47: Premium Real Estate

"What about me can't you stand?" Zhu Xinyao retorted.

"I can't stand your self-righteous personality, always acting like you're above everyone else, as if the whole world should revolve around you, and everyone should like you and accommodate you. What happened back then is long over; I never took it to heart, and I don't care about it anymore."

"Moreover, there's one thing you're completely mistaken about. Compared to you choosing to latch onto a rich man and be supported by him back then, I actually respect you more now for being self-reliant."

When Qin Shou said this, his tone was calm, devoid of any emotion.

"Don't care anymore! So that's how it is..."

Zhu Xinyao's voice was tinged with bitterness. She had initially thought Qin Shou would use this opportunity to mock her. If that were the case, she might have felt better, at least it would mean she still held a place in Qin Shou's heart.

But now, Qin Shou's indifferent demeanor left her feeling somewhat at a loss, an emptiness in her heart.

A few minutes later, Zhu Xinyao took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. Her voice was a little hoarse as she said, "Alright, let's get back to business and talk about the house. When are you free to view the house? I'll try my best to accommodate your schedule."

"Preferably today, the sooner the better. If it's convenient, you should bring all the relevant materials and documents. If there's no problem with the house, I'd like to buy it today and complete the transaction as soon as possible."

"That urgent? You're not even going to look at the house first? Shop around? After all, it's a transaction worth millions; aren't you afraid there might be some issues?"

Zhu Xinyao was somewhat surprised by Qin Shou's urgency, feeling his decision was a bit rash.

"It doesn't matter. What I'm mainly interested in is the land. As for what the house itself looks like, I don't care. I plan to demolish and rebuild it or completely renovate it anyway. What it looked like before isn't important to me."

Qin Shou naturally wouldn't actually renovate it. Whether it was a dilapidated house or a new one, the Municipal Government would compensate based on area, so he didn't need to waste money. The reason he said this was mainly to avoid making Zhu Xinyao suspicious. Such inside information was best known by as few people as possible.

"Alright! It seems having money really makes a difference; even your words are so generous."

Seeing Qin Shou's financial prowess, Zhu Xinyao recalled the bentley that picked him up that day and didn't think much of it. However, her tone was sour, and she felt even more uneasy.

She suddenly felt as if she had missed out on something incredibly precious back then. If she hadn't been so snobbish and had chosen Qin Shou, perhaps her life would be entirely different now.

"How about two o'clock this afternoon? Are you free? If there's no problem, we'll meet at two this afternoon and go see the house together."

Zhu Xinyao adjusted her emotions and proposed a specific meeting time.

"Okay, no problem. I'll get there as soon as possible."

Qin Shou unhesitatingly agreed to Zhu Xinyao's suggestion. He also wanted to finalize the house deal quickly to avoid any complications.

"Okay, then I'll send you the exact address of the house now. We'll meet there at two this afternoon."

Zhu Xinyao hung up the phone after saying this. A few minutes later, Qin Shou's phone received a text message with the detailed address of the house.

Since he had already set a time and place with Zhu Xinyao, Qin Shou naturally had to rush over as soon as possible.

However, he was currently facing a rather troublesome problem: he was Ren Jing's personal Bodyguard and needed to protect her safety at all times, which made him a bit difficult. He had to find a suitable opportunity to discuss it with her and see if he could take some time off.

Qin Shou walked to the door of Ren Jing's office, raised his hand, and was about to knock, when unexpectedly—

With a muffled "bang!" followed by a gasp: "Ah—!"

Coincidentally, Ren Jing had just finished a meeting with her private secretary, Yao Qing. Yao Qing was carrying a thick stack of documents and was about to leave the office. She was looking down, organizing the files, and didn't notice the situation at the door, resulting in her bumping squarely into Qin Shou, who was about to knock.

Qin Shou felt as if he had run into a magnificent softness, like hitting an air cushion, extremely comfortable.

He was over six feet tall with a muscular build, while Yao Qing was petite, just over five feet. With such a collision, Yao Qing naturally lost her balance, and her small body tilted backward.

However, Qin Shou reacted quickly, his eyes and hands swift. At the critical moment when Yao Qing was about to fall, he wrapped an arm around her slender waist.

It must be said that Yao Qing had a delicate and graceful figure, her waist slender and soft, easily grasped. The feeling in his hand was incredibly soft, as if she had no bones, making Qin Shou's mind wander.

"You—what are you doing? Let go of me quickly!"

Yao Qing was held in Qin Shou's arms, feeling the masculine scent emanating from him. Her pretty face instantly turned red. She struggled with some embarrassment and anger, wanting to break free from Qin Shou's embrace.

"Oh!"

Qin Shou was stunned, then suddenly realized that they were still at the door of Ren Jing's office, and Ren Jing was still inside. His actions just now were quite inappropriate. He quickly withdrew his hands from around Yao Qing's waist.

An even more awkward thing happened—because Yao Qing's body was already leaning backward, when Qin Shou let go, Yao Qing, losing her support, naturally fell to the ground with a "thud," emitting a muffled sound.

"Ouch—!"

Yao Qing rubbed her sore bottom, her face full of grievance, and got up from the floor. There were even glistening tears in her eyes, and her voice had a clear crying tone as she pitifully said, "You—how could you do that! You made me fall like this!"

"I... I really didn't mean to. Didn't you tell me to let go!"

Qin Shou raised his hands, making an innocent expression, thinking to himself, "Women are truly unreasonable. Didn't you say to let go quickly?"

"Hmph!"

Yao Qing frowned slightly, glaring angrily at Qin Shou. Then she raised her high-heeled foot and stomped hard on Qin Shou's toes, storming away from the office door.

"Damn it! This is practically murder!"

Qin Shou felt excruciating pain from Yao Qing's stomp. He clutched his foot, trembling with pain, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"How did you get in? Didn't I tell you to wait outside?"

Ren Jing watched Qin Shou, who was trembling with pain, with interest, a smile playing on her lips. For some reason, remembering how he had shown no pity last night when she desperately begged for mercy, not letting her rest, Ren Jing felt an indescribable satisfaction.

Seeing Ren Jing looking at him, Qin Shou quickly put down his hands from his foot, forcing a smile, "Hehe, Mayor Ren, I suddenly remembered I have some personal business to attend to and need to leave for a while. But don't worry, I promise to be back before you get off work. Besides, you're currently in the Municipal Government building, and the security measures are so strict, I probably don't need to stand guard here, do I?"

"Leave? What are you going to do? Is there something that absolutely has to be done now?"

Ren Jing's brows furrowed slightly when she heard Qin Shou wanted to leave. She thought, 'This guy, three hundred thousand for three days, and he's just going to leave his post like this?'

"Hehe, Mayor Ren, you know, I'm just an ordinary person. Earning money isn't easy. I finally have a chance to make some money, and I don't want to miss it."

Qin Shou smiled somewhat awkwardly, his words hesitant.

"Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush."

Ren Jing disliked beating around the bush.

Qin Shou stammered, "Uh... it's like this, I just heard you talk about the North City District demolition and renovation plan at the meeting. I suddenly thought this was a good investment opportunity, so I was thinking..."

"Thinking of quickly getting a few properties there and waiting for demolition to get rich, right?"

Ren Jing, being incredibly intelligent, saw through his thoughts at a glance. She looked at Qin Shou with a half-smile, a hint of teasing in her tone.

"Mayor Ren is indeed a master! Truly insightful, nothing can be hidden from you!"

Seeing his thoughts instantly exposed by Ren Jing, Qin Shou, now relying on Ren Jing to let him go, dared not hide anything. He immediately gave Ren Jing a thumbs-up, his face full of flattery.