Chapter 43

Hearing Wang Qin’s voice, my heart skipped a beat for no reason. Could it be that Li Qiang had discovered what was going on between us?

My heart pounded with anxiety. What would I do if Li Qiang really found out about us?

I tried to calm myself down, then hurriedly asked, “Sis, what happened?”

“Li Qiang kidnapped our manager!” Wang Qin cried into the phone. “Just now, he brought several people with him… As soon as he saw our manager, he kidnapped him with a knife.”

What?

Li Qiang actually kidnapped that old man?

Is this the plan he told me about before?

I suddenly felt nervous. I had thought Li Qiang had just beaten the man up, but I didn’t expect him to kidnap him.

This is a crime.

I quickly pressed further, “Did you call Li Qiang?”

“He called…” Wang Qin burst into tears. “He called me shameless, said I was a promiscuous woman… then he hung up and turned off his phone…”

So what’s the situation now?

Actually, what Li Qiang said seems to make sense; Wang Qin does have that tendency. But if it weren’t for that, how would I have had those few close encounters with her?

Wang Qin sobbed intermittently, “I don’t know, someone called the police, and the police came…”

“Don’t worry, Li Qiang shouldn’t do anything outrageous, right?” I offered some haphazard words of comfort to Wang Qin over the phone.

Actually, I have a little ulterior motive. If Li Qiang kills that manager and goes to jail himself, who knows…

I have to admit that my thought was quite dark. I quickly shook my head, trying to get rid of the idea, but it took root in my mind.

I quickly pulled out a cigarette and took two deep drags to calm down that dark thought.

When I arrived at the airport, I saw my cousin and Chen Yao coming out of the airport.

“Tang Zheng, did you come here specifically to pick me up?”

As soon as she saw me, Chen Yao shook off her cousin, giggled, and rushed to me. Her curvaceous and full body trembled slightly, like a flower branch swaying in the wind, making people dizzy and mesmerized.

“Uh…” Looking at this enchanting woman, I really didn’t know how to answer.

“Ah Zheng.” After her cousin came over, she smiled slightly. Compared to Chen Yao, she was less charming and more mature.

I nodded and said with a smile, “Sister, are you tired?”

Chen Yao said unhappily from the side, “Tang Zheng, why don’t you ask me if I’m tired? You’re my boyfriend now.”

Chen Yao’s words, “When did I agree to be your boyfriend?” left me somewhat confused.

“Just yesterday morning, when you called me, I decided you would be my boyfriend,” Chen Yao said with a smile. “Do you think you’d be at a disadvantage if I were your girlfriend?”

“This…” I didn’t know how to answer her for a moment. My cousin was right next to me. What if she misunderstood?

Chen Yao’s cousin reached out and pinched her arm. “You haven’t even passed my test yet, and you’re already thinking about becoming my cousin’s girlfriend.”

“I’ve been calling you ‘older cousin’ these past few days, you know,” Chen Yao said, her face beaming with a smile that was as pleasing to the eye as a hundred flowers in bloom. “Are you trying to renege on your promise?”

My cousin rubbed her temples and gave a wry smile. “You’re such a little devil. Come on, let’s go back.”

Just as they were about to get into my beat-up car, a white BMW 5 Series drove up behind me and stopped right behind my car. Then the window rolled down, and a man who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old stuck his head out of the window.

Then he called out to his cousin and Chen Yao, “Lin Yuan, Chen Yao, where are you two going?”

Chen Yao smiled slightly, “Going back, is there something you need?”

“How about I give you a ride?”

The man smiled, revealing a set of bright white teeth. He was also quite handsome, looking every bit like a rich man’s son, though he was still wearing a flight attendant’s uniform.

These are probably my cousin’s colleagues.

Chen Yao shook her head. “No need, we can just get in this car.”

My cousin added, “Thank you for your kindness, we’ll just take this car back.”

That’s a BMW behind me, while mine is just a beat-up minivan I bought for a little over seven thousand yuan. I even removed the back seat to use for carrying packages. It’s no match for the BMW behind me.

The man smiled slightly. “Lin Yuan and Chen Yao, why don’t you sit here? I’m a little worried about you, and we’re going the same way anyway, so it won’t take long.”

Those words really ignited my anger. What did she mean by “not trusting”?

I wouldn’t feel comfortable letting my cousin ride in his car.

Upon hearing this, my cousin frowned immediately and said coldly, “Bai Yixuan, what do you mean?”

“What do you mean?” Bai Yixuan asked hurriedly when he saw his cousin getting angry. “I didn’t mean anything. I just wanted to give you a ride home on my way.”

“This is my boyfriend’s car,” Chen Yao said with a smile. “If you’re worried about anything, that’s all for now. We’re going back.”

Bai Yixuan frowned slightly, then smiled insincerely, “Since it’s your boyfriend’s car, I can take you home. But when did you get a boyfriend?”

“What business is it of yours when I start dating?” Chen Yao rolled her eyes. “Am I supposed to announce it all over the company?”

These words made Bai Yixuan’s face freeze instantly.

At that moment, I didn’t feel proud; instead, I felt a surge of fighting spirit. I was determined to work hard and buy a car, so that I wouldn’t embarrass my cousin when we went out.

After my cousin and I got into the car, Chen Yao patted the back of my seat and said, “Young man, drive.”

My cousin frowned and asked softly, “Chen Yao, do you really like my cousin, or are you just using him as a shield?”

“This…” Chen Yao paused slightly, then took her cousin’s hand and smiled, “Cousin, I’ve been calling you so enthusiastically, do you think I’m just joking? Look, I brought Tang Zheng a gift all the way from Thailand.”

As she spoke, she took a small box out of her handbag.

I glanced in the rearview mirror and saw it was a Zippo lighter box, and it looked quite valuable. I wondered how someone managed to bring that on a plane.

Upon seeing the gift Chen Yao took out, her cousin was taken aback: a lighter.

“Yeah, right.” Chen Yao giggled. “Cousin, do you know what it means to give someone a lighter as a gift?”

My cousin shook her head blankly. “What do you mean?”

“It means he was my first love, and our feelings for each other ignited instantly,” Chen Yao said with a grin. “So this lighter represents what I want to say.”

I was so startled by Chen Yao’s words that I almost stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, and couldn’t help but say, “Really? I feel like I’m dreaming.”

“Of course it’s true.” Chen Yao patted her ample breasts and said confidently, “I never lie, right, cousin?”

My cousin smiled slightly, her expression unreadable, though there seemed to be a hint of melancholy in her eyes. She chuckled softly, “Really? I’m sorry to have troubled you.”

“There’s no other way,” Chen Yao continued with a smile. “After all, I finally met someone suitable, I can’t just let him get away like this.”

As she spoke, she patted the back of my chair again. “Tang Zheng, I’ve been so devoted to you, don’t you even show any reciprocation?”

“This…” I said, somewhat speechless, “Chen Yao, I really feel like I’m dreaming. Why don’t you wait for me to calm down?”

“No way!” Chen Yao refused without even thinking. “Don’t even think about refusing me.”

I gave my cousin a wry smile.

Honestly, I really don’t know what to do with this little devil, especially now that my cousin is here. I’m afraid that any actions I make will cause my cousin to misunderstand.

When my cousin saw that I didn’t know how to respond, she naturally led Chen Yao to find a topic to talk about. The two women started chatting again, from cosmetics to designer bags to tourist destinations, and they chatted happily. This helped me get out of the awkward atmosphere.

A dozen minutes later, Chen Yao arrived at the parking lot and said, “Tang Zheng, park the car on the side of the road. I’ve arrived.”

When I looked, I realized that this was the famous Xiujin Garden. The property prices here are not low, with each square meter costing more than 20,000 yuan.

Chen Yao actually lives here

I quickly stopped the car, and Chen Yao handed me the lighter, saying, “Take this, and don’t lose it, or I’ll never forgive you!”

Without waiting for my reply, she opened the side door and got out of the car, then strode into the gate of the residential area.

I didn’t expect Chen Yao to actually live here. It seems her family must be very well-off.

I glanced at the lighter Chen Yao had given me, and gave my cousin a wry smile. “Sis, look…”

“Just accept it if it’s offered to you,” my cousin said with a gentle smile. “That girl never gives things away easily. Besides, how could you refuse?”

When my cousin spoke to me in such a natural tone, my heart suddenly skipped a beat. Oh no, could my cousin be…?

I quickly asked, “Sis, are you alright?”

“It’s okay,” my cousin smiled. “Let’s go back. When we get back, could you give me another massage?”

“Okay…” I secretly swallowed. To be honest, every time I think of my cousin’s perfect body, I feel like I’m on adrenaline.

As soon as we got back downstairs, we were surprised to see several police cars parked there, looking very secure.

My cousin was startled when she saw this and quickly asked, “What happened?”

I thought about it for a moment and decided to tell my cousin about Li Qiang, but I changed the version a bit. I said that Li Qiang suspected Wang Qin of cheating on him, and then Li Qiang went to take revenge, etc. I told my cousin the whole story with the beginning and the end cut off.

My cousin frowned repeatedly as she listened. “Li Qiang is so petty and vengeful. He might even hit women. Zheng, would you ever hit a woman?”

“How could that be?” I said with a smile. “Sis, you know me. Let’s go upstairs first.”

“I’m tired, can you carry me upstairs?”

I don’t know why, but I’ve recently noticed that my older cousin seems to really enjoy acting cute and affectionate, and I like it.

I bent down, and my cousin giggled and jumped onto me. I lifted her up with both hands and caught her plump, round buttocks in one go…