Chapter 144 Lin Yang Must Be an Incomplete Man

Qin Mengnong returned to the private dining room and sat back down.

"I apologize, President Liu, to have kept you waiting so long."

Liu Yaoming smiled and said, "It's quite alright. Come, let's have a drink."

Seeing Liu Yaoming raise his glass, Qin Mengnong wasn't in a hurry. She said, "President Liu, you simply must help me out with my loan."

"No problem at all. The moment I get to work tomorrow morning, I'll sign the papers, and your loan will be approved very soon. First, let's finish this drink," Liu Yaoming said eagerly.

Qin Mengnong glanced at the glass in front of her, hesitated for a moment, and then picked it up.

Liu Yaoming downed his drink in one gulp.

"Don't drink it."

Through the wall using his clairvoyant vision, although Lin Yang hadn't seen Liu Yaoming tampering with the wine, he could tell from the man's eager, lecherous gaze that something was definitely wrong with it.

Lin Yang uttered a warning aloud, though of course, Qin Mengnong couldn't hear him.

Qin Mengnong also downed the wine in her glass in one go, causing Liu Yaoming to burst into a satisfied, triumphant laugh.

"Stupid woman, jumping into a fire pit just for a loan? Where did all your usual cleverness and cunning go?"

Lin Yang couldn't help but complain inwardly.

He had always believed Qin Mengnong to be a resourceful and supremely intelligent woman, but right now, drinking that wine made her look utterly foolish.

"Could it really be that she's driven to desperation, so desperately short of money that she has to take such a reckless gamble?"

Lin Yang pondered to himself.

It seemed that Qin Mengnong had indeed been having a difficult time lately.

Qin Mengnong and Liu Yaoming were still eating and drinking. Meanwhile, in another private room, Murong Yun had waited for quite a while without seeing Lin Yang return, so she took the initiative to step out and found Lin Yang standing in the corridor looking somewhat dazed.

"What are you standing here for? I thought you had left by yourself."

Murong Yun tapped Lin Yang lightly on the back.

"It's nothing. Let's go," Lin Yang said.

Murong Yun took the initiative to link her arm through Lin Yang's, and they walked toward the restaurant exit together.

Yet Lin Yang remained absent-minded, unable to set aside his worry for Qin Mengnong.

After all, Qin Mengnong was his woman now; how could he let another man lay a hand on her?

Lin Yang accompanied Murong Yun in the elevator up to her hotel floor. Tonight should have been an exhausting yet delightful evening, but the appearance of Qin Mengnong had somewhat disrupted the rhythm.

Murong Yun pulled out her room card and unlocked the door, but Lin Yang stood by the threshold without stepping inside.

"What are you standing at the door for? Aren't you coming in?"

Murong Yun tossed her handbag onto the sofa, walked over, and looped her arms around Lin Yang's neck. A faint scent of champagne mixed with perfume lingered in the air.

Under normal circumstances, Lin Yang certainly wouldn't have hesitated. He would have swept Murong Yun up in his arms and gotten straight to making up for lost time, filling in all the blanks.

"I still have matters to attend to. You've had quite a bit to drink too, get some rest early."

Lin Yang forced out these words completely against his own will, silently cursing Qin Mengnong for choosing to eat here and now, of all times, while the man dining with her harbored such malicious intentions.

Damn it, if he didn't make her beg for mercy beneath him later, he would truly be doing himself a disservice!

After all, he was turning down Murong Yun of all people—just how much willpower and courage did that take!

Hearing this, Murong Yun's expression naturally changed, seeming somewhat incredulous.

"Are you sure you want to leave?"

Murong Yun asked, tilting her head up slightly.

"I genuinely have an urgent matter. How about... another day?"

Lin Yang recited a silent prayer of repentance. This was the second time Murong Yun had actively thrown herself at him, and he had turned her down both times. This was utterly outrageous!

Murong Yun directly dropped her arms and said coolly, "Then go ahead. I won't see you out."

Lin Yang saw displeasure and disappointment in Murong Yun's expression. He felt it necessary to explain: it wasn't that your charm wasn't great enough, it was simply that this brother of yours was spread too thin!

There were priorities in life, and Qin Mengnong's situation was clearly much more critical. If she were actually taken advantage of by that scoundrel Liu Yaoming, wouldn't he be cuckolded?

Lin Yang would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Miss Murong, I..."

Without giving Lin Yang a chance to explain, Murong Yun took a step back and slammed the door shut. The door nearly hit Lin Yang right on the nose.

Lin Yang rubbed his nose. "Great, now I've completely offended Murong Yun. She probably thinks I was just putting on airs on purpose, doesn't she?"

Lin Yang wanted to declare that in front of a beautiful woman, he only wanted to dive into intimacy, not put on airs!

Things had reached this point, and feeling quite helpless, Lin Yang could only figure out a way to appease Murong Yun later before discussing the matters of "remedial lessons" and culinary arts.

The most urgent task right now was to keep an eye on Qin Mengnong's situation.

Inside the room, after closing the door, Murong Yun was indeed furious, her back pressed against the door.

She was Murong Yun, after all; the men pursuing her were as numerous as carp crossing a river. Yet when she finally took the initiative to offer herself, she was rejected—and rejected twice at that!

The last time, she could attribute it to Lin Yang being too exhausted after practicing medicine, fearing it would affect his performance. But what about today?

The mood had been set to perfection, everything was falling naturally into place, and it was the exact moment for the doors to open for her lord—yet Lin Yang had found an excuse and slipped away. How heartbreaking.

Murong Yun was angry, but simultaneously she doubted herself: could it be that her charm truly wasn't sufficient? Or was he playing hard to get with her?

She secretly peeked through the peephole; Lin Yang was already gone.

She hurriedly opened the door and poked her head out to look closely, but there was no trace of Lin Yang left in the corridor. Her heart sank into complete despair.

"What on earth is the reason? Could it be that Mr. Lin has some sort of problem in that area? That's why he's running away!"

Murong Yun had confidence in her own charm, believing that no normal man could possibly reject her.

The only explanation was that Lin Yang was abnormal!

He wasn't a complete man.

The more Murong Yun thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

"To finally meet a man who makes my heart flutter, a man I'm willing to give myself to, only to find out he's incomplete. It seems this is heaven's will; after all, I cannot escape my fate!"

Murong Yun felt utterly disheartened, deeply disappointed, and entirely disillusioned.

Naturally, Lin Yang had no idea that he had already been labeled an incomplete man in Murong Yun's mind. He returned to the restaurant once more, using his dual-pupil clairvoyance to monitor the movements inside.

Qin Mengnong and Liu Yaoming had almost finished eating and drinking.

"President Liu, it's getting late, and I'm feeling a bit intoxicated myself. I'll head back and wait for your good news."

Qin Mengnong didn't want to spend another single second in Liu Yaoming's company; it was utterly sickening, and this meal had made her want to vomit several times over.

Yet she truly had no choice. Xingyao Group was currently besieged by internal and external troubles; it had lost numerous partnerships, many accounts receivable could not be collected, and various primary clients were continuously pressing for payments. The company's daily operations also required capital, and with the shareholders relentlessly applying pressure, she desperately needed to secure a sum of money to stabilize the situation. Otherwise, Xingyao Group would be ruined.

Qin Mengnong would never allow the fruits of her hard work to be destroyed just like that.

Therefore, she had no choice but to endure her utmost disgust to entertain Liu Yaoming in order to secure the loan.

Liu Yaoming was the president of the Luocheng City Commercial Bank, holding the authority for loan approvals. Without his signature and nod of approval, the funds could never be disbursed.