Chapter 3 - substitute romance 03
Every time Yu Huan played games with him, the laughter and joy never stopped.
After such a few days of uninterrupted rest, Yu Huan finally thought about Qin Yunye. The missed lessons had to be made up, and it would not be very sincere to send a message at this time.
Yu Huan hesitated a bit.
Qiao Xi was on the phone with Qiao Rui when they saw Yu Huan’s listless appearance and asked casually, ‘What’s wrong, Yu Huan baby?
I want to call Qin Yunye,’ Yu Huan said, struggling with the phone in her hands.
Qiao Xi let out a small “oops” and said, “You’ve been standing there for so long without making a move, I thought you’d given up, but it turns out you’re still thinking about it. Just call if you want to.
If he doesn’t answer, I’ll be so embarrassed…” Yu Huan muttered.
Qiao Xi’s words were on the tip of her tongue, but they were interrupted by Qiao Rui, who was restless on the other end of the line, shouting, “What, what, what? Has something happened to Sister Huanhuan?
Yu Huan thought that if she stuck her head out, it would be a knife, and if she didn’t, it would be a knife too. She made up her mind and dialled the number.
Before she could even think about whether she would regret it, the phone was connected in the blink of an eye.
Yu Huan watched the seconds tick by without coming to her senses, until Qin Yunye’s unique deep and pleasant voice came through the receiver: ‘Hello’.
Yu Huan called out, standing up quickly and running to the balcony.
Qiao Xi was once again attracted by the movement here and after two seconds, she wondered, ‘I received it so quickly, did I really not keep an eye on my phone the whole time?
Yu Huan always thought it was a one-sided love, that Qin Yunye didn’t like her, but Qiao Xi didn’t think so.
She had some contact with the Qin family and had heard the rumours about Qin Yunye.
Someone like Qin Yunye, if he didn’t like someone, he would definitely reject them outright, but he didn’t. He gave Yu Huan many opportunities to get involved.
He was a prominent figure, not someone just anyone could get in touch with. Yu Huan didn’t know how to get close to him, but then he would suddenly appear at some event.
It was as if… he had stopped and waited for her.
It was as if he was courting someone’s little girl.
An illusion?
Qiao Xi couldn’t analyse it, so she casually said to Qiao Rui, “Your sister Yu Huan is calling the person she likes.
Qiao Rui immediately exploded: ‘The person she likes? Man, does your sister Yu Huan have someone she likes?! No, did you encourage your sister Yu Huan to chase after someone else? I’m telling you, Qiao Xi…’
This reaction was beyond Qiao Xi’s expectations.
She sensed something and said maliciously, ‘You brat with un-grown hair, do you have feelings for my baby Yu Huan?
Qiao Rui, who had just been arguing non-stop, suddenly fell silent, as if the call had suddenly been cut off, but the seconds on the clock were still ticking.
After ten seconds, Qiao Xi heard the boy stammer and pretend to be calm, saying, “So what? I also have the right to like other people…’
‘So what?!’
Having decided to turn to her sister, Qiao Xi held her breath, opened her mouth and let fly, scolding Qiao Rui for all the nonsense he had done since childhood, concluding that Qiao Rui was not even worthy of being a human being.
Qiao Rui was stunned by the tirade, his voice choking, his mouth still defiant: “I’m telling you, Qiao Xi, you can’t talk to me like that… And if Sister Huanhuan likes someone else, it’s because she hasn’t met me yet…’
‘Ha,’
Qiao Xi was almost amused by her silly brother.
Having been carried away by the fun of the past two days, Yu Huan dryly greeted the person on the other end of the line as she held the curtain of the balcony closed.
Qin Yunye replied indifferently.
Yu Huan was at a loss for words for a moment, and then asked as if possessed, “What are you doing?
It was a bit presumptuous, and the male lead might not necessarily answer. She frowned in thought.
Qin Yunye glanced at the pyjamas he was wearing and then at the clock, which was past his normal bedtime. What else was there to do… but wait for news.
But he would never say that out loud, so he just said quietly, ‘Some work to do.
After a pause of two seconds, he raised his tone a little, ‘And you?
He wanted to know what the young girl had been doing these past few days without contacting him.
The slender fingers tapping on the smooth surface of the table reflected the danger signal in the moonlight that had quietly crept in.
Or had the novelty worn off so quickly?
When sending a message, Yu Huan could chat away, but a real-time call was different. You could hear the sound of breathing, and even the slightest change in tone could change the atmosphere.
For some reason, Yu Huan felt a little nervous, staring at the beige curtain fabric in front of her and stammering, “Me? I’m calling you…
Since he felt that the young girl was now focusing all her energy on him, the answer he wanted to know didn’t seem to be so important anymore.
Qin Yunye’s eyebrows and eyes relaxed, and he replied in a soft tone.
The system reminded Yu Huan that he hadn’t sent him flowers for several days. But Qin Yunye didn’t seem to have been to school recently.
Yu Huan asked in a low voice, ‘Can I see you tomorrow?
I’m a bit busy at work.
Sure enough, the answer she got was a cold rejection.
Yu Huan pursed her lips, wondering how she was going to continue her mission.
But in the next second, she heard Qin Yunye say, “You can come to the company to find me. I gave you the address.
Qin’s group.
Yu Huan looked up at the tall, magnificent office building and began to worry about the dilemma she would face if she went inside.
In the drama, the supporting actress, who had no appointment and no appearance from the male lead, had to go through a lot of trouble before she could get in.
Yu Huan, holding the flowers she had just bought with great reluctance, cautiously walked in under the watchful eyes of the security guards on either side and stepped into the receptionist’s field of vision.
The receptionist, a young lady in professional attire, immediately stood up when she saw her and came out warmly and gently, saying politely, “You must be Miss Song, right?
Huh?
Yu Huan’s eyes widened. This was not what she had expected.
She had just nodded when the receptionist’s arm reached out and guided her in an incredibly attentive manner: ‘Come, this way. President Qin is in a meeting, so I’ll take you to his office first.
The receptionist took a card, swiped the lift and led Yu Huan inside.
Someone whispered with their lips covered: “Why is she taking her guest to the president’s exclusive lift?
President Qin specifically requested it, so don’t worry about it,” the other receptionist replied.
In the lift.
The young lady tried hard to control her gaze, but she couldn’t help but glance at Yu Huan out of the corner of her eye.
With that small face and skin, she was as pretty as a doll. It was no wonder that General Manager Qin had called her a dozen times that morning to give her instructions. She would have liked her too if she had seen her in person.
The admiring look in the receptionist’s eyes grew stronger and stronger.
Yu Huan suspected that her feelings were wrong.
How could the malevolent female sidekick be so popular?
It wasn’t until she was led into Qin Yunye’s office, with its strong personal style of decoration and the thick pile of documents on his desk…
Really, she was let in without any hesitation?
Yu Huan was still a little dazed.
The receptionist, however, had doubled as an assistant and had thoughtfully and smoothly prepared drinks and snacks to be delivered.
It was very different from what she had imagined.
Yu Huan couldn’t help but complain to the system.
‘It’s probably because the male lead’s company has higher standards,’ the system explained in a haphazard manner. It’s impossible that the male lead would have any affection for the malevolent female sidekick.
Yu Huan also thought this was right.