After Transmigrating, I Married the Male Lead’s Sister (GL) - Chapter 39

The next day

Li Suimei was in high spirits as she went to the airport to pick up Li Enhua and Ji Wenjing. The Qin family left from Qin Bay, and the two groups met on time. To her surprise, Li Suimei actually ran into Qin Zhan at the airport.

She couldn’t help but marvel at Qin Qing’s efficiency. Qin Zhan should have been in City W with Gu Linxi at this time, so how did Qin Qing bring him back?

Also present was a new face, Qin Yaohua, Qin Zhan’s father.

“Grandma! Uncle! Aunt! Sister Qin Qing!” Li Suimei smiled sweetly, affectionately linking arms with Grandma Qin. She greeted everyone warmly except for Qin Zhan.

Qin Zhan hesitated, “Meimei…”

Li Suimei replied, “Qin Zhan, shouldn’t you be in City W? Why are you back?”

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone standing at the VIP channel entrance turned to look at Qin Zhan.

Qin Yaohua frowned, having heard rumors about Qin Zhan. He asked, “What’s going on?”

Liu Ruoxi pulled on her husband’s sleeve and whispered, “Let’s talk about it later. Our mother-in-law is here.”

Grandma Qin patted Li Suimei’s hand as a form of comfort, and Li Suimei reluctantly turned her head away, and everyone immediately turned to look at Qin Zhan with a reproachful expression.

“…….”

Qin Qing was at the back of the group. For the first time in a long time, she was wearing heavy makeup and a body-hugging dress, but her brows were always furrowed, and her entire body exuded a cold aura that didn’t match her elegant and mature appearance.

Li Suimei didn’t want to make trouble and chatted with Liu Ruoxi and Grandma Qin about recent events, barely glancing at her.

“How was your time in City S? Huaiyan was really careless, only telling us you were going to relax after you left…”

Liu Ruoxi felt sorry for her and pinched Li Suimei’s cheek, “You’ve lost weight!”

Li Suimei had been weighing herself every morning and had even measured herself before going out today. She hadn’t lost any weight at all.

Liu Ruoxi had such a good impression of her! Li Suimei smiled shyly and affectionately hugged Liu Ruoxi, “Aunt, I’ve been on a diet recently.”

“There’s no need to lose weight!”

After receiving a couple of criticisms, the topic turned to Li Suimei’s charity work in City S.

It turned out that her efforts to rescue the animals in City S had spread widely, and Li Suimei’s online reputation was excellent! The video of her argument with Hou Kai hadn’t had time to spread.

Li Suimei’s eyes widened. She had been offline for a long time and had no idea about this!

“Hmm.”

Qin Qing walked over without a sound. Seeing her, Liu Ruoxi casually mentioned, “Fortunately, Huaiyan acted quickly, and it seems that the video was taken by a young girl…”

Li Suimei realized that the Li family was far away in City A, and Li Enhua couldn’t do anything about it. It couldn’t have been Qin Zhan who did it. So who else could it be?

Could it be Qin Qing? But it didn’t seem likely!

Li Suimei hesitated and tentatively said to Qin Qing, “Thank you.”

Qin Qing replied, “It was for Huaizhan’s sake. Don’t worry about it.”

“…….”

So it really was Qin Qing who did it?

Liu Ruoxi sighed, “Huaiyan may have a sharp tongue, but she’s kind-hearted. Speaking of which, Meimei, you’ve changed a lot since you came to Haishi. I see that you’re not as cheerful and noisy as before.”

Li Suimei just smiled and said nothing.

Ten minutes later, Li Enhua and Ji Wenjing appeared at the exit. The two families greeted each other warmly. Ji Wenjing chatted with Grandma Qin and Liu Ruoxi, and Qin Zhan stood quietly beside Li Enhua and Qin Yaohua.

Li Suimei fell half a step behind and walked side by side with Qin Qing.

This person was very busy. Even when picking up Ji Wenjing and Li Enhua, she was constantly replying to emails and phone calls.

Qin Qing said indifferently, “I’m busy.”

On the other end of the phone, a voice roared, “Busy? Qin Qing! This project is worth billions, what are you busy with—”

“Beep beep—”

Li Suimei: “…….”

To be honest, she really wanted to curse at the person on the other end of the phone. Such a big project, the Qin family was indeed wealthy!

Qin Qing hung up the phone and turned to look at Li Suimei, who was eavesdropping. Their eyes met, and Qin Qing’s gaze was deep and profound. Li Suimei felt awkward and touched her nose unconsciously, “Is this project urgent?”

“Are you worried about me?” Qin Qing asked.

Li Suimei didn’t quite hear, “Huh?”

Qin Qing simply said, “Let’s go.”

Qin Zhan opened the car door for Li Enhua. There were three cars. Ji Wenjing teased Li Enhua, “Hey, you guys go together, we sisters won’t join in on that fun. We’ll take this car at the back!”

Ji Wenjing and Liu Ruoxi were like long-lost sisters. They took Grandma Qin and got into a car.

Li Enhua, Qin Zhan, and Qin Yaohua were in one car.

“Mom! I’ll go with you!” Li Suimei ran to Ji Wenjing’s car and pulled open the passenger door, but her mother shooed her away with a look that seemed to say, “Three cars, and you dare to let Qin Qing sit alone? How dare you?”

Ji Wenjing pointed at Qin Qing who was getting into the car, “Why are you so clueless, girl?”

“Go quickly!”

Li Suimei: “…cough”

She felt a bit awkward. Qin Qing’s car was at the front of the three cars, and the other two had already driven away. She was still standing there, clearly waiting for the “impolite” Li Suimei.

The soft leather seat sank slightly under her weight as Li Suimei sat down. The skirt she was wearing slid as she sat, and her shoulder accidentally brushed against Qin Qing’s.

Qin Qing closed her eyes and leaned against the car seat, exuding a low-pressure aura. Even her shoulders were stiff and cold.

Li Suimei dared not disturb her and quickly retreated, silencing her phone.

She reinstalled the Weibo app, which she had uninstalled a long time ago, and searched for her name. The trending topics were all about her appearing in City S for a charity event without makeup and her stunning appearance on stage when she won the Victoria Award in Country Y.

A girl with an angelic face, who was also the daughter of the prestigious Li family in City A, was about to be engaged to the son of the century-old Qin family in Haishi. How enviable!

Li Suimei, the darling of God!

The top comments described her as such.

Li Suimei blinked and quickly scrolled down several pages, but there was no mention of her entanglement with Hou Kai.

The few posts that said she had an arrogant personality, a messy private life, kept a star as a mistress, and rejected the Qin family’s proposal were buried at the bottom due to lack of substantial evidence.

Li Suimei pursed her lips, thinking that Qin Qing had worked hard for her younger brother, even going so far as to help her clear her name.

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At the Qin Bay manor, there was a night rain, and the night wind howled. Qin Qing had gone to the company in the afternoon and returned to find that the Qin and Li families had already finished dinner and spent the entire day relaxing. At that moment, the elders of both families were discussing the engagement date in the living room downstairs.

Qin Qing went upstairs to change and wash up. When she entered the room, she carried the fresh scent of rain. Li Suimei looked at her several times, feeling like she had been drinking.

Li Enhua said, “In the end, it depends on our Meimei.”

Li Suimei was pulled in front of Li Enhua. She smiled shyly and said, “My mother and I have checked the calendar, and it says that all of December is a good time.”

Ji Wenjing scolded playfully, “Oh, you silly girl!”

The sound of high heels on the wooden stairs paused.

Li Suimei stuck out her tongue and sat next to Qin Zhan on the sofa. She seemed not to notice Qin Zhan’s absent-minded expression. Whenever she chatted with Ji Wenjing, she would occasionally give him subtle hints.

After much discussion, Liu Ruoxi and Ji Wenjing each consulted a master for advice. After reaching a consensus, they decided to schedule the engagement for the middle of the following year.

“Pfft!” Li Suimei held her cup and choked on her drink. “Wh-when?”

Liu Ruoxi covered her lips and smiled. “What’s wrong? Can’t wait? Silly girl, if the engagement date isn’t chosen carefully, others will think the Qin family is mistreating you.”

Ji Wenjing nodded solemnly.

Li Suimei’s eyes widened slightly. “Why? I want to get engaged to Qin Zhan sooner.”

Li Enhua frowned, “Meimei!”

Li Suimei was a little angry, “Dad!”

“That’s not how you talk! Have you heard what Qin Zhan has to say?” Li Enhua intentionally directed the conversation towards Qin Zhan, wanting to hear the sincerity of this future son-in-law.

Qin Zhan’s expression was unpleasant, and he remained silent.

Qin Qing came downstairs. She had changed out of her dress and removed her makeup. Her lips were pale, and she was wearing simple home clothes. “It was my idea to schedule it for mid-next year. That gives you all plenty of time to prepare.”

Li Suimei was too angry to speak.

Damn it!

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Ji Wenjing and Li Enhua stayed at the Qin Bay manor that night. As soon as Ji Wenjing arrived, Li Suimei’s move out of Qin Bay couldn’t be hidden anymore. She was lectured a lot before being allowed to go to bed. Li Suimei tossed and turned on the bed she hadn’t slept in for over half a month.

After waiting for a long time and still unable to fall asleep, she got up and opened the small refrigerator in her room. To her surprise, all the cold drinks had been cleared out, and the refrigerator was empty. Thirsty, Li Suimei slipped on her slippers and prepared to go downstairs for a drink.

As she opened the door, she glanced unintentionally and saw Qin Qing standing on the semi-circular balcony at the end of the corridor, smoking.

Li Suimei paused and changed direction, walking towards Qin Qing.

She stood beside Qin Qing for a while, watching her skillfully smoke. Li Suimei surprisingly found a sense of absurd sexiness in it.

“Sister Qin Qing…”

“No need to call me by my full name,” Qin Qing said.

Li Suimei’s eyes curved into two crescent moons. “Cough, Qin… Sister, I want to get engaged to Qin Zhan sooner.”

Qin Qing flicked the ash from her cigarette. “Why?”

“……” How could she explain? Li Suimei pursed her lips and said, “I’m afraid.”

Qin Qing suddenly smiled softly. “You like Zhan’er?”

“…I like him,” Li Suimei lied with increasing ease. “I’m afraid Qin Zhan will fall in love with someone else!”

“If you can’t keep a man, that’s your problem, not a matter of time,” Qin Qing said coldly.

Li Suimei was speechless. In the original story, the engagement ceremony between the original character and Qin Zhan was in the snowy winter. She only knew that due to Qin Zhan’s affair with Gu Linxi, the engagement ceremony was postponed twice, but it had nothing to do with the middle of next year. Where did things go wrong?

Is Qin Qing upset? Li Suimei thought to herself, watching her.

Qin Qing rested her forehead, her aura filled with hostility. Her eyes seemed to hold a turbulent storm as she looked at Li Suimei.

Li Suimei asked softly, “Is something bothering you? Can I help?”

Qin Qing extinguished her cigarette, suppressing her emotions. “Go to bed. Good night.”

So cold. Li Suimei punched the air a few times, looking at Qin Qing’s back as she returned to her room. She had wanted to be a comforting presence, but Qin Qing was so distant!

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The next day, Ji Wenjing decided to stay at Qin Bay for a few days. Li Enhua was preparing Qin Bay early in the morning, and Li Suimei went to see him off. Outside the Qin residence, she saw a car.

A woman with red-rimmed eyes got out of the car, accompanied by a girl who looked three-tenths like Li Suimei and also seemed to have been crying.

Qin Qing walked up from behind, wrapped her arm around Li Suimei, and hid her behind her.

“People from the Hou family.”

“The Hou family?” Li Suimei immediately understood. “It’s Hou Kai’s mother.”

Author’s note: My future self will definitely write longer chapters!