Chapter 439: The Conditions for Marrying Qin Banruo

Lin Yuan heard the three words "take care of you together"...

His eyes widened instantly, his body froze in place, his tone full of disbelief:

"No…… staying behind to take care of me? How would that be taking care?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Tian had already stepped forward with light steps...

Without waiting for Lin Yuan to react…… Zhao Tian reached out, hooked her hand around his neck, and suddenly planted a kiss on his lips.

Zhao Tian's kiss carried the sweet heaviness of after-drinking, with a hint of bold aggression...

She lightly bit Lin Yuan's lower lip while, in a coquettish voice, murmured: "Just like this, I'm taking care of you..."

After a few seconds of kissing, Zhao Tian finally let go of Lin Yuan...

Her mouth still curled with a smile, her eyes full of triumphant slyness.

Lin Yuan hadn't yet recovered from this sudden kiss...

Zhai Qing had already stepped forward, not willing to be outdone, placed her hand on his shoulder, and leaned in to kiss him.

Zhai Qing's kiss was more urgent, carrying a hint of not wanting to lose...

After kissing, her breath was a little unsteady, yet she spoke firmly:

"I, I also take care of you…… I won't be worse than her."

The two women's successive kisses left Lin Yuan completely dazed...

Lin Yuan couldn't utter a word for a while, only able to stare blankly at the two people before him:

"No…… you two…… this……"

But before Lin Yuan could react, the two of them came again...

Lin Yuan finally reacted, instinctively wanting to avoid: "Don't do this, you guys..."

But Zhao Tian quickly pressed down on his wrist, her fingertips lightly brushing his skin.

Zhao Tian's tone was coquettish: "Brother Lin, we just want to take good care of you."

Zhai Qing also leaned in toward him, bracing her hand on the wall behind Lin Yuan.

Zhai Qing encircled him in the middle, leaving him no room to retreat: "Yeah, you just helped treat my illness and got tired, so us taking care of you is only right."

Lin Yuan was sandwiched between the two women...

He simply couldn't resist, only able to helplessly frown: "But this really isn't appropriate…… you guys, stop fooling around."

Zhao Tian didn't listen; instead, she reached out and lightly tugged at Lin Yuan's collar.

Zhao Tian's voice softened further: "We're not messing around, we're serious, Brother Lin, just don't refuse."

Lin Yuan got up intending to run...

But he was quickly grabbed by the two women...

The bedroom door was shut again...

In the living room, the TV was still playing pictures.

That night, endlessly long.

……

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the curtain gaps into the bedroom.

Lin Yuan groggily opened his eyes from the bed.

As soon as he moved, he felt his whole body like it had fallen apart...

Even his bone joints showed exhaustion; he was truly worn out.

As he propped himself up on the mattress and sat up, Lin Yuan's legs were weak, soft and powerless.

This was the first time he had experienced such intense fatigue.

His entire being had been completely drained of vitality.

Last night, he was really exhausted.

Lin Yuan, alone, fighting a little monster—still fine, he had the energy to cope.

But last night, he, alone, fought two little monsters—how could he possibly handle that?

Even his Ultraman wouldn't help!

Just then, a scent of food drifted from the pear garden's nose tip, mingling with the toasty aroma of bread and the sweet smell of milk, stirring his appetite.

Lin Yuan leaned against the wall and slowly rose, step by step moving out of the bedroom...

His gaze quickly landed on the dining table.

The table was laid out with a lavish breakfast...

A plate of sliced strawberries and blueberries, two cups of steaming warm milk, and a plate of toasted golden-brown crispy sandwiches.

But those two women were already gone.

In the center of the table lay two folded notes...

One was a pink sticky note, the other an off-white sheet of paper, both conspicuous.

Lin Yuan first picked up the pink sticky note, which bore Zhao Tian's lively handwriting:

【Brother Lin, last night, thank you for taking me in…… last night you worked hard. I made you a sandwich breakfast. You should nourish your body. See you at the company. My sugar daddy.】

After reading Zhao Tian's note, he helplessly shook his head.

Lin Yuan's fingertips pinched the note, paused, then picked up the off-white sheet.

On the paper was Zhai Qing's neat handwriting:

【Brother Lin, thank you for helping me treat my condition last night; my nodules have much reduced swelling and no longer ache. This is a belt I bought for you on my return from this business trip; I hope you won't refuse it.】

Following the hint on the note, Lin Yuan looked down...

Only then did he notice a black paper bag bearing an LV logo beside the table, inside which lay a rose-gold belt.

He reached out and took the belt, his fingertips touching the cold metal buckle and fine leather, and he roughly had a figure in mind.

He had seen this belt's style at the counter before; it cost at least several tens of thousands.

He held two slips of paper in his hand, looking at the breakfast on the table and the expensive belt.

Lin Yuan was momentarily dazed…

The chaos of last night seemed still before his eyes, but now only the warmth on the table and the two women's intentions remained.

Sitting at the dining table, eating the breakfast made by the two women, Lin Yuan unexpectedly found it quite good.

After Lin Yuan finished breakfast, took a shower, and went to pick up Director Su for work.

……

Morning, Su Group.

Lin Yuan sat in the risk control deputy director's office, and only with difficulty finished his current work.

At noon break, Lin Yuan intended to repay the Vital Energy Loan.

He took out his phone from his pocket, unlocked the screen, and his finger swiped across the app list…

He found the "Vital Energy Loan" app icon and tapped it.

The screen loaded the familiar interface; Lin Yuan skillfully located the "I Want to Repay" entry and clicked to enter.

After the page switched, he entered the repayment amount…

"100000", the number was especially clear on the screen.

The hundred thousand dollars he was rewarded last night could exactly pay off most of the Vital Energy Loan debt.

After submitting the repayment application.

The system popped up a prompt box, reminding him, "After the repayment application is submitted, approval will be completed within 1-3 working days; please wait patiently," and Lin Yuan clicked "Confirm".

A rotating loading icon appeared at the top of the screen, with the text "Under review" displayed beside it.

Lin Yuan put the phone aside and patiently waited for the approval to go through.

……

In the Hangcheng CBD Center, inside the high-floor meeting room of an office building.

An important financial conference concerning Z Province was underway.

Qin Bore sat in the chief seat, wearing a gray OL uniform suit that outlined her sensual figure.

The skirt's hem fell just above the knee, paired with a pair of thin-heeled black high heels, her every movement exuding the competence of a workplace elite.

On the projection screen before her, the Hangcheng quarterly financial data report was being displayed.

Qin Bore was hosting this financial conference.

The dozen or so people seated in the meeting room were all top business elites and financial magnates from Hangcheng…

Some were chairmen of listed companies, some were heads of private equity giants, and each person's net worth exceeded ten billion.

At this moment, they all held their breath, their eyes fixed on Qin Bore, listening attentively to her analysis of next quarter's financial trends.

At this conference, Qin Bore was nothing short of a deity.

The goddess of the financial world.

Even those seated hundred-billion-net-worth magnates had to listen to Qin Bore's analysis.

"From the current credit data, financing demand for small and micro enterprises is still rising, but risk control needs further strengthening…" Qin Bore's voice was clear and steady, her fingertips lightly sliding on the touchpad, switching the PPT pages.

Each of her points hit the mark, prompting several magnates below to nod silently.

Just then, a faint phone vibration suddenly sounded in the quiet meeting room.

Qin Bore's motion paused slightly, and she instinctively reached for the phone placed at the corner of the table…

The screen flashed with the incoming call display "Secretary Lin Yun'er".

Qin Bore frowned almost imperceptibly, glanced over the attentive crowd below, and said softly:

"Sorry, everyone, I need to take an urgent call; please wait a moment."

Having said that, Qin Bore picked up her phone and walked out of the meeting room.

Qin Bore stood in the hallway, her fingertip sliding over the answer key, and asked, "What's up?"

From the other end of the line came the voice of Secretary Lin Yun'er: "Miss, sorry to interrupt your meeting… Just received news from the Vital Energy Loan side: Lin Yuan today suddenly submitted an early repayment application, the repayment amount being one hundred thousand, saying he wants to repay part of the principal. They dare not approve it on their own, so they asked me to consult you: should we approve the review?"

"Lin Yuan? Early repayment of one hundred thousand?" Qin Bore's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

That guy Lin Yuan actually took out one hundred thousand dollars to repay the Vital Energy Loan.

Qin Bore instinctively clenched her skirt hem, and a thought flashed through her mind:

If Lin Yuan really paid off the loan, removing the debt's restraint, then wouldn't I lose control over him?

Would he immediately quit his job at the Goddess Bar?

No, I absolutely cannot let him escape so easily.

Qin Bore took a deep breath and calmly said into the phone: "Don't let him settle it easily; immediately contact the Vital Energy Loan side, have them recalculate the bill with compound interest… double Lin Yuan's debt interest… making it three hundred thousand."

On the other end, Secretary Lin Yun'er couldn't help but ask: "Miss, do you really want to be this harsh? Lin Yuan is rather pitiful; you're still going to exploit him—this is too much, isn't it?"

Qin Bore gripped the phone, her lips lightly pursing, and said: "As my man, of course he needs to be tempered further." I am also tempering him this way.

"After all… if he can't even pass this stage of mine… how could he ever be worthy of marrying me in the future?"

"And there's also my family's hurdle, which is even harder to pass."

Qin Bore's voice sounded faint and lingering.

Secretary Lin Yun'er: "Miss, you're thinking too far ahead, aren't you?"

"You've even planned marrying him already?"

Qin Bore snapped angrily: "You little brat, stop meddling in my affairs." Mind your own business.

"You're already 27, not exactly young; why don't you find a boyfriend? First think about your own lifelong matter."

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yun'er stuck out her tongue, "Isn't there Lin Yuan?"

"Once he marries you, I'll become Lin Yuan's secretary, and I'm willing to serve him for life."

"After all, you said we three are a family."

Qin Bore: "You're dreaming, you still want to share a husband with me?"

"You little stinky girl, you're getting more and more outrageous."

"Believe it or not, I'll transfer you back to Jingcheng."

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yun'er finally retracted her tongue.

Qin Bore let out an annoyed hum, then hung up the phone.

……

Meanwhile, inside the Su Group office.

Lin Yuan was leaning back in his chair resting when his phone suddenly popped up a reminder from the Vital Energy Loan app.

He casually tapped it open, and the screen prominently displayed 'Repayment successful', the principal of one hundred thousand had been deducted.

Lin Yuan had just relaxed when his gaze swept downward and he froze instantly.

In the pending repayment amount column below the app, it clearly wrote '300,000 yuan (interest)'.

"Interest on interest? This is damn usury!" Lin Yuan shot upright, a tightness in his chest, almost coughing up blood.

He stared at the numbers on the screen, gnashing his teeth: "This is outright extortion!"

Lin Yuan immediately pulled out the customer service number from the app and dialed rapidly.

From the earpiece came a mechanical hold tone, which lasted a full half minute before being automatically hung up.

He wouldn't give up, dialing three more times in a row, each with the same result……

Damn it, the customer service line simply won't go through.

"No one answers customer service? Playing hide-and-seek?" Lin Yuan, furious, slapped his phone on the table, making a muffled 'pa' sound.

Lin Yuan was practically exploding with anger; he sprang to his feet and stormed out of the office.

He intended to go to the headquarters of the Vital Energy Loan company, confront them in person, and demand an explanation!

He, the esteemed priest of the Goddess Bar, how could he be screwed over by a loan shark?!