Savage Kiss - Chapter 86

For convenience and privacy, Xu Qingyi specifically went to ask Ma Xu for a private room.

But Ma Xu said there were none left.

Just after Xu Qingyi left the seaside restaurant, Ma Xu called Shen Yanzhou. “Your girl wants a private room, but I don’t have any left here. What do you think…”

A short while later, Xu Qingyi received a call from Shen Yanzhou.

“Need a private room?” he asked directly.

Xu Qingyi didn’t want to trouble him all the time, especially if it meant he’d owe favors on her behalf, so she said, “No, it’s fine.”

But not long after she went to the resort hotel to inquire about a private room, Shen Yanzhou showed up.

He seemed to know everyone. The girl at the front desk greeted him with a smile. “Brother Zhou? It’s been so long since you last came. Did you find some nice girl and forget about me?”

Shen Yanzhou waved at her. “Don’t ruin my reputation.”

The girl seemed used to joking with him. “Turning over a new leaf? If Brother Zhou isn’t being charming, our hotel’s KPIs will suffer.”

Shen Yanzhou coughed lightly. “Business. I need to make some last-minute changes to the dishes for the private room I booked earlier.”

The girl remained professional. “Sure, just mark them, and I’ll make a note of it.”

Shen Yanzhou turned to Xu Qingyi. “Do you want to order yourself? Everything else stays the same, and no one will disturb you.”

Xu Qingyi still wanted to refuse. “I really don’t need it!”

Shen Yanzhou grew a bit more serious. “Think carefully. Who are you meeting? What are you discussing? How important is this opportunity?”

It was as if he knew how much she valued her meeting with Wu Yi that night, hitting the nail on the head with one sentence: “Between not wanting to trouble me and the importance of tonight’s matter, which is more important?”

Xu Qingyi was convinced.

When Wu Yi arrived, Shen Yanzhou hadn’t left yet. With a meaningful smile, she asked directly, “Your boyfriend? I could tell there was something going on between you two last time.”

Xu Qingyi pulled out a chair and forced a faint smile. “No, there isn’t.”

Wu Yi paused.

It’s not?

Shen Yanzhou’s lips curved slightly as he deflected the situation. “Still in the probationary period.”

“You two chat,” Shen Yanzhou said, settling her in before preparing to leave. He gently squeezed her arm. “Call me if you need anything.”

Before leaving, he leaned in and whispered in her ear, “The girl at the front desk likes to joke around. Don’t overthink it.”

Why would she?

He was being overly cautious.

Wu Yi smiled at Xu Qingyi. “Someone this handsome and this good, if you don’t keep a close eye on him, someone else might snatch him away!”

Xu Qingyi sighed inwardly. At the moment, she wouldn’t mind if someone did take Shen Yanzhou away.

It would save her from feeling suffocated, caught between the two brothers.

“Alright, enough teasing. Let’s get down to business,” Wu Yi smoothly steered the conversation back.

“I’m interested in investing in this field. I’ve never been involved in it before, but as long as we accurately target the right clients, the prospects should be very promising!”

“However,” Wu Yi smiled, “since I don’t see you as an outsider, I’ll be direct.”

“Before investing, I’d like to start with a private custom order. Do you think you or your boss can handle it? If I’m satisfied, I’ll invest.”

A private custom order essentially meant design work, so Xu Qingyi agreed directly. “I can do it, but…”

“I’ll need to take your measurements in various areas. If it’s the full set, including insertable tools, the measuring process might be quite intimate. Would you mind?”

Wu Yi had built her career from the ground up and had given birth to two children, so she was quite open-minded about such things.

“Besides, when we swam together, you saw every part of me, what’s there to be shy about?”

The two of them settled the matter over dinner. That same evening, Xu Qingyi followed Wu Yi into the city, went to her home, and helped her complete all the body measurements.

Shen Yanzhou knew exactly when they left and waited downstairs, insisting on driving them himself.

After she finished taking the measurements at Wu Yi’s place, Shen Yanzhou conveniently showed up again to pick her up, and they returned to the seaside together.

In truth, she knew he had deliberately come to drive her both times.

On the way, she asked him, “Is there anything you want as a gift?”

He had given her many valuable things, and she always felt indebted to him.

Just as they stopped at a red light, Shen Yanzhou looked at her meaningfully and said, “Don’t you know what I want?”

Xu Qingyi pretended not to hear and stayed silent.

When they arrived back at the apartment’s underground parking garage, Shen Yanzhou opened the car door for her and walked her to the elevator lobby.

She glanced back at him.

Shen Yanzhou stood with his hands in his pockets, appearing relaxed, but his eyes never left her.

Xu Qingyi had had a couple of drinks with Wu Yi that evening, and in her cheerful mood, she couldn’t stand the deep, somber look in his eyes.

Unable to resist, she turned back, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed him on the chin.

Shen Yanzhou looked down at her, and just as she was about to leave, he suddenly pulled her back. “A favor deserves a return.”

His kiss left Xu Qingyi breathless.

But she still pushed him away. “I’ve been busy lately…”

“Let’s wait a while…”

What she was thinking was that once Wu Yi’s order was completed, and with the investment she had negotiated, she wanted to discuss further collaboration with President Ke.

She couldn’t remain an employee forever, always restrained by people like Shen Yuqiao.

“Wait a while and let me have a full course?” Shen Yanzhou finished her sentence for her. “Mm, I’ll remember that.”

Xu Qingyi: “…Thank you for driving me back!”

Late at night, in the vast city of Beijing, without a single familiar face around, his simple act of driving her back and forth was genuinely heartwarming.

“Don’t just thank me with words.” He mischievously kissed her earlobe, deliberately lowering his voice. “Next time, I want the full package.”

Xu Qingyi’s face flushed instantly. She lightly swatted him, then turned and hurried into the elevator.

…

The next day, she discussed the order with Wu Yi and Ke Yan.

She would handle the product development, while Ke Yan would take care of all the necessary production procedures, just like with the factory’s other products.

Xu Qingyi worked day and night for a week, completing the final product and data, which she then sent to Ke Yan.

Of course, the occasional photos she had taken of Wu Yi’s legs or hips during the measurements couldn’t be included.

Since it was a private custom product, Ke Yan naturally skipped the step of inviting testers for evaluation. However, she forgot that contracted designers could still receive updates on new products.

That day, Ke Yan received a call from a contracted designer who asked, “President Ke, why are there individual items? Are they upgraded versions of new products?”

Each piece was unique, with meticulously selected materials and data.

Since they were under contract, they were essentially part of the team. Ke Yan, not wanting her to overthink it, briefly explained, “No, these don’t need testing. They’re directly for the custom client.”

Custom?

That word was quite novel even for Mi Lian.

After years as a product tester, she had never seen anyone privately customizing intimate products.

But it was clearly an incredibly brilliant idea!

Mi Lian guessed almost immediately whose idea it was, but she didn’t ask.

That night.

Xu Qingyi received Mi Lian’s game team invitation, only to have it canceled moments later.

Mi Lian sent a dissatisfied voice message: “Have you been busy chasing after men lately? How long has it been since you last played with me?”

Xu Qingyi chuckled, “Wasn’t it you who’s been busy pursuing your crush? How’s that going?”

Mi Lian laughed lightly, “It’s just a matter of time. There’s no way things will work out between him and that other girl!”

Xu Qingyi: “That’s great!”

Then she apologetically told Mi Lian that she really couldn’t play tonight.

She had been swamped lately, so busy that she desperately needed to move around, stretch her limbs, and then get a good night’s sleep, otherwise, she might just drop dead from exhaustion.

Mi Lian snorted lightly, “Then let me use your account for a bit. Your stats are way too impressive, I absolutely have to drag you down a notch to vent my frustration!”

Xu Qingyi sighed helplessly but indulgently, “Alright~ you little money magnet!”

However, Mi Lian couldn’t log in with the WeChat QR code she sent. Since Xu Qingyi was about to start her yoga session, she simply let Mi Lian log into her WeChat account briefly to access the game.

Later, Xu Qingyi could just log back into WeChat to kick Mi Lian out, the whole process would only take a minute or two.