Chapter 242 - Not So Upset
Chapter 242: Not So Upset
Changqing scratched the back of her head.
Alright, there’s a knot in Guan Ying’s heart just like me now.
The second day, after the six of them had breakfast together, they swam together in the hotel’s swimming pool.
Changqing was lazy and didn’t want to warm up. She jumped in and swam tens of meters out just because she wasn’t bad at swimming.
“Aye, not bad,” Lin Yueli said with a smile. “It’s just that your technique looks a little… ugly.”
Changqing’s face heated up. She doggy-paddled just now and was often teased by Jiang Duoyao and the others. “I know how to do freestyle too.”
She reached her arms out and swam forward. However, since freestyle wasn’t what she was good at, she found it hard to manage after swimming for a while. She stopped and suddenly realized she couldn’t touch the bottom of the pool but she was left with no more strength. She struggled with all her might in the water, and just when she was about to sink to the bottom and choked on a few mouthfuls of water, an agile and strong silhouette swam towards her suddenly.
Lin Yueli held her waist and emerged from the water.
Changqing coughed a few times and was still in shock. She allowed him to carry her as he swam towards the poolside.
Her wet hair stuck to both sides of her baby fat cheeks. Her face was a little flushed and her lips were a little pale. A trace of fright surfaced in her moist, amorous eyes enticingly. In his hands was her slender waist.
Lin Yueli’s gaze stirred.
By the pool, Ruan Yang and Guan Ying rushed over to help. “Mr. Lin, thank you so much.”
“It’s alright, but you girls have got to be careful. It’s the deep side of the pool over there; it’s two meters deep.” After saying that, Lin Yueli bent down gently and asked Changqing, “Do you need to rest for a while?”
Changqing nodded weakly.
Lin Yueli carried her on to a beach chair for her to lie on.
She was stunned. Guan Ying and Ruan Yang by the side were also stunned.
When Lin Yueli went back to the pool, Guan Ying asked, “Is this love at first save?”
Changqing rolled her eyes and blushed. “Didn’t you see that I almost drowned? You’re still in the mood for jokes? With the three of you around, he won’t have his eyes on me.”
“But we aren’t so weak and muddle-headed to need a man to protect ourselves.” Ruan Yang also teased Changqing as she laughed secretly.
“Stop teasing me. I’m already a married woman.” Changqing pressed her lips together.
Guan Ying sighed. “Forget it, you’re made use of.”
“Don’t think about anything else; just have fun these next few days.” Ruan Yang waved her hands.
In the next few days, Lin Yueli and James traveled with them and they had fun around Mauritius. It was quite unsafe for four women to travel overseas, but with these two friends who could translate for them and take them to unique and fun places, they all had a lot of fun. Their initial six-day trip ended up becoming eight days long.
On the day they parted, everyone exchanged numbers.
When they boarded the plane, Changqing actually felt quite reluctant to part. “It’s so hard to be able to make such good friends without worrying about your identity and self-interests. It was pretty nice.”
“Yeah. They didn’t even know we’re celebrities.” Jiang Duoyao nodded. “I’ve never been this relaxed. I don’t even want to go back to work.”
“If you don’t go back to work, how are you going to earn money to travel?” Changqing said, feeling the pain. “I’ve really used up almost all my money this time. I’ve totally gone over budget.”
“It’s okay. Go back and earn some more.” Jiang Duoyao stroked her head sympathetically. “Worst come to worst, rely on your dad.”
“Scram.” Changqing didn’t want to bother with her.
“However, come to think of it, you’ve been out for so long. Won’t Song Chuyi eat you up alive?” Ruan Yang asked.
Changqing shuddered. “In any case, once the plane touches down in Northern City, my dad will pick me up.”
Even though she said that, Changqing was still quite uneasy.
The moment the plane touched down, Changqing switched her phone on. Other than Yan Lei’s messages, Lin Yueli had even messaged, asking her whether she had touched down in Northern City.
“Aye, looks like this Mr. Lin has set his eyes on you.” Jiang Duoyao made eyes at her.
“He’s just a friend I made during my travels.” Changqing didn’t take it to heart and gave Yan Lei a call. Yan Lei said he was already outside.
The four went out and they quickly found Yan Lei. After Yan Lei sent every one of them home, Changqing asked while stammering, “Dad, during the days I wasn’t around, was Song Chuyi… angry? Are Robben and Lolita fine?”
“Your brother-in-law sent Robben and Lolita back already. They’re fine.” Yan Lei pondered it with a frown. “Chuyi’s expression was pretty bad the past few days. After that, he stopped coming to the Yan Household.”
“Oh…” Changqing spaced out for a while. While she was having fun in Mauritius, she really didn’t think about Song Chuyi. However, when she returned and stepped back onto this soil, he was still the first person she thought about.
Humans were pretty strange sometimes, just like how she blacklisted Song Chuchu a few days ago but when she was playing on her phone, she would still check if she received any calls from Song Chuchu. She got some the previous few days. After that, he stopped calling her.
Changqing also felt quite conflicted at times. When he called, she found him annoying and was angry. However, when he didn’t call, she felt empty, as though something was missing.
“However, he’s been calling these past few days to ask me when you would be back.” Yan Lei added. “He said he would pick you up, but I didn’t tell him.”
“I see…” Changqing looked out the window.
Alright, if he didn’t even ask, I really wouldn’t give him any more chances.
The car drove to the Yan Household. Song Chuyi’s Audi A7 was parked quietly in the courtyard.
Changqing was stunned and pressed her lips together. “Dad, are you sure you didn’t tell him when I would be back?”
“I really didn’t, but I did let out some news. If he didn’t know to find out, then Dad wouldn’t let him into our house again.” Yan Lei snorted. “Men must be tested. Talk is cheap.”
“…” Changqing was puzzled. “Then what are you thinking about?”
“My silly daughter, divorce still isn’t a good thing. However, if he can become a man like your Dad, I can still be flexible.” Yan Lei parked the car. “Of course, what’s most important is that my precious daughter must like him.”
Changqing pressed her lips together. That was akin to not saying anything.
They got out of the car and Robben and Lolita ran over agitatedly.
Changqing hugged them, kissing her precious babies on the left and right.
Song Chuyi walked out and when he saw her hugging the dogs and kissing them, his face fell despite his efforts to suppress and endure it. Now, the two dogs were simply her favorite.
In the past, she was still worried that he would want the dogs and not her.
Now, it looked as if she only wanted the dogs and not him.
He looked at her without saying a word. He wanted to see how long it would take her to realize his presence.
Changqing had actually long seen him in her peripheral vision. However, she just didn’t really want to make eye contact with him. On top of that, Robben and Lolita were indeed happy to see her. Especially since Lolita, the little wolf-dog, had grown quite big and Robben also seemed to have gained some weight these past few days. Those fat paws almost knocked her to the ground.
“Robben, do you realize that you’ve gained some meat lately?” Changqing asked while holding his paw.
Robben barked and licked her.
Yan Lei said with a smile, “They were just eating and drinking every day at your brother-in-law’s. Besides, your brother-in-law also pampers them and no one took them out for a walk, so it’s inevitable that they gained weight.”
“Oh.” Changqing came to a sudden realization.
“Robben, Lolita, come here.” A cold voice came from the man in front of her. His voice wasn’t loud, but it was imposing, and Lolita and Robben stopped making a fuss immediately.
Changqing was speechless. Looks like Robben’s fear for Song Chuyi is deep-rooted.
Only then did she lift her head up and look at the man who was much taller than her. He was wearing a shirt with geometric patterns with blue jeans. The bottoms of his jeans were rolled up and he had white shoes on. His face was clean and his features were elegant. He seemed to have trimmed his hair recently, revealing part of his forehead, making him look younger than before.
Changqing must admit that her husband was really quite good-looking. However, one must act quickly on good-looking men. Otherwise, they would be snatched away by childhood sweethearts like Song Yunyang.
She thought about herself. She also had Fu Yu as a childhood sweetheart but she wasn’t that competent. While others were already dating in high school, she was still carrying a torch for someone foolishly. She was indeed too stupid.
Her eyeballs were plainly looking at him, but judging by that vacant look in her pupils, he could tell at once that she had blanked out again.
Song Chuyi couldn’t help but frown.
This woman. After not seeing each other for so long, forget it if she didn’t even think about him. How could she even space out while looking at him?
What was she thinking about?
Could it be that she was thinking about some other man?
Looking at her little face, although she seemed tired after more than an hour of transit, he could still tell that her vacation wasn’t bad. She was at the beach every day, yet she still looked so fair and her face also looked moisturized and delicate.
He rubbed his glabella and took her luggage into the villa, all the way to her bedroom.
When he returned downstairs, Changqing was telling Yan Lei about Mauritius excitedly. “… Dad, when I’ve earned money next time, I’ll take you there to play. It’s so fun. There’s lots of beautiful scenery. Especially since we weren’t in a rush for time, we just played wherever we drove and went wherever was fun. However, there were still many fun places we didn’t go. We can go there next time.”
Yan Lei listened with a smile.
Song Chuyi found a spot to sit and said, “You four women were able to still drive and play? How brave. It’s still a little too far from China to get there. What would happen if an accident really happened?”
Changqing was initially in high spirits. However, after being told off by him, she was unhappy and pressed her lips together. “It wasn’t just the four of us; we got to know many friends there.”
“Oh, Changqing even made friends on the outside? Were they foreigners?” Yan Lei asked with a chuckle.
“Mm.” Changqing glanced at someone and raised her chin, saying proudly, “Many foreigners. They were helpful and good-looking and also took very good care of us women.”
Song Chuyi squinted and said coldly, “You don’t really know what some people are thinking. There aren’t that many good people out there. Didn’t you watch reports on the TV? Many women are cheated by the friends they make on the road.”
“The people there were very innocent, alright? Besides, we were all out traveling; it’s normal to make some friends. Why must you always make people out to be so bad?” Changqing retorted unhappily.