636 The Secret About the Past 254 (1/2)
He shifted his gaze onto the content written on the report and began perusing the information, line by line.
The room was silent, and the only sounds that could be heard were of him flipping through the pages. After reading through everything, he handed the report back to Fan Shixin and said, ”Burn it.”
Fan Shixin took it from him and asked, ”Young Sir, how do you plan to win Ms. An's heart again?”
”I have my own plans and ideas,” he answered confidently.
Once Fan Shixin left the room, Jin Qingyan leaned back and picked up the photo beside him again.
He continued to stare at it for a long time.
Images of her smiling at another man, having a meal with another man, and possibly, in the future…
He dared not let his imagination run wild.
The more he thought about it, the more disgruntled he felt.
”Qingyan, you're home.” Long Tianze strode toward him.
Jin Qingyan immediately covered the photo with his hands but to no avail, for Long Tianze had already caught sight of it.
”Whose photo is that?” Long Tianze asked.
”Don't be nosy.”
”Show me,” said Long Tianze, extending his arm in a bid to grab the photo.
”No.”
The quick-witted Long Tianze immediately pounced on Jin Qingyan and snatched the photo away from his hands. Jin Qingyan immediately pushed him away and scorned, ”Are you asking for death?”
”Yes, come kill me.” Staring at the photo, Long Tianze asked in astonishment, ”Is this your ex-wife's blind date?”
”How did you know?”
Clicking his tongue against the roof of his mouth, Long Tianze said, ”I heard from Yangyang that she had gone for a matchmaking session. He's pretty handsome. Seems like she's embarking on a new relationship. You ought to step on it too. No, wait, how are things between you and Hu Xin, the girl working at my bar? Any progress?”
”What progress?”
”You've already asked her out on a date. How could there be no progress? She's even tendered her resignation. Didn't she quit because of you?” Long Tianze questioned, blinking his eyes.
”Nonsense. That girl met me to hand me some videos she took while she was being a hostess. It's not what you think,” Jin Qingyan retorted.
”Videos she filmed while being a hostess? Were you involved? Is that why she blackmailed you?”
”Long Tianze, do you think I won't break your neck if you continue to spout nonsense?” Jin Qingyan warned.
”Fine, fine, I won't tease you anymore. What videos are those, though?”
”Some videos I need to engage in company politics. Do you think it's possible to install some hidden surveillance cameras in your bar?”
”That's against business ethics. My business is going to fold if news of me installing a camera in the bar gets leaked,” Long Tianze objected. He then handed the photo back to Jin Qingyan and took a seat, crossing one leg over another.
”Just don't let anyone find out. How about I help you install the most obscure pinhole camera?” Jin Qingyan suggested.
”No, I'd like to be a moral and ethical bar owner,” Long Tianze refused.
”…”
”I came to discuss something with you, actually,” said Long Tianze, after which he explained his daughter's kidnapping incident, as well as his plans to send the children to the exercise boot camp at the martial arts academy.