Chapter 64: Entanglement

Lu Jingchen opened the door, took the milk tea, turned around and walked in, closing the door behind him. He saw Qin Ruyan sitting on the stool, her eyes fixed on the milk tea in his hand.

He paused in his steps, raising an eyebrow. “Are you waiting for me to eat together? Or are you waiting for the milk tea?”

Qin Ruyan pursed her lips, thinking for a moment. “Waiting for the milk tea you bought for me.”

Lu Jingchen chuckled, took the milk tea out of the bag, inserted a straw, and handed it to her.

“Not eating much, just want to drink milk tea?”

Qin Ruyan took a sip, her brow relaxing.

“No, yours is different from mine, yours is better.”

Lu Jingchen just laughed, knowing she was deliberately saying nice things to appease him, he didn’t expose her.

Qin Ruyan held the milk tea and sipped it slowly, Lu Jingchen sat beside her, leisurely eating his meal.

Twenty minutes later, they finished dinner, as usual, Lu Jingchen cleaned up the dishes.

Qin Ruyan went to wash her hands, then returned to the living room and sat down. She turned on the TV and chose a movie.

It was still early, there were still several hours before midnight to celebrate his birthday and cut the cake. She didn’t plan on sleeping yet.

When Lu Jingchen came out of the kitchen, he saw her sitting on the floor in the living room. He frowned and walked over, pulling her hand.

“The floor is cold, get up, go sit on the sofa.”

Qin Ruyan raised her eyes, still biting on the straw, she tilted her head and smiled at him.

Qin Ruyan hummed, stood up, and sat on the sofa.

Lu Jingchen smiled and sat beside her, reaching out to put his arm around her.

“You said you’d spend my birthday like this?” He raised his eyebrows slightly, a faint smile on his lips. He then reached out and grabbed her other hand that wasn’t holding the milk tea, playing with it in his palm.

“It’s not midnight yet, it’s your birthday at midnight, I also prepared two cakes for you, a surprise, right?”

Qin Ruyan slightly tilted her head, she was wearing loose pajamas, revealing her beautiful collarbone, and below that was a stretch of white skin.

Lu Jingchen raised his eyelids, restrainedly shifting his gaze. “Why two cakes?”

Qin Ruyan bit the straw, and smiled. “One is made by me, the other is bought, if the one I made is not good, then you eat the bought one.”

Although she could cook, she had never made a cake before, the first time, she was inevitably a little unsure.

Lu Jingchen hugged her a little tighter, his brows like a landscape painting, now devoid of sharpness, clear and gentle, unlike usual.

“My wife made it, it’s naturally better than the one bought outside.”

Qin Ruyan hummed, she hadn’t tasted it, but it looked good, she still had some confidence.

“Has my wife decided on the birthday present?” Lu Jingchen brought up the matter again, with a hint of laughter.

Qin Ruyan paused her drinking, she thought for a moment about how to avoid the question.

“No, let’s talk about it after midnight.” Can I delay it for a while?

Lu Jingchen chuckled, “Okay, I believe my wife will satisfy my birthday wish.”

Qin Ruyan sighed, she turned her head and looked at him, “Okay, I promise you.”

Lu Jingchen’s smile froze for a moment, he then pressed his advantage and asked another question.

“So has my wife decided on a yes or no question? Or a multiple choice question?”

Qin Ruyan reacted after a while to understand what he meant, she gave him a cold look, her voice clear and cold.

“Mr. Lu, if you say another word, there won’t even be multiple-choice questions left.”

Lu Jingchen suddenly realized, “Alright, I understand Mrs. Lu’s meaning. This time it’s multiple-choice, next time it might become true-false questions.”

Qin Ruyan ignored him, her gaze returned to the television.

Seeing her not speaking, Lu Jingchen didn’t force it. He just put his arm around her waist, held her hand, and accompanied her in watching the movie.

Two hours later, the movie ended. Lu Jingchen glanced at the time, it was not yet ten o’clock.

“It’s only a little past ten, there are still two hours left, what does Mrs. Lu plan to do next?”

Qin Ruyan was a little dazed, was time passing so slowly today?

She thought for a moment, she received a message today that he had placed an order.

“I’ll go to the study to take care of something, then I’ll come out and keep you company?”

Lu Jingchen looked at her, as if trying to see something on her face.

“Mrs. Lu, are you deliberately stalling for time?”

Qin Ruyan glanced at him, leaned closer to him, “No, I really have something to do.”

They were close, he noticed a small mole near her eye corner. It wasn’t obvious usually, but now, with her smile and her cold eyes looking at him, the mole added a touch of charm to her.

Lu Jingchen smiled, “Alright, I’ll wait for Mrs. Lu here.”

Qin Ruyan nodded, picked up her phone and went to the study, “I’ll use your computer.”

Lu Jingchen hummed in response from behind.

After Qin Ruyan entered the study, she took out her phone and made a voice call to the other side.

She changed her IP address, used a virtual account, and turned on a voice changer.

“What is he investigating?”

On the other side, BL was sleeping at home. There was a time difference between them, so he was taken aback when he received the virtual call. But he had a feeling in his heart that this call might change things, so he instinctively answered.

On the other end of the phone, a robotic-like voice spoke. He was stunned for a moment, then cautiously asked, “Are you Y?”

Qin Ruyan hummed in response. Her fingers tapped on the table as she repeated, “Lu Jingchen, what is he investigating in the capital?”

BL touched his face. This was the first time they had spoken on a voice call. Even with the voice changer on the other side, he could guess that Y wasn’t very old, probably around his age, about forty.

“He previously asked the old man in F City to investigate, but they couldn’t find anything. The old man placed the order with us, it’s the one you took last time. This time he’s investigating Qin Zheng and his wife.”

He also turned on the voice changer, his voice was a little hoarse.

Qin Ruyan looked up at the ceiling. She didn’t speak for a long time, and the other side wasn’t in a hurry, they didn’t urge her. After a while, she finally spoke.

“I won’t take this order. From now on, any orders from the old man in F City will be taken at a discounted price.”

After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone. BL on the other side was completely dumbfounded. What did he just hear? Y, the money-grubber, was going to give the rich boss a discount?

Qin Ruyan guessed that Lu Jingchen probably knew she was investigating her parents, so he intervened. However, she really didn’t find much useful information, so she couldn’t take this order.

After Qin Ruyan hung up the phone, she pondered for a long time.

She knew Lu Jingchen’s overt forces, and she also knew that he had a close relationship with the old man in F City, with significant financial entanglements.

She pursed her lips, he would eventually find out about those things. At that time, what would become of them?