Chapter 353: Managing Marriage

To facilitate the conversation, Meng Chuyuan called him right away, but Lu Qingye didn't even have time to listen to the previous voice message.

However, after seeing the incoming call interface pop up, Lu Qingye quickly answered it.

The next second, Meng Chuyuan's voice rang out: "Tell me, what do you want to talk about?"

Lu Qingye suddenly fell silent. Meng Chuyuan waited for him to speak, but all he got was a clueless "I don't know".

"Hmm?" Meng Chuyuan curled his lips, teasing him while also hinting at a complaint: "You're worse than a scam call."

At least a scam call has a reason for the scam, but Lu Qingye didn't even have a clear topic to talk to her about.

Lu Qingye: "..."

He just missed her a little.

I want to hear her voice and spend more time with her.

Although Lu Qingye didn't say it, Meng Chuyuan could guess it roughly.

Meng Chuyuan pulled the quilt next to him and covered himself with it, saying casually, "I'm curious about how you, with such a dull personality, have always dated people?... If everything was like this, your exes would be so aggrieved..."

Lu Qingye responded calmly: "Never."

She asked, “Not even once?”

"No."

Lu Qingye had excellent academic performance since he was young. He skipped two grades in junior high school and went straight to high school. When others were still in college at the age of 18, he had already graduated.

Later, I went abroad to study for a master's degree for two years, and then returned to China and joined the company directly.

I used to focus on my studies, but now I focus on my career.

Meng Chuyuan was silent for a moment, then he said slowly and casually, "So, last night we were just playing each other."

Lu Qingye: "..."

When I suddenly mentioned last night, pictures started to form in my mind. I went over everything that happened last night carefully. It was really... awkward and clumsy.

Lu Qingye gently called her Mrs. Lu, his deep voice tinged with tenderness, "Are we officially dating now?"

Meng Chuyuan turned over, staring at the ceiling, hesitating, "Well... guess so, but to be more precise, should we be managing our marriage?"

Lu Qingye seemed to have heard a satisfactory answer. The corners of his lips curled up inadvertently, and he nodded in approval. "Yes, manage your marriage."

“…”

The two had just chatted for a while when there was a sudden knock on Lu Qingye's office door. He shouted "Come in" from inside, and Assistant Yang pushed the door open and walked in.

"Mr. Lu, Manager Wan from R Group has arrived and is waiting for you in the reception room."

"Okay, I got it." Lu Qingye raised his hand and gestured, indicating that Assistant Yang should go out and greet the guests first.

"If you have something to do, go ahead and do it." In fact, Meng Chuyuan was a little tired, and it was not difficult to hear some sleepiness in her voice.

"Are you sleepy?"

Meng Chuyuan hummed lightly and said lazily, "Yes, a little."

Lu Qingye's voice was low and gentle, as if he was trying to coax her to sleep: "Go to sleep."

——

Meng Chuyuan woke up after sleeping for half an hour.

There is still some time before the live broadcast, so other people who have woken up will stay in the room for the time being, lying down for a while or checking their phones.

Meng Chuyuan was different from others. She couldn't stay in the room at all, so she combed her hair, put on her coat and came out of the room.

I heard from other guests that there is an open-air balcony upstairs with many flowers and plants, and a set of tables and chairs outside, which is very beautiful.

Meng Chuyuan hadn't gone up to watch it yet. She looked at the time and thought that the recording wouldn't start soon, so she wanted to go up and sit for a while to bask in the sun.

After going up, Meng Chuyuan found that the door was open.

Meng Chuyuan thought that the previous guests came up to enjoy the scenery and forgot to turn off the light when they left. As a result, when she stepped onto the rooftop, she saw a figure with his back to her, sitting in a chair as if in a daze.

The other person was wearing black clothes and a hood on his head. Just from the back, Meng Chuyuan couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman.

She walked in slowly and approached from the side.

It was not until Meng Chuyuan caught a glimpse of the white gauze on the finger from the side that she confirmed the other person's identity.

Meng Chuyuan called out his name: "Qi Zhen?"

Qi Zhen heard someone calling his name, raised his hand to take off his hat, and inadvertently raised his head, looking in the direction of Meng Chuyuan, "Sister Meng, why are you here too?"

"I came up to take a look." Meng Chuyuan came over, glanced at Qi Zhen, and asked curiously: "You didn't take a nap?"

He shook his head. "No."

Meng Chuyuan looked around and she had seen the scenery here before.

She walked to the chair next to her and sat down. Her eyes were soon attracted by the gauze in Qi Zhen's hand.

Meng Chuyuan asked Qi Zhen: "Did you change the gauze yourself?"

Qi Zhen shook his head again and was about to blurt out Qi Yan's name, but he hesitated before saying, "She's my sister."

In fact, it was not difficult to say that Qi Yan was his sister in front of outsiders, but he did sound awkward when he spoke.

Hearing Qi Yan's name, Meng Chuyuan uttered a soft "Oh," "No wonder it looks so awkward. It's no surprise that it was Qi Yan who changed it."

"..." Qi Zhen lowered his eyes, his gaze a little empty, and he didn't speak to Meng Chuyuan for a while.

Meng Chuyuan observed him silently for a while and always felt that something was wrong with his mood.

"Why are you staying here alone? Are you unhappy?"

Qi Zhen replied calmly, "No," and then said indifferently, "I'm actually... quite happy."

Seeing his eyes fall on the gauze in his hand, Meng Chuyuan's eyes flashed with a complicated look, and she said calmly: "Because my sister helped you treat the wound?"

Qi Zhen was inadvertently hit on the heart of the matter by Meng Chuyuan, and his eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Qi Zhen looked up at her and asked curiously, "How did you know?"

Meng Chuyuan raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "I guessed. Seeing that you have been staring at it, it must be related to this."

After a long pause, Qi Zhen hummed softly, his voice slightly cold: "She has never cared about me."

"I think you care about her a lot. Is there some misunderstanding between you two that hasn't been resolved?"

Qi Zhen used a smile to hide his sadness and said softly, "Nothing, just some old things."

This is not the first time Meng Chuyuan has asked this question.

Before, she thought Qi Zhen looked quite sunny, but when she saw him alone in private, he was particularly gloomy and always gave people a feeling of being unhappy.

Whenever Meng Chuyuan saw Qi Zhen alone, he would come over and try to chat with him, but Qi Zhen was always unwilling to speak.

He was even reluctant to tell his story to others using the example of "I have a friend".

What on earth was it that made it so difficult for him to speak?

Seeing how sensible and heartbreaking he was, Meng Chuyuan had no choice but to confront Qi Zhen: "Actually, I don't want to pretend to be ignorant with you when I know the truth."

Then, Meng Chuyuan continued: "I know the relationship between you and your sister. You were talking in the yard once before, and I overheard some of it..."