The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 20 Are you sure you still want to eat?

Chapter 20: Chapter 20 Are you sure you still want to eat?

As soon as Qin Yan finished speaking, Lu Yi furrowed his eyebrows and said, "I was waiting for you; just now in the private room, I saw Mr. Lin..."

"Mr. Lin?" Qin Yan smiled briefly and asked, "Which Mr. Lin?"

"GR Building Material’s Marketing Department’s Lin Han!" Lu Yi opened his mouth and then added, "Don’t you remember? The one supplying construction materials to Bo Real Estate, the company you pulled the plug on!"

Qin Yan’s eyelids twitched twice, and upon Lu Yi’s reminder, she recalled it clearly.

She not only remembered Lin Han, but the impression was significant. Speaking of which, a week earlier, when it was revealed that DR Building Materials supplied defective construction materials to the market, she was the one behind it.

Since joining Bo Group, she had made numerous enemies, but there were very few whose hatred for her was maxed out. Coincidentally, Lin Han was one of those who hated her the most!

Qin Yan raised her eyebrows and said, "There shouldn’t be many in the company who don’t know about the dispute between Lin Han and me. Did Yunshen invite him?"

Lu Yi nodded and said, "I was waiting here for you precisely for this matter. Qin Yan, I mean you should go back first, and later I’ll say hello to Yunshen and mention that you’re not feeling well..."

"No need!"

Qin Yan cut Lu Yi off, stretched her hand to smooth out her blazer, and said, "Yunshen’s visit to the marketing department today was seen by many, and everyone in the company knows I’m attending the banquet. If I go back now, it would seem a bit embarrassed."

"If I don’t go, Lin Han might think I’m afraid of him, and we can’t let the marketing department lose its momentum! Let’s go, let’s head in!"

Lu Yi couldn’t stop Qin Yan, so he had no choice but to follow her into Night Club.

The moment Qin Yan walked through the doors of Night Club, she drew the stares of a crowd. Even before she married Bo Yunshen, her reputation was notorious, but her face was also famously beautiful.

Although she had just finished work and hadn’t dressed up much, her professional suit still outlined the exquisite curves of her figure. Qin Yan, known for her decisiveness and efficiency at Bo Group, had already honed a strong and efficient demeanor.

This toughness and efficiency took away the sensuality of her appearance and figure, giving her an air of aloof and refreshing beauty, adding a dazzling quality to her beauty compared to three years earlier.

As she entered, Bo Yunshen’s gaze pierced through the distant crowd and landed on her.

Qin Yan was a beauty, a rare beauty at that, and even Bo Yunshen himself couldn’t deny it.

His eyes grew dark and focused, and seeing Lu Yi with Qin Yan, he let out a frigid laugh. It made sense; if Qin Yan had no merits at all, would he, her cousin, bother to follow her for so many years?

Knowing that Lin Han was also at the celebration banquet, Qin Yan instinctively scanned the room as soon as she entered, intending to sit far from Lin Han to avoid unnecessary trouble.

However, before she found Lin Han, she first saw Tang Tian nestled beside Bo Yunshen!

She was wearing a rose-red cocktail dress, her face adorned with delicate makeup, only lacking lipstick.

When Qin Yan looked at her, Tang Tian also caught sight of Qin Yan, and a smug smile quickly formed on her face: "Oh, my sister has arrived. You wouldn’t mind me sitting next to brother-in-law, would you?"

Lu Yi only mentioned that Lin Han was invited by Bo Yunshen; he didn’t say that Tang Tian was also here.

Qin Yan glanced over the people in the private room—all familiar faces. Even Chen Yaoye and Wang Jing, who had been gossiping about her in the tea room that morning, were sitting in a corner of the room. Only Lin Han was absent.

It really was quite lively!

"I know you care about me, sister. I was in a bit of a hurry when I came over tonight and didn’t have dinner. Would you mind running an errand to get me something to eat?"

The scandal that Tang Tian stirred up at Luo Shen Bay wasn’t known to outsiders, but the people from the marketing department and Bo Group were all too aware. The crowd glanced at Tang Tian and then at the languidly indifferent Bo Yunshen before finally turning their stares toward Qin Yan.

Qin Yan was wearing high heels that were six or seven centimeters tall. She knew very well that Bo Yunshen had called Tang Tian over just to humiliate her.

She clenched her back teeth—the more this happened, the less Qin Yan wanted to appear intimidated by Bo Yunshen!

In a moment of distraction, the buzz of conversations in the room began.

"I really don’t know what the host of the celebration banquet was thinking, inviting both Mr. Lin and Tang Tian. Isn’t this just deliberately making things difficult for Director Qin?"

"Shh, shh, shh! Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand! You know very well that Mr. Bo doesn’t particularly like his wife. If you ask me, he is the one who invited them all!"

"Exactly, with the 30,000-dollar bonus, if Mr. Bo genuinely cared for Director Qin, how could he do such a thing?"

"In the past three years, Mr. Bo hasn’t been a stranger to a life of pleasure, with a never-ending succession of new and old flames. I’m telling you, they’re bound to get a divorce!"

A flicker of discomfort crossed Qin Yan’s face. Every time she and Bo Yunshen appeared at the same event, she became the subject of everyone’s ridicule and mockery.

She had heard these kinds of comments countless times over three years and had gradually grown numb and despondent.

She shot a sideways glance at Tang Tian, a cold sneer seeping onto her face, "Miss Tang, if you weren’t carrying those extra forty pounds, you would’ve already been famous in our circles! Are you sure you want to keep eating?"

Normally, Tang Tian would have exploded with rage at such a slightly threatening comment from Qin Yan, but today she was suddenly different, cheerfully fixating her gaze... behind Qin Yan!

Qin Yan sensed something was amiss and, turning around, she saw Lin Han standing behind Lu Yi!

As soon as Qin Yan turned around, Lin Han abruptly squeezed past Lu Yi and stood beside her, reaching out to firmly grasp Qin Yan’s arm through the fabric.

"Director Qin, I heard that the Luo Shen Bay project you were in charge of sold out on the opening day yesterday! I haven’t had the chance to congratulate you yet. This celebration banquet must be for you, right?" Lin Han’s smile was covered with a layer of gloom.

Qin Yan shivered under his gaze. She instinctively tried to shake off her hand, but Lin Han’s grip was like shackles, forcefully pulling her into the room and making her sit down.

Qin Yan was pressed to sit on the sofa by Lin Han, who lifted a bottle of liquor with one hand, poured a glass that was eighty percent full, and thrust it straight into Qin Yan’s hand.

"Director Qin, the Lin greatly appreciates your help during the bidding. I’ve been eternally grateful. With the great success of Luo Shen Bay, I’m offering this toast in front of so many witnesses. You wouldn’t deny the Lin this face, would you?"

Qin Yan was forced to take the glass in her hand. Amidst the colorful lights, Qin Yan’s face was a kaleidoscope of hues.

She glanced in the direction of Bo Yun, where the man sat amidst the crowd. His white shirt was illuminated by the lights, casting a dozen different shades on it. His eyelashes hung low, concealing his emotions. Only his elegantly handsome face was made dark and somber by the light.