On the other side, Aunt Wang had already delivered the notebook to Su Qianqian’s bedroom.
At this moment, Su Qianqian was carefully reading through Lin Mo’s notes.
What she liked to eat and drink, which clothes she preferred to wear, what habits she had in daily life. Everything was recorded clearly, without a single omission.
But for some reason, even though these were all signs that Lin Mo loved her and she should have felt happy, when she saw the contents, an inexplicable sense of loss rose in her heart.
When she thought about how a man who cared for her so wholeheartedly would soon no longer belong to her, Su Qianqian felt a dull ache in her chest. Her heart felt increasingly suffocated.
“It rained all night, my love overflowing like the rainwater~~.”
Just as she was lost in thought, a sudden ringtone interrupted her.
The caller was her company’s secretary.
“Hello. What is it?” Su Qianqian spoke first, her tone icy.
“CEO Su, something has come up at the company. Please come over.”
Su Qianqian’s beautiful brows furrowed slightly, but she remained composed. “Alright. I’ll head over now.”
After saying that, she seemed to think of something and added, “Have… have the bodyguards come pick me up.”
“Ah? CEO Su, isn’t Mr. Lin at home?”
“Mhm…”
Su Qianqian responded vaguely and hung up irritably.
In the past, she never needed to ask anyone to pick her up.
Because as long as she wanted to go somewhere, Lin Mo would take her anywhere in the world.
She remembered once when she learned that Xiao Jibo had fallen seriously ill overseas.
With her injured legs, she could not go abroad to see him.
At that time, she heard that a certain temple had very effective protective charms.
So she wanted to go there and pray for one for Xiao Jibo, if only for peace of mind.
But with her limited mobility, she could not even walk properly, let alone climb a steep mountain peak.
Yet when Lin Mo learned of her intention, he did not hesitate. He carried her on his back and climbed the mountain.
Even when the path was rugged and blisters formed on his feet, he gritted his teeth and persisted.
In the end, he obtained the protective charm for her and arranged for it to be sent abroad to Xiao Jibo.
At that time, Su Qianqian had felt guilty for quite a while and was no longer so cold toward Lin Mo.
Later, Lin Mo had once said that as long as she wanted to go somewhere, he would take her there.
But now…
Knock knock knock.
“Miss, can we depart now?”
A knock sounded at the door.
Su Qianqian immediately closed the notebook and turned her wheelchair toward the door.
Outside stood several well-built bodyguards, looking respectful.
When she came out, one of the younger, more handsome bodyguards stepped forward and pushed her wheelchair with practiced ease.
He pushed her to the top of the stairs and then stopped.
After that, he bent down, preparing to lift her.
“What are you doing?”
Before his hands could even touch her, a cold voice sounded.
He looked up and saw Su Qianqian staring at him with a frosty expression.
“I… I was going to carry you downstairs,” the young bodyguard said obsequiously, his gaze evasive.
Su Qianqian stared at him and said sharply, “There’s no need for you to carry me. You’re dismissed.”
“M… Miss, what do you mean?”
“It means you’re fired.”
Her words were clear and deliberate.
The young bodyguard looked flustered. He glanced at Su Qianqian, then at the more senior bodyguards.
But none of them spoke up for him. They only watched him coldly.
They were not fools. They could see his intentions clearly.
He was simply trying to take a shortcut to get closer to her. After all, Su Qianqian’s wealth and status were obvious.
He just had not expected that his little scheme would not escape her eyes.
Seeing there was no help for him, the young bodyguard lowered his head in disappointment and left unwillingly.
“Carry my wheelchair downstairs,” Su Qianqian ordered the others.
In truth, she had not fired him solely for that reason.
More importantly, she felt resistant to physical contact with men, even Xiao Jibo.
Her mindset was relatively traditional. She believed that before a relationship reached a certain stage, boundaries should not be crossed.
Because of this, she had argued frequently with Xiao Jibo in the past.
Up until now, the only man she had ever been physically close with was Lin Mo.
When she had first become disabled, she had been self-destructive and temperamental.
Whenever she lashed out and tried to hurt herself, Lin Mo would forcibly hold her and stop her.
Strangely, when faced with Lin Mo’s embrace, she did not feel the anger she had expected.
On the contrary, she found herself enjoying that feeling. Her restless and violent emotions would gradually calm down.
But if it were any other man, she would feel deep disgust.
Even she herself did not understand why.
…
On the other side, after hanging up, Lin Mo tidied himself up and went to the address Jiang Qingyue had sent him.
It was a three-star hotel.
As soon as he entered, he spotted Jiang Qingyue immediately.
Not because of anything else, but because she was simply too beautiful.
She was the kind of woman who would stand out in a crowd at first glance.
Delicate features, fair skin, and a high ponytail that radiated youthful vitality.
She wore a simple white T-shirt and tight blue jeans that perfectly accentuated her graceful figure.
The fact that many customers around her kept glancing her way said everything.
“Sister Qingyue, sorry for keeping you waiting,” Lin Mo said apologetically as he approached.
“It’s fine. I just got here too,” Jiang Qingyue replied, her face lighting up with a bright smile as she looked at him.
Anyone with eyes could tell she liked Lin Mo.
After all, a handsome man with a gentle personality like his was hard to resist.
She was no exception.
From the very first time she saw him, she had been deeply drawn to this warm and considerate man.
She had often looked for chances to be alone with him, but Lin Mo had always declined her invitations.
As a result, she had never confessed her feelings.
“Ahem… Sister Qingyue, aren’t you busy lately?” Lin Mo asked awkwardly when he noticed her staring at him.
Jiang Qingyue withdrew her gaze and said with mock resentment, “Yes. Not like you, Mr. Busy. You’re always occupied. I don’t even know what you’re busy with.”
Lin Mo knew she was indirectly probing what he did for a living.
But he only gave an embarrassed smile.
He could hardly say that his profession was being someone else’s husband.
Seeing that he did not want to elaborate, Jiang Qingyue pursed her lips and changed the topic. “By the way, how’s your injury?”
“Much better, Sister Qingyue. I should thank you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have recovered so quickly,” Lin Mo said with a smile, touching his arm.
“Oh please. You healed well on your own. I didn’t do much,” Jiang Qingyue said, her cheeks slightly red.
The two chatted casually.
At that same time, Su Qianqian had finished dealing with company matters and was on her way back.
She sat in the car, staring out the window, looking distracted.
The next second, she saw a familiar figure.
“Stop the car.”
“What’s wrong, Miss?” a bodyguard asked through the rearview mirror.
Su Qianqian ignored him.
Her face darkened as she stared at Lin Mo inside the restaurant, talking with a strange woman.
They looked happy, laughing together.
In front of this woman, Lin Mo appeared completely relaxed, nothing like the reserved way he was around her.
The woman also smiled shyly from time to time.
This scene stabbed painfully at Su Qianqian’s eyes.
“Carry me out of the car,” she said coldly, as if suppressing her anger.
The bodyguards sensed her mood and hurried to comply, swiftly carrying her down.
Inside the restaurant, Lin Mo and Jiang Qingyue seemed to have reached something amusing and both laughed.
Feeling that the moment was right, Jiang Qingyue gathered her courage, her face flushed. “Lin Mo, actually I…”
“What are you two doing?”
A sharp voice cut in.
They both turned to look behind Lin Mo.
Su Qianqian sat in her wheelchair with a cold face, her tone hostile.
There was clear hostility in her eyes when she looked at Jiang Qingyue.
“This is…?” Jiang Qingyue pointed toward Su Qianqian and looked at Lin Mo in confusion.
It was obvious she did not know Su Qianqian was Lin Mo’s nominal wife. Or rather, she did not know he was married.
After a brief hesitation, Lin Mo said, “She’s… a friend of mine.”
Since they were about to divorce anyway, there was no need to continue introducing Su Qianqian as his wife.
Otherwise, it might cause trouble for his future life and also damage Su Qianqian’s reputation.
He believed this explanation would satisfy her.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing his introduction, Su Qianqian’s eyes grew even colder.
She looked like a lion on the verge of losing control, teetering at the edge of fury.
“I see. Hello. My name is Jiang Qingyue. I’m also Lin Mo’s… good friend.”
Jiang Qingyue smiled and extended her hand politely after hearing Lin Mo’s explanation.