Chapter 17 - substitute romance 17
What caught Meng Chengyi’s eye were a few photographs.
The first thing she saw was the girl in the photo.
It wasn’t that Yu Huan looked stunning, but she had delicate features, expressive eyes and a very likeable personality, and just looking at her made you feel beautiful.
Then she noticed the other protagonist in the photo.
At first glance, he always wore a suit and looked mature, which didn’t really suit her younger sister.
At second glance, she thought, ‘Hey, he looks familiar!
She pressed the screen to her face and looked again and again, and Meng Chengyi had a look of shock on her face.
Qin Yunye!
No, what right did he have to have such a cute little girlfriend?
When Meng Chengyi saw the words that Yu Huan had sent her, showing their good relationship both overtly and covertly, she felt even more heartbroken. Qin Yunye was also worthy of her little sister’s attention.
Well, it’s true that the two of them had a fierce fight when they were children, and they were natural enemies, so now Meng Chengyi doesn’t have a good impression of Qin Yunye either.
She sighed for a long time, and even the investment proposal she had brought with her to prepare for the overtime work was temporarily put aside.
In the end, she couldn’t help but hold her phone and type furiously, trying to wake up her younger sister’s mind, which she had unilaterally recognised.
My dear sister, I’ll be honest with you. Qin Yunye is not a good person… He’s hot-tempered, stubborn, dictatorial, and not easy to get along with… He was born…’
You’re so pretty and beautiful, why do you hang yourself from that tree? He’s old-fashioned and stuffy, not like a normal person at all, and I’m sure there’s not much to talk about with you.
I still advise you to think twice about such things…’
As new messages appeared, the phone in Qin Yunye’s hand vibrated.
As he read each line of text, the corners of his lips dropped lower and lower until they formed a sinister and terrifying arc.
Meng Chengyi, if you don’t want to live, just say so.
He typed out a threat.
Meng Chengyi was well aware of whose tone this was, and immediately threw the phone aside with great disgust, losing any desire to continue the conversation.
Qin Yunye deleted all of Meng Chengyi’s messages, but she still wasn’t satisfied and wanted to blacklist this person.
But since it was the little girl’s phone, he was afraid that making an unauthorised decision might make the little girl unhappy.
So he didn’t.
He casually scrolled through the chat history to find out how the little girl had contacted Meng Chengyi. Then, without any surprise, he saw the message sent by Yu Huan.
It was as if an inexperienced cub was marking its territory, sending someone a bunch of messy intimate photos and threatening them in a clueless and cute way.
Qin Yunye’s heart melted when he saw this.
All the pent-up anger he had just felt was released, and an unprecedented feeling of joy filled his heart.
So that’s why she was so upset when she came home today.
An imperceptible smile appeared between Qin Yunye’s eyebrows.
It wasn’t as if she didn’t love him as he had imagined.
Look, she heard the rumours and knew that she had to find the person to show off her status.
Clever.
Cute.
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Yu Huan, unaware of what had happened in the past few minutes, came out wearing a white bathrobe with damp hair. She was lazy and didn’t want to blow-dry it, so she played games on her tablet on the carpet in front of the bed while she waited for it to dry.
Qin Yunye took the hairdryer and skilfully and naturally adjusted the temperature to dry her hair.
In the past, he would have done the same, but today’s actions seemed exceptionally gentle.
Could it be that she was angry today, so she was being exceptionally nice?
Yu Huan guessed.
But there seemed to be more to it than that.
Qin Yunye’s mood was visibly good, his lips were slightly parted, and a deep smile seemed to be hidden in the depths of his dark eyes. He gently stroked her long hair, and his kisses were even more lingering and charming than usual.
Their breaths became the catalyst for each other’s feelings, burning hot and indistinguishable.
What’s wrong with him?
Yu Huan wondered dazedly.
–
Yu Huan didn’t see Meng Chengyi reply to her message. She thought that the female lead was sad and lost and didn’t know how to respond.
In order to complete the task, she heartlessly sent another nonsense under the pressure of the system.
The next day, as soon as she opened her eyes, Meng Chengyi actually replied to her.
However, the reply was a bit strange and incomprehensible.
The female lead seemed to be a bit helpless in her tone: ‘Baby, you are a beautiful and cute baby, but your boyfriend doesn’t look like a human being’.
What did she mean?
Yu Huan was very confused.
When she shook out the system, she also felt that this remark was full of meaning and not something that ordinary people could understand.
The female lead, there should be a deeper meaning to the female lead?
However, up to this point, the task should be almost complete.
For the rest, she just needs to wait for the female lead to return to the country.
The male and female leads will naturally reconcile.
At that time, she will travel with the break-up fee, her mother, who hasn’t travelled much in years, and her father, who keeps talking about wanting to go sea fishing.
Hey, thinking about it this way, breaking up with the male lead seems like a good decision.
Yu Huan tossed and turned in bed, imagining her future life, happy one minute, sad the next.
She was struggling with this when suddenly the door opened.
Then she remembered that she had forgotten to lock the door. To be honest, she had very little sense of caution when it came to Qin Yunye, and she had never locked the door at all.
Qin Yunye stood quietly in the doorway in his dressing gown, his voice deep and full of a sense of oppression, “Aren’t you going to sleep yet?
I remember you promising me that you wouldn’t stay up past midnight anymore.
Sleep, sleep, sleep, all she knows is sleep.
She doesn’t even know what a big decision she has to make.
Yu Huan grabbed the blanket angrily and covered her face.
Has she gone?
I didn’t hear the door close.
She didn’t forget to close the door behind her, did she?
Qin Yunye!
Under the blankets, Yu Huan thought about this and that, the air inside getting thinner and thinner, her face getting hot and red from the lack of oxygen.
Suddenly, the covers are lifted and fresh air flows in.
The sulking young lady, who does not know why she is sulking, looks at him awkwardly, her beautiful eyes full of true feelings, as if she had a lot of opinions about him.
But her dishevelled hair, like a bird’s nest, the soft tip of her tongue that was just visible as she puffed with her lips slightly open, and her face, as red as a cloud, were not at all intimidating.
She looked like a pouty kitten with her long nails clipped.
Qin Yunye bent down and placed the palm of his large hand on her soft pillow. The pillow sank inwards, leaving an imprint. He lowered his eyes and didn’t know what to think.
After a while, he poked Yu Huan’s face with his finger and whispered, ‘Can’t sleep?
The little girl’s wide awake eyes darted away from him.
He thought, ‘She really is soft.
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Yu Huan was determined that she would soon become Qin Yunye’s ex-girlfriend, and she was determined to live every day as if it were her last.
So when the sun was about to set and she saw the magnificent sunset, her first reaction was to rush into the study and throw herself into Qin Yunye’s arms to tell him.
The two of them huddled together in front of the window, arm in arm.
Yu Huan admired the sunset, which was as thick as oil paint, while Qin Yunye’s lips curled up in an expression that was not quite a smile, for the young girl was unusually lively and enthusiastic today.
Yu Huan didn’t seem to be acting naturally either, and every now and then she would glance at Qin Yunye’s profile, her heart suddenly racing.
She didn’t know when their eyes met.
Their breathing quickened for a second, and the kiss was born naturally from the momentary understanding.
Qin Yunye looked down, and Yu Huan’s fingers clasped his neatly pressed collar.
When they parted, the finely tailored shirt had a few more creases.
In Qin Yunye’s position, I’m afraid I can’t wear this shirt out of the house anymore.
However, he kissed the corner of Yu Huan’s lips again and said, ‘Next time, I’ll get you something with a better texture.