Chapter 45: Yuanyi Gets Drunk

  Su Zhiwei was taken aback and reflexively blurted out: "Yue Yi? How did you... come out of my room?"

  Su Zhiwei suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence.

  Lai Yue also furrowed his brow at her: "What's wrong?"

  "Nothing... nothing, I mean, someone knocked on the door, how come you're only opening it now?" Su Zhiwei hastily composed her expression and walked slowly to his side.

  Lǐ Huì Yì's body was wrapped in a sleeping gown, and at first glance, he looked like he had just gotten out of bed.

  Didn't they get together last night?

  Su Zhiwei lowered her eyelids, covering up her own doubts.

  Lai Rongyi didn't notice her unease and impatiently asked, "Of course you're sleeping, what's the point of coming over so early?"

  When she heard his perfunctory response, Su Zhiwei's heart was filled with indignation again, but she couldn't show it in front of Li Xueying.

  She leaned close to Lianyi's side, coquettishly opening her mouth: "Lianyi, you're too much. Today is our three-year anniversary, can't you take some time off to accompany me for a day?"

  Of course, this three-year anniversary was just something she made up.

  She knew Lai Yue very well and he wouldn't have any impression of this kind of day at all.

  His brain is extremely intelligent, but he never wastes his energy on unimportant things.

  As expected, Lai Yue's eyebrows were still tightly furrowed, but he didn't raise any questions about her words. Instead, he coldly opened his mouth and said: "I have work to do, no time for this. If you're bored, go shopping and buy a gift yourself."

  Anyway, her credit card bills have always been handled by Xu Yun Chuan.

  Su Zhiwei had long expected this outcome, so she didn't feel any disappointment in her heart.

  But her eyes still deliberately revealed a strong unwillingness: "It's so boring to be alone, you don't even accompany me. Otherwise... how about I take Nian Ge out for a stroll? Summer has arrived, and girls should also buy more beautiful clothes. Nian Ge is going to college soon, I'll help her dress up nicely."

  Qin Nian Ge inside the door heard her name being called, instantly tensed up and clutched the quilt tightly, her teary eyes also widened in an instant.

  Are you going out with her now?

  Last night, she had just been intimate with Liang Yi, and she really felt that... she couldn't be open and honest with Su Zhiwei at all.

  Take her out to buy clothes?

  Li Xueying was taken aback for a moment, and then she quickly looked up and down Su Zhiwei.

  Su Zhiwei actually dressed quite beautifully, after all, she was the girlfriend of the head of the Li family, although her background wasn't very good, she had always paid attention to this aspect of her upbringing.

  As for dressing up and etiquette in high society, she was thoroughly familiar with it. Her grey dress was simple yet elegant, not at all tacky. The necklace around her neck and the earrings that sparkled on her earlobes all served to make her look like a true lady of refinement.

  But Lai Rongyi's gaze still fell on her slightly exposed top.

  From a modern perspective, her clothes are not revealing. In the past, Lai Ruoying saw her dressed like this and never thought there was anything wrong with it.

  But as soon as he thought of Qin Nian Ge being taken out by her, and possibly dressed in the same attire, with her tender softness faintly visible to others, his heart suddenly ignited a raging fire.

  "No need!" He coldly refused without hesitation, "The college entrance exam is about to start, she still needs to stay at home for tutoring, you bother her less, just go by yourself!"

  Li Xue said, and then turned around and walked into the room.

  Qin Nian Ge, who was lying in bed, also let out a deep sigh of relief.

  Luckily... luckily she still has the college entrance exam to shield her.

  Su Zhiwei looked at Li Xueying's back, clenched her fist tightly, and cast a resentful glance at Qin Nian Ge's door again.

  Lijiao walked to the door and stopped again, turning around to say to her: "You go back first, I still need to take a bath."

  After finishing, he was about to close the door, but the next moment, Su Zhiwei called out to him: "Wait a minute... Yu Yi, today is our anniversary after all. Even if we didn't have time during the day, can you accompany me for dinner tonight? I'll come find you at the company."

  Lai Yue's wings stiffened for a moment before she replied coldly: "Whatever."

  The door was slammed shut by him in the next moment.

  Su Zhiwei came over early in the morning and didn't even step into his room.

  Su Zhiwei stood in front of two tightly closed doors, so angry that her whole body was about to shake.

  Gaokao? Ha...... How could she not know that Lian Yi has been paying attention to that little fox spirit for some time now?

  Hasn't it always been emphasized how much she was hated?

  Are these words spoken by ghosts?

  Su Zhiwei was taken aback, and the light in her eyes suddenly dimmed.

  Yes... Lai Ying has always been impatient with her, but in the past, she would occasionally show special tenderness and patience towards her.

  And it was this gentleness that made Su Zhiwei confident that she could occupy a place in Li Xue's heart.

  But now thinking about it, Li Xueyi becomes gentle towards her every time in front of Qin Nian Ge.

  She was previously unaware, but now suddenly realizes that all of Li Xue's tenderness towards her might have been intentionally put on for the sake of Qin Nianqiu, that little fox spirit.

  How did this happen?

  Could it be... that the hatred he's been spouting all along wasn't real after all?

  Or did he simply never realize just how special Qin Nian Ge was to him?

  Su Zhiwei's face was full of shock, her gaze repeatedly sweeping back and forth over the two tightly closed doors.

  No matter what... she won't let this little fox spirit snatch away her chance to fly up high.

  Lihua's wings are hers, hers!

  The sound of Su Zhiwei's footsteps coming downstairs finally came from outside the door, but Qin Nian Ge still buried herself in the quilt, not even willing to lift her head.

  The door of the cloakroom made a slight noise again, and she knew that Lai Yue had come back from his room.

  Qin Nian Ge shrank down, grabbing the quilt even tighter.

  Lijiao walked to the bedside, sat down and saw her shrunk into a ball. Her easily relaxed eyebrows furrowed again: "What are you doing?"

  Qin Nian Ge didn't respond.

  "Are you trying to suffocate yourself?" Lei Yun asked again.

  Qin Nian Ge was stunned for a moment, didn't say a word, but instead burrowed deeper into the quilt.

  Noticing her awkwardness, Lian Yiwu's face finally cooled down, he reached out to grab her quilt and forcibly made her lift her head to face him.

  Only then did he see that Qin Nian Ge's face was already covered with tear stains.

  Seeing her crying appearance, Li's heart tightened and he couldn't help but mutter: "What are you crying about?"

  Qin Nian Ge sobbed and shook her head, pulling the quilt back into her hands once again.

  Actually, Li Xueying, how is it impossible for her to be so twisted?

  He lowered his head and hastily kissed her tear-stained lips, opening his mouth in a rough tone: "Su Zhiwei's existence won't affect anything, don't think nonsense, just be at ease being my woman."

  When he mentioned Su Zhiwei's name, Qin Nian Ge's body trembled slightly, and she spoke in a low voice: "I feel like I'm... a sinner. Whether or not I admit it, I've already affected the feelings between you and Sister Zhiwei."

  Hearing her words, Li Yifei impatiently interrupted her: "What nonsense are you talking about? No matter what I say to you, it has nothing to do with Su Zhiwei. What can you do? You can't even affect me!"

  Qin Nian Ge clutched the quilt tightly, her voice trembling: "I know... I know I can't have any influence on you. But you should be loyal to Zhi Wei Jie. I don't want to end up like my mom, being hated by your and Zhi Wei Jie's children in the future."

  Her words really hit Lei Ying's anger point.

  His entire body stiffened, staring rigidly at her frail figure: "Do you think I'll let my child repeat the same mistakes? If I have a child, I won't let you influence him. Even if you're by my side, he will never be aware of your existence. You will never be able to become Mrs. Li and take the place of my son's mother; all he will see is the loving picture of me and his mother."

  He tossed out these words coldly and turned around, leaving in a huff.

  Qin Nian Ge shed tears again and buried her face deep into the quilt once more...

  I didn't expect that such a strong sweetness last night would disappear completely in just one day.

  All day long, Qin Nian Ge was distracted while studying.

  At night, Li Hui didn't come back.

  Qin Nian Ge knew he was going to spend their third anniversary with Su Zhi Wei.

  And she doesn't even have the standing to be jealous.

  Qin Nian Ge lay on the bed, carefully looking at the photo in her hand under the light of the bedside lamp.

  Under the dim light, Lian Yiweng's gaze at her seemed so focused.

  If she wasn't one of the main characters in this photo, she would definitely think that the two people embracing and kissing each other are deeply in love.

  But it was precisely because she was in the midst of it that she realized, Liang Yi's deep gaze at her was just being infected by the atmosphere of that day.

  But for her, these good memories are already enough.

  She put the photo by her pillow and accompanied herself for the whole night. The next day, after waking up and having breakfast, Qin Nian Ge hesitantly opened her mouth to Lan Ayi: "Lan Ayi, Professor Su won't be coming over until this afternoon, I want to go to a nearby bookstore to browse around and buy some reference books."

  "Alright, I'll have the driver send you over." Lan Ayi hurriedly walked towards the phone.

  "No need! Anyway... the bookstore is very close, I can just take a bus there, no need to trouble Mr. Driver." Qin Nian Ge hastily spoke up to decline.