A beautiful summer night

During the lunch break, after Xie Qiyan received information from Xie Tan confirming that Xia Wanzhi was in the studio, he instructed Yu Fei to take the drafted contract and head to Xingyao Building.

As Yu Fei drove, he imagined a sweet love story unfolding in his mind. However, when he arrived at Xingyao Building and met Xia Wanzhi, he found that her attitude towards his boss seemed unchanged.

"You want to back out?" Xia Wanzhi asked nervously, her expression wary.

Xie Qiyan's posture became more relaxed, perhaps as a lingering effect; he didn't touch a drop of the water Xia Wanzhi poured for him today.

"Sign it." Xie Qiyan pushed the document in front of her.

He's a man of action and wouldn't stoop to regretting something so trivial.

Leaving Xia Wanzhi and her studio behind wouldn't affect him at all. On the contrary, Xia Wanzhi would be even more grateful to him because she had received his favor.

Xia Wanzhi looked him over suspiciously for a few moments, then carefully read through the document before decisively signing her name.

In any case, preserving the studio is the most important thing.

Moreover, Xie Qiyan couldn't possibly have actually sold her.

After the signing was completed, the cooperation was officially established starting today. Before leaving, Xie Qiyan, after much deliberation, finally asked the question: "What kind of tea was brewed last night?"

Xia Wanzhi subconsciously looked up: "You like it? Then I'll give it to you?"

Xie Qiyan suppressed his anger: "I'm asking what the tea is called."

"I think it was called something like Ginseng Eight Treasure Tea." Xia Wanzhi recalled for a moment, and because she was happy that she had saved her studio, she said a few more words, "Thousand-year-old ginseng, a top-quality tonic."

Xie Qiyan: "..."

To ensure a smooth collaboration in the future, Xia Wanzhi gave Xie Qiyan the last packet of ginseng and goji berry eight-treasure tea she had at home.

Xie Qiyan immediately put it away and kept it at the bottom of his chest.

After not seeing Xia Wanzhi for several days, he finally managed to put the matter out of his mind.

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Inside the upscale club, singing and dancing filled the air, and glasses clinked in celebration. This was originally a place for the entertainment of wealthy young people. The huge dance hall was set up with several large booths, somewhat resembling the style of a bar.

Zhou Yu had a woman on his right arm as he drank and chatted with his brothers, thoroughly enjoying himself.

The sounds of men and women, their ambiguous and filthy voices, were unbearable to hear.

"Young Master Zhou, stop drinking." Sun Lingzhi leaned softly against Zhou Yu and snatched his wine glass away.

Most of the people sitting together were brothers who grew up together, including Xie Lin and Xie Nan.

Upon seeing this, someone joked, "So, Young Master Zhou likes bold women, hahaha! No wonder those women didn't catch your eye before!"

Sun Lingzhi's body stiffened.

Zhou Yu glanced over with indifferent eyes, then lowered his head and took a sip of the wine glass held by Sun Lingzhi.

Sun Lingzhi used this action to feed him wine.

The cheers and jeers were incessant.

"I heard Xia Wanzhi wasn't kicked out of Xingyao Building." A voice suddenly broke the noise.

Zhou Yu reflexively pushed Sun Lingzhi away, his eyes sharp: "What did you say?"

"My cousin doesn't know yet?" Xie Lin crossed his legs, played with the woman's hair beside him, and chuckled wickedly. "Everyone left that building, but Xia Wanzhi's studio didn't move out."

"Xie Qiyan only kept Xia Wanzhi. Young Master Zhou, do you think they made some kind of deal?"

It was as if a single word had awakened someone from a dream.

Zhou Yu's muscles tensed, his clenched fist trembled slightly, and in silence, he slammed his fist into the glass on the table.

The seeping blood stained the transparent glass red.

Sun Lingzhi jumped back in fright, looking at Zhou Yu with rapid breathing.

"It's just a power-for-sex deal," Xie Nan scoffed, as if watching a good show.

Zhou Yu raised his angry eyes: "Who are you talking about?"

Xie Nan scoffed, "Who else could it be but your fiancée and Xie Qiyan, or rather, your ex-fiancée now."

"With Xia Wanzhi's figure and face, who could resist her charms?" One of them started it, and the other playboys followed suit, laughing and joking without restraint.

"Oh? Who are you trying to seduce?" A clear, cold voice suddenly broke in.

Before anyone could react, someone blurted out, "Xie Qiyan, of course."

After that sentence was uttered, the ending seemed to be frozen, and no one dared to utter another word.

Realizing the storm was coming, everyone, including Zhou Yu, held their breath.

The newcomer had a cold aura, as if he had a built-in noise reduction system.

"Big...big big big brother..." Xie Nan stammered as she spoke, not knowing when Xie Qiyan had arrived or how much he had overheard.

Some time ago, he made a big mistake at work and Xie Qiyan caught him red-handed. Xie Qiyan used the excuse of him not doing his job properly to send him to a small town a thousand kilometers away to lead a project in the mountains. He had just returned this morning and was caught red-handed again.

"It's quite lively." Xie Qiyan lowered his eyes slightly to look around. Although Xie Nan was the one speaking to him, he was looking at Zhou Yu.

And the lipstick mark on Zhou Yu's face and the woman beside him.

No one knows why Xie Qiyan is here.

All they knew was that after today, Xie Qiyan's blacklist would have another entry.

"Hey, ran into an acquaintance." Jiang Baichuan, who arrived shortly after, patted Xie Qiyan on the shoulder, looked around, and sat down without being invited. "Don't mind if there are a couple more people?"

Most of these people both feared and hated Xie Qiyan. After all, Xie Qiyan had been parachuted back and had done such shocking things. They all knew he was an illegitimate child and had mocked him a lot when they were young. But now, many of them only dared to gossip behind his back. Once they were in front of him, they all cowered like turtles.

But this wasn't the case for Jiang Baichuan.

Jiang Baichuan had been involved in the family business since he was a teenager, and his connections and status made him a veteran among his group.

They felt more awe towards him.

Xie Qiyan is a loner, and no one has ever seen him befriend anyone. However, there are rumors that he is close to the president of the Jiang Group. At first, no one believed it, but now, it's not up to them to believe it or not.

As Xie Qiyan looked away, someone immediately made room for him to sit down.

He thought it was dirty and ordered a waiter to bring a blanket to put on.

Jiang Baichuan laughed out loud and asked for one as well.

Xie Nan suppressed her anger.

Today is his welcome banquet, and the two of them are clearly here to cause trouble.

Zhou Yu was the only one in the room who was so stiff that his face turned pale, as if he had been caught cheating and cold sweat was pouring down his back.

Xie Qiyan disdained to stare at Zhou Yu any longer.

"Where were we? Let's continue." Jiang Baichuan crossed his legs, trying to liven up the atmosphere as if watching a spectacle.

No one dared to utter a sound.

Relatively speaking, this was not the Jiang Baichuan they knew.

A person as high and mighty as Jiang Baichuan would never stoop down to talk to them like that.

But now the facts are clear.

Someone must have crossed a line, forcing them to get involved and join in the fun.

Xia Wanzhi is the one who is most vulnerable.

They had just mentioned Xia Wanzhi when these two arrived.

"Speaking of your Xia family sister seducing me," Xie Qiyan said, trying to lighten the mood.

When they realized what was happening, everyone gasped.

"Nonsense! Xia's sister is so innocent, why don't you say that you seduced Xia's sister?" Jiang Baichuan began to argue in a pretentious manner.

Everyone: "..."

"No, no, no." Jiang Baichuan grinned mischievously, deliberately changing the subject. "Shouldn't Xia's sister be yours? When did she become mine?"

Hearing this, Sun Lingzhi lowered her head and watched as Zhou Yu clenched his fist tighter and tighter.

Blood was seeping into the floor.

Xie Qiyan raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Baichuan with displeasure.

Jiang Baichuan raised an eyebrow, realizing he had overdone it.

This upscale club is members-only, but it's far from being a true elite club. The entry requirements aren't high either; ordinary wealthy scions can easily get in.

However, clubs usually actively recruit powerful and influential people. For example, Xie Qiyan came here now to give Jiang Baichuan face.

I never expected to witness such a good show.

"President Xie, President Jiang, let's drink, let's drink!" Finally, someone dared to take the lead and change the subject, joining the others with a forced smile.

Xie Lin glanced at Xie Qiyan, worried that he would hold a grudge, and insisted on explaining, "Brother, everyone was drunk, they were just talking nonsense..."