Chapter 87

In the morning, at the dining table.

Zhuang Sitian sat to the side, feeling that the atmosphere between Qin Yan and Lu Qianchuan was a bit subtle.

Although the two were sitting at the same table, there was no eye contact, and their attitudes were distant and polite, making her feel nervous inside.

No wonder Lu Qianchuan called her down for breakfast; otherwise, after this meal, the two would probably break up.

Finally enduring until breakfast ended, Lu Qianchuan took his coat and stood by the table staring at Qin Yan, but he couldn't attract Qin Yan's attention. She coughed lightly.

"Mr. Lu, you're going to work. Have a safe trip. I'll drive Qin Yan tonight, don't worry."

Only then did Qin Yan look up at Lu Qianchuan, twitched the corners of her mouth, and said very politely, "Mr. Lu, goodbye."

"..." These words were a bit harsh.

The last thing Lu Qianchuan wanted to hear was her saying goodbye.

He hummed, looked at Zhuang Sitian, and only after Zhuang Sitian nodded did he take a step.

Hearing the front door close, Qin Yan got up to tidy things up.

"Tiantian, help me lift the desk."

"Okay." Zhuang Sitian followed her into the bedroom and asked in confusion, "Where are you moving the desk to?"

"The guest room."

"... Are you going to sleep in separate rooms?" Zhuang Sitian asked in confusion, "Newlyweds, why would you sleep in separate rooms? Did you have a fight?"

"No," Qin Yan shook her head.

"No fight, then why sleep separately?" Zhuang Sitian stood by the desk without moving, noticing that she had packed her suitcase. This matter was a bit serious.

No wonder Lu Qianchuan sent her a message in the middle of the night.

Tsk, Lu Qianchuan wasn't asking her to act; he was asking her to be a marriage bodyguard and love analyst!

But since she was paid to do the job, she could only bite the bullet and do it!

"Some things, I can't explain to you for a moment."

Last night, she saw Lu Qianchuan with another woman and remembered what Zhuang Sitian had said before—that he had someone he was secretly in love with. She thought that they would divorce sooner or later, so it was better to keep some distance for both of their sakes.

"Is it that the matter can't be explained, or that you haven't thought it through?" Zhuang Sitian countered.

Qin Yan was stunned and confessed, "I've been very clear from the beginning. My marriage with him is cooperation; there are no feelings. But since he has someone he likes, I should keep my distance from him."

Zhuang Sitian stared at her strangely, "Qin Yan, you're not right."

"What's not right?" Qin Yan was puzzled.

"Since you've been clear from the beginning that your marriage is cooperation, why were you able to get along harmoniously and sleep in the same bed at first, but now you can't? Did you change, or did he make you angry?"

Zhuang Sitian stared into her eyes, but Qin Yan avoided her gaze and turned to pack her luggage.

"Qin Yan, choosing to keep your distance—are you afraid, and also angry?" Zhuang Sitian followed her and asked. If she were angry, directly refuting or complaining would be intentional, but if she were afraid...

Qin Yan looked at her blankly, not understanding why she wanted to talk about two emotions that had nothing to do with her.

"Why would I be afraid? Let alone angry. Besides, last night," Qin Yan thought of last night. She was pulled onto the bed by the man; he leaned against her, hugged her, and didn't speak, which had completely confused her.

She tried to push him away but didn't succeed, so she could only give up and ask him what else was uncomfortable.

Lu Qianchuan said he had a headache.

She raised her hand to press it for him for a while, but the man suddenly leaned close to her and asked her if she could do it with her.

Qin Yan's first reaction was resistance.

He sent another woman to a hotel today and wanted to have relations with her again. The more she thought about it, the more awkward she felt.

She shook her head and refused, and the man rubbed against her neck and didn't speak again.

Feeling the man's hot body, her thoughts were chaotic, and she fell asleep in a daze.

"We discussed it last night. Once he drives Gu He'an out of the Gu Corporation, our cooperation should end. I can't keep occupying someone else's position."

"Whose position are you occupying?" Zhuang Sitian grabbed her suitcase and pushed it to the other side, making her answer her question.

"Didn't you say Lu Qianchuan has someone he's secretly in love with? I treat him as a friend. If he's with the person he likes, I should keep my distance from him; it's better for him too. If it's because of me that he has a misunderstanding with the person he likes, I would feel sorry for him."

"... Why would you feel sorry for him?" Zhuang Sitian couldn't understand her thoughts, "Qin Yan, you don't dislike Lu Qianchuan, right?"

"He just has his own feelings and hasn't done anything to hurt me. Why would I dislike him?"

"Alright then, back to the previous question: are you afraid that if you continue to get along with him, you'll develop feelings and create unwanted entanglements, so you want to keep your distance?

Or did he do something to make you angry, and you want to keep your distance to make him realize his mistake and teach him a lesson?

If it's neither, and you're just distancing yourself because you know he has someone he's secretly in love with, that's unfair to him.

Qin Yan, you also have a man you were engaged to and prepared to marry. Should he also mind, and then keep his distance from you?"

Qin Yan was stumped by her question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Marriage, for you, is a new relationship. You both need an adjustment period. You have to abandon the rotten person from before and not make your marital relationship public.

Lu Qianchuan needs time to deal with his past feelings. If he hasn't done anything to hurt the marriage, and you're preparing to separate from him and thus distance yourself, that's not very fair to him, is it?"

Qin Yan sat on the sofa and seriously thought about her words.

Lu Qianchuan had wanted to make the marriage public before, but she wanted revenge, and he gave her time.

And he had to deal with his own feelings. If he hadn't made a decision yet, and she made the decision for him, that was indeed not righteous.

"What you said makes a lot of sense." Then she wouldn't move for now.

Zhuang Sitian breathed a sigh of relief, then heard her ask in confusion, "Then do you know what the person Mr. Lu is secretly in love with is like? Should we help him?"

"..." Zhuang Sitian choked.

The current wife helping her husband pursue the person he's secretly in love with?

"I heard my brother complain that the person seems to be pretty, smart, and capable, and has always kept Mr. Lu thinking of her."

Qin Yan thought of the girl she saw outside the elevator last night. She was indeed pretty, her attire was very particular, and she should be successful in her career, so she was confident and proud.

Zhuang Sitian saw her serious thinking expression and hurriedly said, "I said it's a secret love. An excellent woman must have many pursuers. What if Mr. Lu was a step late and that woman is already married?

Then Mr. Lu can only regret his secret love, but he can't be trapped in secret love for a lifetime. Since he's married, he will definitely walk out of it. Since you treat him as a friend, you should help him overcome the emotional hurdle."

"Hmm, it should be like that."

Qin Yan thought of this possibility and felt very sympathetic toward Lu Qianchuan.

No wonder he had the wrong emotional reaction when she mentioned divorce and showed a sad and painful expression.

Judging others by herself, when she heard Gu He'an was marrying another woman, her heart hurt so much she almost couldn't breathe, and she cried until her eyes hurt.

Lu Qianchuan had helped her several times before; she couldn't just break ties with him like that.

She suddenly felt very self-reproachful.

She turned and ran to the bathroom, wanting to find the wedding ring Lu Qianchuan gave her, but she couldn't find it anywhere.

She felt nervous immediately.

Did it fall into the sink and get flushed down the drain?