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Return to the City: The Strongest King

Chapter 1093: 1094 Qi Lanqin's Embarrassment

Author: Tomorrows
updatedAt: 2025-08-29

Chapter 1093: Chapter 1094 Qi Lanqin’s Embarrassment

To be honest, if Qi Lanqin were to find her own home now, she wouldn’t be able to. Fortunately, there’s a servant to guide her.

On the way, Lin Yue and the others all remained silent, quietly following behind Qi Lanqin, being careful, afraid of making mistakes or doing anything this wealthy family might despise.

A few minutes later, they arrived at a small villa, where a servant came out to greet them, saying to Qi Lanqin, “Hello, Miss.”

“Hmm, hello, I’ve brought my classmates here to hang out, you don’t have to bother, it’s getting late, you can go rest.”

“Okay, Miss, if you need anything, feel free to call me anytime.” The servant bowed and then left.

“Everyone, make yourselves comfortable.” Here, she was the hostess. Even though she felt unfamiliar, she had to act as a host and welcome everyone.

Everyone sat on the sofa in a very proper manner, clearly looking particularly restrained.

Seeing everyone looking like this, Qi Lanqin took a deep breath, smiled, and said, “There’s no one else here tonight, just us. Feel free to relax. Oh right, would you like something to drink? I can get it for you.”

This time, even the quick-tongued Lin Yue didn’t dare speak first. Instead, Chu Lian cautiously asked, “Such a big villa, just for us to… stay here?”

Qi Lanqin nodded and said, “Yes, so you don’t need to feel restricted. Just be at ease; seeing you all so restrained makes me embarrassed.”

Everyone finally took a sigh of relief. Quick-tongued Lin Yue also started speaking, “Lanqin, I heard your brother say earlier that this villa is next to where you live. Where do you live?”

Qi Lanqin said, “Where I live is roughly the same as this place.”

“And how many people live there?”

“Just my sister and me.”

He Fangzhi exclaimed in surprise, “Such a big villa, just for the two of you? That’s too luxurious.”

Qi Lanqin said awkwardly, “I just moved in, so I’m not too clear about the situation here. Anyway, they arranged for me to stay, so I just stayed.”

Lin Yue continued, “Then Lanqin, who exactly is your brother? I feel like it’s not just about having money; it seems like he has a high status too. Otherwise, why would your bodyguard dare to hit even the leader of the Public Security Bureau?”

Qi Lanqin let out a wry smile, “Honestly, I don’t know who my brother really is, so I can’t answer you.”

Chu Lian shook her head, “Alright, why are we asking so much? As long as we know Lanqin is living a good life now, that’s something to be happy about, and that’s enough.”

At this moment, Lin Yue pulled Cao Yuanming up and said, “Lanqin, we want to apologize to you.”

“Apologize? Why?” Qi Lanqin looked at them in confusion.

Lin Yue said, “Today, for the sake of Yuanming and me, I actually asked you to accompany those people for drinks. At that time, I only thought of ourselves and didn’t consider that you might be humiliated because of it. We were too selfish, so I want to apologize to you and to Chu Lian and Fangzhi as well.”

Qi Lanqin hurriedly said, “Forget it, forget it, you were forced into it too, let’s not bring this up again.”

Seeing that Qi Lanqin didn’t hold a grudge, Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said with a smile, “I knew Lanqin isn’t a petty person, unlike me with my mouth, offending people all the time.”

After chatting for a while, Qi Lanqin saw that everyone still wasn’t letting loose, so she stood up and said, “Alright, it’s getting late, you should rest early too. Feel free to choose any room here; I’ll come over tomorrow morning.”

“Alright, alright, you go then.” Everyone saw Qi Lanqin to the door and watched as a servant quickly came over to lead Qi Lanqin into a villa not far from them, and only then did they head inside.

Everyone looked at each other, speechless for a while until Zhao Yong sighed and said, “I used to have some thoughts about Qi Lanqin, but now… hehe, I really feel like a toad wanting to taste swan meat, completely out of my depth.”

Tian Zhifeng patted Zhao Yong’s shoulder and said, “It’s good you can come to terms with it, the gap is indeed too wide, and it’s good if you can stop having unrealistic fantasies.”

Zhao Yong grinned, “Of course I’ve come to terms with it. I also realize that my looks don’t match Lanqin at all. I used to feel a bit confident because my family had some means, but now… hehe, I’m not that stupid.”

Everyone sighed at Qi Lanqin’s change, but mostly they felt envy. Although there was a bit of envy, they also realized they didn’t even have the right to be envious of Qi Lanqin.

Meanwhile, Qi Lanqin had already taken a bath and lay on her bed, feeling a mess inside. Today’s events made her realize just how high her status was now. Without experiencing it, she really couldn’t feel this height.

Rich people, gangsters, government officials, nothing compared to her status now.

But this contrast made her feel so unreal, is this really the life she has to live from now on?

A knock on the door made her quickly jump out of bed, and she opened the door, only to be stunned by who she saw. She thought it would be Feng Kexin, but it was Song Xiaodong instead.

“Not going to invite me in to sit?” Song Xiaodong smiled brightly.

“Come in! Big Brother Song, please come in.” Qi Lanqin quickly stepped aside to let Song Xiaodong in. However, when he sat on the sofa, she felt a bit awkward, as she was only wearing a thin nightgown bought by Feng Kexin, which was quite revealing.

She had never dressed like this in front of a man before. She wanted to change clothes but feared it would be impolite and upset Song Xiaodong.

“I just wanted to chat with you casually, you can get back in bed.” Song Xiaodong smiled and said.

“Get in bed?” Qi Lanqin’s eyes widened in surprise.

Song Xiaodong chuckled lightly, “You’re overthinking it. I just meant that you’re wearing too little, it’s better to cover yourself up in bed so you don’t worry about revealing anything.”

“Ah…” Qi Lanqin felt extremely embarrassed and bit her lip, obediently getting back into bed, covering herself with a blanket, and leaning against the headboard.

She looked up at Song Xiaodong, who kept smiling as he sat on the sofa. Qi Lanqin felt both awkward and a bit nervous. As Feng Kexin mentioned, she was supposed to become Song Xiaodong’s woman. Would he pounce on her suddenly?

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