When a man looks at his loved one, he would have rich expressions in his eyes—the feelings of softness, the expectation of eternity, the light of happiness. It would seem that everything was fading except her. Qin Sheng, although he didn’t have an idea of what others would want, he considered every single detail about rest of their lives every time he stared at Lin Su with deep love.
Qin Sheng knew nothing about Hao Lei’s feelings for Han Bing, which began and grew to this day. He was flustered since everyone knew Han Bing had fallen for him and about the thing that happened between them. Qin Sheng would be in a real dilemma if Hao Lei was very into Han Bing. Qin Sheng was all right with that and was even willing to be their matchmaker, but would this offend Han Bing? Would she be irritated? He was afraid to f*ck up everything and even lose a friend in the process.
Qin Sheng also knew about Hao Lei, who was more likely to hide his feelings at the bottom of his heart, just as he did with Su Qing. Why? Because for Hao Lei, Qin Sheng was always the most important, and he would never let Qin Sheng feel bad.
Qin Sheng sighed and thought that this was quite troublesome, as it might lead to some after effect. But it would be good if Hao Lei and Han Bing became a couple. Qin Sheng was about to have a try, exploring Hao Lei’s view and guessing Han Bing’s feelings. He also decided to keep a proper distance with Han Bing, as a consideration for Hao Lei’s feelings.
When Han Bing arrived, Xia Ding, who was always good at flattering, said with a teasing tone, “Beauty Han! You’ve become even more charming, compared to the last time I saw you a couple days ago. How could I get a girlfriend like you?”
“It’ll be really unfortunate for a beautiful girl,” Han Bing quipped.
Han Bing didn’t change a bit. Her humor made everybody erupt with laughter in a second. Xia Ding frowned, for his hospitality was ignored, but he didn’t take it to heart. He had been very familiar with Han Bing and their bickering.
“Brother Lei, welcome back to Shanghai. Haven’t seen you for a couple months, so I missed you.” Han Bing was always enthusiastic to those she was familiar with, and gave Hao Lei a hug. Hao Lei was quite surprised and happy to accept that.
Han Bing had met others before, simply greeting them with smile. She finally walked down to Qin Sheng and held his arm. “I thought you were enjoying a world for two with Lin Su in Ningbo, and couldn’t find the way back to Shanghai.”
“Behave.” Qin Sheng was a bit cold, and shoved Han Bing away. He picked up the menu and handed it to her. “Take the order. We’ve been waiting for you.”
Han Bing had no idea about what Qin Sheng was thinking about. She took the menu and ignored Qin Sheng’s attitude. A while later, she said with dissatisfaction, “Xia Ding, you chose quite a terrible restaurant since I don’t like anything they serve.”
Xia Ding couldn’t help but to say, “You’re really picky. If you don’t like it here, we can change someplace else. There are quite a lot of restaurants in the area.”
“Fine. Don’t bother. I’m on a diet, so I won’t eat anything,” Han Bing said.
Hao Lei, however, said seriously, “You’re skinny. Don’t lose weight anymore. Health is more important than a good figure.”
Han Bing took off her coat. She wore a tight T-shirt, which helped to show her hot figure. “Humph, you men love to say that, but end up preferring good body shapes.”
“Not me,” Hao Lei murmured, but his voice was covered by the others’.
That group of five people had been close several years before in Shanghai, and they had finally united again. Things were different and people were different. Anyway, they were all heading to better places.
They had some drinks and a few laughs. Xia Ding chatted away about his recent dating. Time flew, and they got a bit drunk. When they were about to take taxi to leave, Qin Sheng deliberately asked Hao Lei to send Han Bing home. He told the others that he, Xia Ding and Lao Chang all lived in the area. Xia Ding got to know that Qin Sheng was living in Shimao Riviera Garden, which was very close to his place.
When Qin Sheng arrived home, Lin Su had finished showering and was on the bed. She was holding her laptop, reading the accounting documents of the company. She started to work that day; back to her original state of an office lady. She was very similar to Qin Ran.
“You drank?” Seeing Qin Sheng come in, Lin Su placed the laptop aside and went to Qin Sheng. Qin Sheng had previously told her that he was going to get together with Xia Ding and other friends, since Hao Lei had just arrived in Shanghai.
Qin Sheng shook his head and said, “Just a little.”
“I’ll bring you some honey water. It’s good to your stomach,” Lin Su said with care.
Qin Sheng pulled her back and said, “I’m all right, I didn’t drink too much. But honey, why are you still working? It’s your first day at work, right? You’re not working for others, but our own company. You don’t have to work that hard. I don’t want you to be too tired, that would only make me worried. I’m calling my sister in a minute. How could she treat you this way?”
Lin Su stopped him and said, “No, you don’t have to. Sister is really busy, so I just wanna help. You should think more about her.”
Qin Sheng’s assumptions hit him on the head. “Honey, on your first day of work, did you hear anything about what happened to the company on earth?”
“No, at least not from my present work. The company is making an assessment of the assets from all the branch companies and projects. So, the next step might be to sell them,” Lin Su thought for a while and said. But this was no more than her personal opinion.
“Do you mean that there might be some problems with the company’s capital chain?” Qin Sheng frowned.
Lin Su said, “I’m afraid that things are worse than that. But this is just my first impression, or maybe the company is trying to integrate further.”
Qin Sheng didn’t ask more about it; after all, Lin Su had no way to know at the moment. He would be traveling to Beijing a few days later, to secretly gather some information. Although he had just returned to the Qin Family, he had to do his share of work as a family member. His sister was having a difficult time recently, and just as Lin Su said, he should think about her more.
Of course, Qin Sheng had something else he wanted to say, but hesitated. No matter what Master Qin had done to him, he was his father. Master Qin was getting old, and it was time to take his father’s place. Qin Sheng thought about all this, with his feelings of uncertainty fading away. A way had presented itself in front of him.
Another day came. Qin Sheng got up even earlier than Lin Su and made breakfast for the two of them. He asked Lin Su to have something to eat and then he saw her off to work.
Qin Sheng had the special task to show Song Ruyu around that day. He wasn’t sure how long she was going to stay in Shanghai. Song Ruyu had called him the previous night on his way home, to tell him that she had finished her work. They were going to meet at Shanghai Tower, the first destination recommended by Song Ruyu. Qin Sheng’s home was not far from the place, so he just walked there. But he didn’t imagine that Song Ruyu would arrive even earlier than him.
“I thought I would surely arrive first. You got here so early.” Qin Sheng offered a smile to her.
Song Ruyu said with her crisp voice, “I arrived just now. I haven’t bought the tickets yet.”
“Then let’s go get them.” Qin Sheng smiled and nodded.
There were a lot of visitors for some reason, out of their expectations. Qin Sheng couldn’t help but stand in line. Song Ruyu went to buy two bottles of water for them and stood by Qin Sheng’s side, chatting away. She didn’t want to leave Qin Sheng alone while he purchased the tickets.
“I thought you wanted to visit some museum or a town god’s temple. I never expected you wanted to come here.” Qin Sheng was a bit confused.
Song Ruyu was calm and easy. “Why? Everybody comes here when traveling to Shanghai.”
“No, no, no, that’s what common people would do, not you.” Qin Sheng felt weird since Song Ruyu grew up in Beijing, the capital city, with the most prosperous downtown area. She surely had her fair share of skyscraper viewing. He thought that only those who lived in small towns went to Shanghai for the modern landmarks and the metropolitan charm. They might enjoy a sense of superiority when they looked downward from the top of the extremely high buildings.
Song Ruyu offered a light smile. “I’m also part of the common people.”
“It’s OK if you like this.” But it was really ridiculous since Song Ruyu was the typical eccentric lady born in a rich family in China. But maybe the way she considered herself as a common person was also one of her unique traits.
Song Ruyu stared at Qin Sheng and suddenly asked, “Do you suffer from acrophobia? If so, we can go somewhere else.”
“What? Are you kidding me?” Qin Sheng would be the last person who would have such phobia. He grew up in mountainous area, and was used to staying in high places.
Song Ruyu nodded. “It’s fine by me.”
The ticket line was extremely long. Two young men ran out of patience and jumped into an older couple in front of Qin Sheng. The older couple were shoved, and almost fell down. Qin Sheng and Song Ruyu hurried up and held them.
Before Qin Sheng spoke, Song Ruyu questioned the two young men, “What are you doing? There’s people waiting in line.”
But they acted arrogantly and said with a tone full of malice, “We didn’t jump onto you. Who are you? Put your finger back in your own pie.”
Others in the line were complaining. Nobody went out to argue, except for Song Ruyu, who didn’t expect that the two would spout such insulting words. Qin Sheng’s face also fell, feeling like he had just eaten a piece of sh*t. He was going to give the two a lesson of life.
It was completely out of his expectations that Song Ruyu would immediately slap the one who was speaking, which shocked everybody. The two young men were also surprised, not thinking that the delicate young lady would act that way.
Qin Sheng was still and thought, “Geez, very straightforward.”