allonlinenovel Chapter 297 The Rival Effect
Chapter 297 The Rival Effect
"Ah, this?"
Zongzheng Qi could hardly believe his ears.
Seeing his surprised expression, Song Beiyou asked, "What, don't you remember? Or are you still infatuated with Teacher Gu Ling and can't stand any other women?"
Upon hearing this, Zongzheng Qi scratched his head shyly, "To be honest, when I was young, I was incredibly handsome, a real stunner, no less so than Duan Yao."
So, every now and then I would receive love letters from girls. At first, I was a little excited and at a loss, but later I became immune to them.
Hey!
"Their genes are just too good; there's nothing you can do about it."
Song Beiyou, “…”
Okay, he fooled me.
He pursed his lips. "So you're saying that even if you try your hardest, you won't have the slightest impression of this woman, right?"
Zongzheng Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and stared for another two seconds. "I think I have a little bit of an impression of it."
I met him in a club; he's quite capable at work.
After saying that, he met Song Beiyou's eyes and asked, "What's wrong with this person?"
Song Beiyou shrugged. "Scroll to the next photo. That's the CCTV footage from when I picked you up tonight."
Something's off about the way this woman named Linda is acting.
I felt a possessive urge towards your back view.
She added, "In the next picture, the moment she saw me lean out of the car window, her expression changed again, becoming one of displeasure at my presence."
"Hiss." Zongzheng Qi felt like he was in trouble again. "What the hell? Are these people crazy? They're always like this."
I'll live my life as it is, why do some random people always try to force their way in?
“Exactly,” Song Beiyou agreed, sharing the same sentiment.
If you can't enjoy your life properly, there are always some irrelevant people who force their way in, ultimately causing trouble for both sides.
Zongzheng Qi felt displeased. "Regardless of others, just live your life as you normally would."
You can't force me to do things I don't want to do.
Song Beiyou: "That's hard to say."
If, as she guessed, Linda is a person skilled in witchcraft, then this is something you can't control whether you like it or not.
It's not necessarily forced.
Zongzheng Qi picked up a roasted corn kernel, took a bite, and said, "Let's analyze this."
Knowing Zongzheng Qi's inner doubts, Song Beiyou began by explaining the matter of witchcraft, and then went on to explain the knowledge she had learned from Bai Jingcheng, Xu Meng, and others over the past few days.
Finally, we come back to Linda tonight.
Upon hearing the end, Zongzheng Qi laughed instead of getting angry, and even came up with a plan, "Then let her be, it would be best to use her to make Gu Ling feel a sense of crisis."
Otherwise, I wouldn't see her at all, day after day.
Later, I'll have Li Sheng tell her that I'm being pursued; it's called the "rival effect."
Upon hearing this, Song Beiyou had no choice but to give Zongzheng Qi a big thumbs up.
Cattle!
No wonder he's the head of the Safety Supervision Bureau.
In this situation, they not only remained calm in the face of danger, but also knew how to take advantage of the situation.
"Uncle, I believe in you."
Zongzheng Qi said, "You must support me; you are my only nephew."
Song Beiyou had a question, "Isn't Mu Li'an still there, my own brother?"
"Who? Who is Mu Li'an?"
Male or female?
I only know Song Beiyou.
Song Beiyou, “…”
This guy is pretty funny.
......
Song Beiyou spent the night at the Zong family's old house, and Duan Yao's side didn't stop either.
I went to Qingshuihe to find Old Bai.
Old Bai wasn't surprised at all when he saw Duan Yao coming; he had a kind of precognitive calmness about him.
However, today Old Bai was sparing with his words and didn't say much to Duan Yao, only giving him one sentence before telling him to go back.
"You must endure hardship before you can reap the rewards."
Duan Yao didn't really like hearing this. What did he mean by "bitter before sweet"?
He didn't want Song Beiyou to suffer at all, so why should she have to?
What's the point of cultivating enlightenment? It's not like we're Tang Sanzang going to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures; there's no need for any cultivation to achieve enlightenment.
When someone teased Bai Lao, the old man looked aggrieved and said he would tell his girlfriend.
Never mind, let's return to Jinxiu Manor under the cover of night.
Duan Yao could only force himself to believe that things would work themselves out in the end.
The following day, it was drizzling.
It adds an extra layer of stuffiness to summer, making people very uncomfortable.
A white private car departed from Jinxiu Villa and headed to Hengtai Business Building in Beijing's CBD.
This is the Beijing office of the Gao Guo Han Group.
The car is still three kilometers away from its destination.
In the car, Linda sat next to Han Xinyue, looking down at her as she wore flat shoes today. She parted her red lips slightly and said, "Since you injured your ankle, you should rest at home."
Han Xinyue smiled, looking quite well. "It's just a slight twist, nothing serious."
Linda sat upright, glancing at Han Xinyue out of the corner of her eye, feeling that there was some secret about her.
It's strange, sometimes I even feel that some details don't seem like those of a Gao Guoren.
I don't know if it's because she grew up abroad from a young age or something else.
Thinking about what happened last night, she asked, "Xinyue, did you know that old lady last night? Your attitude towards her seemed quite special."
She treated you so unfriendly, and you're still protecting her.
He was very protective of her, unlike Han Xinyue whom he had met recently.
I haven't seen her show such support for any elderly person lately.
Upon hearing this, Han Xinyue paused, her fingers unconsciously curling slightly. She looked up at Linda and asked, "Hmm?"
Seeing Linda's particularly serious expression, she smiled and said, "Because I like Duan Yao, you know that."
If you like someone, you'll investigate everything about them. Coincidentally, the old lady was Duan Yao's biological mother.
Do you think I should try to make a good impression on the elderly person?
"Oh?" Linda paused. "Duan Yao's mother."
No wonder then.
Linda accepted this explanation.
Upon closer reflection, Han Xinyue is even more complex than I imagined; she even knows how to investigate Duan Yao's background and family.
It seems she really likes it.
He didn't speak again, maintaining his upright sitting posture.
The car drove smoothly into the Hengtai Business Building three minutes later.
The two walked side by side, exuding the elegance of socialites.
As soon as I entered the office building floor, before even stepping into the lobby, a staff member approached me, "Ms. Han, Linda."
Linda noticed the staff member seemed a bit nervous. "What's wrong?"
The staff member nodded and looked inside. "An elderly lady has come in and says she wants to see Miss Han."
I asked her if she had an appointment, and she said no. When I asked her to leave, she threw a tantrum and refused to leave, sitting firmly on the sofa no matter what I did.
Han Xinyue's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.
Old lady, see her?
Could it be Old Madam Duan?
As I entered the lobby with this uneasy question in my heart, the answer became clear when I saw the distinguished elderly man sitting on the sofa.
It really was Madam Duan. Now, Han Xinyue felt even more uneasy, and sweat unknowingly covered her palms.