Chapter 2437 - 2445: Chips

Qin Yu’s words left Lu Shiqi stunned, and she helplessly covered her cheeks. How come Mr. Qin had started talking nonsense again?

"Hello, I am Qin Yu." Qin Yu, guessing who it was on the other end, answered the call with composure.

As expected, a familiar female voice came from the phone. Before, this voice had been very domineering and strong, but now it was very soft and tender.

"Qin... Mr. Qin, I... I am Zhao Xiaoying."

"So, it’s Miss Zhao. What can I do for you? You’ve already succeeded in driving me away from the social event! What is it, are you not satisfied?" Qin Yu asked knowingly.

Zhao Xiaoying’s face changed, and she quickly pleaded, "Mr. Qin, I was wrong today; I hope you can forgive me! I promise it won’t happen again."

"Okay, I forgive you," Qin Yu said calmly.

Huh? Zhao Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, her face expressing sheer joy. Was this Mr. Qin really forgiving her so easily? Was he not going to take the opportunity to make some excessive demands?

"Qin... Mr. Qin, do you really forgive me?" Zhao Xiaoying asked with uncertainty.

"Yes, I’ve forgiven you, and if there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up." With that said, Qin Yu hung up without hesitation.

Dial tone... Listening to the busy signal on the phone, Zhao Xiaoying was utterly frustrated. Hey, I haven’t finished talking about the important stuff yet, okay? Zhao Xiaoying could only dial Qin Yu’s number again.

Qin Yu answered and spoke with a feigned annoyance, "Miss Zhao, don’t you think it’s a bit much? You’ve successfully kicked me out, and even forced me to forgive you. I’ve already forgiven you, haven’t I! What more do you want? You really shouldn’t push your luck!"

Zhao Xiaoying’s complexion changed, and she quickly explained, "Mr. Qin, I wasn’t forcing you to forgive me; I was sincerely asking for your forgiveness!"

"Fine, I’ve forgiven you. If there’s nothing else, I..."

Before he could finish, Zhao Xiaoying, fearing that Qin Yu might hang up again, quickly interrupted him, "Mr. Qin, I do have something, I really do! Mr. Daoersen is asking you to come back to the social event!"

"Oh, got it."

"So, Mr. Qin, will you come back? Where are you? I’ll come out and meet you." Afraid that Qin Yu wouldn’t return, Zhao Xiaoying was desperate.

"Stop, just stop. When did I agree to come back? Why would I return? To continue being mocked by you all?"

"Mr. Qin, we were wrong, we were condescending, we..."

"I said earlier that leaving was easy, but coming back isn’t that simple. Miss Zhao, think about it, what do you have to offer that could make me return?" A faint smile appeared at the corner of Qin Yu’s mouth.

A bargaining chip? Zhao Xiaoying was taken aback. Qin Yu had one hundred million US dollars and that was just the balance on one of his bank cards; he was surely not short of money.

Beauty? Ha... Qin Yu had Holly Rosie, a high-class international queen for a girlfriend; she probably wouldn’t catch his eye, would she?

Beyond money and beauty, what bargaining chip did she have? For the first time, Zhao Xiaoying realized that she wasn’t all that much after all.

"Mr. Qin, I don’t have anything to sway you with." On the verge of tears, Zhao Xiaoying felt her life was bleak.

Qin Yu was taken aback. He had expected Zhao Xiaoying to offer herself as a bargaining chip, but instead, she was frank about not having any. This gave Qin Yu a slightly different view of Zhao Xiaoying.

The look on Qin Yu’s face resembled that of confirmation, at the beginning, Qin Yu had thought Zhao Xiaoying’s aura was very clean. He thought there might have been a mistake with his senses, but now it seemed that Zhao Xiaoying was genuinely clean.

Having realized this, Qin Yu suddenly didn’t want to make things difficult for Zhao Xiaoying. It’s alright for a clean girl to throw a bit of a tantrum now and then.

Qin Yu spoke gravely, "Just a reminder, I remember Miss Zhao has a supporting actress role."

"Understood! I’ll give my role to Miss Lu."

"Wrong, you’re not giving your role to Shiqi, but to Justin Dina. My Shiqi is going to play the leading lady," Qin Yu said with a grin.

Had Qin Yu said this earlier, Zhao Xiaoying would have laughed until her stomach hurt, but now, she was filled with envy for Lu Shiqi! She despised herself for being blind and looking down on others.

If she had seized the opportunity on the plane, during the long journey, she surely could have sparked something with Qin Yu. Unfortunately, she had messed everything up!

"I’ll follow Mr. Qin’s arrangements. Can you come back now?"

"Miss Zhao, you’re thinking too much. I’ve only forgiven you, not the others, especially President Li." With that, Qin Yu hung up the call.

Tu-tu-tu... Listening to the busy signal coming from the other end of the line, Zhao Xiaoying looked helplessly at Li Xuejie.

Li Xuejie, with his good hearing, caught Qin Yu’s last sentence, or rather, Qin Yu had intentionally spoken loudly enough for everyone to hear it.

Everyone looked at Li Xuejie with sympathetic eyes. Who else could he have offended but the king?

"President Li, what do you have to say?"

"I..." Li Xuejie felt utterly frustrated. As a direct descendant of one of the Four Great Families of the Capital, he absolutely could not show weakness now. However, if he didn’t, the dozen or so men in black before him were not to be trifled with!

"Mr. Daoersen, do you really want to go to war with our Li Family?"

"The war was started by you. We from the Death God Organization are never afraid of trouble! Let alone just the Li Family, even if the Four Great Families of the Capital join forces, we would not be fazed!"

Li Xuejie’s headache was killing him. After arriving in the United States, his standing within the Li Family had plummeted; the Li Family would definitely not confront the Death God Organization for his sake. It was very likely they would sacrifice him!

"Mr. Daoersen, I could apologize to the king and invite him back."

"Be my guest."

Li Xuejie turned to look at Zhao Xiaoying, who got the hint and hurriedly dialed Qin Yu’s mobile phone. She then passed the phone to Li Xuejie.

Li Xuejie took the mobile phone, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his emotions as he pondered how to communicate with Qin Yu.

...

In the dessert shop, seeing Qin Yu continuously decline calls, Lu Shiqi asked curiously, "Mr. Qin, whose call is that?

"It’s Zhao Xiaoying, inviting us back to the banquet."

"Ah? That woman? She’s up to no good; you must not be fooled, Mr. Qin!"

"Of course, how could I be fooled?" Qin Yu said with a smirk. The main party hadn’t apologized yet, so how could he go back so easily?

"I knew Mr. Qin wouldn’t be fooled so easily." Lu Shiqi patted her ample chest, feigning shock.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Qin Yu’s phone rang again. He took it out and saw it was still Zhao Xiaoying. For some reason, however, an image of Li Xuejie flashed through Qin Yu’s mind.

"Zhao Xiaoying is so annoying. Does she have a crush on me or something?" Qin Yu said with a resigned shake of his head and answered the call, turning on the speakerphone in the process.