Chapter 536: The Femme Fatale in the Double Life Story (35)

That day, Xie Qinglan came back very late.

Su Yu almost fell asleep while waiting, and had someone reheat the food over and over again before he finally showed up.

Xie Qinglan was dressed in an official uniform, looking very dignified, with a deep sense of fatigue in his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Su Yu lost her temper all of a sudden: "Didn't you say that you had finished all your work for today? Why did you come back so late?"

Su Yu quickly put the wine on the table and asked him to come and sit down.

Xie Qinglan's gaze lingered on Su Yu's face for a while: "I have some things to do again."

Su Yu complained for him: "You can't be the only one busy."

Su Yu asked someone to bring the bowls and chopsticks, and picked up a piece of fish for Xie Qinglan with chopsticks: "It's just right, I asked someone to prepare a table of dishes, and my husband should take good care of himself."

Xie Qinglan glanced at the wine glass in front of him, then looked down at the fish meat that Su Yu had picked up for him. The thick fish belly meat, dipped in the sauce and spread on the rice, was particularly delicious.

Xie Qinglan didn't say anything and ate it.

Seeing this, Su Yu gave him more food: "Husband, eat more."

Perhaps because she felt guilty, Su Yu was extra attentive and Xie Qinglan didn't even have the chance to pick up some food for himself.

But the more Su Yu acted like this, the heavier Xie Qinglan's heart became.

His voice was calm: "Today is not a festival, and I haven't been promoted. Madam, I am a little flattered by this."

Su Yu froze for a moment, then smiled and explained, "Look at what my husband said, can't it be that I feel sorry for the hard work my husband has put in?"

Xie Qinglan sneered in his heart, if Su Yu knew how to care for others, the sun would rise from the west.

"Then I really have to thank you, ma'am."

Su Yu felt guilty and didn't hear the sarcasm in Xie Qinglan's words. She forced a smile and couldn't stop looking at the wine on the table.

Guessing that Xie Qinglan had almost finished eating, she placed her fingertips on the wine glass, hesitated for a few seconds, then let go, and casually picked up another piece of meat for Xie Qinglan with her chopsticks: "Husband, eat more."

She was still nice to Xie Qinglan, at least she let him live a full life.

Xie Qinglan was too lazy to deal with Su Yu. He glanced at the wine in front of him with a gloomy look and said, "Madam has prepared wine. How can we just eat food without drinking?"

Su Yu paused, her eyes flickering slightly: "You can drink wine anytime, there's no need to rush."

Xie Qinglan said calmly: "Since there is no rush, let's drink later. I feel a little tired today, and I still have to work tomorrow, so I shouldn't drink."

"No!" Su Yu said immediately.

Xie Qinglan looked at her, his eyes were heavy, his voice was suppressed and cold: "Why?"

Su Yu pinched her sleeves in panic: "Because... you need to drink more when you are tired! Drinking a little is fine, it can also calm your mind and help you sleep."

Xie Qinglan said in a very cold voice: "Don't drink too much and fall asleep."

Su Yu looked at him fiercely, and Xie Qinglan said calmly: "If you oversleep, it will delay your work."

It turned out that he was talking about oversleeping. Su Yu quietly exhaled and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about, husband? What do you mean by not being able to get up after sleeping? I won't oversleep. I'll let Lan Ying call you tomorrow."

Speaking of this, Su Yu looked a little unnatural.

Objectively speaking, he really can't wake up once he falls asleep. It's useless to call him. How can you wake up a dead person?

Xie Qinglan said with a sarcastic look: "If that's the case, wouldn't it be a betrayal of Madam's kindness if I don't drink it?"

Su Yu glanced at him and saw that he looked no different from before, but her voice was much weaker: "It's good that you know."

"This wine is not good. I have the royal wine that His Majesty gave me. It tastes mellow and fragrant. I'll have someone bring it to me."

Su Yu quickly grabbed his sleeve and said, "No, no! This wine is also very good! Just drink it normally, don't waste the imperial wine given by His Majesty."

As soon as she finished speaking, the hairs on Su Yu's body stood up. Why did she suddenly feel so cold?

Xie Qinglan stared at her for a while, then suddenly smiled, but that smile looked chilling no matter how you looked at it: "Okay."

Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the wine glass in front of her: "This glass is for my husband. My husband works day and night for our family. Thank you for your hard work. I will drink first to show my respect."

After saying that, Su Yu drank it all in one gulp.

This time she was watching carefully and would never give Xie Qinglan the chance to secretly change the wine.

What a joke! The wine could be exchanged last time, but not this time. Human lives are at stake, and Su Yu is not ready to be poisoned to death.

The male protagonist probably wouldn't really drink it.

Xie Qinglan was still not moving, so Su Yu urged him, "Why don't you drink, husband?"

Xie Qinglan looked at her with a sullen face, which made Su Yu feel uneasy. He lowered his eyes and picked up the wine glass.

"Su Yu, I think I have treated you well in the past two years."

Su Yu's heart was beating fast, and her voice was stuttering: "Naturally."

The wine in the glass was clear, reflecting Xie Qinglan's face clearly, which was cold, with a hint of sarcasm and a bit of self-mockery.

He raised his hand and put the glass to his lips.

Su Yu's heart was about to rise. She prayed that the male protagonist would not actually drink it, while pretending that she hoped he would drink it.

Xie Qinglan suddenly stopped moving, his eyelashes raised, his eyes dark: "Su Yu, I'll ask you one last time, do you want me to drink this glass of wine?"

Su Yu looked flustered: "I...why are you asking this?"

For a moment, Xie Qinglan seemed to have lost his heart. He closed his eyes and relaxed for a long time. The wine glass against his lips was taken away. He loosened his wrist slightly and let the glass of wine fall to the ground.

Su Yu felt as if it hit her heart and made her feel a little uncomfortable.

She looked up suddenly, and immediately understood. She couldn't believe it: "You know?"

Xie Qinglan glanced at her coldly, then glanced at the table of food and wine expressionlessly, said nothing, and stood up and left.

Su Yu was panicking, and subconsciously stepped forward to grab Xie Qinglan: "Where are you going?"

Xie Qinglan paused, stopped where he was, turned slightly sideways, without even looking at Su Yu, he slowly but unyieldingly pulled his sleeve out of her hand.

His voice was as cold as a stranger's: "Su Yu, you take care of yourself."

Su Yu didn't know whether she was more panicked or scared now, her voice trembled: "When did you know?"

Xie Qinglan was silent for a while, then said bluntly: "When you meet the eldest prince's wife."

Su Yu couldn't believe it: "So you have been acting with me tonight?"

Xie Qinglan stopped at the door and finally turned around to look at her. The emotions in that look were very complicated, and the words he said made Su Yu shiver all over.

"No, I've been giving you chances."

It's a pity that she didn't seize this opportunity.

Su Yu's face suddenly turned pale. She sat down on the chair as if she had lost all her strength. She was at a loss. Her voice was trembling: "Where are you going now? Are you going to report to the police? Are you going to arrest me?"

Xie Qinglan said nothing, and his back disappeared into the night.

Lan Ying heard the noise and came out to see what was going on. She didn't know what was going on. She only saw Xie Qinglan walking past her with a frighteningly gloomy face.

"Uncle?"

Xie Qinglan said nothing, and soon even his back disappeared.

Lan Ying hurried into the room to see Su Yu: "Miss, what happened to your son-in-law?"

Su Yu raised her tearful eyes, looking confused and scared. When she saw Lan Ying, her eyes regained some spirit and she grabbed Lan Ying's hand tightly: "Lan Ying! Lan Ying, let's go back to the Marquis' Mansion! Father will help me."

Lan Ying still didn't understand, so she hugged Su Yu to comfort her: "Okay, let's go back to the Marquis' Mansion. Miss, what happened? Did you have a fight with your son-in-law? Can you tell Lan Ying?"