Chapter 450: Chapter 439 Zhan Qipei has dinner with another woman Chapter 450: Chapter 439 Zhan Qipei has dinner with another woman Pingping and Anan nodded quickly in unison, saying:
“We can finish learning it!”
Pingping spoke with great sincerity, expressing both his and Anan’s goals.
“Sister Qiao, we want to study hard because, that way, when we grow up, we can repay you better for all your kindness!”
Qiao Jing had no way to deal with the two little ones and could only shake her head helplessly.
“Alright, I know. Then I’ll wait for you to grow up and repay me.
Let’s not go out to play tonight; we can go tomorrow, okay? Your injuries are too severe.”
Especially Anan, who had even scraped his knee to the point of bleeding; she had no chance of taking them out tonight.
The two little ones obediently nodded, indicating that they would follow Qiao Jing’s commands on everything.
Qiao Jing took out two “stones” from the little ones’ backpacks and placed them on a table nearby, instructing Pingping and Anan.
“You can put this dictionary in the drawer, or you can keep it on the bed and sleep with it, but you must not carry it on your back, because it’s too heavy, and you’ll turn into little dwarfs.”
Upon hearing this, Anan’s little face immediately fell, and he muttered.
“I don’t want to become a little dwarf… I want to become a little tall person!”
Qiao Jing was amused by Anan’s back, reaching out to tousle his hair.
“It’s not a little tall person; it’s growing up.”
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of some strange movements from the corner of her eye by Zhan Qipei.
Zhan Qipei had already finished treating Pingping’s wounds, and at that moment, he was looking at something on his phone, frowning intensely.
Moreover, the man kept stealthily glancing over at her from time to time?
What’s wrong with this rascal man?
Why is he acting so weird?
Zhan Qipei looked up, meeting Qiao Jing’s suspicious eyes.
He put away his phone and started to help Qiao Jing make arrangements for Pingping and Anan.
Seeing this, Qiao Jing didn’t say anything more, not taking that act to heart.
The following morning.
When Qiao Jing got up and came to the living room, she found Pingping and Anan already awake, sitting on the sofa staring fixedly at the television screen.
Her gaze fell on the television, only to discover that what was playing was an animated film from a long time ago.
Although she wanted to help turn back to the animations that children now loved to watch, she found that Pingping and Anan had no interest in those and only wanted to watch the one from before.
Qiao Jing decided not to intervene any further. The fact that the television was on told her all she needed to know about who had turned it on; her eyes then fell on Mr. Zhan Qipei, who was busy in the kitchen.
Looking at the movie channel, it was obvious that it was from ten or twenty years ago. Zhan Qipei, like an old antique, hadn’t played some of the very popular contemporary animations for the little ones.
After having breakfast with Pingping and Anan, Qiao Jing looked towards Zhan Qipei and suggested:
“Why don’t we take Pingping and Anan out shopping?”
Zhan Qipei gathered his smoke-and-mist-like eyebrows, his dark eyes staring unwaveringly at Qiao Jing.
After a few seconds, his face showed a deep sense of guilt.
“Sorry, today I have a very important matter to attend to. I’ll have to go out after breakfast. How about we go tomorrow?”
Mainly because the situation this time was tricky, and if he didn’t go, trouble would likely come knocking on his door.
He didn’t want to let any trouble interfere with Qiao Jing.
He just wanted to have a world of their own with his wife.
Qiao Jing paused in her eating, feeling somewhat perplexed.
Zhan Qipei would usually follow her without hesitation, practically glued to her 24/7.
Why was he acting so out of character today?
But it was also good for her to have less entanglement.
Qiao Jing’s red lips parted slightly.
“Alright, you go ahead.”
Pingping and Anan, curious, tilted their little heads and looked at Zhan Qipei.
Zhan Qipei nodded, without any hesitation, he walked to the entrance to change his shoes, looking hurried.
What on earth could be so urgent to get Zhan Qipei in such a rush?
Could it be that Zhan Corporation had another billion-dollar deal?
After changing his shoes, Zhan Qipei left home straight away.
Not until the door closed did Pingping and Anan begin to speak.
Pingping, with a furrowed brow, looked at Qiao Jing, puzzled.
“Sister Qiao, what is Brother Zhan in such a hurry for?”
Anan also “mm-hmm” twice, her large eyes staring in the direction of the door.
“Brother Zhan left without going shopping with us…”
Qiao Jing extended her hands and poked Anan’s drooping lips, bringing a smile back to her face.
“I don’t know what he’s up to, perhaps there’s something at the company, and besides, I’m here to shop with you. Why the long faces?”
As she spoke, she began to remove the bandage from Anan’s knees and saw that the wound had scabbed over.
Fortunately, the ointment she had applied to Anan’s wound yesterday was the best she had formulated, so the healing was quick.
Now, with nothing more to dwell on, the little ones finished breakfast and followed Qiao Jing out the door.
When Qiao Jing and the kids arrived at the entrance of Wanxiang City, she took their hands and was about to walk inside.
Passing by a restaurant on the first floor, Pingping suddenly stopped.
Qiao Jing looked puzzled as she walked up to the child and was about to ask what was wrong when she noticed Pingping continuously staring in one direction.
With curiosity, she followed Pingping’s gaze and the next second, through the transparent window—
She saw a man in a suit with his back to them, and opposite him sat a woman in a gown and high-heels.
That man’s silhouette was unmistakably Zhan Qipei’s!
The two were chatting, the woman’s face adorned with a smile, seemingly enjoying a pleasant conversation.
Qiao Jing froze for a moment, a trace of confusion and puzzlement flitted across her eyes.
Was this the ‘very important matter’ Zhan Qipei referred to?
Having a meal with this woman she had never seen before?
And who was this woman? What was her relationship with Zhan Qipei?
Qiao Jing suddenly realized what she was actually thinking about and her brows furrowed.
She casually withdrew her gaze from Zhan Qipei and took Pingping’s hand.
“Pingping, let’s go.”
She and Zhan Qipei were just trying things out, she wasn’t going to interfere with his life.
So who he dined with was his business, and she had no right to interfere.
And this woman, based merely on appearance and temperament, did seem well-matched with Zhan Qipei.
If the two of them intended to be together, she was ready to step aside.
After all, a melon forced off its vine is not sweet, and she had been prepared from the start. If someone more suitable for Zhan Qipei appeared during this time, she would leave.
Moreover, the woman’s smile was remarkably radiant, constantly fixing her gaze on Zhan Qipei.
Qiao Jing knew that Zhan Qipei had always shown little interest in women, or else he wouldn’t have been single all these years.
But now, he was dining with another woman… so she assumed Zhan Qipei must see this woman as special.
What kind of special, Qiao Jing didn’t continue to ponder, instead, she took Pingping’s hand and walked in the other direction.
Pingping was deeply puzzled; her body followed Qiao Jing, but her soul lingered at the entrance of that restaurant.
“Sister Qiao, was that person just now Brother Zhan?”
Anan too had noticed Zhan Qipei’s silhouette and followed up with a question.
“Sister Qiao, I also saw it, it looked just like Brother Zhan. Who is the woman with him?”
After the kids asked their questions, they keenly caught Qiao Jing’s momentary frown and her unaccountably downcast mood.