Chapter 10: Beauty, Power and Tragedy

“Hello, I’m Si Lang’s mother, my surname is Li.

Si Lang has already told me what happened. Thank you for saving Si Lang. May I treat you to lunch?”

Li Chan looked at the well-matched couple in front of her, and spoke gratefully.

Haitang subconsciously looked at Yang Xichen. In fact, she hadn’t contributed much.

Yang Xichen had caught the human traffickers, and the little boy was able to be rescued because he himself had seized the opportunity to escape the control of the human traffickers.

She had only used her brain and mouth to delay the time.

If Yang Xichen hadn’t appeared, she might have fallen into the hands of the human traffickers along with the little boy.

But Yang Xichen unexpectedly agreed, “Okay.”

Yang Xichen sensed Haitang’s puzzled gaze, lowered his head and gave her a reassuring look, and then the two of them followed Li Chan and her son out of the Public Security Bureau.

Yang Xichen asked Li Chan to take him to get his car, and then they went to a state-owned restaurant.

Li Chan specifically requested a private room. After ordering the food, her eyes fell on Haitang and said, “Tangtang, may I call you that?”

“Aunt Li, yes, this is my brother, Yang Xichen.” Haitang nodded and took the opportunity to introduce Yang Xichen.

Li Chan looked at Yang Xichen thoughtfully, and then turned her attention back to Haitang and said, “Tangtang, besides gratitude, there are actually other things for inviting you to dinner.”

Speaking of this, Li Chan paused, her eyes moved down, fell on the clothes Haitang was wearing, and then continued, “I don’t know where you bought the clothes you are wearing. This style doesn’t seem like a style that is only available in China?”

Haitang almost subconsciously understood what Li Chan meant, and at the same time, she unconsciously associated it with Yang Xichen’s unusual agreement to have dinner.

She turned her head to look at Yang Xichen. Yang Xichen knew what she meant, smiled slightly, and nodded gently.

Haitang got confirmation from Yang Xichen, and looked back at Li Chan and said, “Aunt Li, these clothes were not bought, they are my own designed styles, made by myself.”

Because she had an appointment with Editor Yang, Haitang specially changed into newly made dresses.

The top she was wearing was a white, square-necked short-sleeved shirt. The entire square neck was a hollowed-out Cattleya orchid pattern, and there was also a circle of the same hollowed-out pattern on the cuffs.

The buttons used hidden buttons, and the outside was decorated with cloth-made Cattleya orchids. The unfolded petals were white, and the smaller petals in the middle were red.

What’s even more amazing was the double-layered wide-waisted skirt paired below. The inner layer of the skirt was made of bright red fabric, and the outer layer was made of light red hollowed-out Cattleya orchid pattern fabric.

On the right side of the nearly five-centimeter-wide belt, three cloth-made Cattleya orchids were stacked for decoration, and the length of the skirt was in the middle of the calf.

When Li Chan first saw Haitang, she was attracted by her extremely design-conscious dress at first glance, and then she noticed her beauty.

Now that she learned that the clothes were designed by Haitang herself, Li Chan directly opened the door and said, “Tangtang, I really like the design of this set of clothes you are wearing. I wonder if you can sell me the design drawings?”

Haitang didn’t agree immediately, but lowered her eyes, considered for a while, and then looked up at Li Chan and said, “Aunt Li, thank you for liking my design, so how much are you willing to pay to buy the design drawings?”

“I have two cooperation models here. One is that I directly offer a lump sum to buy the design drawings, and the other is a profit-sharing model. I will give you 20% of the total sales of this set of clothes.

The former is to get a sum of money immediately, and the latter requires us to share the risks together, and the money will be received relatively late.” Li Chan showed her sincerity to the fullest.

“I choose the second one.” Haitang made her choice almost without hesitation. Although the former one could get cash immediately, she had confidence in her design.

Li Chan smiled with relief. Although the little girl in front of her looked young, she had a long-term vision.

Then the two of them talked about the details of the cooperation in detail, and the details of the cooperation were almost finalized when the food was served.

After eating, Haitang was going to the publishing house to keep her appointment with Editor Yang. She agreed with Li Chan that Li Chan would go to her place to take a look at other ready-made styles tomorrow morning, and then sign the agreement.

On the way to Huaxin Publishing House, Haitang remembered to ask Yang Xichen, “Didn’t you have something to do with the army? How did you appear near the bus stop?”

“The army’s affairs were dealt with, so I went home, saw the note you left, and thought about going to the publishing house to pick you up. I passed by the bus stop and happened to see you.

Fortunately, the crowd dispersed at that time, and I saw you, otherwise I might have driven away directly.” Mentioning this, Yang Xichen was still afraid for a while.

At the same time, he realized that he had to secretly arrange for someone to protect her. He couldn’t be by her side to protect her all the time. Sometimes he would be away on a mission for a month or even longer.

And he had to prepare an inconspicuous but very useful self-defense tool for her.

After all, even if someone was arranged to protect her secretly, it was not foolproof. She had to have some trump cards for self-defense in her hand.

After solving the first doubt, Haitang asked the second doubt, “Then how did Brother Xichen know that Aunt Li wanted to buy the design drawings of this set of clothes I was wearing?”

Yang Xichen answered every question, “Because Aunt Li paid too much attention to this set of clothes you were wearing.

The little boy named Si Lang’s surname is Lin, and his accent has some Cantonese accent, and he is dressed exquisitely, which cannot be raised by an ordinary family.

And in Yangcheng, there is a large family of Lin, whose family runs the business of fabrics and clothing.

Under the influence of the family business, Aunt Li is quite sensitive to the design drawings. I think it is an opportunity for you. Let’s have a meal together and see what her plans are first.

And because of your kindness to Si Lang, she has given enough sincerity, which shows that she is a grateful person, so you can cooperate and see.”

After listening to Yang Xichen’s analysis, Haitang thought for a while, and still told the truth, “Why do I feel that Brother Xichen, you are very proficient in the way of business?”

Yang Xichen answered casually, “Because I was forcibly sent abroad to study in those years.

In order to get rid of the control of my queen as soon as possible, I operated some industries to fight against her mother’s family, so I know something about the business world.”

Haitang only knew that Yang Xichen went abroad to study at the age of sixteen, completed his studies in two years, and secretly returned to China at the age of eighteen to sign up for the army.

This was the first time she heard him mention that he was forcibly sent abroad to study in those years.

Thinking that he was so smart, but at that time he was just a sixteen-year-old boy.

To complete four years of studies in two years, and to operate his own power in order to gain freedom, he must have had a very hard time in those two years.

Feeling the little girl’s distressed gaze, how could Yang Xichen miss the opportunity to perform? He quickly turned his head and glanced at her, and then looked back at the road ahead.

Then he said in a very light tone, “Don’t be like this, a man, it doesn’t matter if he suffers a little bit.”

The more understated it is, the greater the crime suffered.

Haitang looked at Yang Xichen’s well-proportioned profile, and saw the embodiment of beauty, strength, and misery.