Chapter 46: Little nobody, big pain.

Qin Qianyu's body clock woke her up on time and after washing the sleep out of her eyes, she got stuck into doing her morning routine.

An hour later she changed into active wear and made her way down to the hotels gym.

She found an empty treadmill and activated it for use then continued her morning route with an intense jog.

10 minutes into her jog, the gym started seeing more guests arrive to start their own workout regime.

A small disturbance occurred thereafter, when a few female guest started squealing.

Hearing the high pitched maidens irked Qin Qianyu a little. She wished that she had her buds so she could listen to her own music instead of those women.

Ever since that day with Wen Wú Ping, she had stop listening to music when she jogged.

Today was no exception even though she was inside a gym. She soon attributed her irritated mood to Wen Wú Ping and blamed the pervert for her having to endure the ear bashing.

She gave a cursory glance in the direction the disturbance was coming from and smirked,

"Well, well, if it isn't my old friend Owen Xi!"

It was exactly the same Owen Xi that caused a scene making Qin Qianyu kick some sense into him during the auction.

"Mr Xi, I'm your biggest fan! I swear! I have all your albums both physical and digital versions I've been to three of your concerts, unfortunately I missed out on your upcoming one, but I'll promise to try harder to get a ticket to your next one."

"Mr Xi, may I touch you!?"

"Heh get lost pervert!"

An excited fan cursed at her friend standing next to her,

"Ah, I didn't mean it like that! I mean like shake your hands, not anything dirty."

He met with the female fans and flashed them a kind smile and thanked them all for their kind support.

"Thank you everyone, it's a pleasure to meet you. Once again thank you for your support, I promise to keep doing well and not let any of you down."

Owen Xi nodded and smiled. He posed for photos and shook hands.

"Everyone, I need to work out now, I hope you all do the same and keep yourselves fit and healthy too."

"We will!"

A collective cry rang out. Qin Qianyu heard all of the conversations going on with him and his fans, she had no choice but to since she didn't wear her buds anymore.

Qin Qianyu could only roll her eyes in order to keep her sanity. If this was before her rebirth she'd definitely be like those other women but after it and of course not forgetting the auction incident, she only saw him as a little nobody.

Owen Xi looked around the gym and spotted Qin Qianyu. He eyed her from behind.

As he checked her out, he noted her long firm legs and shapely butt, her lower back was fully exposed showing off her defined back muscles running up either side of her spine.

Her long black hair was in a ponytail and it shone under the gym lights as it swayed rhythmically with each step she made.

Owen Xi was now totally enamoured with Qin Qianyu by just gazing at her from behind.

A single thought ran through his mind,

"If the back is this perfect, the front must be divine!"

He decided to make a move on her. He was confident in both his looks and charisma, and being an active idol was definitely a bonus.

"Heh, who doesn't like a celebrity?"

He told himself. He staunchly approached a vacant treadmill next to Qin Qianyu. Then he started doing small innocuous things to get her attention, when those didn't work, he decided to show off his stamina.

He made adjustments to the treadmill and started his jog. 10 minutes in he notice that Qin Qianyu was still going at the same pace which was still faster than him.

He looked over and saw her settings so he changed his to match.

However, when he did, he felt that something was wrong. The treadmill went into an incline and the speed was twice what he was running prior.

After 2 minutes his thighs were burning and felt tight, his two feet felt as if they wanted to disconnect themselves from his ankles and run away, while his knee started making a clicking noise.

He looked over at Qin Qianyu's settings and it showed she'd been going at this pace, on this setting, for over 30 minutes.

Owen Xi had only reached the 3rd minute and he felt like dying. If he carried on any more, his upcoming concert would be his wake instead.

To save himself from further embarrassment, he fumbled in his pocket and pulled out his phone. He was pretending that someone had called and answered it tiredly.

Stepping on the side rails he mumbled and grunted replies as he mashed the buttons on the treadmill to make it stop.

Qin Qianyu knew that Owen Xi was trying hard to get her attention. She almost cracked when he finally couldn't hold out after he copied her settings.

Owen Xi kept throwing glances at Qin Qianyu to see if she recognised him. He put his phone away and was about to comment to her on the setting she was jogging on when Qin Qianyu's own phone rang.

The words he was about to utter were forced back into his throat.

Qin Qianyu answered her phone on speaker mode.

"Morning grandfather,"

"Ah Xiaoyu, I'm at your room door,"

"Oh? What's wrong? I'm down stairs at the gym."

"Oh nothings wrong, I just brought you a suit for your meetings today, and to tell you that Lin Xie and others would be joining us at breakfast at 7 before they'll escort you to do all of your business."

"Oh! That's cool, I've already confirmed my first meeting, it'll be at 9am so there's plenty of time still."

"Mhm, oh, the front desk called me too, the contracts are ready you just have to pick them up from there."

"Alright, I'll finish up now and head over."

With that, the call ended and Qin Qianyu ended her workout also.

She didn't turn to Owen Xi once the entire time he was there. He saw her and his conjectures about her being divine were proven true.

He desperately searched for words, he wanted to say something, anything, but for the first time in his life, the words wouldn't come out.

He was like most of the fans he meets, it was a surreal experience to him. That, plus he was exhausted from the 3 minute inclined jog.

"Such a divine woman actually exists in this world!"

Owen Xi muttered as he watched Qin Qianyu walking away from him.

Qin Qianyu headed straight for the front desk and collected the contracts she had asked to be printed.

She ambled back to her room stopping by Grandpa Wú's room first to collect her suit from him then went about getting ready for breakfast.

Qin Qianyu and Grandpa Wú head down to the lobby and waited for Lin Xie and the others to arrive.

When they did, they entered the hotel like they were corporate executives. Half of the the men that Qin Qianyu had met and knew from the last time she came to the capital were here, the other six were all new to her.

"Good morning everyone."

Qin Qianyu smiled and greeted everyone with a polite bow. The 6 new people were taken aback by her actions.

The men bowed in unison and offered their greetings simultaneously.

"Good morning Miss Qin, Good morning Elder Wú."

Grandpa Wú just grunted and gave them all a nod.

"Hope everyone's hungry, because I'm starving, she'll we go?"

Qin Qianyu led everyone to a private room she booked for breakfast. She told them all to order what they want and as much as they want, it'll be her treat.

The six she was familiar with cheered, to Qin Qianyu's delight. The other six were still a little reserved and kept throwing glances at all the others, then at Grandpa Wú and back again.

Qin Qianyu saw this and chuckled lightly.

During breakfast, Qin Qianyu chatted with Lin Xie and the other 5 freely, when she spoke with the 6 others, trying to break them out of their shells, they would respond with a slight nod or throaty reply.

Lin Xie and the other 5 would stay with Qin Qianyu for the day, the others would be with Grandpa Wú while he conducted his business.

At 8:30 Grandpa Wú left with his entourage and Qin Qianyu along with Lin Xie and his men headed towards the conference room.

On the way to the conference room Qin Qianyu spotted Owen Xi loitering around the dining hall.

Owen Xi had heard the conversation between Grandpa Wú and Qin Qianyu. He made a plan and talked himself up. Eventually he was able to work up the courage and nerve to speak to her while she had breakfast, however, for over an hour and a half he didn't see or find her.

It wasn't till he saw Qin Qianyu exit out of a private room that he realised why.

He stood in awe once again, she looked even more amazing in her business suit than when she was dressed in active wear.

Her hair hung loosely over her left shoulder. She wore little to no makeup and her lips, had a shade of peach running across them.

Her look was made even more stunning due to her brilliant light brown eyes that were filled with a youthful vigour and pure essence.

His eyes move to the ground and made their way up stopping at her long fair legs.

Those legs along with the mauve skirt and matching heels she wore suited her well, as did the long sleeved cream coloured blouse.

The whole office look was finished with a fancy red bow tie.

"Argh! This little nobody is turning into a big pain,"

Qin Qianyu complained seeing his lewd look, Lin Xie didn't miss it or her throaty complaints either.

Lin Xie gave a low command and the five men moved silently and formed a protective barrier around Qin Qianyu.

Lin Xie and another were a step in front of her, two others were directly to her left and right and the last two brought up the rear exactly a single step behind her.

Qin Qianyu walked right passed where Owen Xi stood. And again she didn't even glance his way and because of Lin Xi and his men, Owen Xi couldn't take a single step towards her at all.

He could only sigh as she disappeared again.

They entered the conference hall and the two men tailing Qin Qianyu stood at the door acting as the rooms, guards.

"Man, what an annoying guy! Thanks for the save Uncle Lin, everyone."

"No problem Miss Qin, it's why we're here. You don't have to worry about anything else, just concentrate on completing your meetings to your satisfaction and we'll take care of everything else.

At 9am sharp, a knock on the door came and the first guest arrived.

It was Mr Sun from Sunset Realestate.

"Thank you for meeting me on such short notice Mr Sun. I hope having you come to me hasn't put you out any?"

"Not at all Miss Qin, it's my honour."

"Please have a seat."

Mr Sun looked at the guards Qin Qianyu had with her. He could tell by their stature that they were professionals.

He sat down and Qin Qianyu poured him a cup of honey and lemon tea. The pair chatted for awhile while they enjoyed their tea.

"Miss Qin these are the factory properties you inquired about. These three here are best that I could do on short notice. But, in saying so, they meet all your requirements and more so.

"These far exceed my expectations. I'll do away with these two only because of their location. So I'll take this one."

Qin Qianyu pointed out a factory that suited her future needs.

"This looks so good, seems I've really troubled you Mr Sun."

"Thank you Miss Qin, it was no trouble really,"

"Mhm, . . . So what's the catch?"

"Ahh, . . Uh,"

Lin Xie turned to Mr Sun, he could feel the burning look he was receiving from Lin Xie then it was double then tripled and quadrupled as all four guards started burning holes into him as he sat there.

"Well the thing is, the last owner, supposedly ran off with not only the company's money but also the bonuses he owed his workers, they're holding the equipment and machinery hostage till he coughs it all up."

"But? . . Something tells me there's more to it."

"You're absolutely correct. Where do I begin?"

"The beginning would be helpful."

Mr Sun explained the entire factory situation to Qin Qianyu.

The factory didn't have a great reputation, but it was good enough. Then the previous owner sold the business to the current owner, Mr Sun's friend.

He then made changes and the factory started producing better results due to his on going support and changes, however, a big problem soon came knocking at his door.

The first problem was that the previous owner had hidden debt and used the factory and its equipment as collateral prior to on selling the business.

Then another owner came claiming the factory is his, but all the debt belongs to the current owner, Mr Suns friend.

This new owner halted all production in the factory causing a breach of contract for the current owner.

"And so he used that money to buy back the property from the "new owner" pay the hidden debt and also the contractual obligations fee."

"However, as soon as that was done, someone in the plant started spreading rumours that he had pocketed the money. He was set upon by several workers and is currently in hospital. His wife is the one that wants to sell, she wants to repay the workers and keep a little to pay for her husband's treatment."

"Okay I understand now, but I won't pay the price she's asking."

"Ah, this price is the best I can do, if I go any lower . . . "

"Ah sorry, you didn't let me finish. The price I'll be paying is double what she wants. Also I'll arrange for a top doctor to see her husband as part of the fee on the condition that he comes back and works the factor in my stead."

"Oh alright, I'll let the seller know."

"Great, that's that settled, next property."

Qin Qianyu then went through several office buildings and settled on three of them. She had a use for them in the future.

Lastly where the residential areas. Qin Qianyu didn't need to look anything over she was determined to have them.

All up she had purchased 10 properties that morning and after paying the taxes and other fees, she spent a total of 1.1 billion yuan.

For the factory she setup a meeting for after the "doctor" had seen the owner and then she and the owner could talk in private together.

Qin Qianyu had Mr Sun sign the confidentiality contract, after reading it he was shocked.

"Miss Qin, I had no idea! When I was your age I was throwing a tennis ball at a wall all day till it was time to eat, yet you, wow! You have my utmost respect!"

"Haha, if you keep that up my head won't fit out those double doors."

Qin Qianyu thanked Mr Sun for his time and after taking a few more details from him, she sent him on his merry way.

"Phew, that was better than expected. Uncle Lin?"

"Young Miss?"

"Hehe, cut that out, it's like you're already my subordinate."

"Miss Qin, it's because I am."

"Huh? . . Since . . When?"

Since you became Elder Wú's one and only disciple."

"Oh! . . Okay . . "

Qin Qianyu nodded dumbly. After a moment she collected her thoughts and continued,

"Well, anyways, Uncle Lin are you familiar with Treasure and their services?"

"Is the young Miss wanting to investigate the matters of the factory?"

"Ohh! Not just muscles and appetite are you!"

" . . . "

"Haha, I'm kidding, but yes that's my plan. I just can't shake this stinking feeling that all of these unfortunate events are too coincidental."

"I understand I'll get on it right away."

Qin Qianyu nodded then pulled out her phone and made a call,

"Am I disturbing you?"

"Not at all, how are the meetings going?"

"Fine so far, ran into a bit of a hitch so I'm planning on staying here for the weekend are you fine to head back on your own?"

"I can stay if need be?"

"But who will feed Bai Saan?"

"Why are you asking me? It's your dumb cat!"

" . . . "

"Please grandpa? . . Pretty please!"

"Hmph, alright, but call your parents and let them know. I won't lie to Ah Ran and Han'er for you. If your parents say no then that's that."

"Okay, I will, promise."