Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 735: Chapter 731 Lan Xin’s Gossip

Having struggled through that breakfast, Lu Tianxing didn’t dare linger any longer. After saying goodbye to He Cailan, he immediately dragged Bai Zhiqing out of the living room, realizing he had perhaps developed a distaste for the term ”good stuff.”

After driving out of Ziyuan District, Lu Tianxing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He fished out a cigarette from his pocket, ready to light up, only to catch the look Bai Zhiqing was giving him. With an awkward smile, he put the cigarette back.

As he admired the skyscrapers outside the window, Lu Tianxing took a deep breath and said to Bai Zhiqing, ”Wife, I’d like to discuss something with you.”

”What’s that?”

”Wife, how about we go out and buy another apartment?”

Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Bai Zhiqing slightly furrowed her brow, ”Why? I think things are fine as they are. What’s the matter? Don’t you like living with Grandpa and Grandma?”

”I do. But, it’s not about us moving out. I think we should buy an apartment and kick Manman and Weiwei out, especially Manman. If she continues to stay with Grandpa and Grandma, I’m afraid we’ll have to face some kind of herbal feast every morning. Today it was pig’s feet; who knows what it will be next time? Wife, do you really want to go to work every morning tasting like medicine?” Lu Tianxing said to Bai Zhiqing, still haunted by the aftertaste of the herbs.

”Oh!”

Hearing Lu Tianxing’s complaints, Bai Zhiqing, with a defeated expression, said, ”But I thought it tasted quite good, delicious even. And, wasn’t it supposed to help with having a boy? Doesn’t that align perfectly with your wishes?”

”Oh, okay! You win, wife.”

Seeing Bai Zhiqing’s reaction, Lu Tianxing slumped down in his seat, resigned. It seemed that from now on, he’d have to wake up an hour earlier every morning to sneak out, or else he’d be tasting medicinal meals daily, smelling so strongly of herbs that people might suspect he was ill!

Bai Zhiqing looked at Lu Tianxing’s dejected appearance and smiled slyly without saying more, then drove straight to Bai’s Group.

Twenty minutes later, Bai Zhiqing drove into the underground parking lot of Bai’s Group.

Bai Zhiqing got out of the car first and took the elevator upstairs. After Bai Zhiqing was up, Lu Tianxing got out of the car, stared at the distant elevator, and sighed deeply. What had to come would come, and there was no escaping it; eventually, he would have to face it.

Heaving a long sigh, Lu Tianxing didn’t linger any longer and took the elevator directly to the top floor.

Since it was working hours, the elevator was not crowded, and Lu Tianxing easily reached the top floor of Bai’s Group. Although he knew in his heart that Lin Qianru had returned to work at Bai’s Group, he didn’t seek her out. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but rather that he dared not. He truly didn’t know how to face Lin Qianru when she learned about his relationship with Bai Zhiqing, or what her expression would be.

As he reached the top floor in the elevator, Lu Tianxing had just stepped out when Lan Xin blocked his path.

”Secretary Lan, what are you stopping me for? After all these days, haven’t you kicked your peculiar habit yet? If you fancy me, you could just add me on WeChat. We could even meet up tonight. Is there really a need for these antics to get my attention?” Lu Tianxing said helplessly, looking at Lan Xin in front of him.

He realized this chick must be addicted to stopping him; she seemed uneasy if she didn’t stop him at least once a day.

”Tsk, who wants to date you! I am way out of your league!”

Lan Xin scornfully glanced at Lu Tianxing, her beautiful eyes scrutinizing him from head to toe, from left to right, as if she was appraising an unparalleled treasure.

Lu Tianxing felt a shiver down his spine as Lan Xin sized him up with her gaze, instinctively stepping back with a horrified expression. Lan Xin’s look was terrifying, like she wanted to dissect him.

Mandala had once looked at him the same way, and one day, when he wasn’t paying attention, she drugged him. If it hadn’t been for his quick thinking and speedy escape, it was questionable whether he would have been standing here unharmed.

”Secretary Lan, can you not look at me like that? It’s freaking me out, and besides, if someone else saw your look, they might think you want to eat me,” Lu Tianxing said, trembling.

Lan Xin ignored Lu Tianxing’s complaints, still scrutinizing him, murmuring to herself in a low voice, ”How can this be, it shouldn’t be, it’s impossible, I don’t believe it, what’s good about this man, he’s so dark and shady-looking, with a face like a sleazy predator, he might even be impotent. How could the chairman fall for him? I must be dreaming, yes, I’m definitely dreaming. My idol couldn’t possibly fall for such a man, it’s a dream, it has to be...”

Lan Xin mumbled to herself, continuously shaking her head, then raised her hand and pinched her cheek hard, the intense pain causing her to let out a cry and gasp for air repeatedly.

Lu Tianxing watched Lan Xin’s actions with a deadpan expression, wondering how he hadn’t noticed that, after not seeing her for a few days, Lan Xin’s intelligence seemed to have diminished.

”Ouch, I should have pinched lighter,” she muttered.

Covering her face, Lan Xin looked at Lu Tianxing with eyes full of gossip and said, ”Lu Tianxing, I have a question for you, and you must answer me honestly, no slick tricks.”

Lu Tianxing blinked, ”What question?”

”Lu Tianxing, is Mr. Bai really your wife? Like, the kind of wife you have a marriage certificate with?”

”Nonsense, haven’t I told you that before?”

”Really?”

Lan Xin’s eyes widened, her face incredulous as she said, ”It seems what the news said is true. It’s hard to see, but Lu Tianxing, how did you manage to marry someone like Mr. Bai? Tell me honestly, did you threaten Mr. Bai? What kind of underhanded methods did you use? Otherwise, why would Mr. Bai be interested in you?”

Lu Tianxing’s expression shifted, completely ignoring the latter part of Lan Xin’s speech, focusing instead on her earlier words, ”News, Secretary Lan, what news are you talking about?”

Seeing the change in Lu Tianxing’s expression, Lan Xin paused briefly before finally saying, ”It’s on a famous news site in Modu, and an economic site too. They published a story saying that yesterday at Modu International Airport, Mr. Bai was seen intimately hugging you. A journalist even took photos, and they’re hanging on the website’s homepage...”

”Whoa!”

Without waiting for Lan Xin to finish, Lu Tianxing turned and headed towards Bai Zhiqing’s office.

Watching Lu Tianxing’s hurried departure, Lan Xin’s originally cheerful expression suddenly turned somber. She didn’t know why, despite having little interaction with Lu Tianxing, seeing the sweet pictures of Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing on the news that morning made her heart inexplicably ache and filled her with an urge to cry.

”Is this what love is?”

Lan Xin couldn’t help but question herself, unable to find an answer, only able to watch as Lu Tianxing walked into the Bai Group’s office, unable to snap back to reality for a long time.