C270 Goodbye

Hearing Qin Xu's words, Ye Anne smiled, he did not understand the meaning behind it, and said: "To be able to make this Director Qin remember and not forget his friends, he should be someone that the Director Qin cares about, right?"

Qin Xu did not answer Ye Anne's question. Instead, after hearing her call out his surname, he asked her: "You know me?"

Although Qin Xu did not have photographic memory, if he had seen Ye Anne before, based on the fact that Ye Anne looked similar to him, it would be impossible for him to not notice her.

So he was sure that today was the first time he had seen Ye Anne, but it didn't seem like it was the first time Ye Anne had seen him.

After Ye Anne was questioned, she shrugged and explained: "Although Director Qin is usually a low-profile person, in the past two years, his name has spread far and wide, and I'm afraid not many people at today's royal ball would not recognize you."

Ye Anne's words had the intention of flattering Qin Xu.

Qin Xu usually hated this kind of flattery the most, but for some reason, after hearing Ye Anne's words, not only did he not hate it, he even faintly felt the comfort of being flattered.

He could not help but look at Ye Anne again.

Although Ye Anne and Chu Xiaoxiao looked similar from a certain point of view, her appearance couldn't be considered stunning.

In these past few years, Qin Xu had seen countless beautiful women, but he had never had any kind of good impression of them. But today, he could not help but have a good impression of them from Ye Anne.

At this moment, the piano piece at the party suddenly changed to a waltz. Following that, a man and a woman walked over to the dance floor one after another and started dancing.

Ye Anne glanced at the direction of the dance floor, then suddenly bent her knee and performed a lady's salute towards Qin Xu. Then, she extended her hand towards him and said: "I wonder if I can have the honor of inviting Director Qin to dance tonight?"

After she finished speaking, she winked at Qin Xu craftily.

His demeanor was like that of a cat trying to steal something in front of its owner.

Under the dim and mottled light, it suddenly gave that face a different kind of charm.

Qin Xu, who had originally planned to leave the royal ball ahead of time, had unexpectedly grabbed Ye Anne's hand and agreed to her invitation.

The two of them stepped onto the dance floor and started dancing under the soothing music.

For a ballroom dance, not only did it require good dancing skills, but it also required a great deal of coordination between the male and female partners in order to ensure that they wouldn't step on each other's feet while jumping around.

Ye Anne and Qin Xu's dancing skills were average, but since the two of them had a very good tacit understanding, their steps and tempo were practically the same.

The close-quarters contact and the tacit understanding between them caused the atmosphere between the two of them to slowly ferment, and suddenly, there were a few traces of ambiguity appearing.

Especially after Ye Anne did a spin and appeared on top of Qin Xu's chest, the two's heartbeat unconsciously sped up.

Just as the atmosphere between the two was getting better and better, Ye Anne's phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated.

As she was very close to Qin Xu, Qin Xu could also feel the vibrations from her phone.

Ye Anne took out her phone and looked at the caller ID. Then, she casually hung up.

However, the phone call seemed like a signal, Ye Anne released Qin Xu's hand and said: "Sorry, it's time for me to go back."

After she finished speaking, it was as if she had turned back to her original form, Cinderella, at midnight. She didn't even spare Qin Xu another glance as she lifted up the corner of her skirt and turned to leave.

Qin Xu was still immersed in the dance, seeing that Ye Anne had suddenly left, she extended her hand out, wanting to pull him away, but she woke up quickly and retracted her hand.

Looking at Ye Anne's leaving figure, he suddenly laughed at herself.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he was slightly tempted just now.

He was actually moved by an unfamiliar woman in just a few breaths?

Qin Xu knew that he was not someone who would easily fall for women, so he quickly attributed this move to the fact that Ye Anne looked somewhat similar to Ye ming Xin.

However, the resemblance only gave him the wrong impression.

Qin Xu frowned, and thought back to last night's dream — Last night, when he dreamed that Chu Xiaoxiao and Ye ming Xin were not enough, but today at the ball, he actually met someone who looked similar to the two of them, which made him even more agitated …

Just as Qin Xu was getting impatient, Ye Anne quickly left the ball.

After leaving the reception area, the gentleness and smile she had when facing Qin Xu suddenly disappeared, and turned into a cold, expressionless face.

She walked over to her car and was just getting into the driver's seat when her cell phone vibrated again.

It was the same number as before.

This time, Ye Anne quickly picked up the phone.

"Mom, when are you coming home?" As soon as the call connected, a soft voice came out of the phone.

Ye Anne's expression softened a lot as she whispered to the person on the other side of the phone, "Mom is going to rush home now, but Mom is quite far away from home, so it might take some time before we get home. Can you and Grandma sleep first?"

"I don't want to," the little person opposite him repeatedly refused, then stubbornly said, "I'm going to wait for you to come back before I sleep."

Hearing that his son insisted on waiting for him to return home, Ye Anne's heart softened, and a slight smile unconsciously appeared on his face. She said, "Alright, then Mom will hurry home. However, if you really can't hold on, you can also sleep on the sofa and wait for Mom to return."

Before Ye Anne could hear her clearly, he said again, "Then I'll hang up first. Mom, you have to drive carefully, pay attention to your safety."

Ye Anne only had time to reply, before the other party had already hung up.

Ye Anne smiled helplessly into the phone. Then, he fastened her seat belt, started the car, and drove back home.

Although her son was a little arrogant and spoiled, after talking with him on the phone, Ye Anne's mood had improved a lot.

It was already late at night, there were much less cars on the road. Ye Anne thought that her darling was still waiting for him, so she stepped on the accelerator again to speed up.

With the help of the car's navigation tool, Ye Anne took the closest route to home and happened to pass Qin’s Insurance Corporation's office building.

It was already late at night and the office building was empty. It was pitch black, but the four words "Qin’s Insurance" on top of the building were still shining brightly. Even from a distance, his existence was strongly announced.

It's been five years …

A lot of things have changed in Z, but this building still looks the same as it did five years ago …

Ye Anne was distracted for a moment and couldn't help but reach out to touch her right cheek. Only when her tentacles touched a smooth skin did she suddenly regain her senses.

This time, Ye Anne realised that she almost drove her car into a street lamp!

Startled, she quickly turned the steering wheel to adjust her direction. However, she didn't dare to get distracted again. She started to focus on the driving of the car …

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Furthermore, Qin Xu had been fidgety for a while since he came back from the royal ball that day. However, he was not as surprised as the young man from five years ago. He was much calmer, so he quickly readjusted his emotions and did not indulge himself excessively in the past.

As for the Ye Anne he met at the party that day, Qin Xu did not think too much about it. He originally thought that they would never meet again, but he never thought that he would meet her again after a week of negotiations on a purchase.

Speaking of which, it was a coincidence that he initially did not need to personally be in charge of this transaction, but because the buyer this time was Qin’s Insurance, Qin Xu inevitably had a slightly different feeling towards the Qin’s Insurance, and thus chose to personally participate in the acquisition negotiation.

The one being acquired was an insurance company in the provinces, called Mountain River Insurance.

Shanhe Insurance Company is of medium scale, but it has been developing rapidly in the last two years. It has the momentum of jumping into the leading position of the industry in one go, but it has developed too fast.

Just last year, there was already a crisis in Shan He's funds reserves and it was barely able to last until the middle of this year. The funds chain was completely broken and it looked like it was about to be forced into bankruptcy and liquidation.

On the other hand, Shanhe's boss agreed without much hesitation. In fact, he didn't even raise the demand for an acquisition as high as he could. Thus, today's contact between the two parties, even though it was called an acquisition negotiation, both sides had actually already agreed on the acquisition proposal long ago. To be more precise, this should be a handover between the two companies.

And the person in charge of the handover happened to be Ye Anne.

When Qin Xu saw her again, he was slightly shocked. However, he restrained himself well, and greeted Ye Anne politely yet estranged, as if the two of them didn't even know each other before.

Ye Anne was also extremely sensible, she had sensed Qin Xu's attitude and pretended that this was the first time she had seen him.

In the meeting, Ye Anne gave a concise and detailed introduction of the current operations of Mountain River Insurance. After Qin Xu heard this, he couldn't help but secretly praise her specialization in his heart.

The meeting went smoothly, but it was also complicated. By the time the two companies finished, it was already dark outside.

According to tradition, Ye Anne's boss, who was also the CEO of Mountain River Insurance, invited Qin Xu and the others to dinner after the meeting had ended.

Dining was also a way to communicate with each other, so Qin Xu thought about it and agreed.

Ye Anne had already reserved a restaurant nearby in advance, thus the line of people had a Mountain He CEO to lead the way, they all went to the restaurant together.

The group of people entered the private room, and after they sat down, it was unknown if the Mountain He CEO intentionally made Ye Anne sit beside Qin Xu, or if it was unintentional.

Ye Anne did not rush to take a seat, but looked towards Qin Xu first, and seeing that he did not object, she sat down at the seat arranged by the president of the Mountain He Sect, only when she sat down, on some unknown spot, her left hand touched Qin Xu's thigh.