“You little rascal. Don’t you know that I’m asking you all these because I’m concerned about you? Look at what you’re saying.”
Yan stuck her tongue out while having a look at the flow of customers today. Then, she suggested to her mother, “Today’s business seems normal. Why don’t I head off first?”
“Yes, you should head home.”
After getting Luo Huimei’s permission, Yan quickly packed up her stuff and went home.
At the moment, Lin Xuzheng was sitting on the couch and talking non-stop to Han Qing inside the president’s office of Han Group. However, Lin Xuzheng wasn’t being serious in his words. Han Qing now dealt with his work, but Lin Xuzheng continuously talked and sometimes interrupted the former’s thoughts. After Lin Xuzheng interrupted Han Qing twice, the latter lifted his head and glared at the former with displeasure.
Lin Xuzheng smiled immediately. “You don’t need to mind me. You can continue with your work. I’ll talk about my stuff and you can continue with your work.”
Han Qing didn’t reply to him. How can I work if he stays here to talk and interrupt my thoughts? Lin Xuzheng rarely comes here to see me unless he has something important to tell me. As the idea came to Han Qing’s mind, he put the pen in his hand down and leaned his back against the chair with his cold eyes staring at Lin Xuzheng. “Why did you suddenly come to my office? Is there something you want to tell me?” He kept on tapping the desk gently with his fingertips, showing his impatience.
Lin Xuzheng noticed Han Qing as the former raised his brows. “What’s the problem? We’ve been good friends for so many years. Can’t I come to the company just to visit you? Or you only allow your young woman to visit you?”
Han Qing was rendered speechless. After that, he reached out to rub his forehead while feeling impatient. “What do you want to tell me actually? Just spit it out. I still need to work afterward.”
“Pfft, look at you… It’s alright if you are concerned about working back when you were single, but now, even after having a girlfriend, you’re still a workaholic. Can’t you just care more about your girlfriend?” If he cared more about her, he might have realized that something was wrong and Yan wouldn’t need to secretly run to the pharmacy to buy some pregnancy test kits. Sadly, I’ve recognized her as my own little sister and she has requested me, as her older brother, to keep it a secret. Lin Xuzheng was able to promise to keep Yan’s secret, but his mouth now itched.
He felt that he had found out something incredible and it would be a waste not to share it, so he thought that he should say something even if he had already promised Yan to keep it a secret. Therefore, he tried to point it out to Han Qing since saying it directly wasn’t an option. After all, this involves the two of them. If Yan doesn’t have the courage to say anything and Han Qing is unaware about it, won’t it cause her to feel wronged? Anyway… It would be easier if things were just that simple. Most importantly, he even met Xu Yanwan in the company today. Xu Yanwan… She is Han Qing’s childhood sweetheart, so her position cannot be questioned. It’s better if she does nothing at all, but if she… Lin Xuzheng lacked the courage to consider the consequences because he didn’t want to imagine his old friend as a despicable person.
“There is a lot to handle in the company and I didn’t ignore her. As for you… Why did you suddenly bring this up?” Han Qing glanced at Lin Xuzheng with a few question marks in his eyes.
Lin Xuzheng smiled at him. “I have nothing to do today, so I gave the ramen shop a visit. The business there is booming and your young woman was so busy that she ran all over the place. When I saw her running like that, I assumed that she must have been very tired. Yet, you, as her boyfriend, don’t know when to help her. Han Qing, I must tell you this. If it’s not for her liking you, she would just kick you aside for being such a boyfriend.”
Upon hearing Lin Xuzheng’s words, Han Qing paused for a moment while images of Yan running in the shop surfaced in his mind. Not only that, she often came to the company to deliver his food to him. However, he was too busy to notice all of these.
Now, after being called out by Lin Xuzheng, Han Qing, too, felt that he didn’t take on the responsibility of a boyfriend properly. Although he already tried his best to do what a boyfriend should do, he had never been in a relationship before—at most times, he really didn’t know what to do.
“What is it? Am I right? Are you now speechless?”
When Han Qing regained his senses, he pressed his lips and said to him, “I’ve never done this before, so I’m not sure.” With that, he thought about it for a while before closing his laptop shut.
Seeing Han Qing’s actions, Lin Xuzheng raised his brows. “What are you doing?”
Han Qing already rose to his full height and wore his coat while grabbing his car key. “What do you think?”
“Don’t tell me you’re going to look for her now,” Lin Xuzheng said to him out of curiosity, never expecting Han Qing to actually stand up after his mere few words. However, since Lin Xuzheng had already recognized Yan as his little sister, he needed to say something for her sake.
Despite being in love with Yan, it is true that Han Qing didn’t do much for her. If he had cared more about her, he would definitely have realized Yan’s strange actions with his intelligence. Nonetheless, Lin Xuzheng was surprised to discover that Han Qing was going to look for Yan at this time just because of his words. Before Lin Xuzheng could leave the office, Han Qing was already one step ahead of him to look for Yan. Will Yan panic because of this and expose herself? If that’s the case, then this will be interesting… “Fine. If you want to look for her, go ahead. You are her boyfriend anyway. It’s your freedom to look for her whenever you like.”
Han Qing didn’t speak much and he went out soon after. As Lin Xuzheng saw Han Qing’s back, he wanted to say something to him, but he stopped himself. While Lin Xuzheng hesitated on whether he should inform Han Qing that Xu Yanwan was working in the company, he had already left. Therefore, Lin Xuzheng shoved his words back into his mouth. Fine. Since Xu Yanwan doesn’t want Han Qing to know about her, why should I butt in? Besides, based on the current situation, it’s better for Han Qing not to know about it, right?
…
At home, just as Yan was about to sneakily take out the pregnancy test kit and hide in the washroom, she received a call from Luo Huimei. “Yan, have you reached home?”
Yan was silent at first. “Yes, Mom. What is it?” What day is today? Is it an unlucky day? I just want to do the test. Why is everyone out to stop me?
“Your boyfriend is in the shop looking for you.”
Yan was confused. “What?” She thought that she mistakenly heard Luo Huimei’s words. Otherwise, why would Han Qing suddenly come over to my shop? Why is he even at the shop?
“I said that your boyfriend came looking for you. Can’t you hear me clearly? Silly girl, why are you so unsettled today? Are you really that uncomfortable? Why don’t I ask your boyfriend to go to our house and bring you to the hospital for a check?”
After hearing about going to the hospital for a check, it felt like someone had just stepped on Yan’s tail, so she immediately rejected Luo Huimei’s suggestion. “Of course not. A-Ask him to stay in the shop. I-I’ll go over there!” With that, Yan ended the call and shoved everything into her bag before going out in a hurry.
