Seeing the jewelry box, Chen Yan became even more confused.
Because he felt like he had no impression at all.
He looked at the jewelry box carefully.
It was a very beautiful box, pink in color, with the word "imperial" written on it. Although Chen Yan didn't know much about jewelry, he knew that it seemed to be a very famous luxury brand.
However, precisely because he recognized the brand, Chen Yan became even more certain: he had never bought this piece of jewelry.
Because... he wasn't even sure if there was such a jewelry store on Qindao.
"Could it be... someone else sent it under my name?"
"Qin Ming?"
Chen Yan was a little confused.
Are all the younger brothers nowadays so self-conscious? Not only do they help with work, they also help with chasing girls?
But then, Chen Yan felt something was wrong.
If it was a farewell gift for a romantic partner, Chen Yan felt that Qin Ming should be able to do it.
But this is his sister! The same sister who hit him with a baseball bat!
How brave he must be to do such a thing.
If He Mengxue found out, wouldn’t he be dead?
Then, Chen Yan began to wonder: Could it be that it was given to He Mengxue by her suitor?
Then she misunderstood that it was given by herself?
Thinking of this, Chen Yan felt that he still needed to explain it clearly.
Don't let this be misunderstood.
So, he immediately wanted to open his mouth and talk to He Mengxue.
As a result, before he could open his mouth, he heard He Mengxue say happily, "This is my favorite piece of jewelry."
"At that time, when I saw the counter of this store in Zhao's Plaza, I felt like I couldn't walk anymore."
She said with a look of longing and happiness, "At that time, I thought that if someone gave me this, I would marry him in my life."
She looked at Chen Yan, her eyes full of tenderness and love, "Chen Yan, thank you."
Chen Yan's words stopped at his lips.
It’s not that he was jealous, but... he felt something was wrong.
How do these words feel...
While thinking, Chen Yan turned on his [Inner Earphones] to verify his thoughts.
The surrounding sounds gradually disappeared, and slowly, only the "bang~bang~bang~" heartbeat of He Mengxue was left beating slowly and steadily.
And Chen Yan's ears also rang with He Mengxue's inner voice...
After listening to He Mengxue's inner voice, Chen Yan's face looked a little strange.
Then, when he looked at He Mengxue, there was a hint of heartache and guilt in his eyes.
After a moment, he took the jewelry box with a smile and said, "Mengxue, when I bought it, I didn't expect that this would be your favorite necklace."
"I can only say that, as expected, our minds are connected."
As he spoke, Chen Yan opened the jewelry box. Inside the jewelry box was an 18k gold necklace, and the pendant was a small diamond that looked to be half a carat.
The overall style is very simple and stylish, giving the feeling of an imperial home.
Chen Yan took out the necklace and unbuttoned it.
He Mengxue watched Chen Yan's actions, and happily stood in front of Chen Yan, tilting her neck up to reveal her snow-white, swan-like neck, like a proud princess.
Chen Yan looked at her, smiled, and gathered her hair. He took the necklace in both hands, put it behind her neck, and put it on her.
Because the necklace was very short, the two of them were very close to each other and could almost feel each other's breath.
He Mengxue looked at the man in front of her, her long eyelashes fluttering, her beautiful eyes full of affection, like gems.
Feeling the man's breath on her neck, He Mengxue felt a little soft all over.
"Okay." Chen Yan said in a low voice after putting on the necklace.
After saying that, he looked at He Mengxue.
Their eyes met.
There was a slight blush on He Mengxue's face.
She pursed her lips and kissed Chen Yan.
Chen Yan wanted to dodge at first.
But I don’t know what he thought of, he sighed slightly in his heart, and then stopped.
The two kissed each other for a moment before separating.
He Mengxue's face was already blushing.
She took two steps back awkwardly, changed the subject, and said, "Chen Yan. To thank you for the gift you gave me, I also chose a gift for you."
Chen Yan's mind was still immersed in the light kiss just now. Hearing He Mengxue's words, he couldn't help but look up at her, "Gift? What gift?"
He Mengxue took out a jewelry box of another brand from her handbag, put it on the table, and said with a smile, "Open it and see for yourself, and you will know."
After that, she waved her hand and said, "Okay, you can see for yourself. I have to go back to work first."
She put her hand on the door handle and flirted at Chen Yan seductively, "You have a very sweet mouth, brother."
After saying that, she turned the door handle and left the office.
After she left, Chen Yan was the only one left in the office.
Chen Yan touched his lips and shook his head slightly. Then he walked to the table, picked up the jewelry box, opened it and took a look.
There was a necklace in the jewelry box, but it was a men's necklace.
The workmanship is simple and very fashionable.
And, most importantly... the necklace she wore was not a couple's necklace. They were not even from the same brand.
This girl is very tactful and never has any problems with things like this.
Chen Yan picked it up, looked at it, and then put it around his neck.
He thought about what he had just heard from He Mengxue's heart, and whispered, "Who can refuse a girl who buys a gift with her own money but insists that it is from me?"
"Well... this girl has to pay double the money to buy a gift in return."
“It’s simply a model of warm service.”
He Mengxue's little tricks and schemes made Chen Yan gradually fall in love with this enthusiastic and generous girl.
It's a pity that Chen Yan himself is in a mess now, otherwise, he would definitely have won this girl over...
Returning to the table, Chen Yan sorted out his current affairs.
In his career, several companies were developing rapidly. His next most important task was to vigorously launch the [Chaoyang Plan] and spend 500 million yuan.
Then, get 2 billion cashback. Wait for the store to refresh, get the forced buy card, and buy the shares of Toutiao Technology.
As for charity, it is now on the right track. Chen Yan went there to help with the work a few days ago.
I have to say that doing this kind of good deed brings joy to the body and mind. Even the sin of having multiple relationships is washed away.
Chen Yan felt that he should invest more money in charity in the future and help out more whenever he had nothing to do.
Emotionally...
Chen Yan felt that he was in a complete mess.
Boss Qiaoqiao is confused and knows nothing.
Lu Man has not completed the fourth ring yet, and Chen Yan needs to get Qiaoqiao to accept her.
Zhao Ying's favorability is still increasing little by little, and the special posture has not been unlocked yet.
But Yang Rou and He Mengxue have already intertwined into his life.
Chen Yan found it difficult to balance the relationships among these women.
So after thinking about it, Chen Yan decided: Let's focus on career first! Let's put the relationship aside!
Thinking of this, Chen Yan picked up the company's financial report and began to read it.
After reading a few reports, Chen Yan couldn't help but see some internal company information sent by Toutiao Technology.
As he watched, Chen Yan couldn't help but think of what Zhang Yonghao had revealed to him last time.
He said that the director of the investment department wanted to get rid of Chen Yan because the Zhao Group was interfering.
These days, Chen Yan was busy and had no time to think about this matter.
And now, think about it carefully.
Zhao Group, Zhao Qingtian.
Why did they suddenly attack me?
Chen Yan was a little confused.
Is it because of Zhao Ying?
Is it because of Yang Rou and Yang Nuannuan?
Chen Yan couldn't understand the logic of the Zhao Group.
According to Zhang Yonghao, the top management of the Zhao Group disliked him.
This is a trend, representing the attitude of the Zhao Group.
Chen Yan felt that he would meet them soon.
So, is it best for me to find out about Zhao Qingtian's situation?
"What's Zhao Qingtian's situation?" Chen Yan stroked his chin and pondered, "Should I ask Sister Rou about this?"
It just so happened that Chen Yan was also curious about what happened between Yang Rou and Zhao Qingtian back then.
So he thought of taking this opportunity to have a chat.
Of course, it was impossible for Chen Yan to ask Yang Rou directly in person.
But... doesn't he have a "vest"?
He felt that he could just use the identity of a "netizen" to ask Yang Rou about what happened back then...
…
At the same time, in Tiandu, the headquarters of Zhao Group, the chairman's office.
Zhao Qingtian looked at the woman in front of him with a gloomy expression and asked sternly, "How do you do things?!"
"I just asked you to get some information, but you managed to cause such a stir in the whole city!"
"I have taught you for nothing all these years!"
The woman stood there with her head lowered.
Hearing Zhao Qingtian's criticism, she kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, Mr. Tian. It's my fault. It's my fault."
Zhao Qingtian looked at her sternly without saying a word.
After more than a minute, Zhao Qingtian said, "I have told you countless times that even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit."
"If you encounter an opponent that you need to deal with, then don't give him any preparation. First investigate his situation, then allocate resources, and finally succeed in one fell swoop."
"Don't give the other party time to react, and don't give him any time to prepare."
The woman lowered her head and said quickly, "It's my fault, Mr. Qingtian."
"I will pay attention next time."
Seeing that the woman admitted her mistake with a good attitude, and that she was Zhao Qingtian's confidant whom he had painstakingly cultivated for many years, even though she had ruined Zhao Qingtian's good fortune, Zhao Qingtian let the matter go after criticizing her twice.
He thought for a while and said, "We have already alerted the enemy. It is not appropriate for us to take action now."
"Put Chen Yan on the observation list first."
"Let me know if you have any news."
"But don't act rashly anymore."
After hearing what Zhao Qingtian said, the woman asked, "Do we need to push someone out to take the blame? Let the other party know a little bit so that they can find a target to target him and let down their guard?"
Zhao Qingtian shook his head, "No need."
"Although he is a young man, he has such wealth and achievements in just two years. He is not a simple person."
"Laying out a smokescreen will only expose us further."
"Don't do anything."
"Yes!" the woman agreed.
Then, the two chatted about Chen Yan. After making sure that Zhao Qingtian had no other instructions, the woman bowed and left the office.
When she returned to her office, the expression on the woman's face completely fell!
She closed the door and was so angry that her whole body was shaking!
After suppressing her emotions for a while, she picked up the phone and dialed a number.
After a while, the call was connected, and the woman gritted her teeth and said, "Xiao Hong! Help me find out which idiot took the initiative to contact Toutiao Technology and said he wanted to invest!"
"Who is this idiot who accidentally leaked our investigation of Chen Yan to Toutiao Technology?"
After she finished speaking, the woman warned, "Remember! This matter should be investigated quietly internally. Don't make it public or expose it!"
After hanging up the phone angrily, the woman took a few deep breaths!
In fact, she was very wronged.
After discovering the affair between Chen Yan and Toutiao Technology that day, she just made a phone call and gave instructions, asking them to investigate Chen Yan's investment in Toutiao Technology.
Who knew that this order was misinterpreted by the people below. They made people think that the company's top management was interested in Toutiao Technology, so they sent people to contact Toutiao Technology directly, revealing the Zhao Group's intention to invest in them.
Then, when the two teams were in contact, someone accidentally revealed the news that the top management of the Zhao Group did not like Chen Yan in order to gather information.
This led to a series of subsequent events.
Actually, even if this thing is done, it is fine. But at least it is done beautifully!
As a result, who would have thought that after the Zhao Group revealed this intention in a small circle, they were slapped in the face by Chen Yan.
Not only did he fail to squeeze Chen Yan out of Toutiao Technology, he even got more shares.
This is simply a complete loss of face for the Zhao Group.
That's why Zhao Qingtian called the woman over and reprimanded her.
The woman also knew Zhao Qingtian's character. She knew that he didn't like his subordinates to make excuses. So she didn't make any excuses and directly admitted her fault.
However, after admitting her mistake, she at least wanted to find out who ruined her good deeds, so she made this call...
…
While the Zhao Group was busy catching the self-righteous "traitor", Chen Yan was also busy investigating Zhao Qingtian's situation.
After work, Chen Yan ran home. After eating, he took out his mobile phone, opened QQ, and prepared to chat with Yang Rou as an online friend.
After opening QQ, Chen Yan thought for a moment and said hello, "What are you busy with recently?"
…
At the same time, Yang Nuannuan, who had no classes in the afternoon, was typing in her rental house.
She was wearing glasses and looked like she had returned to her former quiet self.
However, judging from her expressionless face, her "blackening" seemed to be uncontrollable even with her glasses...
Just as she was typing away on the keyboard, suddenly, a ding-dong sound was heard in the room.
Yang Nuannuan ignored it and continued typing.
After typing another five hundred words, she picked up her phone and took a look.
As a result, when she took a look, a look of surprise appeared on her face: because... the person she had been thinking about day and night actually contacted her.
These days, ever since she learned that Chen Yan and Yu Qiaoqiao had broken through the last step, she had been a little distracted and had been wanting to contact Chen Yan.
But who would have thought that Yang Rou would later find her notebook and discover her secret of plotting against Chen Yan.
Even though Yu Qiaoqiao had already made up an excuse, Yang Nuannuan always suspected that with her mother's intelligence, she would probably guess the truth.
Therefore, she had been suppressing her emotions and did not dare to contact Chen Yan, for fear of causing trouble for both Chen Yan and herself.
Unexpectedly, she didn't look for Chen Yan, but Chen Yan looked for her first.
For a moment, she thought: Could it be... this is fate?
While daydreaming, Yang Nuannuan opened QQ and replied, [Recently? I've been busy. I'm so tired.]
There was a reason why Yang Nuannuan responded this way.
After all, if she wasn't busy, how could she explain why she didn't contact Chen Yan or chat with him...
…
At this time, Chen Yan, who was on the other side of the phone, read Yang Nuannuan's message and smiled.
He felt that "Yang Rou" must be very tired. If she wasn't tired, she wouldn't look so haggard, even with dark circles under her eyes...
"But, Sister Rou, don't worry. I'll give you energy pills tomorrow, and you'll be full of energy."
Thinking of this, Chen Yan replied, "Then you should make sure to get more rest. Your body is the foundation of everything. No matter how much money you make, you can't buy a good body."
…
Seeing Chen Yan's message, Yang Nuannuan smiled. She felt that Chen Yan was really gentle, caring so much about an online friend.
I don’t know if he will be particularly surprised and feel that we are destined to be together when he finds out that this online friend is me when we meet in the future.
While thinking, Yang Nuannuan replied, "Okay. I will take care of myself. Thank you."
Then, the two of them started chatting with each other.
Chen Yan wanted to get familiar with "Yang Rou" first, so that he could ask private questions directly later.
Yang Nuannuan, on the other hand, was thinking that she could chat more with Chen Yan and exchange feelings with him so that it wouldn't be awkward to meet him in the future.
After chatting for half an hour, Chen Yan finally got to the point.
He said, "Oh, right. I remember you said you were divorced and had a daughter? Where is the father of the child?"
…
Yang Nuannuan on the other side of the phone looked at Chen Yan's message and was stunned for a moment.
She didn't expect that the two of them would end up talking about their identities.
In her original plan, she didn't want to mention her own virtual "background" again later.
This way, I can avoid embarrassment when meeting Chen Yan in the future.
But now that Chen Yan asked this question, Yang Nuannuan didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
She hesitated for a long time and felt that it was too difficult to fabricate an identity out of thin air. After all, she was just an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl who grew up in a single-parent family and didn't know much about other women's family life.
So, she thought about it and decided that she should still use her mother's "personality".
So, she hesitated for a moment and replied, "Actually... I'm not married. I gave birth to a child out of wedlock ."
…
Chen Yan, who already knew all this, was not surprised when he saw the reply, but he still pretended to be surprised and sent an "awkward" expression, then said, "Sorry. Maybe I remembered it wrong. Then... you must be under a lot of pressure, right?"
[Your...boyfriend, it's too much to just abandon you and your daughter like this. ]
…
Seeing Chen Yan's reply, Yang Nuannuan hesitated again and again. She didn't want to continue chatting, but maybe because it was Chen Yan on the other side, she still said, "Actually... I don't blame him."
[Because, this child is originally mine. It has nothing to do with him.]
…
Chen Yan was stunned when he saw the reply from "Yang Rou".
What does “the child is originally my own” mean?
Fortunately, "Yang Rou" opened up and told Chen Yan a horrifying story!
According to "Yang Rou", she was actually a non-marriage advocate back then, and because of her high standards, she looked down on the men around her.
But she loves children very much, so she has always been thinking about artificial insemination to have a child that belongs only to her.
So, she met this "boyfriend" during a work opportunity.
This "boyfriend" meets her standards in terms of appearance, family background, and ability.
So, she thought of making him her target.
So, she contacted a private hospital and chose the right time to conceive.
She held a banquet, and while her "boyfriend" was drunk, she put on gloves and forcibly took his sperm. She then sent him to a private hospital for artificial insemination, and after some twists and turns, she gave birth to this daughter.
So, this daughter has a relationship with this "boyfriend", but actually...it doesn't matter.
Because he is a complete victim.
After hearing the introduction of "Yang Rou", Chen Yan was stunned.
He could never have imagined that things would develop in this way.
On the other hand, he suddenly understood who Yang Nuannuan inherited her crazy personality from!
She inherited it from Yang Rou when she was young!
The difference is that young Yang Rou, even though she is crazy, is also thoughtful and good at hiding.
The madness is hidden beneath her abilities and icebergs, and is not easily revealed.
Then after finding the target, hit it with one shot and finish it perfectly.
Yang Nuannuan's madness is undisguised and frightening.
No wonder Zhao Ying, who has a keen sixth sense, said that there is a devil lurking deep in Yang Rou's heart, which is very scary.
Chen Yan couldn't help but shudder and felt that he couldn't look Yang Rou in the eye.
I didn’t expect that when she was young, Sister Rou was even scarier than Nuannuan…
…
At this time, Yang Nuannuan didn't know that she had exposed her mother's secret. For so many years, her parents' affairs had been weighing on her heart.
She knew that her parents didn't really have any relationship.
And her birth was just an accident arranged by her mother.
Her mother didn't love her. She just wanted a child.
She didn't even know whether her mother regretted giving birth to her.
Not to mention her father, who always hated her and never treated her as his own child.
However, every few years, her father would come to Qindao to see her.
But when they met, she didn't feel any love at all.
She was just like a child that jumped out from between rocks.
My father doesn't love me and my mother doesn't care about me.
Therefore, from childhood to adulthood, she has worked hard to study, to be well behaved, and to be sensible.
She wanted her mother to see that she was actually useful, that she was well behaved, that she was a good daughter, and that she should not abandon her...
She is also very conflicted about her father.
On the one hand, she felt sorry for her father and wanted to accept him.
On the other hand, she hated her father because of her father's family.
Because she knew what happened later, and knew how that family had tried to kill her before she was born.
Although she believes that her mother's artificial insemination was wrong, she also understands the anger of her father and his family.
But, that child is her after all... How can she love someone who tried every means to kill her family and father before she was born...
Therefore, Yang Nuannuan has actually been living in this distorted world for the past decade, and has also been living in this fundamental contradiction about the meaning of her existence.
This formed her dual and contradictory personality.
Sometimes, she doesn't want to hurt anyone.
It's just that she wanted someone or something (such as the 30 million) too much.
This also led to the situation that sometimes, even though she had already obtained something, she would immediately regret it, feeling that she had hurt others and wanting to make amends (to make money for the 30 million).
Or, you have already said that you want to pursue love, but when you think about making others sad, you start to hesitate.
Her family, her parents, her complicated and ill-fated birth, made her such a contradictory character...
For so many years, these things have been weighing on Yang Nuannuan's mind, making her almost unable to breathe.
Today, because of Chen Yan's "temptation", she finally said it out, which made her feel that the depression in her heart seemed to be relieved a lot.
So, after telling her own story from the past, Yang Nuannuan started talking about her "boyfriend" from that time.
She said he was so serious and unsmiling. Even though he would visit his daughter every few years, he would never see her.
She said that after that incident, for the sake of face, she took the initiative to release the news, saying that he had raped her. Then, she blocked her in private and forced her to abort the child...
At the end of the story, Yang Nuannuan herself gave a bitter smile, thinking that she had said too much.
He simply treated "old words" as a tree hole to vent his emotions.
Moreover, now that I have told so many of my mother's secrets, how can I "recognize" Chen Yan in the future?
If they "recognize each other", wouldn't it be equivalent to allowing Chen Yan to identify himself and know the terrible things his mother did in the past?
Thinking of this, Yang Nuannuan couldn't help but sigh slightly in her heart:
"Forget it. Anyway, Chen Yan and Qiaoqiao have come to that point."
"There's no point in me interfering. It will only make Qiaoqiao sad."
"Just keep this memory in your heart."
"From now on, just treat him as an online friend and don't even think about meeting him..."
…
"Yang Rou" talked a lot.
At first, Chen Yan listened with the idea of ​​understanding his opponent, but gradually, he was attracted by the love, hatred and vengeance of the past and began to listen in detail.
Fortunately, sometimes, the evaluation of a person's character is inaccurate, but analyzing the person's character from events will be more accurate.
Therefore, from "Yang Rou's" words, Chen Yan gradually built a model of Zhao Qingtian in his mind.
He was a calm, confident and cautious man.
Especially after this incident, no matter what enemy he encounters, he will not relax, but will fight like a lion fighting a rabbit with all his strength.
Chen Yan felt that it was difficult to deal with...
After chatting with "Yang Rou" for a few more sentences, Chen Yan stopped chatting. He felt that the amount of information he had received tonight was a bit too much.
He needs to digest.
Just when he had just closed QQ, suddenly, his cell phone rang with a "ding dong" sound.
Chen Yan picked it up and took a look.
Found out...the game store was refreshed in a timely manner...
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