NOVEL NEXT Chapter 45 - 45: A Couple at Loggerheads
Chapter 45: Chapter 45: A Couple at Loggerheads
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In the evening, Qiao Yin finished work and pedalled her bicycle to the market.
She was preparing to buy more supplies because there was nothing left to eat at home. She was economically distressed and couldn’t afford to order takeout. It was more economical to buy some vegetables and cook for herself.
This market was newly opened and had few patrons.
As a new market, it had various promotional sales. Qiao Yin decided to only shop from the discounted items.
As she was shopping, she noticed two figures not too far away that made her freeze in her tracks.
A man and a woman were choosing baby items in the maternity area. The woman’s face was filled with joy and happiness. After she made her selections, the man immediately paid the bill with his card.
A wave of intense pain suddenly washed over Qiao Yin.
She almost burst into tears and quickly turned around to escape, accidentally bumping into someone with her shopping cart.
The man was unhappy: “What is wrong with you?”
Qiao Yin hurriedly apologized: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I didn’t notice someone was there. Are you hurt?”
Seeing her teary eyes, the man waved his hand as if to dispel her worries. “Never mind, I’m fine.”
He then walked away.
Qiao Yin wanted to leave too, but because she was held up, Lu Lingche and Lan Yuyi had spotted her and were walking towards her.
Upon seeing her, Lan Yuyi seemed very pleased. “Miss Qiao, what a coincidence to meet you here. How about we have dinner together later?” she proposed affectionately.
Qiao Yin stiffly declined, “No, I have other things to do.”
Lan Yuyi’s face fell. She crinkled her nose and tugged at Lu Lingche’s clothes to whine, “Lingche, help me invite Miss Qiao.”
Lu Lingche flatly responded, “Qiao Yin, let’s have dinner together.”
Qiao Yin felt as though a wound in her heart was torn open again. A wound hidden in an unnoticeable place that left her battered and bleeding.
In the past, Lu Lingche never accompanied her shopping. Firstly, he lacked the patience; secondly, he feared being recognized.
But now, he was patient and he wasn’t afraid of being recognized. He willingly accompanied his moonlight to shop and pay the bills.
Moreover, he even proactively invited her to have dinner for the sake of his moonlight!
Qiao Yin took several deep breaths, just barely managing to restrain her emotions.
She put on a faint smile, “Lu Lingche, we’re not divorced yet. You’re so brazenly flaunting your relationship with your elder brother’s wife in front of me. Do you think I’m already dead? Or, now that your elder brother is dead, you think I’ll be the next one to die?”
Lu Lingche was already exhausted from his non-stop work schedule since he returned from abroad. He immediately set about improving the firewall to deal with hackers, then cleaning up the troublemakers within the corporation. However, being provoked by Qiao Yin, his fatigue vanished and he was instantly in battle mode. He said sharply, “Qiao Yin, don’t you dare talk about my elder brother! You have no right!”
“The one who has no right to talk about him is you, Lu Lingche.”
Qiao Yin did not want to make things easy for him as she felt miserable, “He just passed away, and you already have a child with his wife. You have no respect for him at all. You’re so hypocritical. Does your elder brother know about this?”
“Qiao Yin, shut up!”
“President Lu, you should tone it down. You are a public figure now, and this will attract spectators. I cannot guarantee that I won’t reveal our marriage. When that happens, Miss Lan here will become the hated third party.”
Lan Yuyi lowered her head in shame and said with teary eyes, “Lingche, don’t be harsh on her, be nicer to her. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have invited Miss Qiao for dinner. I can’t face anyone now, Lingche. Let’s go home, I don’t want to continue shopping.”
However, Lu Lingche didn’t make a move to leave. He fixed his gaze on Qiao Yin, as if he could slice her into pieces, “Qiao Yin, if you keep targeting Yuyi, don’t blame me for being impolite! Yuyi wants your secret recipe.. Name your price, one hundred million, or two hundred million? I’ll buy it!”