Chapter 239 He Doesn't Have a Wife, I Do
Perhaps noticing Qiao Xing's gaze, Qiao Yi also turned to look at Qin Ce and couldn't help but laugh, "That's just how he is, you'll get used to it."
"Was he like this before?"
Joey shrugged, unconcerned, and said, "He's always been like this. Don't worry, don't overthink it. Even if you don't do anything, he'll take care of it himself if he can't stand it anymore."
Qiao Xing disagreed with this statement. If she were really sloppy and messy at home every day, leaving things scattered everywhere, anyone would get angry after a while, right?
Because she was leaving, Joey talked to Qiao Xing for a long time, mostly trying to persuade her to go to France.
Qiao Xing wasn't really keen on going on this unfamiliar journey, especially to a foreign country.
But unable to resist Joey's invitation, she could only reluctantly agree for the time being, and would discuss everything after the company's holiday.
After tidying up, Qin Ce went into his study.
Joey chatted with Qiao Xing until after 11 p.m., when she finally couldn't stay awake any longer and went to sleep.
Qiao Xing then dragged his limping leg and hopped to the bathroom.
The doctor said her feet shouldn't get wet, and she hadn't showered for several days, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
She could only wet a towel and wipe herself down, which was inconvenient and took her most of the day.
Qin Ce knocked on the door from the outside: "Qiao Xing, are you taking a shower?"
Qiao Xing was startled by his voice and hurriedly said, "No, I haven't taken a shower."
"Then why did you stay inside for so long?"
Qiao Xing was taken aback. How did he know how long he had been inside?
She quickly threw the towel back into the basin, limped over to open the door, and said, "I was just feeling unwell, so I wiped myself down. I'm done now and I'm going back to sleep."
"Can we walk?"
"Yes." Qiao Xing showed him, then limped back to the bedroom.
Qin Ce watched her retreating figure and gave a slight smirk.
He followed Qiao Xing into the room and brought out the ointment to help her apply the medicine. Qiao Xing sat on the edge of the bed, staring at him as he carefully applied the medicine, her expression somewhat dazed.
The swelling on her ankle has almost gone down, but it's still a bit red. It doesn't hurt much when he applies the medicine, but she can't put weight on it when walking.
Qin Ce's movements were also very gentle. The sensation of his fingers tracing across her skin gave Qiao Xing a strange feeling, and she inexplicably got goosebumps all over her body.
"Am I really going to have to stay home for a week?" Qiao Xing was a little worried. She had taken so many days off this month, and the thought of the wages that had been deducted from her salary made her feel a pang of heartache.
Qin Ce understood her implied meaning, and he suddenly stopped what he was doing and glanced at Qiao Xing.
Qiao Xing blinked, looking at him with confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I forgot something."
"What's up?"
Qin Ce took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Qiao Xing, "When Fang Ya went missing before, didn't the Fang family offer a reward of 500,000? The money is in here."
Qiao Xing stared wide-eyed in surprise. She took the card from Qin Ce's hand and examined it closely. "Is there 500,000 in here?"
"Um."
"But what does Fang Ya being found have to do with us?"
Qin Ce continued to apply the ointment to her, explaining, "Lin Yu kidnapped you before, and after he was caught, he confessed everything. So in a sense, Fang Ya was found because you provided the clue."
"Is that so?" Qiao Xing thought about it, and what he said seemed to make sense.
If Lin Yu hadn't kidnapped her, Qin Ce wouldn't have called the police, Lin Yu wouldn't have been arrested, and they wouldn't have found out that the car he was driving belonged to Fang Ya.
Qiao Xing held the card in her hand, still feeling it was somewhat unreal; she had never even seen what 500,000 yuan looked like.
"Yeah, that's about it."
Qiao Xing handed the card back to him, saying, "You should keep it."
Qin Ce paused for a moment, then didn't take it. "Why are you giving it to me?"
Qiao Xing said, "I don't have any use for this money. You're the one who pays the mortgage, utilities, and property management fees, so you can do whatever you want with it."
Qin Ce's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. He raised his hand and pushed the bank card back to him. "Keep it. Otherwise, give it to me and I'll squander it."
"Huh? You don't usually buy much, where could you possibly spend the money?"
Qin Ce said in a serious tone, "Haven't you heard the saying, 'Men with money become bad'?"
Qiao Xing gave him a strange look. Although what he said made sense, he was already very outstanding...
"Five hundred thousand isn't exactly a lot of money, is it?"
"Five hundred thousand can buy a hundred models."
"..."
"Wait, how do you know you can order a hundred models? No, why did ordering models the first thing you thought of, instead of something else?"
Qin Ce suddenly couldn't answer. He stared at Qiao Xing for a few seconds, while Qiao Xing was also looking at him with a probing gaze.
It's as if he actually hired a model.
He actually did order it...
The last time I took Jiang Wang to order, although he ended up paying for it all, it was about the same price, five thousand yuan each, and it was just for drinking, not sleeping with him.
This is the price for a high-end club; it should be cheaper at a lower end.
Qiao Xing saw him deep in thought, and her heart sank. "You ordered it?"
Qin Ce coughed and explained expressionlessly, "Han Yan checked it; he told me."
He just wanted the 500,000 yuan from her staff, but the topic was inexplicably steered off course.
Qiao Xing looked at him with a skeptical expression, "You two are such good friends, he ordered... but you didn't?"
"He doesn't have a wife, but I do. Why should I order?" He looked at her with an air of matter-of-fact indifference.
Qiao Xing choked up, suddenly unsure how to respond.
Her face flushed red, then turned to shame and indignation. She pulled her foot back, "You're talking nonsense again!"
I don't know how he could say such strange things with such a serious expression.
Qin Ce suddenly leaned closer to her, staring into her eyes, "Aren't you my wife?"
Under his gaze, Qiao Xing blushed even more. She subconsciously looked away and nudged him, "Yes... but what does this have to do with 500,000!"
"No, there isn't."
The two were very close, and his warm breath fell on Qiao Xing's face, making Qiao Xing's face even hotter.
He stretched out his long, slender fingers and placed them on Qiao Xing's face, turning her face back towards him.
Qiao Xing met his deep gaze, her fingers unconsciously clenching the blanket, her heart pounding wildly.
The man moved a little closer to her, their lips almost touching, but they didn't actually press together.
Qin Ce said, "Then, you'll keep it?"
Qiao Xing's mind went blank; he didn't know what he was talking about.
"What are you keeping?"
"Card."
Qiao Xing couldn't hold back any longer. If she was going to keep it to herself, why did they have to be so close and use such an ambiguous tone to tell her to keep it to herself?
Clearly, Qin Ce's eyes didn't match his words; what he said and what he was thinking were not the same thing.
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