"Mom, big brother came home late yesterday not for the reasons you're thinking, like meeting a girl he fancies or getting back together with his ex. The girl he used to like showed up at the class reunion, but she's already married."
Afraid that her mother might say something wrong and upset Xu Yan later, Xu Qingqing pulled her aside and warned her in advance.
"What? Married? How could things turn out like this? What's wrong with your brother? Why did that girl just get married out of the blue without even telling your brother?"
"Your brother hasn't been looking for a girlfriend for the past two years because he still has feelings for that girl. If she had told him earlier that she was married, your brother might have had several girlfriends by now. Maybe I'd already be a grandma."
Hearing this, Xu Qingqing couldn't help but smile and tease her mother, "Mom, you can't talk like that. What do you mean 'your brother might have had several girlfriends'? My brother isn't a playboy."
Xu's mother was taken aback for a moment, "Cough, that's not what I meant. I just think your brother's time is valuable. Youth only lasts for a few years."
"Okay, Mom. Just keep this in mind. I'm going out now. Call me if you need anything."
"Okay, be careful on the way."
After entertaining her mother, Xu Qingqing went out with Lu Fenglin.
Lu Fenglin drove his own car and told Xu Qingqing not to drive. It would be more convenient this way, and Xu Qingqing didn't refuse him this time.
Lu Fenglin opened the passenger door for her, but Xu Qingqing declined and sat in the back seat.
When the car started moving, Lu Fenglin put away his sunny demeanor from at the Lu family.
"Qingqing, can I call you this from now on?" Lu Fenglin asked tentatively.
Xu Qingqing refused immediately, "No. I think it's better if you just call me Miss Xu. Lu Chuanbai already suspects that you planned that incident back then. If you're too close to me, it will only increase his suspicion."
Hearing this, Lu Fenglin smiled, "So what if it increases his suspicion? Do you think Lu Chuanbai will be at ease even if I'm polite and distant to you?"
"Besides, I want to pursue you. It has nothing to do with Lu Chuanbai."
"Miss Xu, I'll be honest with you. My parents respect your family a lot. If we get married, I'm sure they'll be very happy. What do you think?"
Xu Qingqing frowned and put on a cold look, "Lu Fenglin, I hope you understand our relationship. There's no love between us. I know your purpose for approaching me, and you know why I allow you to get close to me."
"We don't need to lie or act here. We're not in the entertainment industry. There's no need for this."
Hearing Xu Qingqing's words, a flash of hurt passed through Lu Fenglin's eyes, but he quickly smiled again, "Miss Xu is so straightforward in distancing herself from me. It really hurts my feelings."
Xu Qingqing knew that arguing with Lu Fenglin wasn't her forte, so she closed her eyes and said, "I'm very tired. I'm going to sleep. Wake me up when we get to school."
After saying that, she closed her eyes and didn't give Lu Fenglin a chance to talk to her.
Lu Fenglin looked at Xu Qingqing's sleeping face through the rearview mirror and a bitter smile appeared on his lips.
She always thought he was approaching her because of Lu Chuanbai, but why didn't she think that a sunny and innocent girl like her would make any boy who met her want to get close to her?
He admitted that he had a dark heart since childhood and always suspected others maliciously, but Xu Qingqing held a special place in his heart.
It was because Xu Qingqing had sacrificed herself for Lu Chuanbai back then. She had disguised herself as an ugly girl and even sacrificed her innocence to prevent him from humiliating Lu Chuanbai.
After learning all this, besides feeling sorry, Lu Fenglin also admired Xu Qingqing. He even sometimes wondered if there would be a girl like Xu Qingqing to save him if he was the one being humiliated.
The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he felt. Why was it that although they both had the surname Lu, Lu Chuanbai had the right of first inheritance? The old guys in the Lu Corporation also supported Lu Chuanbai.
After that incident, Lu Chuanbai had become more decisive and had almost stripped him of his real power. Now he only had an empty title in the company.
Thinking like this, they soon arrived at Wang Pan's university.
They parked the car in the designated parking area and walked towards the teaching building.
Today, Xu Qingqing didn't dress seriously. Instead, she wore a black-and-white sports suit. Lu Fenglin also wore a white sports suit in great harmony.
Just from their looks, they were both very good-looking. Walking side by side on the campus, they were like a beautiful scenery line and immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Lu Fenglin deliberately got closer to Xu Qingqing. He lowered his voice and said with a smile, "See? A lot of people are looking at us. Some are even taking pictures secretly. I think they must have mistaken us for a young couple in love."
"Thank goodness Miss Xu is with me. Otherwise, I might have a lot of female college students asking for my contact information."
Xu Qingqing distanced herself from him and still looked cold and aloof, "If that's the case, then I must be in the way. I'm ruining your love life."
"Come to think of it, although you might not be able to compete with Lu Chuanbai in other things, there's one thing you can do before him, which is to find a suitable woman to marry."
"Maybe your child will be very much liked by your father. For the sake of his grandchild, he might give you more real power."
Lu Fenglin asked back, "What about Yiyi?"
Xu Qingqing stopped and stared at him coldly, "You know very well that Yiyi isn't your child. And I've never said that I'm going to marry into your Lu family."
"Okay, okay. I was just joking with you. Come on, turn right up ahead. See that? That's the big lecture hall for hundreds of students. I heard the expert invited this time has also studied abroad for a while. Miss Xu, you might have a rival."
Lu Fenglin skillfully changed the topic.
But Xu Qingqing never forgot to correct him, "I've said before. You can call me Miss Xu or Xu Qingqing, but don't call me Qingqing. We're not that familiar."
"Okay, okay, Qingqing."
Xu Qingqing: …
Sometimes it's really impossible to reason with a scoundrel.