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Chapter 38: Mr. Su, She Already Has a Husband:
"No one can hurt you while I'm here."
Yun Bufan gently patted Shen Qingxin's back.
He then wiped her tears, "If you cry like a kitten, no one will want you."
Shen Qingxin pouted angrily but then let out a chuckle.
"That's better. You look so pretty when you smile."
Yun Bufan pinched her cheek.
He had to admit, it felt incredibly soft, like tofu.
Shen Qingxin didn't resist at all and obediently wiped her tears.
Once she calmed down, she asked curiously, "By the way, how did you know I was here?"
"I wasn't comfortable with you going back to the Shen family alone."
"I followed you after you left and saw you being taken away."
"I chased after you and found out this club had an unusual background."
"So, I used some connections to get their boss to resolve it."
Yun Bufan's story mixed truth and lies, making it hard to detect any flaws.
Shen Qingxin was touched by his words.
"Why would you worry about me going back to the Shen family, silly!"
She complained, but her heart felt warm.
Even her gaze towards Yun Bufan softened, and her voice had a hint of coquettishness.
[Ding! System has detected an increase of 4000 favorability points from Shen Qingxin towards the host. You can choose to decrease Su Chen's luck points or increase your own]
Yun Bufan chose to decrease Su Chen's luck points.
[Ding! Su Chen's luck points were decreased by 4000, current total: 72000 points]
Yun Bufan grinned, "See, my worry was justified. It's all over now, let's go."
"Okay."
Yun Bufan naturally took Shen Qingxin's hand.
As they reached the door, they saw Su Chen pacing outside.
"Miss Shen!"
Seeing Shen Qingxin's stunning beauty, Su Chen felt dizzy.
"What are you doing here?"
Shen Qingxin frowned.
Su Chen hurriedly explained, "I saw you were in danger, so I came to rescue you."
"No need, I'm safe now."
Shen Qingxin replied coldly.
"Qingxin, don't you find it odd that he knew you were in danger?"
Yun Bufan asked, feigning confusion.
Prompted by him, Shen Qingxin realized something was wrong.
"Su Chen, how did you know I was in danger? Were you following me?"
Shen Qingxin became angry, feeling more wary and annoyed with Su Chen.
Su Chen didn't expect to be exposed so quickly.
He glared at Yun Bufan.
"Miss Shen, don't believe him. He's also suspicious. I saw him coming down from upstairs!"
"He must have connections here; maybe it's all his plot!"
Su Chen tried to shift the blame to Yun Bufan.
But this only added fuel to the fire.
Shen Qingxin became even angrier.
"Bufan came here to save me and had to beg for help!"
"Unlike you, a stalker!"
"Su Chen, I'm grateful you saved my grandfather!"
"But if you think we can have any romantic relationship, that's impossible!"
"I…"
Shen Qingxin blushed and gathered her courage, "I'm a married woman!"
"Yes, Mr. Su, she already has a husband."
Yun Bufan added, twisting the knife.
Su Chen was so angry he nearly ground his teeth to dust.
After warning Su Chen, Shen Qingxin and Yun Bufan left.
In the parking lot, Yun Bufan paused, "Aren't you going to thank me?"
Shen Qingxin was momentarily stunned, "Thank you."
"That's it? I'm your savior. Don't you have something more substantial?"
Yun Bufan expressed his dissatisfaction.
"What do you mean by substantial?"
Shen Qingxin sensed he might have inappropriate demands.
Yun Bufan put his hands in his pockets, "You figure it out."
Shen Qingxin shook her head, "I can't think of anything."
"I'll give you two choices."
Yun Bufan raised one finger, "First, you kiss me."
"Second..."
Before he could finish, Shen Qingxin immediately said, "I choose the second!"
Yun Bufan chuckled, "Second, I kiss you."
"You..."
"You're cheating!"
Shen Qingxin didn't expect to be tricked by Yun Bufan and stomped her foot in anger.
Looking at Shen Qingxin's beautiful face, Yun Bufan felt tempted.
He couldn't miss this opportunity.
Just as Yun Bufan was about to say something flirty, a pleasant voice came.
"If Miss Shen won't kiss you, there are plenty of others who will."
Bai Yuexi, dressed in a green Chanel suit, stepped out of a sports car.
She walked gracefully in her high heels.
"Miss Bai, what a coincidence."
Yun Bufan suddenly remembered when Su Chen had saved Shen Qingxin in the original plot, and coincidentally met Bai Yuexi, who was there on business.
The two women even had a bit of a rivalry.
"Yes, it seems we're fated."
Bai Yuexi said with a smile, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
"Are you free for lunch? My grandfather wants me to work on a project with the Yun family."
"We'll be colleagues, and we should get to know each other."
Bai Yuexi looked expectantly.
"Sure, we..."
Yun Bufan was about to agree when he felt a sharp pain behind him.
Shen Qingxin's grip was too strong!
Yun Bufan's forehead was visibly throbbing with veins: "I have to go to the office. We can meet another time."
Only then, Shen Qingxin let go, and Yun Bufan breathed a sigh of relief.
Heh!
Seeing Yun Bufan's expression, Bai Yuexi seemed to understand something.
"Alright, another time then."
"Fate will give us plenty of chances to know each other."
She suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Yun Bufan's collar.
She whispered in his ear, "I'm sure our cooperation would be very pleasant."
She then provocatively glanced at Shen Qingxin.
Shen Qingxin's face darkened.
As Bai Yuexi let go, Shen Qingxin suddenly grabbed Yun Bufan's collar. Then she kissed him on the lips.
"Let's go, husband!"
Holding Yun Bufan's arm, Shen Qingxin gave Bai Yuexi a cold look.
Yun Bufan vaguely sensed a bit of tension in the air.
-To be continued!
T/N: Thanks for reading!
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