Chapter XXVIII
Ye Ying Ning's words were inserted into the most vulnerable place in Lin Xingyuan's heart almost without deviation, and it hurt him for a moment as if his heart was dripping with blood, and his heart was ripping flesh.
How bumpy the road to art is, only those who have experienced it will understand.
With innate talent, it is not enough, but also unimaginable hard work and sweat.
Although Lin Xingyuan's family was wealthy since he was a child, and his parents were able to provide him with enviable conditions, the hard practice of the piano day after day could not be replaced by no amount of money.
However, he has hardly touched the piano since his solo recital.
No time, no energy, and moreover, no mood.
Lin Xingyuan was surprised to find that he could no longer regain the calm state of mind he had in the past, and whenever he tried to sit in front of the piano, there was always too much hatred and calculation in his mind. This made his fingertips tremble, and the 88 black and white keys in front of him seemed to be one after another vicious beasts with bloody mouths, ready to attack him and devour him at any time.
"You can see it. β
There was a pained expression on his face, but it was only a fleeting moment, and he soon changed to a look of determination in his eyes.
Frankly speaking, at this moment, Ye Ying Ning's heart was full of regret, and she even felt deep sorrow for Lin Xingyuan.
Others may not know, but she knows too well the hard work he has made, genius also needs sweat to water, in terms of time and effort, Lin Xingyuan is not less than any other child who studies art.
Giving up, alas, alas, pathetic.
However, at the same time, she realized that the man in front of her was completely different from Lin Xingyuan in the past. He had become so much that she couldn't recognize him, and she was even terrified.
At this moment, he made her feel that she had never been able to see his heart clearly.
"Are you in business for fear of being looked down upon by my uncle's family?"
Ye Ying Ning couldn't figure it out, if it was just such a simple thing as opening a bar, why did Lin Xingyuan go to great lengths and try his best to avoid people's eyes.
Perhaps, it was because his family was in the middle of the road, so he was sensitive and worried about being looked down upon by Ye Lan'an's parents, so he secretly acted in private?
This reason is not impossible, after all, men are creatures with strong self-esteem, money is a matter of face, and Lin Xingyuan is not exempt from vulgarity.
However, she immediately shook her head again and rejected this conjecture, because "Meow Lips" is said to have been open for more than a year, and from the time calculation, at that time, Lin Xingyuan had not yet fallen in love with Ye Lan'an.
As soon as she thought of this, Ye Ying Ning's heart immediately throbbed silently.
If you really want to care about the sequence of time, it was Lin Xingyuan who betrayed Ye Yingning, who was working hard to make money in China at that time, took the initiative to get acquainted with Ye Lan'an, the daughter of a rich family, and successfully won the latter's heart.
Her expression changed several times, and all fell into Lin Xingyuan's eyes, he pondered for a moment, and asked instead of answering: "Are these important to you?" At best, you are just my fiancΓ©e's cousin, what qualifications do you have to stand here and question me?"
After a pause, he squinted, still in an aggressive tone, and said step by step: "Whether it is industry and commerce or taxation, I have done everything here, what are you suspecting about me?"
Lin Xingyuan's straightforwardness made Ye Ying Ning shrink for no reason, she didn't expect that he could immediately see that he had doubts about this bar.
"I ......"
She opened her mouth, speechless, only silent.
The two were silently glued, the door of the private room was knocked lightly from the outside, and after a few seconds, the door opened, and the bar manager stood outside, carrying a barrel full of ice cubes, and inside was the bottle of champagne that Ye Ying Ning had ordered before.
"Miss Night, the hospitality just now was not considerate, you are more forgiving. β
The manager took out the champagne with his own hands, set out the two wine glasses, took off the metal cap on the bottle mouth, held the cork with one hand, held the bottom of the bottle with the other, rotated it vigorously, and opened the wine with a "bang".
"It's been freezing for half an hour, this temperature is just right, and the taste is best when it is maintained at 16 degrees Celsius, please use it slowly. β
The polite and thoughtful smile remained on his face, and it was not until Lin Xingyuan secretly glanced over that the manager bowed slightly, walked out of the room quietly, and carefully closed the door of the private room.
There seems to be a mellow aroma in the air, and the smell is intoxicating unconsciously.
The smell of alcohol, too, is a dangerous taste.
Night Baby Ning hurriedly glanced at the pink champagne on the coffee table, if it was usual, she would definitely sit down and have a good taste of the wine, but at this moment, she wanted to get out as soon as possible.
Regardless of whether the "meow lips" have something to do with the pet Tiange, she has already attracted too much attention from Lin Xingyuan that she shouldn't have, she doesn't want to take care of one or the other, not only did she not gain anything, but she also caused more trouble.
"Wine ...... Let's drink it another day, I'll go first. β
She was about to leave, but unexpectedly, Lin Xingyuan didn't reach out to stop her.
It wasn't until Ye Ying Ning's fingertips touched the cold doorknob that he was lazy and didn't have any feelings, and even a cold voice sounded behind him in time.
"Let's make a deal, you give me back my skull pendant, and I'll tell you about this bar. β
She stiffened, and sure enough, she stopped moving, turned her head sharply, and said in shock: "How do you know that it is here with me?"
He hadn't looked for her, which made Ye Ying Ning think that Lin Xingyuan hadn't guessed that the thing had been picked up by himself.
"I guess, it's really you. β
The corners of his mouth slowly hooked, Lin Xingyuan's face showed a sly smile, and under the light, he stared at her like a fox.
Ye Ying Ning felt extremely depressed, but she didn't give up wanting to know more news, after thinking for a while, she nodded, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I can give you back......"
Unexpectedly, Lin Xingyuan walked straight to the sofa and sat down, poured the champagne on the table into the wine glass, and then he beckoned to Ye Ying Ning.
"It's not always good to stand up and talk about things, come, sit down, drink and talk. Don't forget, you have to pay for this wine, it's not cheap. β
He shook his glass lightly to make the aroma of the wine in the air more intense and fragrant, and when he closed his eyes, he showed an expression of intoxication.
Ye Ying Ning looked at him, sat down in a position nearly a meter away from him, stretched out his arm, reached the wine glass, and took a sip.
Ignoring the mixed scent of sandalwood and musk that bloomed on her taste buds, Ye Ying Ning gasped slightly, and went straight to the point: "Why don't you want people to know, this is the bar you opened?"
Lin Xingyuan put down the wine glass, he was very tall, even if he sat down, he could look at her condescendingly.
"I don't want people to associate me with a copper-smelling businessman, even though no one doesn't love money. β
He sneered and dismissed, very conceited of his own dry humor.
It sounds like a blow that insults all the merchants.
Ye Ying Ning felt angry, Lin Xingyuan's answer was too hypocritical, it was not the same as what she wanted at all!
"You know what I want to know! Don't play tricks with me, Lin Xingyuan!"
This time, she finally got annoyed and shouted out his name.
She has called him many times since she "met", Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, etc., but it is the first time that she has called him by his first name.
Lin Xingyuan looked at her with a playful expression, and replied nonchalantly: "I don't know what you are doing, I know what you want to know." β
It's a tongue twister!
Ye Ying Ning looked at him stunned, and a few seconds later, just as she was about to stand up and grab the door, Lin Xingyuan clasped his hands on his chest, leaned back on the back of the sofa, and suddenly asked word by word, "Do you love to pet Tiange?"