From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 67: Chapter 67 Family Members

Words that corrupt public morals were uttered, clearly showing just how irrational Qiao Yi is now.

Through the car window, Bai Lingling stood in the darkness, watching Qiao Yi and Lu Yanchuan arm in arm getting into a car.

Tears swirled in her eyes, finally falling after the car had driven off.

She clearly liked Lu Yanchuan so much, why didn’t Lu Yanchuan like her! Why did he like Qiao Yi, a woman who couldn’t compare to her in any way!

Bai Lingling stood there for a long time, and from a distance, Lu Xiaohua saw her, feeling a sudden pang of heartache.

“Lingling, it’s so cold outside, why are you standing out here? Come inside quickly, Aunt Hua hasn’t seen you for so long, don’t you miss Aunt Hua!”

Bai Lingling panicked and wiped her face, propping up a smile as she walked towards Lu Xiaohua.

“I missed Aunt Hua the most. Tonight, I’m going to sleep with Aunt Hua, you can’t find me annoying!”

The more she saw how sensible and obedient Bai Lingling was, the more Lu Xiaohua felt sorry for her and, by extension, had an even worse impression of Qiao Yi.

Qiao Yi sneezed fiercely, wrapping herself tighter in the suit jacket she was covered with.

Seeing her red face and lips, one could tell that something unspeakable had happened in the car just now.

Ma Yu was driving and though he really wanted to think of himself as a rock or a piece of wood, the sounds from the back seat uncontrollably pierced his ears.

This was simply taking one’s life!

“Turn on the air conditioning.”

Ma Yu shuddered, looking at the air conditioning already turned up to the max, almost in tears.

How to deal with an unreasonable boss?

“I’m not cold.”

Qiao Yi clutched the suit jacket she was wearing and stubbornly held her ground, even with her neck stiffened.

Lu Yanchuan saw through it but said nothing, reaching out to pull back Qiao Yi, who was avoiding him from afar, into his embrace.

“Next week I’m going on a business trip to Tian City; you’ll come with me.”

“Why do I need to go? You have a bunch of assistants and secretaries, why insist that I go with you?”

Qiao Yi twisted her body, trying to break free from Lu Yanchuan’s restraint, but her small struggle was completely suppressed by him, without the slightest bit of resistance.

If she couldn’t escape, she might as well accept it; Qiao Yi found the most comfortable position for herself, leaning on Lu Yanchuan, even pulling up her legs onto the car seat.

Watching Qiao Yi audaciously press herself onto him, Lu Yanchuan simply used both hands forcefully and picked her up onto his lap.

“There’s an auction there, you can bring family members.”

The word “family members” made Qiao Yi’s face inexplicably blush. She humphed twice but said nothing more.

When they reached the Qiao Family home, Qiao Yi was just about to put on her shoes to get out of the car when she wasn’t able to reach the ground and was instead picked up by Lu Yanchuan, who carried her in the same position towards the house.

“My dad and mom are watching! Put me down quickly!”

Qiao Yi knocked on Lu Yanchuan’s arm; just now in the car, her pressing on him in a fit of pique led to her being picked up onto his lap, which already made her blush, and now to be so intimate with Lu Yanchuan in front of Mr. and Mrs. Qiao made her feel like she was about to explode.

Lu Yanchuan did not give Qiao Yi a chance to struggle, directly carrying her over to Mr. and Mrs. Qiao and walking inside.

Qiao Yi’s head was buried in Lu Yanchuan’s chest, and the exposed soles of her feet curled up shyly.

Zhao Wenjing and Qiao Benqing, having been through this themselves, were naturally overjoyed to see the young couple so intimate and wisely said nothing more.

It wasn’t until they returned to the room that Qiao Yi finally came back to life, her face red like a cooked prawn, even her neck was flushed, as she stood on the bed pointing at Lu Yanchuan, unable to speak.

“Go to sleep early. We need to pick someone up from the airport tomorrow.”

Lu Yanchuan maintained his composure, looking at Qiao Yi’s flushed cheeks, which even had a hint of eagerness.

Qiao Yi felt as though her dignity was destroyed by Lu Yanchuan’s hand.

This man was not only unbeatable in a fight but also infuriating to argue with, enough to make someone vomit blood in frustration!

The infuriated Qiao Yi fell asleep in a certain man’s arms before long.

The little woman in his embrace behaved so docilely after falling asleep, even snuggling into him with soft hums, causing Lu Yanchuan a great deal of torment.

“Beep beep beep—”

Lu Yanchuan’s phone rang. Those who understood Lu Yanchuan knew that he didn’t deal with work at night, so they wouldn’t disturb him.

Unless it was to report something very important.

Lu Yanchuan grabbed the phone and skimmed through it, his expression growing increasingly unsightly.

The next day, Qiao Yi was awakened by her alarm clock. She reached out instinctively, and suddenly woke up completely.

The space beside her was empty; the bed was even cold, indicating that the person who had slept there had left a long time ago.

Qiao Yi checked the time; it was only 6:30 am. Lu Yanchuan usually left for work at this time, so why did he leave so early today?

And didn’t he say yesterday that he would go with her to pick up her brother from the airport?

While Qiao Yi was puzzled, her phone suddenly rang.

“Flight tickets? When did I book flight tickets?”

Qiao Yi looked at the booking confirmation in her hand, about to check her phone, when Lu Yanchuan’s call came through.

“You’ll accompany me to Tian City this afternoon.”

“But my brother…” just arrived home today!

Qiao Yi stared at the disconnected call, feeling annoyed. Was Lu Yanchuan sick in the head? Who hangs up before someone has finished talking? She was not going now!

She dragged Lu Yanchuan’s number into the blacklist and then quickly got ready to go to the airport with Mr. and Mrs. Qiao.

Qiao Qiao’s plane landed at nine. Having not seen her brother for so long, Qiao Yi couldn’t contain her excitement.

“Didn’t we agree he’d arrive at nine? Why hasn’t he come yet?”

Zhao Wenjing kept checking the time. Once it passed nine o’clock, she just couldn’t wait anymore and even wanted to barge in to pick up Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Yi and Qiao Benqing comforted Zhao Wenjing together. While they were talking, someone suddenly tapped Qiao Yi on the shoulder.

“Excuse me, are you my sister?”

Qiao Yi whirled around and saw a man wrapped up tight standing behind her.

Tears welled up instantly, and she embraced her brother who had grown taller, crying uncontrollably.

Qiao Qiao clumsily hugged the two weeping women, turning to his father for help with a plea in his eyes.

What to do? Both his sister and his mother are crying like this; he was completely overwhelmed!

He had dressed up to surprise them, but instead of providing a surprise, he gave them a fright.

After Qiao Yi had cried enough, she slapped Qiao Qiao on the head.

“Learn only the bad stuff! Why all this secrecy?”

The hat, glasses, mask, and scarf were all removed. Qiao Qiao scratched his head sheepishly, hugged his father, then with one arm around his mother and the other carrying the suitcase, they headed out.

“So you won’t leave again after this trip back?”

“I won’t leave. The internship abroad is over, and I can directly join the company now that I’m back.”