IP Chapter 74
Incurable Pain | Chapter 74
In today’s era where technology drives rapid economic growth, high-end researchers are often rarer than money. The investment bank where Sheng Wen works is one of the top players in the industry.
The managers there have secretly told him that if they can recruit the physicist who initially proposed this project, the company is willing to offer a salary comparable to senior executives.
After all, only heavy investment in research and development can yield continuous new income.
“No, thank you,” Bai Xunyin shook her head, still refusing without hesitation.
She enjoys the current work atmosphere and has no intention of changing for money to venture into more ‘worldly’ industries.
However… occasional cooperation might be worth considering.
Bai Xunyin looked up at Sheng Wen.
“Do you know about the stock market trends of Fengyang Group?”
“Fengyang? We have a cooperative relationship,” Sheng Wen was surprised, squinting, “Isn’t that the company of Yu Luoyin’s family?”
“Yes, I want to understand Fengyang’s investment trends over the past year,” Bai Xunyin smiled, “Can you help me? As a return, I’ll make a model for you.”
Trading a year’s worth of ‘intelligence’ about a company for a highly sought-after stock market model?
Only a fool would refuse.
Although Sheng Wen didn’t know exactly what Bai Xunyin wanted to do, he readily agreed, “No problem.”
At the table for four, their conversation left Ah Mo and Liu Yufu baffled.
However, they understood that the two had reached some kind of ‘agreement’.
The engagement banquet was on Saturday morning. Probably considering that their families would arrive early, on Friday night, Yu Luoyin unusually showed some ‘restraint’, not overly disturbing Bai Xunyin and intentionally not leaving any bite marks on her body.
Although he was eager to let everyone know about their ‘legitimate relationship’, he still had to exercise some restraint in front of his family.
So, for the rare occasion of sharing a bed with Yu Luoyin again, Bai Xunyin could sleep well, feeling that a night without nightlife was truly relaxing—at least she didn’t have to take multiple showers.
Waking up refreshed the next day, she felt comfortable all over.
Bai Xunyin yawned softly, and after being pulled up by Yu Luoyin to sit on the bed, she sat with her slender legs slightly bent, her delicate chin resting on her knees, tilting her head slightly.
Bathed in sunlight, her slender and soft body seemed to exude a gentle and relaxed feeling, as she stared at Yu Luoyin, suddenly realizing, “This way is better.”
…
Yu Luoyin: “???”
Bai Xunyin stretched lazily.
“This way, I have more energy.”
Otherwise, the next morning, she would always feel sore from his actions.
Yu Luoyin couldn’t help but laugh at her childish words. He walked over, grabbed her and took her to the bathroom.
After a while, there were intermittent sounds coming from inside.
When Bai Xunyin came out with her wet hair tied up, Yu Luoyin’s shirt was also damp, his forehead hair wet, with an obvious bite mark on his jawline.
Yu Luoyin stared at himself in the mirror, feeling amused and annoyed.
“You’re really daring.”
He walked over, hugged Bai Xunyin’s waist firmly, and patted her buttocks, “Aren’t you afraid people will know it’s you who bit me? Huh?”
“If it’s not me, who else could it be?”
Bai Xunyin glanced at him sideways, her eyes clear, “Not afraid.”
She was quite bold.
Attending the engagement banquet was equivalent to formally meeting Yu Luoyin’s family for the first time, so she couldn’t be too casual in her attire or appearance.
Bai Xunyin simply put on the six-figure pearl white dress Yu Luoyin had given her and remembered the makeup process from last time to apply a light makeup for herself.
Her waist-length hair didn’t need much styling; simply leaving it loose was already quite beautiful.
Yu Luoyin had no objections to this—Bai Xunyin’s hair draped over her shoulders, conveniently covering the bold strap design of the dress from behind.
From the front, she looked dignified and elegant, exuding an air of nobility.
—Except that the young girl wasn’t quite used to wearing high heels.
Seeing her skirt hem and heel trip over, Bai Xunyin stumbled slightly and leaned against the nearby cabinet to steady herself. Yu Luoyin couldn’t help but laugh.
“Baby, there’s something you can’t handle too?”
Bai Xunyin pursed her lips, “I’ll get used to it after a while.”
After all, wearing high heels ultimately boiled down to balancing skills.
Women’s temperaments were stubborn, so Yu Luoyin shook his head with a smile and let her go. However, as they left after changing clothes, he firmly wrapped his arm around her waist.
Facing Bai Xunyin’s surprised gaze, Yu Luoyin said calmly, “With me supporting you, there’s no need to worry about tripping.”
If she did trip, she could trip on him.
The two were practically living together now. Out of seven days a week, they spent six together, and Yu Luoyin’s car was ‘staying’ in Bai Xunyin’s residential area.
They arrived at the outdoor winery where the engagement banquet was to be held around ten o’clock.
Seeing guests arriving one after another, Yu Luoyin’s slender fingers gripped the steering wheel before he finally spoke, “Yinyin.”
Sensing something unusual in his tone, Bai Xunyin’s hand paused as she undid her seatbelt, turning her head.
“Hmm?”
“Do you remember my mom?”
Yu Luoyin’s eyes were obscure, pondering as he spoke, “The physicist you mentioned before…”
“I remember,” Bai Xunyin interrupted him, smiling slightly, “Professor Gu, I really like her papers.”
Yes, she had known since high school.
“I remember she visited your research institute before, and you even had a group photo published in the newspaper,” Yu Luoyin smiled faintly, but his voice carried some weight.
“Back then, I mentioned you to her.”
“Mentioned me?” Bai Xunyin blinked in surprise.
“How did you mention me?”
“Just told her the truth,” Yu Luoyin’s eyes curved up at the corner, teasingly.
“I said I liked you and that you might be the daughter-in-law she’s looking for in the future.”
Tsk, shameless.
“Who agreed to marry you?” Bai Xunyin couldn’t help but chuckle, casually asking, “So, how did Director Gu respond?”
…
A strange silence followed.
“She didn’t say anything.”
While she didn’t oppose, imagining Director Gu’s typically condescending attitude, Yu Luoyin’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, as he straightforwardly said, “Anyway, if she gives you a hard time when she sees you later, come find me.”
He brought Bai Xunyin here, and he would protect her from being bullied. Whoever dared to give her a hard time wouldn’t be tolerated.
But for Bai Xunyin, hearing those words from Yu Luoyin was enough.
“Who would dare to bully me?” She smiled, opening the door and getting out of the car.
“Don’t worry.”
Yu Luoyin still didn’t know what had happened between his mother and himself in the past, but if she could help it, she hoped he never found out.
Since Bai Xunyin had decided to come today, she had already prepared herself to resolve that ‘knot’.
After all, since she had decided to be with Yu Luoyin, facing his parents, especially Director Gu, was only a matter of time.
As the two walked hand in hand to the winery, the two engaged youngsters were welcoming guests at the entrance, accompanied by their parents, presenting a well-organized and formal appearance.
As they entered, Yu Luoyin draped one arm around Bai Xunyin’s slender shoulders and lazily raised the other to pat the shoulder of the ‘groom’.
“Brother, congratulations.”
The engaged couple was his cousin Yu Shiqin, his cousin and also Yu Shitian’s biological brother.
Upon seeing Yu Luoyin, Yu Shiqin was surprised and moved to hug him.
“Hey, little bro, why did you just arrive?”
“Don’t, don’t,” Yu Luoyin chuckled, hastily pushing him away.
“Brother, haven’t you noticed I’m already hugging someone here?”
Suddenly noticing the ‘busy person’ who had been absent from the family for a long time, Yu Shiqin turned his attention to Bai Xunyin beside Yu Luoyin.
Dressed in a pearl-white satin gown, her ivory skin was delicate and moist, her slim shoulders held by Yu Luoyin, their relationship was obvious without a word.
But what surprised Yu Shiqin even more was Bai Xunyin herself. Elegant and cold, with exquisite features, dressed in the simplest color dress and light makeup, she exuded a charm that rivaled anyone around her.
Even more radiant, in fact.
Yu Shiqin quickly greeted her, “Hello.”
Bai Xunyin smiled faintly, neither distant nor intimate, but simply followed Yu Luoyin’s lead and called out, “Brother.”
With just one address, her attitude was clear—she was a girl Yu Luoyin took seriously.
Yu Shiqin became even more polite, smiling as he said, “Please, come in.”
However, if they wanted to enter, they would have to pass through layers of tests from the people around them.
On the bride’s family’s side, it was fine, but Yu Luoyin’s uncle, Yu Fan, couldn’t help but be curious when he saw him bring a girl over, bombarding him with questions.
Yu Luoyin calmly and patiently explained that she was his girlfriend.
Actually, his relationship with this uncle was even better than with his own father, Yu Yuan, because his uncle and aunt had spent more time with him since he was a child, which was why he got along so well with Yu Shiqin and Yu Shitian.
“Luoyin, Xiaoyin is really beautiful.”
His aunt, having heard the introduction, was very fond of Bai Xunyin’s dignified appearance.
With a gentle smile on her face, she kept asking Yu Luoyin, “Is this the first time you’ve brought someone home? Your parents must be ecstatic.”
Yu Luoyin’s smile stiffened slightly at the corner of his lips, but it quickly returned to normal after a moment.
“Not yet.”
He ‘took’ Bai Xunyin from his aunt’s side, his smile faint.
“I’ll bring her over to see them now.”
Yu Fan and his wife were receiving guests outside, while inside, it was Yu Yuan and Director Gu who were helping out.
However, the ‘radiance’ of the two was even more dazzling than the engaged couple, and they were almost immediately surrounded by people eager to establish connections with them from all directions.
This was Yu Yuan and Director Gu’s usual, and his as well.
Even though their relationship had slightly eased compared to the frozen relations of the past, in public, it seemed he would never have the opportunity to get close to his own parents.
Yu Luoyin stood outside the crowd, calmly observing with cold eyes.
From adolescence to youth, he had long been accustomed to it.
Seeing this, Bai Xunyin keenly felt Yu Luoyin once again creating that ‘vacuum membrane’ that kept people at a distance, influenced greatly by his parents.
She couldn’t help but lower her eyes slightly, silently holding his slender fingers.
It’s okay, she’s here.
She’ll always be there for him.
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