Chapter 168: The Self-awareness of a Married Man

On the afternoon of the day of the Times interview, Lu Qingye was still busy with work. Assistant Yang first arranged the interviewing reporter in the reception room and asked him to wait for a while.

While preparing tea for everyone, Assistant Yang personally went to Lu Qingye's office.

"Mr. Lu, the reporter from the Times has arrived."

Lu Qingye lowered his eyes and glanced at the watch on his hand. The scheduled interview time was about to arrive.

"Well, let them come over later."

"OK."

Lu Qingye typed the last few words on the keyboard and then turned off the computer. He turned around, picked up the coat hanging on the back of the chair, put it on, and wrapped the scarf around his neck.

Assistant Yang thought it was normal when he saw him wearing a coat, but was a little surprised when he saw Lu Qingye suddenly take out his scarf.

Where did Mr. Lu get this Weibo scarf?

How come he hadn't seen it before!

…

The day before the variety show recording happened to be the weekly update time of the Times. News about Lu Qingye was overwhelming on the Internet, and there were also marketing accounts in China that specifically reported on the matter. As a result, the news of Lu Qingye's interview became a hot search.

Ever since Meng Chuyuan got a Weibo account, she always receives popular push notifications.

That afternoon, Meng Chuyuan came back from shopping and saw the trending search, which made her curious and willing to click in to see it, all because Lu Qingye's name was on the title.

It is indeed a rare thing for Lu Qingye, a young and powerful Chinese businessman, to be interviewed by overseas journalists and even appear in the Times.

Meng Chuyuan clicked on a popular Weibo post and glanced at the copy edited by the marketing account, which seemed to have used all the good words and sentences he had learned in his life.

However, what surprised Meng Chuyuan the most was not the copywriting of the marketing account, but the photos leaked during the interview.

She clicked on one of the loaded photos, zoomed in on the details, and focused on the scarf around Lu Qingye's chin.

Meng Chuyuan couldn't help but frown, with deep doubt in his eyes.

Why does this scarf look familiar?

Meng Chuyuan remembered that day when she and Lu's mother were knitting scarves, the blue wool had just run out, so she used white yarn to knit the rest.

It just so happened that the one Lu Qingye wore around his neck was exactly the same as the one she had knitted, because one end of the scarf was completely white, and the top was connected to blue, which was the so-called gradient.

She gave the scarf to Lu's mother.

It’s only been a few days...how did he end up at Lu Qingye’s place?

When netizens saw this interview, they immediately exploded in the comments, but their focus was different from Meng Chuyuan's.

[Holy crap!! He has a ring on his ring finger. He's actually doing an interview with a ring on it!!]

Oh my goodness! I remember there were reports about him in China a couple of months ago. Back then, he didn't even have anything on his wrist. How come he's wearing a ring now, after such a short time?

[Could it be that they asked me to wear it during the interview? Maybe it's a co-branded company trying to get some free publicity for my husband?]

[The person above, why don't you watch the interview first before commenting? This guy already said he has a wife during the interview, and you keep calling him "husband." Isn't that inappropriate?]

[I suddenly fell out of love, woooo, why are you showing me this?]

…

Looking at the heartbroken voices of so many netizens, Meng Chuyuan suddenly felt guilty for stealing the excellent "husband" in their minds.

At the same time, Lin Youjuan also saw the overseas report.

Seeing that Lu Qingye had received the express and used it, she was very satisfied: "You know what, it's quite suitable."

Lin Youjuan didn't feel much about the interview. Over the years, the father and son had been featured in newspapers and magazines of all sizes, and they were used to this kind of interview.

When she saw Meng Chuyuan in the lobby, Lin Youjuan did not hide anything. She came over with her mobile phone and specially chose the angle that she thought was the best from many photos to show Meng Chuyuan.

"This is a recent photo of Ah Ye, take a look." Lin Youjuan thought she hadn't seen it and was afraid that Meng Chuyuan might have missed it. "I haven't seen him for over a month. He looks thinner in the photo."

Meng Chuyuan glanced at him lightly and said calmly, "He has indeed lost weight."

She felt it when she was on a video call during a meeting at the company that day.

Before Meng Chuyuan asked about the scarf, Lin Youjuan took the initiative to bring it up: "It's quite cold over there. I sent the scarf you knitted over there a few days ago, but I didn't expect him to wear it so soon."

Meng Chuyuan raised his eyebrows slightly and responded calmly: "I was wondering why he looked a little familiar."

She was the one who gave the scarf to Lin Youjuan first, so she had no right to interfere with what her mother-in-law did with it.

But it was quite surprising to see Lu Qingye wearing this scarf today. There was no sense of incongruity at all.

When she was knitting the scarf, she didn't think too much about it and just randomly picked two colors she liked. Unexpectedly, it seemed to be quite suitable for Lu Qingye when he wore it.

After getting used to seeing Lu Qingye in a suit and tie, I felt that he was a kind of flower on the mountain top.

However, the brown windbreaker he wore in the interview, paired with a blue and white scarf, actually served as an embellishment on Lu Qingye, making him look a little more gentle and approachable.

Lin Youjuan suddenly remembered something, put away the smile on her face, turned serious, and asked doubtfully: "You two haven't been in touch recently?"

She helped to send the Weibo scarf out, and Lu Qingye had already received it. Didn’t they talk about this privately?

Meng Chuyuan said bluntly: "No."

They had a private agreement after marriage to try not to disturb each other, especially when Lu Qingye needed to work.

This agreement was very easy for Meng Chuyuan. She was very independent and relied on herself for everything. Lu Qingye was busy with work every day. She thought that it was even less likely that this man would waste his time on an idle person like her.

"That's outrageous." Lin Youjuan deleted the photo on her phone and was about to call Lu Qingye: "I'll go give him a heads up."

"..." Meng Chuyuan was about to stop her, but before he could say anything, the call was made.

Lin Youjuan put one hand on her waist, her eyes showing a serious look. She walked out of the hall alone and went to the yard.

Seeing this, Meng Chuyuan shrugged helplessly.

Not long after, Lin Youjuan came back from the phone call and felt a little dry in the mouth. She picked up the cup and poured herself a glass of water.

Meng Chuyuan sat on the sofa, watching Lin Youjuan drinking water, and had no idea what happened on the phone call just now.

After drinking the water, Lin Youjuan sat down and turned sideways to look at Meng Chuyuan.

…

Lu Qingye had been busy all day and was just about to take a shower and go to bed when he received a call from his mother, who gave him a barrage of advice, which swept away any sleepiness he had.

He sat at the head of the bed and pondered for a while, then lowered his eyes to look at his phone and clicked on Meng Chuyuan's WeChat.