Chapter 25: Chapter 24 Madam Zhan’s Awareness!
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Qiao Jing was first stunned, then looked up and when she saw Zhan Qipei, her expression clearly turned into a daze.
Lu Zijin awkwardly retracted his outstretched hand, standing at the door with his mouth wide open.
The atmosphere suddenly turned a bit eerie.
“You—” Just as Qiao Jing started to speak, she was interrupted by Zhan Qipei’s furious voice.
Without allowing for explanations, Zhan Qipei grabbed Qiao Jing’s hand and forcefully pulled her to his side.
Qiao Jing’s forehead knocked against the man’s shoulder, causing a faint pain.
Zhan Qipei looked at Qiao Jing’s slightly reddened forehead, instinctively furrowing his brows, and his irritation increased.
“Are you okay?” Lu Zijin asked, looking at Qiao Jing with concern that nearly spelled “heartache” across his face.
Seeing Lu Zijin , Zhan Qipei yanked Qiao Jing behind him and took a step forward, blocking Lu Zijin’s line of sight.
Lu Zijin furrowed his brows and faced Zhan Qipei. He knew that Qiao Jing and Zhan Qipei were married, and also knew that they were going to get divorced soon, so he had never worried about Qiao Jing’s marriage.
Moreover, he had indirectly learned from Lu Zijiao that Zhan Qipei really disliked Qiao Jing, and Qiao Jing wasn’t fond of Zhan Qipei either.
His instincts as a man told him that Zhan Qipei cared a lot about Qiao Jing.
“Zhan Qipei, what are you doing?” Qiao Jing pulled her hand back, her face slightly showing annoyance.
Zhan Qipei looked at Qiao Jing’s displeased expression, and his demeanor became even darker.
When she was with Lu Zijin, she was all smiles and courteous, but towards him, she was just cold and harsh!
“Asking me what I’m doing? Qiao Jing, don’t you have any self-awareness at all?”
“What self-awareness?” Qiao Jing frowned, puzzled as she looked at Zhan Qipei, who was inexplicably angry at her, wondering how she had offended him.
“The self-awareness of Madam Zhan!” Zhan Qipei gritted his teeth as he spoke.
Qiao Jing looked at Zhan Qipei in stunned silence, not understanding why he would say something that could be so misinterpreted, leaving her baffled for a moment.
It wasn’t just Qiao Jing who was puzzled; even Zhan Qipei himself was confused.
He hadn’t expected to say such a thing to Qiao Jing himself.
He had secretly resolved in his heart that his wife would only be the girl who had saved him.
Lu Zijiao and Lu Zijin were both watching Zhan Qipei and Qiao Jing, neither saying a word.
Qiao Jing laughed, her lips curling up.
“I get it now, you thought I was in that kind of relationship with him? Thought I was making you wear a green hat?”
No wonder he was so angry.
“Then you misunderstood. He and I are just good friends.”
Qiao Jing said this not as a particular explanation to Zhan Qipei, but because Lu Zijin was unfairly implicated. If rumors spread and people misunderstood that Lu Zijin and she were together, how could Lu Zijin pursue the person he liked?
Lu Zijin had once shared with her that he had been secretly in love with a girl, a very outstanding girl, and he had never dared to confess his feelings.
So, she explained to Zhan Qipei that she was completely afraid that the girl Lu Zijin liked would misunderstand.
After hearing Qiao Jing’s explanation, Lu Zijin’s eyes half-closed, hiding all his feelings beneath them.
“I don’t care what your relationship is—you’re coming back with me now,” Zhan Qipei said dominantly and assertively.
Qiao Jing not only didn’t listen, but she also sat down directly, leaning half of her body against the glass, looking lazy and raising her eyebrows at Zhan Qipei, “President Zhan, have you forgotten what you said on the day we got married? Do you need me to remind you?”
Upon hearing Qiao Jing’s words, Zhan Qipei remembered.
The conversation they had on the overpass after they came out of the police station.
He had said, “I will not like you, and within these 100 days, do not disturb my life.”
She replied, “That’s perfect, because you’re not my type, and I won’t fall for you either. Just like that, let’s stay out of each other’s way, and after 100 days, we’ll go to the civil affairs office to get a divorce.”
“Do not disturb!” Qiao Jing looked up at Zhan Qipei and emphasized, “So, who I make friends with, who I eat with, who I go out with, even if I don’t come home at night, you have no right to control me. Likewise, I won’t interfere in your matters.”
Confronting her indifferent and distant eyes, Zhan Qipei was infuriated, his hands by his sides clenched until knuckles whitened.
“Fine, very well,” he squeezed out through his teeth and, after finishing, stormed out with a stride of utter disregard for anyone.
Zijiao glanced at Lu Zijiao and then at Zhan Qipei, who had already walked a good distance from the restaurant, scratching the back of his head, “Brother, you guys talk, I won’t disturb you.”
Lu Zijiao opened the door and chased after Zhan Qipei, catching up. Upon seeing Zhan Qipei’s terribly sullen face, he immediately gasped in horror.
“Young Master Zhan, why that murderous look? Like someone stole your wife or something.”
Zhan Qipei suddenly stopped walking and fiercely turned toward Lu Zijiao.
Lu Zijiao reflexively stepped back several steps, maintaining a safe distance from Zhan Qipei.
“Young Master Zhan, what are you doing? Are you trying to scare me to death?”
Lu Zijiao patted his chest and continued, “You don’t even like Qiao Jing. Besides, you’ll be divorcing in three months, so you shouldn’t care that much, right? It almost made me think you suddenly fell for Qiao Jing.”
“Like her? Impossible! Even if she stripped and slept in my bed, I wouldn’t spare her a second glance!” Zhan Qipei said coldly.
“There you go, why get so angry about it? Come on, don’t be mad. I’m actually increasing manpower to find that girl recently. Once found, you’ll have your wish fulfilled.”
Thinking of that bold girl who had operated on him, Zhan Qipei’s mood somewhat stabilized.
That night, Qiao Jing came back very late, and Zhan Qipei, hearing some noise outside, didn’t go to check.
Thinking out of sight, out of mind, he suddenly found himself unable to focus on work, and after taking a shower, he couldn’t fall asleep, with all the day’s events replaying in his mind.
The more he thought, the angrier and more sleepless he became…
The agitated state continued well into the night, causing him to wake up very late.
When he came out of his room, he saw Qiao Jing cleaning up after just finishing breakfast.
There was no portion for him.
“Haven’t you gone to work yet? I thought you had left early, so I didn’t prepare your breakfast,” Qiao Jing told the truth since usually, at this time, Zhan Qipei would have already gone to work.
“Really? Or you just didn’t want to prepare it, right?” Zhan Qipei’s words were somewhat biting.
Qiao Jing frowned, “Believe it or not, besides, you’re not my anyone, why should I prepare it for you?”
“Speaking the truth now?” Zhan Qipei said with a chilly gaze at Qiao Jing.