This was the first time that Yan snapped at Han Qing and it was spoken in harsh words. It wasn’t unintentional as she said it on purpose because she suddenly felt that Han Qing patronized her and treated her like charity after learning about the relationship between him and Lin Xuzheng. It angered her and made her feel ashamed of herself! She was furious to the point where she bit her lower lip as sparks flew out of her burning eyes.
Han Qing suddenly glanced at her face in that moment while handing her a piece of paper that he wrote on. Yan was rendered speechless when she stared at that piece of paper. Then, she slowly turned her eyes toward him as if she asked what he meant.
“This is my company’s address. If you really need to deliver food to someone, you can send it to the company. I will pay for it, regardless of the price.”
Yan still remained silent. She finally understood what he meant at this point. Meanwhile, Lin Xuzheng watched everything from the sidelines and he couldn’t help but sigh at his good friend afterward. Maybe… I shouldn’t have asked him to come over. Or maybe I should have just left immediately after he came, so she wouldn’t relate me with him.
As Yan already had a meltdown earlier, her anger still hadn’t faded, but Han Qing’s response only infuriated her more. Now, she felt that the shop was handed to her out of sympathy and he even intended to take care of her deliveries. Does he really pity me because I delivered some takeouts today? After all, food delivery isn’t a professional career to many people. Even when I delivered the food to him, the receptionist gave me a look of contempt.
The more she thought of it, the more her rage burned inside her. She glanced at the piece of paper in front of her, as though it caught fire. She slowly reached out to receive the paper. Han Qing pressed his thin lips as he watched her movement, but something about it felt wrong to him.
“If that’s the case, I really need to thank you, President Han, for your generosity, but… we are a small business, so we may not be able to serve such an impressive company like the Han Group.” She crumpled the piece of paper right in front of Han Qing. “I’ve said it before that I won’t pester you again, so I will keep my word. It’s also my fault for liking you. It has nothing to do with you and it is normal for you to reject me. Therefore, you don’t need to feel guilty about it and you don’t need to hand me anything out of sympathy. I don’t need it.” She released her grasp to let the ball of paper fall freely from her hand.
The moment the paper fell on the ground, Yan let out a smile, as if laughing at herself, before she turned away and left. Han Qing furrowed his brows as he gazed at the young woman’s figure disappearing into the distance, but Lin Xuzheng couldn’t bear seeing him like this from the sidelines and urged him, “You’re not going to chase after her?” Han Qing still stood in place and pressed his lips tight. “I really don’t understand you. Did you come rushing to the police station just to anger that young woman? Do you actually know how to speak? Even if you haven’t been in a relationship before, you shouldn’t be this dumb, right?”
However, Han Qing continued to ignore Lin Yuzheng and looked down at the crumbled paper.
At the party, Yan took the initiative to tell Han Qing that she won’t cling onto anymore. Not only that, she even refused his offer and entered Xiao Su’s car instead. He clearly knew the damage that he did on the young woman, so he never forced her afterward. Besides, it wasn’t in his nature to coerce anyone. She should do whatever her heart wants.
He never thought about having a future with Yan. After all, he was always alone and never considered being married or having kids. That was why he was surprised when she passionately chased after him, but sadly, she was also his little sister’s best friend, so it was an unavoidable situation for him from the start. In the end… As he thought about it, he interrupted his thoughts as he didn’t dare to indulge himself further.
Lin Xuzheng had known Han Qing for many years now, so it was impossible for the former not to read the latter’s mind. Lin Xuzheng folded his arms in front of his chest and said, “With your temperament, you definitely won’t go after her, so why don’t I ask you this? Is it true that you rejected Yan before? When you found me at the start, I thought that you were only interested in her, but you were frightened to admit it. I’m surprised to find out that… the relationship between the two of you is rather complicated. No wonder you didn’t want to let her know back then. It turns out you were doing something against your conscience.”
Hearing Lin Xuzheng’s words, Han Qing instantly widened his eyes and stared at the former with displeasure. Then, Lin Xuzheng quirked up the corners of his lips slightly. “What is it? Did I say something wrong? You have caused the young woman to run away in anger. For the sake of a good friend, I will help you to talk some sense into her if you’ll ask. What do you think?”
“Get the hell away.” Han Qing could no longer hold back anymore, so he dismissed Lin Xuzheng with just a few words before leaving.
The matter at the police station had already been settled, so there was no need for Lin Xuzheng to be around. Seeing Han Qing leaving, he casually spread his legs and kept up with him. “If we don’t talk some sense to her, she would never understand the hard work that you did for her. Do you know how hard it is to understand a woman’s mind? If you don’t explain clearly about the good things you did for her, she would never know that you did it because you like her. Instead, she will feel that you are insulting her.”
Like… The word caused a ripple in Han Qing’s heart, but he still refused to reply to Lin Xuzheng and continued walking forward.
Lin Xuzheng persisted. “You really don’t need my help?”
Han Qing finally stopped in his steps. “Have you finally made your mind?” Lin Xuzheng asked again.
“Are you bored? Why do you need to get involved in this?”
Listening to Han Qing, Lin Xuzheng raised his brows. “If I turn a blind eye today, she may…” He trailed off, but the message was clear and it left Han Qing with a headache. “I’m not talking about this.”
“Then, what do you want to talk about?”
Han Qing remained silent.
“Are you embarrassed to say it? Can’t you say it out? Or do I need to say it for you? You’ve rejected Yan and you’ve regretted it ever since. Therefore, you came to me hoping that I could help you. If you didn’t rush here today, I wouldn’t be confident about my guess. I initially thought that you were only trying to make up to her for the rejection, but now, after looking at you, I think that my guess is right. You are moved by her, right?”
Suddenly, Han Qing felt that his heart bumped into something. The pain spread throughout his limbs like spider legs as a layer of hostility swam in his eyes. Then, he sneered, “Stop talking nonsense. Don’t spoil my reputation.” After that, he turned and left. This time, he walked at a faster rate than before.
However, both of them were men with slim legs. Even if Han Qing walked at a faster speed, Lin Xuzheng still caught up to him without breaking a sweat. “Why do you seem to be rattled into anger? If you didn’t care about the young woman, then why did you rush to the police station? I called you ten minutes ago and within ten minutes, you arrived. I don’t think your company is close by, right?”
Lin Xuzheng had probably pointed out Han Qing’s weakest point because the latter stopped afterward and shot a warning glare at the former.
