Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 990: Chapter 984: Long Story Short

”Honey, don’t joke around, alright? There’s no Angel or Mu Qingxue. The scent on me isn’t from them.”

”Not from them? So is there someone else? Lu Tianxing, you’ve become quite capable, haven’t you? I really couldn’t tell.”

Bai Zhiqing’s gaze landed on Lu Tianxing, exuding a daunting presence, her eyes like lightning, putting immense pressure on him.

Lin Qianru didn’t speak, but her eyes were fixed on Lu Tianxing, waiting for his response, a hint of resentment on her face.

Seeing this, Lu Tianxing felt a cold sweat, forced a smile, and said, ”Honey, don’t overthink this, will you? There’s no one else. I just ran into a friend’s daughter while I was in Beijing today, you know, the girl you caught me talking to last time. I saved her once before, and today I ran into her in Beijing, so I just spent some time with her.”

Bai Zhiqing recalled the time she accidentally saw Lu Tianxing chatting with a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.

”Honey, now you know, I saved her life once in Modu, and this time I met her again in Beijing, so she dragged me to the amusement park. You know how crowded it gets on weekends, isn’t it normal to have some fragrance on me?”

”Is that so?”

Bai Zhiqing slowly stood up, walked over to Lu Tianxing, and looked down at him with an imposing stance.

”Yes.”

Lu Tianxing nodded solemnly. Faced with Bai Zhiqing’s questioning gaze, his expression remained unchanged.

”I hope so. If I find out you’ve been seeing other women behind my back, you’re going to regret it.”

Bai Zhiqing stared at Lu Tianxing for a long time. After noticing no change in his expression, she harshly tossed out a remark before sitting back down: ”This issue is resolved, so Lu Tianxing, shouldn’t you explain about Angel and Mu Qingxue? Oh, I already know about the incident with Angel, you saved her life. Now you need to focus particularly on Mu Qingxue. Don’t tell me it’s just because you saved her once at a concert we went to together that she’s infatuated with you.”

”Well...”

For a moment, Lu Tianxing was at a loss, not knowing how to speak. Just a few hours ago, he could have confidently told Bai Zhiqing there’s nothing between him and Mu Qingxue. But now, after having a close encounter with Mu Qingxue, albeit involuntary, who would believe him?

Despite modern talk of gender equality, it doesn’t always play out that way. If a beautiful woman accidentally stepped on your foot and apologized, you might laugh it off, but if it were a man, he might get cursed out.

Mu Qingxue had drugged him, but who would believe him if he said that?

”Why, are you having a hard time with this?”

”Honey, I...”

”Lu Tianxing, I’m telling you, don’t try any tricks to fool me. Do you really think I’m blind and can’t see through things? When you were hospitalized, Mu Qingxue came earlier than anyone else every day. Her eyes on you weren’t quite right. Last night, when you planned to take down the Wang Family, she showed up right away. Don’t tell me she was just there for the spectacle. I was planning to wait until we got back to Modu to deal with it with you and let Qianru know about your past indiscretions. But now there’s no need because Qianru is already in Beijing.”

Bai Zhiqing looked at Lu Tianxing and said calmly, ”Be honest, and you’ll get leniency. Refuse, and you’ll face severity. Lu Tianxing, the only option left for you now is to come clean.”

Upon hearing Bai Zhiqing’s words, Lin Qianru’s face showed a hint of excitement, and she looked at Bai Zhiqing with some gratitude.

By questioning Lu Tianxing in front of her, Bai Zhiqing implied that she had accepted Lin Qianru in her heart; otherwise, she wouldn’t confront Lu Tianxing publicly.

There’s a saying that family scandals should not be publicized. Bai Zhiqing, even though she hadn’t dated before, wasn’t a fool. At home, you could boss your man around, but outside, you’d have to give him face.

Now, Bai Zhiqing questioning Lu Tianxing in front of Lin Qianru indirectly acknowledged Lin Qianru’s status, which made Lin Qianru feel thrilled.

One must say, Bai Zhiqing, as the chairwoman of a corporate group, masterfully played the art of winning people’s hearts. Originally, she wanted to know about Mu Qingxue, but now she gave it a name, claiming that both she and Lin Qianru knew, adding a card to her hand. This made it hard for Lu Tianxing to refute while earning Lin Qianru’s gratitude, thus making her an ally. It was a two birds with one stone tactic.

Lu Tianxing saw all this, not feeling any anger but secretly relieved. As long as Bai Zhiqing and Lin Qianru could coexist peacefully and no longer target each other, he would be content. As for other women, he’d just take it one step at a time.

”Honey, actually, this is a long story, going back several years. It’s not something I can explain in a few words.”

”Then make it short, focus on the main points.” Bai Zhiqing elegantly sipped her juice before continuing.

”I saved Mu Qingxue’s life.”

Lu Tianxing quickly said, then, after some thought, added, ”More than once.”

”That’s it?”

Bai Zhiqing and Lin Qianru were momentarily stunned, their eyes wide as they looked at Lu Tianxing. You did say to make it short, but isn’t this too short, only fifteen words in total?

”That’s it.” Lu Tianxing seriously nodded, confirming.

”Lu Tianxing, are you kidding us?” Bai Zhiqing said, a bit exasperated.

”Honey, it’s not my fault. You did tell me to make it short.” Lu Tianxing responded innocently.

”But we didn’t ask you to make it this short. Just twelve words? Lu Tianxing, can’t you make it a bit longer?” Bai Zhiqing complained.

”Right, Tianxing, aren’t you going to tell me about your affair with that international superstar?” Lin Qianru looked at Lu Tianxing with resentment.

Feeling the gaze of both women, Lu Tianxing felt a headache coming on. He really didn’t know how to speak. After just dealing with Mu Qingxue, now recounting past affairs left him at a loss for words.

”What’s wrong? Not willing to say? No problem, you have plenty of friends. I’ll just ask them then, Lu Tianxing. Do you think they won’t tell me?” Bai Zhiqing raised an eyebrow and said with a cold smile.