The hotel where Teacher Yang was staying had already been booked by Qin Chuan earlier in the day.
He drove to the hotel and parked outside. Teacher Yang pushed open the car door and got out.
Just as Qin Chuan was about to follow, Teacher Yang stopped him.
"You don't need to come in. I'll go in by myself!"
"I'll just come in for a bit, to have a cup of hot water," Qin Chuan insisted.
"No, if you want hot water, you have plenty at home. Or I can ask the front desk to get you a cup," Teacher Yang said, her face wary after being tricked several times. She clearly wasn't going to fall for it again.
"It's not like that, Teacher Yang… Can't we just get along? Do you really think I'm just some lecherous man who only wants to sleep with you?" Qin Chuan sounded a bit displeased.
"Xiao Chuan, I… I…" Seeing that Qin Chuan seemed genuinely upset, Teacher Yang quickly grabbed his arm. "Of course, you're not that kind of person…"
Qin Chuan felt a little better and a smile returned to his face.
However, Teacher Yang's next words completely froze the smile on his face.
"In my heart, you're a hundred times worse than those people!"
After saying this, Yang Zimo darted upstairs like a rabbit, leaving Qin Chuan standing outside in a daze.
Finally, a wry smile appeared on his face. He got back into the car, lit a cigarette, and smoked it in silence.
In fact, he had only been teasing Teacher Yang earlier. Even if Teacher Yang had been willing to share a bed with him tonight, Qin Chuan would have stopped it.
Not for any other reason, but because the timing and setting were wrong, and more importantly, he felt guilty and apologetic towards Li Ya.
This Yongnan County was Li Ya's territory. It was one thing to be intimate with another woman behind her back, but to actually sleep with her would be going too far.
Perhaps after a few more such incidents, everyone would gradually become accustomed to it, the pressure would subside, and then things might progress further.
After finishing his cigarette, Qin Chuan started the car and drove directly to a hot pot restaurant.
A group of people were already there, drinking and enjoying a lively atmosphere.
Qin Chuan's sudden entrance startled everyone.
"Boss, why are you here?"
Qin Chuan's expression was unreadable. "What, I can't come?"
"No… aren't you supposed to be with that new boss lady?" Yao Dong asked.
"She went back to the hotel to rest!"
Qin Chuan found a seat and banged on the table. "Pour the drinks, what are you all sitting around for?"
Bai Xiaoguang quickly poured the wine.
"Xiao Chuan, didn't you go to see Mom and Dad?" Qin Er Ge asked.
Qin Chuan rolled his eyes. "Am I an idiot? Going there now would be asking for a scolding!"
"Come on, let's have a toast!" Qin Chuan raised his glass and drank it down in one go.
"Boss, you're amazing!" Bai Xiaoguang gave him a thumbs-up. "Before, we only thought you were good at business. We never expected you to be such a master with women too. You surprised all of us without anyone knowing!"
"You have no idea how shocked we were when we saw the boss lady from the provincial capital today!"
"That's right! And your two girlfriends, they're more beautiful than each other. Teach us your ways! How do you do it?" Yao Dong looked at him with admiration, having completely turned into a fanboy.
Everyone else quietly pricked up their ears, including his elder brother, Qin Yang.
Seeing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but let out a wry laugh. "What's amazing about it? If I were truly amazing, I wouldn't be so scared and worried about Li Ya finding out."
"Everyone, don't learn from me. Before you have enough strength, juggling two or even more women is extremely dangerous. If you're not careful, you'll fall into the sea and become a drenched chicken, and all your boats will sail away!"
The others looked confused.
"Boss, if it's so dangerous, why are you still juggling two boats?"
Qin Chuan took another gulp of wine, put down the glass, and grinned. "Because it's a fundamental flaw in all men!"
"I call it the 'scumbag attribute,' which is what people commonly call a 'scumbag'!"
"They have a heart that embraces all. They can accommodate many beautiful things, and beauty ranks at the very top."
"I wouldn't say they fall in love with everyone they meet, but they certainly don't stop progressing for one woman. While they like the beauties around them, they also like other women."
"In their hearts, the love they give to each person is the same…"
Everyone looked shocked after hearing Qin Chuan's novel explanation.
It was the first time they had heard someone explain the derogatory term "scumbag" in such a fresh and elegant way. They were clearly in the wrong, falling for everyone they met, yet they managed to wrap themselves in a golden cloak.
"Boss, you're shameless!"
"You're clearly a scumbag, falling for everyone you meet…"
Everyone collectively looked down on him. Even his elder brother, Qin Yang, looked at his younger brother with a strange expression.
"Haha!!" Qin Chuan couldn't help but laugh heartily and stand up. "This is the biggest difference between me and all of you. I ask you, between beautiful women and your own dignity, what would you choose?!"
This question that reached the soul silenced everyone.
Yes, perhaps this was truly the biggest difference between them and Qin Chuan. Between dignity and beautiful women, what would you choose?
Seeing this, Qin Chuan laughed even more triumphantly.
"Alright, I'm heading home now! Starting tomorrow, everyone will continue with your respective jobs."
"Also, I don't need to remind you, but everyone here knows the meaning of 'keeping your mouth shut,' right?"
Everyone nodded in unison. What a joke! They wouldn't dare to leak such important matters.
If their boss were to fall, their current lives would also change drastically. Such a situation of shared fortune and misfortune was something only a fool would get involved in.
Qin Chuan left the hot pot restaurant, drove Teacher Yang's car back to the construction site, and switched to his own "Tiger Head Benz" before slowly returning to Li Ya's place.
It was almost midnight. The bedroom was dark, and Li Ya was already fast asleep.
After washing up, Qin Chuan slipped into bed.
In her sleep, Li Ya felt the movement beside her and slowly opened her eyes.
"Xiao Chuan, you're back!"
"Yeah, just got back."
Qin Chuan reached out and hugged her warm, soft body. Li Ya cooperatively snuggled closer, leaving no space between them.
"Go to sleep, it's late!"
"Mmm!" Li Ya rested her face on his warm chest and soon fell into a deep sleep.
However, Qin Chuan couldn't sleep.
Holding her in his arms, smelling her fragrance, he felt a wave of guilt.
Li Ya was so good to him, yet he had been meeting other women behind her back.
If this were discovered, the consequences were almost unimaginable, a true battlefield scenario.
At that time, both Li Ya and Teacher Yang would likely leave him.
Yet, Qin Chuan truly couldn't bear to give up either of them!
He was greedy and wanted to have both!