CHAPTER 392: CHAPTER 392

After dinner, Ye Yuning once again took the initiative to wash the dishes and tidy up the kitchen. Xiao Linye told her she could leave them and wait for the maid to take care of it tomorrow.

However, Ye Yuning said she liked everything clean and tidy.

Xiao Linye had just helped her wash one dish when his phone rang. "You should go answer your phone," Ye Yuning said, pushing him out of the kitchen.

His willingness to help, even just the thought, moved her greatly.

Tang Xi had told her before that you can tell if a man is good by whether he’s willing to join you in the kitchen.

And Xiao Linye, without a doubt, ticked all the boxes of a good man, according to Tang Xi.

Xiao Linye left.

When Ye Yuning came out after tidying up the kitchen, she saw the phone still vibrating endlessly.

Picking it up, she saw it was Ji Nan calling again.

Do we even have anything left to discuss? These incessant phone calls are incredibly frustrating.

She rolled her eyes and answered, "Hello, Assistant Ji."

"Is Miss Ye busy? Why haven’t you been answering your phone?" Ji Nan asked from the other end.

Ye Yuning replied coldly, "After work hours, of course I want to be with my husband. It’s not convenient to answer the phone."

Her tone was frigid, entirely lacking the pitiful, suppressed helplessness she had displayed before.

On the other end of the line, Ji Nan froze upon hearing her tone.

Why does it feel like she’s burning bridges now that she’s crossed the river?

Especially the word "husband," which she emphasized heavily, making him feel like some lecher harassing her.

No, the one who wanted to pester her was the gentleman! So now, is she treating the gentleman like a lecher?

Ji Nan couldn’t believe what he was hearing and probed further, "The gentleman wants you to have lunch with him tomorrow."

"I’m busy!"

After snapping out those two words, Ye Yuning hung up.

Ji Nan was left speechless. Listening to the DOOT DOOT sound from the phone, he finally understood her loud and clear.

That adopted daughter of the Ye family... her attitude is utterly cold!

She was completely different from the teary-eyed, red-faced girl on the verge of crying he had seen when they last met.

Why does it feel like the gentleman has been duped? Duped by her!

The thought sent a shiver down Ji Nan’s spine.

He remembered when the gentleman saw her frightened, tearful state and immediately promised not to trouble her again, even returning all of Manlang’s projects.

All that effort to acquire them, only to hand them back so nonchalantly.

And now, it seems he was tricked?

Ji Nan felt a growing unease; he dared not imagine the consequences if the Ye family’s adopted daughter had deceived the gentleman.

But the gentleman always honored his commitments. Since he had said he wouldn’t trouble Manlang, he naturally wouldn’t seek revenge on her now.

So this wretched girl... she...

When Qin Jinchuan emerged from the club, he saw Ji Nan pacing restlessly beside the car. A storm of emotions played across his face.

Seeing Qin Jinchuan, Ji Nan quickly stopped pacing and stepped forward. "Gentleman."

"Did you call Yuning?" Qin Jinchuan asked, his voice soft with a hint of affection.

His attitude clearly showed he still considered Ye Yuning his betrothed, despite the unmaterialized wedding.

Ji Nan felt a headache coming on. He nodded. "Yes, I called!"

"What did she say? Is she coming tomorrow?" Qin Jinchuan asked as he got into the car.

Ji Nan hesitated. Is she coming?

Recalling Ye Yuning’s words, he glanced uneasily at Qin Jinchuan, already seated in the car.

Can I really tell him what Ye Yuning actually said?

Seeing his silence, Qin Jinchuan shot him a look, noticed his hand gripping the car door, and frowned. "Is she coming tomorrow?" he asked again.

The distinctly colder tone snapped Ji Nan back to reality.

He quickly shook his head. "No, she’s not coming!"

"Hmm?" Qin Jinchuan raised an eyebrow. Not coming? This answer... was rather interesting.

Watching Qin Jinchuan, Ji Nan nervously recounted Ye Yuning’s exact words from the phone call.

After he finished, Qin Jinchuan’s face darkened instantly.

"She said she has to be with her husband after work?" The words were ground out through clenched teeth.

Hearing the dangerous edge in his voice, Ji Nan couldn’t help but scratch his head. "Could it be that she’s just using that man as a shield?"

After all, it was a marriage to a man she grabbed in a panic. It’s not like they could actually be together every day, right?

Ji Nan was starting to understand. It seemed she simply didn’t want to see the gentleman. Was that it?

From Ji Nan’s words, Qin Jinchuan also caught on. "Are you suggesting she doesn’t want any involvement with me?"

Ji Nan nodded. "That seems to be the case. After all, someone she married in such a haphazard way is likely just a pawn. How could they genuinely be spending their evenings together?"

The dangerous aura around Qin Jinchuan lessened considerably at Ji Nan’s explanation.

She doesn’t want to be involved with me!

"Then why did she cry in front of me before?"

Isn’t it said that women only show their most vulnerable side to...

Wait a minute!

At that moment, Qin Jinchuan began to realize something had been off about Ye Yuning’s tears earlier.

It was as if it were deliberate, to achieve some specific purpose. Purpose... and speaking of purpose...!

Qin Jinchuan’s expression darkened once more.

Undoubtedly, the same thought flashed through both his and Ji Nan’s minds: Ye Yuning had deceived him.