At that moment, Lin Chen's voice rang out from the side.
"Young Master Jiang, we meet again."
Jiang Cheng turned his head, acting as if he had just noticed him, the corners of his lips curling up slightly.
"Young Master Lin." After a pause, his gaze swept over the car behind him. "Are you here to catch a flight too?"
Lin Chen wasn't surprised at all that Jiang Cheng and Qiu Yihe knew each other.
After all, the Jiang Family and the Qiu Family were close.
As a man himself, Lin Chen could sense the unusual relationship between Qiu Yihe and Jiang Cheng.
However, even though he could see that Qiu Yihe was somewhat interested in Jiang Cheng, it was a pity that Jiang Cheng was currently holding a blonde beauty in his arms.
When he did the background check, he already knew that Jiang Cheng was a womanizer who had one woman after another by his side.
To be honest, for a family scion like Lin Chen who had been restricted by various rules since childhood, while he outwardly expressed disdain for Jiang Cheng's behavior...
...in the dead of night when no one was around, he was actually so envious his dick turned purple with nowhere to vent.
He was already somewhat interested in Qiu Yihe.
There were many women with good family backgrounds in Jingdu, but there weren't many like Qiu Yihe, who had a good background, strong backing, was beautiful, and even had such a large chest.
That was why his eyes lit up the moment he saw Qiu Yihe yesterday.
After all, he usually saw people with average looks like Qiu Lihe and Qiu Ya. Finally encountering a well-endowed girl, his inner hatred for family alliances instantly vanished. It was just like those people who usually claim to hate blind dates.
Once they meet a truly high-quality 'Tall, Rich, and Handsome' or 'Fair, Rich, and Beautiful' person, see if they still say they don't like it.
In his eyes, the fact that Jiang Cheng was currently holding a blonde woman was the perfect opportunity to drive a wedge between Qiu Yihe and Jiang Cheng.
Lin Chen forced a gentle smile. "Not exactly. I came specifically to see Miss Qiu off. Although the security around Miss Qiu is naturally thorough, having one more person watching over her makes me feel more at ease."
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Qiu Yihe, as gentle as a March breeze.
Hearing Lin Chen suddenly say something so cheesy, the expression on Qiu Yihe's face was clearly a bit dazed.
Wait, what's going on?
Everything was normal when we arrived, so why did it suddenly become like this?
Hearing this, Qiu Yihe frowned and glanced at Lin Chen before immediately shaking her head at Jiang Cheng.
This look was clearly meant to explain to Jiang Cheng that she had nothing to do with Lin Chen.
However, she regretted it a bit after shaking her head.
Wait, wasn't I currently jealous?
Why was I so afraid of him misunderstanding?
He was still holding a foreign girl right now.
He wasn't afraid of her getting jealous, so why should she care?
Just as he finished speaking, Lin Chen's gaze suddenly shifted, landing on a spot three steps behind Jiang Cheng.
"Manager Zhou. Long time no see."
Zhou Yang's heart skipped a beat.
He had worked in this business jet terminal for nineteen years.
From a young man in his early twenties to now having frost at his temples, the VIPs he had received could circle Terminal T3 twice.
Politicians from various countries, business giants, members of royal families...
He had seen far too many 'big shots.'
He understood one thing best: these top-tier scions wouldn't greet service staff for no reason.
Once they did, there was definitely an intention.
Either they actually took you seriously, or they were—using you as a pawn.
Zhou Yang took half a step forward and bowed slightly. "Young Master Lin, it has indeed been a while. The last time was when I accompanied Elder Lin to Hainan; half a year has passed in a flash."
Lin Chen smiled. "Manager Zhou has a good memory."
"As I should."
Their conversation was only a few sentences long, polite and beyond reproach.
But Zhou Yang's mind was as clear as a mirror.
Lin Chen's greeting was meant for Jiang Cheng to see.
The meaning couldn't be clearer: I'm familiar with this place, I'm familiar with the people here, I'm not an outsider.
Having been at the capital's business jet terminal for nineteen years, Zhou Yang had seen far too much of this subtle jockeying between scions.
Logically, he should have followed Lin Chen's lead.
After all, he knew better than anyone the weight the Lin Family carried in Sijiu City.
But the problem was—
The other party involved was Jiang Cheng.
Zhou Yang didn't know Jiang Cheng's exact background, but he knew one thing:
There were only a handful of people in all of Sijiu City who could have Bodyguards sent from that side.
Surnamed Jiang, someone from that side.
When those two things were put together, Zhou Yang didn't dare to think about how much weight they carried.
Right now, he only thought about one thing:
Don't get involved.
When immortals fight, don't sacrifice a small fry like me.
While maintaining a proper smile on his face, he was already cursing in his heart.
Young Master Lin, oh Young Master Lin, if you want to chase a girl, then chase her. Why drag me into it?
I'm just a service worker; how can I withstand your meddling?
He glanced at Jiang Cheng from the corner of his eye.
There was no change on Jiang Cheng's face; he still wore that lazy smile, holding the blonde girl, his gaze casually sweeping back and forth between Qiu Yihe and Lin Chen.
It was as if he hadn't heard Lin Chen's words at all.
Or perhaps he had heard them but simply didn't care.
Zhou Yang felt slightly more at ease.
This lord didn't seem to intend to make an example of him.
However, before he could relax for more than a few seconds, Jiang Cheng stared at Lin Chen's face for two seconds and suddenly let out an "Oh—".
The tone was drawn out at the end, as if he had just figured something out.
Jiang Cheng wasn't surprised by Lin Chen's sudden provocation.
When he first met him last time, he had a faint feeling that this person seemed to view him as a competitor.
Seeing Qiu Yihe's little look as she secretly glared at him, Jiang Cheng could no longer hold back the curl of his lips.
Then, after deliberately glancing at Lin Chen, he directly reached out and pinched Qiu Yihe's collagen-filled little face in front of everyone.
This pinch didn't just leave everyone present dazed; even the facial muscles of Zhou Yang, who was behind Jiang Cheng, and the Bodyguards beside Lin Chen couldn't help but twitch.
It wasn't because of shock.
It was because everyone understood the counter-attack power of Jiang Cheng's action.
In front of the Lin Family.
While holding another woman.
He just reached out and pinched the face of the Qiu Family's young lady.
This was no longer just a lack of respect.
This was trampling on Lin Chen's face.
Zhou Yang instinctively looked at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen's face jumped directly from "gentle" to "gloomy," without even a transition in between.
He didn't want to offend anyone.
And he couldn't afford to offend anyone either.
He was just a service worker who had worked honestly for nineteen years, never saying a word too many or taking an extra look.
Why did these two lords have to clash today?
Zhou Yang immediately lowered his eyes, staring at the tips of his shoes.
Having been in this industry for so many years, he had long since mastered a skill: look when you should, and when you shouldn't, keep your eyes glued to the ground.
Now was a time when he shouldn't be looking.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng's face was probably the only one that remained relaxed from beginning to end.
Qiu Yihe herself had long since been stunned.
What did this action mean?
Her mind buzzed.
Thoughts of jealousy, foreign girls, and "I don't care" were all crushed to pieces by that single pinch.
Her face almost instantly began to burn.
She instinctively wanted to dodge, but her feet felt as if they were nailed down. She could only watch as Jiang Cheng's face came close, with that familiar, slightly wicked smile hanging on the corners of his lips.
He was still holding someone else; how did he dare?
Wouldn't this make it look like Jiang Cheng was telling others that there was an ambiguous relationship between them?
"You..."
She wanted to say "What are you doing," but instead of pulling his hand back, Jiang Cheng rubbed her cheek a few times before letting go.
He pinched her cheek with just the right amount of pressure, like teasing a child, yet also like a natural assertion of dominance.
She could no longer care about what the people nearby might think after those few pinches.
She only felt her heart beating incredibly fast, her eardrums filled with the roar of blood rushing up.
This contradiction caused Qiu Yihe's brain to completely stall. She could only stand there, her cheeks so red they were almost transparent, her gaze wandering with nowhere to land before finally dropping in confusion, her eyelashes trembling incessantly.
She even looked at Chloe, who was beside Jiang Cheng, intentionally or otherwise.
PS: The short drama suddenly went online today, so I've been looking at the data all day. It seems okay.
By the way, today is Valentine's Day. Although I'm still single and staying at home, I wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day~~