She and Lu Yanci arrived at the address Tong Yexin had given them.
It was the same club they had arranged to meet last time.
When Qin Yue arrived, Tong Yexin had already come down from the marble railing on the third floor.
She was sitting in a rocking chair on the terrace, swaying leisurely. Hearing footsteps, she turned her head to look, a teasing glint in her eyes.
Upon seeing that Qin Yue had brought someone else, she placed her wine glass on the round table beside her, raised an eyebrow slightly, and sighed softly in dissatisfaction.
“Miss Qin, I came to ask you to have a drink. Why did you bring someone with you? Are you trying to show off your love in front of me? I’m already heartbroken enough, and you’re adding insult to injury. My heart is broken in two.”
Qin Yue didn't speak. She looked at the railing on the balcony, where Tong Yexin had just been sitting.
It's only as wide as a palm; you could easily fall in if you're not careful.
Her gaze shifted to Tong Yexin, who was making jokes, her face as pale as paper, her lips pressed into an almost straight line, and her fingertips trembling uncontrollably.
Lu Yanci felt the coldness of the fingers in his palm, glanced to the side and noticed her strange expression. He tightened his grip on Qin Yue's hand, his fingertips hooking around her palm to silently comfort her.
On the way here, Qin Yue called Tong Yexin several times, but the other party hung up on her each time.
He doesn't reply to messages at all.
Lu Yanci noticed her anxiety throughout the journey.
Looking back now, all the worries I had along the way have turned out to be a joke.
"Why that expression?" Tong Yexin was uneasy. Could it be? It was just a joke, why was she reacting so strongly?
Tong Yexin remained outwardly calm, rose from the rocking chair, crossed her arms, sized up the two of them, and asked in a deliberately casual tone, "Miss, you don't mean to think I'm going to jump, do you?"
Before the two could speak, she laughed first: "What are you thinking? If I really wanted to jump, I wouldn't have chosen the third floor. What if I fell and became paralyzed? I'd have to eat, drink, relieve myself, and sleep in bed. How painful would that be?"
Qin Yue's expression did not soften. She usually seemed gentle and harmless, making people want to get close to her, but at this moment her voice sounded like it contained shards of ice: "Tong Yexin, this joke is not funny at all."
She shrugged: "There's nothing wrong with letting you see the scenery through the camera, right? I already said I just came to have a drink, I really didn't expect you to overthink it."
"Not answering the phone? Not replying to messages, does that mean you didn't see them?"
“Yes,” she said, holding up her phone.
Qin Yue said to the person beside her, "Since it's a misunderstanding, let's go."
Lu Yanci gave a soft "hmm," then put his arm around her shoulder and led her away.
Tong Yexin quickly ran up to the two of them and stopped them: "It's my fault, it's my fault, I was wrong, I did something that caused misunderstanding. I apologize, Miss Qin, beautiful Miss Qin, I'll punish myself with three drinks, okay?"
"I wouldn't dare, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't keep you company any longer." Qin Yue closed her eyes, slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and spoke in a cold and indifferent tone.
"Are you really angry? Miss Qin, please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me."
"I'm sorry, I really have something to do here." After talking for a while, Qin Yue's pale face eased a little, but her hands were still ice cold.
Before Tong Yexin could say anything more, Lu Yanci glanced at her coldly and cut her off.
"Get out of the way!"
His tone was even more impolite.
Qin Xu called because he was sick, just to gamble on whether she would soften her heart.
It was clear that they believed Qin Yue still held onto some family ties and could take this opportunity to reconcile with her.
Tong Yexin deliberately let Qin Yue see her sitting by the fence, then she wouldn't answer his calls and cut off all contact. He didn't know or understand why she was doing this.
All he knew was that they were depressed and wanted to go crazy, but they had mistaken the person they were looking for. They should bear the consequences of their madness themselves, and there was no reason for everyone around them to revolve around them.
Tong Yexin had no idea what Lu Yanci was thinking.
Deep down, she still resented Lu Yanci—no, she resented the Lu family—but she was also good at reading people and could tell that this CEO Lu genuinely liked Qin Yue, taking great care of her in every little detail.
Thinking that Qin Yue was still around, Lu Yanci wouldn't get angry in front of her, so he could tease the two of them without restraint.
Tong Yexin remained relatively calm and said, "Miss Qin, I promised you that I would explain things between me and Jiang Lianshu to Fu Yinyin. You promised to drink with me, so you can't go back on your word."
She had planned to confront the young princess of the Fu family, but Jiang Lianshu beat her to it. Two days ago, he had already confronted the young princess of the Fu family, explaining in detail their relationship and their relationship with the Tong family.
However, regardless of who said it, there was no longer any misunderstanding between her and Fu Yinyin, and she had kept her promise to Qin Yue.
Qin Yue glanced at her, her clear voice flat and even: "I was joking when I said I'd drink with you. If Miss Tong wants to find someone to drink with, I think there are plenty of handsome men and beautiful women who would like to drink with you."
"Hey, how could you be joking?"
Lu Yanci's brows furrowed with impatience: "If Miss Tong doesn't move aside, I'll contact the Tong family directly and have President Tong communicate with Miss Tong."
Lu Yanci wasn't bluffing her.
The thought of the Tong family made her feel terrible.
Tong Yexin was at her wit's end, so she walked to the railing and said, "Qin Yue, what do you want me to do to stop being angry? Or, I'll really jump for you?"
Qin Yue didn't even turn her head.
"I really jumped!"
"He jumped!"
"three."
"two……"
Seeing that the two had truly disappeared from sight, completely ignoring her, Tong Yexin removed her hand from the fence, her pupils gradually darkening.
Seeing her gentle nature, I didn't expect her to have such a temper. How could she take a joke so seriously and get so scared?
She had previously said that over the years, Qin Yue's tendency to worry and her soft heart hadn't changed, but now it seems she was wrong.
My temper has gotten much worse.
In the past, given her temperament, she would probably have said something like, "It's good that you're alright," upon seeing that she was okay.
Of course, it's also possible that I don't understand her.
After all, she hadn't had much contact with her; she had only secretly observed this young lady, and much of what she knew about her was hearsay.
Tong Yexin sighed softly.
I'm really feeling down today.
Her good mother found out that she and Jiang Lianshu had been in contact in private.
Hopefully, she can put in a good word for Jiang Lianshu to ease the tension between mother and son.
She said these words as if it were the most natural thing in the world, without the slightest bit of guilt, and never thought about whether her daughter would accept it or be saddened by it.
She was furious and blurted out, "Jiang Lianshu said he would never forgive her in his life. She should rein in her overflowing maternal love." This earned her a slap from Tong's mother.
She ran out immediately, wanting to find someone to confide in. Jiahe's personality was clearly not suited to sharing secrets, so she thought of Qin Yue...
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