At the Pinnacle of Power: My Insider Report Alarms Bigwigs in Beijing's Elite Circle

Since Lin Qian arrived in Beijing in the afternoon and didn't have time to visit tourist attractions, Xu Shimeng suggested that they do shopping today and take Lin Qian to visit the Forbidden City and the Great Wall tomorrow.

The three of them spent the entire afternoon shopping. In addition to Lin Yi buying Lin Qian a cell phone and a laptop, Xu Shimeng also took Lin Qian to buy two outfits and two pairs of shoes. Xu Shimeng paid for the clothes and shoes.

In her words, this was a gift for her younger sister, and Lin Yi was not allowed to take it.

At 6:30.

Xu Shimeng led Lin Yi and Lin Ying, a brother and sister, to a private restaurant.

The private restaurant is located in a courtyard house, offering first-class privacy and ambiance.

"Lin Yi, Xiao Qian, I've always been eating and drinking with my childhood friends in Beijing, and I've never treated anyone to a meal. I don't even know where the best food is. I think this restaurant is the best I've ever eaten at."

After Xu Shimeng took her seat, she said somewhat shyly.

Lin Yi was taken aback: "Shi Meng, is this your first time treating someone to dinner? Really?"

"Why did you lie to me?"

Xu Shimeng responded to Lin Yi first, then blinked her beautiful big eyes and teased, "But don't be so smug. I'm mainly treating Xiaoqian to dinner today. You're just like me, freeloading."

"—"

Lin Yi was speechless. That's not what you said before!

Lin Qian chuckled to herself, while curiously observing Xu Shimeng.

The girl's unique sensitivity made her feel that Xu Shimeng's relationship with her brother seemed to be more than just friends.

Then, just as Xu Shimeng was ordering food, an uninvited guest suddenly walked towards Lin Yi and the other two.

Zhao Tianming.

Someone invited him to dinner here today, and as soon as he entered, he saw the radiant Xu Shimeng, who immediately clung to him like a leech.

"Shimeng, what a coincidence, you're eating here too?"

Zhao Tianming walked straight over and greeted Xu Shimeng with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, he caught sight of Lin Yi out of the corner of his eye. His eyes widened instantly, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight: "Hey, Lin, what are you doing here?"

"Is there a problem with me inviting Lin Yi to dinner here?"

Xu Shimeng frowned as she looked at Zhao Tianming, as if she had seen an annoying fly.

"Wha...what? You invited him to dinner?!"

Zhao Tianming was even more shocked.

Because, in his memory, Princess Xu, who was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the circle, had never invited any men of the opposite sex of her own age to dinner.

In fact, many sons of powerful and wealthy families repeatedly invited Xu Shimeng to dinner, but she ignored them all.

So much so that there is a little-known bet in their circle: whoever can get Princess Xu to have dinner with them is the winner!

In the end, the winner was a nobody from a small county town?

Moreover, it was Xu Shimeng who took the initiative to treat us to dinner!

This is absolutely incredible!

After the initial shock, Zhao Tianming asked, puzzled, "Shimeng, why did you invite him to dinner?"

"What does this have to do with you?"

Xu Shimeng retorted coldly, which immediately broke Zhao Tianming's guard!

His face instantly turned as black as coal, his mouth agape, but he didn't know what to say.

He turned his anger on Lin Yi: "Kid, don't think that just because Xiao Yuan brought you into this circle, you're part of it! Take a good look in the mirror and stop fantasizing about a toad eating a swan!"

"Zhao Tianming, do you know how much you love to show off?"

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and directly confronted Zhao Tianming.

"What did you say?!"

Zhao Tianming was stunned, wondering if he was hallucinating.

Lin Yi coldly said, "Without the Zhao family's halo, you're just a useless piece of trash. Stop showing off!"

"Heh, in all my years, no one has ever dared to talk to me like that. You're the first! Do you think you're so tough?"

Zhao Tianming was so angry that he laughed instead.

Xu Shimeng sensed the threat in Zhao Tianming's words and said coldly, "Zhao Tianming, are you teaching my boyfriend how to do things?!"

Boy friend? !

Upon hearing Xu Shimeng's words, Zhao Tianming's sneer froze, and his anger was instantly replaced by shock!

Zhao Tianming was already shocked when Xu Shimeng invited Lin Yi to dinner, but now Xu Shimeng is saying that Lin Yi is her boyfriend...

You should know that Xu Shimeng is the woman that all the wealthy young men, including Zhao Tianming, dream of marrying!

This dealt Zhao Tianming a critical hit of 10,000 points!

"Shi...Shimeng, are you sure he's your boyfriend?!"

It took Zhao Tianming a full ten seconds to come to his senses, and he looked at Xu Shimeng with disbelief.

Xu Shimeng said with disgust, "Zhao Tianming, I don't know you well, so don't call me Shimeng, it makes me sick. Also, don't buzz around like a fly, it's disturbing my boyfriend, my sister-in-law, and me while we're eating!"

"you……"

Zhao Tianming couldn't hold back any longer.

This time, before he could speak, Lin Qian said:

"My sister-in-law already told you to stay away from us, why are you still hanging around here? How can you be so shameless?"

Lin Qian was unaware of Zhao Tianming's identity.

She had sensed before that Xu Shimeng and her brother had a special relationship.

Upon hearing Xu Shimeng's words, she suddenly realized that Zhao Tianming was her brother's rival in love, and immediately decided to help her brother defend his love and protect her sister-in-law!

"Heh, if he can even enter your Xu family, I'll fucking change my surname to his!"

Hearing Lin Qian's words, Zhao Tianming mistakenly thought that Xu Shimeng had been secretly dating Lin Yi behind the back of the Xu family elders, feeling like a beautiful flower had been stuck in cow dung.

"Idiot, get out of here!"

Seeing that Zhao Tianming was going on and on, Lin Yi resorted to profanity.

"Heh, you've got guts!"

Zhao Tianming laughed in anger, stared at Lin Yi with a sinister gaze for a few seconds, and then turned and left.

Xu Shimeng's face turned somewhat pale: "I'm sorry, Lin Yi, I didn't expect to run into him here and cause you trouble."

"It's okay, I've already made enemies with him anyway."

Lin Yi smiled and shook his head.

That day, in the private room of the Yunshan Liaison Office in Beijing, he made a strong statement, insisting that the Gao brothers should be brought to trial, which completely offended Zhao Tianming!

Even without today's events, Zhao Tianming would definitely have found a chance to take revenge on Lin Yi!

Xu Shimeng was a smart woman. She understood Lin Yi's implied meaning and said nothing more. Instead, her eyes flickered, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Just then, Lin Qian hesitated for a moment and asked Xu Shimeng, "Sister Shimeng, do your family members not approve of you being with my brother?"

"Xiaoqian, Shimeng is not my girlfriend..."

Lin Yi instinctively wanted to explain to his sister that Xu Shimeng was pretending to be his girlfriend in order to drive Zhao Tianming away.

Before Lin Yi could finish speaking, Xu Shimeng rolled her eyes at him: "Lin Yi, is it shameful to be my boyfriend?"

"Shimeng, what's wrong?"

"Lin Yi, how about we make a bet?"

Xu Shimeng stared at Lin Yi's resolute face and said somewhat impulsively.

Lin Yi was taken aback: "What kind of bet?"

"If your internal report can alarm the top leaders, I'll become your girlfriend!"

Xu Shimeng's heart was pounding like a drum. To hide her nervousness and shyness, she deliberately put on a mischievous smile.

"You actually don't believe in my abilities? Just wait to lose!"

Lin Yi thought Xu Shimeng was joking and said with a smile.