Chapter 4: Chapter 003: Quite Knowledgeable
Zhonghai City, Nanshan District is located by the sea on one side and near the mountains on the other, beautifully scenic and has always been a gathering place for the villas of the wealthy.
At the entrance of the "Green Bamboo Forest" villa in Nanshan, a red Porsche was parked at the front gate. The car door opened, and a man and a woman got out.
The woman was wearing a tight white sweater on her upper body, her breasts proud and her arms as delicate as lotus roots, her curvaceous figure was unabashedly on display; the tight jeans on her lower body perfectly showcased her long, jade legs. She was the epitome of stunning beauty.
However, the stunning beauty's companion seemed somewhat shabby in comparison. Although he had a ruggedly handsome appearance, his jean jacket and jeans ensemble looked somewhat out of style, especially in front of the luxurious entrance of the Green Bamboo Forest villa—it was quite a eyesore. To the uninitiated, one might think he was just a delivery boy.
"Are you coming in or not? If you're not, I'm closing the door!"
Murong Fei opened the villa's grand door, turned her head, and noticed that Qin Tian was actually standing at the entrance, staring dumbfounded at the villa. She scoffed internally, "This bumpkin must be from the mountains, has never seen such a luxurious villa, and must be awestruck by the grandeur of the Green Bamboo Forest villa."
Thinking this, Murong Fei became increasingly irritated. She, a proud Harvard University graduate and from a wealthy family, boasting both status and good looks, was to marry this bumpkin? Had her grandfather gone senile?
Regardless, Murong Bei's decision wasn't going to change, and Murong Fei had always been obedient to Murong Bei from a young age. Thus, despite her absolute reluctance about marrying Qin Tian, she had to accept the fact that they would temporarily be living together.
"Grandpa just left for a while, I need to find a way to drive him away. Once he can't stand it and leaves on his own, I won't have to marry him. Hmmph..."
Murong Fei schemed internally, and glancing at Qin Tian's somewhat rustic appearance, she grew a bit smug, thinking to herself, "I, a high-flying returned student, if I can't deal with a bumpkin like you, then I don't deserve the Murong name!"
"Hey, Mr. Qin, are you coming in or not?"
Murong Fei said with a mocking tone, "This is Nanshan District in Zhonghai City, surrounded by luxury villas. You're the type who hasn't seen much of villas, so stop making a fool of yourself here. To the clueless observer, standing at the entrance, one might mistake you for a thief."
"Look here, beauty, do you really think I've never seen a villa? I just thought that your Green Bamboo Forest villa has a different design and structure from the others."
Qin Tian finally entered the villa, where the courtyard was filled with various potted plants, giving the villa a unique, elegant, and modern vibe.
"Hmph, putting on a brave face," Murong Fei sneered after hearing Qin Tian's remark. "Talking about design and structure now, are you? You seem to know quite a lot! Then do tell, what is different about our villa compared to the ones around it?"
Murong Fei mocked him openly, thinking to herself, "Keep pretending, I want to see what you come up with, totally clueless, I'll easily expose you!"
"Let's not get into that. Come on, let's check out our...oh no, I mean our bedroom, bedroom." Seeing Murong Fei's face darken, Qin Tian hurriedly corrected himself with a grin.
"What's the matter, can't say it anymore?"
Seeing Qin Tian trying to move inside the house, and knowing that he couldn't say it, Murong Fei felt even more triumphant.
From today on, she was set on making life difficult for Qin Tian, embarrassing him in any way possible, hoping he'd find it unbearable to stay here.
With a stretch of her arm, Murong Fei blocked Qin Tian, who was trying to enter the house: "If you can't detail what design and structure you're talking about, then don't boast about it in front of me. Also, from now on, in here, you'll do as I say for all matters, big or small, clear?"
"Not clear."
Looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, Qin Tian was serious, his head shaking like a rattle.
"What's not clear? Let me tell you, I know more about city affairs than you do, since I've eaten more rice than you've eaten salt. You must listen to me. It's only for your own good!" Murong Fei declared, putting on her CEO demeanor.
Qin Tian, knowing that Murong Fei was just making things hard for him, chuckled, "Oh, so if I do speak about the design aspects of Green Bamboo Forest, then, in turn, would you have to listen to me on everything here?"
"You..."
Not expecting Qin Tian to be so difficult to fool, Murong Fei was momentarily at a loss for words. But she thought again, how could a bumpkin possibly answer questions about the upscale architectural construction and design style of these villas?
"Fine! If you can actually speak to that, I'll listen to you on everything. However, if you can't, hmph, then vanish from Zhonghai City immediately, and even if you fly to Antarctica, I'll reimburse your plane ticket!"
Murong Fei clenched her teeth and decided to go all in—what better opportunity to get rid of this guy than now!
"Green Bamboo Forest is a typical blend of modern and traditional architectural styles. Among its features, Green Bamboo Forest most typically utilizes the characteristics of French architecture. It has a strong sense of linearity, a focus on detail, and brings the feature of symmetry to its extreme, which is also one of the biggest characteristics of our traditional architecture."
Qin Tian spoke leisurely as he walked into the villa.
"Of course, if it were just that, Green Bamboo Forest wouldn't seem so special. What's most unique is that Green Bamboo Forest adopts the 'High-Tech' architectural style. Besides the villa's exterior, if I'm not mistaken, the interior utilises a lot of new materials like hard aluminum, high-strength steel, combining system design and parameter design to reflect a sense of mechanical aesthetics and ethereal beauty... Hey, could you not look at me with such admiration? I'm getting shy."
Qin Tian rattled off about the architectural style and design features of Green Bamboo Forest, leaving Murong Fei, who had initially been somewhat gloating, gaping in awe with her big beautiful eyes fixed on him.
Although Murong Fei wasn't schooled in architecture, she knew a thing or two about the design philosophy behind Green Bamboo Forest, and what Qin Tian said matched exactly what the original designers of Green Bamboo Forest had told them!
"You, you really understand architecture?" Murong Fei was stunned, unable to believe that a rustic bumpkin could know so much—where's the justice in this world!
"A bit, just a bit."
Qin Tian gave a faint smile, walked up close to Murong Fei, and the two were so close that Qin Tian could smell her faint perfume—a unique feminine fragrance that was refreshing.
"If I'm not mistaken, this villa was designed by a leading figure of the 'High-Tech' movement, master Norman Foster, right?" Qin Tian said softly.
"You, how did you know?!"
Murong Fei was flabbergasted again. How could this guy even know which designer they had hired!
"I know a lot of things you don't…" Qin Tian said with a mysterious smile.
"What else do you know?" Murong Fei asked impulsively.
"I also know…" Moving closer, Qin Tian's gaze dropped to Murong Fei's ample chest, "I also know that this area here, cough cough, is at least 36D, hehe…"
"Drop dead!"
Murong Fei snapped back to her senses, her face and ears turning red as she pushed Qin Tian away, arms crossed over her chest as if she had just been molested by him.
"Beautiful lady, you just said that if I could prove myself, you'd listen to whatever I said from then on, didn't you keep your word?"
Qin Tian looked merrily at the flushed, frosty beauty a few steps away.
Making a cool beauty blush, Qin Tian was in a great mood, thinking that women, indeed, should be gentle and shy, which makes them even more charming. Especially someone like Murong Fei, who was a stunning beauty.
"I, I… what do you want me to do?"
Murong Fei, always a woman of her word in business, had intended to mean what she said but now felt somewhat reluctant, embarrassed by Qin Tian's antics.
Qin Tian laughed, "Don't be so tense, I'm not going to eat you. Wearing a cold expression isn't quite suitable for you, being gentle and virtuous is better. How about, beautiful wife, you try calling me 'husband' once?"
"Go to hell! In your dreams!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Thwack thwack thwack!
Just as Qin Tian was about to make another joke, he saw Murong Fei on the verge of a rampage. She grabbed cushions from the villa's living room couch, one after another, all hurled at Qin Tian—even the TV remote control was thrown at him!
"I just said you should be gentler, why are you being so fierce, alas, getting angry isn't good, some places might get affected and become smaller… Oh no, wife, don't throw that vase, it's an antique!"
Bang!