Chapter 32: Business Trip 4

He didn’t turn on the lights, so the only light in the living room was the moonlight filtering through the curtains from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

He took off his tie and tossed it aside.

He picked up the water jug on the table, poured a glass of cold water, and drank it down.

But the restlessness in his heart seemed impossible to quell.

He closed his eyes and waited for a few minutes, but when he opened them again, it was still there.

Lu Jingchen picked up his phone from the table, opened WeChat, and glanced at the pinned chat.

She was so heartless, he didn’t even blink when he invested a hundred million in Qin Shi, yet his sweetheart didn’t even take the initiative to send him a message?

Was it really that he wouldn’t contact her first, she wouldn’t think to send him a message?

Lu Jingchen felt a bit frustrated.

Although he was willing to invest in Qin Shi, Qin Ruyan was so smart, wouldn’t she guess he was trying to achieve his goal indirectly?

Or even if she knew, did she not care? Was it because she didn’t have feelings for him now?

His brows furrowed, the more he thought about it, the more he felt suffocated, he couldn’t stand this torture, he clicked on the chat box, and sent Qin Ruyan several WeChat messages.

But they all fell into the abyss, Qin Ruyan didn’t reply to a single one.

Lu Jingchen was conflicted about whether to call her, but he was afraid of pushing her away, he was truly caught between a rock and a hard place.

He got up and walked upstairs, back to his bedroom, took his pajamas and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

Qin Ruyan’s WeChat finally replied.

By the time he finished showering and came out, it had been another ten minutes.

He casually wiped his hair, waiting for it to dry before putting down the towel and walking to the bed.

He habitually picked up his phone and saw her WeChat message at a glance.

She replied to each of his messages one by one, her tone was just like the way ordinary friends talk, Lu Jingchen read through them, especially the last sentence.

Good night.

He lowered his head and smiled, tapped his phone, and replied with a WeChat message.

He probably guessed she was already asleep, he didn’t say much, after replying, he put his phone on the bedside table.

Lu Jingchen lifted the quilt and got into bed, falling asleep after a while.

Qin Ruyan’s biological clock was very punctual, because of her heavy workload abroad, and she rented a house outside, a bit far from school, so she woke up very early every morning.

This morning was no exception, she woke up before seven, she was still in the quilt, only her arm stretched out, groping for her phone on the bedside table.

After finding her phone, she retracted her hand back into the quilt, she would bury her face in the quilt when she slept in the second half of the night.

Now that she had her phone, she finally pulled her face out of the quilt.

She opened her eyes groggily, subconsciously clicked on WeChat, the first message was from Lu Jingchen.

Qin Ruyan looked at the time, it was sent ten minutes after she replied.

It was a voice message.

She thought about it for a while, turned down the volume of the player, and then clicked on it.

“I was just taking a shower, I didn’t reply to you in time, sorry. Also, good night.”

After listening, Qin Ruyan felt her face getting a little hot.

Was it necessary to tell her even while taking a shower?

She hesitated for a long time, but didn’t reply to the message.

She stayed in bed for another ten minutes before getting up.

After getting dressed, she went downstairs, just as the maid was bringing out breakfast.

“Ruyan, come and eat.”

At this time, everyone else in the family was out, only Qin Ruyan and the maid were at home, the maid’s name was Fu Qin, she had worked for the Qin family for over ten years, and was over fifty years old.

When Qin Ruyan first came back, she kept calling her “Miss,” which made Qin Ruyan feel awkward.

At her strong request, she called Fu Qin “Aunt Fu,” and Fu Qin changed her address to call her Ruyan.

“Good morning, Aunt Fu. Did you have breakfast? If not, sit down and eat with us.”

Qin Ruyan said as she put a bun in her mouth.

Her family wasn’t that particular. Aunt Fu usually just helped with cooking, and occasionally Qin Chaoyang would cook when he felt like it.

When there were no outsiders around, Aunt Fu would eat at the same table with them.

Aunt Fu shook her head with a smile, “I ate with Madam and the others. Madam said you might want to sleep in a bit longer, so she didn’t call you. I saved your breakfast, it’s still warm.”

Qin Ruyan nodded.

“I’m going to Hangzhou this afternoon, and I’ll be back in three or four days. Aunt Fu, don’t plan my meals for the next few days.”

“Alright, be careful on the road, and stay safe.” Aunt Fu said with concern as she walked towards the kitchen.

“Okay, okay, I know, thank you, Aunt Fu.”

Qin Ruyan nodded and continued to eat her breakfast slowly.

After she finished eating, Aunt Fu came over to clean up the dishes. Qin Ruyan then sat on the sofa and took out her phone to check.

Her flight was in the afternoon, but it would still take some time to check in at the airport, and there might be traffic on the way.

She sent a message to Zhang Qiyao to see what time they should leave.

Meanwhile, Zhang Qiyao got up early to pack her luggage.

She had procrastination issues. She wouldn’t do anything until the last minute.

Lu Jingchen was flying in the morning. He and Chen Zhong left directly from Yujingyuan to the airport.

Of course, he didn’t know that Qin Ruyan and Zhang Qiyao were also going to Hangzhou.

Zhang Qiyao took her luggage downstairs and just sat down when she received a WeChat message from Qin Ruyan.

She directly called her.

“Ruyan, I’m all packed. Should I come over to you? We can go out for lunch together and then go to the airport. That should be about right.”

She had gotten a lot more allowance from her brother last time, and she hadn’t spent it yet. It felt uneasy to leave it in her bag.

Qin Ruyan didn’t know why she couldn’t refuse Zhang Qiyao.

After hanging up the phone, she waited at home for less than half an hour before Zhang Qiyao arrived.

Because Qin Chaoyang and the others were not at home, she just told Aunt Fu and then turned to leave the house.

At the entrance of the Qin residence, Zhang Qiyao and the driver both got out of the car. Seeing Qin Ruyan come out, the driver stepped forward to take the suitcase, and Zhang Qiyao pulled her to the back seat.

“Ruyan, what do you want to eat?”

She was a little excited. She hadn’t been out for a while. Although this trip was for business, there was still time to go shopping if they squeezed it in.

“I had a bit too much for breakfast, I’m not really hungry yet.”

Zhang Qiyao nodded when she heard this.

“Then let’s go look around near the airport? Find a place to sit for a while, and we’ll go eat when you’re hungry.”

“Qiyao, you don’t have to worry about me, you can eat if you’re hungry.”

Qin Ruyan felt a little embarrassed that she was considering everything for her.

Zhang Qiyao waved her hand, “I’m not really hungry either.”

Qin Ruyan smiled helplessly, “Then let’s just not eat? We can eat when we get to Hangzhou?”

“Okay, then let’s go to the airport to look around?” Zhang Qiyao agreed readily.