As one of the ten busiest airports in the United States, the San Francisco International Airport was still bustling with people even though it was still early in the morning at a little after 7 o'clock. There were also many people waiting here to pick up people, and Zhou Ming was also in the crowd.
Zhou Ming came with Tang Ran, followed by their extremely dedicated bodyguard. They were here waiting for Lin Muqing's flight.
Since that day when she spoke with Zhou Ming on the phone, Lin Muqing could no longer restrain her thoughts of Zhou Ming. She immediately bought a ticket to San Francisco and took the earliest flight over.
Zhou Ming suddenly felt overwhelmed. He knew the saying, 'No one can stop my woman from seeing her man,' sounded heroic, but now that Lin Muqing is really coming on a plane, and he is waiting for her with Tang Ran at the airport exit, the feeling of waiting in the quiet before the storm is suffocating.
This is called authentic self-possession, and one must fake it even when one is in tears.
In fact, Ming had previously considered not bringing Ran with him, but on second thought, this would be downright self-defeating. Could Lin Muqing really not see Tang Ran after arriving in San Francisco?
Obviously this is impossible, so Zhou Ming just confessed to Tang Ran. What Zhou Ming didn't expect was that Tang Ran was very happy to hear this and took the initiative to ask to come and pick up Lin Muqing. It's just that Tang Ran's acting skills were not up to scratch. Zhou Ming could see behind her happiness and still felt a little sad. After all, she loved Zhou Ming very much, and love is very selfish. No matter how happy she appeared to be for Zhou Ming, deep down she would still be sad.
If Tang Ran had been angry with Zhou Ming for being unfaithful, she could have scolded or beaten him up, but she pretended to be happy, which left Zhou Ming completely at a loss and unable to do anything but take things as they came.
But to make up for it, last night, he had sex with Tang Ran three times, and didn't go to sleep until the middle of the night. Then, early this morning, he got up and went to the airport to pick her up.
'Brother Ming, are you sure you really don't want to know the Tang family's industrial chain, and what businesses they actually control? In fact, just as Ming had previously guessed, their hands are very long indeed. They are involved in almost everything from production to sales. It's just like the analogy you told me before, no matter where the people of the Tang family spend a dollar in San Francisco, it will eventually come back to the Tang family,' Tang Ran suddenly said.
Zhou Ming felt a little surprised by Tang Ran's sudden words, but after thinking about it carefully, he finally shook his head and said, 'Ranran, don't ask me this again in the future, because I don't need it.'
'Brother Ming, I didn't mean to say that you would use their trade secrets against them. I just want to say that this might give you a hint. After all, your business will become bigger and bigger in the future. After all, Ming, your business will become bigger and bigger in the future. One day in the future, no matter where Ming spends any dollar, it will eventually come back to Ming. But for now, Ming can learn from their model,' Tang Ran hurriedly explained.
'If If there really is such a day, I think I will have already mastered this method and will not need to use such underhand means. Your Ming brother wants to be above board!' Zhou Ming said.
Tang Ran's eyes were full of admiration for Zhou Ming's pride and integrity filled Tang Ran's eyes with admiration, and Zhou Ming was indeed not pretending when he said this. The truth was that from the very beginning, Zhou Ming had never wanted to undermine the Tang family, or dismember the Tang family's industrial chain to find a way to fatten himself up.
As an outstanding young man who grew up under the red flag, Zhou Ming does not consider himself to be some kind of god with the holy light of titanium alloy dog eyes, but he is also not the kind of person who thinks about stabbing people in the back all day long to harm others and benefit themselves; the kind of person who is willing to whatever it takes is what those white people born with original sin in the West are going to do. As for himself, he may also be driven to desperation one day and will also resort to any means necessary, but at least it is definitely not now.
Finally Tang Ran nodded firmly: 'I'm sure that the Tang family is nothing. You, Ming, will definitely rely on your own efforts to trample everything the Tang family has on the ground!'
Hearing Tang Ran's determined words, Zhou Ming felt a sense of incompatibility, because Tang Ran's current identity is the head of the Tang family. Even if she is still on probation, she is still the most important person in the Tang family. Then for such a person to say that she will be better than her family is still extremely uncomfortable!
At this time the airport announcement suddenly sounded the flight secondary announcement. Since Lin Muqing had told Zhou Ming her flight beforehand, Tang Ran immediately said to Zhou Ming in surprise, 'It's cousin Muqing's flight, she's almost here!'
In response to Tang Ran's words, Zhou Ming smiled and said of course, but his heart slowly lifted. After all, this was the meeting of the two women. Although he had always tried to avoid mentioning the other in front of them, but with their intelligence, they could easily guess the relationship between the other person and themselves, not to mention the fact that I came to San Francisco in such a hurry and stayed here for such a long time. To say that I don't know is an insult to my intelligence.
Perhaps these two women were both very outstanding, and they both appeared very mature and composed in front of outsiders, but when it came to relationships, it was hard to say.
In particular, Lin Muqing had been the chairman of the Hong Kong City United Investment Fund Company for such a long time that she had long since cultivated the domineering air of a strong woman. How would someone like that allow other women to compete with her for a man? My cousin is no not be allowed either! Tang Ran may not be as domineering as Lin Muqing, but she has been in San Francisco for a month, and she has been exposed to Lin Muqing's influence. God knows how she will defend her 'sovereignty'.
So it was In this way, in an extremely anxious and uneasy mood, the half-hour quickly passed, and Zhou Ming and Tang Ran finally saw Lin Muqing in the crowd coming out.
'Cousin Muqing!' Tang Ran happily stood on tiptoe and waved.
Lin Muqing of course saw her, and she smiled back. However, when she saw Tang Ran snuggling up to Zhou Ming, her smile visibly froze for a moment.
Zhou Ming, of course not that stupid, knowing that Lin Muqing was going to come, but still deliberately showing affection for Tang Ran in front of her. He just couldn't directly shake Tang Ran's hand. Tang Ran didn't react even after he hinted at it a few times, so in the end, there was nothing he could do. Now Zhou Ming hasn't thought of what to do yet, so he can only take things as they come. Since things have already developed this way, it can only be said that 'many a mickle makes a muckle'.
'I'm so happy to see you I'm so happy to see you, cousin Muqing. It's been a long time since Nanjiang, hasn't it?'
Before Muqing could even speak, Ran had already run up to her and embraced her, chattering away like a little bird.
This situation came as a surprise to both Zhou Ming and Lin Muqing, but when you think about it, it is indeed Tang Ran's style.
'Ran, I'm sorry, but at that time, the Gangcheng United Investment Fund Company had just started operations, and I really couldn't spare much time there. I owe Ran an apology for this.'
After the initial a moment of confusion, Lin Muqing quickly recovered and smiled at Tang Ran, and then she walked up to Zhou Ming and was not so nice, just snorted and then let Zhou Ming move the things. Zhou Ming was of course very happy and nodded in agreement.
Then they got into the car. Zhou Ming's heart lifted again, because before, perhaps it was at the airport exit, where the flow of people was relatively high, but now that they were back in the car, perhaps something was really about to begin.
Perhaps to prove something in general, when Zhou Ming thought this, Lin Muqing's face became serious.
But before Lin Muqing could say something, but Tang Ran had already apologised pitifully to Lin Muqing: 'Cousin Muqing, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault that you and Brother Ming have been so worried.'
Lin Muqing was really prepared to say something, but Tang Ran's interference made her lose her head. She also said to Tang Ran, 'It's fine, Ran. When we were in Nanjiang, you helped us a lot, didn't you? And this time was originally something that your aunt and uncle did wrong. Who does something like force their daughter to marry like they did?'
'No, cousin Muqing, maybe... it's also because I'm not their daughter,' Tang Ran said.
Lin Muqing didn't puffily hit Tang Ran's small hand and pretended to be angry, saying, 'Don't say that in the future, okay? Although you were adopted into your aunt and uncle's family, they have always treated you like a real daughter, haven't they? And now, I care about you a lot too.'
Tang Ran's nodded vigorously and said, 'I know, cousin Muqing and brother Ming both care about me...'
At this point Tang Ran suddenly stopped, lowered her head, and then said, 'But I'm really sorry, cousin Muqing. I know that you and Brother Ming are very close, but I still want to be with him. Cousin Muqing, am I a very bad woman?'
Lin Muqing couldn't imagine that Tang Ran would just throw the question out so directly. She was stunned for a moment before saying, 'Of course not. Ran is a very simple and good girl, how could she be bad? If she were to be bad, your Ming brother is the worst. He was the one who seduced you. Otherwise, why would he come to San Francisco as soon as he heard you had gone missing? He never meant you any good!'
'And when I could tell from the moment we were in Nan Jiang that there was something wrong with the way he looked at me,' Lin Muqing continued, addressing Tang Ran. 'I'll tell you, this man is a lecherous type, and this Zhou Ming is even more of a rascal who can't control himself. You don't know that the first time he went to Gangcheng, when he saw all those women dressed so scantily, he couldn't take his eyes off them...'
Hearing Lin Muqing Qing, Zhou Ming felt a little helpless. When did he become a rascal who becomes aroused when he sees a pretty woman?
I swear to God , I have always been a very decent person in Gangcheng. Even when I met Zhao Lin, who is considered the most beautiful woman in Gangcheng, and even later managed to get her, I didn't even try hard, so how could I be considered a rascal? Furthermore, even if I wanted to be a rascal, I have this superb woman by my side, so why would I look elsewhere when I can just eat her up first?
But this is Zhou Ming would not say it now. Just kidding. Originally, I expected it to be a scene where sparks fly, but now it's become so harmonious and beautiful. And then he criticises himself again. It's obviously extremely gentle, which is undoubtedly related to Tang Ran's personality. Perhaps if he were to switch another woman, she would seem too contrived no matter if she was being cute, apologising or flirting. But Tang Ran was just born that way, and these actions of hers would just make people feel helpless and unable to get angry.
They say that are plump, reality is skinny, but for Zhou Ming now, it's the other way around. His thoughts are skinny, but reality is unexpectedly plump. If he insists on fighting for what is not his, then he is only asking for trouble. And most importantly, these are both his women. If he can't even stand a few words from his own woman, then he is being petty.
It's just that Zhou Ming was trying to play the invisible man, but Lin Muqing obviously wasn't buying it. She kept talking about Zhou Ming, saying, 'Zhou Ming, do you think you can't control yourself?'
Zhou Ming was taken aback for a moment, but then he answered immediately, 'That's right. Who says I'm not a man? There are only two kinds of men: horny and extremely horny!'
This forward-looking joke made Lin Muqing and Tang Ran giggle.