Chapter 63 Meeting the Parents: "She also said that you've had a crush on her since your sophomore year."
"I want a drink." Jiang Yan pouted. "I haven't had a Coke in three years."
Qin Lan waved her hand and said, "Go buy a truckload of Coke."
Jiang Yan was displeased: "Aren't you afraid I'll get fat from drinking? You don't care about me at all."
"I'm going to buy another truckload of calcium tablets. I'll eat a weight-loss diet this month."
"You're wasting resources."
"Donate what you can't finish eating."
"Why didn't you just not buy so many in the first place?"
Qin Lan insisted, "No, I have to spend money."
Slowly calm her frightened heart.
It had been a week since Jiang Yan was attacked, but she was still terrified, unable to imagine what she would have done if something had really happened. She was terrified as she carried Jiang Yan toward the ambulance. Jiang Yan's legs were covered in blood, her clothes were soaked, and the wound on her right wrist was so deep that the bone was visible. The doctor said that if they had come any later, the hand would have been permanently disabled.
Halfway through the surgery, the doctor came out to say the patient was in shock and urgently needed a blood transfusion. While waiting for the sterilization process to complete, Qin Lan mobilized nearby Qin Group employees who were eligible to donate blood. Every time the doctor came out, she felt a pang of anxiety, fearing the doctor in a white coat would sadly shake his head…
This has led her to engage in recurring spending every day to alleviate her fear. Every time she sees Jiang Yan lying in the hospital bed, she feels a pang of heartache, so she picks up her phone to order and spend money to calm herself down, wishing she could use gold gauze.
She always felt that Jiang Yan had been wronged too much and that she had to make amends to her to the point of exhaustion.
Jiang Yan sighed and hugged her: "I'm sorry to have made you worry, but your spending like this will deplete my merits."
Qin Lan immediately put down her phone: "Then I won't buy it."
When can I be discharged from the hospital?
"Next weekend."
Jiang Yan pouted: "There's still a week left."
Qin Lan: "It's at least one week and two days."
Jiang Yan sighed, "I've been hospitalized so long that I've already spent the anniversary of my grandparents' death."
Qin Lan couldn't help but touch her hair: "I'll go with you to pay respects to them after you're discharged from the hospital."
Jiang Yan still didn't look well; her face was terribly pale. Qin Lan sent a message to the chef: [Give her plenty of blood-nourishing ingredients, but don't add carrots.]
The chef remembered that the requirement used to be to have carrots every day, but he didn't know why they suddenly stopped requiring carrots.
Qin Lan posted again: [Change the menu, she's tired of it.]
[The ingredients should be carved into shapes like cats and dogs, with attractive color schemes, but not too flashy.]
Make some sweet treats that won't make you gain weight, she loves sweets.
"......"
Why are there so many requirements!
The next second, a red envelope was sent.
The chef's expression instantly changed: "Just you wait and see!"
Jiang Yan blinked: "Aren't you going to ask more questions about Liang Jin?"
Qin Lan: "What?"
"He's trying to get me to steal your resources. When you see him again, he'll keep badmouthing me to you. Aren't you angry?"
Qin Lan pinched her cheek: "I don't want to hear him say it, you can just tell me."
Jiang Yan grinned: "You're being way too biased."
Qin Lan looked at her with a puzzled expression: "I don't even know him, why would I believe him? It's normal to believe what you say."
Jiang Yan swallowed hard and couldn't help but kiss her: "Teacher Qin is so good... I love how Teacher Qin supports me."
"You're amazing. You can handle all of this perfectly well without me."
Jiang Yan snuggled closer to her: "Mmm, it felt so good to kill him solo."
Qin Lan looked towards the door and called out, "Come in."
Jiang Yan sat up: "Is someone outside?"
Ye Wei pushed open the door and entered, her head still wrapped in gauze.
She suffered a moderate concussion from Liang Jin's beating, but she wasn't beaten again afterward; her mouth was gagged and she was thrown under a haystack.
"I'm sorry, Sister Jiang, Sister Qin." Ye Wei bowed respectfully to the two of them.
Qin Lan said coldly, "Don't call me. You can leave after you collect your salary for this month."
Ye Wei trembled all over, and tears fell to the ground.
"Hey you."
Jiang Yan reached out and pulled Qin Lan's arm.
Qin Lan stuffed an apple into her mouth: "As a bodyguard, you can't let your guard down under any circumstances. When you arrive in a new environment, you should check your surroundings immediately. But you, you can't even see that big footprint on the windowsill, and you start cleaning instead. Are you planning to wipe the footprint before you start checking for safety hazards?"
Ye Wei dared not straighten her back or raise her head; she wished she could just smash her head against a wall and die.
This was the most serious mistake she had ever made in her career. When she learned that Jiang Yan didn't like people visiting her hometown but was willing to invite her in, Ye Wei was so touched that she was momentarily distracted and genuinely treated herself as a guest, completely forgetting her responsibilities.
She knew Qin Lan was truly angry, and seeing Jiang Yan's injuries, she couldn't forgive herself either. But Jiang Yan's words pulled her back: "I'll fine you half a year's salary and suspend you from work for half a month. Do you have any objections?"
Ye Wei suddenly raised her head: "Sister..."
Jiang Yan looked at her with a smile. "Just tell me if you have any objections."
"……No."
"Then it's settled." Jiang Yan clapped her hands lightly. "Teacher Qin, I'll take this person. From now on, I'll be her new employer. What do you think?"
Qin Lan shrugged: "It's up to you."
Ye Wei forced back her tears and went outside.
She thought she was going to be fired and her professional stain would spread throughout the industry, leaving her no choice but to leave the field in disgrace. She herself was also starting to not want to continue working there, feeling ashamed at the thought of it.
Jiang Yan tugged at Qin Lan's sleeve: "You're so fierce."
"Such a big mistake, do you expect me to coax her? It wasn't you who was being fierce, so stop playing the good cop."
Jiang Yan's eyes were alluring: "But you scared me."
"..."
Qin Lan took a small step back, feeling uncomfortable: "You're so scary."
Jiang Yan burst into laughter, but as she laughed, she aggravated her wound, causing her face to twist in pain.
"Alright, you should get some sleep." Qin Lan gently patted her head. "I'm going out for a bit."
"Um."
Jiang Yan obediently lay down and closed her eyes.
Qin Lan stood by the bed and watched her for a while before placing a kiss on her forehead.
She felt that her definition of love had become more complete.
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On the third day of Jiang Yan's hospitalization, Qin Lan and Wang Zihan met. They each spent a few minutes observing the other, and after confirming the other's trustworthiness, they began planning Jiang Yan's next steps.
Jiang Yan is currently in a difficult situation, and she can't take on any scripts for the time being. However, she is in a crucial period of her career advancement, and she can't just sit idle like this. Wang Zihan plans to have her participate in some lighthearted variety shows and record music videos.
Fortunately, it's already winter, so I can wear long sleeves and pants to cover up my injuries.
Both women agreed that Jiang Yan's family background shouldn't be known to her fans, and this incident was kept completely secret. Although Jiang Yan acted as if nothing was wrong, they were both worried about her mental state.
"Actually, there's no need to worry too much."
Seeing Qin Lan's gloomy expression throughout, Wang Zihan comforted her instead: "Jiang Yan and Liang Jin broke up three or four years ago, and she was already heartbroken back then."
"You can't say that," Qin Lan said, still frowning. "That's his biological father. How could anyone not feel anything?"
Wang Zihan was speechless. How could this woman be even more protective of her own than she was?
She and Jiang Yan have been working together for so many years, how come she was overshadowed by Qin Lan, who has only been around for a few months?
She tried to hold back, but couldn't, and said with a barbed tone, "Miss Qin, you and Jiang Yan haven't known each other for very long, have you? And your relationship is even more recent, yet you seem to have a very strong sense of ownership."
"No, she's liked me for years," Qin Lan said matter-of-factly. "She said she liked me since her sophomore year of college."
Wang Zihan: "???"
Qin Lan said proudly, "We had contact three years ago, so this should be called a rekindling of our relationship."
Wang Zihan: "??????"
Qin Lan: "My agent said that director Xue Wumi is planning to shoot a new script recently, which is likely to be a script with two female leads."
"Xue Wumi? Is it the Xue Wumi we know?" Wang Zihan's attention was temporarily diverted: "Is it Director Xue, Xue Wumi?"
Qin Lan said with a hint of disdain, "You seem so unsophisticated."
Wang Zihan was still in shock: "What does your agent mean? What do you mean? You want to film with Jiang Yan?"
Xue Wumi is currently the most renowned director in China. She has made very few films, but every single one has won awards, including major international awards. However, she hasn't directed a film for several years now, and is reportedly currently in Antarctica watching penguins.
"I want to give it a try," Qin Lan said frankly.
Wang Zihan had another idea: "This is a script with two female leads, so you can film the romance scenes?"
"That's why I wanted to give it a try," Qin Lan said confidently. "I believe in myself."
"You still want to bring Jiang Yan along?" Wang Zihan accused, "I think you're just using our artists as a machine to cultivate your relationship!"
"Hey, hey, that's not one of your artists, it's one of mine." Qin Lan said proudly, "Guess who changed her company? It was invested in by Yu Jintang! Basically, it's mine, so you're practically my employee now!"
Wang Zihan was so shocked that she was speechless.
After calming down, she burst out cursing: "So that's how it is! No wonder she was so heartbroken for a while three years ago, you must have done something to wrong her!"
Qin Lan felt a pang of guilt and quickly changed the subject: "Jiang Yan said that you were instructed by Liang Jin before and even helped him steal a lot of my resources. I have serious doubts about your stance."
“I owe Liang Jin a huge favor.” Wang Zihan still looked angry: “Jiang Yan trusts me, so you don’t need to doubt me.”
Qin Lan snorted and ordered another pot of tea: "Otherwise, I would have kicked you out long ago."
Wang Zihan was utterly speechless. Although she was initially asked by Liang Jin, she couldn't stand it anymore and simply sided with Jiang Yan.
She looked down and sent a message to Jiang Yan.
I repeatedly told you not to tell me you were dating, so why didn't you?
Jiang Yan: [?]
Jiang Yan: [I'm innocent, sis! Didn't I tell you as soon as we started talking?]
Wang Zihan was furious: [Three years ago!]
Jiang Yan: [We didn't talk about this three years ago.]
Wang Zihan was furious: "Then how come she said you two started seeing each other three years ago?"
Jiang Yan: [We did have some contact, but she didn't like me back then, didn't she?]
Wang Zihan inexplicably felt a surge of shyness.
She also said that you had a crush on her since your sophomore year of college.
Jiang Yan: [Yes, yes]
Wang Zihan: "..."
Wang Zihan: [Then why the hell didn't you tell me!]
Jiang Yan: [I'm afraid you'll be furious, after all, I have a crush on my rival.]
This time, Wang Zihan was really furious.
"Farewell."
She stood up irritably, taking with her the expensive coffee Qin Lan had paid for.
After seeing Wang Zihan off, Qin Lan went to see Liang Jin. This guy was still in the intensive care unit, and it was said there was a possibility he would become a vegetable.
Qin Lan asked the doctor if he could be shaken awake, and was almost kicked out.
She had no choice but to contact a lawyer and rush to the police station, whereupon Jiang Yan was found to have acted in self-defense.
Fearing it would affect Jiang Yan's recovery, she stopped the anxious and lively Yu Jintang and Xiahou Cheng, but said they could come to visit today.
Otherwise, Jiang Yan would feel bored lying in bed all the time.
Once given permission, Yu Jintang burst in like a wild horse: "Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan! Oh my god!!!"
Xiahou Cheng exclaimed like a monkey descending the mountain: "How many people are truly talented? Today, my mother has come to visit me in my illness!"
Jiang Yan: "Hi, both teachers..."
Yu Jintang interrupted her and began introducing the various health supplements she had brought: "See this? Royal jelly, it's incredibly good for beauty. And this, this bird's nest is the same one featured in the TV series 'Empresses in the Palace,' it's rich in—"
Xiahou Cheng shoved her aside: "Teacher Jiang, look at me, look at me, look at me! We're both live-streaming e-commerce hosts, but I have a sexier figure. You'll definitely prefer my type—"
Jiang Yan looked at Qin Lan: "I am a little bored, but not so bored that I would release the monkey..."
Qin Lan: "You two be quiet, you're disturbing her."
Yu Jintang: "What did she say?"
Xiahou Cheng: "We're supposed to be willful."
It took Qin Lan two days to get rid of the two people.
But then her parents arrived.
Jiang Yan was going crazy: "I didn't even get my hair styled!!!"
Qin Lan: "Actually, they insisted on coming."
Jiang Yan glared at her: "You stop that plane for me!"
Qin Lan: "..."
Jiang Yan broke down: "I don't want to see my uncle and aunt wearing a hospital gown!"
Lan Yaqing kept urging, "Hey Lao Qin, hurry up! Are your legs not working? Can you go a little faster?"
"What's the rush? Your daughter-in-law is lying there, she's not going to run away." Qin Zhiyang said, panting, "Wait for me."
"Yanyan must have suffered a lot." Lan Yaqing's tears were about to fall. "Just thinking about such a good child, ending up with such a father..."
The two of them pushed open the door together, and then they were stunned.
Jiang Yan, reportedly suffering from severe shock due to excessive blood loss and bearing over a dozen knife wounds, sat serenely and elegantly in a white dress, a magazine resting on her lap. The midday sun shone upon her, bathing her in its golden light; she was so perfect she could be a magazine cover model…
The woman smiled and said, "Hello, uncle and aunt, I'm Jiang Yan."
Lan Yaqing pounced on her like a butterfly. Qin Zhiyang couldn't get a word in edgewise, so he slowly strolled to the side and exchanged a wry smile with Qin Lan, who looked speechless.
"That bastard!" Lan Yaqing shouted furiously, her movements as she held Jiang Yan's wrist were unusually gentle: "How could he cut so deep!"
"...Auntie, I smashed this myself."
Lan Yaqing: "Huh? What happened?"
Jiang Yan: "At the time, my hand was handcuffed to the chair. I dragged the chair to fight back and injured my head when I hit him with it."
Lan Yaqing was heartbroken: "Oh, Yanyan is so brave! She's the strongest girl I've ever met. She must have been in so much pain! How did you manage to hold on?"
Jiang Yan spoke until her mouth was dry.
"Mom is thirsty." Qin Lan drawled, "Let her rest for a while, she was just carried out of the operating room."
Lan Yaqing glared at her: "Can't you go get a glass of water? All you do is sit there. And you, go peel an apple."
Qin Lan obediently went to pour water, and Qin Zhiyang obediently went to peel an apple, which scared Jiang Yan so much that she wanted to peel it herself.
Qin Lan now has a conditioned reflex to the sight of a knife, so she asks her dad to go to the corridor to cut one.
Qin Zhiyang went to squat in the stairwell to peel an apple.
Jiang Yan was so anxious she didn't know what to do: "Quickly, bring Uncle back! You're making me feel so bad..."
After seeing the two elders off, Jiang Yan observed Qin Lan's expression repeatedly.
Aren't you jealous?
"Eat up," Qin Lan said angrily. "They took up our whole day, and I couldn't even talk to you."
“.
“I said I’m jealous. Your mother is always watching me, so she pays less attention to you.”
“It’s a good thing to have two more people love you.” Qin Lan looked at her strangely: “I was a little worried at first, after all, they are not your biological parents. But now it seems I was worried too early. My dad is a bit quiet, but he’s not really quiet. It’s just that when my mom is around, she gets to say everything everyone else is saying. You’ll know once you’re alone with him. He’s actually very easygoing and even a bit humorous.”
Jiang Yan was deeply moved and lost her appetite for dinner: "Teacher Qin, you're being too kind."
It's not that he's only good to her; Qin Lan has always been this kind.
She has a heart as vast as the ocean, straightforward and doesn't take anything to heart.
He possessed her domineeringly, but not exclusively; he was willing to let everyone love her.
“Let’s sit down and talk,” Qin Lan said.
Jiang Yan: "I'm sitting down."
Qin Lan: "Let's sit down again, to make it a bit more ceremonial."
So the two of them stood up and then sat down facing each other.
Jiang Yan was inexplicably a little nervous.
Qin Lan paused for a moment, then played a song.
Jiang Yan: "?"
Qin Lan: "Now that you've met my parents, what do you think of them?"
Jiang Yan exclaimed, her heart pounding: "The uncle and aunt are both very kind and treat me very well."
Qin Lan nodded: "Do you want to change how you address me?"
Jiang Yan: "It mainly depends on your opinion."
Qin Lan: "My opinion is to establish a relationship. What's your opinion?"
Jiang Yan covered her face: "Oh dear, this is a bit sudden."
Qin Lan said seriously, "There's something I need to be honest about."
"you say."
Qin Lan coughed and said, "Actually, I invited my parents here. But they would have come even if I hadn't told them. My dad just told me that he and my mom are very happy with you."
Jiang Yan's embarrassment turned to anger: "Is this your reason for letting me meet your aunt and uncle without makeup?"
Qin Lan: "You spent two hours getting ready and you're telling me you're bare-faced?"
"And in a place like a hospital ward!"
Qin Lan waved her hand: "None of that matters. What matters is that I want to establish a new relationship with you. I want a formal status, and I want to give you one too. What do you think?"
When did you decide to do this?
Qin Lan: "It must have been after you went into the operating room. I still can't give 'love' a precise definition, but I want to continue being with you."
"I do."
Jiang Yan moved her lips, but in the end she only said this: she opened her arms and sat in Qin Lan's lap, hugging her neck.
"Have I ever told you that no matter how many times I meet you again, I will always fall for you... I will always love you."
"Now I know."
Qin Lan lowered his head and kissed her vaguely: "Take me to meet your grandparents."
"Then... what about the fans?" Jiang Yan thought for a moment: "If they find out we're together, we'll probably get beaten to death."
"You're exaggerating." Qin Lan said optimistically, "But we still have our CP fans, everyone will gradually accept it."
It wasn't until the police came to her door that Jiang Yao learned that Jiang Yan was in trouble. After giving her statement, she rushed over to visit her.
She knew Jiang Yan still harbored resentment about the past, and could understand why they weren't close. However, Jiang Yan was noticeably closer to her this time, which made her very happy.
The visits have been nonstop this week, with police and lawyers coming in droves, and there will be several more investigations to come.
A week later, Jiang Yan was discharged from the hospital after her stitches were removed and went with Qin Lan to pay respects to her grandparents.
It was already late when they entered the village, so the two returned to their old house.
Ye Wei rushed in and checked everything, even the blankets, as if afraid someone was hiding inside.
"That's enough, Sister Weiwei," Jiang Yan said with a smile. "No one can hide in there."
Yu Shan and Ye Wei checked together, muttering to themselves as they lifted the pot lid: "The murderer is hiding in the pot."
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