Chapter 44 Mr. Jin, are you that concerned about Jiang Xingyao?

"Qin Jiangnan, tell me honestly, who exactly is your girlfriend?"

Jin Qingyu had asked this question before, but this time, his state of mind was clearly different from last time.

His eyes were fixed on Qin Jiangnan with a probing gaze, but the ferocity in his pupils was so intense that he wanted nothing more than to tear Qin Jiangnan to shreds.

Qin Jiangnan was still completely bewildered: "Jin Qingyu, why do you keep asking about my girlfriend?"

He seemed to think for a moment, then stared at Jin Qingyu with a strange look: "You don't actually think my girlfriend is Jiang Xingyao, do you?"

Jin Qingyu did indeed have this suspicion.

But when he actually heard those words spoken by Qin Jiangnan, he still felt his heart tighten for a moment.

Qin Jiangnan met his serious eyes and suddenly chuckled: "No, do you have to be so suspicious?"

"Okay, I took her home today. She was standing in the middle of the road, looking lost and disoriented. Since I saw her, I couldn't just ignore her, could I?"

"Who cares about your meddling? It's my car..."

"You mean your car is parked right at the entrance?"

If I hadn't seen your car, do you think I would have wanted to interfere?

Jiang Xingyao ran out looking so distraught, wasn't it because of what you and Sister Cancan were doing inside?

"I was trying to help you solve your problem, and instead you're causing trouble for me. Brother Qingyu, this isn't how you treat a brother." Qin Jiangnan abruptly changed the subject, shifting all the blame onto Jin Qingyu.

Qin Jiangnan's words were clear and logical, and no one could find any flaws in them.

Even his motivation was to go to great lengths for his brothers.

But the more Jin Qingyu looked at his somewhat reckless face, the more he felt something was off.

Qin Jiangnan didn't want to waste time with him for long.

He stretched and said, "Brother Qingyu has already lost his temper, and I've answered all your questions. You can't doubt your brother anymore, can you?"

"You're so suspicious of everything because of Jiang Xingyao. Have you fallen in love with her?"

Qin Jiangnan's words were met with silence from Jin Qingyu.

Did he love Jiang Xingyao? Deep down, he always knew the answer, but…

Jin Qingyu was a little annoyed. He didn't say anything more, and the car sped away in front of Qin Jiangnan, heading straight for the bar.

Qin Jiangnan let out a long sigh of relief.

He felt that he was sick lately, which was why he kept getting involved in the couple's relationship.

After thinking it over, Qin Jiangnan still sent a message to Jiang Xingyao, telling her about Jin Qingyu's visit to him.

When Jiang Xingyao woke up in the morning, the first thing she saw was Qin Jiangnan's message.

Jiang Xingyao felt it was all a joke that Jin Qingyu was once again acting crazy under the guise of caring about her.

If he cared about her even a little bit, he wouldn't have trampled on her dignity time and time again, nor would he have humiliated her repeatedly with Jiang Cancan.

Jiang Xingyao didn't waste too much energy on Jin Qingyu's matter.

After a night of reflection, she felt better and decided to write out the first piece of music that she had agreed upon with the Shen siblings.

She hasn't composed music in far too long.

When she picked these up again, she was still a little rusty, but fortunately Shen Mingsu gave her a lot of time, so she could take her time.

Jiang Xingyao was so busy that it was already afternoon, and she didn't realize it was already two o'clock until she felt hungry.

Jiang Xingyao still didn't want to go out. She was just about to make something quick and easy when she heard another knock on the door, along with the voice of her neighbor.

If it weren't for Jin Qingyu, Jiang Xingyao wouldn't have anything to hide.

As soon as she opened the door, she smelled alcohol and saw the man sitting in the hallway by the door.

The neighbor lady must have just returned from grocery shopping, carrying a lot of things. When she saw her, she said, "Young lady, is this your husband? He was knocking on the door all afternoon yesterday, and he's here even earlier this morning."

What's wrong? Are you two having a fight?

It's not that I'm criticizing you, but it's inevitable for young couples to have disagreements. But no matter what, you can't just shut someone out, can you?

Isn't this just making us a laughingstock in front of the neighbors?

Listen to your aunt's advice, take the person home first, and you can talk things out at home.

The neighbor aunt was talking non-stop, giving Jiang Xingyao no chance to interject.

After waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Jiang Xingyao's first reaction was to deny her relationship with Jin Qingyu.

But before he could finish speaking, the man who had been lying on the ground, still hungover, woke up at some point. He leaned against the wall and stood up unsteadily. Without saying a word, he hugged Jiang Xingyao around the waist, putting most of his weight on her. He mumbled incoherently, "Yaoyao, you've finally decided to see me."

"Let me go." Jiang Xingyao shoved him directly.

Jin Qingyu was unwilling to let go.

He not only wouldn't let go, but hugged her even tighter: "Yaoyao, don't push me away, I've been waiting for you."

He was very drunk, and the strong smell of alcohol overpowered his usual ebony scent.

He also speaks with a slight slurred speech.

Jiang Xingyao couldn't push him away at all. She said in a cold voice, "You're drunk. I'll have Assistant Xu come and pick you up."

"No, I'm not leaving. I came to apologize to Yao Yao. If I leave, my Yao Yao won't want me anymore." The man's voice was still a little muffled.

He leaned on Jiang Xingyao's shoulder, so close that Jiang Xingyao could hear what he was saying very clearly.

When he uttered "My Yaoyao," Jiang Xingyao felt a distinct stiffness in her back.

She knew very well that Jin Qingyu neither loved her nor cared about her.

So she couldn't understand how someone like him could, with what kind of mentality, label herself as him.

The neighbor aunt was also advising, "Look how good the young couple's relationship is. Your husband clearly cares about you so much. What can't you talk about? Hurry up and take your husband home."

The familiar words seemed to pull Jiang Xingyao's consciousness back to when she was Mrs. Jin in Xiyuan.

Back then, Jin Qingyu always managed to act like a good husband in front of everyone.

It made her seem ungrateful.

The aunt was very enthusiastic and kept nagging and persuading her, but Jiang Xingyao looked a little numb.

Jin Qingyu was drunk and clearly not very conscious. He just kept rubbing against Jiang Xingyao's neck like a large dog, and Jiang Xingyao couldn't get rid of him.

Jiang Xingyao was so annoyed by her aunt and Jin Qingyu that she had no choice but to drag them into the house.

Jiang Xingyao wanted to find her phone to call Assistant Xu.

But Jin Qingyu still wouldn't let her go.

The drunk man was overly clingy, his whole body sticking to Jiang Xingyao. He followed Jiang Xingyao step by step, never leaving her side.

Even though it's only a few steps from the living room to the bedroom, Jiang Xingyao was kept occupied by him for ten minutes and still couldn't get her phone. Meanwhile, Jin Qingyu's phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

"Let go of me first, your phone is ringing." Jiang Xingyao pushed him again, trying to bring him back to his senses.

But apart from rubbing against Jiang Xingyao's neck and repeatedly saying sorry, Jin Qingyu did nothing else.

The phone rang again and again, like some kind of death knell.

Worried that something important had happened, Jiang Xingyao could only fumble for Jin Qingyu's phone.

But when she turned on her phone and saw the name flashing on it, Jiang Xingyao's steps became unsteady.

It's Jiang Cancan again.

She should have known.

It seems that no one but Jiang Cancan would call Jin Qingyu so frequently.

The phone remained unanswered for a long time before finally hanging up automatically. Jiang Xingyao stared at the scrolling text on the screen, momentarily panicked.

There were seventeen missed calls, all from Jiang Cancan; I didn't answer a single one.

Jiang Xingyao couldn't help but glance at Jin Qingyu. Would he also not answer Jiang Cancan's calls?

Just then, the eighteenth call came in. Jiang Xingyao was about to throw her phone aside when Jin Qingyu suddenly leaned over and nudged her arm, causing her to accidentally touch the answer button.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Cancan's voice came through quickly, trembling with tears: "President Jin, Brother Qingyu, you can't just fire me like this."

I've already explained that what happened that day was an accident. I sincerely wanted to apologize to my sister, and I never expected it to turn out like this.

Even if I made a mistake, it wasn't a work-related error. How can you treat a personal matter as official business?

Did Jin Qingyu fire Jiang Cancan?

Jiang Xingyao thought this was truly unbelievable, like the sun rising in the west.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Cancan was crying incessantly, sounding very aggrieved.

Jiang Xingyao naturally wouldn't respond to her.

She wanted to hang up the phone, but Jin Qingyu frowned slightly behind her and pressed closer to her. His slightly hoarse voice rang in Jiang Xingyao's ear: "Wife, who is it? It's so noisy."

The warm breath tickled her ear, and Jiang Xingyao's whole body stiffened.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Cancan's crying seemed to stiffen a bit.

Jiang Xingyao heard her ask in a slightly trembling voice, "Mr. Jin, are you with my sister right now?"

Jin Qingyu was not in a good enough state of mind, so of course he couldn't answer her.

There was another silence on the other end.

Jiang Cancan asked again, "Are you really going to fire me for my sister's sake? You know I can't live without this job. My sister has everything. How can you be so heartless?"

"Have you abandoned all your principles for Jiang Xingyao?"

Jiang Cancan felt that, based on her understanding of Jin Qingyu...

If Jin Qingyu were with Jiang Xingyao now, he would never admit that he cared about Jiang Xingyao.

As long as he doesn't admit it.

The matter of being fired was eventually dropped.

After all, he doesn't even admit to caring about Jiang Xingyao, so why would he fire his own secretary for her sake?

Jiang Cancan waited and waited for Jin Qingyu's denial.

But time is passing by little by little.

She received nothing in return.

Jiang Cancan pressed on again, "President Jin, do you care about my sister that much? Just because I gave her flowers, you're going to fire me?"

Amid Jiang Cancan's persistent questioning, Jiang Xingyao also looked at Jin Qingyu. She also wanted to know if he had really fired Jiang Cancan or if he was just putting on an act with her again.