Lu Qingqing was shocked and looked at Lu Zhen in confusion.
She murmured. “But between us, it’s a bad romantic encounter.”
Lu Zhen did not hear her clearly. On his neck, Adam’s apple bobbed but he said calmly, “Qin Lin is up to no good. Don’t be bewitched by him.”
After saying that, Lu Zhen left.
His goal was to let Lu Qingqing know the truth and not be deceived by him any longer. In the past, he watched helplessly as Lu Qingqing fell deeper and deeper in love with Qin Lin. He was jealous of Qin Lin and wanted to kill him.
He hated that man. He hated him for deceiving the girl he cherished and loved.
Tonight, he crossed the line and did what he never should have.
It would never happen again. Just this once, he promised himself.
Lu Qingqing did not sleep for the entire night. The next day, she went to look for the shopkeeper who taught Qin Lin how to do accounts. Her expression was cold. “Tell me the truth, what do you think about Qin Lin?”
The shopkeeper was puzzled, but he still said truthfully, “Miss, Young Master Qin really doesn’t want to learn. I’ve taught him so many times, but he still doesn’t know anything. It’s not that he is slow on the uptake but he doesn’t put in any effort to learn.”
Lu Qingqing frowned. “Alright.”
Lu Qingqing was annoyed. She did not know what she was thinking.
When she returned to the mansion, she was still in a bad mood. When she saw Lu Run coming out of the main courtyard, Lu Run bowed to her. “Sister.”
Lu Qingqing did not feel anything about this younger brother who was thrown upon her all of a sudden. She nodded. “Yes.”
Lu Run continued. “Sister, Mother happens to be at home. If you are troubled by anything, you can talk to her.”
Lu Qingqing nodded and entered the main courtyard.
Su Qiong was going through the account books in the study. Lu Qingqing looked at Su Qiong’s serious expression. There were a lot of account books, so it was very tiring to go through them.
Su Qiong looked up. “Qingqing, what’s wrong?”
Lu Qingqing felt a little ill at ease. She looked at Su Qiong and did not beat around the bush. “Why don’t you like Qin Lin? What kind of person is he in your eyes?”
Su Qiong looked at her seriously. “Qingqing, in my opinion, he’s greedy, but you like him very much, so I want to give him a chance.”
People would change after all.
Lu Qingqing was a little annoyed. “There is something I want you to cooperate with me.”
Su Qiong smiled. “You don’t have to hold back anything from me. We are family. Tell me what you want me to do.”
Lu Qingqing said what was on her mind. Su Qiong was stunned for a moment before smiling. “Alright, I’ll cooperate with you.”
Lu Qingqing looked at Su Qiong’s unconcealed smile and felt a little uncomfortable. Why was she so sure that she would lose?
She turned around and walked back to her courtyard. She picked up two pieces of clothes and left.
She went straight to Qin Lin and said that she had been kicked out of the mansion.
After Lu Qingqing finished speaking, she looked at him. “Qin Lin, I sacrificed so much for you. Are you touched?”
Qin Lin felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He couldn’t maintain the smile on his face anymore. “Qingqing, you, you really want to cut ties with your mother? How can you do that?”
How could she be so willful? How could she sever ties with her mother just because of a small argument? She was a rich girl who was used to living a good life. How could she understand what poverty felt like?
Qin Lin was anxious. “Qingqing, filial piety is the most important thing. You can’t be so willful. Go back and apologize to your mother now.”
Lu Qingqing smiled. “Qin Lin, she was the one who didn’t want me to be her daughter. Aren’t you touched that I gave up everything just for you? Why are you still shouting at me like that? Miss Liu told me that you’re the one I’m destined to marry. For you, I don’t want anything. Money is nothing to me. I’m willing to live an ordinary life with you. I’m also willing to learn how to grow crops. I’m very good at learning.”
Qin Lin didn’t want to hear a word. “Qingqing, apologize to your mother now. We’ll talk about this later.”
Qin Lin knew that Lu Qingqing was a willful young lady, so he believed her without even suspecting anything. This was something that Lu Qingqing could and would do.
Qin Lin pulled Lu Qingqing and ran towards the Su Mansion.
Qin Lin was worried that Lu Qingqing wouldn’t apologize sincerely, so he instructed her. “Qingqing, don’t throw a tantrum later. I’ll kneel down with you and apologize to your mother.”
Qin Lin did not notice that there was a cold and disappointed look on Lu Qingqing’s face.
After they returned to the mansion, Su Qiong said coldly, “Chase her away. I have a son now and don’t need her at all. After cutting ties with her, I don’t want to see her ever again. I’ll just pretend that I never had a daughter.”
The servants pushed Qin Lin and Lu Qingqing out of the mansion and closed the door.
Lu Qingqing said unhappily, “I told you not to come, but you insisted. She doesn’t want me to be her daughter and I don’t want her to be my mother.”
Qin Lin looked a little at a loss about what to do next. All his efforts were about to go down the drain.
He looked at Lu Qingqing and was suddenly filled with anger. He couldn’t help but shout. “What do you know? Without your mother, no one knows what you are. With your temper, you won’t be able to get married.”
Qin Lin’s expression was ferocious like he was going to strangle the girl in front of him to death.
Lu Qingqing frowned. “Didn’t you say that you like me?”
Qin Lin gritted his teeth. “I like you, but I don’t like you when you have nothing.”
He had treated Lu Qingqing as a stepping stone all along and never thought that Lu Qingqing would be so willful and cut ties with her mother just like that.
Just as he was about to reap the fruits of victory, life gave him another heavy blow.
Qin Lin’s gaze turned murderous as he stared at Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing raised her hand and slapped him. “Disgusting.”
Qin Lin’s face was twisted with anger. “How dare you hit me?”
Lu Qingqing was furious. She kicked Qin Lin in the stomach. “You’re just a disgusting dirty bastard. Yes, I hit you. What are you gonna do about it?”
Qin Lin gritted his teeth. “Idiot, do you still think you’re a rich girl? Without your mother, you’re nothing. Let me teach you a lesson today.”
Lu Qingqing turned around and shouted. “Lu Zhen!”
Lu Zhen jumped down from the eave and looked at Qin Lin coldly.
Qin Lin widened his eyes as if he had realized something. The closed door opened. Su Qiong, who was mean a few minutes ago, had a gentle expression on her face now.
She said to Lu Qingqing, “Alright, don’t be angry. It’s a good thing that you can finally see who he really is.”
Lu Qingqing snorted and instructed Lu Zhen without looking back. “Lu Zhen, hit him hard. How dare he lie to me? Make him live in hell.”
Lu Zhen looked at Qin Lin coldly and replied. “Yes.”
Lu Qingqing was shocked and looked at Lu Zhen in confusion.
She murmured. “But between us, it’s a bad romantic encounter.”
Lu Zhen did not hear her clearly. On his neck, Adam’s apple bobbed but he said calmly, “Qin Lin is up to no good. Don’t be bewitched by him.”
After saying that, Lu Zhen left.
His goal was to let Lu Qingqing know the truth and not be deceived by him any longer. In the past, he watched helplessly as Lu Qingqing fell deeper and deeper in love with Qin Lin. He was jealous of Qin Lin and wanted to kill him.
He hated that man. He hated him for deceiving the girl he cherished and loved.
Tonight, he crossed the line and did what he never should have.
It would never happen again. Just this once, he promised himself.
Lu Qingqing did not sleep for the entire night. The next day, she went to look for the shopkeeper who taught Qin Lin how to do accounts. Her expression was cold. “Tell me the truth, what do you think about Qin Lin?”
The shopkeeper was puzzled, but he still said truthfully, “Miss, Young Master Qin really doesn’t want to learn. I’ve taught him so many times, but he still doesn’t know anything. It’s not that he is slow on the uptake but he doesn’t put in any effort to learn.”
Lu Qingqing frowned. “Alright.”
Lu Qingqing was annoyed. She did not know what she was thinking.
When she returned to the mansion, she was still in a bad mood. When she saw Lu Run coming out of the main courtyard, Lu Run bowed to her. “Sister.”
Lu Qingqing did not feel anything about this younger brother who was thrown upon her all of a sudden. She nodded. “Yes.”
Lu Run continued. “Sister, Mother happens to be at home. If you are troubled by anything, you can talk to her.”
Lu Qingqing nodded and entered the main courtyard.
Su Qiong was going through the account books in the study. Lu Qingqing looked at Su Qiong’s serious expression. There were a lot of account books, so it was very tiring to go through them.
Su Qiong looked up. “Qingqing, what’s wrong?”
Lu Qingqing felt a little ill at ease. She looked at Su Qiong and did not beat around the bush. “Why don’t you like Qin Lin? What kind of person is he in your eyes?”
Su Qiong looked at her seriously. “Qingqing, in my opinion, he’s greedy, but you like him very much, so I want to give him a chance.”
People would change after all.
Lu Qingqing was a little annoyed. “There is something I want you to cooperate with me.”
Su Qiong smiled. “You don’t have to hold back anything from me. We are family. Tell me what you want me to do.”
Lu Qingqing said what was on her mind. Su Qiong was stunned for a moment before smiling. “Alright, I’ll cooperate with you.”
Lu Qingqing looked at Su Qiong’s unconcealed smile and felt a little uncomfortable. Why was she so sure that she would lose?
She turned around and walked back to her courtyard. She picked up two pieces of clothes and left.
She went straight to Qin Lin and said that she had been kicked out of the mansion.
After Lu Qingqing finished speaking, she looked at him. “Qin Lin, I sacrificed so much for you. Are you touched?”
Qin Lin felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He couldn’t maintain the smile on his face anymore. “Qingqing, you, you really want to cut ties with your mother? How can you do that?”
How could she be so willful? How could she sever ties with her mother just because of a small argument? She was a rich girl who was used to living a good life. How could she understand what poverty felt like?
Qin Lin was anxious. “Qingqing, filial piety is the most important thing. You can’t be so willful. Go back and apologize to your mother now.”
Lu Qingqing smiled. “Qin Lin, she was the one who didn’t want me to be her daughter. Aren’t you touched that I gave up everything just for you? Why are you still shouting at me like that? Miss Liu told me that you’re the one I’m destined to marry. For you, I don’t want anything. Money is nothing to me. I’m willing to live an ordinary life with you. I’m also willing to learn how to grow crops. I’m very good at learning.”
Qin Lin didn’t want to hear a word. “Qingqing, apologize to your mother now. We’ll talk about this later.”
Qin Lin knew that Lu Qingqing was a willful young lady, so he believed her without even suspecting anything. This was something that Lu Qingqing could and would do.
Qin Lin pulled Lu Qingqing and ran towards the Su Mansion.
Qin Lin was worried that Lu Qingqing wouldn’t apologize sincerely, so he instructed her. “Qingqing, don’t throw a tantrum later. I’ll kneel down with you and apologize to your mother.”
Qin Lin did not notice that there was a cold and disappointed look on Lu Qingqing’s face.
After they returned to the mansion, Su Qiong said coldly, “Chase her away. I have a son now and don’t need her at all. After cutting ties with her, I don’t want to see her ever again. I’ll just pretend that I never had a daughter.”
The servants pushed Qin Lin and Lu Qingqing out of the mansion and closed the door.
Lu Qingqing said unhappily, “I told you not to come, but you insisted. She doesn’t want me to be her daughter and I don’t want her to be my mother.”
Qin Lin looked a little at a loss about what to do next. All his efforts were about to go down the drain.
He looked at Lu Qingqing and was suddenly filled with anger. He couldn’t help but shout. “What do you know? Without your mother, no one knows what you are. With your temper, you won’t be able to get married.”
Qin Lin’s expression was ferocious like he was going to strangle the girl in front of him to death.
Lu Qingqing frowned. “Didn’t you say that you like me?”
Qin Lin gritted his teeth. “I like you, but I don’t like you when you have nothing.”
He had treated Lu Qingqing as a stepping stone all along and never thought that Lu Qingqing would be so willful and cut ties with her mother just like that.
Just as he was about to reap the fruits of victory, life gave him another heavy blow.
Qin Lin’s gaze turned murderous as he stared at Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing raised her hand and slapped him. “Disgusting.”
Qin Lin’s face was twisted with anger. “How dare you hit me?”
Lu Qingqing was furious. She kicked Qin Lin in the stomach. “You’re just a disgusting dirty bastard. Yes, I hit you. What are you gonna do about it?”
Qin Lin gritted his teeth. “Idiot, do you still think you’re a rich girl? Without your mother, you’re nothing. Let me teach you a lesson today.”
Lu Qingqing turned around and shouted. “Lu Zhen!”
Lu Zhen jumped down from the eave and looked at Qin Lin coldly.
Qin Lin widened his eyes as if he had realized something. The closed door opened. Su Qiong, who was mean a few minutes ago, had a gentle expression on her face now.
She said to Lu Qingqing, “Alright, don’t be angry. It’s a good thing that you can finally see who he really is.”
Lu Qingqing snorted and instructed Lu Zhen without looking back. “Lu Zhen, hit him hard. How dare he lie to me? Make him live in hell.”
Lu Zhen looked at Qin Lin coldly and replied. “Yes.”
