chapter 56

Just as Qin Shu was enjoying the show, a big hand appeared before her eyes suddenly.

“Don’t watch it anymore!” Along with the harsh reproach, Ling Mohan mercilessly closed the laptop and threw it on the small sofa beside him, preventing Qin Shu from continuing staring at the screen.

She was currently in recovery. The car accident also affected her eyesight, so the doctor warned her not to spend too much time on her computer and phone. She needed to take more rest or go outside to see the flowers and trees.

Therefore, Ling Mohan set the rule that Qin Shu wasn’t allowed to play on her computer and mobile phone for more than two hours a day, and shouldn’t play for more than half an hour each time.

Qin Shu: “…”

Was it necessary for him to be so nervous?

Yesterday when she complained about this stupid rule to Su Xiaoya, Su Xiaoya didn’t sympathize with her, instead, she even let out crazy laughter brazenly.

But after Su Xiaoya had enough of laughter, she said enviously, “Darling, you don’t know how much I wish he could also turn his eyes on me. Just like before, even though he reproached me, at least it let me know that he cared about me.”

Su Xiaoya’s voice gradually weakened, filled with disappointment and loneliness.

Qin Shu knew that Su Xiaoya was talking about Mu Qian, but she didn’t know what to say to comfort her.

Now that Mu Qian had a girlfriend and prepared to get married, he naturally put more attention on his girlfriend. How would he have time to care about Su Xiaoya?

Besides, Su Xiaoya was no longer the little girl as before. She was now an adult. Who would care about her still like a child?

Qin Shu sighed softly and said resignedly, “If Brother Mu Qian constrains you on a lot of things, you will definitely be very annoyed. Ling Mohan that bastard keeps an eye on me every day. He constrains me on my eating and sleeping, and restricts the time of my playing with the mobile phone. Am I that useless in his eyes? Tsk, I think he did all of these just because of his desire for control!”

Su Xiaoya touched her chin and fell into a deep thought. “What you said is indeed a bit scary. But think about it, as a dignified high-ranking colonel, the captain of the special forces, he spends his time keeping an eye on you and caring about all your trifles every day. If this isn’t out of true love, I’ll swallow my phone!”

“Then you should swallow your phone right now.” The corner of Qin Shu’s lips curved into a mocking smile.

She remembered the group photo that Ling Mohan put in the military book to keep like a treasure.

One of them was a tall and handsome special forces soldier, the other was a cool and elegant female military doctor. They were perfect for each other in terms of both life and career.

As for her, Qin Shu, she was an orphan who was entrusted to be brought up in the Ling family. She was nameless since childhood and was now only an unimportant intern in the military industry group. What could she do for Ling Mohan?

She did not have any exquisite medical skills to save Ling Mohan’s life when he was injured, nor did she have a strong background to help him consolidate his power and influence.

Therefore, Ling Mohan forced her to marry him only because Grandpa Ling pressured him. Otherwise, he would be married with his true love, that female military doctor now.

Qin Shu thought it through very thoroughly, so she didn’t care much about this whole marriage thing with Ling Mohan.

She looked forward to the day when Ling Mohan took the initiative to propose a divorce. Then both of them would be freed.

…

In the meeting room of the secretary department, First Military Industry Group.

The atmosphere had been very tense. Everyone was waiting for Little Su to produce evidence. Unexpectedly, a cold yell suddenly came from the other end of the laptop. “Don’t watch it anymore!”

Many people were startled.

When they focused on the screen again, the video window was already dark.

They didn’t see from the screen who the man was that was scolding Qin Shu. Hearing the scolding which sounded like a command, some of them couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, “Is the man who scolded Qin Shu her boyfriend?”

Others also began to discuss quietly. “Probably. There seems to be no such ferocious doctors. He almost scared me to have a heart attack. Furthermore, I heard that Qin Shu’s boyfriend is a soldier. You know, those men in the army have bad tempers and are very hostile… Tsk, tsk, tsk, I don’t want a soldier as my boyfriend in the future.”

“Not all soldiers are like what you said. It depends on each person’s personality. One of my classmates is a soldier’s wife. Her husband dotes on her. He gives her all his salary, allowances and bonuses, and never flirts with other women.”

‘”Right, right, right. That’s the good point of soldiers. They are self-disciplined and self-controlled. They are able to stand all sorts of allure. Alas, it’s just their work is dangerous. Being a soldier’s wife indeed requires courage.”

“So to speak, it really is that a broken pot will be matched with a broken pot cover.” Another person covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

What she meant was obvious: Qin Shu was not a good woman, so her boyfriend was definitely not a good one either.

Some others mocked Qin Shu in low voices, “No wonder her boyfriend scolded her so loudly. He didn’t respect her at all. Maybe he even ordered her around and treated her as a maid.”

“Women should be coaxed and spoiled in a kindly manner by men. Like Tang Anru’s boyfriend. How considerate of him to drive Tang Anru to and from work every day.”

“Tsk, no wonder Little Su secretly loves Mr. Qi. I think it’s because of her jealousy that she slandered Tang Anru for having instigated her.”

The meeting room was filled with whispers. Many people whispered to each other, discussing about Qin Shu or Little Su’s matters in low voices. Many others even showed envy for Tang Anru.

The Secretary General sneered. “Are you all treating me as a dead man here?”

Immediately, the room fell into a complete silence, and no one dared to talk anymore.

The Secretary General sneered again and swept his gaze over the crowd. Finally, he said coldly, “This matter ends here and now! If anyone dares to play those disgraceful tricks behind my back in the future, don’t blame me for being merciless!”

He stood up and walked out of the meeting room.

Little Su stood there dumbfounded with her face dreadfully pale. No one came to comfort her. All of the others were just afraid that they couldn’t avoid her immediately.

On the other hand, everyone believed Tang Anru was an innocent victim and comforted her, “Don’t bother yourself about this type of person, in case getting angry.”

“She used every means to please you before because she wanted to steal your boyfriend. Fortunately, Mr. Qi loves you from the bottom of his heart.”

“That’s right. Those unpresentable content must have been added in your folder by her as well.”

“Right, right, right. She even caused you to quarrel with Qin Shu.”

The discussions were going farther and farther from the truth. Little Su pressed her hand against the table tightly. She suddenly patted the table surface violently and shouted at those people, “I didn’t frame Tang Anru! She did all of those things herself. It was she who wanted to slander Qin Shu. Why are you talking about me like that?”

Tang Anru bit her lower lip gently and said with a bit of sorrow, “Little Su, I treated you as my friend all along. How did you end up like this?”

“Anru, this is what she is, you just don’t know about it,” someone said disdainfully. The person glanced up and down at Little Su with a mocking expression. “Secretary General has already shown us the evidence, but you’re still arguing shamelessly here. You’re really thick-skinned, thicker than the city wall!”

These interns defended Tang Anru and mocked Little Su one after another, as if they were on the righteous side. They stood on the moral high ground and obtained psychological satisfaction through accusing others.

“Shut up! All of you!” Little Su screamed. She suddenly rushed over and grabbed Tang Anru’s hair. “Bitch! Stop pretending to be innocent! I’m going to tear off your fake mask and see how you can continue pretending!”

“Ah! It hurts!” Tang Anru shouted feebly.

She sounded extremely pitiful.

Everyone hurried to pull Little Su away. A few young men’s desire to protect increased dramatically. They protected the delicate and beautiful Tang Anru behind them.

Everyone looked at Little Su like she was a crazy woman.

Little Su panted and glared at Tang Anru fixedly.

She cursed her viciously, “Tang Anru, you’ll pay a price for what you did! You slandered Qin Shu, put all the blame on me. Sooner or later, someone will expose your hypocritical skin!”

Probably knowing that it was impossible for her to continue staying in the military industry group, Little Su completely turned hostile against these classmates and scolded them unscrupulously.

In the end, she was dragged out by the security guards.

If Qin Shu saw this scene, she would definitely clap her hands and laugh out loudly. She would also comment that Little Su deserved it.

When Little Su was used as a weapon to attack others by someone, she should know that this day would come!

Tang Anru was frightened a lot. Her soft and beautiful face turned a little pale. With her slender eyebrows slightly knitted, she bit her pink lips softly, looking like a delicate and touching girl.

Everyone just pitied her even more.

After work at dusk, Qi Mingran came to pick Tang Anru up as usual.

Under the envious gazes of everyone, Tang Anru said goodbye to everyone in a sweet and girlish voice. She sat into the BMW and leaned over to kiss Qi Mingran on the cheek.

However, Qi Mingran did not kiss her back like usual, nor did he reveal a gentle smile. He just drove without saying a word.

“Mingran, what’s the matter? Is there something troubling in the company?” Tang Anru held one of his hands gently. Her voice was gentle and pleasant to the ears.

Qi Mingran held her tender and small hand in his palm. He suppressed the fidgetiness in his heart a bit and asked, “What’s the relationship between you and Yang Bin?”

Tang Anru smiled and said, “He and I are just friends. Did someone say something to you?”

“No.” Qi Mingran frowned and paused for a moment. “Don’t contact with him often in the future. I don’t like you being too intimate with other men.”

Tang Anru said like a spoiled child, “Alright, I’m all yours.”

Then, she continued jokingly, “You know me, I rarely play with boys. Qin Shu likes to hang out and have gatherings with boys, so a lot of people say that she and I have different personalities. They’re curious about how she and I become good friends.”

“Mm, girls should better be reserved. I don’t like frivolous girls,” Qi Mingran said in a flat voice. However, he couldn’t help but recall Qin Shu’s delicate and charming face in his mind.

Qin Shu…

He read the name in his heart silently. He recalled she fell into the pool of blood that day, and in that moment, his heart actually hurt!

At that time, Qi Mingran had wanted to rush over and pick her up. But there was another man who appeared by her side faster and more calmly than him.

“How’s Qin Shu?” When they were waiting for the green light, Qi Mingran asked Tang Anru and made it sound unintentional.

Tang Anru was slightly stunned, but she answered quickly, “She’s fine. She even took part in our department meeting through online today. Oh, I saw her boyfriend taking care of her, so we don’t need to worry too much.”

“Boyfriend?” Qi Mingran asked.

Tang Anru said, “Yes, it’s her friend who lives with her. Everyone says he’s her boyfriend. I was worried it wouldn’t be safe for her to rent a house and live with a man alone, but I didn’t expect the man to be her boyfriend. That would make me feel much more at ease.”

A complex emotion flashed through Qi Mingran’s eyes.

Tang Anru glanced at him. Suddenly, she saw a new knickknack placed in the car. She reached out and took it over, said with a smile, “This hollow glass ball is so cute. When did you buy it?”

Qi Mingran said, “It’s a gift from others.”

Actually, it was a gift from Qin Shu when she was dating him. Qin Shu gave it to him and said it was for him to appreciate in the car.

Back then, he hated this item because it was too cheap and looked very vulgar in a BMW car, so he casually put it in a corner.

Yesterday when the cleaning auntie came to work, she found it from the corner. Then he saw it, he somehow put it in the car.

Tang Anru stared at the glass ball. She suddenly said with a smiling tone, “It looks good in the car… Ah!”

The glass ball wasn’t put back still and rolled down. The thin layer of glass on its surface instantly shattered.

Qi Mingran’s expression turned a little gloomy.