Chapter 10 Things Were Not That Simple Back Then

"Shu Wan is back? It would be better to let the driver pick you up. It's not safe for a girl like you to go out so late at night."

Qiu Jing walked out of the kitchen with a bowl of cooked chicken soup in her hand.

Although he complained, his tone was concerned. When he got closer and smelled the alcohol on Lin Shuwan, he couldn't help but frown.

"Drinking? What kind of company is that? Why would a girl like you drink so late at night? You should ask your brother to take you to our company."

Lin Shuwan suddenly felt the enthusiasm from his family and was a little overwhelmed.

It’s like a person who has been wandering for a long time, and suddenly someone gives you a gift. You are happy but also a little timid, afraid that your dirty hands will dirty other people’s eyes.

Lin Shuwan has always felt guilty towards Qiu Jing.

Although she didn't know what happened, it was a fact that her biological mother destroyed someone else's family.

Qiu Jing had reason to hate her. Like all wives who treat their illegitimate children, it was reasonable for her to be harsh and indifferent to them.

But Qiu Jing didn't.

She is always gentle and kind.

Lin Shuwan could feel that Qiu Jing had no hatred towards her and even wanted to get close to her.

Qiu Jing's generosity and gentleness make Lin Shuwan look more like a villain who destroys other people's families.

So she felt even more guilty towards Qiu Jing.

Although she had no say in the past.

Lin Shuwan explained unnaturally, "I just went to discuss cooperation. I didn't drink. It must be that the smell of alcohol stained my clothes."

Qiu Jing: "Working outside is so tiring, but the Lin family can support you. Even if you want to work, you can always join the Lin family."

Lin Shuwan shook his head. "It's okay. I'm just helping a friend."

She will not touch even a single bit of the Lin family's assets.

Qiu Jing had no choice but to obey her. She brought the chicken soup over and looked expectantly at her. "Try it. This is the chicken soup I made tonight. It's less oily, so it's not so greasy."

Lin Shuwan was a little flattered. It was already past dinner time and Lin Ruohai went to bed early, so this chicken soup was specially made for her.

The first bite is full of mellow and rich flavor. It is made with wild ginseng, angelica and wolfberry, and tangerine peel is added to remove the fishy smell. The chicken thigh meat is tender and boneless.

The warm chicken soup went down the esophagus into the stomach, warming the slightly cold body.

It smells very good, like the smell of home.

This was the first time since Lin Shuwan came to Hai City that he felt accepted by others.

She was very touched and said, "Thank you, Aunt Qiu."

Qiu Jing's eyes flickered, and her smile was a bit stiff and flattering. "Actually, you don't have to be so reserved. Now that you're back, we're all family. You can call me mom."

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Lin Shuwan was startled, put down the soup bowl, and hurriedly explained, "Aunt Qiu, I don't have any other thoughts. I am grateful that you can be so tolerant of me, but I will not ask for things that do not belong to me."

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Qiu Jing had a barely perceptible bitter smile on the corner of her mouth. She did not force the other party, but pulled Lin Shuwan's hand and placed it on her knee.

"I don't mean anything else. This is your home. You don't have to be so cautious."

She had seen how Lin Shuwan had been acting at home these days, and she couldn't bear it, so Qiu Jing couldn't help but explain.

"What happened back then was not what you thought, you——"

Qiu Jing paused, her eyes reddening with restraint. "Your mother has never wronged me, and you haven't wronged anyone. It's our Lin family that has wronged you."

Lin Shuwan looked up in surprise, but Qiu Jing didn't want to say more.

Lin Shuwan has never seen her biological mother, so she has no idea what happened back then.

Qiu Jing calmed down, "Yaoyao has been spoiled by us, but she's not a bad person. Like you, she doesn't know the true story of the past, so she can't accept your identity for a while. Don't blame her. You two sisters should get along well."

Lin Shuwan nodded.

I don’t know how much of this bowl of chicken soup today was really meant for her, and how much was just to speak well of Lin Yuyao.

In fact, there is no need to do so. As long as Lin Yuyao does not take the initiative to provoke her, she will not cause trouble for Lin Yuyao.

Lin Shuwan returned to the room, took a shower and lay down on the bed.

This room is dark, and Haishi is hot and humid in summer. The quilt is damp and it is uncomfortable to cover myself with it.

Lin Shuwan thought about the failed negotiation with Fu Yanci today, Qiao Xinyuan in the hospital, the bowl of chicken soup that Lin's mother had made tonight, and what had happened in the previous generation.

I was in a daze all night, thinking about a lot of things, and fell asleep in a daze, with the wet quilt thrown aside.

The next day, my nose was a little blocked and my voice was muffled.

Qiao Xinyuan called and when I heard her voice, I thought she had drunk too much last night.

He had no time to care about the situation of the cooperation and cursed Mr. Li as a greasy, fat, old bald donkey and Fu Yanci as a Rakshasa King who didn't know how to be gentle with women.

Lin Shuwan felt a little guilty because she had messed up the cooperation.

Qiao Xinyuan comforted her, "It's okay. It's not that easy to cooperate with Dingsheng. I knew it was impossible, but I still wanted to give it a try. I'm very grateful that you can go for me. Whoever went last night would have had the same result."

But not everyone dares to throw the bag at Fu Yanci, Lin Shuwan thought.

She is the typical person who responds to soft words but not hard ones.

The more Qiao Xinyuan comforted her, the more guilty she felt.

"Qiao Qiao, don't worry, I will try again."

Qiao Xinyuan, however, had already recognized the reality. "No one is making the connection. We can't even meet Mr. Fu. Forget it."

Lin Shuwan: "Don't worry about it, I'll find a way."

She even dared to sleep with the Jade-faced King of Hell, a figure no one in Hai City dared to sleep with. How difficult could a collaboration be?!

Just as I was going downstairs, I heard Lin's father and Lin Mucheng say, "You go to the Chen family's banquet on Friday night in my place."

The Chen family is also one of the most wealthy families. When the eldest son has a baby boy, people in the circle will naturally go to congratulate him.

The Chen family and the Fu family have business dealings, so Fu Yanci will definitely go there!

"Where will the Chen family's banquet be held?" Lin Shuwan ran out excitedly.

She regretted asking the question the moment she asked it.

Her original intention was to wait at the banquet door. If she was lucky enough to meet Fu Yanci, she could discuss the cooperation again.

But asking this question now sounded like she was some illegitimate daughter who was scheming to marry into a wealthy family and wanted to join the Chen family's banquet.

The two people in the living room didn't react. Father Lin pointed at them and said, "It's just right. Mu Cheng, take your sister with you."

Lin Shuwan: "No, I'm just asking casually."

These words sounded like an attempt to cover up something, and Lin Shuwan wanted to strangle himself for his impulsive behavior.

He just said last night that he would not aim too high, but today he can't wait to attend the banquet of a wealthy family.

Lin Mucheng smiled slightly. He was handsome, like a gentle senior from his school days, and his smile was like a spring breeze.

"Shuwan, come with me, so I won't be bored alone."

Ever since Lin Yuyao's embarrassing diarrhea incident at the last party became a laughing stock in the circle, she has not appeared for a long time.

Lin Yuyao ran abroad in grief and anger to relax, but in fact she was too embarrassed to hide away, hoping that time would make her forget the incident.

Normally, Lin Yuyao and Lin Mucheng would go together for such a thing, so this time it was Lin Shuwan's turn.

Thinking of Qiao Xinyuan in the hospital, Lin Shuwan bit her lip and agreed.