My Cold and Elegant CEO Wife - Chapter 313

Chapter 313: Yanzhi Pei

 

Everyone was stunned when they saw how Qingfeng and Yanzhi Pei were chatting with familiarity.

“Yanzhi Pei is the richest woman in Hujiang Province. How does she know Qingfeng?”

“Yeah, could it be that Qingfeng lied and managed to obtain Yanzhi Pei’s trust?”

“Yeah, that must be the case. Even though Qingfeng Li is a liar, he is handsome. It is not surprising that he could have obtain Yanzhi Pei’s trust.”

The surrounding people discussed animatedly and labeled Qingfeng as a liar.

Under the influence of the newspaper, these people already believed that Qingfeng was a liar.

Even though they spoke in a low voice, their words were still heard by Yanzhi Pei. She furrowed her brows and a flicker of displeasure appeared in her eyes as she looked at the crowd of people.

This young man was her life savior; how could these people call him a fraud? They even said that he scammed her. What nonsense were they sprouting? Yanzhi Pei was slightly angered.

But through their discussions, Yanzhi Pei had learned that the name of the young man was Qingfeng Li.

“You are Qingfeng Li? You are the one who Qi Lin is challenging?” Yanzhi Pei asked as her eyes flashed with surprise.

She knew that Qi Lin had said on the newspaper that Qingfeng was a fraud and that he was going to expose this liar during the challenge. She was here since she was invited to be a judge in the competition.

After all, both the Blue Light Corporation and the Ice Snow Corporation wanted to form a partnership with her. She was the most ideal candidate to be the judge.

“President Pei, my name is Qingfeng Li, but I am not a fraud,” Qingfeng said with a smile.

“Yes, I believe you,” Yanzhi Pei replied.

Even though it was a single sentence, a strange emotion appeared in Qingfeng’s heart. This woman believed in him.

“Qi Lin, since I am here, can we start the Antique Challenge?” Yanzhi Pei asked Qi Lin.

“Yes, we can begin,” Qi Lin said. His face was slightly pale.

From the conversation between Yanzhi Pei and Qingfeng Li, he had learned that they were acquainted. They seemed to have a relationship as well. This made him very uncomfortable.

Both the Blue Light Corporation and the Ice Snow Corporation wanted to form a partnership with Yanzhi Pei. If Yanzhi Pei had a good relationship with his opponent, he was in danger.

But Qi Lin still had a strategy and that was to defeat Qingfeng during the challenge. If he defeated Qingfeng, Yanzhi Pei would have no choice but to work with his company.

The rules of the competition were very simple. Yanzhi Pei brought out three antiques for Qingfeng and Qi Lin to authenticate. The loser would have to apologize to the winner and give up the partnership with Phoenix Corporation.

There were three judges. The main judge was Yanzhi Pei and the vice-judges were Yunchang Xu and Xinchuan Zhu – the Directors of the Eastern Sea City and the Western Sea City Antique Associations respectively.

No one opposed Yanzhi Pei, Yunchang Xu, Xinchuan Zhu as the judges. They were the most qualified people for the job.

“How do you know Yanzhi Pei?” Xue Lin asked with puzzlement.

One must know that Yanzhi Pei was the richest woman in Hujiang Province. She was not only beautiful, she also had a strong identity and background. How did Qingfeng become acquainted with her?

Faced with Xue Lin’s confusions, Qingfeng said with a smile, “Remember the car accident when we arrived at Western Sea City?”

“Yes, there was a car accident. But how does this relate to you knowing Yanzhi Pei?”

“Yanzhi Pei was involved in the accident. She fainted and I was the one who rescued her and woke her up.”

“You are saying that you saved Yanzhi Pei just now?”

“Yes,” Qingfeng replied with a nod.

Xue Lin’s face became flushed when she heard that Qingfeng had saved Yanzhi Pei. She was excited in her heart.

Yanzhi Pei was the CEO of the Phoenix Sky Corporation and the richest woman in Hujiang Province. Qingfeng had just saved her so she must be filled with gratitude.

Therefore, Qingfeng chances of winning the Antique Challenge had increased greatly.

Even the partnership between the Ice Snow Corporation and the Phoenix Corporation would become much smoother.

Xue Lin glanced approvingly at Qingfeng. She was becoming more satisfied with him as time went by. This man could always surprise her.

This was not the first time. When she or the company faced any crisis, he would always be able to resolve it.

When Qingfeng and Xue Lin were chatting, Yanzhi Pei had walked to the middle of the hall and brought out three pieces of antiques.

The three antiques were: a drawing, a Buddha bracelet, and a jade pendant.

“Qi Lin, Qingfeng Li, you guys can authenticate the three pieces. The Phoenix Corporation will form a partnership with the winner.”

Just when her words ended, the surrounding people all started looking closely at the table in the middle of the room.

The three pieces of antiques were all precious items. The first was a painting from the Song Dynasty. It was Shi Su’s <Bamboo Painting>. Not everyone might have heard of Shi Su, but everyone must be familiar with his other name, Dongpo Su.

Dongpo Su was one of the Great Eight of the Song Dynasty. He specialized in poetry and painting and he was famous for his drawings of rocks and bamboos.

The second Buddha bracelet was not simple either. It was not a simple mahogany wood bracelet. There were many types of bracelets in the market such as bracelets made of glass, crystal, eaglewood or mahogany.

Even though there were also jade bracelets on the market, but those Buddha bracelets were all of ordinary quality. A real jade bracelet required the testament of time.

For example, the Buddha bracelet that Yanzhi Pei had taken out was a bracelet that Cixi Empress had worn. Of course, the authenticity of the bracelet was unknown.

The third item was a jade pendant. Jade pendants had a special place in the history of antiques. Many emperors, high-ranking concubines, and famous people loved to wear jade pendants.

There were many kinds of jade pendants, including those that symbolized an emperor’s identity, those that symbolized the identity of a high-ranking concubine, and also those that symbolized the identity of famous characters in history.

Jade pendants could be of many colors such as white, green, purple, or even red.

The jade pendant that Yanzhi Pei brought out was not white, but a green jade pendant.

A green jade pendant was a rare sight. In the past, only famous characters would wear a green pendant. The words “Tai bai” were engraved in the pendant.

Anyone who had gone to school would know that “Tai Bai” was the name of the godly poet “Bai Li”. He was the greatest poet in the Tang Dynasty; he was known as the godly poet.

Qingfeng’s eyes lit up. As he would expect of the richest woman in Hujiang Province, the three antiques that Yanzhi Pei brought out were all extraordinary. There was Dongpo Su’s painting, Cixi’s Buddha bracelet and Bai Li’s jade pendant.

The Antique Competition is going to be intense.

Chapter 314: The Antique Challenge Competition

 

“Qingfeng, Qi Lin, the Antique Challenge has begun. Who would like to authenticate the 3 pieces first?” Yanzhi Pei asked with a smile.

Of course, she wanted Qingfeng to authenticate first, which was why she said his name first. The first person to authenticate had a slight advantage.

To her surprise, Qingfeng did not fight for the right to authenticate first. Instead, he said, “Qi Lin can go first.”

Qingfeng knew that Yanzhi Pei had good intentions. The first person to authenticate the antiques had a slight advantage, but he did not want the advantage. He wanted to defeat Qi Lin and for Qi Lin to admit defeat from the bottom of his heart.

If Qingfeng went first, Qi Lin would say that Qingfeng won because he had an advantage.

Now that Qingfeng let Qi Lin went first, Qingfeng was at a disadvantage. If he won, Qi Lin and the surrounding people would have nothing to say.

Qingfeng dared to do this because he was confident in his abilities and was confident that he could defeat Qi Lin. To be honest, in the antique field, he did not have an opponent in Huaxia.

A flash of delight appeared in Qi Lin’s eyes. He walked towards the three antiques. If the other let him go first, there was no reason for him to reject the advantage. He only cared about beating Qingfeng. He did not care how he achieved his goal.

Qi Lin picked up the first antique – the <Bamboo Painting> by Dongpo Su. Upon careful examination, he discovered that the bamboo in the painting were upright and luscious. It was a rare piece.

But Qi Lin rejected the painting with a single glance. It was a high-end replicate. Why did he say that? It was because the <Bamboo Painting> only had 6 stalks of bamboo. The authentic painting had 7, which represented the seven bamboo gentlemen.

“This <Bamboo Painting> is fake,” Qi Lin said confidently.

Yanzhi Pei did not speak after hearing Qi Lin’s authentication as she would only reveal the results after the two of them had finished authenticating the pieces.

“Qi Lin, I will record your result. You can start authenticating the second piece,” Yanzhi Pei said as she pointed to the Buddha bracelet.

Qi Lin smiled faintly as he walked towards the second piece of antique. The Buddha bracelet was exquisitely carved but it looked too white and clean. It did not have any signs of the age of time.

If the Buddha bracelet truly belonged to Cixi Empress, it would have a history of 100 years. The Buddha bracelet would not decompose or rust but it would have a thin layer of jade enamel on the bracelet.

Jade enamel was a thin layer which only Antique Masters would be able to see.

However, Qi Lin touched the Buddha bracelet and did not find any enamel. Thus, it was not a piece from the Qing Dynasty but rather a modern replica.

“This Buddha bracelet is made of real jade but it did not belong to Cixi Empress. It is fake,” Qi Lin said confidently with a light smile.

Yanzhi Pei furrowed her brows slightly when she heard Qi Lin’s words. She did not expect Qi Lin to be able to tell that the Buddha bracelet was fake.

The Buddha bracelet was carved by a modern jade master and gifted to Yanzhi Pei.

“Qi Lin, you can start authenticating the third antique.” Yanzhi Pei did not critique his words; she asked Qi Lin to authenticate the third antique.

Qi Lin arrived before the third piece of antique and picked up the green jade pendant.

The green jade pendant had a thin layer of jade enamel on the surface, which was quite a lot of jade enamel. Furthermore, the words “Tai Bai” were graceful and majestic. It was clear it was an authentic piece.

When he held the green jade pendant, Qi Lin could even imagine the Bai Li’s vallant and handsome figure.

“The third piece is authentic,” Qi Lin said.

Yanzhi Pei did not speak when she heard Qi Lin’s words. However, the surrounding people had started discussing animatedly.

“As expected of the Western Sea City King of Antiques! CEO Qi Lin is amazing. The green jade pendant looks authenticate.”

“Yes, CEO Qi Lin also said that the first piece and second piece are fakes. That’s what I think too.”

“CEO Qi Lin is going to win the challenge for sure. Qingfeng Li is screwed.”

The surrounding crows all sprouted praise for Qi Lin. They believed that Qi Lin would win the challenge. Well, they were all WS City citizens so it was not a surprise that they favored Qi Lin.

Yanzhi Pei furrowed her brows and looked unhappily at the crowd. She was the main judge today. She had not even spoken and the crows had started making their own judgments. What a brash crowd.

“Qi Lin, your authentication conclusion is that the first two pieces are fake and the last piece is authentic. Is that right?” Yanzhi Pei asked with a frown.

“Yes,” Qi Lin said confidently with a nod.

He was very confident in his authentication since he believed that his results were all correct.

“I have recorded your authentication results. Now, we will invite Qingfeng to authenticate the three pieces,” Yanzhi Pei said with a faint smile.

Qi Lin was very unhappy to see Yanzhi Pei smiling at Qingfeng. This woman would only talk to him with a frown or with a cold expression but she was all smiles when she talked to Qingfeng. It was clear she was giving him the cold shoulder.

Even though Qi Lin knew that Yanzhi Pei was giving him a cold shoulder, he dared not reveal his displeasure. After all, her status was much higher than him. The Blue Star Corporation still depended on her company to further develop.

Qingfeng smiled at Yanzhi Pei and walked towards the three antique.

He picked up the first antique the <Green Bamboo Painting> and placed it down almost immediately.

Then, Qingfeng picked up the Buddha bracelet and examined it carefully. He determined that It was a modern replica. The jade was real but it was not from the Qing Dynasty. His authentication conclusion was the same as Qi Lin; the Buddha bracelet was fake.

Qingfeng arrived before the third green pendant and examined it carefully. He discovered that the jade was pure and white, it had a thin layer of jade enamel. It was an authentic piece.

“The second jade bracelet does not belong to Cixi Empress. It is a fake piece. The third jade pendant is authentic and it belongs to Bai Li,” Qingfeng said with a light smile as he revealed his conclusions.

“What about the first piece? Do you think it is authentic?” Yanzhi Pei aked.

“My results differ from Qi Lin. He thinks that the <Bamboo Painting> is fake but I think that it is authentic,” Qingfeng said confidently with a faint smile.

Chapter 315: Qingfeng Li Won

 

The surrounding people were stunned when Qingfeng said that the <Bamboo Painting> was authentic. Qi Lin had said that the painting was fake. Why did he say it was real?

The outcomes of Qingfeng’s and Qi Lin’s authentications were different. One must be right and the other must be wrong. Everyone looked at the two and felt that a good show was about to start.

“Haha, it is obvious that the <Bamboo Painting> is fake. How could you say it is real. How funny,” Qi Lin said mockingly.

“I think it is real. Why do you say it is fake?” Qingfeng said lightly as he furrowed his brows.

Others might not be able to tell if the painting is authentic, but Qingfeng could tell it was authentic.

Even though Qi Lin had some understanding of antiques, from Qingfeng’s point of view, he only had a shallow understanding and could not be compared to his own understanding.

“Let me tell you, there are seven stalks of bamboo in the <Bamboo Painting>. This painting only has six stalks so it must be fake,” Qi Lin said confidently as he pointed to the painting.

In ancient times, Dongpo Su drew this painting when he was at a tea party with six other gentlemen. He felt that the seven of them were all gentlemen so he painted this painting.

The bamboo symbolized a gentlemen’s pride and upright character.

Qingfeng shook his head when he heard Qi Lin’s words. Even though this person had some understanding of antiques and was able to correctly authenticate that the second and third piece of antiques, he did not have a deep understanding of antiques.

Qi Lin only knew of the origin of the painting but did not know what happened later on.

Qingfeng walked in front of Yanzhi Pei and said, “CEO Pei, can I borrow a cup of water from you?”

A flash of confusion appeared in Yanzhi Pei’s eyes at Qingfeng’s words. They were in the middle of the Antique Challenge. Why do you need a cup of water? She was dazed at Qingfeng’s words.

Qingfeng could tell that Yanzhi Pei was confused by his words.

“CEO Pei, please lend me a cup of water. I will prove to you that the painting is real,” Qingfeng said confidently with a smile.

He wanted to use a cup of water to prove that the painting was authentic. Everyone was stunned.

“Okay, here is a cup of water,” Yanzhi Pei quickly handed over a teacup to Qingfeng. The teacup contained water she had drank from.

Even though she did not know why Qingfeng requested the water, she believed from his confident mannerism that he would perform a miracle.

Qingfeng walked towards the <Bamboo Painting> with the teacup in his hand. He took a big gulp from the teacup.

Oh my god, he’s drinking from my teacup?

Yanzhi Pei’s face became red. She was shy as she had drunk from the same teacup. Now that Qingfeng had drunk from the teacup as well, they had indirectly kissed.

Qingfeng drank a mouthful of water, and then he spat onto the painting.

Everyone was stunned when they saw Qingfeng’s actions. Why did he spit on the painting?

“It is time to witness the miracle,” Qingfeng said as he picked up the painting and showed it to the crowd.

A seventh bamboo had gradually appeared on the painting after the painting became wet.

A seventh bamboo?

There are seven stalks of bamboo on the painting? What happened?

Qi Lin was confused, as was Yanzhi Pei, Yunchang Xu, Xinchuan Zhu and the surrounding people.

There were six stalks on the painting just now. How did a seventh bamboo appear after Qingfeng spat on the painting? It was like magic.

Time to witness the miracle…did Qingfeng think he was performing magic? But Qingfeng was quite extraordinary. He made a bamboo appear after he spat a mouthful of water on the painting.

“This is an authentic painting. Dongpo Su used a double layer method; he hid the seventh bamboo behind the sixth bamboo. The seventh bamboo would only appear when water touches it,” Qingfeng explained to the crowd.

Double layer method?

Qi Lin’s expression changed when he heard the technical phrase. It was very difficult to utilize this method in ancient times. He only knew that there were seven bamboos on Dongpo Su’s <Bamboo Painting>. He did not know that Dongpo Su used a double layer method.

Yanzhi Pei, Yunchang Xu, Xinchuang Zhu were all enlightened. As antique collectors, they naturally knew of the double layer method.

It was a method to hide an object behind another object. It sounded simple but it was difficult to draw.

The surrounding people looked at Qingfeng with astonishment. They did not expect that he knew of Dongpo Su’s double layer method or for him to authenticate the piece correctly.

“The antique competition has ended. I announce that the winner is Qingfeng Li,” Yanzhi Pei said with a smile to the crowd.

The surrounding people were upset when they heard Yanzhi Pei’s words. They had just called Qingfeng a liar but Qingfeng had won. It was like a slap in the face for them.

They were not blind and could see the seventh bamboo in the painting. They could not deny that Qingfeng’s authentication was correct.

“Qi Lin, you have lost. You owe me and the Ice Snow Corporation an apology. You have to admit you are a liar as well,” Qingfeng said to Qi Lin.

Qi Lin’s expression changed. He was the one to initiate the challenge so he could not back out of it.

“Qingfeng, I am sorry. You are not a liar. Ice Snow Corporation is not a liar as well. I am the liar,” Qi Lin said with a pale face.

There was not a hint of color on his face. He clenched his fists tightly and his entire body trembled.

Qi Lin designed this conspiracy to attack Qingfeng and Ice Snow Corporation. He did not expect it to backfire on himself.

Qi Lin had invited the reporters from the newspaper and TV channels. He had even invited socialites and the CEO of Phoenix Sky Corporation, Yanzhi Pei. But in the end, he only benefitted Qingfeng.

He deeply regretted his actions. If he knew this would happen, he would not have organized this challenge. How embarrassing. He could already foresee the mocking news reports on the newspaper and news station tomorrow.

The surrounding reporters did not let this breaking news go easily. They quickly recorded Qi Lin’s words and already had tomorrow’s headline in their minds. They would title it “Qi Lin is a liar”.

Starting today, Qi Lin would become a massive laughing stock.

Chapter 316: Yanzhi Pei Wanted to Cooperate

 

Qingfeng Li won! By defeating Western Sea City’s King of Antiques Qi Lin, not only did he vindicate his reputation, it cleared the Ice Snow Corporation’s reputation as well.

The end result of this antique competition, with the victory going to Qingfeng Li, surprised everyone.

When Qingfeng Li came, the majority of the audience were mocking him; thinking that he was a fraud and would lose with certainty.
When he left, everyone had a smile on their face, trying to please Qingfeng Li.

This is how different life can be. If you have the skills, everyone will try to please you, but if you don’t, they won’t hesitate to use you as a stepping stone.

Regarding the people who were mocking him originally, Qingfeng Li ignored them; not showing any signs of friendliness.

Yanzhi Pei told Qingfeng Li before leaving that she would work together with Ice Snow Corporation. Sometimes in the future, she will visit the company personally. This made both Xue Lin and Qingfeng Li extremely grateful.

After all, the Phoenix Corporation was a huge company and having the chance to work together with them will bring enormous benefits to the Ice Snow Corporation.

The Ice Snow Corporation was only operating in Eastern Sea City and was obviously too small. After having the opportunity to work with the Phoenix Corporation, the company can finally extend towards other cities, enlarging the company’s scale.

Growing the Ice Snow Corporation wasn’t just Xue Lin’s wish, it was Qingfeng Li’s as well. Everyone wanted their own company to develop well.

Naturally, Qingfeng Li didn’t have to stay in Western Sea City after winning the antique competition. He drove back to Eastern Sea City with Xue Lin, Yunchang Xu, and Lingxiu Xu.

It was already 7:00 p.m. by the time they arrived back to Eastern Sea City. The competition had taken the whole day.

To celebrate the victory, Qingfeng Li treated everyone at the Lakescape Hotel. VIP room, River Scene Restuarant.

Qingfeng Li gave Yunchang Xu the menu and said, “President Xu, you are the elder so you pick first.”

Yunchang Xu smiled, took the menu, and ordered eight dishes: two soups, chicken, fish, duck, shrimp, and four vegetables. Perfectly picked with rich nutrition.

In terms of the soups, he ordered a spicy and sour soup and a meat soup. Both of the soups were rich in flavor and were extremely tasty. A celebration wasn’t complete without alcohol. President Xu was going to order something that cost just around 100 Yuan, but Qingfeng Li rejected it. He insisted that the sake of celebrating, they had to order something around 1000 Yuan.

“Qingfeng, you youngsters are getting better and better, even surpassing me in antiques.” Yunchang Xu sighed and looked at Qingfeng Li.

To be honest, the youth in front of him, Yunchang Xu was treating him well before he admired Qingfeng Li. After Qingfeng Li won the title of Eastern City’s King of Antiques, Yunchang Xu started treating him as someone of the same level.

But now, Qingfeng Li even defeated Western Sea City’s King of Antique. Furthermore, he even saw through <Bamboo Proud Photo>’s overlapping technique, which was extremely hard. Even Yunchang Xu wasn’t able to see the overlapping technique; this showed that Qingfeng Li’s skills with antiques were even above Yunchang Xu.

“President Xu, you are being too modest. You are the president of Eastern Sea City’s Antique Association, the best in the antique field. You will always be my role model.” Qingfeng Li said to Yunchang Xu.

Even though Qingfeng Li’s antique skills were already above Yunchang Xu’s, he was 70 years old already, enough to act as Qingfeng Li’s grandfather. Naturally, Qingfeng Li would show his respect.

Additionally, Yunchang Xu treated him extremely well so Qingfeng Li would not embarrass him.

“Qingfeng, you definitely know how to talk. We all know, your skills already surpassed me. I am pretty sure no one in Eastern City’s antique field is skillful enough to be your opponent.” Yunchang Xu praised Qingfeng Li.

Yunchang Xu knew it wasn’t just Eastern Sea City’s antique field, but Western Sea City as well because their King had just been defeated by Qingfeng.

In terms of what Yunchang Xu said, Qingfeng Li only smiled; not showing any sign of arrogance. Qingfeng Li knew that no one in the whole Hujiang Province would be skillful enough to defeat him.
But, Yunchang Xu was the elder, Qingfeng Li knew what to say and what not to say, so he didn’t boast in front of him.

Being skillful was good, but one also needed to be modest as well, especially in front of elders. Being modest in front of elders was always good.

Everyone enjoyed the meal, Qingfeng Li as well as Xue Lin.
After the meal, Qingfeng Li dropped Yunchang Xu and Lingxiu Xu back to their home. On the way, Lingxiu Xu’s eyes were staring at Qingfeng Li; worshipping him.

If Xue Lin wasn’t sitting beside him, Lingxiu Xu would pounce towards Qingfeng Li; this was her way of showing her adoration. But with Xue Lin beside him, she wouldn’t dare.

Qingfeng Li dropped Yunchang Xu and Lingxiu Xu home and headed home with Xue Lin.

Living room, villa.

Xue Lin was sitting on the sofa and looking at Qingfeng Li with praise. After all, he defeated Western Sea City’s Antique King; it was a big matter, not a lot of people could do it.

“Why you looking at me? Do I have flowers on my face?” Qingfeng Li laughed.

“Honey, you are so good. You actually defeated Qi Lin and recovered Ice Snow Corporation’s reputation.” Xue Lin said to Qingfeng Li, with a hint of admiration.

Qingfeng Li laughed and said, “I won and gained reputation for the company, what should you do to treat me?

“What kind of treat would you like?” Xue Lin reddened up and became a bit nervous.

“Obvious I want a kiss, my little red riding hood, here I come.” Qingfeng Li smirked and pounced towards Xue Lin like a big bad wolf.

“Go away bad wolf.” Xue Lin said nervously.

“Little red riding hood, let this big bad wolf take care of you.” Qingfeng Li held onto Xue Lin, with her shy eyes, he kissed her.

Xue Lin’s lips were extremely delicate, sweet, emitting fragrant. The kiss was soothing. Naturally, after being captured by the big bad wolf, the little red hood couldn’t do anything and could only obey the wolf.

Qingfeng Li naturally wouldn’t let go of this opportunity. Not only did he kiss her, he felt her whole body as well.

But, sex, Qingfeng Li didn’t do it. This was because he promised Xue Lin he would wait until after the wedding. Only after Xue Lin ran out of breath, Qingfeng Li brought her to her second-floor bedroom.
Qingfeng Li dropped Xue Lin onto her bed and told her another story. She fell asleep before he could finish his story of Alibaba and 40 Thieves.

Qingfeng Li covered her with the velvet quilts and left. When closing the door, he could still see the big smile on her face.

Chapter 317: Qingfeng’s Asserting His Dominance

 

The next day. It was bright and sunny, another good day.

It didn’t snow that much during this year’s winter. The majority of the time, it was like this, sunny and bright.

When Qingfeng Li woke up, he discovered that Xue Lin once again woke up early. He was planning to make breakfast, but Xue Lin already made it.

It had to be said, Xue Lin had been acting extremely nice for the past period of time. Every morning, she would cook Qingfeng Li breakfast. Finding a girl this virtuous was hard.

Moreover, she was a Chief Executive Officer, with tons of work to do, and was extremely busy. For her to cook Qingfeng Li breakfast, it meant a lot more.

Only one thing could be said from this behavior, Xue Lin, in her heart, had fallen in love with Qingfeng Li. Girls would only cook breakfast for guys they liked.

Today’s breakfast wasn’t fried egg and milk anymore; Xue Lin had changed it up. This time, it was egg drop soup and steak.

Qingfeng Li discovered the breakfast was extremely tasty. The two sat in front of the table and finished the breakfast quickly.

After finishing breakfast, the newspaper came as well. A smile appeared on her face after reading the title ‘Qi Lin is a Liar’. It was written in detail about Qi Lin’s challenge towards Qingfeng Li, and how he lost to Qingfeng Li in the end.

The newspaper was unbiased and Qingfeng Li’s victory was written in detail. Not only did it vindicate his reputation, it also the vindicated the Ice Snow Corporation’s reputation. It even helped the company promote itself.

“See, there are people calling you Hujiang Province’s number one antique expert.” Xue Lin smiled and handed over the paper to Qingfeng Li.

Not only did the newspaper say Qi Lin was a liar, it said Qingfeng Li’s knowledge regarding antique was extremely rich. He was able to see through the overlapping technique in the painting within a short amount of time.

Qingfeng Li glared at the paper and said, “It was enough to get our reputation back, but saying I am the best person in the antique field, they obviously want to create trouble.”

After hearing what Qingfeng Li said, Xue Lin felt the same.

Hujiang Province had 18 cities, Qingfeng Li was only the King of Eastern Sea City. Even after defeating Western Sea City, he could only be named as the king of the two. There were 16 more to go.

The King of Antiques in the other 16 cities would definitely come and challenge him if they didn’t agree with the newspaper.

Seeing how Xue Lin was worried, Qingfeng Li said, “It’s okay, if they were to come and give us trouble. I will annihilate them.”

To Qingfeng Li, there wasn’t any difference between the king of one city and the kings from 16 cities. It would be best to not come and give him trouble, but if they were to come, Qingfeng Li wasn’t afraid to teach them some lessons.

Seeing Qingfeng Li’s domineering and confident smile, Xue Lin’s worry was gone in an instant.

Others didn’t know, but she knew. This man was mysterious, no matter how hard the trouble was, in front of him, it became nothing. Regarding the Kings from the other 16 cities, maybe for other people, they were extremely powerful, but in Qingfeng Li eyes, they were really nothing.

After finishing breakfast, Qingfeng Li and Xue Lin drove to the Ice Snow Corporation. They didn’t work yesterday due to the antique competition, so naturally, they had to come early today.

When Qingfeng Li arrived at the Sales Department, everyone was looking at him with a hint of shock and admiration.

When Qi Lin attacked and said Qingfeng Li and Ice Snow Corporation were frauds, everyone at the company saw the newspaper, including the sales department.

Even though the employees were mad, they didn’t have any solution because they weren’t skillful enough to face Qi Lin. They also knew that Qi Lin challenged Qingfeng Li, but they didn’t know how Qingfeng Li defeated him.

“Brother Li you are so good. Defeating the Western Sea’s King of Antique Qi Lin.” Xiaoyue Zhang came to Qingfeng Li, admiring him.

Even though Xiaoyue Zhang was the leader and Qingfeng Li was only a normal employee, Xiaoyue Zhang was scared to treat him like one. Who had ever seen a normal employee get the title of King of Antiques?

“Sister Xiaoyue, don’t admire me, I am only a part-time legend.” Qingfeng Li smirked with arrogance. It made Xiaoyue Zhang burst into laughter.

Xiaoyue Zhang hid her mouth while laughing. She felt that brother Li was a narcissist but she also knew, he had his reasons to be like one because he was Eastern Sea City’s King of Antiques.

“Brother Li, you helped the Ice Snow Corporation recover its reputation. Department head Xia said to reward you 10,000 yuan, as well as doubling your year-end reward.” Xiaoyue Zhang told Qingfeng Li with a smile.

After hearing what Xiaoyue Zhang had to say, the employees were extremely jealous. They only get a couple thousand from all their hard work. But look at Qingfeng Li, 10,000 from just rewards. It was already their wage for a couple of months.

It wouldn’t be as bad if it was just a reward, but they were also doubling his year-end reward as well. The year-end reward wasn’t a small number. If it was double, it would be a lot more.

Qingfeng Li was happy as well. To him, the 10,000 wasn’t much but it showed that his work was being acknowledged. It made him felt that he was achieving something.

“Sister Xiaoyue, thanks a lot.”

“Big brother Li, don’t thank me, your reward was given by department head Xia.”

“Then help me say thanks to her.” Qingfeng Li smiled.

Because Qingfeng Li was able to gain reputation for the company, a lot of people came to him to show their appreciation. The majority of the people came to please him.

From these people, some were employees of the sales department, finance department, security department, food department and a bunch more.

These people came with the intention of saying their appreciation, but in reality they were all here to kiss his ass. This made Qingfeng Li bothered.

Qingfeng Li spent the whole day talking with the employees and wasn’t able to work.

But to be honest, he didn’t need to work; no one was brave enough to give him work. This was because everyone knew that in a few days, the Phoenix Corporation’s President Yanzhi Pei was going to come and talk over the corporation of the two companies with him.

Only until it was time to leave work the employees stopped coming to Qingfeng Li.

After organizing his desk, he prepared to leave as well.

Ringggg…

Just as he walked out of the department, his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Jiaojiao Liu calling.

Jiaojiao Liu calling, what happened?

Qingfeng Li answer and asked, “Jiaojiao, what’s up?”

“Brother-in-law, today is my birthday! Can you come?” Jiaojioa Liu whispered on the other side of the phone.

Chapter 318: Jiaojiao Liu’s Birthday

 

“Where are you going to have your birthday, Jiaojiao?” Qingfeng Li asked.

“At Holy Spring Restaurant. Brother-in-law. When you come, don’t say you’re my brother-in-law, just say you are my friend.” Jiaojiao Liu said on the phone.

“Sounds good, I will be there in a bit and say I am your friend.” Qingfeng Li smiled and hung up.

He had to go to his sister-in-law’s birthday. After all, Jiaojiao Liu didn’t have any other relatives apart from Ruyan Liu. He counted as her only other relative.

Qingfeng Li walked out of the department and headed towards a mall beside the company. Today was Jiaojiao Liu’s birthday, he had to buy a present for her.

This mall was called the Silver Foundation Mall. It was a mall that had everything, and it was the biggest in the area.

The first floor sold gold, crystal, jade, and other presents and accessories. The second floor sold phones and computers. The third floor sold clothes, shoes…

Qingfeng Li bought his present from the first floor. After wondering for a bit, he finally picked a crystal swan that cost 100 Yuan.

The present wasn’t expensive, but the meaning was. The Swan represent nobleness. He believed Jiaojiao Liu will definitely like it.

After buying the present, he drove towards the restaurant.

Holy Spring Restaurant was at Wanxing road. It was a four-star restaurant; one of the better ones in Eastern Sea City. The name was Holy Spring because there was a small spring inside the restaurant.

Of course, the spring was man-0made. It didn’t take up a lot of area, just a bit over 100 meters squared, and was not a natural spring.

Even though the spring’s area wasn’t that big, the showering experience was nice. A lot of people liked to come to this restaurant because they could visit the spring, shower, and then dine.

Currently in front of the restaurant, there were four girls. They all had one thing in common: they were all young, around 18 years old.

Calling them youths wouldn’t be that correct, one would call them students. They were a bunch of students.

“Jiaojiao, who are you waiting for and why isn’t the person here yet.” A long-haired girl tensed her brows and asked.

This long-haired girl was really pretty. She had a beautiful face, white skin, was tall, and wore a designer dress. Just from one look, people would know she was from a rich family.

The girl’s name was Qingqing Tang, a good friend of Jiaojiao Liu. The location for the birthday was picked by her; saying it was nice to host birthday party here.

“Qingqing, just a bit more, and he would be here.” Jiaojiao Liu said to Qingqing Tang.

Today was Jiaojiao Liu’s birthday, if she asked to wait, then she might as well. Obviously the other two wouldn’t have any objections.

In a short moment, in front of everyone, Qingfeng Li came out from the taxi.

Seeing the arrival of Qingfeng Li, Jiaojiao Liu smiled. She ran to him; she was extremely happy.

Jiaojiao Liu was happy, but when Qingqing Tang looked at Qingfeng Li, it was with a hint of contempt. This was because when rich people attended their friend’s birthday, they would all drive their own cars. But this man came in a taxi. He obviously wasn’t someone wealthy.

Qingqing Tang drove a Porsche that costed a bit more than 1,000,000 Yuan, and the other two drove an Audi and a BMW. These friends of Jiaojiao Liu were all rich.

With some further thinking, this was normal. Jiaojiao Liu was rich herself, so her friends would naturally be rich as well.

But, no matter how rich she was, people only knew she was rich, but didn’t know her real identity. Jiaojiao Liu never told anyone she was Ruyan Liu’s younger sister.

“Big brother Li, you came.” Jiaojiao Liu ran to Qingfeng Li and said happily. She was excited that Qingfeng Li came.

Big brother Li, shouldn’t you call me brother-in-law?

Qingfeng Li’s eyes were filled with confusion. What was Jiaojiao Liu doing, I am your brother-in-law, stop calling me random names.

“Did you forget, before you came, I already told you. Today is my birthday, don’t say that you are my brother-in-law, just say you are my friend.” Jiaojiao Liu whispered.

Her voice was extremely low, only Qingfeng Li and herself could hear it. Naturally the people behind them couldn’t hear anything.

“Sorry about that I completely forgot. Then today let me be your brother Li.” Qingfeng Li smiled.

Even though he didn’t know why she wanted him to be big brother Li, if she asked him then he might as well go along.

“Hi everyone, let me introduce him. He is my friend, big brother Li.” Jiaojiao Liu smiled, introducing Qingfeng Li to her friends.

Qingqing Tang and the other just nodded after hearing the introduction. They weren’t that passionate because they thought Qingfeng Li wasn’t anyone important.

Seeing her friends’ reactions, Jiaojiao Liu wasn’t satisfied, but she didn’t say anything because they were her classmates.

“Big brother Li, her name is Qingqing Tang, my suite’s roommate. This is Yan Zhang and Lu Li; both are my classmates as well.” Jiaojiao Liu pointed to her friends, introducing them to Qingfeng Li.

“Hi, my name is Qingfeng Li.” Qingfeng Li said to the girls.

But, the girls were cold towards Qingfeng Li’s greet. For the rich people, they don’t like to greet with people who aren’t rich.

Qingfeng Li tensed his brows, obviously not satisfied with the girls’ attitudes. But they were all Jiaojiao Liu’s classmates, so he couldn’t say anything.

Vroom!

At this moment, with a boom, a Lamborghini drove over and stopped in front of the Holy Spring Restaurant.

Two boys came out from the car. The one in front was an oily faced boy, good looking, but his face was pale.

His name was Ming Li. He was not simple. He was Eastern Sea City’s Li family’s second young master, or Master Li, Jun Li’s, younger brother.

The guy behind Ming Li wasn’t as noble as Ming Li, but was still a big company’s young master. His name was Jiang Zhang, still pretty rich.

“Jiaojiao, happy birthday.” Ming Li walked towards Jiaojiao Liu and said, with a hint of hotness.

Hearing what Ming Li said, Jiaojiao Liu tensed her face, a hint of dissatisfaction went across her eyes.

“How did you know today is my birthday?” Jiaojiao Liu asked.

She only invited Qingqing Tang and her four suitemates to celebrate her birthday. She didn’t invite Ming Li and Jiang Zhang; how did they know?

“Qingqing told us, we are all classmates and it is your birthday, so obviously I have to come and celebrate it for you.” Ming Li smiled.

He liked Jiaojiao Liu, everybody in the class knew about it. He wanted to use this birthday as an opportunity to chase Jiaojiao Liu.

Chapter 319: Someone’s After Jiaojiao

 

“Jiaojiao, this is my present for you. Open it and see.” Ming Li brought out a box and said to her.

Facing Ming Li’s present, Jiaojiao Liu only tensed her brows and ignored it.

Seeing how Jiaojiao Liu didn’t accept his present, Ming Li didn’t get mad. He opened the box. Inside it was a silver diamond ring.

“Jiaojiao, I spent 100,000 Yuan to buy this ring for you.” Ming Li took out the ring and said to Jiaojiao.

“Wow, so romantic, Ming Li is giving her a diamond ring.”

“This ring is so expensive, it cost 100,000 Yuan. Ming Li is so nice to Jiaojiao.”

“Jiaojiao, accept the ring quick.”

Qingqing Tang and the girls were all telling Jiaojiao Liu to accept the ring.

These girls, and Jiang Zhang, were all Ming Li’s classmates. Naturally, they all knew that Ming Li was the second young master of one of the top four families of Eastern Sea City. Regarding this second young master from the Li family, they all felt good towards him.

Jiaojiao Liu finally understood, today’s birthday, was leaked to Ming Li by Qingqing Tang and her classmates.

Jiaojiao Liu’s brows tensed up and glared at Qingqing Tang, showing her discontent. If it wasn’t because of her, Ming Li wouldn’t have bought the diamond ring.

Rings have a significant meaning behind them. If a man were to give a woman a ring, then it means either two things. One was asking her to marry him, and the other was being his girlfriend.

Even though Ming Li didn’t say it, his intention was obvious: wanting Jiaojiao Liu to be his girlfriend.

Jiaojiao Liu knew, once she accepted this ring, then it meant she would be his girlfriend.

She didn’t want to be Ming Li’s girlfriend, so obviously she wouldn’t accept the ring.

“Sorry, I don’t like this ring.” Jiaojiao Liu couldn’t accept the ring, so she just said she didn’t like it.

Hearing Jiaojiao Liu saying she didn’t like the ring, Ming Li’s face changed, with a hint of sadness. He was originally planning to use this ring to ask Jiaojiao Liu out, but she rejected. The meaning was obvious, she rejected him.

Qingfeng Li could naturally see this Ming Li was trying to ask Jiaojiao Liu out, but she didn’t like him.

Well, if Jiaojiao Liu doesn’t like Ming Li, being her brother-in-law, naturally he needed to help his sister-in-law out of awkward situations.

“Jiaojiao, here’s the crystal swan I bought for you. It costed me 100 Yuan.” Qingfeng Li took out his present and gave it to Jiaojiao Liu.

“Thank you, I like it a lot.” Jiaojiao Liu accepted the crystal swan and said.

The crystal swan was really pretty. It was made with pure crystals without any flaw.

Ming Li’s face became pale. Jiaojiao Liu accepted a cheap crystal swan but not his expensive ring; this made him furious.

“Jiaojiao, who is he?” Ming Li’s face changed, as he pointed at Qingfeng Li and asked.

Jiaojiao Liu said calmly. “His name is Qingfeng Li, my friend.”

Ming Li’s brows tensed up; he heard of the name somewhere, but he couldn’t remember. So he just ignored it.

“Come on, let’s go in.” Jiaojiao Liu held onto Qingfeng Li and brought them towards the restaurant.

Behind them, Ming Li’s face was extremely dark, but he still followed. His goal today was to ask Jiaojiao Liu out. Even though she didn’t accept his ring, he wouldn’t give up.

When he saw Jiaojiao Liu the first time, Ming Li promised himself he would make this girl his girlfriend.

“Qingqing, which room did you reserve?” Jiaojiao Liu asked Qingqing Tang.

It was Qingqing Tang’s plan to celebrate the birthday at Holy Spring Restaurant because her uncle was the manager of the hotel.

“Jiaojiao, I reserved VIP 1.” Qingqing Tang said.

“Qingqing, you are incredible, you were actually able to reserve VIP 1.” Yan Zhang said with a hint of surprise.

VIP 1 was the best room of Holy Spa Hotel. Not many people could go in, even if they had the money.

“Yan Zhang, obviously you don’t know, Qingqing’s uncle is the manager of this hotel. Today is Jiaojiao’s birthday, she specifically asked her uncle for this room.” Lu Li said on the side.

Hearing the flatteries from the two girls, Qingqing became conceited. The reason that she resevered this room was because of two reasons, one was Jiaojiao Liu was her classmates, the other was because Ming Li asked her. Ming Li wanted to chase Jiaojiao, asking Qingqing Tang for help.

Even though Qingqing Tang was from a rich family, but compared to Ming Li, the difference was still large. She wanted to gain favor from Ming Li, so she had to help him.

Jiaojiao Liu tensed her brows, feeling unhappy at her classmates’ boasting because they told Ming Li and Jiang Zhang. But because they were classmates, she couldn’t show her true feelings.

Moreover, Qingqing Tang spent a lot for her birthday. But, Qingqing Tang was being very vain.

Jiaojiao Liu, Qingfeng Li, and the others all arrived at VIP 1. They sat down and started talking to each other.

Qingfeng Li didn’t know the others, so naturally he wouldn’t talk with them. He only sat beside Jiaojiao Liu and talked to her from time to time.

“Qingfeng Li, where do you work?” Ming Li smiled and asked.

He even showed his Rolex when he asked, trying to show off his wealth.

After all, a Rolex cost a lot. Normal people wouldn’t be able to afford it.

Regarding Ming Li’s attempt to show-off, Qingfeng Li just smiled and replied, “I am a sales person, working at the Ice Snow Corporation.”

Sales?

After hearing what Qingfeng Li said, Ming Li looked down at him.

Not only Ming Li, the girls beside them also showed the same contempt. The wage of a sales person was normally around a couple thousand, not even enough for one of their meals.

“Let me go ask why the dishes aren’t up yet.” Qingqing Tan smiled and walked out of the room.

She reserved the room yesterday, even calling the manager, her uncle, beforehand. But the dishes were still not up yet; it made her anxious. So, she walked out and wanted to see what was happening.

After a while, Qingqing Tang came back tensed up.

“Qingqing, what happened?” Jiaojiao Liu asked.

She remembered that Qingqing Tang went out to ask about the dishes, but why did she came back like this.

“Jiaojiao I am sorry. My uncle said someone important wanted to come, so he asked us to let them have the room.” Qingqing Tang said with an apologetic tone.

Chapter 320: Big Brother Li, I’m Sorry

 

“Qingqing, you mean we can’t eat here anymore?” Jiaojiao Liu tensed her brows, feeling unhappy.

Today was her birthday, a happy date. This room was reserved by Qingqing Tang, but now someone else wanted them to leave. Anyone would be mad under this situation.

Thinking about it, you reserved a room, and your friends and classmates came here to celebrate a birthday, and just when you were about to eat, someone came to kick you guys out. It was embarrassing.

“Jiaojiao, sorry, my uncle said, that person is not a simple figure, so he wanted us to leave immediately.” Qingqing Tang apologized.

Hearing what Qingqing Tang said, Ming Li’s face brightened up, with a hint of excitement. He knew, it was time for him to show up.
Who was Ming Li? He was the second young master of the four Eastern City’s family, extremely noble. He felt that if he was able to make the other person leave, then he would leave a good impression in Jiaojiao Liu’s eyes.

“Jiaojiao, don’t worry, I am the second young master of the Li family, I will go talk to the person and ask him to leave.” Ming Li said to jiaojiao Liu.

“Ming Li, you are the second young master, you can do it for sure.”

“Ming Li, go, we believe in you.”

“Jiaojiao, don’t worry, we have Ming Li, this room would be ours in the end.”

“The classmates immediately wanted to please Ming Li, saying as long as Ming Li talked to the other person, then there would be no problems.

In terms of Ming Li’s power and background, they knew all about it.
Just at this time, the manager brought a youth in. This youth wasn’t old, probably just around 20 years old, good looking with a firm nose.

Ming Li stood up. Just when he was going to ask the young man to leave, he saw the young man’s face. Ming Li’s face became pale immediately.

As the second young master of the Li family, Ming Li obviously knew about the upper class of Eastern Sea City well. The young master in front of him, Ming Li obviously knew about it. He was the young master of the most powerful family in Eastern Sea City, the mayor’s son Chuan Tang.

Chuan Tang’s family was a lot stronger than Ming Li; he was the number one young master in Eastern Sea City. Ming Li wouldn’t dare to offend him.

“Master Tang, you came here to eat?” Ming Li walked to Chuan Tang and said with a smile.

His face was filled with a flattering look. He wanted to please Chuan Tang.

“Ming Li, I want to eat in this room, you guys get out. No objections right?” Chuan Tang obviously knew Ming Li.

This second young master from Li family, even though he was noble, but in Chuan Tang’s eyes, he was nothing.

“If Master Tang wanted to eat here, we will get out immediately.” Ming Li said without any objection.

Jiaojiao Liu’s face changed, and as well as the other girls. Their faces became ugly fast. They originally thought Ming Li will ask Chuan Tang to leave and take back the room. But in the end, the one who was going to leave was Ming Li.

Even more, they saw how much Ming Li wanted to please Chuan Tang. This made the girls feel even worse.
Everyone was happy that they were going to keep the room, but now they were all asked to leave. Anyone would be unhappy.

Qingfeng Li glared at Chuan Tang and said expressionlessly, “little Chuan, looks like you grew up.”

Hearing Qingfeng Li said little Chuan, Ming Li’s face changed. The person in front of him was Chuan Tang, the number one young master in Eastern Sea City. You aren’t afraid to call him little Chuan, do you have a death wish?

The manager obviously knew Chuan Tang as well. After knowing his status, and now hearing Qingfeng Li calling him little Chuan, his face was filled with anger. He was the manager of the hotel, if Chuan Tang were to become mad, there would be serious consequences.

“Who are you to call Master Tang little Chuan, leave the room immediately.” The manager said to Qingfeng Li, trying to kick him.
Chuan Tang was baffled, even he didn’t think someone was to call him little Chuan. Who was he? He was the number one young master of Eastern Sea City, even the young masters from the other four families had to show him respect.

But, after Chuan Tang saw Qingfeng Li’s face, he was pleasantly surprised.

This young man, Chuan Tang obviously knew. His name was Qingfeng Li, and he saved his grandfather at the hospital last time. He was his grandfather’s savior, and that meant he was his savior as well.

Chuan Tang rushed towards Qingfeng Li and said, “Big brother Li, hi, you are eating here as well?”

His tone was extremely respectful. It was like a student talking to his teacher, a youth talking to his elder. His face was filled with a smile, it was almost like Chuan Tang was trying to please Qingfeng Li.

What? Master Tang called this young man Big brother Li? Ming Li’s brows tensed, his face filled with surprise.

Maybe others didn’t know Master Tang’s status, but he knew everything about it. He was the number one young master, but now, the person who everyone feared, was calling someone else big brother Li. It was f*cked up.

But Qingfeng Li’s next sentence, almost made everyone fall apart.
“Little Chuan, seems like you grew up, asking me to leave the room now. Is your butt feeling itchy again?” Qingfeng Li stared at Chuan Tang and asked coldly.

This man definitely was brave, not scared to ask the number one master if his butt was itchy or not. The people beside them were all turning lightheaded.

Hearing what Qingfeng Li said, Chuan Tang’s face immediately changed and said, “Big brother Li, sorry, I didn’t know you were eating here. If I did, I wouldn’t dream about coming in here and making you leave.”

Seeing how Chuan Tang apologized to Qingfeng Li, Ming Li was no longer surprised, he was horrified. He didn’t know if he was dreaming or not; Master Tang was apologizing to others.

“Big brother Li, this room is yours, I will go to another room.” Chuan Tang smiled and apologized.

After that, Chuan Tang told the manager to treat Big brother Li well and went to another room with his friend. The manager was obviously smart. He knew that the person who Master Tang called big brother Li, definitely wasn’t low. He probably even has a higher status than Master Tang.

The manager suddenly became scared because just moments ago, he asked him to leave the room. If he were to remember it and start disliking him and tell Master Tang, then he would be done.

Remembering what he did, the manager walked to Qingfeng Li and apologized, “Big brother Li, I am sorry, this room is yours. In order to show my sincere apology, today’s meal will be on me.”

Qingqing Tang’s face changed, this hotel’s manager was her uncle, and was already 40 plus. But now he had to call someone around 20 years old big brother Li, obviously not wanting to offend him. This made her felt uneasy.

Qingqing Tang and the girls, were all filled with complicated feelings towards Qingfeng Li. This was because just moments ago, they were all looking down at Qingfeng Li and pleasing Ming Li, thinking Ming Li was better. But now, it became apparent that the person with real status was Qingfeng Li.

Blind can be used to perfectly describe these girls. They all felt a little embarrassed.