Chapter 35: Time to Shock Her Family Again

Lin Qingqing was fuming inside!

Hmm hmm hmm—what do you mean “hmm”?!
And “no need”! “Forget it”!
So generous, huh! Is their family’s money blown in by the wind?!

That girl treats him like a backup option, and he’s still rushing to save her boyfriend money by buying her a gown?
Unbelievable!

Looks like even if the Qin family doesn’t end up destroyed in the end, Qin Yansen—this lovesick fool—would still be spending his own money to support Mu Yiyi and Lu Zeyan!

When are they going to make a law that allows people to sentence lovesick idiots?

Lin Qingqing shot a fierce glare at the disappointing Qin Yansen. She asked the sales clerk for paper and pen, pulled out the bank card from her pocket, wrote down the account information, and handed it to Mu Yiyi.
“When you pay it back, transfer the money to my account!”

Qin Yansen was soft-hearted—that’s because he was bound by the plot and couldn’t let go of the girl he liked.

But she wasn’t constrained by the story!

Anyone who was detrimental to the Qin family—none of them would get away with even a single cent!

Mu Yiyi stared at the woman in front of her—so unfamiliar, yet so familiar.
It took her a long moment before she realized who this person was.

It was the Qin family’s old lady—the one who almost made her, her best friend, and even her little brother cry during that game!

How had this old lady suddenly changed so drastically? Compared to how she was a few days ago, it was like she had suddenly become decades younger!

Mu Yiyi stared at the old lady’s black hair for a while, wondering if it was a hair dye thing.

Otherwise, there really was no way to explain why she suddenly looked so youthful.

Once she realized who the woman was, Mu Yiyi lowered her gaze to the paper in the old lady’s hand.

Her heart trembled.

That gown cost six figures. She couldn’t afford it at all!

The only reason she came to this store and chose a gown she couldn’t afford was to try and smooth things over with Qin Yansen.

Last time, her best friend offended the old lady, but she herself hadn’t done anything offensive. She wanted to apologize properly to Qin Yansen, win his forgiveness, and restore their previous relationship. That way, she could keep using him to get useful information to help Lu Zeyan take revenge.

And choosing a gown she couldn’t afford—that had been a very deliberate decision she made after gritting her teeth many times.

After all, a pitiful woman who evokes a man’s sympathy is the easiest to trigger his protective instincts—and the easiest to gain forgiveness.

She had bet everything on that, which is why she called Qin Yansen and played the pity card.

If Qin Yansen really was cold-hearted and didn’t show up, then she wouldn’t buy it.

But if Qin Yansen did buy it for her, then she’d resell it and earn a nice sum from the Qin family!

Mu Yiyi had it all planned out beautifully—but this old lady had come in and ruined everything.

That’s hundreds of thousands of yuan! Where was she going to get that kind of money to pay it back?

Her eyes quickly filled with tears. She really was upset—because she was about to go into debt.

Even if she resold the gown, she’d have to consider depreciation. Since it wasn’t a custom-made piece, it would instantly become an off-season item and lose value. She didn’t even want to imagine how much she’d have to lose on it.

Mu Yiyi looked up at Qin Yansen, who was standing not far away, and put on a pitiful expression.
“Fine, if I pay you back for this gown, we’ll be even.”

She was betting that Qin Yansen still had feelings for her and wouldn’t be willing to let things end like that!

When Lin Qingqing saw that Mu Yiyi was about to try and manipulate Qin Yansen again, she immediately stepped over and completely blocked Mu Yiyi’s line of sight—effectively cutting off any chance of sending those fluttery, doe-eyed signals that would make Qin Yansen’s heart skip.

Without waiting for Qin Yansen to speak, Lin Qingqing nodded and smiled.
“Great, I agree! I hope you’ll remember what you just said.”

Mu Yiyi: “!!!”

This old woman was so annoying! Who even talked to her?!

Mu Yiyi stared at Lin Qingqing, not accepting the paper in her hand. Two seconds later, faced with the authoritative gaze in Lin Qingqing’s eyes, her confidence began to crumble.

Then she whipped around and left in a huff.

She couldn’t afford to pay for it—so she wasn’t buying the gown anymore!

Besides, she hadn’t really come here to buy it in the first place!

Qin Yansen watched her leave and was just about to go after her when someone grabbed his wrist.

He turned back and saw his grandmother. He frowned slightly.
“Grandma, what’s wrong? I was just helping her with something small. You scared her.”

Lin Qingqing dragged Qin Yansen out of the luxury store and back to the car. Only then did she speak.

“She’s got a boyfriend—why does she need you to help her? Is her boyfriend dead or something? Are you happy playing sugar daddy to another man’s girlfriend? What’s going on in your head? Did you inherit any of your grandfather and my intelligence?”

After this barrage of words, Qin Yansen was left speechless.

The old lady hadn’t said a single wrong thing.

After a moment, he said,
“I understand now, Grandma.”

“Understand what! Next time she calls, learn to say no! And our family’s money—don’t just give it out to anyone. If she really loved you, then fine, spend for love. But she never liked you like that—she only sees you as a backup! For someone like that, don’t you think it’s stupid to spend even one more cent?”

Lin Qingqing couldn’t take it anymore. Her patience had been completely drained by Qin Yansen’s earlier behavior.

She felt that if she didn’t talk sense into him today, he would keep making the same mistake over and over again. And then their Qin family would end up paying for it by suffering the wrath of the original novel’s male lead. Wasn’t that basically asking for destruction?

“You’re right,” Qin Yansen replied obediently.

The old lady seemed really angry, so he figured it was best to go along with her for now.

Seeing how well-behaved Qin Yansen was, Lin Qingqing wasn’t sure how much of her message actually got through to him.

Last time at the hotel, he looked this obedient too. But after just a few days without watching him closely, he was back to hanging around Mu Yiyi.

So Lin Qingqing continued without stopping:
“Don’t just agree with your mouth. If you really want to date someone, I can introduce you to other women. But someone like Mu Yiyi? Absolutely not. She’s not worth it. Got it? She already has her destined partner—that can’t be changed. Stop dreaming about trying to win her over. There’s nothing possible between you two. She got close to you only because of your status.”

“Grandma, I understand everything you’re saying. Don’t worry. I won’t see her again. But…”

Qin Yansen hesitated slightly, then said,
“But she’s not like that. She didn’t get close to me because of my status. She may come from an ordinary background, but she’s never asked me for anything. I offered to help her. Today was the first time she actually asked for help. She’s not someone who cares that much about money and status, like you’re saying.”

Lin Qingqing let out a sigh, rubbed her forehead, sighed again, rubbed again…
She repeated that several times before finally giving up. She was completely speechless.

No wonder he was the devoted second male lead.

But it made sense. She didn’t have any concrete evidence right now—of course he wouldn’t believe her.

Lin Qingqing waved her hand.
“Fine. Let’s just go home. I’m exhausted.”

Back at the old residence, their first dinner with Qin Jingxu present was very unpleasant.

No one said a word. Everyone had their own thoughts. The atmosphere at the dinner table grew more and more tense.

And as Lin Qingqing looked at the whole table full of family, she thought to herself:

It’s time to give her family another good shock.
While everyone’s still here!