CHAPTER 68: CHAPTER 68: DO YOU MISS ME?

The car window rolled down, revealing a man in sunglasses and flashy clothes who flashed a smile at her.

"Hey beautiful, where are you headed? Need a lift?"

Seeing it wasn’t Xia Liang, Qingxue’s expression returned to its usual indifference. "No thanks, my boyfriend is picking me up soon."

She has a boyfriend? The flashy young man was momentarily disappointed, but he quickly rallied.

As the saying goes, if you swing your shovel hard enough, there’s no wall you can’t dig through. He’d hit the jackpot with this one; he couldn’t just give up.

Thinking this, the flashy youth put on a generous act. "That’s okay. I’ll wait with you for your boyfriend, and then I can give you both a ride."

Looking at the clueless young man, Qingxue’s brow furrowed slightly. "My boyfriend has a car."

"He has a car?" The flashy youth’s grin widened. Perfect. That means we can compare. I can’t wait to see the look on your boyfriend’s face when he sees my Ferrari.

His interest piqued, the flashy youth parked his car in front of Qingxue and killed the engine.

"Beautiful, it’s not safe for a girl to be alone," he said with a cheeky grin. "Let me keep you company while you wait for your boyfriend."

Qingxue shot a cold glance at the thick-skinned man. "There’s no need! Please go away. I don’t want my boyfriend to get the wrong idea."

Unfortunately for her, causing a misunderstanding was exactly what the flashy youth wanted, so of course he wasn’t going to leave.

A luxury car and a beautiful woman—a combination that would draw attention anywhere, especially together. As a crowd began to gather, the onlookers started to gossip.

"What’s going on?"

"Is that beautiful woman angry? Is that guy her boyfriend?"

"I’m so jealous!"

"No, I heard her. She said she has a boyfriend, but this rich heir is still pestering her."

"Tsk, shameless."

"So what? I think it’s great. If he were chasing me, I’d dump my boyfriend in a heartbeat."

...

The surrounding chatter made the flashy man feel smug. He loved being the center of attention.

Qingxue, however, found it intensely annoying. Don’t these people have anything better to do?

"Excuse me..." she muttered, squeezing through the crowd to find a bit of space.

But a second later, the flashy man was by her side again, grinning.

The best way to deal with someone like this is to just ignore him until Xia Liang gets here. But she couldn’t take it anymore.

"What on earth do you want? I’ve already made it clear I have a boyfriend. Ah! There he is."

As she spoke, the ice on Qingxue’s face melted away, replaced by a radiant smile.

Seeing a smile as sweet and brilliant as a hundred blooming flowers, the flashy man felt a pang of jealousy. Who could possibly make a woman like this smile so brightly?

His gaze followed hers, and he froze.

Huh?

A Lamborghini Poison was slowly approaching in the distance.

The man’s confident smirk solidified on his face.

The next second, the car stopped in front of them and the window rolled down.

Xia Liang glanced at the flashy man. "A friend of yours?"

Qingxue quickly shook her head. "I don’t know him. He was just hitting on me."

"Oh."

With that one nonchalant word, Xia Liang opened the passenger door. "Get in."

"Okay." Qingxue nodded meekly and got into the car.

The engine roared to life, and with a surge of power, they smoothly drove away, leaving the flashy man standing there with an ugly expression.

He had been completely ignored. From start to finish, Xia Liang had done nothing more than glance at him. He would have preferred to be mocked and insulted; anything was better than this utter dismissal. Xia Liang’s attitude made him feel like a pathetic clown, a mere child.

A rich kid getting put in his place was some juicy gossip, and some in the crowd who loved a good show couldn’t help but chime in.

"Hahahaha! That’s hilarious! Did he just get completely ignored?"

"Wow, and here I thought the boyfriend was going to get out and start a fight."

"The guy didn’t even see him as a rival."

"Well, that makes sense. That’s a Lamborghini Poison worth sixty-five Yuan, after all. Why would the owner care about some guy in a Ferrari that costs a few Yuan?"

"No wonder the beautiful lady wasn’t interested in him."

"He can’t compare to the other guy in wealth or looks. She’d have to be blind to go for him."

"How embarrassing for him, right?"

...

Hearing every barb and jibe, the flashy young man’s face turned beet red with humiliation. "None of your damn business!" he snarled, glaring fiercely at the crowd.

He awkwardly scrambled into his Ferrari and sped away.

「Meanwhile, inside the car.」

Qingxue was beaming with laughter, making it hard to believe she was the same frosty person from just a few moments ago.

"You should have seen the look on his face."

"You really have a wicked sense of humor, don’t you?" Xia Liang replied.

"That’s none of your business," Qingxue retorted, rolling her eyes at him. "Did you miss me?"

Hearing this, Xia Liang sighed dramatically. "Yeah, I missed you... so much I went through several packs of tissues."

"Why?" Qingxue asked, confused at first.

Then, her face turned crimson. "You... you... you pervert!" she exclaimed, turning away sharply.

Xia Liang glanced at her with a smug look. Heh. Think you can compete with me? Her face is like a ripe apple, making me want to take a bite.

After a long moment, Qingxue finally turned back.

"You... you don’t do that often, do you?" she stammered. "I heard... I heard it’s... not very good for guys to do that kind of thing too often."

As she spoke, her eyes darted around nervously. It’s so embarrassing for a girl to talk about this!

"What are you thinking about?" Xia Liang rolled his eyes at her. "I meant I was crying because of how ugly you are! Honestly, what goes through that mind of yours all day?"

"You!!" Fuming, Qingxue whipped her head away, so angry she wanted to bite him. Seeing that he was driving, however, she restrained herself with a huff.

"Humph!"

She could only snort coldly, seeming genuinely angry now. Xia Liang, however, paid her no mind.

Five minutes later, seeing that he was still ignoring her, Qingxue bit her lip and peeked at him.

"I’m angry."

"Oh," Xia Liang responded flatly.

"Why are you like this?" Qingxue pouted.

I miss him like crazy when we’re apart, but the moment we’re together, he just makes me furious.

Xia Liang remained completely oblivious. "Like what? I’m great. Handsome and rich."

"You... you! Pah, you’re shameless!"

Qingxue puffed her cheeks and crossed her arms, intending to ignore him for good. But remembering how he’d actually ignored her earlier made all the fight go out of her. She deflated and turned to gaze out the window instead.

"Where are we going? This isn’t the way to my house, is it?"

"We’re going to your house to see your parents. Don’t you think we should buy them something first?" Xia Liang shot her a look.

"Oh, right!" Qingxue’s eyes lit up with understanding, and a delighted feeling bloomed in her heart.

"I didn’t expect you to be so serious about this," she teased. "You’re not trying to use this as an opportunity to get on the good side of your future mother-in-law and father-in-law, are you?"