That woman would sleep on Yan Huan’s bed, and sleep with Yan Huan’s man. She would spend Yan Huan’s hard-earned money, and go as far as to bully Yi Ling’s son. Huanhuan’s relationship with the Lu family was also severed because of her.
She wanted to end it all by chopping that woman up to death. However, if she failed to do it, then she would simply make things more difficult for Yan Huan.
In fact, she did intend to cut that woman down on impulse just now. Even if she could not kill her, a slash would be sufficient. However, she broke out in a cold sweat when she regained her composure, shocked by her actions.
She helplessly realized that she could neither do this nor that. What does she want exactly? She had no idea what her next course of action should be.
She spent quite some time searching her pockets for her phone, but it failed to materialize. Despite that, she knew that Lei Qingyi was holding a phone behind his back. However, he pulled a drawer open and threw the phone inside. He was very familiar with Yi Ling’s personality, knowing that she was extremely impulsive and rarely thought over it carefully before she acted. She was someone who would simply do and say everything she wanted.
“Give me your phone,” Yi Ling ordered as she extended her hand toward Lei Qingyi.
Lei Qingyi took his phone out but his fingers remained tightly clenched around it, unwilling to release the phone from his grip. Yi Ling tried to unclench his fingers with force, but her attempts were met with failure.
“What do you need the phone for?” Lei Qingyi remained unmoved.
Yi Ling rolled her eyes at him, snarking, “Of course I’m calling Huanhuan and telling her about the sc*mbag. I’m going to tell her about how that piece of crap cheated on her and is planning to marry that other woman.”
As the word sc*mbag fell from her mouth, Lei Qingyi began to feel really irritated. The veins on his forehead were twitching furiously as he said, “It’s uncertain if he is actually a sc*mbag yet. After all, Lu Yi did not openly give a response. Why is everyone so sure that he’s a sc*mbag already? Even if he is guilty, shouldn’t we allow him to defend himself, instead of labeling him as a sc*mbag? It’s very unfair to him.”
“Furthermore…” He clenched his fist even tighter, having no intention to surrender his phone to Yi Ling.
“Release your hands!” Yi Ling was almost shouting at Lei Qingyi.
“Sigh…” Lei Qingyi caressed Yi Ling’s hair as if he was petting a puppy.
Then, he bent down slightly in front of her. It was unavoidable as he was very tall and it would be difficult to talk with Yi Ling, who was sitting down. If he remained standing, it would be quite uncomfortable for both of them.
“Lingling, you can’t make the call now, you can’t tell Yan Huan.”
“Why?” Yi Ling was on the verge of hitting him, knowing that no one could do anything about it. “I know that you grew up with Lu Yi, and you treat him like he’s your real brother. However, Huanhuan is my sister, my true sister. How can I watch someone bully her and do nothing about it? Have you forgotten the fact that she saved my life and your mother’s life? If it wasn’t for her, you would be a widower now, with a dead wife. You would be a dumb giant with a child, with no one willing to marry you.”
Lei Qingyi was driven into a corner by her words and rendered completely speechless. Then, he hurriedly tried to explain himself, “I didn’t mean it that way. I just want you to think about it. Is it really appropriate to do it now?”
“How is it inappropriate?” Yi Ling must tell her now or she would regret it. If I do not tell Huanhuan now, how can I face her in the future?
“It is not the right time,” Lei Qingyi said in a serious voice, carrying a certain gravity to it. The words were sharp as thorns, piercing through Yi Ling’s heart.
“Think about it,” he said. As he felt that his back was starting to ache, he sat down on the floor. After all, his height still allowed him to be on Yi Ling’s eye level even if he sat down.
“You have no idea where Yan Huan is, is that correct?”
“Yes,” Yi Ling uttered as she nodded. It had been a few months since Yan Huan left, without notifying anyone of her whereabouts.
“If you tell her about this right now, doesn’t it mean that she will have to deal with it alone?”
Yi Ling frowned.
Seeing that she had started to waver, Lei Qingyi continued, “Have you thought about it, what will she have to face if you told her now? There will be joy after the initial surprise, then a subsequent heartache, and finally, despair. You know how much Lu Yi means to her. She almost killed herself once because of him. It took her so much to move on from that incident and continue living her life. Do you think that she has a heart of steel? What will happen if she finds out that Lu Yi brought a woman home and had forgotten all about her?”
Yi Ling wore an emotionless expression on her face as she replied, “Sc*mbag.”
The corner of Lei Qingyi’s mouth twitched as he spoke again, “Alright, let’s say he is a sc*mbag. The sc*mbag brought a woman back and is planning to marry her. How do you think Yan Huan is going to respond to that? Would she be devastated, would she despair?”
Yi Ling gritted her teeth as she hissed, “It’ll be far more than that. She won’t be able to continue living. She will try to end her life with her own hands.”
Lei Qingyi continued at once, “So here’s the problem. She’s alone in a foreign place without friends and family now. If she wants to come back immediately, she will have to pack up her things and take the earliest flight or train, right? What if something happens to her on her journey home? People tend to behave irrationally when they feel anxious and helpless.”
He reached out and grabbed Yi Ling’s shoulders forcefully, afraid that she would act impulsively again. Whether she wanted to hurt Lu Yi or tattle to Yan Huan, it would simply complicate the situation further. The messier it becomes, the harder it would be to resolve it.
The situation on Lu Yi’s side was still a disordered mess. If Yi Ling acted irrationally, everything would fall apart right away.
Furthermore, no one would know if anything happened to Yan Huan. At the very least, they should tidy up the mess and let the dust settle first. When Yan Huan returned, they would be prepared mentally for it.
“Let’s just wait for a little while. I’ll speak to Lu Yi. Maybe there is something troubling him that he cannot speak about?” he continued to dissuade Yi Ling. He knew that although she was very impetuous, she would be willing to compromise if it was a matter concerning Yan Huan. Furthermore, he was telling the truth. It was not the best time to tell Yan Huan about it now. They merely knew that Lu Yi was planning to marry another woman, but they had no idea why or how it started.
Yi Ling finally calmed down and remained silent. She was no longer hurling insults or attempting to stab someone with a kitchen knife. Moreover, she stopped wrestling for the phone to call Yan Huan.
Lei Qingyi let out a sigh of relief. He merely wanted to keep this lady calm and stop her from being involved. It would simply make things worse, thus escalating the entire situation and result in irreparable damage.
He decided to not go in for work. He wanted to spend the day talking to Lu Yi about it.
“You’re here,” Lei Qingyi greeted. Then, he pointed at the seat in front of him and said, “Have a seat.”
