Lord, give up! Madam has too many vests

Chapter 291

After leaving Shen Yunzhong's office, Liu Jinnian couldn't help but catch up with Yan Lan.

"Yan Lan, regarding the X Research Institute matter, it wasn't me who forced you out of the project team."

It was Xiaoxue; she took it upon herself to complain to the chairman.

His voice was very low.

“That’s an opportunity to work with Dr. X, and I know how important that is to you.”

Yan Lan glanced at him with amusement and said meaningfully.

"important?"

She chuckled softly.

"Assistant Liu, this opportunity is very precious to you, but not to me."

Although we've known each other for many years, it seems you've never truly understood me, not even as much as Qin Shi, who has only known me for a short time.

The collaboration project with the X Research Institute was already over for her. The institute would be working directly with the Oriental Hospital, and someone would naturally oversee the process.

As for the Qin family, they were nothing more than a money bag.

Liu Jinnian was stunned. He didn't expect Yan Lan to think of him like that. Was he even inferior to Qin Shi?

The way Yan Lan looked at him was completely different from when they were in the restaurant. She seemed too lazy to even say a word to him, and her eyes no longer showed any disappointment. Yan Lan was now too lazy to even give him disappointment.

"You've changed."

he blurted out.

"I haven't changed; it's just that you've never truly understood me."

Yan Lan pressed the elevator button and stepped inside, leaving Liu Jinnian outside.

The moment the elevator doors opened and closed, Liu Jinnian heard her say:

"Liu Jinnian, watch out. This time, I won't hold back."

Yan Lan returned to her office. Qin Shi was standing with his back to the door in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Hearing the door open, he turned around.

"I heard you agreed to the collaboration project with COCO."

Qin Shi had clearly received advance notice.

He watched Yan Lan sit down and casually tucked the pregnancy pillow into her lower back.

"Didn't Shen Yunzhong give you a live broadcast?"

"Yan Lan, you've taken on a hot potato."

Qin Shi leaned down and supported himself on the armrests on either side of her.

“The other party’s representatives rejected us seven times. Apart from me, neither Zhao Nan nor Shen Yunzhong succeeded in negotiating a cooperation with Coco.”

Yan Lan suddenly burst out laughing:

Are you worried I can't handle it?

Qin Shi shrugged. "At worst, we'll both be kicked out of the Qin family. It's not like it's the first time I've been kicked out."

Qin Shi glanced at his phone.

"Coco's representative has a flight at 3 PM today. I'll go with you to pick her up at the airport."

The LED screens in the international arrivals hall flashed flight information, and Yan Lan and Qin Shi watched as passengers continued to stream out.

"The flight information indicates that we have arrived."

Qin Shi glanced at his watch.

Just then, a middle-aged woman walked in through the VIP passage.

Yuriko walked in with elegant steps, wearing a well-tailored Coco suit. She was dragging a suitcase with her left hand and talking quietly with the translator beside her with her right hand.

When the female translator looked up and saw the crowd of people waiting to pick up passengers, a half-smile curled her red lips.

Yan Lan's pupils suddenly contracted—the translator in the elegant suit was actually Bai Xiaoyu.

"What a coincidence, Mr. Yan."

Bai Xiaoyu spoke first, her wavy hair sliding down her shoulder as she tilted her head.

Her fingers, painted with nude nail polish, seemingly unintentionally brushed across her flat stomach.

"You even came to pick me up at the airport in person?"

Yuriko's gaze swept over Yan Lan's pregnant belly like a scanner, and she frowned.

But when her gaze fell on Qin Shi, she suddenly said something to Bai Xiaoyu in Japanese.

“Miss Yuriko said,” Bai Xiaoyu’s translator paused subtly, “she hadn’t expected the Qin family to send a pregnant woman to discuss cooperation.”

Qin Shi stepped forward, just in time to block Yan Lan's pregnant belly: "We value strength more than appearances."

His fluent Japanese made Yuriko raise an eyebrow slightly.

"strength?"

Yuriko finally spoke, "COCO only collaborates with top-tier teams."

She suddenly pulled a document out of her bag and handed it to Bai Xiaoyu.

"Let's get through this test first."

The gold-embossed "COCO Partner Qualification Review" lettering on the document cover gleamed brightly under the light.

Just as Yan Lan was about to take it, Yuriko turned around.

"Xiaoyu, is the car ready?"

She didn't even give Yan Lan a chance to speak, and walked straight to the exit in her ten-centimeter high heels.

Bai Xiaoyu lagged two steps behind and gave Qin Shi another deliberately resentful look.

"Xiaoyu, how did you become Baihezi's translator?" Qin Shi asked, remembering that Bai Xiaoyu should still be looking for a job right now.

“I did well at the First Chief’s inauguration banquet. Yan Xue’s government office knows that Coco is looking for a global partner, and Ms. Yuriko needs a Japanese translator. I studied Japanese as my second foreign language in college, so they recommended me to be her translator. She was very satisfied with me. It looks like we’ll have plenty of opportunities to get to know each other in the future.”

Bai Xiaoyu's face was flushed.

Compared to her previous predicament of not being able to find a job, Bai Xiaoyu feels that she is currently in high spirits and has many happy events.

As she spoke, the suitcase unconsciously brushed past Yan Lan's feet, nearly hitting Yan Lan's stomach.

Qin Shi blocked the suitcase by stepping across the room.

"Be careful."

Qin Shi's tone became more stern.

Bai Xiaoyu's smile faded slightly.

Seeing Qin Shi protecting Yan Lan, she felt a pang of jealousy.

"What's so great about it? It's just that a mother's status is enhanced by having a child. If it weren't for Sister Yanxue telling me not to tell Brother Qin that I was pregnant until three months later, Brother Qin would be protecting me by then."

Bai Xiaoyu thought to herself.

"Let's talk another day. I'll go and greet Miss Yuriko first."

Bai Xiaoyu walked away reluctantly.

That night, after reviewing the cooperation documents related to Coco, Qin Shi returned to his bedroom.

In the bedroom, only an amber-colored nightlight was on.

Yan Lan turned over in her sleep, her five-month pregnant belly making her look like a stranded whale.

The silk quilt slipped down to her waist, revealing her fuller curves due to pregnancy.

As soon as he lay down, Yan Lan unconsciously rolled into his arms, her soft hands slipping precisely under the hem of his pajamas, and her cheek rubbing against his chest muscles.

Qin Shi's muscles tensed instantly.

He glanced hesitantly at the cushion that someone had kicked to the ground.

Yan Lan's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and it was hard for her to turn over in bed, so she specially prepared a pillow.

At this moment, she was already using the man in front of her as a pillow.

Qin Shi dared not move, and what was worse, her legs soon wrapped around him as well.

Qin Shi eventually just carefully pulled her into his arms, and when he placed his palm on her swollen belly, he suddenly felt a distinct fetal movement.

At this moment, Qin Shi felt an unprecedented sense of happiness, as the two most important people in his life were in his arms.