set the time for the meeting at 6pm. When the message was passed on again, the other party replied: [The restaurant is located in the city center and the time is right during the evening rush hour. I hope Miss Que can come as scheduled. 】

Does this imply that the location and time she chose were unreasonable?

Freiheit: [Thank you for the reminder, sir. Freiheit

: I have always had a good sense of time. Besides, I don’t like people who are late. 】

"Who is Yin Yang?" He locked the screen and didn't even look at whether Xie Xianshen replied.

Having taken over a new project at work, she opened the file and took a quick look at the contents.

Wait, the project investor is her marriage partner?

Very good, my mood for work immediately decreased by half.

It was almost time for the meeting, but Que Zhan arrived at the restaurant early. The waiter asked her if she had a reservation. She gave him her seat number, and then the waiter took her to the VIP area of ​​the restaurant on the sixth floor.

Night gradually enveloped the city, and the street lights came back to life.

She sat next to the window and looked out into the distance for a while, feeling bored. Suddenly, she thought of the personal information of the eldest son of the Xie family that her mother had given her.

Thanks to Xianshen.

27 years old.

He holds a dual degree in Economics and EMBA from Harvard University. When he was in high school, he won the IEO and NEC championships in internationally renowned competitions. During his undergraduate studies, he published several high-quality SSCI academic journal papers. He then founded the venture capital company RC (Rational Choice), which had a market value of US$72.999 billion in just four years and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. RC's influence after going public was far-reaching. In the winter of the same year, WSJ reported that RC had become a unique rising star leader in the VC industry.

The above are just his personal achievements.

Speaking of family, the Xie family is one of the top wealthy families in the upper class circle of Beijing. They are of high moral character and are equally matched with the Que family.

The Hengchen Group, which has been supported by a prominent family for hundreds of years, is involved in fields including finance, fashion, and technology. It has a leading reputation and status in Beijing and even the world. Its ancestors were talented people with merits and demerits, and they had a solid background in military, politics, and business.

But the backrest behind the lamp is quite satisfactory.

At the same time, several luxury cars drove into the main road of the restaurant.

Hearing that an important person had arrived, the manager brought several people to maintain order in front of the venue and made way for him.

Leading the way and occupying the main position was a Maybach Landaulet with serial number Beijing A. The entire body of the car was hard and black. After it drove to the main door and stopped, a man in a black suit stepped out of the car.

The man was tall and slender, with straight shoulders and a pair of long legs wrapped in exquisite and luxurious suit fabric.

The dark night enveloped the view. Among the several people, only he had a cold and aloof temperament, like the snow and frost. The people around him could only serve as a foil.

Just standing there, the aura of an aristocratic family is self-evident.

When Quezhan noticed the movement and lowered his eyes, he only caught a glimpse of a figure disappearing at the door.

"Ang Ang, I regret coming so early."

Quezhan should not have arrived half an hour early out of "anger" and called Ang to relieve her fatigue, "Are you busy at work? Can you chat with me?"

"Ang Ang?"

The other end was unusually quiet, so she called again.

Something is wrong.

Xun Ang was originally holding her breath and had no intention of complaining, but when she heard her best sister's voice, she couldn't hold it back anymore, and sobs permeated her voice: "Zhanzhan, my boyfriend is cheating on me."

She found out about her boyfriend's cheating today. She checked his phone before going on a business trip and found out that her boyfriend was going to have dinner with his mistress, and the restaurant was the one where Quezhan was.

"He actually dared to cheat on me?" Xun Ang laughed sneerfully: "When he was pursuing me, he made a sensation in the whole capital. He was good at saying sweet words and expressing his love for me. Now he cheated on me, and if anyone wants to dump him, I'll be the one to dump him!"

"Zhanzhan, we've been dating for two whole years..." As she spoke, she seemed to be crying.

If you are in love, you will be the first to know.

She couldn't just sit there and watch as her best friend suffered this kind of injustice.

"Send me the restaurant seat number."

"It's not mentioned in the message..."

But it's also in the VIP area on the sixth floor.

"What color clothes is he wearing today, formal or casual?"

"Black suit."

Xun Ang and her boyfriend had shared their location, and the location showed that her boyfriend was already in the restaurant, which also matched the current time.

The sixth floor is the VIP area, with a large space but few people.

Including her, there were only a few people there.

He looked around, eliminating the target people one by one, but fixed his sight on the two o'clock direction.

Found it.

The VIP area seats are divided into east and west sides, with a huge sandalwood hollow flower pattern screen running across the middle.

The lamp was on the east side. Without thinking about anything else, she stood up quickly, walked around the south side of the screen and went straight to the cheating man. Looking at his back, she knew that this man was not a good person.

"You damn scumbag!"

When the two were only half a meter apart, she became disgusted and slapped the man without hesitation.

"Pa!"

The sound of the slap was particularly harsh and abrupt in the quiet VIP area.

The eyes of the few people in the area were focused here for a moment.

She felt relieved after helping her friend vent her anger, but the reality was not what she expected.

But she froze, her palms throbbing with pain and numbness, which spread throughout her limbs like an electric shock. The pain cut off her nerves, her mind went blank, and she was unable to react.

The air was as still as a dead lake.

The light from the hollow flower-patterned screen was weak, casting a dark shadow. Xie Xianshen tilted his head slightly, revealing all his facial features.

I only heard him sneer, and I couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.

The pair of inky black eyes cast on her, dark as a deep pool: "Miss Que is thoughtful."

"It's our first meeting, and you gave me such a big gift."