Chapter 381: A Passionate Confession
"President Qin, I have arranged the best barista for you!" the plump owner hastily said.
"Good!" Qin Jun nodded.
The plump owner's face was covered with a cluster of smiles. Given his naturally chubby face and small eyes, it was even harder to spot his eyes when he was overjoyed. Xiao Ma followed the plump owner out and then casually closed the door behind him.
In the room, a large LCD TV was showing the process of making coffee and the health benefits of drinking coffee.
Within the private room, Qin Jun looked at Lan Yudie with a cheerful smile and asked, "Xiao Yu, is your boyfriend Xiao Han?"
"What... what do you want?" Lan Yudie asked.
"I'm just asking," Qin Jun said with a smile, then added, "I heard it from someone else."
"Who?" Lan Yudie asked defensively.
She dared not reveal any information about Xiao Han to Qin Jun. As the head of the Qin Corporation, if he wanted to target Xiao Han, he probably had millions of ways to do so. Once Qin Jun decided to target Xiao Han, Lan Yudie feared she could do nothing to stop him.
"You needn't worry about who it was," Qin Jun said with a smile. "Anyway, your romance with Xiao Han has already become well-known throughout Shuimu University. So, do you think it matters who spoke?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Yudie immediately bowed her head and said, "Yes, my boyfriend is Xiao Han!"
"I just want to know, how is he better than me?" Qin Jun asked.
"He is not better than you!" Lan Yudie shook her head and said, "He is just a student."
"Then why choose him to be your boyfriend?" Qin Jun asked, puzzled, looking at Lan Yudie. "Thinking of me, the great son of the Qin family, where do I fall short? Yet you chose a young lad, where is he better than me?!"
Qin Jun's barrage of questions overwhelmed Lan Yudie.
"Liking someone is just liking them!" Lan Yudie shook her head and said, "I just like Xiao Han. You can consider me lowly, ignoring a man as outstanding as you and instead choosing a student, a young lad, someone who hasn't even stepped into society."
Qin Jun took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.
Soon, a beautiful barista arrived, dressed in a neat suit and looking very energetic.
"Hello, President Qin!" the barista said with a smile, then added, "Today, I will be grinding and brewing the coffee for you."
"Good!" Qin Jun nodded, then said, "Start then. I can hardly wait!"
The female barista walked in, opened a box of cat poop coffee, and gently placed it into the coffee machine to start grinding. Grinding coffee beans is a long process. To drink the best coffee, it requires meticulous grinding to break down the essence within the coffee beans, which ensures that, after boiling with water, the most delicious coffee can be produced.
Qin Jun and Lan Yudie sat on the sofa.
The barista soon brewed a pot of coffee and then smiled, "President Qin, the coffee is ready."
"Hmm," Qin Jun nodded, then said, "Everyone, sit down and drink."
Xiao Ma shook his head, "I'll stand by the door."
The barista poured a cup for both Qin Jun and Lan Yudie and said, "This is plain coffee. If you find it bitter, you can add some sugar and coconut powder."
"I'll have some sugar!" Lan Yudie, not being a coffee enthusiast, needed some sugar and coconut powder.
With the sugar added, the coffee was much smoother for Lan Yudie to drink.
Qin Jun, however, had a certain sentimentality toward coffee, and he never liked adding anything to his coffee, whether it was sugar or coconut powder. In his view, adding anything would ruin the original taste of the coffee. True coffee lovers never add anything. They appreciate purity, not something mixed and muddled.
Qin Jun gently tasted it and said, "Not bad, this coffee is good."
"Indeed!" the barista nodded, then said, "Our boss has given you his years of collection."
"This must be a treasure from the Indonesian cat poop coffee factory," Qin Jun said with a smile. "Five hundred grams must cost at least a thousand US dollars, right?"
"Correct!" the barista nodded, then said, "Initially, our boss bought it for over eight hundred US dollars. Now it has gone up to fifteen hundred. Last year, a natural disaster killed many civets, significantly affecting the production of cat poop coffee."
"Hmm," Qin Jun nodded, saying, "I've heard about it."
Lan Yudie silently listened, not speaking, as she knew little about coffee, only that after grinding the coffee beans and boiling them, it turns into coffee, or even simpler, the instant coffee bought from grocery stores is still coffee.
However, such instant coffee is rubbish for someone like Qin Jun. It can hardly be considered coffee at all.
The barista smiled and said, "President Qin, your coffee is ready. I'll leave now, but if you need me, just call!"
The barista was tactful, aware that Qin Jun had brought Lan Yudie here today for a reason. If she lingered around, it wouldn't be appropriate. Thus, she decided to leave quickly, lest she spoil Qin Jun's intentions.
The female barista turned and left, closing the door gently behind her. Xiao Ma stood upright at the door; he wasn't just a driver but also a bodyguard and effectively Qin Jun's right-hand man. He was essentially a personal bodyguard in life.
Within the private room.
Qin Jun set down his cup, looked at Lan Yudie, and then said, "Xiao Yu, I want you to come back to me!"
"What do you mean?!" Lan Yudie was startled.
"I believe there's no other man in this world who loves you more than I do!" Qin Jun looked at Lan Yudie earnestly and then said, "Right? So, I hope you can come back to my side and not leave me!"
"No!" Lan Yudie hurriedly shook her head, then said, "Qin Jun, I don't have romantic feelings for you, just friendship. Besides, I never agreed to be your girlfriend, did I?"
"There wasn't one before, but there can be now!" Qin Jun looked at Lan Yudie earnestly and said, "I want to marry you. You would be the lady of Qin Corporation in the future."
"I don't want that!" Lan Yudie immediately shook her head and then said, "I don't want to be the lady of Qin Corporation, nor do I want to be a rich lady. I just want to do what I like. Moreover, I'm still pursuing my PhD. I don't want to have too many distractions."
"If you marry me, you can still do what you want to do!" Qin Jun hurriedly said, "I won't stop you, whatever you want to do, I will support you unconditionally. Manpower, material resources, financial resources... I will support you without reservation!"
"I'm sorry, Qin Jun!" Lan Yudie still shook her head and said, "I really don't want this!"
"Forget it!" Qin Jun hurriedly shook his head, then said, "Since you don't want to, let's drop it. Let's talk about something else!"
"Okay!" Lan Yudie nodded.
"What have you been up to lately?" Qin Jun smiled and said, "I was abroad for a month, and you seem to have lost some weight!"
"I've been busy with classes." Lan Yudie smiled and said, "Besides, I'm pursuing my PhD, so I have a lot to do."
"How is Xiao Han treating you?" Qin Jun asked.
"Very well." Lan Yudie glanced at Qin Jun and said, "Xiao Han is very responsible. He loves me a lot and is incredibly accommodating to me."
"That's good!" Qin Jun sighed and said, "I think the thing I regret the most in my life is going abroad for a month because it led to you and Xiao Han getting together. If I had been here, I would have never allowed such a thing to happen."
"Uh..." Lan Yudie was stunned.
"However, since it has already happened, I can't stop it." Qin Jun sighed and then said, "I still want to wish you well."
"Thank you!" Lan Yudie nodded.
The two sat in the cafe for over half an hour, and then Qin Jun drove Lan Yudie back to Shuimu University.
On the way back.
"Xiao Ma!" Qin Jun called out.
"President Qin, what can I do for you?" Xiao Ma quickly nodded.
"Later, help me thoroughly investigate Xiao Han's background!" Qin Jun said seriously, "I need a very detailed report. Try to dig up everything on him all the way back to his ancestors!"
"Yes!" Xiao Ma immediately nodded.
With Qin Jun stating things to this extent, Xiao Ma naturally would spare no effort in getting the job done.
Qin Jun had always found it strange, why a mere Xiao Han could captivate Lan Yudie completely, especially a mere student, if he could beat Jingwu Hall senseless, and even have Liu Sandao actively back him up. All of this showed that Xiao Han was no ordinary person. To what extent he was extraordinary required a detailed investigation.
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Lan Yudie returned to the university, and she called Xiao Han, asking him to meet up.
"Xiao Yu, what's up?" Xiao Han asked curiously.
"There's something I need to discuss with you," Lan Yudie started.
"Oh?" Xiao Han was taken aback and asked," What is it?"
"Qin Jun came to see me just now!" Lan Yudie glanced at Xiao Han, then lowered her head.
Xiao Han immediately felt a wave of surprise and hurriedly asked, "What did he want? Did he say something to you, why do you look so down?"
A series of questions left Lan Yudie not knowing how to answer properly at that moment.
"Listen to me!" Lan Yudie hurriedly recounted the matter. She didn't hide anything because she knew that being in love wasn't easy, so it required honesty and openness. She didn't hold back anything, including the matter of Qin Jun pursuing her.
"Qin Jun?" Xiao Han smiled and said, "He's Qin Xiaotian's brother, right?"
"Yes!" Lan Yudie nodded and said, "Xiao Han, you have to be careful in the future, Qin Jun is not someone to be trifled with." Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire
"Indeed, Qin Jun is not someone to be trifled with." Xiao Han smiled slightly and then said, "That doesn't mean I, Xiao Han, am easy to trifle with."
"Silly, the Qin family is wealthy and powerful, with connections in both lawful and unlawful realms," Lan Yudie looked at Xiao Han anxiously and said, "I know you can fight, but the connections of the Qin family are not something you can provoke. You can handle one Jingwu Hall, you can handle one Tiemu Zha, but can you handle a hundred Jingwu Halls, a hundred Tiemu Zhas?
It's fine to be confident, but don't be arrogant. The background of the Qin family is extraordinary, definitely not something you can provoke. So, you must be careful."