Her remarks made it difficult for Shen Qi to calm down, and her heart was already in a turmoil like the stormy sea suddenly became even more turbulent at that moment. Shen Qi looked at Yan for a long time before lowering her eyes.
“You are right, but no matter what you say, I’m still going to leave. If you want to stay here, suit yourself.”
After she finished speaking, Shen Qi turned around and left.
Yan looked at her back and shouted angrily, “Shen Qi, are we still good friends? Are you this petty?”
Shen Qi paused and closed her eyes tiredly.
Good friends? She also wanted to be good friends with Yan, but she didn’t want to have anything to do with Ye Linhan.
Thinking of this, Shen Qi didn’t give her any reply and continued walking forward. Yan thought she would look at her before leaving, but she didn’t even turn around, making Yan feel hurt and angry. Then, she quickened her pace to catch up with Shen Qi.
After taking a few steps, she saw a familiar figure walking in, blocking Shen Qi’s path.
Shen Qi didn’t expect to meet Ye Linhan head-on. She froze for a moment before walking past him, pretending not to see him.
Ye Linhan was still shocked when she saw her red eyes, but before he could do anything, she walked past him as if he was invisible. At that moment, Ye Linhan felt like his heart was stabbed by a knife.
Then, he reacted quickly and turned around to catch up to her.
“Qi!”
Ye Linhan was fast and managed to grab hold of her arm directly. Shen Qi’s expression changed, and she quickly pulled her hand back.
“Let me go!”
Seeing how she reacted, Ye Linhan couldn’t stop himself from frowning. “You don’t want to see me? Are you not happy that I’ve come to help you? Qi, do you really hate me that much? Do you hate me to the extent that you won’t even glance at me and accept my help?”
Shen Qi bit her lower lip and looked at him stubbornly. “Linhan, you have helped me many times before. I already owe you many favors—I can’t afford to owe you anymore.”
Hearing this, Ye Linhan couldn’t help but smile bitterly. “So, you do know that you owe me a lot. Since you already owe me so much, it doesn’t matter if you owe me some more.”
Shen Qi remained silent upon hearing that.
Yan stood from afar, watching them from a distance. Although she couldn’t hear what they were saying, she had calmed down now. Thinking back, she was too agitated just now. When she heard that Shen Qi wanted to leave to avoid seeing Ye Linhan, it was equivalent to giving up on this mission, so she was anxious and said things that couldn’t be taken back.
“This is not how it works. I’ll pay you back for what I owe you.” Shen Qi always remembered the 300,000. Although her mother’s behavior made her very angry and disappointed, she had given birth to her after all. No matter how angry she was, she had to bear the debt.
“Since you have already owed me this, and you’ll still have to pay it back regardless, it’s fine to just owe me one more thing.”
With that, Ye Linhan took the initiative to walk into the restaurant. “Since I’m here, let’s go in.”
Shen Qi stood there, refusing to budge. Seeing her stubbornness, Ye Linhan stepped forward and directly held her shoulders to pull her in.
“Ye Linhan, let me go. Let me go!”
Hearing his name from her mouth again, Ye Linhan’s longing for her had finally alleviated.
After all, she suddenly disappeared in the Ye residence, and he couldn’t see her at the company as well. On top of that, he couldn’t even talk to her unless he had valid reasons to do so. Today, when he heard that he could finally see her again, he sped all the way there.
Finally, he saw her standing in front of him again.
However, after remembering that she had been staying with Ye Moxuan all these while, he felt a stab of pain in his heart. Pursing his lips, Ye Linhan pulled Shen Qi back to her previous position while Yan was still standing there dumbfounded. Meanwhile, Shen Qi looked grumpy.
She wanted to turn around and leave, but after remembering that she owed him a lot of favors, she couldn’t bear to do it.
In the end, she sat down again with a calm expression.
“I don’t need your help.” Since she couldn’t leave, she didn’t have to ask for Ye Linhan’s help either.
Yan’s expression changed slightly and looked at Ye Linhan. “Vice President Ye, it’s a good thing you’re here. We need your help with one important thing.”
“What is it?”
The two of them acted as if they didn’t hear what Shen Qi had said and talked to each other directly.
Shen Qi gritted her teeth angrily.
Yan started explaining. Just when she was going to describe the situation they were facing, Shen Qi interrupted her. “I have already said that this matter has nothing to do with you. I don’t need you to help me.”
Ye Linhan looked at her indifferently, but his tone was quite bitter. “What if it’s someone else? Would you accept help from anyone except me?”
Although it would upset him, Shen Qi still admitted to this ruthlessly.
“That’s right. Linhan, I’ve said countless times that I’ve already owe you a lot, and I can’t afford to repay everything if I owe you any more. So, please don’t help me in this matter.”
Yan gritted her teeth and retorted, “No, you have to help! If you do that, we will be wronged!”
Shen Qi was stunned to hear that. With a slight pause, she said, “Yan, do you have to always oppose me?”
Yan looked at her firmly. “I’m sorry, Shen Qi. Even if you will be angry, I won’t back down this time.”
Shen Qi stared at her for a long while, but she couldn’t utter another word at that moment. She just looked at her and smiled coldly. “Forget it. Since you insist on doing this, you can stay and tell him. I still have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave now.”
With that, Shen Qi got up and walked out of the restaurant.
This time, Ye Linhan didn’t stop her anymore, Yan wanted to get up and chase after her, but she was stopped by Ye Linhan.
“You don’t have to chase after her. Since she wants to leave, it’s useless even if you chase after her.”
Hearing that, Yan was so anxious that her eyes reddened. “But—”
“You know what happened, right? I can still help you without her physically here.”
Yan paused and bit her lips. “If Qi is not here, you will still be willing to help?”
Ye Linhan looked at her quietly. “Of course. Just tell me what is going on first.”
Yan glanced around as she thought about how to phrase her words. She was not a fool, so of course she knew that she couldn’t tell Ye Linhan everything. She could only create an excuse.
“You’re saying that Young Lady of the Han family fell in love with your friend, and she became pregnant. However, the man left her, so she committed suicide?”
Yan nodded quickly even though she felt quite embarrassed upon hearing her summary. She didn’t know how to make stories up at all, and she didn’t know if this story would work, but this was the best she could think of.
“Are you telling the truth?”
As expected, Ye Linhan asked her this.
Yan bit her lower lip. “Of course it’s the truth. What good would I get by lying to you? It doesn’t do me any good. I just want to know if she is really pregnant. We have no way to find out from the hospital, so I just want to ask you to help me find out about that. After all, my friend is quite worried about her.”
After a brief silence, Ye Linhan nodded and said in a cold voice, “Al lright, I will help you find out about it.”
