"Mmm, Ah Lin, why are you awake so early?" An Yiqing rubbed her eyes drowsily, speaking softly.
In Gu Yelin’s eyes, the icy coldness transford into deep tenderness; An Yiqing had no idea how enchanting her dazed look was.
"It’s not early, it’s already seven o’clock." He held the little figure in his arms tighter, as if afraid she might disappear if he wasn’t careful.
An Yiqing didn’t notice Gu Yelin’s unusual behavior and leaned lazily against him, yawning and rubbing her little head.
"Why did I sleep till now? Hmm Ah Lin, I’m getting lazier and lazier."
"You’ve been too tired recently; there’s enough ti, sleep a bit more." Gu Yelin’s voice was gentle and deep like a cello, irresistible to the ear.
An Yiqing shook her head and struggled to get out of Gu Yelin’s embrace.
"No, if Master finds out I’m sleeping in, he’ll scold again."
Unable to persuade An Yiqing, Gu Yelin held her close a little longer before they reluctantly got out of bed together.
After a simple wash-up, An Yiqing walked out of the bedroom and saw Ruan Xue, who was having breakfast, winking at her.
"Morning, Xiao Qing, did you sleep well last night? Tsk, a woman in love..."
An Yiqing blushed and gave Ruan Xue a look. Even though nothing happened last night, this girl made it sound as if she’d done sothing bad.
"A woman in love?" An Yiqing glanced at Xia Hao beside Ruan Xue, raised her brows playfully, and said, "Ah Lin and I are an old married couple, unlike so others who are newly in love. Sigh, won in love..."
This ti, it was Ruan Xue’s turn to blush. She blinked and glanced at Xia Hao, quickly looking away when she found him looking at her.
Amused, An Yiqing watched the rare sight of Ruan Xue blushing but stopped teasing her. She took Gu Yelin’s hand and sat at the dining table, leisurely starting her breakfast.
"Brother Yusheng, how is it going on Jinglin’s side? How many bids did we win?" She looked up and asked Zhang Yuksheng, who was watching the news.
Zhang Yuksheng turned down the TV volu and happily said to An Yiqing, "Thanks to you, Miss, Xuanjin Yu Jade did well in winning bids. You instructed Jinglin to submit a hundred and twenty bids, and we won ninety-seven. All the rough stones you highlighted succeeded, and we got about eighty percent of the other high-grade rough stones. Miss, you’re amazing, Jinglin is over the moon!"
Thinking of how Liao Jinglin laughed heartily while hugging a pile of rough stones, An Yiqing couldn’t help but smile.
"That guy is becoming more miserly, a typical penny-pincher. What if he can’t find a wife?" She shook her head helplessly, rubbed her temples in frustration, "What do you think, if he keeps being so stingy, what if he can’t find a wife?"
Zhang Yuksheng was taken aback, "No way, right? Even if he’s stingy, he wouldn’t be cheap to his wife, would he..."
Seeing An Yiqing’s raised brows, Zhang Yuksheng recalled how Liao Jinglin usually treated them, and his confidence diminished.
This guy never takes them out for als, always cooking at ho, stingy even to the point of not taking them to street stalls. As a miser, if he really started dating, he might indeed make his girlfriend angry enough to leave...
"Ahem! Miss, why don’t you introduce soone to Jinglin?" Zhang Yuksheng coughed awkwardly, tentatively suggesting.
An Yiqing twitched her lips, looking at Zhang Yuksheng helplessly, "Do you think anyone I know could tolerate Jinglin’s stinginess?"
Zhang Yuksheng hung his head and fell silent.
The conversation about Liao Jinglin’s miserly ways ended in silence, leaving the room sowhat gloomy, even causing the usually carefree Ruan Xue to start calculating how much money was left in her small coffers while eating.
After breakfast, everyone rested for a while, then set off for Yushi City together with Duan Jingning.
Just outside the hotel, the long-missing Duan Ziqing suddenly appeared again. His clothes were sowhat tattered, and the gown from the previous banquet had long gone, replaced by faded jeans and a black T-shirt. The injury An Yiqing inflicted on him had healed considerably, and his handso face had recovered. But perhaps due to a tough life recently, his complexion was pale, and he had lost a lot of weight.
Duan Ziqing must have been waiting outside for a long ti, each attempt to rush inside thwarted by the hotel doorman for being improperly dressed. His eyes lit up when he saw An Yiqing and Duan Jingning walk out.
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