Chapter Eleven Feeling Right

  The next day, Chen Qifu came to the company and praised Qu Wen highly. He had already seen Jin Tingbiao's painting and thought that buying it for 3 million was not expensive at all. As long as he could get it into an auction house and have someone promote it, selling it for over 4 million would be no problem. For a typical businessman like him, as long as there was money to be made without breaking the law, he wouldn't care too much about anything else. A white cat or a black cat, as long as it could catch mice, was a good cat, so Qu Wen was just that in his eyes.

  For the next dozen days, he had a rare leisure time. Occasionally, some gold and silver jewelry would be sent to the pawnshop, and during this period, Qu Wen carefully read through several books given by Fan Yongcheng, and under their guidance, he roughly understood the classification of jewelry and market price positioning. Especially for jade, due to the increasingly scarce mineral deposits, the price has been rising rapidly, and good materials processed by masters can even increase in value tenfold every year. Last year's goods sold for 500,000 yuan could be sold for 1 million yuan this year, which was a common occurrence.

  It was Chen Wei, the beautiful woman, who had not been seen since the recruitment meeting. When asked about her, Fan Yongcheng and Zeng Hongwei were always vague and evasive, saying that she would be seen sooner or later. This greatly deepened Qu Wen's curiosity, wondering what secrets Chen Wei was hiding, and whether it was true as she suspected, that Chen Wei was a mistress or lover of some high-ranking official.

  Put aside distractions and continue reading, hadn't turned two pages when the phone rang, took it out to see that it was actually Gong Haide. After unexpectedly getting a large sum of money last time, there had been no news from him for over ten days, Qu Wen had even called several times, but unfortunately the other party was always in a powered-off state.

  "You finally decided to call, I thought you were dead all these days?" Chu Wen cursed into the phone, making him worry for nothing, thinking he had been killed because of the large sum of money he was carrying.

  "Never mind, these days the stinky cops have been scanning my scene, staring at me tightly. If I hadn't wiped my butt clean, I would have been caught and locked up in the police station long ago. Are you free tonight? I'll treat you to a meal at Golden Green Island, and also invite that chick from last time, I want to thank her properly for helping me make a fortune."

  Judging from his tone, Qu Wen felt relieved and thought that getting involved with the underworld was not a good idea after all. It would only lead to trouble sooner or later, so he should advise him to stop while he still can.

  "Alright, but I don't dare guarantee that she will accept your invitation. You also saw that the girl is gentle in nature and has a thin face, so she probably won't accept an invitation from a stranger."

  Gong Haide sneered on the other end of the phone: "Aren't you colleagues? You even saved her last time, how can you say she's a stranger? A girl like this is a treasure now, if you don't want her, I'll take her."

  "Get out, take your nonsense away! If you dare to touch a single hair on her head, I'll break your bones!" Even if Qu Wen didn't have any ideas, he still didn't want Su Yaheng to come into contact with underworld figures. Although Gong Haide's nature wasn't bad, he was still someone from the dark side.

  "Hmph, you said you didn't have any ideas, or else why are you so nervous? Alright, I still have some things to do, that's settled then. 6:30 tonight at Jinlv Zhou, I'll bring a big gift for you."

  Before Qu Wen could react, Gong Haide had already hung up the phone.

  He glanced at the time, it was already five o'clock, and there were only half an hour left before getting off work. If he didn't go to make an appointment now, he wouldn't be able to make it after getting off work. So, like a thief, he quietly came to the business department.

  Su Yaxin was sitting in front of her desk, with a man named Lu Shaojie standing beside her, holding a bouquet of flowers and saying affectionately: "Yaxin, are you free tonight? I've booked two seats at the No. 1 club, hoping to have dinner together."

  "Suya Xin's face was difficult to look at, it was clear that she wanted to refuse, but didn't know how to open her mouth. Compared to Qu Wen, she was even more unskilled at refusing others."

  "The No. 1 club recently invited a French cuisine master and a famous small band, we can enjoy French food while listening to music, spending a pleasant evening." Lu Shaojie, who is tall, handsome and has good family conditions, continued speaking with an expectant gaze at Su Yaxin, few girls would refuse such an enthusiastic invitation.

  Qu Wen hid outside the door for half a day, thinking that since someone had already asked her out, did she still need to show up? Moreover, the other party was an old employee of the company, and she had only been there for a few days. There was no need to have a falling out with colleagues over this kind of thing. More importantly, based on Qu Wen's past experience, she had never successfully asked out a girl before, so she had no confidence in her heart, fearing that speaking up would be futile.

  Just then, Zeng Hongwei happened to be passing by and saw Qu Wen poking his head into the business department, with his butt exposed outside. With a sudden burst of mischief, he rushed forward and kicked him hard from behind.

  "Zeng... Brother Zeng." Suddenly kicked from behind, Qu Wen jumped up in fright and turned around to find it was Zeng Hongwei.

  "What's going on? Sneaking a peek at Qin Wei Na's skirt, huh? She's really wearing a short one today, with purple ruffled lace trim underneath."

  Qu Wen looked back at Zeng Hongwei in surprise, secretly admiring him. He was truly a master of color, not just the colors themselves, but even the lace and embroidery were crystal clear, including the rolled grass patterned lace edges. It seemed he had already carefully studied it in his hand.

  "No, no, my friend wants to invite Su Ya Xin for dinner." Qu Wen's undershirt was already soaked with sweat from Zeng Hongwei's words, and he didn't think much before blurting out his intention.

  "So it's like this, I thought you were a kindred spirit, isn't it just about making an appointment? Come on, let's go ask."

  "Zeng Ge..."

  Qū Wén was pulled to Sū Yǎxīn's side by Zēng Hóngwéi, who pointed at Qū Wén and said directly: "Sū Yǎxīn, this guy wants to invite you to dinner together, don't know if you're willing or not."

  "Zeng Hongwei, if you want to be a matchmaker, you can go somewhere else. Haven't you seen that I already asked Ya Xin out?" Lu Shaojie glared at the two of them, his gaze like millions of sharp arrows. No one would be happy being interrupted like this, especially when Qu Wen was the one who wanted to ask Su Yaxin out.

  Zeng Hongwei seemed to be at odds with Lu Shaojie, his hands clasped in front of his chest, and sneered: "You weren't chasing after Qin Weina before? How did your mind shift to Su Yaxin now? Besides, Little Su didn't even agree to you, it's her freedom to have dinner with whoever she wants."

  After listening to his words, Qu Wen roughly understood that this guy had once pursued Qin Wei Na with Zeng Hongwei and were sworn enemies, no wonder they couldn't get along.

  "If it were me, I would still be a bit more cautious. But him? A guy who relies on the underworld to make a living, in terms of family background and personal strength, what right does he have to compete with me?" Lu Shaojie had long been dissatisfied with Qu Wen, and now that they had run into each other, his pent-up anger was openly vented. If he were given a gun, it's likely he would directly shoot a hole in Qu Wen's forehead.

  I've long heard that Zeng Hongwei, the gossip king, said that Lu Shaojie's character is not good and has a narrow mind. He only managed to enter the company through connections. Now Qu Wen has finally seen it for himself.

  The character of Quwen has always been clear-cut between friends and enemies. If you treat me well, I will treat you even better; if you treat me badly, I don't have to be polite either.

  Not wanting to argue with Lu Shaojie over something meaningless, he wiped the shame off his face and walked towards Su Yaxin with a sullen expression. He said very seriously, "Su Yaxin, can you have dinner with me?"

  His words are rough and direct, really like a rogue on the road. His neat short hair, dark suit, exudes a sense of grandeur, his firm gaze is an unstoppable overbearingness. From a certain perspective, he completely meets the standards of a modern man.

  Looking at Qu Wen, Su Yaxin was once again drawn to his temperament, although a bit rough, it gave her a strange sense of security. Having grown up under the meticulous care of others since childhood, she was already accustomed to being protected by people. Moreover, Qu Wen had helped her before, and she hadn't had the chance to express her gratitude, so she felt a warmth in her heart and agreed to go with him.

  "Mm." Su Yaxin's voice was extremely low, with a hint of shyness, but it clearly entered the ears of the three people.

  "Did you really agree?" Qu Wen asked again, not daring to believe his ears, and a girl actually agreed to his invitation.

  "Uh-huh." Su Yaxin didn't know what was wrong with her either, but after agreeing to Qu Wen's invitation, she became increasingly nervous. Unintentionally meeting his gaze, her heart felt like it had been electrocuted, beating fast and urgent, making her feel so shy that she didn't know what to do. This was the first time she had voluntarily agreed to a boy's invitation; in the past, she never knew how to refuse, and could only drag along a few good girlfriends to feel at ease.

  "Then, I'll come find you later." Qu Wen also started to get nervous, this was his first time asking a girl out.

  Zeng Hongwei stood by and watched everything, these two people have a show, laughing happily: "See, emotions are not compared to family background, or background, as long as the feeling is right." Then he patted Qu Wen's back heavily: "Good job, giving me face."

  He didn't say anything, but after he finished speaking, Qu Wen and Su Yaxin were so embarrassed that they wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. Lu Shaojie was furious, his whole body trembling with rage, and he threw down the bouquet of flowers in his hand, saying viciously: "Qu Wen, you're brave, wait for me!"