Qing Mian took the cake and looked up at Lu Wenxi. "Thank you, Wenxi."
Lu Wenxi reached out and ruffled her hair. "What are you thanking me for? Don't be so polite with me."
She opened the passenger door. "Get in. I'll take you to have something delicious."
Qing Mian bent down and got in.
Lu Wenxi walked around to the other side, started the car, and stepped on the accelerator. The red Koenigsegg instantly disappeared like lightning at the entrance of Hanlin University.
Inside the car.
"How's school? Are you getting used to the accommodation?" Lu Wenxi asked with concern.
Hearing this, the smile on Qing Mian's face gradually faded. She shook her head. "It's okay. I'm not living on campus. My brother won't let me."
"Damn it!" Lu Wenxi slapped the steering wheel in frustration. "What does it matter to him? He won't let you live on campus. Where do you live then? In that shabby villa to watch him kiss that bitch?"
Lu Wenxi spoke before thinking. Only after she said it did she realize she had said the wrong thing.
She stole a glance at Qing Mian in the passenger seat. Seeing that Qing Mian wasn't as sad as she had imagined, she finally felt relieved.
"Uncle Wang said before that An Ya didn't live there. It seems that was just to comfort me," Qing Mian said, looking at the road ahead. Her face showed no emotion, as if she were talking about someone else's business.
"Uncle Wang wasn't lying to you about this," Lu Wenxi quickly clarified.
"I don't know what that old geezer Chen Yu'an is thinking all day. Anyway, after you left, he didn't let anyone go to Qingyuan. Even my brother had to report in advance before going. You'd think he was guarding some rare treasure."
"An Ya probably caused trouble last night because she saw you there. I don't know what seductive means she used to persuade your brother."
"Anyway, she didn't get off easy either," Lu Wenxi paused deliberately here and looked at Qing Mian gloatingly. "You don't know this, do you? She's in the hospital!"
"Ah?" Qing Mian looked confused. How did she suddenly end up in the hospital?
"She caused trouble. That's the consequence of causing trouble. I heard from Ji Bai that she fell downstairs. It was so tragic. There wasn't a single part of her body that wasn't hurt, and her calf was broken. How pitiful."
Qing Mian: ... She didn't hear a single bit of pity in Lu Wenxi's words. She thought Lu Wenxi was quite happy.
Lu Wenxi changed the subject. Her beautiful eyebrows frowned tightly. "But... Chen Yu'an was in the hospital with her last night."
As soon as she said this, Qing Mian's heart skipped a beat. All the blood in her body seemed to freeze instantly.
It took her a while to recover. She didn't know if she was trying to convince herself or Lu Wenxi. "An Ya is his fiancée. It's only natural for him to be in the hospital with her."
"Bullshit! What fiancée? Have you ever seen a fiancée who hasn't gotten married after being engaged for three or four years? Everyone in the circle knows that Chen Yu'an and her are just a couple in name."
When Qing Mian first returned to the imperial capital, she was a little stunned to hear that they hadn't gotten married yet. She had thought they probably even had kids by then. She didn't expect they hadn't even tied the knot.
"Does An Ya agree to this?" Qing Mian asked.
Qing Mian was very clear that the incident back then was completely An Ya's doing. She was so eager to marry Chen Yu'an. She didn't expect she could endure it for three years.
"What can she do if she doesn't agree? Is Chen Yu'an the kind of person who can be easily controlled?"
If Qing Mian had heard this before she was sent abroad, she would definitely have refuted it. He was so easy to control. At least he never refused anything she said.
But now, she very much agreed with Wenxi's words. Chen Yu'an was never the kind of person who could be easily controlled.
Thinking of the past, Qing Mian felt a little stuffy in her chest. She didn't want to talk about Chen Yu'an and An Ya anymore, so she shifted the topic to Wenxi. "How have you been these years?"
"Just the same. I started learning business in the company before I graduated. After graduation, I took over the company directly. Now I'm a pathetic wage earner," Lu Wenxi said.
"What about Brother Wenxuan?" Qing Mian asked.
"Humph, him! He only knows how to play with his stupid racing car all day. Good-for-nothing! Whoever marries him in the future will really be unlucky."
Qing Mian couldn't help laughing. She knew Wenxi. This person was a typical one with a sharp tongue but a kind heart. She was clearly doing this so that her brother could pursue his dream without any worries, but she just refused to admit it.
"What's going on between you and Brother Ji Bai?" Qing Mian asked with a smiling face.
Sure enough, as soon as she said this, Wenxi's ears immediately turned red.
"Cough, cough." Lu Wenxi was suddenly choked by this question and started coughing. Her hands, which were originally holding the steering wheel properly, now made a hundred small movements in a second. Her eyes also got busy, looking at the rearview mirror and the side mirror from time to time.
Sure enough, people always seem very busy when they're guilty.
Qing Mian was even more certain of her guess. The interaction between the two of them in the bar last night didn't seem simple to her. Did Brother Wenxuan know that his territory had been invaded?
Qing Mian didn't wait for her to answer the previous question and asked another one.
"Does Brother Wenxuan know?"
Wenxi twitched the corner of her mouth. This question was even more serious.
Why didn't she notice that Qing Mian's observation skills had become so strong now?
The red light came on, and Lu Wenxi stepped on the brake.
She cleared her throat, turned her head to look at Qing Mian, and held out a finger at her. "He doesn't know. You mustn't let it slip."
Qing Mian gave her a smile to show that she understood and made an okay sign with her hand.
"You're really brave. You even got involved with Brother Ji Bai," Qing Mian couldn't help sighing.
"He got involved with me, okay!" Lu Wenxi quickly clarified.
Qing Mian gave her a knowing smile.
After Lu Wenxi said this, she realized again that she had fallen into Qing Mian's trap. She smacked her head in annoyance.
In Qing Mian's impression, Ji Bai had always been gentle and elegant. He rarely talked. He was really the type to do big things silently.
Qing Mian couldn't help laughing when she imagined the three of them together, with Wenxi and Ji Bai being sneaky in front of Wenxuan.
She couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing.
Wenxi immediately realized what she was laughing at. She blushed and reached out to pat Qing Mian's shoulder. "Stop it!"
"Does Brother Wenxuan really not notice?" Qing Mian asked again reluctantly. Brother Wenxuan didn't seem that stupid. How could he not notice such an obvious thing?
"Of course not! We just started recently..."
"Okay, I'll keep it a secret for you. But I'm not sure about Brother Ji Bai," Qing Mian said meaningfully, looking at Wenxi.
In her observation, Ji Bai probably couldn't wait to make it public immediately.
The next second, Wenxi waved her hand. "There's definitely no problem with Ji Bai! He doesn't want to make it public more than I do!"
Seeing her confident look, Qing Mian didn't expose her.
On the surface, it seemed that Dr. Ji had fallen into the trap of this big woman Wenxi. In fact, it was Wenxi, the little white rabbit, who had fallen into the trap of Ji Bai, the big bad wolf, but she didn't even realize it.