Qin Shiya walked over, and seeing so many people gathered, her elegant brows furrowed slightly.
The middle-aged man, who was adept at reading expressions, immediately understood her thoughts and quickly began to explain.
"These are a few friends of mine, all aviation enthusiasts. The kids are still young, and I had a moment of weakness, so I brought them in to have a look around."
Having said that, the man quickly assured her, "Rest assured, I absolutely will not let them wander off."
Hearing his words, Qin Shiya was still somewhat dissatisfied, but she nodded nonetheless.
"Don't let it happen again. Take them out now. I have to meet a very important person here shortly."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The middle-aged man finally breathed a sigh of relief. Not daring to say more, he waved at Yang Wei and Yang Ying, signaling for them to hurry up and leave with him.
Watching this scene unfold, Yang Ying felt a pang of envy. Her "boyfriend" had to scurry away with his tail between his legs because of a single word from this woman. To think, her boyfriend's annual salary was already one Yuan, so how much did this woman make? Five Yuan? Ten Yuan? Or even more? She dared not imagine.
Yang Ying kept asking herself, why? Why could she only snuggle in a man's embrace, while the man she relied on had to cower just because of a single word from a woman? For a moment, the middle-aged man's image in her heart diminished significantly. And this important person the woman mentioned, who could it be? Who could possibly require such a powerful woman to personally receive them? Yang Ying even began to fantasize that if this VIP were a man, and if she were his woman, she could also order people around just like this.
Just as the middle-aged man was pulling the Yang siblings away, Xia Liang looked at Qin Shiya with a hint of confusion.
"Excuse me, miss… your voice sounds very familiar. Do we know each other?"
Everyone's head whipped toward Xia Liang. Qin Shiya herself was taken aback.
She also felt that Xia Liang's voice was familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.
But the other three did not think the same. The middle-aged man was instantly irritated. How could he have forgotten about this guy? If this troublemaker said the wrong thing in front of Qin Shiya, it would undoubtedly affect him.
The middle-aged man immediately strode forward.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could Manager Qin possibly associate with an ordinary person like you?"
He spoke as he reached for Xia Liang's hand to lead him away, but Xia Liang deftly sidestepped him, leaving the man looking frantic.
Yang Ying was a perceptive person. She knew this was not the time or place to cause a scene, as this woman was clearly the middle-aged man's superior. If she got him fired, how could she maintain the decent lifestyle she had just barely secured?
She immediately barked in a low voice, "Xia Liang, stop making a scene! If you have something to say, we can talk about it outside!"
As she spoke, she tugged at Yang Wei's arm. Yang Wei got the hint and began to mumble under his breath, "So shameless. Trying to suck up to Qin Jie just because she's pretty and rich. It's a good thing my sister broke up with you. Now get lost and stop embarrassing yourself."
Xia Liang understood the trio's intentions perfectly.
He hadn't meant anything by it; he genuinely found the woman's voice familiar.
Seeing their desperate expressions, Xia Liang looked at them calmly, his tone lazy. "What's the matter? Afraid I might spill the beans?"
As soon as he spoke, the middle-aged man's face soured. He was, after all, a man of some status.
The truth about him stealing someone else's girlfriend and keeping a mistress getting out would do him no good.
He promptly walked up to Xia Liang and hissed in an extremely low voice, "Alright! I know what you're up to. You just want to use this opportunity to extort some money, right? I promise you, I'll give you five points once we're outside!"
After speaking, the middle-aged man tried to pull Xia Liang away, only to find him as immovable as a boulder, a mocking expression on his face.
The middle-aged man ground his teeth in frustration, squeezing the words out. "One point! That's my bottom line, so don't push it! Any further and I'm calling security."
Just as he was about to call security, a realization struck Qin Shiya.
Her eyes widened as she stared at Xia Liang, her chest heaving. It's him! It's really him!
That's right. Qin Shiya finally remembered who Xia Liang was. That voice belonged to the man on the phone this morning! That means he's—!
Qin Shiya quickly took a deep breath to calm herself.
"Let go of him!" she snapped. The middle-aged man jumped, startled by her sharp tone. As Qin Shiya approached, he grew nervous.
"Manager Qin, he…"
A sharp glare from Qin Shiya cut him off, and he swallowed the words he was about to say.
Then, under everyone's stunned gaze, Qin Shiya walked swiftly to Xia Liang and asked respectfully, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Xia Liang?"
At that moment, the middle-aged man and the Yang siblings were all completely stunned.
What in the world was going on?
Xia Liang arched an eyebrow, his gaze fixed on the woman's delicate face as if putting the pieces together.
"I am… and you are…"
Seeing him struggle to recall, Qin Shiya quickly explained, "It's me. My name is Qin Shiya. I'm the one who called you this morning."
Her words struck the middle-aged man like a thunderbolt, and his face turned deathly pale.
They know each other! Impossible! How could this poor kid possibly know Qin Shiya?
However, before he could recover, Xia Liang's next words made his scalp tingle.
With a look of sudden realization, Xia Liang said, "Oh, it's you! I knew your voice was familiar. You're the delivery girl who called me this morning to pick up a package."
The middle-aged man's eyes bulged as he blurted out urgently, "What are you saying, kid? This is the daughter of the chairman of the Qinhang Group and the General Manager of Qingyun Airlines, not some delivery girl!"
Xia Liang froze, taken aback by the man's introduction.
Could he really have been mistaken? After all, why would the daughter of a major corporation be calling him to pick up a delivery?
Yang Ying and Yang Wei finally understood why the middle-aged man was so terrified of Qin Shiya. She was the daughter of their ultimate boss.
"General Qin," the middle-aged man said, turning back to her. "Since you still have a guest to receive, I'll get him out of here right now. Wei Wei, give me a hand. Let's drag him out."
With that, the two men prepared to use all their strength to haul Xia Liang away.
"Stop right there!"
Qin Shiya rushed forward to block them, her voice laced with panic. "What are you doing? Mr. Xia Liang *is* the distinguished guest I mentioned!"
"What?"
"That can't be true!"
The three of them were dumbfounded. The middle-aged man's lips twitched as he sized up Xia Liang from head to toe.
This guy? Clad in cheap clothes from a street stall worth no more than a point? A VIP? A distinguished guest? He wouldn't believe it if you beat him to death. Unwilling to give up, he prepared to argue further.