CHAPTER 654: CHAPTER 141 LU JINGCHEN YOU’RE SO ANNOYING

Song Qiao bent down to pick up her floral teacup, but paused, lifting her gaze toward Chen Mama standing before her. Her eyes held a touch of puzzlement and surprise. Ultimately, she continued her motion, lifted the teacup to her lips for a sip, and then voiced her question, "Could it be that the old madam thinks Zuo Yuqing is not worthy of Lu Jingchen?"

Song Qiao had heard that before Zuo Yuqing made her debut, her family was just average, a common middle-class household. After she got together with Lu Jingchen, her father started a company. Without having to think much, one could tell that it was definitely with the Lu Family’s support and assistance behind the scenes.

Song Qiao wasn’t too clear about the subsequent events, after all, Ning Wan had been the one to tell her about these things, and she herself wasn’t too concerned with such news. Compared to her, Ning Wan was indeed much more gossip-hungry.

Having such a gossip-loving best friend, Song Qiao felt that her life was enriched by quite a bit. At the very least, during boring times, she could listen to Ning Wan spout those rumors for some entertainment.

Chen Mama shook her head, explaining, "The old madam is not that conservative. She never believes in matching family statuses and feels it’s entirely up to what the gentleman thinks. Even if he likes a girl from a poor family, it’s fine as long as she is clean and kind. Just like you, madam, you would certainly be liked by the old madam."

During her time spent with Song Qiao, Chen Mama realized that Song Qiao was truly a good person, with a nice character and temperament, and was also very approachable. She treated their servant staff well, too.

Chen Mama had also mentioned Song Qiao to the old madam since she was sent by the master to take care of Song Qiao and her husband’s daily lives, and since the old madam has always especially liked this son of hers, she naturally inquires about the master and his wife often over the phone.

Chen Mama had always been dutiful in the Lu Family and did everything that was expected of her, a job she had done for decades, starting when she was just in her teens. One could say that when the old madam married into the Lu Family, Chen Mama was already working there.

Perhaps because of her long service in the Lu Family and her dedication, the family treated her very well, and the old madam never really considered her just a servant, always calling her by her name.

In her youth, the old madam was a renowned lady in the military compound, and after marrying the old master, she became a famous lady in the compound, and even as she aged, she still maintained a certain reputation within her circle.

This was probably all because the old madam had been a missy since childhood, having learned the knowledge and manners of a lady for most of her life.

In her life, Chen Mama admired very few people, and among them, she admired the old madam the most.

Song Qiao paused upon hearing Chen Mama’s words, then laughed and said, "Zuo Yuqing is called the National Goddess by everyone; if the old madam even disapproves of Zuo Yuqing, how could she possibly like me? Chen Mama, you’re teasing me again."

"Madam, you shouldn’t say that." Chen Mama’s face immediately appeared very serious, as she reached out to adjust the blanket on Song Qiao and said, "Miss Zuo Yuqing isn’t as great as everyone says. There are no perfect people in this world. It’s understandable that you don’t like Miss Zuo Yuqing. It’s just that the master doesn’t know about these things..."

Song Qiao, who was always smart, immediately realized when Chen Mama put it this way that things were definitely not as simple as she thought. She knew that if she wanted to know, Chen Mama would certainly tell her.

But if even Lu Jingchen doesn’t know about it, asking for details now might seem somewhat inappropriate.

"Did Zuo Yuqing commit some unforgivable crime?" Despite that, Song Qiao couldn’t suppress her curiosity. Holding her cup, she took a sip of floral tea before she asked.

However, Chen Mama seemed genuinely unaware, simply shaking her head, "I’m not too sure about this matter either. The old madam didn’t tell anyone, she just bluntly stated her dislike for Miss Zuo Yuqing. She declared that as long as Miss Zuo was alive, she would never allow her to set foot inside the Lu Family’s doorstep. Because of that, the master ended up doing the first thing that opposed the old madam since he grew up."

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Lu Jingchen finished work at five and went straight back to the villa. As soon as he entered, Chen Mama immediately went to the shoe cabinet to fetch slippers and placed them at his feet, "Master, you’re back."

Lu Jingchen hummed indifferently, glancing at the living room as he changed his shoes, noticing that Song Qiao wasn’t there, and asked, "Where is madam?"

Chen Mama paused, then replied after thinking, "Madam seems to be sleeping in the bedroom and hasn’t woken up yet."

He was about to unbutton his shirt cuffs when he paused, an indescribable look in his eyes as he casually inquired, "When did Ning Yan’er and Su Ruran leave?"

"Miss Ning and Miss Su stayed for an hour and a half before leaving. Madam came downstairs an hour after you left at noon, spending only a half-hour chatting with Miss Ning and Miss Su."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jingchen’s brow furrowed slightly, and after a brief hum, he instructed Chen Mama to go and prepare dinner.

He actually wanted to know what Ning Yan’er and Song Qiao had talked about, but he was also quite aware that Chen Mama wouldn’t know even if he asked her.

After all, in his opinion, Song Qiao would not let Chen Ma listen to their conversation here.

The long legs wrapped in black suit pants took strides directly toward the interior, and a servant immediately brought him a glass of plain boiled water.

Lu Jingchen took a sip after receiving it, his gaze then shifted upstairs. After finishing the water and handing the glass back to the servant, he hesitated for a moment before deciding to go upstairs.

However, when Lu Jingchen opened the bedroom door, he frowned and stood at the entrance, taking a cursory look around the bedroom. Not finding Song Qiao, his expression grew darker.

At first, he thought Song Qiao might have gone to the study, but when he opened the door of the study, she was nowhere to be seen there either. Yet, Chen Ma had said she had gone upstairs to sleep earlier and shouldn’t have left the villa. If she had gone out, a servant surely would have seen her.

Suddenly, he remembered the time she had run away to sleep in the guest room. After standing at the door of the study for a few seconds, Lu Jingchen walked toward the same guest room where Song Qiao had slept before.

Sure enough, when he opened the door of the guest room, he saw the woman lying under the covers on the guest room bed.

The nights in An City arrive late, and now it was only 5 AM, with the outside still very bright. It was so bright outside that it felt a bit too sunny even to stand out there.

The curtains in the guest room were not drawn, and because of the original design intentions for better visibility within the room, the bed in this guest room was placed near the window. So at this moment, Song Qiao was lying there, her face bathed in sunlight.

Lu Jingchen walked straight in and stood by the bed, looking down at the delicate face. The woman’s sleeping features were serene, and her facial features were remarkably attractive.

There had been countless mornings when, upon waking, the first thing he was greeted by was this delicate face. He didn’t know when it started, but he had grown accustomed to waking up to the sight of her sleeping visage.

Ever since he was a child, or more accurately, since he became sensible, he found it uncomfortable to share a bed with others, even men. He felt most comfortable sleeping in a bed by himself.

Gu Xicheng once stayed over at his villa and insisted on squeezing into the same bed to sleep, claiming that as good brothers with such a close relationship, sleeping together was no big deal and it could even enhance their bond.

Lu Jingchen didn’t argue at the time, but when night came and Gu Xicheng fell into a deep sleep, he couldn’t sleep at all. Eventually, in the middle of the night, he ended up kicking Gu Xicheng out of the bed.

Song Qiao was awakened by an unusual sensation on her lips.

She felt something obstructing her lips while she was enjoying a sweet sleep, which also caused her to struggle to breathe. Before her eyes even opened, she instinctively raised her hand to slap away the obstruction, but just as her hand lifted, it was swiftly restrained above her head.

The woman, who was previously very sleepy, instantly opened her eyes. When she saw the man who was kneeling by the bed and kissing her, her face turned grim, and she looked displeased. She opened her mouth and bit down.

Lu Jingchen only felt a pain on his lips. Opening his half-closed eyes, he saw that Song Qiao was fully awake. His eyes narrowed slightly and, in the next second, he firmly grasped the back of Song Qiao’s head and deepened the kiss.

When Lu Jingchen released Song Qiao, her entire face was flushed from the kiss, and she tried hard to catch her breath.

Lu Jingchen looked down at Song Qiao’s heaving chest and chuckled with a deep, hoarse voice, "Qiaoqiao, did you bite me again? Do you remember what I told you before?"

Song Qiao was startled for a moment, and the image of when she had bitten Lu Jingchen before naturally came to mind. He had once said that if she dared to bite him again, they would have to make love one more time for each bite. Instantly, her face turned beet red.

After a long while, her voice, filled with a hint of warm anger, rang out, "Who told you to kiss me while I was sleeping? I just had to bite you."

This man was really aggravating, always threatening her. And even though it was always his fault, why did it end up looking like she was the one in the wrong each time?

Most importantly, this man liked to disturb her sleep. Every time he woke her up, he never used a normal method; instead, he would wake her with a kiss, specifically a French kiss.

What’s crucial is that he didn’t mind kissing her in the morning before brushing his teeth. That was enough.

Lu Jingchen watched Song Qiao as she was getting ready to crawl out of bed and immediately braced his hands on either side of her, preventing her from moving. A look of desire appeared in his eyes, and with a husky voice, he said, "It’s because you’re too enchanting."