CH 21

Chapter 021: “Why didn’t he even have a decent piece of clothing?”

“Try?”

Luo Lingsheng pondered over the word.

He stared at Shi Yunnan for a moment, right now his deep eyes carried an unspeakable glimmer, and he suddenly smiled, “If second young master Shi feels that he has enough stamina, a certain person named Luo can cooperate.”

“……”

Qin Jian and Yuan Meng in the front row looked at each other, as if they had discovered the New World. Patriarch can actually say these kinds of words? Without a change in expression or heartbeat?

Luo Lingsheng had been a person in power for a long time. Externally, he looked cold and abstinent, but occasionally the wickedness in his bones sneaked out, making Shi Yunnan feel powerless to resist.

For example, the way he fastened his shirt when shooting the marriage certificate photo last time.

For another example, it was the previous understatement, yet full of playfulness. Shi Yunnan’s cheeks became hot, “Cough, I’m just kidding.”

“I’m used to fooling around with my mouth, but I have a sense of proportion. Since the marriage is agreed upon, I will naturally not make it too real1…”

The more Shi Yunnan said this, the more lighthearted he appeared.

The light in Luo Lingsheng’s eyes dissipated, and he moved his eyes back, “Get in the car and go home.”

Shi Yunnan was startled, always feeling that the man’s mood seemed a little down, “My car is parked on the other side.”

“Let Yuan Meng drive that car back, and you get in this car.” Luo Lingsheng gave a very appropriate reason, “You just had a drink at the banquet right? No need to bother finding a driver.”

Yuan Meng opened the door quickly from the front row and got out of the car, “Second young master Shi, I’ll drive your car back.”

Shi Yunnan nodded and didn’t refuse again on such a trivial matter. Luo Lingsheng had occupied the outer position, and it was not easy to move.

Shi Yunnan hesitated for a moment. After getting into the car, he brushed the man’s thighs and knees due to the slightly crowded space, and sat firmly on the side.

“……”

Luo Lingsheng lowered his eyelids and secretly stared at their legs that had been in contact for a moment.

It was obviously a touch through the clothes, but at that moment, he seemed to feel a slight tingling sensation.

Like a water surface that had always been falsely calm, after years of stagnation, there suddenly appeared a slight but noticeable ripple.

…

Qin Jian’s driving skill​ was very good. Shi Yunnan looked at the backward scenery on both sides of the road and the cosmetics billboard that occasionally passed by, then he suddenly remembered something——

Just now at the banquet, because he accidentally stirred things up, with Mrs. Zhao’s temperament, she probably wouldn’t cooperate with Xie Keyue anymore. What about the cosmetics investment plot in his dream that could let Xie Keyue make a fortune?

Did it fall through?

If that was the case, Xie Keyue would probably put this account on his head again.

Shi Yunnan thought silently in his heart, he always felt that he couldn’t just let down his guard, “Mr. L…”

He looked at the man beside him, and changed his words after a slight pause, “Luo Lingsheng, can you check something for me? It’s not illegal.”

Luo Lingsheng looked over, “What is it?”

“Xie Keyue privately acquired a small cosmetics company some time ago. I want to know the specifics of this company.”

Know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without losing.

The investment plan was not very detailed in his dream, but in real life, Shi Yunnan must understand the other party’s company in all aspects to make a judgment on their next step.

Luo Lingsheng did not refuse, “Qin Jian.”

“Yes, Patriarch.”

Qin Jian responded. This kind of investigation was a trivial matter to him, “Second young master Shi, I will investigate and give you details as soon as possible.”

“Okay, thank you.”

Qin Jian’s work efficiency was too high. After dinner the next day, he passed all the information Shi Yunnan needed.

“Second young master, the cosmetics company related to Xie Keyue’s acquisition is called ‘Ya Lan2’ . It is indeed a small domestic brand. However, I have not found out his direct connection with this company…”

Shi Yunnan flipped through the information, “A third party is involved? He used a dark share again?”

Qin Jian replied, “Yes, it’s basically certain.”

Luo Lingsheng listened silently, and did not express much opinion.

Qin Jian glanced at his boss and continued to act as an intermediary commentator.

“It is only xx years since the company’s brand was born. At the beginning, they profited from the rise of the ‘Wechat small business3’ marketing model to become popular.”

“Two years later, the company was impacted by other small business brands and attempted to transform, so it changed to its current brand name.”

There were only three or four major domestic brands. Coupled with the impact of various foreign brands, the development of Ya Lan was particularly unsatisfactory.

By the beginning of this year, the company’s top management decided to try other industries to make quick money. It only existed in name only in the cosmetic sector.

“So, Xie Keyue wants to take advantage of Zhao group’s influence in the cosmetics industry to carry out bundle sales and make a wave of quick money?”

Luo Lingsheng hit the nail on the head with his sharp analysis.

Shi Yunnan nodded, “Yesterday I accidentally stirred up the cooperation they have not yet started. I wonder if Xie Keyue was scolding me behind my back.”

With that, he turned to the next page of a completely different company information——

Hua Zhong Ge4.

Shi Yunnan frowned, feeling that the brand name was a bit familiar, but couldn’t remember it for a while.

Qin Jian immediately explained, “I learned that the dispute at the banquet yesterday was caused by Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Lou, so I took the liberty to sort out a copy of their information for the second young master.”

“This Hua Zhong Ge is the brand name of Lou’s cosmetics.”

“Thanks.”

Shi Yunnan smiled and glanced at Luo Lingsheng. He couldn’t help but express his amazement at Qin Jian’s ability as a subordinate of the other party. He turned his gaze back and quickly scanned through Lou’s information——

Lou family was also a domestic brand, but its establishment history was much older than that of Ya Lan.

In recent years, Lou’s sales had not expanded, on the contrary, it had been squeezed out of the market by other emerging brands. The company’s business situation was not optimistic.

No wonder Mrs. Luo was branded as ‘low status’ by Mrs. Zhao at yesterday’s banquet.

In the face of absolute market interests, the establishment period of the two brands was not that important.

Shi Yunnan was thinking when a node suddenly emerged in his mind. He immediately understood why the three words ‘Hua Zhong Ge’ was so familiar——

In the original plot of his dream, Xie Keyue and Zhao’s cooperation was a pleasant one. Both parties quickly made a profit in a short period of time, and subsequently acquired the Lou’s ‘Hua Zhong Ge’ which was hit hard by the industry.

“What’s wrong?” Luo Lingsheng, who was paying close attention to him, asked.

“I was just thinking that domestic brands are not doing well these days.”

Shi Yunnan put down the information in his hand, and took a sip of warm water, “However, Xie Keyue should still find other people to cooperate…”

The other party was an absolute profiteer, and he wouldn’t just stand by and watch the acquired assets ‘rot’ in the palm of his hand. He just didn’t know whether Lou’s final fate would change?

Luo Lingsheng did not say anything, but just gave another glance at Qin Jian, who quickly understood his meaning.

They had already planned to secretly keep an eye on Ya Lan’s every move.

In the next second, there were da da da sounds on the stairs.

After taking a bath, Little Goldfish ran down and pounced on Shi Yunnan’s knee, “Little Uncle, you promised to tell me a story this weekend!”

The child used milk-flavored shower gel. The small arms and legs exposed outside the pajamas were white, tender and soft, not to mention how cute they were.

Shi Yunnan rubbed his little cheek vigorously, “What story do you want to hear?”

“Little Uncle, I don’t want to hear those princess stories today, I am not a girl…” Little Goldfish first put forward his request.

His grape eyes5 were shining, and he thought seriously for a while, “The mermaid prince and the human knight! Last time, it was too late so you didn’t tell me about this.”

“I want to be a little man.”

“Good.” Shi Yunnan responded.

Luo Lingsheng silently watched the big and small men walk upstairs hand in hand. Little Goldfish didn’t even say hello to him, or pay attention to him as the head of the family.

A week later.

Shi Yunnan softly blew the scattered hair on his forehead, staring at the invitation letter in his hand in a daze. Mrs. Lou specially passed this letter to him through Wen Yibei.

At the Zhao’s business banquet last time, Wen Yibei and Shi Yunnan helped her out of the predicament, so Mrs. Lou had always been grateful.

This time she took advantage of the small banquet for her and her husband’s 25th wedding anniversary, and specially wrote the invitation letter by hand, hoping to personally express her gratitude to the two brothers on her own occasion.

Wen Yibei still had two concerts abroad, he was really unable to make it.

Shi Yunnan originally didn’t want to go, but he changed his mind after his brother’s repeated persuasion. After all, in the rich circle, it was still very important to have interpersonal relationships.

——We sincerely invite Mr. Shi Yunnan to attend the event.

Shi Yunnan stared at this line for a long time, and then came up with an impulsive thought. He knocked on the man’s bedroom door while it was still early.

“Luo Lingsheng, are you asleep?”

Before the rest of his voice fell, the controlled electronic room door ‘clicked’ opened.

Seeing this, Shi Yunnan pushed the door open and entered.

Luo Lingsheng was sitting on the edge of the bed, wearing a thick absorbent bathrobe on his upper body. Through the open collar, there were occasionally droplets of water slid down his skin.

Even though his legs were slightly inconvenient, Luo Lingsheng did not neglect to maintain his figure. Under the cover of the bathrobe, his abdominal muscles could be vaguely distinguished.

Tsk, when a man was over thirty years old, he was mature and sexy as hell.

Shi Yunnan stood there, his mind was full of humors.

Luo Lingsheng had already noticed his gaze. His slender fingers closed the bathrobe in a flash, “What do you want from me at this hour?”

Shi Yunnan approached with interest, and frankly handed over the invitation letter in his hand, “For proper business.”

“Ms. Lou Ying, who was at the Zhao banquet last time, invited me to their family banquet. Luo Lingsheng, are you free tomorrow? Do you want to go together?”

“Lou family invitation?” Luo Lingsheng was silent for a moment, and said, “You should know that I have never been interested in these kind of banquets.”

With Luo Lingsheng’s identity, whenever he attended any private banquet, it would easily release a wrong signal of ‘forming friendship’ , which allowed people with hidden agenda to take this relationship with him to cause trouble in secret.

“Well, then forget it.”

Shi Yunnan originally did this on a whim. He didn’t feel sad to be rejected at this moment.

He retrieved the invitation and made a brief explanation, “I saw that it’s the 25th anniversary banquet of the Lou couple, so I thought it would be better for us to go together…”

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the two of them were now legal husbands.

Just as Shi Yunnan was about to turn around and walk back, he heard Luo Lingsheng’s calm reply.

“I didn’t say I wouldn’t go, what time tomorrow?”

Shi Yunnan was startled for two seconds, then smiled and replied, “Starting at two o’clock in the afternoon, are you really going?”

Luo Lingsheng met his smiling face and his eyes glowed with a shimmer, “En, got it.”

The door of the room was closed again by She Yunnan who just left.

Luo Lingsheng made sure that the footsteps outside the room had gone far away before picking up his phone and notified Qin Jian to cancel the group meeting tomorrow afternoon.

With a little effort, he returned to the wheelchair on the side and maneuvered it to his dressing room.

Ten minutes later.

Luo Lingsheng looked at his closet full of expensive black suits, and his eyebrows were heavily knitted together——

What did the housekeeper and purchasing manager do on a daily basis?

At the critical moment, why didn’t he even have a decent piece of clothing?

The author has something to say:

#Little fox Nan: If you don’t have any clothes, don’t wear them.

The saying here is: Take sth. seriously after starting it as a joke.

Elegant Mist

Probably wechat online shop like this??

Flower Dew Pavilion

Grape eye is a kind of eye shape, named because it is as smooth and big as grapes.