Chapter 22 Inexplicable reluctance
He went up to Qian Lili and asked who the man was. Qian Lili told him that the man was her partner and she would marry him soon. She asked him not to look for them and their son again in the future to avoid dragging them down.
It was because of her words that he wanted to jump into the river that day.
"Zhao Kun, you ungrateful, ruthless thing! How much I, Qian Lili, have given you over the years, have you forgotten? I suffered for you, and gave birth to children for you, but you repay me like this, have you lost your conscience? How can you treat a poor woman like me so cruelly? My life is so miserable!" Qian Lili wiped her tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Zhao Kun snorted expressionlessly, "Qian Lili, you don't need to tell me these things. Check your conscience. How did I treat you after I married you?" After he married Qian Lili, he treated her like a queen mother. He gave her all the money in the family and let her make the decisions about the family affairs.
But when she learned that something happened in his factory, she not only did not help, but also made things worse. She couldn't wait to file for a divorce, took the children back to her parents' home, and took away all the money in the family, leaving him in a desperate situation, with nowhere to go and no one to help.
"Don't talk nonsense to me here. Do you have a new love outside and don't want us mother and son anymore? Is it this vixen who seduced you?" Qian Lili was furious and pointed her finger directly at Ling Yao.
Ling Yao's face turned cold, her eyes fell on Qian Lili's finger pointing at her, and she had an urge to break it.
"What are you talking about? Get out of here!" Zhao Kun angrily slammed the table, stood up, and glared at Qian Lili.
"I got it right, you are angry out of shame, Zhao Kun, you are such a heartless thing, are you worthy of me?"
She glanced at Ling Yao angrily, "I will teach this vixen a lesson today and let her know that my man is not someone she can covet." Qian Lili walked quickly to Ling Yao while speaking, and was about to reach out to pull Ling Yao's hair.
Ling Yao stood there quietly, her eyes were as cold as snow, without a trace of emotion. When Qian Lili reached out her hand, she grabbed Qian Lili's hand and twisted it hard.
"Ah~" Qian Lili screamed in pain immediately, her whole face twisted because of the pain, "Let me go..."
Ling Yao shook off Qian Lili's hand and turned to Zhao Kun with a sullen face, "Solve your own problems, don't involve me."
"I'm sorry, I will solve it." Zhao Kun apologized quickly and stepped forward to hold Qian Lili who was still going crazy, "Are you crazy enough?"
Qian Lili sat down on the ground and cried loudly.
Ling Yao ignored the two and walked out of the office.
Walking out of the pharmaceutical factory, Ling Yao held an umbrella and walked towards the bus station.
"Ding ding!" Hearing the sound of a horn behind her, Ling Yao turned around and saw a familiar military vehicle.
The car stopped beside Ling Yao, and the window slowly lowered, revealing Lu Qingyun's angular and handsome face, "Do you want to go home? I'll take you there."
He just saw Ling Yao's figure from a distance and recognized her at a glance, so he asked the driver to drive towards her. He will leave Yuncheng and return to the army tomorrow, and he doesn't know if he will be able to see her again in the future.
"No, I'll take the bus." Ling Yao didn't want to bother Lu Qingyun.
"Come on up, I have something to tell you."
"Okay." Ling Yao opened the door, put down the umbrella, and got in the car.
After the car started, Lu Qingyun slowly spoke: "My cousin has been discharged from the hospital. He is in good condition now. He asked me to thank you, and this is his thank you gift to you." He took out a red envelope and handed it to Ling Yao.
Ling Yao glanced at the red envelope in Lu Qingyun's hand and shook her head, "You have already repaid me."
"That's different, you keep the money." Lu Qingyun put the red envelope in Ling Yao's hand.
"I won't take it." Ling Yao pushed the money back to Lu Qingyun.
While the two were pushing and shoving, Xiao Liu suddenly braked.
Ling Yao was unstable and fell directly into Lu Qingyun's arms.
"Sorry, someone just crossed the road." Xiao Liu was still frightened and drove slower.
Ling Yao came to her senses and quickly broke away from Lu Qingyun's arms. Her face was red and hot, like a ripe apple.
"No... sorry..."
"It's okay." Lu Qingyun also looked embarrassed. He didn't like women getting close to him, but he didn't seem to mind Ling Yao's approach. She had a faint fragrance on her body, which he liked very much.
Ling Yao blushed, turned her head, and pretended to look at the rain outside.
Lu Qingyun also sat upright.
Neither of them spoke along the way, and the atmosphere in the car was eerily quiet.
When they were almost at the village, Lu Qingyun turned to look at Ling Yao, "I have to go back to the army tomorrow."
Ling Yao looked at Lu Qingyun in surprise.
Lu Qingyun smiled slightly, his eyes soft, "In the future, if you go to Beijing, or if you need my help, you can call me." He felt a little reluctant for no reason, but he quickly ignored it.
"Okay." Ling Yao agreed happily.
"Write down my phone number again."
Ling Yao nodded and wrote down the phone number.
"I'm here, thank you for taking me back." Seeing that the car had arrived at the entrance of the village, Ling Yao asked Xiao Liu to stop the car, as it would be difficult to drive further inside.
Gu Qingan walked out of the village holding an umbrella and saw a military vehicle stopped at the entrance of the village. He looked up in surprise, "Why is there a military vehicle here?"
Seeing the car door open and a familiar figure getting out of the car, Gu Qingan was slightly stunned, "Why is it Ling Yao?"
Ling Yao waved goodbye to Lu Qingyun and Xiao Liu, and turned to walk towards the village.
Lu Qingyun looked at the figure gradually moving away in the rearview mirror, "Let's go."
"Ling Yao."
Ling Yao heard someone calling her, looked up, and saw that it was Gu Qingan, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.
"Ling Yao, who was the person who just sent you back?" Gu Qing'an walked up to Ling Yao and asked. Anyone who could afford to ride in a military vehicle must be of high status. How could Ling Yao know such a big shot?
"What does this have to do with you?" Ling Yao didn't even look at Gu Qing'an, and walked past him towards the village.
Gu Qing'an stepped up to catch up with Ling Yao and blocked her way, "Do you want to break off the engagement with me because you have a new target?" No wonder she agreed to cancel the engagement so readily.
"Gu Qing'an, if you have a brain disease, go get treatment. Don't go crazy in front of me. Also, you and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. Please treat me as a stranger when you see me in the future." In her previous life, she must have been blind to fall for this man.