"Oh, Xiang-Nuan."
Shen Yanshi's smile was faintly cold, "You rember quite clearly."
"Back then, who in Lin City didn't know about the two of them? It's hard not to rember."
Ming Tianlang was a bit confused. How were these two connected?
He imdiately tried to signal Ma Weibo with his eyes, but Shen Yanshi shot him a cold glance. Ming Tianlang swallowed and kept quiet.
Ma Weibo, however, opened up, "Qin-An really liked her back then. They weren't in the sa school, but he would pick her up every day without fail. Xiang-Nuan's family situation wasn't good, and she lived in a remote area. Her dad was abusive, often hitting people. Qin-An was afraid she'd be bullied, so he escorted her ho every day. Once, he even ended up in the hospital protecting her from her dad."
"Yeah, it was a big deal at the ti. He was scared his parents would find out and take it out on Xiang-Nuan, so he lied about going out of town for so exam. In reality, he was hospitalized for half a month. Xiang-Nuan, well, she's actually quite cold by nature. It was only Qin-An, chasing her so recklessly, who finally won her over."
"Xiang-Nuan was the famous beauty of Seventh High, but she was cold and hard to approach. Many tried to pursue her but failed. No wonder Qin-An managed to catch her. I only found out later how bad her family situation was. To her, Qin-An was really different."
"They were already quite the spectacle, and after getting together, they couldn't hide it. Their relationship was great, but then Qin-An's parents found out. Naturally, they disapproved. His mom even went to see Xiang-Nuan, telling her to stay away from Qin-An. And you know what? His mom was so fierce, I was scared of her, but Xiang-Nuan said she'd never break up with Qin-An."
Ma Weibo couldn't help but sigh.
"So how did they break up?"
Ma Weibo gave a wry smile, "I don't really know. The Qin family suddenly moved abroad, and I lost touch with Qin-An. It's not sothing you can easily ask about, and it's been so many years."
In truth, Ma Weibo and Qin-An weren't that close. Qin-An was a top student, while Ma Weibo and Ming Tianlang were just rich kids who liked to party. They didn't have much in common.
It was mainly because his dad had so connections with Qin Zhanghui. This ti, Qin Zhanghui had asked soone to find his dad, and since he had hung out with Ming Tianlang a few tis, he ca to help plead their case.
"But I heard Xiang-Nuan beca a star later?"
Ma Weibo suddenly rembered sothing and laughed, "I don't really follow that stuff, but I think she hooked up with so rich guy?"
Ming Tianlang's mouth twitched, and he cut him off, laughing, "You sure know a lot. Co on, let's drink!"
Ma Weibo quickly raised his glass, "President Shen, a toast to you. About the Qin family, could you..."
Shen Yanshi didn't raise his glass, speaking coldly, "Let Qin-An co to personally."
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Ma Weibo was stunned, "Huh?"
Why did Qin-An have to co?
Ming Tianlang smacked his head, "Just pass the ssage!"
"Oh! Got it!"
Shen Yanshi's eyes were dark, and he had no desire to stay any longer.
"I'm leaving."
After Shen Yanshi left, Ming Tianlang smacked Ma Weibo on the head.
"You talk too damn much! Did you really need to tell the whole love story of Qin-An and Xiang-Nuan?"
Ma Weibo was bewildered, "What did I do?"
"You ca to plead for help, and you didn't even check the situation online first!"
Ming Tianlang cursed as he walked away.
Ma Weibo, still confused, pulled out his phone and searched for Xiang-Nuan. The first result was "Xiang-Nuan's Ill-Fated Marriage to a Tycoon."
He clicked on it and gasped.
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Shen Yanshi drove away, his face clouded with gloom.
He had never looked into Xiang-Nuan's past. Hearing Ma Weibo's story today, he finally understood many things.
She didn't like him watching white poplar. She said being with Qin-An didn't feel tiring. She, soone so cautious, had once been so determined to resist for one person.
The more he knew, the more heartbroken he felt. It seed that in the two years they were together, she hadn't been sincere at all.
In her eyes, he was nothing compared to Qin-An.
He wanted her to see clearly that the man she cherished was nothing special.
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Ma Weibo went back and relayed Shen Yanshi's ssage.
Qin Zhanghui was both anxious and furious, "Shen Yanshi said Qin-An must co to him personally, or he won't let it go. This ungrateful son, how long does he plan to hold out?"
"Does Shen Yanshi really have that much power in Peking City?"
"Even if he can't control Peking City, he can easily ruin the Qin family! Go find Qin-An and bring him back. We can't let him ss around anymore. Is he really going to destroy the Qin family? The longer this drags on, the bigger the losses. Soon, we won't be able to recover!"
Qin-An was still running around, visiting company after company to secure projects, almost all at cost price, but nothing worked.
The news that the Qin family had offended the Shen family had spread. Peking City was Shen family's territory; no one wanted to cross them, especially Shen Yanshi.
The Qin family's business was at a standstill, growing more desperate by the day.
Qin-An hadn't been ho for days. Qin Zhanghui stord into the company to drag him out.
"You fool! What are you still dawdling for? Do you really want to ruin the Qin family?"
Qin-An slumped in his chair, his shirt wrinkled, his handso face full of despair.
Seeing his son like this, Qin Zhanghui's heart ached. He spoke earnestly, "An, stop resisting. This is Peking City; we can't fight the Shen family."
"If this drags on, our cash flow will dry up. Do you really want to bankrupt the family? Even ten Qin families can't outlast Shen Yanshi."
Qin-An's lips moved, but he finally gave in, powerless.
"I understand."
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