The Queen of Romance: A Summer of Sweet Classics

Chapter 364

It was early morning when the two returned to T city from the resort.From the moment we got off the plane, the atmosphere gradually became delicate.Qin Lu picked up the plane with slightly frowned brows. After seeing An Mingchen come out, he was obviously relieved, and trotted up to meet him. Someone next to him took the luggage from his hand, and Qin Lu immediately put it in his hand efficiently. Handed over the phone.

The other end of the phone seemed to be talking for a long time without stopping, An Mingchen listened carefully, with a calm face, but at the end he said "um", with the usual slow tone in his tone: "I'm going to the company now. "

He went there for three days and didn't come back.Li Nian was busy catching up with the announcement every day.When I stayed at home, I thought about it for a long time, and finally I couldn't help surfing the Internet.Finding the financial section and turning to the K-line chart of the stock, Li Nian found that the facts were as expected by Han Dao, the stock price of EM Jewelry has been falling repeatedly in recent days.

In the previous meeting between the two, Han Dao told her: "EM Jewelry is an old brand with strong capital and a strong background, but there are many old men who occupy high positions and only eat and do nothing. In the past, the old man of the An family was gentle and hearty. Winning is more important than anything else, so of course we don't move them. But An Mingchen is different from his old man, he is a genuine businessman. In his eyes, interests come first."

"After An Mingchen came to power, he started to develop a few years ago, acquired and attacked other companies. EM's performance is good, and he will naturally receive the support and support of these old guys. But now that the company has grown, he has pointed his finger at the inside of the company. , the situation is quite different.”

"Although these old fried dough sticks have no effect on the company's development, they have done a lot of research on people playing tricks. It just so happens that An Mingchen has plans to expand other businesses recently. Ignoring the opposition of these people, he has allocated a considerable amount of funds. Impeachment Isn't it easy to write a book? Isn't it easy to pick a bone? If An Mingchen succeeds, it means that these seniors are really useless. If An Mingchen fails, the company will suffer heavy losses. He is now in a dilemma , Xiao Nian, you have grasped this timing just right."

"The biggest tragedy of the company is internal strife. Checks and balances and wrestling are actually just a few tricks. If you see the tricks, it will be good if you break them down. I'm afraid it will be cold. We are just pushing outside to help them." Han Dao took a sip of tea, and then said, "Look, these old guys are still very cruel, abandoning the pawns to save the car They made it out of their dirty tricks."

He thought for a while, and then slowly added: "Reforms will always encounter resistance, which is inevitable. But to be honest, if I didn't have me as a helper, those old antiques would not be able to beat An Mingchen .Without you and me obstructing him, he will be able to kick those people out of EM in a maximum of one year, and maybe even double the performance of EM jewelry."

Li Nian hesitated for a moment, and asked: "You have to look at the Buddha's face instead of the monk's face. The old man of the An family is still alive, so are they going to engage in internal strife like this? Will they still be mediated in the end?"

"You don't know An Mingchen." Han Dao said, "Mr. An's family is on vacation abroad recently, and he won't come back for a year or so. An Mingchen is not the kind of well-behaved person, and he won't tell his father about it. Second, his father also had opinions on him. He was fooled by his old comrades-in-arms and old friends. He disagreed with An Mingchen's reform. some."

According to news reports, the stock price fluctuations of EM Jewelry in the past few days were very abnormal, and even the media directly pointed out that its sharp rise and fall were caused by it. EM's personnel was in turmoil, and the top three generals were changed within two days.The day before their return from vacation, the K-line chart of EM Jewelry began to fluctuate and decline.

But Li Nian clearly remembered that they were playing poker together in bed the night before they came back.Li Nian lost badly that night, and was coerced and lured by An Mingchen to call him "husband" ten times. Li Nian insisted that he was cheating. An Mingchen asked her to show evidence, but she couldn't, and An Mingchen didn't care. Going to catch her with good intentions, Li Nian escaped from the bedroom, but was caught by him and thrown back on the bed, and then he and she fell on the bed and laughed heartily together.

He looked as if he didn't know anything, he smiled happily like a child, his eyes sparkled, and there were even smile lines at the corners of his mouth, all the deepness and calculation seemed to be far away from him.

But Li Nian confirmed that An Mingchen already knew her motives.

Once she took a shower and overheard him answering the phone on the balcony.An Mingchen's voice was very low, and there seemed to be a faint dispute in the middle.And even though it was far away, Li Nian could still tell that the other party was a middle-aged tenor who was full of spirit, and his tone sounded very similar to An Mingchen's usual slowness.

At that moment, some of the doubts in her heart that had been uneasy were finally explained.She had always wondered why after she informed the world that their relationship was being reported by the media, she still couldn't get any response from the wealthy and powerful An Jia, and the media also chose to keep silent about the background conditions of both parents. Now the answer Finally clear.It's just because of An Mingchen's management, his methods are still so good.

In fact, Li Nian never felt that these weirdnesses were due to coincidence or luck, but when the facts were verified in her ears like this, it still made her a little unable to fully digest.

The timing of this vacation is just right, it is the opening period of An Mingchen's new hotel chain, it is also the week after EM Jewelry announced that it failed to bid, and it is also the first week when the cooperation between Arrail and Han Dao has been completed ahead of schedule but has not yet been accepted. three days.

Lin Zizhao reminded him that this was a critical period for Riel, and after she hinted that she wanted all of his wealth, she implicitly asked him what was the most important thing at that time.A pervertedly shrewd person like An Mingchen would not have known that without her, Han Dao, the owner behind the scenes, might not have dropped the trading price of EM Jewelry's stock so easily.

An Mingchen woke up very early the next day after returning from the resort, and forcibly prevented her from sleeping.He dug Li Nian, who was still drowsy with her eyes closed, out of the quilt, put on her clothes himself, and squatted down to put her slippers on.Li Nian wanted to struggle halfway, but soon realized the power of An Mingchen's eyes, so he opened his mouth, and closed it again before he could say anything.

But she still squinted her eyes as if she couldn't wake up, An Mingchen pinched her nose heavily, Li Nian finally opened her eyes.

She glanced at him, and her voice was slurred: "Do you have something more important today?"

"It's not that important." He lowered his head and straightened her collar, understating, "Now you are more important."

"Is it Lin Zizhao who called just now?"

"Why do you ask?"

Li Nian wanted to close his eyes again: "It would be better if it wasn't him, otherwise if you let him know that I tripped you up today, he might call me a disaster."

An Mingchen laughed softly: "Well... that's pretty good. Didn't you call me a scourge behind your back before? We are just a match made in heaven."

She thought An Mingchen would rush to the company, but she didn't expect him to stay in the living room after she finished washing slowly.He was calm and unhurried, but Li Nian urged: "You really don't have anything to do today?"

"No."

Li Nian stared at him seriously.

"Well, there is one in the afternoon." An Mingchen couldn't resist her staring eyes, and admitted, "There will be a new product launch conference at 03:30, and I will give a keynote speech."

He paused, and then continued to add with an innocent expression: "But I am not in charge of the research and development of new products, so I actually don't know what to say."

"Apart from these?"

"Ah."

Li Nian obviously didn't believe him.

An Mingchen still smiled lightly and did not answer any more.He is sitting by the sofa, wearing a dark coat, the front is open now, the light-colored shirt inside is clean and tidy, and the pale gold cufflinks are still bright and wonderful under the soft light; he has a handsome face, a perfect figure, and a slight smile The smile is handsome.

Li Nian has never studied his appearance in such detail.After browsing carefully, she blinked, walked up suddenly, leaned forward, and hugged his neck with one hand.

An Mingchen was taken aback by her action, but soon burst out laughing. He lowered his head and put his arms around her shoulders, and his muffled laughter was conveyed to her through his chest: "Why?"

Li Nian buried his forehead in his clothes, closed his eyes and grabbed the shirt on his back and did not let go.Her cheeks were pressed against each other, and she could even feel his body temperature and his inherent fragrance.

She remained motionless and did not speak for a long time.An Mingchen smiled softly, stroked her hair with his fingers, lingered on her cheeks, and rubbed them over, as if admiring a finely crafted work of art.

"Come to the company with me in the afternoon." An Mingchen said for a long time, "I have a meeting and you sleep, and we go home together at night."

"No." Li Nian raised his head, "I'm going to audition for a new play in a while, it's very important. I have a magazine cover shoot in the afternoon."

An Mingchen raised his eyebrows, lowered his eyes to look at her, and sighed softly: "Do you have to go?"

Li Nianhui gave him a "of course" look.

"Okay." An Mingchen pursed his lips. After all, he couldn't complain, and stretched out his index finger and middle finger to pinch her cheek, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Li Nian brushed his hand away: "You didn't ask."

"……All right."

When Ada came to Crystal Manor to pick up Li Nian, Li Nian was once again instructed by someone.

She left in a hurry, wearing only a coat.When he reached the door, he grabbed her and put on the gloves, hat and scarf for her one by one.After finishing, An Mingchen was still nagging: "The hat is not covered tightly."

Li Nian looked in the mirror, and it was clear that there was nothing serious about it, but he held his breath and tidied it up according to his wishes.

An Mingchen asked again: "Is the phone battery full?"

"... almost, what's the matter?"

He didn't answer, just walked over to help her smooth a small fold of clothes on her shoulders, thought for a while and said: "... Forget it, it's nothing."

His behavior was too inexplicable, obviously worrying too much.Li Nian looked up at him, saw that he opened his mouth to make a suggestion, finally couldn't help it, raised his hand to pinch his chin, and then gently pushed it up.

An Mingchen immediately lost his voice.

"I just went to a studio ten kilometers away, not to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures, why are you so strange today?" Li Nian looked at the car outside the window, "I'm leaving first, goodbye."

She intended to go around him, but An Mingchen grabbed his arm.He just pursed his lips and looked at her, with a pair of beautiful eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, but he didn't let go.

Li Nian immediately understood what he meant.Gritting her teeth, she hesitated for a moment, then turned around, dragged him to a corner outside where she could not see, then tiptoed and hugged his neck, leaned to his lips, and dropped a kiss like a dragonfly.

An Mingchen lowered his head to cooperate with her, his eyes slightly bent, and took the opportunity to hug her waist for a long time without letting go.Li Nian's red nails scraped lightly on his collarbone, An Mingchen lost his mind for a moment, but she saw the timing and raised her toes to step on it, breaking free from him while he was in pain.

In fact, looking back carefully, the two of them were acting silently and tacitly.An Mingchen watched her come back with the excuse of drama, watched her blunt and clumsy pandering, watched her suffer from insomnia and dreams due to nervousness, and watched her team up with Han Dao to set a trap.And she watched him test her again and again with sweet words and drunken words, watched him turn his head sideways to conceal the inquiry in his eyes, watched him smile lightly, and watched him step into the trap without saying a word.

She understood these things a long time ago, and she didn't believe that An Mingchen didn't understand.But the play sang to the end with uncanny smoothness, and both men pretended to be intoxicated, pretending that nothing happened, or that a miracle would happen.

Li Nian did not understand the real manipulation process.She didn't think much, but gave Han Dao the documents he wanted and told him An Mingchen's itinerary.So when Han Dao called and told her "we did it", she didn't know how far Han Dao had hit An Mingchen.She used to think that as long as the goal was achieved, the degree or others didn't matter, so she never paid attention or cared.

Han Dao once asked her the same question three times.The first time was at the very beginning of planning, he asked her at the end: "Xiao Nian, do you think you will regret it then?"

She smiled lightly, and felt the absurd tone: "How could it be?!"

The second time was when she gave him some information for the first time, and he said to her: "Xiao Nian, there is no turning back when you start a bow. You have to think about it. I will give you one last chance, and there is still time to regret it. "

Now that Li Nian recalled his expression at that time, it was already a bit blurred, but probably he still didn't hesitate: "No."

The third time was before she went on vacation with An Mingchen. Han Dao was basically sure of winning. Seeing her frowning slightly, he asked her with a smile, "Do you regret it?"

How did she react then?After hesitating for three seconds, he said a word: "No."

According to Han Dao, as long as he has plans and intentions, as long as she doesn't regret it, and as long as he is willing to suffer, he can make anything in An Mingchen's hands into history.Now he did what he said, but she felt a little pain in her heart for no reason.

An Mingchen still didn't come back on the third day, Li Nian couldn't stay in the manor any longer.She started to organize her things.Her exclusive cloakroom was empty when she came back this year, but now it is full.Li Nian looked at it again and again, and except for a few that he liked very much, he packed the rest and threw them into the trash can outside.There are also her used toothbrushes, towels, slippers and other personal belongings. Everything she doesn't want to take away and don't want to keep is very cleanly disposed of in the yellow leather box marked "non-recyclable garbage".

When it was finally cleared, her suitcase contained only a few clothes and some cosmetics.Li Nian tilted her head and thought self-deprecatingly, when she came to this house, she was worried, and now that she is about to leave, she is also carrying a burden.

That was not the scenario she had planned.

Li Nian checked all the rooms, and after confirming that there was nothing that could bring back memories, he picked up his suitcase and prepared to leave.

She walked down the stairs slowly, and put the door key of the house on the most conspicuous place on the coffee table in the living room before she really left.There was direct sunlight coming in, shining sharply on it, as if it was going to dazzle her eyes.Li Nian straightened up, looked at the key, and felt an inexplicable sense of tragedy.

There was still a management book that she dug out from the study quietly on the coffee table.It looks at least [-]% new on the outside, but the inside is already densely packed with notes.An Mingchen's handwriting is very beautiful, heavy and sharp, in standard italics.After looking at it for a long time, she could almost think of his hands, slender and powerful, with well-defined joints and clear palm lines.When you reach out to hold her, you will feel a burst of warmth.

This book is not her field of expertise, and the content is difficult and difficult to understand.It was purely a book she randomly picked out from An Mingchen's study two days ago for the sake of meditation under the irritability.Because it was placed in the center of the bookshelf, and the title was rarely in cursive or not in English, she reluctantly took it down to read.Later, after seeing the content, she instinctively wanted to put it back, but after seeing the pleasing black writing, she changed her mind again.

Li Nian glanced at it, and suddenly had an inexplicable idea, wanting to take it away.

But when her hand was only one centimeter away from the book, she slowly retracted it.Li Nian thought for a while, went back upstairs, put the book back where it was, then found a bunch of cufflinks in a certain compartment of An Mingchen's cloakroom, and took a pair of the oldest pair with a little secret. of.

Finally she went out, drove, and left.During this period, her movements were very crisp, and she walked very fast, wearing sunglasses without looking back.

Li Nian returned to her original residence, and continued to suffer from insomnia in a complicated mood, and continued to have a complicated mood in the insomnia.She didn't go out, didn't watch TV, deliberately avoided certain news from the outside world, and was just flipping through outdated fashion magazines boringly.

On the third day, her cell phone rang for the first time, and Li Nian picked it up almost at the same time, only to find out that the other party was Qin Lu after the call.

And the first sentence after her greeting this time is almost the same as last time: "May I ask if Director An is with you?"

Her tone implied dignified, not joking.But at such a critical moment, Li Nian was still a little baffled that the boss's assistant didn't know the boss's whereabouts.

She had to tell the truth: "Miss Assistant, I don't know where he is."

"Director An left the company early this morning and hasn't come back yet, and he hasn't said where he went. His cell phone is turned off, so I want to ask if you know something."

"Sorry, I do not know."

Qin Lu paused for a moment and said, "I don't know if you are busy now, can I ask you for a favor? Because Director An will definitely go to Jindu Club to relax every time he is depressed, but there is a membership system, you have to go in If you need to show your membership card, I can't get in. Would you please take a look?"

"...I don't have a card there either."

"Excuse me," Qin Lu said, "if it's convenient for you, can you look for it at home and I'll pick it up later? Mr. An's card must be at home."

Li Nian's tone became cold: "Miss Assistant, I'm not in Crystal Manor right now. If you're really in a hurry, you can go get it at home directly, and you don't have to inform me."

"Please don't be angry. I was confused for a while." Qin Lu quickly apologized to her, "I understand. Sorry to bother you, I am very sorry."

Li Nian received a call from An Mingchen on the afternoon of the fourth day.

The background over there was very quiet, and An Mingchen's tone was very calm, and he even called her by her nickname as usual: "Nian Nian, come to Crystal Manor."

But the phone was hung up after he finished speaking.Li Nian felt a little uncomfortable hearing the three beeps over there, and after thinking for a long time, she realized that this was the first time in history that An Mingchen took the initiative to hang up on her phone.

Li Nian put a lot of thought into this trip.The hair is coiled up at the back of the head, exposing the smooth forehead and neck.She took off the bracelet and earrings, and she only wore a conservative long dress with a small black suit on it, and a jewel brooch pinned to her chest.Because of the influence of the style and the large sunglasses, she looked much more solemn than usual.

Because of the traffic jam, by the time Li Nian gently pushed open the heavy carved door of the villa, the sunset had already gone down for half, but there was still the light of the sunset slanting over from the west, causing Li Nian to narrow his eyes slightly.

An Mingchen was squatting in the garden and carefully trimming the flowering branches. His hands and scissors were covered with dirt and green leaves.But he was still wearing a black formal suit, but the neckline and cuffs had been ripped open.With his back to the sun, he saw her figure appearing in front of the gate, his eyes narrowed, and he didn't speak.

He ignored her, lowered his head and still focused on trimming the shape of the bouquet.His eyes are very calm, his back is slightly bent, and the lines are very smooth under the outline of the slanting light, just like a pen drawing.Li Nian stopped five meters away from him, pursed her lips and said nothing.

Time passed long enough.An Mingchen didn't stand up very slowly until he had trimmed all the remaining plants.Then he pushed the door open and entered the room, washed his hands, took off his coat and threw it aside, and sat down on the single sofa in the living room.

Li Nian is not sure what the current EM situation is.But An Mingchen just sat quietly on the sofa with his legs crossed, his hands crossed in a herringbone shape, and he already exuded a slow and domineering posture.His face was only a little more handsome, but his eyes became deeper and deeper. He looked at her without saying a word. It was a kind of noble and arrogant posture that she had not seen for a long time. He has a good demeanor and a good look, even the corners of his mouth are curled up very naturally.

"The situation is very bad." He watched her fascinated enough, finally willing to speak, and smiled slightly, "I can use two idioms to describe me now. The bamboo basket was empty, and I lost my wife and lost my army. "

"I originally wanted to give you a long-awaited gift on your wedding anniversary, but you didn't have time to take it away." An Mingchen still had that unique brisk and calm tone, "EM Jewelry is now in a mess and financial crisis, even the possibility of bankruptcy and reorganization, Nian Nian, you and Han Dao's goal has been achieved."

His tone was very gentle, and his eyes showed a little absent-mindedness. After he finished speaking, he raised his eyelids to look at her, leaned slightly, and asked her slowly: "Things have come to this point, do you have anything to say?"

Li Nian chose to answer him with silence.She didn't know what to say, and it seemed that every word she thought of at the moment was inappropriate.

"No, it's fine. But I have two questions." An Mingchen leaned back on the sofa and looked at her with burning eyes, "I want a reason, the reason why you treat me like this."

Li Nian was silent for a while, and asked instead: "Then why did you marry me in the first place?"

His eyes flickered obviously, and a certain expression disappeared for a moment, and he quickly recovered his calm posture, and said in a flat tone: "You haven't answered my question yet."

Li Nian's face was indifferent: "It's just what you think. I want a divorce, but I also want you to try what it's like to have nothing."

There was a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, so faint that he could hardly notice it: "Why do you have to divorce me? Lu Yuan died a long time ago, do you really have a crush on Li Weizheng?"

This is the real other side of An Mingchen, what he said was cruel and distorted.Li Nian was so excited that he almost wanted to stand up immediately, but finally held back before losing control of his emotions.She took a deep breath, suppressed her breath and sat motionless, and said coldly: "You said you only asked me two questions."

He ignored her words and just looked at her with a funny look in his eyes full of sarcasm: "For such a stupid reason, you can even bear to kiss and do me with me? Darling, don't you always call sleeping with me a joke?" Rape in marriage? This marriage has wronged you so much, you can still force yourself to smile for so long, even I have to admire your endurance."

Li Nian swore that she had indeed made considerable psychological preparations before coming here, but when these harsh words really came out of An Mingchen's mouth, she still felt very dull pain.

But she can still bear it.

"Second question," An Mingchen watched her turn from anger to calm. When she looked away, she saw the broken flower stalk left by her cuff. She pinched it and looked at it carefully, then flicked it into the ashtray beside her. Then he opened his mouth very slowly, "You started acting for me when you were injured in filming, and now you have got your wish, have you ever regretted it?"

His words seemed to be very difficult and light, and the last few words seemed to be floating in the air, and he would not be able to hear them if he lost his mind.Li Nian was silent for two seconds, and replied in a blunt but firm tone: "No."

An Mingchen gave a short laugh, and took out a cigarette from the cigarette box on the coffee table, but he didn't light it, but just held it in his hand and turned it slowly.He looked at the cigarette in thought, and slowly rubbed his thumb on it. After a minute, he suddenly moved, and the cigarette broke with a sound.

He threw away the broken cigarette, took another one, and lit it quickly this time.An Mingchen looked at the flickering point on his fingertips lightly, and sighed slowly: "Nian Nian, your heart is really cruel."

"Bitter tricks, beauty tricks, bottom-line tricks, you use the 36 tricks really well. Are you planning to go for the best plan in the next step?" He spoke again after a while, his expression behind the thin smoke was very calm, "Didn't you always want to Divorce me? As you wish."

Li Nian looked at him following his words.But An Mingchen didn't seem to notice it, his eyes were in a trance, his brows showed a tired look as if he had experienced a big battle, his lips were slightly pursed, his side face was hidden in the half-bright light, like very far away.

"Han Dao would not have won without you. As for you, what you can rely on is that I liked you so much." He turned his head slightly and glanced at her, his voice and expression were very flat, "Nian Nian, remember what you do If you have said what you have done, don't regret it in the future. But it is useless to regret, you will never have another chance."

(End of this chapter)