The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 340 A Chance Encounter Leads to the Meeting of the Three Women

Yang Guang politely escorted Liu Qing to the door.

As soon as he turned around, he saw someone standing behind him, which startled him.

"Are you like a cat? You walk without making a sound!" Yang Guang scolded irritably.

Liu Jiandong remained unmoved and craned his neck to look towards the door.

"What are you looking at? They're long gone."

As Yang Guang spoke, he put on his gloves and called Liu Jiandong to go back to work together.

Liu Jiandong turned around and followed Yang Guang.

"Who was that woman? I caught a glimpse of her when you saw her off—"

"Isn't it beautiful?" Yang Guang said the rest of the sentence for Liu Jiandong.

"Beautiful, more beautiful than any of the celebrities I've seen on TV," Liu Jiandong clicked his tongue.

Yang Guang turned his head and said, "Then let me test you again. Is Chen Xi prettier or that girl from before?"

Liu Jiandong immediately looked troubled.

The main problem is that he didn't have time to see Liu Qing's full face clearly, he only saw a profile, how can that be compared?

"Okay, let me rephrase the question. If you had to choose between Chen Xi and that girl from earlier as your girlfriend, who would you pick?"

"I--"

Just as Liu Jiandong was about to speak, Yang Guang slapped him on the head.

The blow wasn't severe, but why?

Liu Jiandong looked at Yang Guang with a wronged expression.

Yang Guang snorted coldly: "You actually dare to choose? Who gave you the courage, Fish Leong?"

Liu Jiandong was speechless.

Didn't you tell me to choose this?
However, Yang Guang wasn't wrong.

He was just a bricklayer who worked with Yang Guang in the renovation industry, and he was indeed from a completely different world from Chen Xi and the beautiful woman Yang Guang had just seen off.

I won't go into Chen Xi.

That beautiful woman just now, coming to see a house worth millions, who would believe she didn't have a boss backing her up?
Yang Guang's voice continued.

"Don't just stand there, get back to work."

These words reminded Liu Jiandong that he couldn't just let the slap on the head go unpunished.

"A gentleman acts without speaking. Even if I'm daydreaming, what kind of behavior is it for you to hit me?"

"Hey, you're a grown man, and you still hold grudges?"

Yang Guang raised his finger and pointed to the safety helmet on his head.

"I told you that no matter what kind of work you do, you have to wear a safety helmet whenever you enter the construction site. Are you ignoring what I said?"

Liu Jiandong was dumbfounded.

He had found the safety helmet troublesome while working and tossed it aside, never expecting Yang Guang to use it as a reason to beat him up.

Liu Jiandong was definitely not convinced.

"No, I know you mean well, but this isn't a construction site. It's too much trouble to wear a hard hat for renovations."

“Even fishermen wear helmets, and you’re finding this too much trouble?” Yang Guang replied impatiently.

At the same time, he urged Liu Jiandong to put on his safety helmet as soon as possible.

Chen Xi will be bringing the homeowner over for a phase inspection later.

Liu Jiandong then realized what was going on.

So it was because Chen Xi was coming that Yang Guang forced himself to wear a helmet.

“Although you two are partners, she is only responsible for the design. The construction is our business. What right does she have to interfere?”

Yang Guang turned around and stared at Liu Jiandong.

"You think they're being nosy, huh?"

Liu Jiandong's mouth moved slightly.

That's not what I meant either—

"Alright, I'll tell you the truth. It's because of Chen Xi that I'm insisting that everyone strictly follow the safety regulations during construction."

Liu Jiandong was stunned for a moment, then grabbed Yang Guang, who was about to continue working.

"No, you really have a crush on Chen Xi?"

You just scolded me for daydreaming, how come I'm dreaming myself?

Yang Guang was speechless.

"Who told you that wearing a safety helmet is mandatory? It's because you've got your eye on Chen Xi... But this matter is indeed related to Chen Xi. Chen Xi's father used to work in the renovation industry, just like us. He died because of a collapse caused by the construction team's illegal operations. Now, whenever she sees a construction team not following safety regulations, she thinks of her father's death."

Seeing Liu Jiandong standing there dumbfounded, Yang Guang warned, "If you don't want Chen Xi to see you as her father's killer, you'd better put on your helmet!"

-

Meanwhile, at the elevator entrance.

The elevator arrived at the 32nd floor.

The elevator doors opened, and Liu Qing was just about to step inside.

As it turned out, there were two people in the elevator who were about to get out.

The moment their eyes met, both of them froze.

"Liu Qing?"

"Senior Yang Tao?"

Chen Xi, standing to the side, was even more astonished than the two of them.

This stunningly beautiful woman who suddenly appeared actually knows Yang Tao.

Moreover, they are alumni.

This is too coincidental, right?

However, Yang Tao and Liu Qing do not think so.

The moment their eyes met, the two immediately realized that this was definitely not a coincidence.

"Senior Yang Tao, what's wrong with you—"

“You should know one of our hotel guests, Yang Muye. He bought an apartment here and is currently renovating it. He’s now an exchange student at Shanghai Oriental University, and he asked me to keep an eye on the renovation for him,” Yang Tao explained first.

After hearing this, Chen Xi remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was filled with doubts.

Yang Tao's work wasn't just about overseeing the renovations for Yang Muyi; the entire house was decorated according to Yang Tao's preferences and ideas.

Although Yang Tao insisted verbally that she was only helping Yang Muyi relay his ideas about the renovation.

But that might fool others, how could it possibly fool Chen Xi, a designer?

Yang Tao decorated the house as if she were the lady of the house.

Liu Qing didn't believe Yang Tao's explanation either.

The hotel lobby manager even helped guests renovate their rooms. The service was incredibly comprehensive!
However, Yang Tao's words seemed flawless on the surface, so Liu Qing had no choice but to use the explanation he had prepared beforehand.

"What a coincidence! This house was bought by Mr. Yang's mother as a gift for him. I was the guide when we viewed the house. Yesterday, Mr. Yang's mother suddenly called me and asked about the renovation of the house, so I came up to take a look today."

Upon hearing this, Yang Tao's heart skipped a beat.

Why is Yang Muye's mother suddenly interested in this house?

Despite her inner turmoil, Yang Tao still managed a sweet smile on her face.

“Really? That’s perfect. I’ll show you around. You can take some photos with your phone and send them to Ms. Gao so she can give you her feedback.”

Liu Qing had intended to say that she had already gone inside and looked around, but faced with Yang Tao's enthusiastic invitation, she suddenly changed her mind.

“Great! I just went in and took a quick look, mainly because I didn’t want to interfere with the renovation workers’ work.”

"It won't be a problem. The ceiling, walls, and floor have all been completed. Miss Liu, please feel free to come in and have a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xi's voice rang out.

"Who is this?" Liu Qing's beautiful eyes showed doubt, feeling that Chen Xi looked somewhat familiar.

Yang Tao then introduced, "This is Chen Xi, the designer from the decoration company that General Manager Yang selected." Chen Xi proactively extended his hand to Liu Qing.

During the handshake, Liu Qing suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

“I remember now, I saw Ms. Chen’s photo in the ‘Wife as a Car Model’ section of the Autohome forum.”

Now it was Yang Tao's turn to be surprised.

She looked at Chen Xi curiously: "Your wife is a car model? Didn't you say you were single?"

Chen Xi was surprised that she was caught up in the gossip and hurriedly explained, "It was a misunderstanding."

Liu Qing also helped to corroborate the story, explaining the whole incident to Yang Tao.

Yang Tao suddenly realized.

No wonder Chen Xi had a strange expression when I first drove Yang Muyi's G-Wagon to pick her up to look at houses here.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xi had such a connection with that G-Class, and even "impersonated" the owner's wife on the Autohome forum.

Of course, none of these are the most critical issues.

The crucial point is that Chen Xi probably already guessed that her relationship with Yang Muye was unusual.

How could an ordinary friend drive someone else's car and then help them with home renovations?
I thought I had hidden it well, but it turns out I had been exposed all along.

And now he's met Liu Qing.

It is estimated that this matter will soon reach the ears of Yang Muye's mother, Gao Yuyue.

Thinking about this, Yang Tao really wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

But right now, she couldn't show any sign of guilt.

Liu Qing and Chen Xi are both shrewd people; if they see through my disguise, I'll never be able to face anyone again.

"Let's go inside and look at the house."

Yang Tao suggested.

The three of them arrived at room 3201. Chen Xi was about to introduce the layout and design concept of the entire house to Liu Qing when Yang Guang and Liu Jiandong, who had heard the commotion, came out one after the other.

"Miss Liu, why are you back again—"

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Guang's gaze fell on Chen Xi and Yang Tao.

"You two—know each other?"

Liu Qing spoke first:
"I'm sorry, Manager Yang, I lied to you earlier. I didn't actually come to look at the house. I was entrusted by Mr. Yang's mother to check on the progress of the renovation."

Mr. Yang... is she his mother?
Having already been fooled once, Yang Guang was clearly somewhat skeptical of Liu Qing's claims.

That's why they say beautiful women are the best at deceiving people.
What's more, these three women in front of me are all incredibly beautiful.

Yang Tao's voice followed.

“I can testify for Liu Qing that she was indeed sent by President Yang’s mother.”

Seeing that the "hostess" had spoken, Yang Guang's doubts disappeared.

“Miss Liu, you were sent by President Yang’s mother. You should have just said yes directly. Why go through all that trouble?”

Chen Xi's voice then rang out.

"Miss Liu is here incognito to check if you've cut corners."

Yang Guang's attitude was very good, and he repeatedly agreed.

Standing behind Yang Guang, Liu Jiandong stared wide-eyed at Chen Xi with disbelief.

Hey lady, which side are you from?
How can you speak up for an outsider?
Little did they know that Chen Xi and Yang Guang were putting on this act to give Liu Qing a dignified way out.

Chen Xi led Yang Tao and Liu Qing upstairs for a tour, while Yang Guang called Liu Jiandong back to continue working.

Liu Jiandong leaned closer to Yang Guang and lowered his voice: "Why didn't you explain yourself just now?"

Yang Guang glanced at Liu Jiandong.

"What's there to explain? Complaining that the other party shouldn't have impersonated a customer and cheated me? They didn't come here on purpose to cause trouble. Why am I arguing with them? Don't you have any idea who the client and the service provider are?"

"Can--"

"No buts, let's get to work."

Liu Jiandong was unwilling to give up and came closer again.

Yang Guang was about to tell them to leave—

"Miss Yang, Miss Liu, and Chen Xi, who do you think is the prettiest?"

Yang Guang stopped what he was doing and stared at Liu Jiandong.

"Don't worry about things that don't concern you. Who's prettier among them is none of your business!"

"I know it has nothing to do with us, I was just curious, especially about Miss Yang and Miss Liu, who do you think is the rightful wife?"

Yang Guang frowned.

"What the hell? Say it again?"

Realizing his mistake, Liu Jiandong quickly corrected himself: "What I meant was, which of them is paired with President Yang?"

Yang Guang gave Liu Jiandong a deep look; he had never realized this guy was so gossipy.

"The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is. Get to work properly, or you'll have your wages docked!"

-

Chen Xi led Yang Tao and Liu Qing to tour the building from top to bottom.

Liu Qing took photos of all the rooms so he could send them to Gao Yunyue later.

Yang Tao also brought a camera, intending to take pictures and send them to Yang Muye for his feedback.

Seeing that Liu Qing was taking pictures, Yang Tao asked Liu Qing for her QQ number and asked Liu Qing to copy the photos to her computer and send her a copy as well.

"No need for that trouble."

Liu Qing put down her camera.

"My rented apartment is downstairs. If you don't have anything urgent to do later, Senior Yang Tao, you can come over to my place for a while. I'll copy the photos directly to you."

"Okay."

To avoid appearing timid, Yang Tao readily agreed.

Liu Qing then invited Chen Xi to visit her apartment, but Chen Xi declined, saying she had to meet another client later.

After the visit, Chen Xi still had something to discuss with Yang Guang, so Liu Qing and Yang Tao took the elevator to Liu Qing's single apartment.

The apartment isn't very big, but it's small yet fully equipped, and it's quite comfortable for one person to live in.

After the tour, Liu Qing invited Yang Tao to sit on the sofa in the living room, took out a laptop from the bedroom, connected the camera's memory card, and copied all the photos to the computer desktop.

After unplugging the USB cable, Liu Qing logged into her QQ account and sent all the photos to Gao Yunyue.

Then she handed over the computer so that Yang Tao and others could send photos to Yang Muye via QQ.

Yang Tao put down her water glass and shook her head: "Just send it to President Yang via your QQ account, and I'll call him later to let him know."

The main concern was that if I sent photos to Yang Muye using my own QQ account, and Yang Muye happened to be online, it would be difficult to explain if Liu Qing saw the reply.

“Okay, I’ll explain it to Mr. Yang on QQ as well, so he won’t misunderstand.”

While staring at the screen and typing on the keyboard, Liu Qing took the opportunity to ask Yang Tao about how she met Yang Muye.

Yang Tao briefly explained how she lent Yang Muye her half-price accommodation in the executive suite, while also casually mentioning that Yang Muye had been her brother-in-law's best man.

"How did Senior Yang Tao know that I know President Yang? Did he mention me to you?"

"To be precise, he asked me about you before you arranged to meet him."

Liu Qing looked up in surprise.

Just as he was about to speak, Yang Tao's voice rang out first.

"Don't worry, unless it's someone I really dislike, I won't easily speak ill of them."

After hearing this, Liu Qing was filled with mixed emotions.

I have to accept this favor from Yang Tao.

It seems that I can only "cover up" for Yang Tao in front of Gao Yunyue for a while.

Although it's unclear how long the secret can be kept.

(End of this chapter)