The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 481: This trace of a smile, like a fleeting epiphyllum.

Chapter 481: Chapter 481: This trace of a smile, like a fleeting epiphyllum.

Qin Yan spoke, and smiled.

That smile was as fleeting as a flash in the pan.

She brushed past Bo Yunshen, smoothed her hair, and turned to leave.

Bo Yunshen stood where he was, behind him were dense roses, in front of him the hem of her black dress lifted slightly by the hot wind; her figure was right before his eyes, and he could reach out and grab her.

His large hand reached out, but he never managed to catch her.

Bo Yunshen’s chest didn’t ache, but it felt stuffy; he stood still, watching the direction Qin Yan had gone.

He said,

"One day, you’ll realize, your goodness wasn’t in vain."

Bo Yunshen wanted to catch up and ask Qin Yan.

During the three years of marriage, had she thought the same way?

So, obstinately, when she insisted on divorcing, did it mean she wasn’t willing to persist or try any longer?

Bo Yunshen’s chest felt more and more stuffy.

Was it that she felt the warmth couldn’t reach this stone, or did she think he wasn’t worth her carrying on?

Looking at Qin Yan’s departing back, Bo Yunshen felt the answer was actually obvious.

But suddenly, he didn’t dare to ask.

Qin Yan returned to the villa alone, without any displeasure on her face. Xu Lin thought Qin Yan and Bo Yunshen got back together and walked forward with a smile, asking Qin Yan, "Madam, Mr. Bo..."

Qin Yan’s gaze shifted to Xu Lin’s face: "Secretary Xu, you’re not a servant of my family, there’s no need to call me Madam or anything like that."

Xu Lin froze, understanding now.

If Qin Yan and Bo Yunshen had reconciled, she would directly chide or shyly acknowledge it, but Qin Yan was so open, which only proved more that there was really nothing left between them.

More like they had clarified everything and wouldn’t have any more dealings.

Xu Lin’s heart sank, apologized, and then hurried out to find Bo Yunshen.

Qin Yinyin tilted her head, looking at Qin Yan.

Her eyes were clear and clean. She sat while Qin Yan stood; they exchanged glances, and Qin Yinyin inexplicably felt like crying. She looked at Qin Yan, forcing a smile as she asked, "Mom, does Lin Man really have Dad’s child?"

"Will she give me a brother?"

As Qin Yinyin spoke, her eyes started to well up with tears.

It was clear that Qin Yinyin was really sad.

Qin Yan paused for a moment, and didn’t lie to Yinyin: "No."

"Lin Man is lying to you."

Before Qin Yinyin could smile, Qin Yan added, "But there might be in the future. Yinyin, your dad is just an ordinary person, and yet not so ordinary. He will have more children, regardless of who the mother is; it doesn’t have to do with us."

Qin Yinyin’s eyes widened.

"Lin Man dislikes Mom, and by extension, dislikes you too!" Qin Yan said: "In the future, I hope you don’t believe everything she says! You have to learn to distinguish right from wrong yourself, to understand who you can trust, and who you can’t trust."

"Don’t hurt the heart of someone you care about, just to satisfy those irrelevant people who are waiting to mock you!"

This was the first time Qin Yan swore in front of Qin Yinyin.

But looking into Qin Yan’s eyes, Qin Yinyin still nodded heavily.

"Mom, I understand." She pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, then still asked, "Mom, what about you? Will you find me another dad?"

Qin Yan was silent for a moment.

After a while, she finally said, "Mom isn’t sure either, but Mom promises you, not in the next few years, and even if I do want to get married, I’ll ask for your consent first."

"If you agree, only then will Mom agree."

"Mom, I like Uncle Shi."

Qin Yinyin looked a little aggrieved, causing Qin Yan to be startled for a moment, and then she suddenly smiled.

Meanwhile, as soon as Xu Lin went out, he found Bo Yunshen.

He stood among the flowers, tall and robust, but after being bedridden for so long, he carried a few hints of subtle frailty, and even Xu Lin couldn’t distinguish whether the pallor on his face was due to something Qin Yan said that hurt him or simply because he was ill.

"Mr. Bo."

Bo Yunshen snapped back to reality, glancing at Xu Lin.

He looked at him anxiously, Bo Yunshen cleared his throat, speaking softly, "Let’s go."

"Miss Yinyin..."

"We’ll talk about it later."

Xu Lin responded, hurried to the car, and opened the door.

After getting in, Bo Yunshen sat in the backseat, eyes closed for a rest.

On the way to the hospital, Bo Yunshen received a call from Mrs. Bo.

He squinted slightly, paused for a moment, then answered the call.

"Mom."

Mrs. Bo responded and cautiously asked Bo Yunshen, "Yunshen, did Lin Man go to Los Angeles?"

Yesterday, when Lin Man had just arrived, Xu Lin had already confessed to him; it was he who gave Mrs. Bo the room number and hospital information.

Mrs. Bo wanted to help Lin Man, which he understood.

Bo Yunshen felt that all his feelings for Lin Man had been exhausted when Yinyin said she wanted to throw her to the wolves; what remained was due only to those past eight years.

Bo Yunshen paused for a moment.

"Yes, she did."

Mrs. Bo hesitated for a moment before speaking softly, "Yunshen, about the wedding with Lin Man, it’s my fault for rushing things. If you aren’t willing, tell me, I’ll figure out a way to cancel the wedding..."

"Haven’t you already printed the invitations?"

On the phone, there was a silence, and Bo Yunshen’s face was expressionless. In his mind were two sentences from Qin Yan, repeated over and over.

[Bo Yunshen, I’m exhausted. I don’t want to play these games. When you married me, you were thinking of Lin Man; now you’re regretting the divorce because you’re going to marry Lin Man!]

[I don’t want to look back, because your true feelings are only clear to you! Who knows if I return to you, you’d once again get tangled up with Lin Man?]

Bo Yunshen pressed his lips together and said softly, "Send out the invitations. I’m returning to the country tomorrow and will bring Manman back with me. You and Manman decide on the wedding date."

Mrs. Bo was shocked, she was just about to say something when the call was already hung up.

She was stunned for a moment, reflexively looking at Bo Yuanshan, who was sitting in the study.

"What did Yunshen say?"

"Has he brought Yanyan back?"

Mrs. Bo seemed to be mute, and after a while, she finally replied to Bo Yuanshan, "Yun... Yunshen told me to send the invitations."

Bo Yuanshan was momentarily taken aback, "Invitations for what? Did he manage to win back Yanyan so quickly? Are they remarrying?"

Saying this, a faint smile appeared on what was usually his dignified face.

Mrs. Bo instinctively shrank back a bit, speaking softly, "He told me to send invitations for his wedding with Lin Man..."

The study instantly fell silent.

Five minutes later, Bo Yuanshan slapped the table and said in a low voice, "Send them!"

"Go send them!"

Mrs. Bo’s chest trembled; if Bo Yuanshan hadn’t mentioned it earlier, and there was still the possibility of Qin Yan donating bone marrow to Bo Yunshen, perhaps now she could only feel a sense of retribution!

But now, after what Bo Yuanshan said, Mrs. Bo just felt intense pain in her chest.

"Yuanshan!"

"That ungrateful wretch, he can marry whoever he wants, no one can interfere!"

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