Chapter 2 Chapter two

"Don't touch me!" Zhang Naichi rudely shook off Xue Baoling's hand, and she was pushed down on the bed.Zhang Naichi stood by the bed, pointed at Xue Baoling and yelled, "Treat me for a fool! What's so unsafe about this house! Huh? Except for the servants, it's you and me, and you're still locking the door of the study room, hehe, isn't it? Against me?! It seems that even servants are more trustworthy than me? Isn’t it?! Isn’t it?!” "No! Really not!" Xue Baoling screamed loudly, and then lay down on the bed with her hands on her chest, gasping for breath.

Zhang Naichi looked at her coldly for a while, then sat back on the bed, helped Xue Baoling up, and gently leaned her head on his shoulder: "How is it? Are you feeling better?" Xue Baoling nodded weakly, and said with tears in her eyes, "Trust me, Naichi, I really won't guard against you." "Well, I hope..." Zhang Naichi sighed, "Baoling, would you like to do me a favor?" "Of course, what's the matter? Tell me." Zhang Naichi caressed Xue Baoling's curly hair, and said slowly, "I asked a friend from the auction house to estimate the price of the Daqian ink and wash landscape painting hanging on the opposite side of your father's desk. It can be photographed for about 10 million yuan. Baoling, can you sell this painting?"

Xue Baoling looked at Zhang Naichi in surprise: "Naichi, why? Why are you rushing to sell this painting?" "Because I need money, a lot of money." "But... why?" Zhang Naichi pushed Xue Baoling away impatiently: "I have told you so many times, but you still have to ask me why! I told you long ago, I have always wanted to start my own business, and now the time is ripe, regardless of my personal I have accumulated enough business experience and contacts. As long as I have enough funds, I can immediately show my talents in the mall. So Baoling, how you treat me depends on now!"

Xue Baoling said in embarrassment: "Naichi, it's not that I don't want to help you, but you also know about Dad's will. This painting is one of the most important collections of Dad. If I want to sell it, I must get the approval of the foundation, otherwise I can't sell it." Take it to auction." Zhang Naichi sneered: "I knew you would say that. Baoling, if the public auction doesn't work, there is still a black market! It's not easy for you to get the painting. I'll find someone to buy it privately. At worst, the price will be slightly lower. Fund Those three people will not check the safe every day, and when they find that the painting is gone, I will start the business a long time ago, what can they do with us? Are you afraid that they will fail!"

"Nai Chi, this... can't be done." Xue Baoling said in a low voice. "What's wrong? Humph, after all, Baoling, you just don't want to help me in your heart, I understand!" Xue Baoling held onto Zhang Naichi's shoulders hesitantly: "Naichi, actually, I think, why do you have to start your own business? Starting a business is very hard and risky, but your current position is so decent and your income is high, so it's not too tiring. Isn't it pretty good? Many people can't find it. Besides, there is William..." She stopped suddenly. "Besides what?" Zhang Naichi stared at Xue Baoling with a hint of sneer on his lips, "You mean to say that there is William who takes care of me everywhere, right? In your eyes, I always rely on his support and charity. With today, right? Without him, I, Zhang Naichi, would be worthless, right?"

"I didn't mean that!" Xue Baoling couldn't help arguing loudly, her pale face flushed, "Nai Chi, you also know how important interpersonal relationships are in the mall. William and you have been friends for so many years, he You know how much you have helped you in your career. I don’t deny your personal ability, but no matter how talented you are, you need to cooperate with others. Who in the society doesn’t understand this truth? Even if you want to start a business, you can’t rely on you Alone!" "You don't have to worry about that! Of course I have collaborators."

"Really? Who is it?" Xue Baoling followed closely. Zhang Naichi lifted Xue Baoling's chin: "I tell you, will you give me money?" Xue Baoling broke free from his hand, lowered her eyelids again and stopped talking. A gloomy and oppressive atmosphere enveloped this luxuriously decorated bedroom, and the bright clothes on the bed shone in vain, but could not bring any warmth. Zhang Naichi thought for a long time with a gloomy face, and suddenly asked: "Why do you want to know my collaborator? It can't be..." He looked at Xue Baoling suspiciously, "He asked you to ask?"

"Him? You mean... oh," Xue Baoling asked back, and then smiled contemptuously, "If he really cares about this, there's no need for me to inquire about it. He can ask you directly. You don't know his temper yet. ?” "Ha!" Zhang Naichi laughed dryly, lying on his back on the pile of designer clothes, "That's right, he doesn't care about those, what else does he care about other than women? Women, women, everything is possible with women..." He He picked up a purple silk shawl and covered his face: "It's so beautiful, what a charming color, just like a woman. Hehe, but William's methods in this regard are indeed clever, and it's quite good to treat women as a career." success."

"Treating women as a career? What do you mean?" "I don't understand, haha, let me explain to you." Zhang Naichi turned over and embraced Xue Baoling's waist affectionately, "Baoling, think about it, Li Weilian has Katherine Sean, and he has the board of directors of West Bund Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Entry tickets, what kind of stocks, rights and interests, can be obtained without any effort. Of course, he no longer needs to take risks to start a business, and the Sean family has also found the most capable and loyal running dog. Such a mutually beneficial and win-win transaction, the two of them It's really perfect, it's amazing!"

Xue Baoling said dissatisfiedly: "Don't say too harshly, you are so sure that Katherine and William are just a political marriage?" "Of course I'm sure! Think about it, William stays at home in the United States a few days a year, and Katherine won't know about his romantic affairs? She is a talented student at Harvard Business School, and she is a person with outstanding intelligence. Baoling, I I heard that Katherine's private life is comparable to that of William's, otherwise how could she acquiesce in her husband's promiscuous behavior?" Xue Baoling was silent, layers of haze covered her delicate and delicate face, her eyes were very sad, Zhang Naichi looked at her intently, and after a long time, he reached out and gently stroked the ends of her hair: "They are different from us. Baoling, we still have feelings for each other."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Baoling's expression changed, panic drove away sadness, dodge replaced depression, she was a little restless.Zhang Naichi seems to be immersed in the past: "Your father didn't like me from the beginning, and he tried every means to separate us. He forced you to go to Tokyo to study tourism and hotel management. It took three years to leave. In the end, William set up a pretense and arranged for me every day. I went to Tokyo for business trips for at least one week every month, so that our communication was not forced to be interrupted, but our relationship quickly warmed up. I still remember that every time I went to Tokyo in those three years, I was very excited. You buy a gift, and I'll spend the whole day shopping in the boutiques in Central..." "Naichi..." Xue Baoling called out tearfully, she couldn't listen anymore, but she had nowhere to escape. "So, William has indeed helped me a lot. Even your marriage and mine were almost single-handedly brought about by him. Thinking of this, I really appreciate him from the bottom of my heart. But sometimes I am confused, what did he do for me? What is it for? If I can still help him in the company, then what benefits can the combination of the two of us bring to him? Huh? Bao Ling, maybe you understand? " Zhang Naichi's gentle question pierced like a sharp knife, and Xue Baoling tried her best to say: "I think... he sympathizes with us." She leaned weakly on the head of the bed, unable to move. "Sympathy?" Zhang Naichi thought thoughtfully, "Then he is really kind. But if Alex Sean finds out that his capable brother-in-law just got a half-time job in West Bund Chemical, he is so presumptuously using public affairs for personal gain and treating the company as a If you play with it like your own, I’m afraid you’ll vomit blood too!” "Richard, you can't!" "Hehe, why are you nervous, I'm just joking." Zhang Naichi caressed Xue Baoling's bloodless cheek, and kissed her lightly on her lips, "It's getting late, I'm leaving first. You have a good rest, I wish you a good time in Singapore ... oh, and work well." Xue Baoling didn't hear the sound of Zhang Naichi closing the door and going downstairs, she seemed to lose consciousness for a short time, until the persistent ringing of the mobile phone finally woke her up from the drowsiness.Xue Baoling found the phone under the pile of clothes, only glanced at the number, and immediately stuck it to her ear: "wiliiam!" "It's me, what's wrong with you?" Li Weilian immediately recognized Xue Baoling's strangeness. "I, nothing..." "Oh. Bao Ling, you don't want to go to Singapore." "Don't let me go? Why?!" Xue Baoling cried out in disappointment. Li Weilian was silent for a while, and then said: "...Because I have to return to Shanghai ahead of schedule, my schedule in Singapore is more compact than before. It is really impossible for me to have any time to meet with you." Xue Baoling was speechless. Li Weilian waited, then continued: "I'm sorry, I didn't think carefully this time. I have too many things on my mind recently, and I can't take care of them." His voice sounded quite tired, and Xue Baoling couldn't bear it anymore: "I see, it's okay. In fact, my father just passed away, and I shouldn't have gone out. You...don't be too tired, pay attention to your health, I'll wait for you to come back. " "Okay." Li Weilian was about to hang up, when Xue Baoling suddenly said, "William, has anything special happened between you and Richard recently?" "no, what happened?" Xue Baoling said hesitantly: "I don't know, I just feel that he is weird and seems to be more and more dissatisfied with you... Besides, he is eager to raise money to set up his own company." There was another brief silence before he said: "I see. You rest, goodbye."