Novel Full Chapter 2238: Chapter 42: She's Back, and He Really Is Dating Another Woman
Chapter 2238: Chapter 42: She’s Back, and He Really Is Dating Another Woman
“I’m fine, thank you for just now.”
The woman was none other than Momo.
The man who had been pestering her was Chu Bin, the son of the newly appointed mayor of G City.
He got drunk at tonight’s dinner party and followed her to the bathroom to confess his love for her.
As she finished speaking, Chu Bin had already stood up from the ground.
His gaze was angry as he glared at Ye Zhan, as if weighing whether he could win in a fight against him.
If he could, he would take revenge for what just happened.
Momo frowned, gave Chu Bin a cold glance, and was about to speak when Ye Zhan, standing beside her, said, “You shouldn’t stay with a drunk, you should leave here first.”
“Who’s drunk? I’m not drunk.”
Chu Bin shouted at Ye Zhan and then turned to Momo, “Momo, I truly like you. As long as you become my girlfriend, I promise to treat you well for the rest of my life.”
“I’ve told you, I don’t like you.”
With that, Momo took a step to leave.
“Momo.”
Chu Bin reached out to grab her.
But before he could even touch the hem of her clothes, Ye Zhan pushed him back two steps.
This time he barely remained standing and didn’t fall again.
After walking a few steps, Momo looked back and saw that Chu Bin was standing in the corridor and hadn’t followed her.
She stopped and waited for Ye Zhan to catch up, “I heard you’re returning to the Imperial City tomorrow?”
“Yes, I’m going back tomorrow.”
Ye Zhan wasn’t surprised that Momo knew.
He had told the elders Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran about it in the afternoon.
After a brief pause, he added, “I’m having dinner here with Qingqing, do you… want to join us?”
He wasn’t sure who she had come to eat with.
Ye Zhan just asked the question to gauge her opinion.
He mainly thought that Chu Bin might pester her again.
He had been staying at the Mo family these days, and even though he hadn’t spoken to her more than ten times, he couldn’t just watch her being harassed by a man without stepping in.
“Qingqing is here too?” Momo was first surprised, then smiled and said, “Then I’ll join you.”
“Alright.”
Ye Zhan nodded.
——
Inside the private room
Qin Qingqing looked at Momo who walked in with Ye Zhan, her clear eyes flickered with surprise, and then she smiled and greeted, “Sister Momo, how come…?”
“Our colleagues from the station are having a meal here, and I just happened to run into Ye Zhan. He said he was dining with you, so I came over.”
Momo walked a few steps to the table, pulled out a chair beside Qin Qingqing, and sat down.
She smiled and said, “Qingqing, you don’t have work tomorrow, right? Let’s go shopping together. I’ve had my eye on a necklace recently…”
“Sure, I don’t have work tomorrow, and I’m free.”
“Then it’s settled. I’ll call Qingling later to see if she’s free. By the way, it’s your second aunt’s birthday the day after tomorrow, don’t forget.”
“I remember, Brother Little Hui already told me before, and I need to buy a gift tomorrow too.”
Ye Zhan asked the waiter for an extra set of dishes and utensils, then quietly ate while listening to the two chat.
Momo and Qin Qingqing ate and talked together.
They had endless topics to discuss.
Even after finishing their meal and leaving the private room, they were still chatting.
“Sister Momo, did you drive here yourself?”
As they walked out of Yi Pin Xuan Pavilion downstairs, Qin Qingqing asked with concern.
“Yes.”
“I’ll ride with you.”
Qin Qingqing informed Ye Zhan, who was walking ahead, and then got in the car with Momo.
As the car hit the road, Ye Zhan followed behind Momo’s car.
Momo turned her gaze to Qin Qingqing in the passenger seat, voicing her curiosity, “Qingqing, is Ye Zhan pursuing you?”
After asking, she glanced at the rearview mirror.
Qin Qingqing’s eyes flickered, and she shook her head with a smile, “Sister Momo, you’re overthinking it.”
“Actually, Ye Zhan is quite outstanding. My parents admire him a lot, but I still hope it’s you and Ziye…”
“Sister Momo, Brother Ziyi already has a girlfriend.”
Qin Qingqing interrupted Momo, not wanting to discuss the topic.
“That Shixi won’t get through our family’s door.”
Momo’s smile carried a hint of disdain; she didn’t like Shi Xi and felt that the woman was too hypocritical.
Qin Qingqing only smiled.
She did not respond.
She turned to look out the window.
The night view of G City was beautiful under the neon lights.
“Qingqing, Ziye hasn’t dated anyone for years, and no one knows what’s gone wrong with him. It was just when you came back that he got a girlfriend. But in his heart, the one he truly likes is you…”
Qin Qingqing’s mind became a mess because of Momo’s words.
She unconsciously pursed her lips with more force, even though her eyes looked out the window, she had no idea what she was seeing.
Her mind drifted to why she returned to the country…
If it weren’t for his sudden call telling her that he decided to start a new relationship.
With a woman named Shi Xi… she didn’t know when she would have come back.
Suddenly, a deep bitterness surged in her heart.
She returned, and he really started dating another woman.
——
There were still over ten meters to the Qin villa when Momo’s voice sounded again, “Qingqing, when did Ziye come back?”
Wasn’t that tall, handsome figure standing outside the Qin villa none other than Mo Ziye?
He wasn’t wearing a suit; rather, he was dressed in casual clothes, his tall and slender body leaning slightly against the magnolia tree.
A cigarette was between his fingers.
When the glaring headlights shone, he squinted his eyes and raised a hand to block the light.
Upon seeing who was in the car, his gaze deepened as he flicked away the cigarette, and stood straight against the magnolia.
Qin Qingqing’s heartbeat slowed by two beats.
Her eyes met his through the windshield, and she immediately diverted her eyes.
After a few seconds, she answered Momo’s question, “I don’t know either.”
“Qingqing, Ziye must be waiting for you, you should get off.”
Momo stopped the car, lowered the window, and instead of speaking to the outside Mo Ziye, she turned back to look at Ye Zhan, who had stopped the car behind them.
He seemed to understand her gaze.
He nodded at her, and Momo waved to Qingqing before driving off.
Ye Zhan simply said to the disembarked Qin Qingqing, “Qingqing, I’ll leave now.”
In a blink, the car drove away.
Only Qin Qingqing and Mo Ziye were left under the night sky, the air thin and slightly chilly.
Qin Qingqing looked at Mo Ziye, who stood motionless but with eyes locked on her, and instinctively pursed her lips, trying to ignore him and head directly into the villa.
However, after just two steps.
Mo Ziye suddenly spoke, his deep voice like a heavy hammer pounding on her eardrums, “Did you go on a date with Ye Zhan?”
Qin Qingqing’s body stiffened.
Her steps stopped uncontrollably.
With sudden emotions stirring within her, she turned her gaze to meet his sharp, dark eyes and calmly said, “It wasn’t a date, he’s returning to the Imperial City tomorrow and just invited me for dinner tonight.”
As she spoke, Qin Qingqing frowned, scolding herself internally.
Why explain it so clearly, even if it were a date, what did it have to do with him?