The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 311 Yanyan, Yunshen Doesn’t Love You

Chapter 311: Chapter 311 Yanyan, Yunshen Doesn’t Love You

Lin Man laughed: "True, but it’s nothing new, just like those words from eight years ago."

"Yanyan, Yunshen doesn’t love you!"

"The person in his heart is me. You’re a smart woman—why not let go yourself to avoid being hurt so deeply?"

Qin Yan leaned against the wall, slowly standing up.

She wore a pair of pink pointed-toe stilettos, her face indifferent, gazing at Lin Man with an air of elegance.

Lin Man involuntarily took a step back, her voice soft and laced with the gentle charm of Jiang Nan:

"Yanyan, don’t be angry. I’m just doing this for your own good!"

Qin Yan felt deeply disgusted. She had thought forcing someone to forget prior arguments she’d had with Bo Yunshen was already challenging enough.

But now, looking at Lin Man, holding her head high, claiming everything she did was "for her own good," Qin Yan felt as though she might vomit out all of yesterday’s meal!

Qin Yan’s lips curled slightly, and she murmured, "Love or not, it doesn’t matter."

"Miss Lin, I no longer hope for Bo Yunshen’s love!"

She was human, not a lifeless, unfeeling piece of iron. Having spent her time in Bo Group’s management, neither too long nor too short, she had long stopped trying to warm others’ cold hearts with her own warmth!

What kept her in this environment was more than anything—resentment!

She wanted a conclusion, wanted an explanation, wanted clarity!

Even more, she couldn’t accept that three years ago, Lin Man had simply left, manipulating her foolish self in the palm of her hand.

Qin Yan took a step forward. Her slender figure stood before Lin Man, taller by three centimeters, as Qin Yan lowered her lashes and looked down at Lin Man.

Lin Man seemed oblivious to anything. A clear smile graced her face as she said, "Yanyan, what do you mean?"

"Are you planning to give Yunshen back to me?"

Qin Yan’s lips twitched. She curled her finger to lift Lin Man’s chin, her tone tinged with a hint of depth:

"Miss Lin, ’give’—are you sure you’re using the right word?"

"Bo Yunshen has never belonged to you!"

Lin Man’s breath hitched.

Qin Yan blinked her lashes and smiled, "Furthermore, I don’t care if Bo Yunshen’s love is given to that woman, but I also never said I’d relinquish the position of Mrs. Bo, did I?!"

"Yunshen and I are truly in love! Yanyan, don’t you love Yunshen deeply? If you love him, wouldn’t you want him to be happy?"

Qin Yan shook her head with a smile, seemingly mocking Lin Man’s naivety.

Suddenly, she withdrew the finger resting under Lin Man’s chin, her tone leveling out: "I don’t possess such greatness as you imagine."

"But I won’t interfere in whatever things might go on between you and Bo Yunshen."

"I have nothing to offer you but my blessings: may you two have a lifetime of happiness, growing old together."

Qin Yan bent over, leaning down to stand in front of the grand vanity mirror, turning the faucet to wash her hands.

Lin Man pressed her lips slightly. Standing in the shadows, her expression became inscrutable. After only a few seconds, Lin Man swiftly exited the restroom.

Qin Yan’s lashes fluttered.

Three years ago, because of the threat of blood cancer, Lin Man could abandon everything and flee far away!

And now she’s standing before her, talking about love?

If she loves, then stay by his side. If she loves, then she must not care about her own status, right?

Qin Yan finished washing her hands, shaking off the water. A faint whiff of smoke tickled her nose, slightly acrid.

Outside the restroom, there was some commotion...

But it was, after all, an entertainment club. The floor she was on was the second-floor KTV area, and the explosive music from god-knows-which private room echoed in her ears.

The music alone was noticeable, and there seemed to be faint traces of singing voices accompanying it.

The smoky smell at her nose grew thicker, so much so that Qin Yan seemed to faintly hear screams of women from within the restroom.

Her heart suddenly started pounding hard, like "thump thump thump," a suffocating wave of dread swept over her again, consuming her entirely.

Qin Yan grabbed her handbag and turned to open the restroom door. At the other end of the second-floor corridor, thick smoke billowed, devoured by massive tongues of flame, grotesque and fierce.

The music blared in her ears. Only upon exiting the restroom did Qin Yan hear the terrified cries of the people: "Fire!"

"It’s on fire! Help!"

Bai Le Men’s emergency exit was located in the middle of the hallway, at the far end of the restroom corridor.

The fire had broken out, spreading from the other end and occupying the majority of the hallway!

Qin Yan’s knees went weak.

The KTV floor had no windows in its private rooms. In a fire, the elevators couldn’t function, and the emergency exit was blocked by raging flames. Panic filled the air.

More and more people emerged from the private rooms, their movements growing increasingly frantic.

Qin Yan took a deep breath. To escape safely, there seemed to be only one option...

Suddenly, she turned back into the restroom, opening the faucets to scoop cold water and splashing it onto herself.

"Water?!"

A crowd surged in suddenly, squeezing Qin Yan to one side, while more and more people made their way into the restroom. Qin Yan, where she stood, blocked someone behind her from accessing the water.

A large hand planted firmly on her shoulder, yanking her aside with force, "Get out of the way!"

Qin Yan wasn’t prepared for the onslaught. The man’s strength was overpowering, and her high heels didn’t help; under his pull, she stumbled as if a weightless feather, her head hitting the sink corner, pain exploding at the back of her skull.

Disoriented, Qin Yan struggled to keep her eyes open, but the world grew darker until she was engulfed entirely in blackness.

...

The fire at Bai Le Men erupted abruptly. On this particular day, at least two-thirds of the people present were employees of Bo Group.

The second floor was consumed the fastest, being the origin of the blaze.

The third floor suffered collateral damage but evacuated quickly due to its quieter environment.

Lu Yi followed the crowd down to the second floor, where he only then felt the searing heat that nearly melted flesh from bone!

Standing at Bai Le Men’s entrance, Xiao Shen’s face was smeared with soot, black streaks marking her head.

"Director Lu, where is Mr. Qin? Have you seen Mr. Qin?"

Her voice trembled with urgency, tears brimming in her eyes, genuinely worried!

Lu Yi stopped: "Qin Yan wasn’t with you?"

Xiao Shen was on the verge of breakdown: "No!"

"When I was eating on the third floor, I didn’t see Mr. Qin!"

"Director Lu, the fire is severe on the second floor. When I was escaping earlier, I overheard someone saying that some people on the second floor couldn’t make it out and were swallowed by the fire!"

The hallway in Bai Le Men was far too long. The circumstances on the second floor were entirely different from the third. Those on the third floor merely needed to sprint down the staircase to make it out alive!

But the people on the second floor had to traverse the extensive hallway before escape!

Xiao Shen’s voice turned choked: "Mr. Qin... could it be that she never went to the third floor at all?"