158: Up pressure

Binjiang No. 1.

After resting for a while longer, Yan Baiwei sat up, her brow furrowing slightly at the lingering discomfort.

"I was thinking of working, but it looks like I'll have to rest for a day or two..."

Yan Baiwei gave a bitter smile, her pretty face slightly flushed.

Since the pain at the time had been offset, she had just let Chen Qiu have his way.

Now Yan Baiwei realized that compared to a beast like Chen Qiu, she was purely fragile!

She managed to walk over to the wardrobe, but after opening the door and seeing it empty, she was a bit stunned.

"Wait, where are my clothes?"

"I remember bringing clothes and putting them here before?"

Yan Baiwei thought hard, her brow furrowed.

"Did I take them home again last time?"

Regardless, the fact remained that there were no clothes for her in the closet.

"If I'd known, I would have listened to Mom yesterday and brought a couple of outfits over."

Yan Baiwei tapped her head in frustration.

The clothes she wore over last night had gotten wet in the bathroom.

She couldn't exactly stay naked all day today!

After thinking for a moment, Yan Baiwei decided to ask her mom for help.

Though it was a bit embarrassing, she had no other choice.

Yan Baiwei made a call, but Tao Xia's words left her stunned.

"Your dad and I are at the hospital..."

"What happened to Dad?"

Yan Baiwei immediately thought of Yan Li, who had drunk until he blacked out last night, and asked anxiously.

"Your dad is fine, and so am I. It's your grandfather; he took a fall this morning."

"How is he? Is Grandpa okay?"

Yan Baiwei's expression turned serious.

Although her grandfather was still quite sturdy, an elderly person's body couldn't handle much trouble.

They could be perfectly fine one day, but a single fall could be the end of them!

"He's had a checkup. A sprained ankle and a bruised palm, but your dad isn't taking any chances and wants your grandfather in for observation for a couple of days."

Yan Baiwei breathed a sigh of relief and then said,

"I'll come visit Grandpa this afternoon as well."

"Okay, remember to bring some fruit."

After hanging up, Yan Baiwei looked at the empty wardrobe and suddenly realized something.

"I forgot to tell Mom..."

But since Tao Xia was at the hospital taking care of her grandfather, she didn't feel right asking.

At that moment, Yan Baiwei remembered the business card Chen Qiu had given her when he left this morning.

She walked to the bedside and picked up the exquisite business card.

"...If anything happens, just call her."

Since Chen Qiu had said that, it must be someone he trusted deeply.

Yan Baiwei took a soft breath and dialed the number on the card.

"Hello?"

After the call connected, a gentle female voice came through the phone.

Yan Baiwei opened her mouth, suddenly not knowing what to say.

"Hello, I am Yan Baiwei..."

As soon as she spoke, the person on the other end realized who it was.

"Miss Yan?"

"President Chen instructed me earlier. Do you need anything?"

Yan Baiwei thought for a moment, suppressed the faint sense of shame in her heart, and spoke.

"Could I trouble you to buy an outfit and bring it to me? My size is..."

At this time.

Cultural Industry Group.

After Song Xiangtong hung up, she looked at the sizes she had written down, the tip of her pen involuntarily tapping against the white paper.

Leaving behind

"Binjiang No. 1..."

She naturally knew this address.

It was Chen Qiu's new home!

However, the female voice on the phone was cool and elegant, a voice she had never heard before.

"Who could it be?"

After thinking for a bit, Song Xiangtong tucked the paper into her pocket and got up to leave.

"Sister Tong, where are you going?"

An Wan's voice came from behind her.

Song Xiangtong waved her hand without looking back.

"Adult business, kids shouldn't ask!"

After leaving the company, Song Xiangtong went straight to the mall to buy two outfits for Yan Baiwei, then drove directly to Binjiang No. 1.

She took the elevator all the way up to the 9th floor.

Chen Qiu had told her the passcode before, precisely so she could save time in an emergency.

But at a time like this, she naturally wouldn't enter the code to open the door; instead, she pressed the doorbell on the smart lock.

After waiting for nearly a minute, just as Song Xiangtong was beginning to frown and was about to press the doorbell again, the door finally opened.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

Yan Baiwei's tall figure and cool beauty were a visual strike; a flash of amazement appeared in Song Xiangtong's eyes.

She remembered now.

The first time she had dropped Chen Qiu off at Binjiang No. 1, she had seen Yan Baiwei once.

When Yan Baiwei saw the beautiful mature woman in a professional OL suit before her, she remembered as well.

So it was her... "Miss Yan, the clothes you wanted."

"Yes, thank you for the trouble. Please, come in and sit for a moment."

After taking the clothes, Yan Baiwei tried to maintain a natural posture as she walked toward the master bedroom.

Song Xiangtong stepped inside, her beautiful eyes gleaming as she watched Yan Baiwei's back.

Yan Baiwei was wearing Chen Qiu's clothes; she recognized them at a glance.

And that gait... although she was trying her best to disguise it, the attempt to walk naturally actually made it look even stranger.

"Is it her first time?"

A hint of bitterness surfaced in Song Xiangtong's heart.

Regardless, she was able to spend the night with Chen Qiu in his new home on the day of the move!

And Chen Qiu had gone out of his way to give her special instructions!

Yan Baiwei's status in Chen Qiu's heart was evident!

"Must be nice..."

Song Xiangtong subconsciously reached up to touch the necklace on her collarbone, murmuring softly.

After experiencing a failed marriage, she had become much more cautious toward feelings.

Even with those times with Chen Qiu, again and again... in Song Xiangtong's own heart, she defined those actions as simply craving Chen Qiu's young and handsome body!

But after so many times, seeing this scene still touched a nerve in her heart.

That murmur was even more a sense of pity for herself.

A few minutes later.

Yan Baiwei came out after changing her clothes.

Dressed in women's clothing, Yan Baiwei's cool, mature beautiful woman temperament was even more prominent, and her bare face without any makeup was rosy and smooth.

"Miss Song, do you have time now?"

Yan Baiwei looked at Song Xiangtong and asked.

"Serving you is my job right now, Miss Yan."

Song Xiangtong smiled faintly.

"Then, could I trouble you to take me somewhere in a moment?"

Yan Baiwei looked away and spoke softly.

She had originally intended to drive herself to the hospital.

But after walking just now, setting aside the pain, her legs were still weak and powerless; driving might be a bit too much for her.

"Of course, Miss Yan."

...After Chen Qiu saw off Secretary Ma and the rest of the group, he hadn't even made it back home before his parents surrounded him.

"Were those the Secretary and the Town Head just now?"

Chen Qiu looked at them in surprise.

"How did you know?"

For ordinary folks, most only recognized the highest-ranking officials and the ones who directly managed them!

Secretary Ma and his group didn't appear on TV and weren't regularly stationed in Nankeng Village; his parents most likely wouldn't recognize them.

"Other people said so!"

"You guys took a stroll around the village, and it's spread everywhere!"

"Several people ran over to tell me that the top two leaders came looking for your son. It scared me so much I thought something had happened to you!"

Luo Jinglan said, patting her chest.

Chen Qiu felt a bit helpless.

"Mom, you don't need to pay attention to those things."

"Then what should I pay attention to?"

"Blind dates!"

Chen Qiu looked at her and said.

"Another day has passed. Have you helped me find a couple more blind date candidates?"

Luo Jinglan opened her mouth, speechless.

In other families, it was the mother who applied pressure to the son, fearing they wouldn't go on blind dates.

In her case, it was she who felt the pressure instead.