Strong Female Side Character Awakens

Chapter 272: Smell The Scent Of Love

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Ye Qingran was stunned for a moment before she realized that Yan Ling was calling for her.

Before she could reply, she saw Yan Ling pick up a gift box that had been placed on the cabinet by the side and handed it directly to Ye Qingran.

“Sister-in-law, I’m sorry that I didn’t treat you properly when you arrived. Since brother is here to pick you up, I won’t keep you today. I’ll ask you out again next time.”

As for the gift, it was naturally an apology.

Her tone was very gentle, and her smile was like a blossoming flower. Even though she was worried just now, she did not detain or continue to pester Chu Yan anymore.

Ye Qingran: ? ? ?

The change in her attitude was enormous. She did not want to accept this gift.

However, before she could return the gift, she was already taken away by Chu Yan, and she did not care about Father Yan’s dark face.

Ye Qingran suddenly felt that the name ‘Yan Fan’ was too fitting.

Sitting in the car, Ye Qingran raised the gift box in her hand. “Are you sure I should keep this?”

She was clearly called here to get Chu Yan to come back and help them solve their problems.

They did not say anything all of a sudden and did not continue to persuade Chu Yan. It was not that they had given up. They were clearly retreating to advance.

This was a blatant conspiracy.

It was impossible for Chu Yan not to see through it.

Unless, in his heart, he had already agreed to help them solve this problem.

Chu Yan replied, “Open it and see if it’s what you like. If you like it, then keep it. If you don’t like it, then throw it out the window.”

Ye Qingran laughed. “You look so cold on the surface, but you’re clearly very soft-hearted.”

As she spoke, she opened the gift box and flipped through the layers of wrapping. She discovered that it was a limited edition women’s watch that was highly coveted. Its value was comparable to a villa in the capital city.

It was obvious that this gift had been prepared long ago.

Yan Ling probably wanted to show off to her first and give her a good beating. Then, she would give her candy so that she could act as a middleman to ease the relationship between Chu Yan and the Yan family.

However, Yan Ling did not expect that Ye Qingran was no longer the original Ye Qingran.

All of her moves were counterproductive.

Chu Yan’s eyes darkened.”...”

This had nothing to do with whether he was soft-hearted or not.

However, he felt that this matter was most likely aimed at him and Ye Qingran.

He did not have any interactions with Su Tianhang, nor did he have any enmity with him. Moreover, Su Tianhang had personally attacked the Yan family at such a critical time. The reason was probably because of Mu Qingxue, who was by his side.

He even suspected that when Mu Qingxue was with Long Junyao, she had found out the secret of Su Yian’s identity through Long Junyao and sold the secret to Su Tianhang.

Only then could Su Tianhang have the advantage he had now.

Ye Qingran compared the watch on her hand. She felt that it did not suit her, so she put it back. “It’s so expensive. It would be a pity to just throw it away.”

She smiled and said, “I’ll give it to Ruoruo tomorrow. She should like it very much.”

Although she was not suitable for it, Chu Ruoruo was very suitable for it.

During lunch today, the two of them had made an appointment to go shopping together the next weekend.

Chu Ruoruo, who received the watch, was surprised and happy. She immediately asked Ye Qingran to put it on her.

She thought that it was a gift from Ye Qingran, so she naturally did not ask who gave it to her. She only asked if it was expensive and if it was the money from Chu Yan.

If it was not, she would ask Ye Qingran to be reimbursed by Chu Yan.

Ye Qingran did not hide anything from her and directly told her about her visit to the Yan family yesterday.

Chu Ruoruo was stunned for a moment.

She did not take off her watch. Obviously, she knew that Ye Qingran did not want it and so gave it to her.

But she was only concerned that Ye Qingran was not put in a difficult position. She asked with concern, “Why did they call you over? Could it be that they want to give you a sum of money so that you can break up with my brother?”

Ye Qingran shook her head. “What if I say that you’re wearing the breakup fee?”

Chu Ruoruo sneered. “Then I’ll accept it. Their family actually asked me to break up with my brother.”

Then, she said with dissatisfaction, “Moreover, they’re too stingy. The breakup fee is just a watch.”

Ye Qingran pinched her angry little face. “I’m lying to you. They didn’t object to me and your brother.”

Chu Ruoruo said, “They don’t have the right to object, and my brother won’t listen to them. In the future, if they dare to bully you, come look for me. I’ll support you.”

Ye Qingran couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

She didn’t know what had happened to the weather these two days, as it was ever changing.

Yesterday afternoon, it suddenly rained cats and dogs, and it stopped at night. The morning sun was bright and beautiful, but in the afternoon, the dark clouds suddenly came again. The thunder was dull, and the bean-sized rain fell.

Because of the rain, the two went shopping and then went to the hotel next door for dinner.

The hotel’s shopping mall was built in a row. It had a garden-like design, and there was a lounge next to it. There were cobblestone paths, tall coconut trees, and a meandering river. It just happened to connect with the river in the city next to it, and it was filled with a strong Mediterranean atmosphere.

In the restaurant on the second floor, the two sat by the window, and they could see the scenery of the river next to them.

It had to be said that the riverside in the hazy drizzle had a different feeling.

But it would be boring if they watched it for too long.

The rain today was longer than yesterday.

The two of them had their dinner at the hotel, but the rain had not stopped.

Chu Ruoruo rested her chin on her hand and looked at the rain and fog outside. “How long will it rain? Will Big Brother come to pick us up?”

Ye Qingran acknowledged, “He’s already on his way.”

Chu Ruoruo muttered, “Brother Ran, don’t you already know how to drive? Why didn’t you drive today? It wasn’t easy for us to go out on a date, yet you still wanted to bring out a third wheel like brother.”

Ye Qingran smiled and casually asked, “The last time I called you, you seemed to be together with He Cizhou. Recently, have you guys been dating often?”

Hearing her mention He Cizhou, Chu Ruoruo suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

She took a sip of water from her cup. “No... No, he... He sent me back last time. I wanted to thank him, so I invited him for a meal.”

Ye Qingran saw that she was jealous of Chu Yan, so she had casually found a topic to talk about.

Last time, she saw that He Cizhou liked Chu Ruoruo, but she felt that without Chu Yan’s permission, He Cizhou would not directly tell Chu Ruoruo.

He was probably still playing the brother and sister games.

However, she did not expect that she could smell a hint of adultery from Chu Ruoruo’s expression.

She raised her eyebrows, and there was a hint of ridicule in her tone. “Oh, so it’s to thank him for sending you back. Then last time, when he sent you back, what did you guys talk about?”

Chu Ruoruo, who was drinking water, choked again. “Cough, cough, cough.”

She shook her head. “Nothing much. Um, Brother Ran, you sit first. I need to go to the bathroom.”

Ye Qingran looked at her and smiled evilly.”...”

This was just a blatant self-admission.