Chapter 192 - Chapter 192: I Want You to Be My Sister-in-law
Chapter 192: I Want You to Be My Sister-in-law
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lin Qingqian thanked her for her good intentions. When she hung up the phone and turned around, she didn’t notice the waiter passing by with the hot pot base.
Just as they were about to collide, a gentle and anxious voice suddenly sounded. “Be careful!”
A warm palm grabbed her slender waist and pulled her out of harm’s way.
Everything happened too quickly. When Lin Qingqian came back to her senses, the hand on her waist had already been retracted. The man’s concerned voice rang in her ears once more. “Are you alright?”
She looked up and met the man’s gentle and worried eyes. She shook her head gently. “I’m fine. Thank you, Xiao Bai.”
Han Liubai looked at her with a warm gaze. “I told you, you don’t have to thank me ever again.”
“Huh?” Lin Qingqian’s plain features were filled with confusion.
He had said that last time, but she didn’t understand what he meant.
Han Liubai’s long eyelashes drooped, and a faint self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips. “Looks like you still don’t remember me.”
Lin Qingqian’s pupils constricted slightly. “We… knew each other in the past?”
That shouldn’t be the case! She hadn’t lost her memory before. If she had seen him before, how could she not remember?
“You saved someone before and even sent him to the hospital and paid for his medical expenses. Do you still remember?” He looked at her expectantly with his eyes that were as black as basalt.
Lin Qingqian was stunned for a moment before she reacted. “Ah… it’s you!”
Seeing that she remembered, Han Liubai’s frown faded. He nodded. “If you hadn’t saved me that night, I would have left this world.”
Lin Qingqian was very surprised. She didn’t expect that the person she saved when she was in a bad mood that night to be Xiao Bai.
“You didn’t apply for this job just to repay a debt of gratitude, right?” she joked.
Han Liubai lowered his head and smiled. He looked at her with sparkling eyes. “What if I say yes?”
“Then I don’t have to give out your bonuses in the future.”
He smiled gently. “I don’t mind even if you don’t pay me.”
Lin Qingqian: “I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare. If word gets out, who would dare to come to my company?
Han Liubai smiled without saying anything.
Lin Qingqian retracted her smile and said seriously, “That night was nothing. If it was anyone else, I would have saved them too. You don’t have to take it to heart.”
“Although that’s true,” Han Liufei’s lips twitched slightly. His tone was light and firm. “I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life.”
His gentle eyes were like thousands of stars, shining brightly.
The news about “Z” magazine and Shi Guang Studio was widely discussed on the Internet for two days before it lost its popularity to the trending topics of other celebrities.
As for who was behind the scenes, Lin Qingqian was not in a hurry to investigate. She continued to be busy with the company every day.
When she received Luo Tianxue’s call, it had just rained in Lan City. The air was thick and humid, and her body felt cold.
When Lin Qingqian entered the clubhouse, she reported her name and was led into a private room by the manager.
Luo Tianxue. who was sitting on the sofa. immediatelv stood uD and walked
over when she saw her. She was warm and cautious, “Qingqian…”
Lin Qingqian’s expression was calm. Her calm eyes swept across the two men sitting on the sofa before landing on Luo Tianxue’s face.
“Miss Luo.”
Luo Tianxue’s smile froze. “Qingqian, don’t be like this. I was wrong.”
Lin Qingqian glanced at her indifferently from the corner of her eye and didn’t say anything.
Lu Dongcheng’s thin lips curled up slightly. “Miss Lin, please take a seat.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the dining table before instructing the attendant to serve the dishes.
Lin Qingqian walked forward, picked a seat that was not close to anyone, and sat down. Her gaze landed on Jiang Yanshen’s face and couldn’t help but linger for a few more seconds.
She hadn’t seen him since she returned from London. After not seeing him for a few days, he looked much thinner. His face was pale, and he couldn’t hide the fatigue between his brows.
Was he not feeling well recently?
Just as she was feeling puzzled, the man got up from the sofa and walked over to sit beside her.
Lin Qingqian couldn’t help but glance at him a few more times when the familiar refreshing scent swept past her nose, mixed with a faint medicinal smell.
Jiang Yanshen sat on the chair, his features pale. He picked up the tea that Lu Dongcheng had poured and took a sip without saying anything.
Luo Tianxue walked to Lu Dongcheng’s side and stood there. The usually delicate peony flower was now as listless as frost.
Lu Dongcheng raised his eyelids and glanced at her.
Luo Tianxue pursed her pink lips and handed the teacup to Lin Qingqian.
“Qingqian, I’m sorry. I was wrong. Can you forgive me?”
Lin Qingqian sat there without moving. Her clear eyes glanced at her, and for a moment, she did not take the cup.
“Miss Luo, ever since we met, I’ve never done anything wrong to you. Regardless of whether you wanted to please President Lu or to get rid of me, did you have to scheme against me like this?”
Luo Tianxue was stunned. She blinked as if she didn’t understand what she meant.
Jiang Yanshen and Lu Dongcheng looked at each other, as if they had realized something, but kept it a secret.
“I-I wasn’t scheming against you.” Luo Tianxue’s clear voice muttered softly, “I just want you to be my sister-in-law.”
“What?” Lin Qingqian was stunned.
Jiang Yanshen’s expression darkened. Lu Dongcheng, on the other hand, had a smile on his thin lips as he leisurely sipped his tea and watched the show.
Luo Tianxue looked at her with sparkling eyes. “Qingqian, you’re divorced from Jiang Yanshen now anyway. Although Lu Dongcheng isn’t that good, he’s still better than Jiang Yanshen. Marry him and be my sister-in-law. I promise I won’t let him bully you!”
“Sister-in-law?” No matter how calm she was, Lin Qingqian couldn’t help but reveal a surprised expression. Her eyes darted between Lu Dongcheng and Luo Tianxue.
Lu Dongcheng saw Jiang Yanshen’s visibly dark expression and tried to clear his name. “Let me make it clear first that I didn’t know about this beforehand. Besides… you’re not my cup of tea.”
Luo Tianxue turned around and glared at him. “Your dish is breasts, long legs, and an internet celebrity face. You might as well choose Ruhua. At least you won’t have to worry about not being able to find her when you bring her out.”
Lu Dongcheng glared at her coldly.
Luo Tianxue stuck out her pink tongue disapprovingly.
The waves in Lin Qingqian’s heart gradually calmed down, and her voice was cold. “You two are siblings? But I have never heard that President Lu has a sister! ”
Luo Tianxue nodded, her eyes dimming. “My mother is his father’s lover. I take after my mother’s surname and is not included in the Lu family tree.”
Lin Qingqian: ‘
To be so good to his father’s illegitimate daughter, she could not help but think highly of Lu Dongcheng.
Lu Dongcheng picked up his teacup and took a sip. He said calmly, “Seeing how pitiful she is, I took it as adopting a small animal by the roadside.”
Luo Tianxue looked at Lin Qingqian seriously. “Qingqian, I really like you and admire you. That’s why I want you to be my sister-in-law.”
Lin Qingqian’s brows moved slightly. “I’m sorry, I don’t want to.”
“Oh.” Luo Tianxue couldn’t hide the disappointment on her delicate face. “I understand. I promise that this won’t happen again.”
Lin Qingqian’s gaze landed on the teacup in her hand. After hesitating for a moment, she finally took it. “Don’t do it again.”
Luo Tianxue smiled and raised her hand to swear. “I promise I won’t do it again.”
Lin Qingqian then lowered her head and drank her tea. It could be considered that she had forgiven her.
Seeing that, Luo Tianxue immediately sat beside her and held her arm affectionately. She said eagerly, “I knew Qingqian is the best.”
Lu Dongcheng glanced at Jiang Yanshen. Are you satisfied now?
Jiang Yanshen didn’t speak from the beginning to the end. The tea in his hand was already cold, so he simply put it down and from his peripheral vision, he saw Luo Tianxue holding Qingqian’s arm. Seeing this sight, he couldn’t help but frown.
Luo Tianxue felt his gaze and tilted her head, “What are you looking at?
Qingqian has nothing to do with you now. She’s mine.”
His dark eyes flashed with disdain as he shifted his gaze away. He was stingy with even a word.
Luo Tianxue snorted lightly and whispered in Lin Qingqian’s ear, “Don’t worry, I won’t treat the trash you don’t want as treasure.”
Lin Qingqian: ‘
Why did these words sound so strange!
Lu Dongcheng’s helpless and doting gaze swept across Luo Tianxue’s fair face and looked at Lin Qingqian. “In order to express our apology, I will invest 50 million yuan in your company.”
Lin Qingqian put down the teacup and pursed her lips. “No need.”
Luo Tianxue and Lu Dongcheng were both a little surprised. Right on the heels of that, they heard her indifferent voice. “1 don’t want to be sent to someone’s bed for 50 million next time.”
Luo Tianxue:
Lu Dongcheng couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Although Lin Qingqian wasn’t his type, he had to admit that this woman was quite interesting.
The meal was quite pleasant, although Jiang Yanshen didn’t open his mouth the entire time and didn’t eat much. He even coughed a few times. After the meal, Lu Dongcheng paid the bill and took Luo Tianxue away.
Only the two of them were left in the private room.
Lin Qingqian stood up, picked up her coat, and put it on. She glanced at the man who had his eyes lowered and had not spoken for the entire night. After hesitating for a moment, she still said, “I’m leaving. Goodbye.”
She turned to the door and heard a muffled cough behind her.
She couldn’t help but stop in her tracks. She turned around and looked at the man’s bent back. Just from his trembling shoulders, she could tell how serious his cough was.
Hesitation, struggle, conflict, and emotions were all encapsulated in his cougmng.
She turned to the table, took a clean glass, filled it with warm water, and handed it to him.
When her fair fingers came into view, the man with his fist against his lips froze. It was as if his cough was instantly cured. He looked up at her.
His lake-like eyes stared at her without blinking, as if there was some magic that wanted to suck her in.
Seeing that he didn’t move, Lin Qingqian pulled his fist away with her slender fingers and brought the cup to his mouth. “Drink some water.”
His long eyelashes trembled a few times, and his pale thin lips pursed. Warm water entered his throat, alleviating the discomfort.
Lin Qingqian fed him a cup of water and put it down. “Where’s Lu Yuan?” Jiang Yanshen’s throat bobbed a few times as he said, “He’s busy.”
Only then did Lin Qingqian realize that his voice was extremely hoarse. Why did he come out instead of resting at home?
“Did the chauffeur send you here?”
The man looked up at her and said in a hoarse voice, “Lu Dongcheng drove.”
Lin Qingqian: “.. ‘
She glanced at the time and saw that it was already past nine o’clock. She didn’t know how long he would have to wait if he called for his chauffeur.
“Let’s go. I’ll send you back.”
Jiang Yanshen raised his lowered eyelashes, his eyes filled with surprise…