Chapter 52

The next day, Qin Yan is eating breakfast when she hears someone knocking on the door. She watches Lu Qianchuan go to open it.

Before long, he leads a woman in.

The woman's makeup is light but exquisite to just the right degree. She might be of mixed heritage; her eyes are deep, her nose bridge is high, and she is very beautiful.

She tilts her head in confusion, looks at Lu Qianchuan, and asks, "Who is this lady?"

The woman answers for herself, "My name is Zhuang Sitian. You can call me Tiantian. Miss Qin, I am an actress, and this time I am playing your good roommate who lives with you.

I am 24 years old this year. My father is a tycoon abroad with billions in assets. Knowing you were deceived by a scumbag, in order to help you take revenge, I will play my role well."

Her voice is sweet, her round face is innocent and cute when she smiles, very much like some family's sheltered young lady.

Lu Qianchuan explains again, "Gu He'an is curious about your roommate; he has to see her eventually, doesn't he?"

He doesn't mind showing his face, but she won't allow it.

For this secret marriage to continue, Gu He'an must be made to give up the idea of investigating her roommate.

"What you say makes sense." Qin Yan looks at Zhuang Sitian. "Miss Zhuang, thank you for your hard work."

"Miss Qin, no need to be polite. Mr. Lu said you make special delicacies and can make orange peels taste very special—something I've never eaten in my life. Could you make some for me to taste? I'm really looking forward to it!"

Qin Yan looks at Lu Qianchuan strangely and says with a smile, "Okay, but there are no orange peels here right now."

"It's okay, I'll drive you to buy some," Zhuang Sitian urges impatiently.

"Okay, wait for me a moment." Qin Yan goes to the room to pack her things and whispers to Lu Qianchuan, "Where did you find this actress? She looks like a little foodie."

Lu Qianchuan explains, "Miss Zhuang studied abroad and recently returned to the country for a vacation. Her biggest hobby is eating."

Qin Yan chuckles, "She's quite cute."

Lu Qianchuan watches her smile, her eyes bright and brilliant; she is indeed quite cute.

The three go downstairs, and Zhuang Sitian drives Qin Yan away. After leaving the residential area, Qin Yan specifically gets out of the car and gives a bag of fruit to Brother Chen.

Getting back into the car, Zhuang Sitian starts it.

After a while, the car passes several corners. Qin Yan sends a message to Lu Qianchuan, asking if that car has followed them.

Lu Qianchuan replies that it is following behind.

Zhuang Sitian takes Qin Yan to the largest shopping mall in the city center because Qin Yan remembers her teacher's instructions that she should buy some festive clothes.

After walking around for two hours, although with Zhuang Sitian's help, she bought eight sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes.

"That's about it; this much is enough for me to wear." Qin Yan thinks her aesthetic is good, but buying so many cost over two hundred thousand, which already exceeds her consumption limit.

Zhuang Sitian says, "Mr. Lu told me to buy more for you. Aren't you going to school for classes now? One set a day isn't enough."

"..."

One set a day—she doesn't want to deal with these clothes.

However, she thinks of another thing and asks Zhuang Sitian, "How did you know I could cook with orange peels? Did Mr. Lu tell you specifically?"

"Why would he tell me specifically?" Zhuang Sitian is puzzled, then says, "He posted daily life pictures on his social account, and quite a few people asked about one of the dishes. I was also attracted by the food and asked him about it.

After chatting for a few sentences, he mentioned you, the chef. He said you had a hateful ex-fiancé who deceived you, and if I could help you, you would make the food I wanted to eat, so I came."

Qin Yan asks curiously, "What account of Mr. Lu's?"

"You don't know? His account has quite a few fans." Zhuang Sitian opens the phone software and explains, "He used to post things related to his profession. I am his fan. I don't know what happened recently, but he suddenly started posting daily life, full of the flavor of life. Many fans are guessing he's in love."

Qin Yan stares at her phone and finds the interface is all in English. It's a foreign software, and you have to use a VPN to download it, which is a bit troublesome.

This account should have been registered by Lu Qianchuan when he went abroad for high school. He was quite active during his school days, posting about school activities, and occasionally personal things. The pictures were all landscapes or sports equipment.

After he started working, he would post popular science related to his work. Some video content was very hard research data, similar to work reports, which she couldn't understand at all.

She wants to see what he has posted recently. The first picture is the shadow of a person.

Is it hers?

Looking at the surrounding environment, it seems to be outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, where they took the marriage certificate photo.

The next picture is a corner of a quilt.

The caption is 【Morning sounds】.

Qin Yan is full of question marks. This is the quilt they sleep in, but what sound is in the quilt in the morning?

Thinking of when she wakes up early, she would roll over to his side. He seemed to be woken up by her and frowned, a bit unhappy.

Is he secretly complaining that she disturbed his sleep, so he has a bit of morning grumpiness?

Qin Yan snorts in her heart. He's such a grown man; what can't he say directly? He still has to gossip about her online.

Hmph!

She continues to scroll down and hears a familiar voice calling her.

"Sister-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law, why did you buy so many things?" Suddenly hearing Gu Shanshan's voice, Qin Yan is surprised and returns the phone to Zhuang Sitian, then hears her sarcasm, "Sister-in-law, you don't have a job now, using my brother's money, you don't feel the pinch at all!"

"Does not having a job mean not having money? You don't have a job, aren't you also shopping? Besides, which eye saw me using your brother's money?" Qin Yan retorts, looking at Lin Yan standing behind Gu Shanshan, and she twitches the corners of her lips.

Is it really a coincidence?

Gu Shanshan is retorted and pouts, "I was just saying it casually. Is it necessary for you to be so serious, sister-in-law?"

"..." Qin Yan wants to roll her eyes.

"Shanshan, look at which clothes you like; don't be polite." Lin Yan changes the subject.

Only then does Gu Shanshan's mood improve. She hugs Lin Yan's arm, "It's still you, Sister Lin Yan, who dotes on me, knowing my birthday is coming up and wanting to buy me a birthday gift. Unlike some people, who married my brother and don't know how to dote on me, this sister-in-law."

"..."

Qin Yan thinks to herself, the person who married you is your Sister Lin Yan, don't come and wrong me!

Zhuang Sitian wants to buy her a long dress. After looking around, she finally finds one. Gu Shanshan comes over and says she has her eye on this one, then regardless of anything, she snatches the clothes from Zhuang Sitian's hand.

Zhuang Sitian is depressed and questions her, "I picked this out first. How can you be so unreasonable, woman!"

"Whoever gets it first is theirs. What reason is there to talk about?"

Gu Shanshan says as a matter of course, and then she points to a shop assistant with a similar figure to her and tells her to put it on for her to see.

The shop assistant takes the clothes to try them on.

"..." Zhuang Sitian puffs out her round face and glares at her unhappily.

Lin Yan didn't expect Gu Shanshan's hands to be so fast; she wanted to stop her but it was too late. She could only persuade, "Shanshan, you and this beauty both have your eyes on this set of clothes; it's because your aesthetics are similar. This is fate; how can you be so overbearing."

She also shows goodwill to Zhuang Sitian, "This is the younger sister of Miss Qin's husband. She has a quick temper and offended you. Please don't mind. When the shop assistant comes out, let's look at the effect of trying it on together."

Lin Yan looks at the woman beside Qin Yan. The private detective said this woman is Qin Yan's roommate.

Looking at her dress and attire, she is covered in luxury goods, especially the pink diamond bracelet on her wrist, which is worth a lot.

She brought Gu Shanshan here to find a way to win her over. If they can't be friends, they can't be enemies either, bringing trouble to herself.

After all, in the future, the fact that Gu He'an and Qin Yan registered with a fake marriage certificate will definitely be made public.

Having a rich second-generation friend with power and money by Qin Yan's side, posing a threat to them—that won't do!