Chapter 37: He Doesn’t Seem Very Smart

Tang Hongwen wasn’t allergic to hydrangeas, he just used that as an excuse to reject Qiao Lan.

Qiao Lan was Mo Qian’s wife, and the Mo family didn’t have a tradition of divorce.

They would get to know each other better later, and the lie would be exposed.

After all, he could avoid hydrangeas, but he couldn’t avoid all flowers.

Qiao Lan apologized with a guilty conscience, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were allergic to hydrangeas.”

Mo Qian added in a calm voice, “He loves chrysanthemums.”

Tang Hongwen’s eyes widened.

He looked at Mo Qian’s handsome face, which seemed to be filled with anger, and felt like crying.

His wife just gave him a bouquet of flowers?

Was it necessary to treat him like this?

Under Mo Qian’s strong and cold gaze, Tang Hongwen dared not retort. He said with a stifled laugh, “A gentleman is as pure as a chrysanthemum, I do like chrysanthemums.”

Qiao Lan: “…”

Tang Hongwen liked chrysanthemums, but she couldn’t give him chrysanthemums.

She wouldn’t send flowers anymore.

Qiao Lan said with concern, “You have such an early flight, you must not have rested well. Let’s go have breakfast first, then I’ll take you to the hotel to rest.”

Tang Hongwen was very tempted. He wanted to get to know his second brother’s little wife and see what the iron pear blossoms looked like.

The man’s cold and deep gaze was full of pressure. Tang Hongwen shivered. If he agreed, Mo Qian would kill him, wouldn’t he?

Tang Hongwen swallowed, “I’m not hungry, I’ll just go to the hotel to rest.”

“Okay.”

Qiao Lan reached out to take Tang Hongwen’s luggage, “I’ll help you push your luggage.”

Tang Hongwen quickly refused, “I can do it myself. How can I, a man, trouble General Manager Qiao to push my luggage?”

Even if Qiao Lan wasn’t Mo Qian’s wife, he wouldn’t let her push his luggage. It wouldn’t be very gentlemanly.

Qiao Lan didn’t fight with the man.

Tang Hongwen and Mo Qian walked side by side. His peripheral vision kept glancing at the man’s handsome and cold side profile. His gossip heart burned like a raging fire.

He was really curious about the story between Mo Qian and Qiao Lan.

Moreover, they were walking one after the other, without any eye contact or physical interaction. It seemed like they weren’t very familiar.

Mo Qian gave him a warning look.

Tang Hongwen immediately suppressed his curiosity.

Qiao Lan walked behind them. She was texting Qiao Lao and didn’t notice the interaction between the two men.

They reached the car.

Mo Qian thoughtfully opened the car door for Qiao Lan. Qiao Lan politely invited Tang Hongwen, “Mr. Tang, you go first.”

Tang Hongwen glanced at Qiao Lan and then at Mo Qian, “I’ll sit in the back, what about him?”

Qiao Lan explained, “He’s my driver.”

Naturally, he would sit in the driver’s seat.

Tang Hongwen looked at Mo Qian in shock.

Weren’t they husband and wife?

How did he become the driver?

Qiao Lan saw his question and explained again, “He’s also my husband, part-time driver.”

“Oh.” Tang Hongwen couldn’t understand this couple. He looked away, “Your husband is quite handsome.”

Qiao Lan twitched her lips, not wanting to talk about her personal matters.

“Mr. Tang, get in the car.”

Mo Qian coughed lightly.

Tang Hongwen immediately said, “I encountered turbulence on the plane just now, it was a bit bumpy. It would be more comfortable to sit in the passenger seat, I’ll sit in the front.”

He didn’t dare trouble Mo Qian, so he personally put the suitcase in the trunk, then quickly sat in the passenger seat, fastened his seatbelt, afraid that Qiao Lan would invite him again.

It was a great honor that Mo Qian came to pick him up at the airport.

He didn’t have the face to sit with his brother, and he didn’t dare to treat this big brother as a driver.

Mo Qian looked at the sensible Tang Hongwen and his face softened slightly.

Qiao Lan looked at the two people in the front row and felt strange.

Tang Hongwen was so successful in his career, he should be full of vigor.

But he was cowering in front of Mo Qian, like a mouse seeing a cat.

If she hadn’t seen him once at a business banquet, she would have thought she had picked up the wrong person.

Qiao Lan couldn’t help but ask her own question, “Mr. Tang, do you know my husband?”

Tang Hongwen was stumped.

How should he answer?

Tang Hongwen looked at Mo Qian for help. The other party said calmly, “We know each other.”

Qiao Lan was curious, “How did you meet?”

Mo Qian: “I beat him up.”

Qiao Lan: “…”

He beat up An Xin’s fat object.

He also beat up Tang Hongwen. Why did he like to beat people up so much?

Tang Hongwen chuckled, “I deserved it. I owe him a favor.”

Qiao Lan’s eyes twitched.

How could someone actively ask for a beating?

What Tang Hongwen didn’t say was that he and Mo Qian had known each other since high school.

Mo Qian was a genius scholar, while he was a problem child. Every time he heard others compare him to Mo Qian, he wanted to beat him up.

He thought about it, and he did it.

He didn’t hurt Mo Qian at all, but he was beaten up until his face was bruised and swollen. He stayed home for half a month.

It was probably because his head was beaten open that he changed from picking on Mo Qian to being his little brother who followed him around every day.

Although Mo Qian ignored him, whenever he asked him difficult questions, he would throw him a formula.

His academic performance improved by leaps and bounds. He went from being at the bottom to being average, then to being a top student. He won the top spot in the national science exam in the capital city that year.

He became the top student in science not because he was better than Mo Qian, but because he didn’t take the exam at all.

He had asked Mo Qian why, and he just brushed him off.

His future life plans were also guided by Mo Qian.

If Mo Qian hadn’t beaten him up that time, he wouldn’t have achieved his success today.

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Lanting Hotel

Qiao Lan set the tutoring location at Qiao Corporation.

This hotel was close to the company and had a good environment.

Tang Hongwen was very satisfied with the room, “You two go ahead, I’ll rest for a while. I’ll be at the company on time this afternoon.”

Qiao Lan invited, “Have lunch with us?”

Tang Hongwen looked at Mo Qian cautiously.

Qiao Lan understood. Tang Hongwen was afraid of this man.

She turned to look at the man beside her, “Mr. Mo, is that okay?”

Qiao Lan’s clear and bright eyes were filled with threats, as if she would be angry if he dared to say no.

Mo Qian looked at the little woman’s threatening appearance and a faint smile curved his thin lips, “Okay.”

Qiao Lan snorted, that’s more like it.

Tang Hongwen looked at Mo Qian’s smile as if he had seen a ghost.

They had known each other for so many years, but this was the first time he had seen Mo Qian smile.

Although the arc was shallow, it was obviously a happy smile.

Qiao Lan looked at Tang Hongwen’s stunned face and frowned, but she still maintained good manners, “Mr. Tang, do you have any dietary restrictions?”

“No, you can arrange it.”

Qiao Lan left the hotel and couldn’t help but ask her own question, “Is he really Tang Hongwen?”

Mo Qian raised his eyebrows slightly, “Hmm? What’s wrong?”

Qiao Lan muttered, “He doesn’t seem very smart.”