The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 726 - 198: Song Qiao Begins to Act Spoiled and Willful
Lu Jingchen’s words had managed to portray Lu Tianming as particularly petty, just shy of directly pinning the label of ’narrow-minded’ onto him.
The first to become restless were Yu Xia’s parents, especially her father, who immediately stood up with a very unpleasant look on his face, "Elder Lu, what are you Lu Family implying towards our Yu Family?"
The complexion of Elder Lu was also very unsightly. He had no idea how to explain the predicament his son had now caused and could only forge ahead stubbornly, "Elder Yu, you’ve misunderstood, we have no other intentions, I can explain this matter to you..."
Before Lu Tianming could speak up, Lu Jingchen had already said, "Elder Yu, what you see is what it is, I am already married, and I cannot marry your daughter."
Upon hearing these words, Lu Tianming felt a surge of anger, his old face turning extremely red with rage, and he lifted his cane, angrily pointing it at Lu Jingchen, "You unfilial son..."
Lu Jingchen was still holding Song Qiao, and it was unclear what emotion was on his face; his thin lips slightly pursed, seemingly smiling yet not quite.
But when he looked down at Song Qiao in his arms, who showed no signs of waking up, he furrowed his brows. With such commotion, even a sound sleeper should have awoken, but the woman’s breathing in his arms remained even and steady.
Lu Jingchen dared not touch the wounds on her back. Although they had been treated and weren’t a major concern, he was very aware that even a slight touch would cause pain, and for the time being, Song Qiao would have to sleep on her stomach.
At this moment, Lu Jingchen had already directly torn face with his father... Lu Tianming.
Elder Yu, however, sneered and said, "So it turns out your son is already married, Elder Lu. In that case, what is the meaning of having me bring my daughter here? Did you bring us here because you were too embarrassed to tell us yourself and wanted us to see it with our own eyes?"
He has always been proud and dismissive of those less prestigious than himself, and the only one in the Lu Family worthy of his attention was this young man, but now such a spectacle had unfolded, leaving him incensed.
His daughter was not without suitors, many powerful figures in Capital City were eager to establish ties with the Yu Family. Now, at the Lu Family’s place, it was as if they had been slapped in the face.
In the end, Yu Xia’s parents left the scene in anger, with the two elders having been thoroughly infuriated by Lu Jingchen, without a clear view of the woman in his arms.
However, Yu Xia took a sneak peek before leaving.
Well, she looks nice, quite pretty.
When Lu Jingchen left, Lu Tianming fainted due to a surge of anger, but Lu Jingchen was not worried. Watching the servants and housekeeper, as well as his mother, scramble in panic, he calmly carried Song Qiao out of the villa.
It wasn’t that he was unfilial, but Lu Jingchen knew that the old man in his family often fainted like this, and as long as he took some medicine and rested, he would bounce back to life.
...
When Song Qiao woke up, she felt pain all over, especially a more intense pain in her back. When she opened her eyes, they were still blurry, but she felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Qiaoqiao, are you awake?" A man’s deep and pleasant voice came from beside her ear, his strong masculine scent seemed to envelop her nostrils in an instant.
At first, she felt nothing upon waking up, but as she became more alert, she felt a burning pain in her back.
"Don’t move, you’ve just had a fever. Let me help you up." Originally seated at the bedhead, Lu Jingchen was working on his laptop. Seeing Song Qiao struggling to get up, he immediately put down his computer, got off the bed, and walked to the other side. He helped her up carefully, trying not to touch her wounds.
A coolness spread from her back, and only when Song Qiao was fully awake did she realize she had been lying on her stomach. The tingling pain was a reminder of her injuries, and the memory of Lu Tianming pouring hot water on her back at the Lu Family Mansion flashed through her mind. Suddenly looking up at her surroundings, the familiar room made her ask belatedly, "Have we already returned?"
Lu Jingchen, helping Song Qiao to sit up, carefully propped a pillow behind her head instead of letting her lean on her back. Hearing her words, he hummed indifferently and gazed down at her, his voice deep and soft as if whispering sweet nothings, "What would you like to eat? I’ll prepare some food for you, okay?"
Song Qiao was still dazed and when Lu Jingchen asked what she wanted to eat, she just felt hungry and said instinctively, "I want sweet and sour fish..."
Lu Jingchen’s brow furrowed, but he answered meticulously, "You can’t eat these right now. How about this – I’ll make some porridge for you, okay?"
"No, I want sweet and sour fish," said Song Qiao, her temper flaring suddenly and speaking quite wilfully.
Seeing Song Qiao suddenly become so wilful, Lu Jingchen found it amusing but managed to keep a straight face. He gently brushed her long hair behind her ears and then spoke in a tender voice, "Eating that at night isn’t good. How about some porridge? It’s easier to digest. I’ll make it for you later on after you’ve had some porridge and washed up, okay?"
Song Qiao suddenly became upset, her mouth pouting, looking very forlorn as she said, "It was you who asked me what I wanted to eat. You won’t let me have anything, so why did you ask me in the first place."
How could someone be so dislikeable? It was him who asked what she wanted to eat, so of course she would mention her favorite food.
But he actually wouldn’t let her eat it.
Song Qiao had slept too long, and for the moment after waking up, she was groggy and not fully conscious – if she had been awake, she probably wouldn’t have looked so cute.
This made Lu Jingchen involuntarily find it amusing yet helpless as he directly admitted his mistake, "Alright, it was my fault just now. I shouldn’t have asked you what you wanted to eat."
Song Qiao, "..." His admission came so quickly that she was left speechless.
Seeing Song Qiao not speaking, Lu Jingchen knew his words had taken effect, and gently touched her head as he spoke, "I’ll go downstairs and cook some porridge for you now. Do you want to sleep a little longer, or come down with me?"
"I want to go down with you." Song Qiao answered without hesitation, but after speaking, she reached out her hand, "But I want you to carry me down."
Lu Jingchen, "..." Why did he feel like Song Qiao had become a different person?
The Song Qiao of the past would never act so coquettishly, like a spoiled young girl.
The man looked down at her with a faint gaze, but revealed a very attractive smile and directly picked her up in his arms.
As he had already had the experience of carrying her back yesterday, he easily avoided her back wound when he picked her up this time.
All at once, Song Qiao was like a little koala, clinging directly to Lu Jingchen’s body. The tall and upright man holding a rather petite woman gave off a bit of an uncle-and-lolita vibe.
When he left the Lu Family yesterday, Lu Jingchen put the sleeping Song Qiao in the car and immediately felt something was very wrong. He drove back to the villa and called his family doctor, who only works for him, to examine her. Only then did he learn that Song Qiao had taken several sleeping pills, which caused her to pass out.
When Lu Jingchen heard the doctor’s conclusion, his face became very grim.
Those sleeping pills caused Song Qiao to start having a fever last night, and it wasn’t until this afternoon that the fever finally subsided, and only now has she awakened. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
In the morning, her mother told him that Lu Tianming had already woken up and was not in serious trouble.
Lu Jingchen didn’t say much and hung up the phone straight away.
He hadn’t expected that his father would dislike Song Qiao so much that even when she was injured, he would arrange for the doctor to put extra sleeping pills in her medication.
...
Early the next morning, the villa’s doorbell rang. When Chen Ma went to answer it, she saw Yu Xia standing at the door with a suitcase, which left her stunned for a good while before she came back to her senses, "Miss Yu."
"Hey, Chen Ma, long time no see." Yu Xia’s face had an innocuous smile as she greeted Chen Ma cheerfully.
"Miss Yu, what are you...?"
"Chen Ma, later help the lady prepare some porridge, no need to make anything else," Lu Jingchen came downstairs buttoning up his shirt and instructed.
Seeing Lu Jingchen, Yu Xia, as if seeing her own mother, immediately dropped her suitcase and rushed towards him, speaking in a pitiable tone, "You must take me in. I was kicked out by the old man at home for helping you and your wife, I have nowhere to go now..."
Lu Jingchen raised his eyes and saw a figure rushing at him. By the time he reacted and swiftly dodged to the side, he saw Yu Xia who, failing to make contact, brushed past him. His brows furrowed, and he directly asked, "Yu Xia, what are you doing here?"
"I’m here to find you." Yu Xia said nonchalantly, as if the previous failed attempt at throwing herself into someone’s arms wasn’t hers at all. She continued, "I got kicked out by the old man at home. You must take me in, or I will have nowhere to go."
Not only was she unemployed now, but she also didn’t have much money on her, with only a few red Renminbi bills in her wallet. Because of a single sentence, the old man at her home had her quit her school and also stopped all her bank cards.
Yu Xia had to clearly understand that her family elder was truly enraged, furious even. Originally, she was innocent, but ended up being the most unlucky one caught in the crossfire.
