Beijing-Hong Kong Rosemary

Chapter 78 Don't even think about hitting on him.
Qu Yanci complained that the room Shen Guining had booked was too small, so he changed it to the presidential suite on the top floor.

I stayed in the hotel for two nights and didn't go out.

The little box he brought was used up just like that.

It seems to be a box of eight.

Shen Guining felt soreness in her lower back and weakness in her thighs.

The most memorable time was when Xia Xi suddenly made a video call to her halfway through.

Qu Yanci said to leave it for now, but Shen Guining was afraid that something urgent had happened and insisted on stopping.

At that moment, the veins on his forehead were throbbing. Helpless, he could only give up and get up to go into the bathroom.

Shen Guining took a deep breath, quickly put on her pajamas, and then wrapped herself in a bathrobe to cover the hickeys on her neck.

The video call connected, and Xia Xi's face appeared on the screen. "Sister, what are you doing? Why did it take you so long to answer the phone?"

"I was just taking a shower." Shen Guining had no choice but to lie to her, his eyes lowered as he asked, "What's wrong? Did you need something?"

Xia Xi smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just wanted to chat with you and see Ruby, my little cutie."

"It's tired from playing and is still sleeping."

"Ah, okay then."

"I'll call you when Ruby wakes up."

"Uh-huh."

A gentle female voice suddenly interrupted, "Xixi, what are you doing? Call your uncle and ask him when he'll be back from his business trip."

"Okay, Mom." After saying goodbye to Shen Guining, Xia Xi said, "Sister, let's talk later. I need to call my uncle."

Shen Guining nodded guiltily.

The video call ended, and less than two minutes later, the black phone on the bedside table rang again.

She sighed silently, picked up her phone and walked towards the bathroom. "Aci, Xixi called you, answer it."
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The following morning, Qu Yanci returned to Beijing by private plane.

Before leaving, he told Shen Guining to eat on time and "Call me if anything happens."

He has said this several times.

Shen Guining nodded in agreement.

After Qu Yanci left, the empty presidential suite was left with only her and Ruby, and she wasn't used to sleeping there at night.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Shen Guining returned to the Shen family home.

The servants were quite surprised to see her return.

Zhang Ma had worked for the Shen family for many years and had always been concerned about Shen Guining. "Miss, how have you been these past six months?"

Shen Guining felt a warmth in her heart. "Aunt Zhang, I'm fine, don't worry."

Tang Hui came down from the second floor with a smile on her face. "Guining is back. You silly child, you've been gone for so long without even coming back to visit. Don't you know we were worried?"

If you didn't know her true colors, you might really be fooled by her.

Tang Hui has always been shrewd and eloquent, and is very good at putting on a good show.

Even if she disliked Shen Guining in her heart, she could still put on a tolerant and considerate appearance.

Shen Guining ignored her, not wanting to waste time playing along with her act.

"Aunt Zhang, where are my mother's things?"

"I put it in the closet in the lady's bedroom."

"I'll go upstairs and take a look." She ignored Tang Hui and went straight upstairs.

Zhang Ma didn't know what was going on and didn't dare to ask, so she silently followed Shen Guining.

Tang Hui's face stiffened slightly. She pinched her palm and could only swallow her anger.

Shen Guining, that brat, now has Qu Yanci backing her up; we can't afford to offend her.

Shen An-yi's room was the one on the far right of the third floor. She had been dead for more than ten years, and the bedroom had remained empty, with the maid occasionally going in to clean it.

In fact, Shen Guining didn't have many memories of Shen Anyi. She was too young to remember anything when her mother passed away.

But she often looked through her mother's old photos and learned from the maid that her mother was a very kind and gentle woman, and that everyone in the family liked her very much.

Unfortunately, she was short-lived and died young from illness.

Shen Guining inherited seven-tenths of Shen Anyi's beauty, but she was more flamboyant and radiant than Shen Anyi, so beautiful that she was unforgettable at first glance.

Zhang Ma said, "I accidentally found this combination lock box while cleaning the storage room a while ago. My wife's name is engraved on the bottom, and it looks like something important."

Shen Guining examined the combination lock box, trying the combination several times, but couldn't open it.

Aunt Zhang guessed, "Could it be your birthday, Miss?"

Shen Guining tried again, but it still didn't work.

She wondered if there was something related to her father inside.

But she didn't even know who her father was, and no one in her family had ever mentioned it; it was like a taboo.

"I can't open it, so I'll leave it here for now." Shen Guining put the briefcase back in its place and closed the cabinet door. "Aunt Zhang, I'm going back now."

Aunt Zhang urged, "Miss, it's New Year's Eve today. Why don't you stay for a meal before you leave?"

Shen Guining shook her head. "No need, I have an appointment with a friend."

How can you eat when you're surrounded by a bunch of insincere people?

Zhang Ma couldn't force her to stay.

Shen Guining went back to her room; she had left in a hurry last time and hadn't taken some things with her.

She hasn't been back for so long, but nothing in the bedroom has been touched.

However, she didn't have anything of value, so Shen Yue didn't even bother with it.

There was a necklace in the dressing table drawer, which her mother had left her, as well as a photo of her and her mother on the bedside table. Shen Guining took all of these as well, and only went downstairs after making sure she hadn't forgotten anything.

Shen Honglin happened to be downstairs and called out to her, "Guining, you just got back and you're leaving again?"

Shen Guining remained silent.

Shen Honglin frowned. "This is your home. Where else do you think you're going during the New Year holiday if you're not staying at home?"

Shen Guining felt a sense of irony and smirked, "Have you even considered my family?"

“I know you’ve been wronged, and I don’t want to force you. I only had to arrange this marriage for the sake of the company,” Shen Honglin said earnestly. “Now that the company has overcome its difficulties, I won’t interfere with who you want to be with.”

If Shen Guining hadn't overheard Tang Hui and Shen Yue's conversation, he might have believed that Tang Hui had no other choice.

This family clearly only treated her as a tool from beginning to end.

Shen Honglin lit a cigarette, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke. "Don't rush off yet. I have something important to tell you. Let's talk in the study."

Shen Guining hesitated for a moment, but was still curious about what important thing he could have that required a private conversation.

Entering the study, Shen Honglin sat on the sofa and asked her, "Gui Ning, what is your relationship with Qu Yanci now?"

"This doesn't seem to concern you," Shen Guining said in a calm tone.

“We are family, how can you say it has nothing to do with me? If you are still with Qu Yanci, you should use his resources to help the family more.”

Shen Honglin continued to coax, "Anyway, you two won't end up together. While he's spoiling you now, you should think more about yourself. As long as you get him to invest in a couple more projects for the Shen family, I'll give you a large share of the profits."

Shen Guining scoffed, thinking he was going to say something, but it turned out he still wanted to use her to get benefits from Qu Yanci.

"Don't even think about it. I won't help you." Her attitude was firm.

Shen Honglin narrowed his eyes. "Do you really want to marry into the Qu family? With the status of our Shen family, you can't possibly be worthy of the Qu family. Don't be love-struck; the interests you hold in your hands are the most important thing."

"You don't need to worry about that." Shen Guining got up and left.

Shen Honglin was left sitting there alone, his face ashen.