CHAPTER 692: CHAPTER 692: HE CARRIED HER AWAY

Jiang Ruan took on another demeanor in front of Zhan Youyou.

"Why are you back at this hour? Weren’t you supposed to attend an important banquet today?"

Zhan Youyou said, "I came back to grab some things, I’ll be leaving shortly." After speaking, she continued to ask, "No wonder Brother Zhan Qing has been unwilling to acknowledge Sister Wan Yun’s identity; it turns out he has known all along that the person he was betrothed to wasn’t her."

"You’er!" Jiang Ruan interrupted her unhappily, "Aren’t you supposed to be getting your things? Go ahead."

Though Zhan Youyou was domineering, she held some fear of her elders; she nodded slightly and said to Fu Rongyin, "Would you come with me?"

Fu Rongyin’s face was expressionless, "I’ll wait for you here."

As soon as Zhan Youyou left, Fan Xuesong once again tried to rush to Fu Rongyin, but the bodyguard was still unwilling to let her pass.

Fan Xuesong was livid. "Jiang Ruan, we can discuss our matter later; let me have a few words with my son first."

"What kind of dream are you having? This is the young master of the Qi family, Qi Yizhou, not your son."

Jiang Ruan didn’t waste words with her and continued to ask, "How did you get your hands on this Jade Pendant? Did you steal it from Bai Qing, or did you take it by force?"

"I don’t know what you’re talking about; this Jade Pendant is mine!"

Seeing that Fan Xuesong adamantly denied it, Jiang Ruan didn’t get angry.

"Fine, if you won’t admit it, that’s your choice, but you better hope I don’t find out you’ve done something to Bai Qing, otherwise, even if I can’t kill you, I won’t let you off easy."

Fan Xuesong glared at her coldly. "Aren’t you afraid that I will expose what you did to me back then?"

Jiang Ruan’s expression carried a hint of mockery, "Back then, you plotted to separate Bai Qing and Lu Xuhui, thinking your scheme was flawless, but it was full of holes. Otherwise, do you think you would have been kicked out of the Qi family?"

Chi Yue had never imagined that there would be someone in the world who knew about the things related to Bai Qing, and moreover, it seemed that there were many things she was unaware of.

Jiang Ruan revealed so much that Chi Yue struggled to digest it all at once.

The silent Lin Wanyun finally spoke during this moment.

"Mom, you guys talk. I’ll go for a walk with Chi Yue."

Without waiting for Jiang Ruan’s response, she pulled Chi Yue away after speaking.

As they passed by Fu Rongyin, Chi Yue suddenly stopped. "Are you going back to the hotel tonight?"

Fu Rongyin was destined not to answer her question, and she hadn’t expected him to. After she spoke, she left.

In the end, what Fan Xuesong and Jiang Ruan said to each other, she did not know.

She only knew that the information she had received was too overwhelming for her to process.

Lin Wanyun took her to a quiet bar, ordered a few drinks, and after finishing one, she finally spoke to Chi Yue.

"Are you confused too now? You must be wondering why you’re betrothed to Zhan Qing... Actually, I only found out recently myself, which is why I started the divorce proceedings with him."

Chi Yue pinched the bridge of her nose, "I just found out, too... But Mrs. Zhan, even if I had known, it wouldn’t make any difference. I’m married and can’t affect you and your husband."

"That’s just what you think; it’s not the same for Zhan Qing."

Chi Yue was perplexed.

Lin Wanyun explained, "Zhan Qing knew from the start that he had been engaged; he married me not for love, but to avoid his betrothal."

"Isn’t that good? He also doesn’t recognize this marriage arrangement; you don’t have to take it so seriously."

Lin Wanyun laughed, however, "He has his moonlight in his heart, and I’m just the one who walked into the trap by myself. He married me, putting up with it just to fend off that arranged marriage... Like ticking off a task off his list, he mechanically went through with having children..."

It was as if fulfilling the duties of a husband and wife to report back to his superiors.

She couldn’t say these words out loud, but Chi Yue understood them.

Because she understood, there were some things she found impossible to say.

Lin Wanyun said nothing more, and after downing a few more drinks, she finally drank herself into a stupor.

With no other option, Chi Yue had to use Lin Wanyun’s phone to call Zhan Qing.

Zhan Qing arrived quickly, striding over to where Lin Wanyun lay, his brows furrowed sharply.

"How much did she drink?"

Chi Yue gestured to the table. "It’s all her doing."

In an instant, Chi Yue felt the aura around Zhan Qing turn even colder.

He roughly hoisted Lin Wanyun up and took a few steps before turning back to Chi Yue. "I’ll send someone to take you."