Chapter 98 Her Past
Xu Qingmin simply told the driver to start the car. Once inside, Xu Qingmin asked directly, "Speak up, you usually don't come here unless it's important. What's the matter?"
"I told you there was a problem with the store, didn't I?"
Xu Qingmin nodded: "That's true."
"Zhou Jian verbally granted Mr. Chen of Lijiang Group half of the operating rights for this store."
Upon hearing the name, his fingers tapped lightly on the steering wheel.
Song Yilin turned her head and looked into Xu Qingmin's eyes: "Is this matter difficult to handle?"
Xu Qingmin nodded: "Xu's Group is involved in legitimate industries. I have never wanted to get involved with him. He used to extend olive branches to me, but I always kept my distance from Chen Yan. We didn't get close, nor did we make enemies. We maintained a harmonious relationship on the surface. I never expected that acquiring a small company would lead to this entanglement."
Song Yilin understood why those ten cars were ordered from her.
He realized that her relationship with Xu Qingmin was not simple, so he first did Song Yilin a trivial favor, intending to test the waters with those ten cars. However, not long after, her relationship with Xu Qingmin became public, and he no longer needed to test her. But she would always owe him that favor.
It's indeed a difficult situation. It's not that the Xu Group is afraid of him, but rather that they don't want to get too close to him. It's like making friends; they know this person is morally corrupt, and although they don't currently have the ability to harm him, they don't want to be close to such a person.
Song Yilin thought for a moment and said, "I'll go see President Chen tomorrow."
Xu Qingmin refused without hesitation: "Do you even know who he is? You're going to see him."
“I don’t know, but I know you’re not suited to associate with him. His methods are too unconventional. To increase his fame, he’ll spread the word throughout Jianghai City that you’ve arranged to meet him. That won’t do you any good. My meeting with him will give you a buffer period. Don’t worry, he knows I’m his girlfriend and he won’t dare to do anything reckless.”
Xu Qingmin did not agree and started the car to go home. Song Yilin knew that Xu Qingmin had agreed.
Back home, Song Yilin first dealt with Bai Guanqun, then went straight to Bai Guanqun's room and closed the door: "Young lady, why did you bite Mu Yunzi? She's Xu Yijing's aunt."
Bai Guanqun rolled his eyes: "Xu Yijing told me that she is not an aunt, but Xu Yijing's aunt. Xu Yijing just wanted to know how his mother died, but she was so disgusted that she cursed Xu Yijing with the filthiest words. Xu Yijing is my uncle and my younger brother. I don't want to see him being bullied."
Song Yilin sat down and slowly said to Bai Guanqun, "Xu Yijing's mother was also her older sister whom she had relied on since childhood. She was more heartbroken than anyone else when her sister died. No matter who rubbed salt into her heart, she would be unhappy. There is a saying that even an upright official cannot settle family disputes. This is not a simple matter of loyalty."
Bai Guanqun pouted and said, "I know."
Song Yilin sensed that something was not right.
"Do you think there's anything else?"
"She wanted to seduce Lao Xu."
She knew that although Bai Guanqun was often childish, he could still distinguish between boundaries.
"How did she seduce Lao Xu?"
“When you weren’t home, Lao Xu took me back to the Xu family’s old house. I found out that she was wearing a sexy nightgown and went to see Lao Xu late at night, and then Lao Xu threw her out.”
Song Yilin tapped Bai Guanqun on the head: "You can't do that again. Mu Yunzi is so much older than you, how could you bite her?"
"She deserves it. I don't think she's any decent person."
Song Yilin glared at Bai Guanqun and said, "Why do you talk so rudely? No wonder your father said you don't act like a girl. Watch your words."
After leaving Bai Guanqun's room, Song Yilin went to the balcony to get some fresh air. She had anticipated that Mu Yunzi would react this way, and she knew Mu Yunzi's character. She was feeling down because of Xu Qingmin. Why didn't he tell her everything? Was he afraid she would overthink things, or was he feeling guilty?
Xu Qingmin brought her a coat: "Why are you standing outside in the cold wind?"
Song Yilin adjusted her clothes.
Looking at the bright moon, I pointed to Altair and Vega in the sky: "Look at those Altair and Vega stars. The ancients were quite romantic. They could create a fairy tale about a single star."
"Why are you suddenly so sentimental? Ancient fairy tales don't apply to the present. Let's just look at them and go back to sleep. You haven't fed me for many days."
Song Yilin showed no intention of leaving.
"Xu Qingmin, Mu Yunzi is also a very traditional girl. Would you like someone like that?"
Xu Qingmin finally understood what was going on.
"Guanqun told you?"
Song Yilin nodded: "If she doesn't tell me, are you not planning to tell me?"
"Someone like Mu Yunzi is not worth mentioning between us. She is not worthy of it, nor does she deserve it."
"But she's so beautiful and traditional. She's even willing to be subservient. Isn't that every man's dream? To have a wife at home who's always there for him, while having affairs on the side."
"I have a kind of mental fastidiousness and I don't like that kind of thing."
Song Yilin's heart was suddenly pierced with pain. Her eyes, which had been looking at the moon, returned to Xu Qingmin: "So you actually care that I was married to Bai Ye, right?"
Xu Qingmin didn't dare look Song Yilin in the eye and chose to avoid the question, saying, "Let's go back to our room and sleep."
Song Yilin followed Xu Qingmin back into the house and pressed him for an answer: "Xu Qingmin, tell me, is that right?"
Xu Qingmin suppressed his emotions and roared in a low voice, "I don't care whether you've had physical contact with Bai Ye or not, I'm jealous that he's had you for so many years."
This was the first time Xu Qingmin had directly addressed her and answered her question.
"Xu Qingmin, if you really care, let's break up as soon as possible. The past can't be changed, but if you care, there's no need for us to continue."
Xu Qingmin directly sealed her lips with his, a kiss tinged with tears and the taste of blood.
After a long while, Xu Qingmin finally released her: "Song Yilin, I told you, no matter what, you can't say that. Don't you understand? Whether I'm jealous or I care, it can't compare to my heart that wants to spend my life with you. Do you know how I've gotten through these past 13 years? I go crazy just thinking about how loving you and Bai Ye are. It even took me three years to accept that you've married someone else. I've already spent the past 13 years in darkness. Don't make me spend the rest of my life like that. That feeling is worse than death."
Song Yilin's tears flowed again, and this was the first time Xu Qingmin had mentioned his illness.
Song Yilin hugged Xu Qingmin tightly in return.
"As long as you don't do anything to wrong me, I won't leave you."
Xu Qingmin solemnly raised three fingers and said, "I swear I never will."
"Xu Qingmin, actually, it's possible that you're the only man I'll ever have in my life."
Xu Qingmin looked at her in confusion: "What do you mean by that?"
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