Beneath the quilt, Lu Man's hands were tightly clutching the bedding, her whole body tensed, her face showing an expression that was both pleasurable and painful.

After a moment, following Chen Yan's muffled grunt, Lu Man's body gradually relaxed, her hands loosened, and then she flopped down softly onto the bed.

Chen Yan withdrew and leaned against the headboard, then reached out and pulled the still-enjoying Lu Man into his arms.

Lu Man's chest heaved violently, but her body seemed unable to move.

It was hard to tell how long it had been before Lu Man stretched out her onion-like fingers and gently drew circles on Chen Yan's abs, sweetly saying, "Chen Yan, I really believe you didn't sneak a snack now~~?"

Having just exercised, and relaxing now, Chen Yan couldn't help but ask when he heard her say that, "Why do you say that?"

Lu Man looked up, slyly twinkling her eyes, "Because you're so good, it doesn't seem like you're keeping a mistress hidden away."

Chen Yan really wanted to retort: You're looking down on me!

I've also been quite busy with He Mengxue these past few days.

It didn't affect my performance at all.

However, he was afraid of bragging and Lu Man actually believing him, which could lead to further probing, so he decisively shut his mouth.

Lu Man did not notice anything off about Chen Yan, as she continued to lean on him, playing with her hair.

Her quirky nature meant lying there, she couldn't stay idle, fiddling with the ends of her hair and gently scratching Chen Yan's abs with them.

Chen Yan slapped her hand away twice.

She, acting like she had found something fun, giggled and played even harder.

With Lu Man's temperament, if you ignored her, she would get bored and stop playing, but once you paid attention to her, she would enjoy playing even more.

Among ordinary friends, this might seem a bit too much, easily annoying others, but within a family, it felt exceptionally adorable.

After fooling around for a while, just as they were about to start their second round of fun, suddenly, at that moment, a "ring ring ring" of a cell phone ringing echoed in the room.

They both stopped.

Both of them were busy with public affairs and were professional enough to start looking for their phones immediately.

Their previous bout had been so intense that the phones were who knows where.

So, after a frantic search, each found their own mobile.

While searching for his phone, Chen Yan was actually dreading.

He thought it would be fine if it was a work call, but if it was He Mengxue, with only the two of them in the room, Lu Man the "little fairy" might eavesdrop, which would be bad.

Thus, when he found his phone, heart pounding, he let out a sigh of relief: it wasn't his phone that was ringing.

Indeed, after a moment, Lu Man also located her own phone and picked up the call.

She picked up a piece of clothing, covered her mouth, and said, "Hello? Sister. What's up?"

"Hm? I know... I won't get too tired."

"You're making me blush by talking about this topic."

"Hehe, I'm blushing too..."

As Lu Man was on the phone, Chen Yan leaned back against the headboard and casually flipped through his phone.

Then, at that moment, his phone also started to "ring ring ring."

Chen Yan glanced at the caller ID, his eyes flickering.

Because the call was from Zhang Yonghao.

What did he want with him?

Chen Yan speculated: Could it be that he knew about Qin Ming and He Mengxue's private contacts with the company's senior management?

That shouldn't be.

Qin Ming wasn't that sloppy in his work.

Chen Yan, while pondering, answered the call.

The call connected successfully, and on the other end, Zhang Yonghao's laughter rang out, "Director Chen~ are you busy?"

"Heard you came to Tiandu. That's not very nice. You didn't tell me, so I could treat you to a meal."

Hearing Zhang Yonghao's tone, Chen Yan relaxed.

And he replied, albeit evasively, "Oh my. It's all work-related matters, so I didn't want to bother Director Zhang."

"Something the matter, Director Zhang?"

Zhang Yonghao chuckled, "Nothing much, just thought since Director Chen is in Tiandu, we ought to have a meal together. Are you free tomorrow?"

Chen Yan felt even more puzzled.

Although he had no confrontations with Zhang Yonghao recently, Zhang Yonghao was never one to easily accommodate others; the conflicts between them were just icebergs hidden beneath the surface.

And now, Zhang Yonghao was being so amicable—it felt a bit fishy.

He hesitated and wanted to stall, to say something noncommittal.

However, just as this thought crossed his mind, suddenly he sensed a vague feeling: that he needed to agree.

Chen Yan paused for a second, immediately realizing it was a hunch given by the "Strong Buy Card": if he followed this feeling, the Strong Buy Card would take effect.

With that thought, Chen Yan no longer hesitated and readily agreed, "Sure, no problem."

"Just give me the time and place, Director Zhang, and I'll be there on time tomorrow."

"Alright. Haha," Zhang Yonghao said, "Then I'll look forward to Director Chen's arrival."

With that, he hung up.

Setting aside his phone, Chen Yan mulled over Zhang Yonghao's motives.

The "Strong Buy Card" didn't just take effect out of nowhere, but through a series of small events, it guided the outcome, fulfilling Chen Yan's wishes.

That is to say, if Chen Yan wanted to buy Zhang Yonghao's shares, then Zhang Yonghao himself would definitely have to agree.

Seeing how Zhang Yonghao was now, Chen Yan felt... it seemed as if Zhang Yonghao wanted to ask him for a favor?

But what could it be?

What could make Zhang Yonghao willingly hand over his shares?

Chen Yan was puzzled.

He would only find out by meeting Zhang Yonghao the next day.

While he was lost in thought, Lu Manqing tiptoed over to his side, then suddenly pounced on him, "Hee hee hee. Chen Yan, I'm hungry again!"

Chen Yan: ???

"Didn't you just eat?"

Lu Man, "I haven't eaten for so long, eating sporadically is not satisfying!"

"Come on! Another five rounds!"

Chen Yan laughed, "Not five hundred rounds?"

Lu Man said proudly, "You do five hundred, I do five. That's fair~"

Moments later, the room erupted once more with laughter and joy...

...

Meanwhile, at Pang Wenbo's home.

Pang Wenbo stared at the table full of food that looked like chunks of coal, then swallowed hard.

He looked up at He Mengxue and asked, "Director He, this... is this meant to be food?"

He Mengxue replied with a smile, "Yeah. Isn't food meant to be eaten?"

Pang Wenbo: ...

"But I feel like these... aren't edible."

He Mengxue, "You're quite picky, aren't you?"

Pang Wenbo: ...

Pang Wenbo helplessly looked to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming couldn't help but chuckle, "Sis, don't tease him anymore."

Hearing her cousin's words, He Mengxue rolled her eyes and said, "I've already ordered takeout. This was just to scare you, to see you ask me to cook."

With that, she took the food back to the kitchen.

Pang Wenbo, seeing He Mengxue's figure, nervously turned to Qin Ming, "Isn't your sister too frightening? Is she always like this?"

Qin Ming shook his head, "Not really."

Pang Wenbo let out a sigh of relief.

Qin Ming, "That was her being restrained."

Pang Wenbo gulped.

"Poor Director Chen."

Qin Ming: ...

However, at that moment in the kitchen, He Mengxue was actually eavesdropping with her ears perked up.

The moment she had entered Pang Wenbo's house, she had keenly detected that this chubby guy was actually very shrewd and somewhat of a dark horse.

She had seen many people like this... the second-generation wealthy on Qin Island were all like this.

So, she quickly adjusted her strategy, adopting her "big sister mode" to close the gap between them, all the while creating opportunities for Qin Ming.

And, as expected, her plan worked.

At least when facing her, Pang Wenbo and Qin Ming were on the same side.

Qin Ming, rightfully regarded as Chen Yan's top talent, even without coordination from He Mengxue, seized the opportunity swiftly.

So, while He Mengxue was in the kitchen, Qin Ming whispered, "Wenbo, I came here for some other matters."

Pang Wenbo gave him a chubby glance, then said, "You want me to take your side?"

"Or rather, you plan to oust Zhang Yonghao and try to appease me?"

Hearing Pang Wenbo speak, Qin Ming was stunned.

He couldn't quite believe his ears.

At the same time, his mind raced.

He had not intended to be so direct about the matter but had just wanted to feel things out.

But Pang Wenbo had taken the initiative to bring it up.

Now, he had two options: play dumb or admit.

After a moment, he playfully punched Pang Wenbo's shoulder and said, "You're not bad at all. How did you know?"

"Have you always been pretending to be the pig to eat the tiger? Since when were you so clever?"

Pang Wenbo rolled his eyes, "I've always been smart, okay. I just didn't like using it on these things."

"This time, you asked to meet in advance and brought your sister along. A little thinking and there had to be something big."

"What could possibly involve a nobody like me?"

"It can only be about the company."

"So..." He shrugged his shoulders with a teasing look, "I guessed it right away."

Qin Ming smiled and put his arm around Pang Wenbo's shoulder, saying, "Nice. I'll remember this favor! I'll definitely find you a girlfriend!"

When Pang Wenbo heard 'girlfriend,' his eyes immediately lit up, and he gave Qin Ming a chubby elbow, "You've promised that seven or eight times now. Can you be more reliable?"

Qin Ming winked at Pang Wenbo, "Didn't you notice? I'm teaching you the skills for dating."

"Once you've learned them all, you can confidently date someone."

Pang Wenbo appeared surprised, "Really...?"

Qin Ming nodded assuredly...

...

Time flew by quickly, with laughter and teasing, blowing over like a gentle breeze.

After Chen Yan called a halt for the fourth time, he checked the time: it was already 8 p.m.

Looking at Lu Man, who was stark naked beside him, sweetly holding his arm and sleeping, Chen Yan stealthily picked up his phone.

On the phone, there were now many missed calls and unread WeChat messages.

They were all from He Mengxue.

In fact, Chen Yan had noticed He Mengxue's calls during his passionate moments with Lu Man.

He guessed it was probably He Mengxue having secured Pang Wenbo's cooperation, wanting to share the good news with him.

But... although Chen Yan had many mischievous interests, he was not inclined to have a phone call while... doing other things.

It wasn't that it wouldn't be thrilling, but rather... he was afraid of being exposed.

So, he had no choice but to momentarily ignore He Mengxue, flipping the phone face down on the table.

Then, he let it be for over four hours.

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