NOVPUBChapter 282: 282, love rivals, hidden daggers behind smiles
Chapter 282: 282, love rivals, hidden daggers behind smiles
At the time she encountered Shi Yuhuan, Song Qinghuan was with Yu Yang and Bai Rubing.
The three of them were waiting for the elevator and chatting cheerfully about where to go to have dinner.
They were in high spirits with Yu Yang narrating an anecdote that was making Song Qinghuan and Bai Rubing laugh heartily.
Seeing the elevator was about to arrive, Song Qinghuan looked down to adjust her bag.
As the elevator doors opened, she finished tidying up her bag and looked up, her face still bearing a smile.
However, upon seeing Shi Yuhuan and Zhan Jie inside the elevator, she was taken aback. The smile on her face instantly disappeared.
She was taken by surprise and instinctively bit her lip.
“Hello Mr. Shi!” Bai Rubing greeted shyly before stepping into the elevator.
“Mr. Shi, hello.” Yu Yang also greeted, then looked meaningfully at Song Qinghuan. Upon seeing Zhan Jie next to Shi Yuhuan, he slightly furrowed his brow.
She was a warm-hearted girl. At the moment, she started treating Zhan Jie as Qinghuan’s competitor out of the blue.
She held Song Qinghuan’s hand and pulled the bewildered Song Qinghuan into the elevator with her.
Zhan Jie was slightly surprised to see Song Qinghuan.
However, she quickly regained her composure, and gave Song Qinghuan a faint smile, “Miss Song, what a coincidence!”
As expected of a host, her voice was mellifluous – gentle and elegant.
Song Qinghuan responded with a forced smile, and then said softly, “Hello Miss Zhan, I am an employee at Times Group.”
Zhan Jie responded with realization, “Oh, so you are the one who said you are an employee of Times Group.”
Her delicate face was filled with increasing amusement.
Her eyes glanced at the always indifferent and distant Shi Yuhuan who stood next to her. Recalling the peculiar interaction between him and Song Qinghuan, she said, “By the way, how is Zhan Cheng doing recently? How are your relations? He hasn’t been home for a while, hanging out with his childhood friends all the time. He’s not getting any younger, you should look after him.”
Song Qinghuan kept staring at the numbers changing on the elevator.
She furrowed her brows slightly, then turned to Zhan Jie and replied, “Miss Zhan, you might be mistaken. Zhan Cheng and I are just classmates. Nothing more.”
Zhan Jie paused briefly, then with a teasing smile replied, “It seems my brother has not fully stepped on the gas yet and hasn’t caught up to you. It looks like he needs to put in more effort!”
As she replied, she laughed and turned towards Shi Yuhuan, as if she wanted him to join her laughter.
But Shi Yuhuan remained expressionless, staring off into the distance, completely aloof.
Nor did Song Qinghuan laugh. The elevator was deafeningly quiet.
Faced with the awkward silence, Zhan Jie hastily changed the subject, “We are going to have dinner, would you like to join us?”
Song Qinghuan was about to reject coldly, but then Bai Rubing and Yu Yang chirped in unison, “Sure!”
One of them wanted to seize the opportunity to get close to Shi Yuhuan.
The other wanted to help Song Qinghuan deal with her love rival.
Yu Yang knew Song Qinghuan and Shi Yuhuan were in a concealed marriage. Because of that, she thought it would be torment for the wife to see her husband on a date with another woman. As the only friend who knew the truth, she felt obligated to help if no one else would.
Yet, Song Qinghuan refused: “No need, I have other plans.”
In reality, Zhan Jie’s invitation was merely a courtesy. Of course, she didn’t want Song Qinghuan to intrude on her date with Shi Yuhuan.
She seized the opportunity to backpedal, “Alright then, I’ll treat you some other time.”
