Chapter 83 You're So Pretentious
The two stayed at Lu's residence for lunch before leaving.
Stepping out of the house, Jiang Qingying asked Lu Jinyuan, "What's wrong with Grandma's health?"
She only dared to ask after leaving home.
Lu Jinyuan supported her waist and led her out, his expression not very good: "She's getting old, and she's getting more and more age-related illnesses, so naturally she'll have some negative thoughts."
"Could it be that..."
Jiang Qingying had just seen a lot of medicine in Su Xi's room, and at noon she saw Lu Jinyuan feeding her medicine, almost to the point of eating it as a meal.
"It's hard to say," he said. "The doctors don't have a clear answer either; right now, they can only maintain her condition with medication."
Jiang Qingying remained silent, her eyes lowered, a wave of sadness washing over her.
Lu Jinyuan comforted her, "It's alright, don't worry too much."
Jiang Qingying nodded.
They walked to the front of the car and got into the carriage.
Jiang Qingying called out to the driver in front, "I'm going back to the Jiang residence."
Lu Jinyuan turned his head and glanced at her, his expression one of grievance, pity, and reluctance.
Jiang Qingying laughed out loud, "I never said I wanted to make up with you."
“Okay,” he said, trying his best to be understanding.
“Don’t think that just because you say a few words and then Grandma says a few words, I can forgive you,” Jiang Qingying said. “After all, you really made me furious that day.”
She was referring to the day of the car accident.
Only then did Lu Jinyuan realize that he had let something slip because he was too nervous that morning.
"I will never do that again. I'm sorry." Lu Jinyuan apologized sincerely, holding her hand and rubbing it. "That day I made you so angry that you had a miscarriage. When I took you to the hospital, I could feel how you were feeling. I was afraid that if anything happened to you, I couldn't imagine what would happen to me."
Jiang Qingying looked at him with a sorrowful look in her eyes and muttered, "You know how unpleasant that feeling is, right?"
Lu Jinyuan brought her hand to his lips, kissed it, and gently uttered his vow: "I swear, I will never joke with my life again. I will live well from now on and take good care of you and the baby."
- Live well.
Why do these four words sound a bit funny?
Jiang Qingying's eyes darted around, and she pulled her hand away. "I accept your apology, but I still can't go home with you."
"It's okay." When Lu Jinyuan saw that the hand he was holding in his palm was gone, he could only take the liberty of getting closer to her and pressing his side against hers.
“As long as you’ve calmed down, it’s okay if you don’t come home with me,” he added.
"......"
"I will be waiting anxiously for you at home."
"......"
"I will miss you too."
"......"
"I will always try to coax you back."
Jiang Qingying couldn't stand it anymore and pushed him away, "Don't get so close, aren't you hot?"
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to be closer to you." Lu Jinyuan moved aside a little, looking aggrieved, and said quietly, "Because you're not coming home with me, we only have less than twenty minutes left to spend together."
"......"
Jiang Qingying had two big words above her head: speechless.
She sighed, looked at him, and hesitated to speak.
Lu Jinyuan laughed freely, unable to keep up the act any longer. He regained his composure and asked her softly, "If you want to curse, then curse."
Jiang Qingying suppressed her anger and kept telling herself: Pay attention to prenatal education, pay attention to prenatal education, don't use foul language.
So after filtering through a bunch of things, only one sentence remained to criticize him: "You're so pretentious."
Lu Jinyuan nodded in agreement. To be honest, even he himself couldn't stand it after his rationality returned.
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Jiang Qingying rested at home for a few days before returning to work at the group. Lu Jinyuan picked her up and dropped her off at get off work, and he would come to Jiang's to have lunch with her, just like before.
Jiang Qingying didn't refuse his visit, nor did she distance herself from him, but she simply refused to go home with him, and wasn't afraid that he would know she was obviously trying to hook him.
This went on for a month.
Lu Jinyuan could only feel helpless about this, and continued to pamper her and indulge her temper.
Jiang Qingying went to work as usual today, but an uninvited guest arrived in the afternoon.
River catkins.
Jiang Qingying had just finished a meeting and entered her office when she saw this man who had taken the initiative to do so. Her brows furrowed: "Why did you come here?"
Jiang Xu was not satisfied with her expression, and frowned as she looked at her: "You don't seem to want to see me?"
“Yes, that’s right.” Jiang Qingying said quite frankly, “You’re never up to anything good.”
Jiang Xu was speechless. "I just went home and then I heard Mom complaining about how you rushed to work."
Jiang Qingying sighed, turned on her computer before going to work, and answered seriously, "The national maternity leave policy stipulates that prenatal leave starts 15 days before the due date. I'm only five months pregnant, so it's still early."
The arguments are too numerous and persuasive.
Jiang Xu choked up for a moment, "...but you're the boss."
"So what? What about the boss?" Jiang Qingying naturally wouldn't joke about the baby in her belly. She was in good health and had consulted a doctor beforehand to confirm that there were no problems. If she were to stay at home doing nothing every day, she would be depressed; she'd rather go back to work.
Qin Qing, as a mother, was just too worried about her daughter.
Jiang Xu didn't reply; he knew he couldn't persuade Jiang Qingying.
There was a fifteen-minute silence.
Jiang Qingying looked away from the computer and at the person sitting leisurely on the sofa. She crumpled up some scraps of paper on the table and threw them at him.
"You've been blocking my way for fifteen minutes, what are you doing here?"
Jiang Xu nimbly dodged the attack, not even raising her head, her eyes fixed on the phone in her hand. "Just checking in on you, my dear sister. Weren't you just in the hospital?"
That happened so long ago.
"Wow, I'm so touched." Jiang Qingying instantly stopped her exaggerated smile. "If only you had come to care about me sooner."
Jiang Xu's lips curled slightly, "Then consider it as me coming to comfort you, this resentful woman who's having problems with her husband."
"You wretch..." Jiang Qingying gritted her teeth, swallowing the curse, and pointed to the door: "Please get out of here."
Jiang Xu suddenly said, "Sister."
What a creepy way to address someone.
Jiang Qingying shuddered and glared at him several times. "Spit it out."
"Don't you know why I'm here?" Jiang Xu reminded her.
Jiang Qingying didn't even need to think before she said bluntly, "Lu Jinyuan sent you to be his intermediary? What benefits did he give you? I'll give you double."
"Oh dear..." Jiang Xu couldn't help but chuckle, shifting to a more relaxed sitting position, leaning her arm against the edge of the sofa, and looking at Jiang Qingying: "He did give me a benefit, saying he would grant me any request at any time, and then have me come to you to do anything for him..."
Jiang Qingying: "So?"
Jiang Xu: "But I prefer to fan the flames."
Jiang Qingying: "......"
Jiang Xu took a leisurely sip of tea, her voice languid: "I heard from Mom that you two had a fight because of relationship problems? You still have feelings for each other? Wasn't it supposed to be a business marriage?"
Jiang Qingying decided to ignore him and turned to her computer to continue working.
"I thought you were just talking about money, but it turns out you're talking about feelings. A ruthless businesswoman abandons profit for pure love, wow! My domineering older sister, you actually have a day when you're troubled by love."
The annoying voice continued to chatter in my ear.
“I’ve roughly understood what’s going on between you two. He certainly made mistakes, but aren’t you being a bit hypocritical?” Jiang Xu was as bold as her older sister, daring to say anything. “You think Lu Jinyuan doesn’t love you, but you’ve never told him that you love him.”
Jiang Qingying's fingers, which were typing on the keyboard, stopped in mid-air. She looked at Jiang Xu and smiled sinisterly: "How do you know I didn't say that?"
"Tch—" Jiang Xu said dismissively, "I'm your own brother, do you think I don't know you? Your mouth is harder than stainless steel, it can hold up the sky if it falls."
Jiang Qingying, who was the subject of the conversation, remained silent.
Jiang Xu said proudly and confidently, "Am I wrong?"
Jiang Qingying stared into his eyes, remained silent for a few seconds, then pressed the phone button on the table and said into the phone, "Zhou Yu, call security up here and kick Mr. Jiang out."
It would take the security guard a while to get up from the first floor, so Jiang Qingying took advantage of that time to fight back.
"A big star who's usually never seen is surprisingly free today."
Jiang Xu's smile froze, a sense of foreboding creeping over her.
Jiang Qingying's expression remained calm as she softly said, "Why are you acting like a relationship guru here now? Aren't you a lifelong single dog?"
Jiang Xu: "......"
"Oh... I remember now." Jiang Qingying smiled. "Mom said you have a target in mind. You even went back to your apartment during the New Year to treat that girl to dinner. Are you still just friends?"
"Can't get a girl? How about I give you some tips?"
Jiang Xu's face was very pale, and her spine was in excruciating pain from being poked.
Why is the relationship guru silent now?
Jiang Xu stood up, coldly tossing out, "I'm leaving."
Jiang Qingying watched his dejected figure with a wicked smile, recalling his words in her mind, and couldn't help but sigh.
Jiang Xu just now went through fire and water, and got her share of Lu Jinyuan's benefits. She also did a perfect job of stirring up trouble, adding fuel to the fire, being sarcastic, and making fun of him.
Her younger brother appears cold and lazy, always acting as if it's none of his business and he doesn't care about anyone else, but his ruthless and cunning nature makes him perfectly suited to dominate the business world.
It's a pity he became a heartthrob.
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