Indulging Mrs. Lu
Chapter 145: Escaped

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Escaped

"Oops, sorry, I walked into the wrong room."

The private room’s door opened just as Qin Huaixin was speaking, cutting her off mid-sentence.

Both of them looked over to see a familiar face heavily made-up and strikingly colorful at the doorway, smiling at the two of them.

Qin Huaixin felt a chill down her spine, "If you’re in the wrong room, then leave quickly."

Unexpectedly, despite Qin Huaixin clearly indicating the woman should leave, the woman from outside didn’t leave but walked in instead, saying to Zhuang Shuqing, "Miss Zhuang, we meet again."

Zhuang Shuqing’s expression changed slightly at the sight of Tan Biyang, but not as noticeably as Qin Huaixin’s did. After hearing Tan Biyang’s words, Zhuang Shuqing’s face darkened, "Yes, indeed. But if you hadn’t insisted on opening the door and coming in, it would have been even longer before we met."

Qin Huaixin chuckled, silently giving Zhuang Shuqing a thumbs-up in her mind.

Upon hearing this, Tan Biyang’s face stiffened and her smile faded slightly, though she still forced a cheerful expression: "Miss Zhuang, you’re so funny." She glanced at the beer on the table, "May I join you for a drink? It’s so crowded outside, and as you know, I am a public figure..."

"These days, just being a public figure seems to give someone the right to intrude on others’ gatherings overstepping the bounds of morality and the law. Qingqing, am I out of touch with society?"

Qin Huaixin’s tone and expression were so on point that Zhuang Shuqing really felt like giving her an award. She agreed, "Perhaps. You should pay more attention to the national affairs and skip the gossip news..."

"Ah~"

Qin Huaixin let out an exclamation, interrupting Zhuang Shuqing, "I was wondering why this ’public figure’ looked so familiar, turns out it’s Miss Tan Biyang."

Hearing herself recognized, Tan Biyang’s sense of superiority swelled. She thought, with her status as an Actress, how could there be anyone in the Empire who didn’t know her.

At this moment, she had completely forgotten the incident of Si Nanchen not recognizing her.

"Hmm, hello. So, can I join you for a drink now?"

"No."

"Not possible."

The first sentence was uttered by Zhuang Shuqing, while the second came from Qin Huaixin.

Tan Biyang’s face fell, listening as Qin Huaixin continued: "Miss Tan Biyang, I’m sorry, but we don’t wish to be showcased in the public eye just because we drank with you. So, please leave."

Tan Biyang: "..."

She bit her lip, stood there for a while, then turned and left.

Zhuang Shuqing didn’t see it, but in the moment when the door closed, her eyes suddenly turned fierce, as if she had determined to do something, filled with both anticipation and excitement.

"Xin’er, you were amazing tonight!"

Qin Huaixin raised her chin, "Of course. So, you have to drink a bottle with me."

Zhuang Shuqing: "..." Had she known, she wouldn’t have said anything.

But indeed, it had felt good to snub Tan Biyang earlier. To stop Qin Huaixin from pestering her to drink, Zhuang Shuqing picked up a can of beer and said, "Just one bottle."

"Hehe, one bottle it is." Anyway, she gets drunk at the slightest sip of alcohol, making it much easier to pry words from her later on.

...

Lu Jinyang woke from a sleep and found Zhuang Shuqing gone, his eyes as dark and cold as coal.

She actually ran away!

To think that after just getting back from a mission, he rushed over to bail her out, and after the matter was resolved, she played Houdini on him!

Fine!

Very well, Zhuang Shuqing!

This time, she’d better not let him catch her, or he won’t let her off easy!

With that thought, a chill intensified in his gaze.

The ringtone of the mobile phone in his pocket sounded, he didn’t even bother to look at the caller ID and directly answered.