Don't be afraid. We are not good people

Night fell.

Lin Mian followed Qin Li to eat a meal before arriving at the Tian Di International Center. Instead of entering through the main entrance, he led her through a side door, then through a long underground corridor, and finally up an elevator to a high vantage point.

"From here, you can see the entire interior structure of the building," Qin Li said with a smile.

Standing on the platform, Lin Mian was captivated by the spectacular and intricate scene before her. After four years, she finally saw the complete interior of the building, a dream for all architecture students in Bei Cheng. Even though she had seen pictures of this place in books, the blurry images were nothing compared to the 3D effect in front of her.

This place was a dream for all architecture students in Bei Cheng.

Lin Mian watched with fascination, examining every beam, every load-bearing column with great attention.

Her future was to design such buildings!

An hour passed unnoticed.

Until several figures appeared in the lobby below, and someone whistled at Qin Li standing upstairs, speaking familiarly.

"President Qin, are you cultivating up there? Come down and join us!"

Qin Li glanced at the people below, shook his head with a smile, "I have something to do today, so I won't play with you. Feel free."

"What kind of thing is more important than meeting your girlfriend? It's so boring just standing there, come down and let's get acquainted. We are not bad people, what are you afraid of?" Someone shouted.

"That's right, get to know each other and we can help each other out in the future."

They bantered back and forth, Qin Li pondered for a moment, then turned to ask Lin Mian.

"Mian Mian, do you want to go down and have some fun? They are all influential figures in Bei Cheng, they might be able to help you in the future."

In the field of architecture, who doesn't need some connections?

Especially such high-quality connections.

Lin Mian sensed the implication in his words, he wanted to provide her with more client resources. Despite feeling a bit hesitant, Lin Mian gathered her courage and nodded, "Okay."

So Qin Li shouted down below, "Open a room, it's on me, I'll be down in a while."

The people below chuckled and went to find a waiter to open a private room.

Among the crowd was someone who happened to be Lu Zhibai.

His eyesight was keen, and he immediately noticed Lin Mian next to Qin Li, squinting his eyes involuntarily.

If he remembered correctly, wasn't that girl a one-night stand of Shi Ling's? Coming to a place like this with Qin Li for a date on such a late night?

And Qin Li was planning to take her into the private room?

Lu Zhibai thought for a moment, took out his phone, stealthily took a photo, and sent it to Shi Ling on WeChat.

Lu Zhibai: [Take a look, does this girl look familiar?]

Shi Ling quickly replied: [?]

Lu Zhibai: [Qin Li brings his girlfriend for a date, and they are going to announce it in the private room later. I didn't expect this. You didn't let me make a move on her, and now Qin Li has beaten me to it. Pity.]

Shi Ling responded with just two simple words: [Address.]

Lu Zhibai raised an eyebrow, tapping his long fingers on the keyboard, he sent the address along with the room number.

Lin Mian followed Qin Li into the private room, and the gossiping gazes around all fell on her. Someone couldn't help but tease, "Oh, she's still a young and innocent little sister. Qin Li, when did your taste change? You've hidden it well enough!"

Qin Li calmly explained, "Stop teasing me. Her name is Lin Mian, my little apprentice. She's a very spiritual girl. I'll have to ask everyone to take care of her in the future."

"So she's an apprentice, no wonder she's so well-behaved and gentle, looks like she just came out of the university town."

"Young lady, don't be afraid, we are not all good people..."

The group of people bantered back and forth, and Lin Mian sat blushing next to Qin Li. Although she had seen such scenes during a promotion event at a club, being stared at by several pairs of eyes this time made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Alright, everyone do your own thing, don't scare her," Qin Li said, directing at the group.

Qin Li picked up a glass and poured her a glass of juice, comforting her in a low voice. "It's okay, I'm here, just relax."

Lin Mian obediently nodded, trying to adapt to the atmosphere in the room. The people at the table started chatting nonchalantly, and Lin Mian didn't know what to say, so she just focused on her drink in front of her.

Suddenly, the door of the private room opened. A tall figure dressed in black walked in slowly, emanating a cold and commanding aura that caught the attention of everyone in the room. Lin Mian instinctively looked in that direction and met the man's clear and deep eyes.