Sunday's Substitute

Synopsis: Su Yiruo, from a poor family background, never imagined that one day she would be regarded as a forbidden possession in the palm of a crazy man's hand.

He is the sole heir of th...

Chapter 12: Luck. It doesn’t matter if I give it all to you…

Chapter 12: Luck. It doesn’t matter if I give it all to you…

God knows how much Qin Cangye wanted to kiss her immediately when he saw the smile on Su Yinuo's face.

But he knew he couldn't.

Zhang Yifeng's previous words had already hinted at this: Don't forget that you are still engaged to Li Jinmiao! The engagement hasn't been cancelled yet, do you want to have two relationships at the same time?

Tonight, Qin Cangye really ignored this matter. He didn't mean to play with Su Yinuo on purpose, he seriously treated Su Yinuo as his fiancée.

When the illusion was exposed, Qin Cangye was shocked, and then he was overwhelmed by overwhelming loss and sadness.

He wanted to get this girl whose real name he didn't know yet, but he knew he couldn't be reckless. He didn't want this girl whom he loved and cherished to follow the same path as his mother and grandmother.

If she were brought out into the sunlight now, Qin Weishu's minions would pounce on her and destroy her completely.

Qin Cangye would never allow this to happen, so now is not the time to be with her. But even if they can't be together yet, he still wants to be good to her.

Qin Cangye could tell that Su Yinuo's family wasn't well off. He guessed that Su Yinuo might be Li Jinmiao's new intern, and that Li Jinmiao must have used money as an inducement to get Su Yinuo to agree to go on the date on her behalf.

Qin Cangye couldn't bear to see the tears and pain on Su Yinuo's face tonight. He wanted to use the excuse of exchanging gifts to provide Su Yinuo with some substantial financial support.

But unexpectedly, Su Yinuo didn't even mention money. I didn't expect that all she wanted was my luck.

When Qin Cangye heard this answer, he was stunned. He was thinking: Do I have such a thing as luck?

After thinking for a moment, a wry smile appeared on his face. He opened up to Su Yinuo about his past, which he had never confided to anyone else.

"Before I was eight, I was extremely timid. I was afraid of the day because it would allow me to clearly see the bruises on my mother's body and the fear and pain on her face. I was also afraid of the night. Whenever night fell, I would hear my mad grandfather's angry roar and my grandmother and mother's incessant soft sobs like the ghosts of the dead. I felt... like I was living in hell.

When I was eight, something in my head suddenly clicked. I rebelled against my grandfather and protected my mother. I thought everything was going well, but I hadn't expected my mother to die two years later. I felt like... I was the only one left in this world.

My father, who had no sense of existence, fled abroad in a cowardly manner. I grew up like a zombie under the supervision of my grandfather and have everything I have now.

"How, how could it be..." Su Yinuo's eyes turned red as she listened to Qin Cangye's story.

"Before Miss Li asked me if I was lucky, I didn't think I had any such thing as luck," Qin Cangye smiled. "But when I think about it carefully, I do have a lot of luck. First of all, I was born a boy. Secondly, I am the only descendant of the Qin family. That's why I was lucky enough to avoid my grandfather's attack, lucky enough to grow up, and lucky enough to have wealth that ordinary people can hardly imagine."

Qin Cangye raised his hand as if grasping something, and stretched it towards Su Yinuo, with a brilliant smile on his face that didn't fit the atmosphere: "It's one of my few lucky moments, it doesn't matter if I give it all to you, take it."

Su Yinuo stared at Qin Cangye in a daze. Just as tears were about to burst out, she lowered her head and let a few tears roll down into the dark carriage. She had never imagined that Qin Cangye, who looked so bright and beautiful, had such a miserable childhood and such a distorted upbringing.

She stretched out her palm and spread it under Qin Cangye's hand. She sniffed, raised her head and smiled back with the same bright smile: "Thank you."

Qin Cangye spread out his hands, and it seemed as if stars flew out from his palms and all fell into Su Yinuo's palms.

After arriving at the gate of the software park, Qin Cangye also got out of the car. Su Yinuo looked at him doubtfully, and he smiled and said, "I'll take you to the company."

"Ah? That... no need. I can go back by myself. It's just a few steps away."

Su Yinuo's refusal made Qin Cangye feel a little sad. He put on that aggrieved and lost expression again and said, "I just want to talk to you more, is that not okay?"

It must be said that the sight of a 1.9-meter-tall, handsome man showing weakness was truly devastating. Furthermore, ever since she learned of Qin Cangye's tragic childhood, Su Yinuo felt a surge of maternal compassion whenever she saw him. She didn't refuse anymore and quickly said, "Alright, alright."

On the dim and quiet path, the slight cool breeze made Su Yinuo much more sober. She typed a message quickly on her cell phone, telling Li Jinmiao not to come out to pick her up, and Qin Cangye would take her to the company gate.

"Ms. Li, next time, can you bring me a gift?" Qin Cangye's expectant words drifted over from the side. Su Yinuo quickly put away her phone and replied without thinking, "Okay."

Having agreed too quickly, Su Yinuo smiled sheepishly and looked up to ask, "What gift do you want this time?"

Qin Cangye slowed down his pace, thought for a moment, then tugged at Su Yinuo's clothes and stopped under a tall ginkgo tree. The bright white light from the nearby building shone through the golden ginkgo leaves, casting a warm glow on Qin Cangye's face.

But his words were as lonely and cold as the autumn night: "I've had everything since I was a child, and everything was the best. Ever since I can remember, my grandfather has never allowed me to use any inferior products. He said that my life, my thoughts, my words and deeds, my clothes, and everything I use must be standardized and perfect. He would throw away the low-quality toys my mother bought me and the cheap gifts my classmates gave me. He made sure that when I returned home, all I saw was exquisiteness and perfection. Day by day, I felt as if I had become a perfect tool myself."

He paused, looked at Su Yinuo, and bent slightly, as if he wanted to tell her a secret that no one else knew: "No one knows that during those days when I was almost suffocating, I tore a pair of equestrian gloves worth tens of thousands of dollars, but I secretly hid them. That imperfect and tattered pair of gloves became my spiritual support when I was a child, supporting me through countless sleepless nights."

Su Yinuo had been listening carefully to every word Qin Cangye said, earnestly feeling the oppression and suffocation he had once felt. She couldn't help but feel her hair stand on end, and she couldn't help but hold her breath. After Qin Cangye finished speaking, she took a deep breath and said, "I know what you want."

Qin Cangye raised his brows slightly, a little surprised.

Su Yinuo calmed down and smiled lightly: "I just know it, hehe, I won't tell you, I'll give it to you next time."

"Okay!" The clouds in Qin Cangye's eyes dissipated, and his eyes were full of joy and anticipation.

Su Yinuo smiled, turned around, and walked towards Building No. 5 with a somewhat brisk pace.

Qin Cangye looked at her skirt dancing like flowing light, as if he saw her pushing away the time and space in the darkness, flying to his side more than 20 years ago, and hugging the poor little boy like an angel.

He chased after her, following her with an inexplicable piety.

Arriving at the elevator entrance of Building 5, Su Yinuo said, "Mr. Qin, I'm here. You can go back now."

Qin Cangye nodded, his eyes fixed on the number 15 that kept decreasing by the elevator door. With a soft ding, the elevator door opened, and a group of workers who had been working overtime until late at night walked out in a lifeless manner.

Su Yinuo was afraid of being recognized by Li Jinmiao's employees, so she quickly took a few steps back, lowered her head and pretended to touch her hair, and even picked up her phone to cover her face. Qin Cangye was afraid that Su Yinuo would be bumped into, so he put his arm around her shoulders again.

The two people dressed in gorgeous clothes standing together were particularly eye-catching. People who came out couldn't help but cast curious and admiring glances at them.

Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang out beside him: "Nono!!"

Su Yinuo was startled. She raised her eyes and moved her phone slightly away, and saw Ji Wenjun running towards her.

It’s over…I’m going to be exposed!

She was startled and stepped back suddenly, but was held tightly in Qin Cangye's arms.

Qin Cangye looked at Ji Wenjun coldly. Ji Wenjun also saw him. Their eyes met and violent sparks flew.

Qin Cangye had never been to Li Jinmiao's company before, so Ji Wenjun didn't recognize him. Seeing him holding Su Yinuo so intimately in his arms, and thinking about the words "Let's go on a date" that Li Jinmiao said when they left in the afternoon, Ji Wenjun felt a pang of heartache. Pointing at Qin Cangye, he asked, "Yinuo, is he the boyfriend you mentioned?!"

Hearing this question, Qin Cangye's cold expression eased a little, and he lowered his head to look at Su Yinuo in his arms.

"Ah? Yes, yes," Su Yinuo smiled awkwardly and answered perfunctorily. However, she didn't know that just a few simple words would stir up a thousand different waves in the hearts of the two men.

Qin Cangye appeared calm but was actually ecstatic: "So her name is Nuonuo, so she's always treated me as her boyfriend!"

Ji Wenjun was grief-stricken: I’m heartbroken, ahhhh, I’m really heartbroken!!

Ji Wenjun looked like he was about to cry, and when he was about to say something, Zhang Yifeng rushed out from the corridor, grabbed his shoulders, and dragged him to the bathroom. As he dragged him, Zhang Yifeng turned his head and said to Su Yinuo and Qin Cangye, "You go first, you go first, this kid is confused from working overtime."

Su Yinuo nodded, broke free from Qin Cangye's hand, shouted, "Goodbye, Mr. Qin," and ran into the elevator.

After Su Yinuo returned to Li Jinmiao's office, she took a long time to calm down. She recounted her experience of tonight's appointment in a disjointed manner. Of course, she did not mention the kiss, nor did she mention Qin Cangye's miserable childhood.

Not long after he finished speaking, Zhang Yifeng ran back.

Su Yinuo raised her head and asked, "How is Ji Wenjun? Does he know everything?"

"No," Zhang Yifeng shrugged and said with a wry smile, "A grown man was crying so hard. He just thought he was heartbroken and didn't ask about the true relationship between you and Vice President Qin."

"Oh..." Su Yinuo lowered her head, pinching her fingers, wondering if her identity had been exposed in front of Qin Cangye because of Ji Wenjun's "Nuo Nuo" just now.

Aside, Li Jinmiao was already immersed in Su Yinuo's experience that night. She frowned, pondering and analyzing, when she suddenly stood up and angrily cursed, "Qin Cangye is such a scumbag!!"

Su Yinuo raised her head, stunned: "Ah???"

Zhang Yifeng raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Boss Li, we really think alike."