381: Acting as a mistress

Acting as a mistress

No matter how strong Qin Yan's heart was and how nonchalant she appeared to be, it was impossible for her to not be bothered by it.1

But Xi Ting's firm defense warmed her heart. He wasn't biased just because Madam Xi was his mother.

He didn't want her to feel aggrieved. This touched her. If it wasn't for Madam Xi and Nie Mianmian, she would've rushed out to hug and kiss him.

How could her boyfriend be so good? She really, really liked him. At this moment, she was glad that she chose to be with him. If she missed such a man, she would probably regret it for the rest of her life.

Qin Yan stood at the door and saw Madam Xi's increasingly awful expression.

She thought for a while before sending Xi Ting a WeChat message: [Moonpie, I heard Mom's voice just now. Is she here? Bring the clothes in quickly. Mom's here, I have to go out and meet her.]

Madam Xi didn't like Qin Yan, and the reverse was also true. She could have continued to pretend to be asleep and never go out to see Madam Xi. She didn't want to see Madam Xi.

But after some thought, she decided to go out and greet her. No matter what, Madam Xi was Xi Ting's biological mother. Even if she couldn't like her now, she couldn't lose basic respect.

No matter how Madam Xi treated her. As a future daughter-in-law, she just had to do her job well. At least, she had to have a clear conscience.

Qin Yan didn't want to force things anymore. The only person she cared about now was Xi Ting. As long as he was by her side, she didn't care about anyone else.

*

Outside the lounge.

Xi Ting's cell phone rang. He saw Qin Yan's message and picked up the bag of clothes on the table. Without greeting Madam Xi and Nie Mianmian, he turned and walked into the lounge.

Madam Xi's expression darkened. Her chest heaved up and down.

"Aunt Xi, don't be angry," Nie Mianmian bit her lip gently, "Brother Ah Ting isn't targeting you. He just… doesn't want to see me. I-I think I'd better go."

She blinked and said with slightly reddened eyes, "I shouldn't have come. I don't want you and Brother Ah Ting to be so unhappy because of me."

"What are you talking about, Mianmian?" The angrier Madam Xi was with Xi Ting, the more she felt that Nie Mianmian was sensible. At this moment, she only hated Nie Mianmian for not being her daughter. If only she had such a sensible and caring daughter. She wouldn't be so angry.

"Mianmian, this has nothing to do with you," Madam Xi looked at the tightly shut door of the lounge and gritted her teeth. "It's all because of that vixen. She caused so much trouble the moment she entered Xi Ting's life. Why are you leaving? What's there to be afraid of? Even if Xi Ting loves her, she's nothing. I have to wait for that vixen to come out today. I want to see what she dares to do to me."

Nie Mianmian saw the hatred and dissatisfaction in Madam Xi's eyes, and a hint of satisfaction flashed past her eyes.

*

In the lounge.

Qin Yan changed her clothes and went to the washroom to tidy herself up. After making sure that her appearance was alright, she followed Xi Ting out.

Xi Ting stopped at the door and looked at her hesitantly, "You really want to go out? If you don't want to…"

"Moonpie, I know that Mom is here, but I'm still hiding inside and not going out to see her. This isn't good. She's your Mom, and she will be my Mom in future. I have to respect her. And with you being with me, I know you'll definitely protect me, right?"

Xi Ting looked at Qin Yan deeply, "Of course, I'll protect you. Besides me, no one can bully you. I just don't want you to be unhappy. I want to be as perfect as possible and satisfy everyone. But there are a lot of things that I can't control. Mom still has misunderstandings about you, and I can't change her mind right now. I might make you feel aggrieved."

Qin Yan nodded in understanding, "You don't have to worry, I know. I'm not a renminbi, I can't make everyone like me. Actually, with you and everybody else pampering me, I'm already very satisfied."

Although she said this, Xi Ting still looked a little apologetic, "No matter what, I still made you feel aggrieved."

"I don't feel aggrieved at all," Qin Yan reached out to hug him, "My moonpie treats me so well and gives me so much happiness. He makes me so happy every day. How could I feel aggrieved?"

"I'm very happy. I'm very satisfied with my life now. Ah Ting, you gave me all of this," Qin Yan said, "You've already done very well, I won't allow you to blame yourself."

Xi Ting looked down at the petite girl in his arms, and his heart softened.

His gaze softened as he patted her head affectionately, "Alright. I won't blame myself, then. I'll try my best to do better and give my cookie more happiness."

*

They walked out of the lounge hand in hand.

Nie Mianmian's expression darkened when she saw the intimate scene. Madam Xi's expression turned even colder when she saw Qin Yan.

The moment Qin Yan walked out, she saw two cold faces…

She pretended not to know anything and took the initiative to greet Madam Xi, "Mom, you're here. I'm sorry, I fell asleep just now and didn't come out to welcome you. Eh, Miss Nie is here too?"

Qin Yan looked at Nie Mianmian and pretended to be shocked, "Ah Ting, you only told me that Mom was here, you didn't tell me that Miss Nie was here too. Did Miss Nie come with Mom?"

Xi Ting didn't tell her that Nie Mianmian was here too. But Qin Yan knew. She had heard Madam Xi and Nie Mianmian talking outside.

She said it on purpose to spite Nie Mianmian. She knew what Nie Mianmian cared about the most, so she knew how to upset her.

As expected, by the time Qin Yan finished speaking, Nie Mianmian's eyes were almost overflowing with gloom.

Qin Yan looked at her gloomy expression and smiled, "Mom, Miss Nie, quickly sit down. Oh right, what would you like to drink? Has the secretary prepared it?"

She talked to Madam Xi and Nie Mianmian like she was the mistress of the house.

Madam Xi's and Nie Mianmian's expressions darkened. Madam Xi was slightly better, but Nie Mianmian's expression was already awful.

Qin Yan was mainly targeting her. Those words were mainly meant for Nie Mianmian.

Nie Mianmian wasn't stupid, she could tell. But with Madam Xi and Xi Ting around, she could only suppress her anger and pretend not to know anything.

Even so, when she saw Qin Yan holding Xi Ting so intimately, Nie Mianmian almost went crazy with jealousy.

She couldn't accept the way Xi Ting looked at Qin Yan. He was so focused and loving...It was as if he only had eyes for Qin Yan.

She had never seen such a focused and affectionate gaze from him even in her dreams.

If… he was willing to look at her the same way, she would probably think that she was the happiest person in the world.

She'd been by his side for over 20 years. But he gave all his love to another woman. She was indignant.

If liking him meant that she was destined to end up like this, then what had she done for the past 20 years? He wasn't even touched.

The more Nie Mianmian thought about it, the sadder she felt. She tried to hold it in, but she couldn't. She said sourly, "Miss Qin, you don't have to bother us. How could the secretary dare to neglect Aunt Xi when she's in her son's company? Why would she need Miss Qin to worry about this?"

"But Miss Qin, you said that you were asleep, so you didn't know we were here. I think it's getting late. It's already past lunch break, why would Miss Qin be sleeping at this time?"

Nie Mianmian sounded normal on the surface. But anyone more attentive could tell that there was another layer to her words.

Madam Xi's expression darkened, "Mianmian is right. Ah Ting is my son. I'm here at my son's company, and there are plenty of people to entertain me. There are no outsiders here, so why are you being so polite? It's already so late, and you're still sleeping. Why were you sleeping when Mianmian and I came? Only you know if you're sleeping or not."

Madam Xi hadn't thought so much. But after hearing what Nie Mianmian said, she grew instantly unhappy with Qin Yan.

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