Chapter 2032: Unless I Really Think It’s Worthless
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Ever since you were hospitalized after the car accident, you’ve been acting indifferent. What are you trying to express to me?”
Ye Qingqiu looked at him coldly. Facing his anger, she only sneered coldly.
“It’s neither hot nor cold. I have to get by… Li Tingshen, do you feel sad about my attitude? Have you thought about what attitude you want me to give you?”
“Like nothing has happened? I’ve been doing this for so long, but it seems like I didn’t succeed.”
Her lips curled into a stubborn smile.
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“Then let’s have a good fight? What’s the point? Who asked you to ignore Liang Xuer and not allow you to make up for what you owe her? Who asked you to be a heartless man who can’t stand up straight and have your backbone poked by others?”
Li Tingshen’s furious eyes suddenly froze.
She was actually considering this.
Ye Qingqiu’s eyes turned red, but she still smiled and said, “I’m fooling around with you. You’re stuck between two women. Do you think you’ll feel better like this? Alright, since we’re clear now, why don’t you give me an answer? Liang Xuer, can you really not care?”
Li Tingshen pursed his lips and looked at the stubborn and sarcastic woman.
“After she recovers.”
Ye Qingqiu smiled and nodded. “It’s exactly as I imagined.”
“Then, what do you think I should look like in front of you?”
Li Tingshen remained silent.
“Li Tingshen, ever since I was born, the Ye family has given me the right to be proud of myself for the rest of my life. I look down on Liang Xuer. In the past, I warned her to stay away from you because I found her troublesome. I was disgusted by her, and I looked at her as if she was a fly. My attitude towards her has always been like this. She can tell. But now, I feel that I’m a joke. A person I’ve always looked down on has become my greatest threat. I’m quite worried that one day, this person I’ve stepped on will step on my face and mock me for my failure!”
“It’s not that I haven’t thought about it for you, but I’ve been thinking too much. That’s why I’ve always chosen to compromise. Then, I’ll pray anxiously that something like being mocked won’t happen. My dignity is in your hands. What else do you want me to give up for you, Li Tingshen?”
Ye Qingqiu called his name in the end. Her reddened eyes were filled with stubbornness and sarcasm.
Only then did Li Tingshen realize that he indeed needed to restrain himself.
Like now.
It was obvious whether Ye Qingqiu liked him or not.
He should know very well that her every attitude was based on the fact that she liked him.
So why did he suddenly lose control tonight?
He bent down and pulled Ye Qingqiu into his embrace. His sinister voice had become restrained.
He stroked her hair and pressed his forehead against hers. His voice was low and hoarse, and his warm breath landed on her face.
“I didn’t do well enough. You can be angry and argue with me, but you can’t provoke other men. Qingqiu, I don’t like it.”
“I provoked another man? Oh, if you didn’t mention it, I wouldn’t have reacted. It turns out that I, Ye Qingqiu, have a good market. I’ve just met him for the second time and I can seduce him. You don’t like… what you don’t like, so I can’t do it… It seems like you know very well how much I like you. That’s why you can say such things so easily.”
“Since you’re clear about it, there’s no need for you to mention it again. I like you, so I won’t give other men a chance. My relationship isn’t that cheap. Unless… I really feel that it’s worthless.”
An extremely cold and ruthless expression flashed across her face.
Li Tingshen was in a daze, but she pushed him away. There was nothing but coldness on her face.
She got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom with her pajamas.
“If you haven’t eaten, go ahead. I’m not in the mood to have dinner with you.”
*
After taking a shower, Li Tingshen was still in the bedroom. However, he had changed into his pajamas and his short hair was wet. It was obvious that he had already showered.
Ye Qingqiu had dried her hair tonight, mainly because she had been living with Li Tingshen recently. Li Tingshen had changed her habit of not drying her hair.
She didn’t want to hear Li Tingshen’s orders and dark expression just because she didn’t want to blow her hair. She didn’t want him to blow her hair either.
Li Tingshen glanced at her hair out of habit and watched as she lifted the blanket and got into bed.
Li Tingshen stood by the window and looked at her calmly.
“I’ll call Xiao Chu back tomorrow, but I want to follow up on Liang Xuer’s condition until she recovers. In addition, I’ve promised her that I’ll arrange a new drama for her. Other than that, I haven’t given her any other promises, nor will I have anything to do with her. What you’re worried about won’t happen.”
Ye Qingqiu gathered her hair and lay down. She said these words to him while waiting for his response.
“I’ll take your words tonight as your promise to me. Take care of her until she recovers and give her a new drama that will be enough to achieve her career. After that, the two of you will have nothing to do with each other, right?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. I believe you.”
Besides trusting him, did she have any other choice?
Her reaction was calm, but he had received her attitude.
He was not satisfied, but he could not think of what attitude he wanted.
She walked to the bed, lifted the blanket, and got into bed.
Ye Qingqiu’s back was facing him, so he naturally refused.
Perhaps knowing what Li Tingshen would do next, Ye Qingqiu asked first,
“Have you ever thought that I would leave you one day?”
Li Tingshen paused and pulled her into his embrace.
Ye Qingqiu stared at his chest with her eyes open, waiting for his answer.
The hand on her waist tightened as a deep voice sounded from above.
“I’ve never thought about it. You won’t.”
She sounded as though he was her.
Ye Qingqiu’s eyes flashed before she closed them. “I can’t imagine it either.”
The lights in the bedroom were switched off and the woman in his arms was breathing steadily.
Li Tingshen narrowed his eyes as his gaze penetrated the darkness to look at the patterns engraved on the surface of the wardrobe opposite him. His arms around her did not relax at all.
Would she leave him?
‘How?’
If he didn’t want to let go, how could she leave him?
However, the moment this question was posed, the panic and fear that welled up in her heart seemed to have torn a hole in her chest. There was no way to fill it up.
*
Li Tingshen was right. Xiao Chu had returned and came to the apartment early the next morning.
On Monday, Ye Qingqiu had to go to school. She didn’t sleep late last night and woke up early this morning.
Li Tingshen personally made breakfast in the morning and Ye Qingqiu opened the door for Xiao Chu.
When they met, she smiled ingratiatingly. “Miss Ye, I’m here to fetch you to school.”
In the past, there were always people waiting in the car. Today, they deliberately went upstairs. Their intentions were obvious.
Ye Qingqiu couldn’t be bothered to expose him. She threw the car keys to him and said, “Bring me the two photo frames in the trunk.”
Xiao Chu caught the key accurately and went downstairs immediately.
Soon, Xiao Chu moved the two photo frames into the living room.
Ye Qingqiu tore the packaging, revealing two brand new photo frames. The bigger one was a photo of the two of them, while the smaller one was a single photo of Ye Qingqiu.
Xiao Chu also saw it. When Ye Qingqiu looked at him, Xiao Chu smiled awkwardly and said, “Miss Ye is so… beautiful.”
Ye Qingqiu smiled and said, “Go to the storage room and find some tools. Help me hang it up.”
“Okay.”
Li Tingshen came out with breakfast and found Ye Qingqiu in the bedroom.
She was instructing Xiao Chu to hang a photo frame by the bed. She was wearing a wedding gown and he was wearing a suit. She couldn’t remember when the photo was taken.
Hearing Ye Qingqiu’s voice, she was probably in a good mood.
“It’s crooked, slightly to the right.”
“Be careful. Don’t make the wall ugly.”
“Be careful of my photo. If it’s ruined, you can apologize with your death!”
It wasn’t anything difficult, but Ye Qingqiu’s words made Xiao Chu sweat profusely.
Li Tingshen walked over and glanced at Xiao Chu coldly.
“It seems like you’re the best at using it.”
Ye Qingqiu smiled. “Of course. It’s been so long. I have to build a relationship with Xiao Chu.”
Xiao Chu almost jumped out of the window.
This must be Miss Ye’s revenge on him.
“Time to eat.”
Li Tingshen’s cold voice sounded from behind. Ye Qingqiu didn’t move. “Lean to the left… Alright, that’s it.”
Xiao Chu heaved a sigh of relief when Ye Qingqiu’s voice sounded from behind. “There’s another one. Uh… I’ll hang it in the study… Why?”
“Let’s eat.”
Li Tingshen’s face darkened and he pulled her away forcefully.
After breakfast, Li Tingshen went out with her.
Li Tingshen sent Ye Qingqiu to school before Xiao Chu drove to the company.
Yesterday, someone had mentioned the scandal involving Song Muchi in school. Ye Qingqiu went online to take a look. Because of what Song Muchi had said outside the restaurant last night, the fans chose to believe him and not acknowledge this scandal. There were marketing accounts that had been stirring up trouble. In the end, Song Muchi’s studio released an official statement to deny the relationship.
There were a few people who mentioned her, but it wasn’t a big deal.
She didn’t know if it was because Ye Qingqiu wasn’t famous enough in Ping Cheng or because someone had deliberately suppressed this matter.
Ye Qingqiu didn’t pursue the matter.
The matter was over.
Song Muchen sent her a message later to apologize for causing her unnecessary trouble.
Ye Qingqiu felt that it was her fault, but since the matter had been resolved, she let it go.
However, after spending two days with Song Muye, she had verified his words with her own eyes.
For example, Li Tingshen, who was the busiest this week, sent her to school in the morning, picked her up in the afternoon, and had dinner with her.
She could feel that he was really busy sometimes, but he didn’t delay his work in the end.
His work efficiency increased exponentially.
However, his fatigue could still be seen.
Actually, men didn’t have to explain how busy they were because women would always find a reason to empathize with them and feel sorry for them.
Step by step, she gave in and compromised. She chose to give up what she wanted and willingly accommodate them.
For example, she hoped that Li Tingshen would continue to be like this and spend time with her. However, she didn’t want to see him become tired.
It had only been a week.
*
It was a holiday and Ye Qingqiu rested at home for a day.
The next day, she received a message from Ye Ze. Liang Xuer was making a fuss at the hospital again.
Because she had started to do some simple rehabilitation exercises, the pain and helplessness caused her to break down again.
If she didn’t know that Liang Xuer was really crippled, Ye Qingqiu would have suspected that she did it on purpose to attract someone’s attention.
After all, she had succeeded before.
Liang Xuer’s ward was a mess.
There were traces of cleaning, but Liang Xuer had deliberately done it.
Ye Qingqiu had brought lunch for her from home.
When Liang Xuer saw her, her anger subsided. She calmed down and looked at Ye Qingqiu calmly.
“Are you here to laugh at me again?”
“Chaplin, isn’t Zhao Benshan much more interesting than you? Other than lying on the bed and throwing things, what else is there to see?”
Liang Xuer sneered and said, “Ye Qingqiu, I’m crippled now, but I won’t be crippled forever. I won’t suffer for nothing. I’ll make up for what I’ve suffered in the future.”
Ye Qingqiu opened the box and the fragrance of food wafted out.
Hearing Liang Xuer’s words, her grip on the food box tightened.
“Liang Xuer, I don’t like you. I hate you so much that I can come up with a conspiracy theory for everything you say. For example, you’re enduring so much now and you’re almost crippled. You’re suffering inhuman pain. I feel that all of this is intentional.”
Liang Xuer gripped the edge of the blanket tightly. A few seconds later, she sneered. “What a coincidence. I hate you the most too.”
Ye Qingqiu pursed her lips and said, “You’re not qualified to be compared to me. Your disability has nothing to do with me, and it’s not like everyone owes you. But Liang Xuer, you better not forget that you haven’t repaid what you owe me.”
Ye Qingqiu glanced at the nurse beside her. The nurse immediately propped up the table and placed lunch in front of Liang Xuer.
Looking at the sumptuous lunch in front of her, Liang Xuer sneered at Ye Qingqiu.
“What do you mean? Didn’t you say that I owe you? What are you doing? Repaying evil with kindness?”
As if she had heard a joke, Ye Qingqiu laughed.
“What did I do all these years to make you use this word to describe me?”
Liang Xuer’s vicious expression turned cold.
Ye Qingqiu’s eyes were also covered with a layer of frost. Her voice was cold as she said, “I take revenge for the smallest grievance. However, you don’t have to worry that I might poison you to death. You won’t make me pay the same price for you. How I treat you is between the two of us. Today, I’m here to see you. It’s between you and Li Tingshen. After all, you risked your life to save her. As his closest lover, he’s busy. I naturally have to share his burden.”
