Chapter 202 Being too curious won't do you any good.

Qin Ce frowned, staring intently at Shi Yi as if trying to see right through her.

Shi Yi pretended not to see the coldness in his eyes, her face beaming with an innocent smile. Judging from Qin Ce's reaction, she felt that she had guessed most of the truth.

"What? If you really have some secret, are you planning to use it to threaten me?"

Shi Yi blinked innocently and said, "How could that be? I was just asking. I don't know why you're so hostile towards me, and I didn't do anything."

"I'm just curious, I just want to see my sister-in-law. The more you hide it, the more curious I become."

"Being too curious won't do you any good." However, Qin Ce closed the car window and, without giving Shi Yi a chance to speak, stepped on the gas and drove off.

Shi Yi stood blankly on the road, watching his car drive away. A gust of cold wind blew by, and Shi Yi couldn't help but shiver.

She quickly got back into the taxi, where the driver was still joking with her.

Shi Yi had no interest in the driver; all she could think about was Qin Ce's cold face earlier, though she wasn't angry.

After all, she had encountered too many men who flattered and fawned over her, and some who were just being polite. But she had never met someone like Qin Ce who didn't take her seriously at all.

Therefore, Qin Ce had already piqued her interest.

Shi Yi is a proud person. The more others ignore her, the more she wants to challenge the impossible.

She really enjoyed that feeling of conquest.

Qiao Xing had prepared a table full of dishes, but she had been waiting for so long that the food had gone cold.

She glanced at the time; it was almost ten o'clock.

Xue Ling was sitting opposite her, still playing games.

After finishing a game, the other person said they were done playing, and she put down her phone.

"Sister-in-law, when are we going to eat?" She finally realized she was hungry.

Qiao Xing twitched the corner of her mouth, glanced at the door again, stood up and said, "The food is cold, I'll go heat it up."

"Don't heat it up, I'm starving. Just eat it like this." Xue Ling picked up her chopsticks and put a piece of braised pork in her mouth.

It was a bit too greasy. She frowned and awkwardly put down her chopsticks. "Let's heat it up a bit."

Qiao Xing was amused by her appearance, but still took the dishes into the kitchen, reheated them all, and then brought them out again.

However, Qin Ce returned at this moment. When Qiao Xing saw him come in, she hurriedly greeted him, "You're back just in time. Go wash your hands and have dinner."

Qin Ce glanced at the untouched food on the table, a subtle look in his eyes. "You've been waiting for me?"

"Oh, I messaged you but you didn't reply. I didn't know if you would reply or not, so I waited a bit. But we were just about to eat."

"I might not have seen it. If I don't reply next time, don't wait for me."

Qin Ce went to the restroom to wash his hands and then came out to sit at the dining table.

Xueling asked, "Where's Mom? Why hasn't she come back again?"

Qin Ce paused, picked up his chopsticks, lowered his head to eat, and said without looking up, "She has something to do."

Xue Ling pursed her lips. What could possibly be wrong with her? She doesn't go to work, and she hasn't come back for two nights in a row.

But Xue Ling didn't say anything and just kept eating her meal with her head down.

Qiao Xing glanced at Qin Ce. She felt that Qin Ce had been acting a little strange these past two days, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

She sighed inwardly, picked up her chopsticks and ate a few bites, but for some reason, she had no appetite.

After the meal, Qin Ce took the initiative to clean up the dishes and then went to his study by himself, locking himself inside.

Qiao Xing stared at the closed study door, remained silent for a while, and then quietly returned to her room.

She leaned against the headboard and took out her phone. Sure enough, there were dozens of missed calls, all from different numbers.

Lin Yu really did bombard her with phone calls.

She sighed, tossed her phone aside, and lay down to sleep.

Lin Yu waited for a long time, but Qiao Xing didn't call back. He held his phone, his expression constantly changing.

He no longer dares to stay in the hospital, but has instead retreated to his home and is afraid to leave the house.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Lin Yu jumped up instantly like a frightened bird, staring intently at the doorway, his face turning extremely ugly.

"Lin Yu, open the door for me!"

It was Fang Ya's voice. Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, thinking of Fang Sheng's matter, his heart jumped again.

Fang Ya banged on the door frantically, waking Zhang Yu who was sleeping inside.

"Son, who's knocking at the door?"

“It’s Fang Ya,” Lin Yu said, his face pale.

"Xiaoya's here?" Zhang Yu's face lit up with joy, and she immediately ran to open the door for Fang Ya.

"Mom, don't go!" Lin Yu realized what was happening and quickly pulled Zhang Yu away. "Don't open the door."

Zhang Yu looked at him in confusion, "Why don't you open the door? Didn't you want to make up with her? Now that Xiao Ya has taken the initiative to come to your door, what a great opportunity! You should talk to her nicely and say a few kind words."

"Girls are soft-hearted; if you're nice to them, they'll forgive you."

Lin Yu knew Fang Ya's temper; even if he said nice things, she might not forgive him. Besides, he had caused Fang Sheng to end up in the hospital, and his life was still uncertain.

But this matter will have to be faced sooner or later, and if Fang Ya cannot forgive him, things may get even more serious.

So Lin Yu stopped stopping Zhang Yu and let her open the door.

Zhang Yu ran over to open the door with great joy, only to see Fang Ya standing angrily at the door.

"Small……"

Before Zhang Yu could finish speaking, Fang Ya pushed her aside and strode in.

Zhang Yu lost her balance and was pushed by Fang Ya, causing her to crash into the wall.

Fang Ya approached Lin Yu, her eyes red, and stared intently at him.

Just as Lin Yu was about to speak, Fang Ya suddenly raised her hand and slapped him across the face, the crisp sound echoing in the room.

Lin Yu was stunned by the slap. Fang Ya's manicure was extremely sharp, and the slap left five bloody marks on Lin Yu's face.

"Lin Yu, look what you've done!"

"You're the one who made my dad paralyzed, and you still dare to hide? Weren't you so talkative when you came to my house? What are you cowardly about!"

Lin Yu stared blankly at Fang Ya, stammering, "That was just an accident, I didn't do it on purpose."

"You didn't do it on purpose? You brought those rotten fruits and dumped them on the ground, and you say it wasn't on purpose? Lin Yu, I've said it before, if anything happens to my dad, I won't let you off the hook!"

"So what do you want?"

Fang Ya's eyes were red and swollen, indicating that she had been crying for a long time. As she looked at Lin Yu, tears welled up in her eyes again.

But Lin Yu's gaze was filled with coldness and murderous intent.

"What do I want? I'll sue you! I'll get you in the news, let everyone see your ugly face, I'll ruin your reputation, and make you spend the rest of your life in jail!"

Fang Ya was furious and angry. If it weren't for the law, she would have even wanted to kill Lin Yu with her own hands.

She's filled with deep regret now; if it weren't for Lin Yu, she wouldn't be in this situation.

However, when Lin Yu heard these words, anger ignited in his eyes.