Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Shen Qinglan and Eden were talking in the living room, so they were not worried that Daniel would hear them.
In the second half of the night, Jin Enxi really had a high fever. Shen Qinglan and Eden almost did not sleep all night. It was not until dawn that Jin Enxi’s high fever subsided.
Daniel slept in the guest room. When he woke up, he found that Eden was also sleeping in his bed. Daniel’s mind, which had been confused all night, suddenly became clear. Thinking of what happened last night, his eyes were full of fear.
Shen Qinglan was sitting in the living room waiting for Daniel. She needed to give Daniel an explanation for what happened last night. Seeing Daniel come out, Shen Qinglan’s cold face eased, “Daniel, come with me.”
Daniel followed Shen Qinglan into the study. He sat in silence, obviously not being able to digest what happened last night.
Shen Qinglan did not speak. After a long while, Daniel looked at Shen Qinglan, “Qinglan, who are they?”
Although he did not witness Jin Enxi’s injury last night, he knew that things were not simple from the performance of Shen Qinglan and others.
“Daniel, do you believe me?” Shen Qinglan lowered her eyes slightly and spoke softly.
“Qinglan, of course I believe you. We are friends, aren’t we?” Daniel did not hesitate at all.
There was warmth flowing slowly in the depths of Shen Qinglan’s eyes, and her red lips were slightly hooked, “Daniel, they are my friends.” Shen Qinglan and Daniel were partners and friends, and she did not want to deceive Daniel.
“I can’t tell you their identities. It won’t do you any good. And for safety, you can’t tell others that you know them. But I promise that they don’t have any ill will towards you.”
Daniel was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then nodded in Shen Qinglan’s eyes, “Qinglan, I know, I will keep this a secret, and I will forget what happened last night.”
Shen Qinglan smiled, gentle and warm, “Daniel, thank you.”
The doubts in his heart were answered. Daniel sat on the chair. Although his face was still pale due to the blood transfusion, his expression was very relaxed.
“Qinglan, let’s stop here and don’t mention it anymore. I want to tell you something else now.”
“What?”
“There is an art festival in Sydney in July. I hope you can attend.”
“Why?”
“This art festival only takes place every five years. It is one of the largest art exhibitions in the world. Although you have won an international gold medal before, your popularity has declined. I want to take this opportunity to promote your work again. Do you understand what I mean?”
Shen Qinglan naturally understood. After thinking about it, she finally nodded and agreed to Daniel’s suggestion.
“If you have no objection to the work you participated in, I suggest you choose “Redemption”.”
“No, I want to change it, and I will give you the new work later.” “Redemption” was a work she made at the time, but she did not want to expand the commercial nature of this work.
“Okay, you have about a month left, and you have to hand over the work to me in a month.”
Shen Qinglan nodded.
After talking about business, Daniel looked at Shen Qinglan with hesitation.
“What?” Shen Qinglan looked at him.
“Is your friend okay?”
“She is all right.”
“Then can I go in and see her?”
Shen Qinglan raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at him with a hint of inquiry, and then nodded in Daniel’s increasingly uncomfortable eyes, “Okay.”
Daniel stood up, “Then I’ll go see her first.”
Looking at Daniel’s slightly hurried steps, Shen Qinglan’s eyes showed a faint smile.
Jin Enxi woke up that afternoon, and now it was not certain whether Shangyayuan was safe, so after discussion, the several people decided to let Jin Enxi stay with Daniel, and Eden naturally stayed. In order to prevent being followed, Shen Qinglan never went over again.
She thought Xu Nuo would look for her again, but in the next few days, Shen Qinglan deliberately went out for a walk and did not find any stalkers behind her.
After Jin Enxi’s injury got better, Eden took her back to the villa in the suburbs. After all, the facilities there were much better than here.
“Well, thank you for what happened that night.” Before leaving, Jin Enxi did not forget to thank Daniel. Daniel had done his best to take care of her in the past few days.
She originally thought that people like Daniel should be afraid of them, but Daniel’s reaction was somewhat beyond Jin Enxi’s expectations.
“You’re welcome. You are Qinglan’s friends, which means you are my friends.” Daniel said, noticing that she was still a little pale, “You should take good care of your injuries.”
After Jin Enxi left, Daniel looked at the empty house with a sense of loss, sighed faintly, and then walked into the study and began to deal with the affairs of the gallery.
Time passed quickly, and soon it was the end of May. In two days, it would be Shen Qinglan’s birthday. The news that the Shen family was going to hold a birthday party for Shen Qinglan had spread throughout Beijing, but this time, no invitations were sent to the birthday party. Only some relatives and friends were invited, and even Shen Junyu’s business partners were not invited.
Yu Xiaoxuan and Han Yi had returned. After more than 20 days of walking around, Yu Xiaoxuan’s mood had improved a lot. At least one could see a smile on her face, and she didn’t know what she had experienced, but the relationship between her and Han Yi seemed to have made a leap forward.
Shen Qinglan noticed the way Yu Xiaoxuan looked at Han Yi, with the faint dependence in her eyes, and the shyness of a girl in love. She glanced at Han Yi thoughtfully, and in return, Han Yi gave her a demonic smile. What Han Yi didn’t tell Shen Qinglan was that this time he told Yu Xiaoxuan that they went to the mountains to experience life, encountered a mudslide, and almost couldn’t come back.
Seeing that Yu Xiaoxuan was in a good mood, Shen Qinglan was relieved. She actually had no interest in this birthday party. If Shen Junyu and Fu Hengyi hadn’t insisted, she would have preferred to have a meal with her family.
Because it was Shen Qinglan’s birthday, Fu Hengyi had returned from the army, and the beginning of June also meant that his days in the Beijing Military Region were coming to an end.
Gu Yang and Gu Kai also came back with Fu Hengyi. Gu Yang was still smiling and Gu Kai was still cold, but Shen Qinglan could see their changes from their determined eyes. It seemed that a few months of military life had indeed changed them.
“Sister-in-law, I haven’t seen you for a while. Have you noticed that I’ve become more handsome again?” Gu Yang was sitting in the living room of the Fu family. He noticed Shen Qinglan’s gaze, said with a smile, and then moved closer to Shen Qinglan and whispered, “Sister-in-law, when will you teach me to fight?”
Shen Qinglan smiled gently, “Wait until you can beat Zhao Wei.”
The smile on Gu Yang’s face froze there. Zhao Wei was a humanoid fighting machine. He was born to fight. After being severely abused by Shen Qinglan last time, Zhao Wei stayed quiet for a while. He did not challenge anyone else, but only trained by himself. He was always thinking about challenging Shen Qinglan again. But later Shen Qinglan did not go to the military area due to various reasons, so Zhao Wei started to challenge him everywhere again. Gu Yang could not beat him before, not to mention now. “Sister-in-law, how can I beat that monster? Just teach me, at least let me not suffer at the hands of that monster.”
Shen Qinglan smiled but said nothing.
In the presidential suite of a five-star hotel in Beijing, Alan sat in a wheelchair, looking at the prosperous night view of Beijing with a glimmer in his eyes. Xiao Qi, this is the city where you were born and live. I am finally here.
The room was opened from the outside, and Xu Nuo walked in.
“How is it going?” Alan asked lightly.
Xu Nuo lowered her eyes and looked at the ground in front of her. “Master, they invited relatives and friends to the banquet this time, and there are no business partners, so the invitations… can’t be obtained.”
Alan turned around and looked at Xu Nuo, his expression turning gloomy. Although he looked up, his momentum was not at a disadvantage. “If you can’t handle such a small matter, how can you be useful to me?”
Xu Nuo’s face turned pale. “Master, I will think of a way. Give me a little more time.”
Alan’s face did not improve because of her words. “Remember, you only have one day. Before the banquet tomorrow, you must get the invitations. Otherwise, you can go back.”
Xu Nuo knew what she would face after returning. Last year, because she failed in the mission, she went back and entered that place, and she almost couldn’t come out.
“Yes.” Xu Nuo responded respectfully and left the room.
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