C13 She Was Afraid of Him!

Most days, his sweet wife seemed to want to be glued to him every minute, but now she seemed almost afraid of him. Although he had always been distant, he had never hurt her, so why the sudden change?

“Hmm.” Her nervous fingers fiddled with her skirt as his gaze made her uneasy. He pretended not to notice and slowly withdrew his eyes, his lips forming a cool, indifferent line. “Go ahead and ask.”

“Well, my cousin, Lin Qingqing, wanted me to ask if there are going to be any changes with the general manager at Lu's Construction?”

Yuchen's brows furrowed tightly at her question, perhaps displeased that she was inquiring about company matters.

She lowered her eyes. “I was just asking casually. It’s okay if you don’t want to say.”

If things unfolded as they had before, there would indeed be a change.

“The manager of the construction company, Mr. Wu, is being promoted within the group. By next Friday, someone from the branch office will be selected to take his place,” Yuchen’s voice was cool and deep.

She was a bit surprised and glanced up at him. “Oh... thank you.”

“You did well today. I can promise you one thing within my power.”

Qianqian looked up at him, her eyes lighting up with joy. “Really? But let’s wait a bit.”

Yuchen turned to look at her, his eyes deep and thoughtful. This girl... she was much cuter when she smiled brightly.

...

That evening, Lin Qingqing received a text from Qianqian confirming that the branch manager was indeed being moved and that the new manager would be chosen from within the branch.

“Heh.” Lin Qingqing read the message and set her phone down with a cold smile.

Zhou Xiaomei walked in with a plate of fruit, placing it on the corner of her daughter’s desk. Sitting down beside her, she asked, “Sweetheart, did you hear anything from Qianqian?”

Lin Qingqing nodded. “She said she confirmed the branch manager situation with Young Master Lu. Mom, you can tell Dad to get ready.”

Zhou Xiaomei's eyes lit up with a greedy glint, much like a wolf's. "So, sweetheart, you're confident you can convince Lin Qianqian to ask Young Master Lu to give the new general manager position to your dad?"

Lin Qingqing turned to her mom, chin raised with confidence. "Mom, as long as I get her to ask Young Master Lu, she'll do it without question. She'll be more obedient than a dog!"

Zhou Xiaomei chuckled, gently patting her daughter's shoulder. "Our little darling is truly impressive. I'll go tell your dad the good news right now!"

She was as thrilled as if the general manager position was already secured.

Lin Qingqing picked up her phone and started typing a text message.

Meanwhile, at the Lu Mansion, the night was bright with lights.

Lin Qianqian was diligently working through math problems when her phone lit up beside her on the desk. She glanced at it and saw a message from Lin Qingqing. Without even opening it, she could see the preview: "Sis, don't forget about that thing with your husband tonight!"

Lin Qianqian smirked, setting her phone aside, and continued to immerse herself in her studies.

After about half an hour with no reply, Lin Qingqing couldn't hold back any longer and called her.

Lin Qianqian looked at the glowing screen, her lips curling into a sarcastic smile. She had already decided how she would respond.

Lin Qingqing was in for a disappointment!