Substitute Bride to the Crippled Billionaire-Chapter 32 Holding a Grudge

He sat down and said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, don’t be too reserved. This is Yihan’s private villa. Technically, it’s your territory as well. Chuan and I are the ones intruding here."

Fu Yihan’s private villa?

Hasn’t he always relied on his family? How does he have his own villa?

"Ha!" The doctor sneered coldly, "Gong Qi, why are you so enthusiastic towards everyone? The marriage between those two might not even last. And here you are addressing her as sister-in-law already. Aren’t you afraid Fu Yihan will overhear and get angry?"

Gong Qi frowned, glaring at him, and said seriously, "I’ve called her sister-in-law in front of Yihan, and he didn’t deny it."

The doctor froze for a moment, put down the coffee in his hand, and looked at Qin Chuan in surprise. "He really didn’t deny it?"

Or maybe he did deny it?

Qin Chuan smiled awkwardly, unsure of what she should say at this moment.

"Alright, enough." Gong Qi gave the doctor a shove and looked at Qin Chuan helplessly, "This is Qin Chuan. He grew up with Yihan since they were kids. He’s a bit of a sharp-tongued person, but he’s actually a good guy at heart."

"I’m really not that good." Qin Chuan leaned back with his arms crossed. "Next time you call me over for something like this, I’ll get angry."

"As if." Gong Qi chuckled lightly, "When Yihan wakes up later, won’t you quietly sit still there anyway?"

Qin Chuan shot him a glare and closed his eyes, pretending to rest.

Gong Qi chuckled helplessly, taking the cup Qin Chuan had set down earlier, and said with a light smile, "Let me refill your coffee."

Seeing his practiced movements, Qin Chuan swallowed the words she was about to say.

After finishing her cup of coffee, Qin Chuan finally managed to calm herself down from the events of the day.

"Young Master Qin Chuan, Mr. Fu has woken up."

Suddenly, A Qi’s voice rang out from upstairs.

Qin Chuan lazily opened his eyes and headed upstairs.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan followed and stood.

"Sister-in-law." Gong Qi called out to Qin Chuan, smiling lightly, "Yihan doesn’t like anyone being present while he’s talking to others. That includes me."

Qin Chuan paused for a moment and then sat back down.

She stared at the empty cup on the table, her gaze wandering.

Seeing her at a loss, Gong Qi smiled and stood up. "Want to go out for a walk?"

"Huh?" Qin Chuan quickly stood up, nervous, "Sure... sure!"

Gong Qi gestured for her to go first.

Qin Chuan quickly walked ahead.

This villa was situated at the edge of the entire neighborhood. The neighbors on either side were far apart, leaving ample space between them.

Walking along the road by the street, the two of them admired the surrounding scenery.

It must be said, the environment here was truly remarkable.

Shadows of green willow trees, small bridges over flowing water.

"I heard you have an older sister, Sister-in-law?"

Qin Chuan’s heart tightened, and she glanced at Gong Qi.

"Don’t misunderstand. I’m not prying into your family matters." Gong Qi smiled kindly. "It’s just that Qin Chuan had some connections with the Su family in the past, so he knows a bit about them."

Qin Chuan was mildly surprised and gave him a sidelong look, smiling slightly. "Yes, but my sister is shy by nature and doesn’t usually like meeting people."

"Really?" Gong Qi smiled and turned his head to look forward.

"Honestly, Yihan doesn’t have much of a good temper either. We used to fight a lot when we were kids. But I could never win against him. Ever since his car accident, there hasn’t been another chance for us to fight."

"..."

Although Qin Chuan couldn’t quite understand such feelings, she could sense that these two cared deeply for Fu Yihan, just as much as the old man did.

Gong Qi glanced at her face, observing her expressions, but realized she was quietly lowering her head without saying a word.

"Do you think he’s hard to get along with?" Gong Qi asked.

"Ah?" Qin Chuan turned to him, surprised. "Not really. He’s not as difficult as I imagined."

Gong Qi showed a satisfied smile. "So our sister-in-law isn’t like those ordinary people."

Qin Chuan chuckled lightly. "It’s just that I’ve also experienced being judged and misunderstood by others, so I can empathize with him."

"You’ve been through the same?" Gong Qi looked mildly surprised. "Sister-in-law, were you hurt before?"

Qin Chuan realized her slip and quickly shook her head. "No, no, it was my sister. She was injured when she was young. Whenever I took her out, people would make insensitive comments."

Gong Qi nodded in understanding. "So your sister must be someone deserving of pity."

As he spoke, his lips carried a smile—not one of mockery, nor anything else—just pure kindness.

No one had ever spoken about her like this before, not with such an expression.

Qin Chuan suddenly felt warm inside and lowered her head, saying softly, "She doesn’t want pity. Rather than receiving sympathetic glances, she prefers to be treated like a normal person."

Gong Qi was momentarily stunned, his gaze at Qin Chuan becoming deeper.

Feeling his steady gaze, Qin Chuan asked suspiciously, "What is it? Is there something dirty on my face?"

"No." Gong Qi withdrew his gaze, smiling lightly. "He’s been wallowing for so long. If only he had met you earlier."

"Huh?" Qin Chuan scratched her head awkwardly. "I don’t think I’d make any difference, whether meeting earlier or later."

"... Sister-in-law, that’s not what I meant." Gong Qi smiled helplessly.

Qin Chuan blinked in confusion, her long lashes fluttering like butterfly wings.

"Then what did you mean?" she asked.

Gong Qi laughed and covered his forehead, chuckling twice. Then he sighed. "It’s my mistake. We shouldn’t be talking about this now. It’s too early."

"Hmm?"

Qin Chuan’s confusion deepened.

"Never mind. Let’s head back."

"..."

The two of them strolled leisurely back to the house.

On the sofa, the person sitting there had already changed. Seeing the awakened Fu Yihan, Qin Chuan trotted over and asked quietly, "Are you alright?"

Fu Yihan glanced at her but said nothing.

Qin Chuan awkwardly straightened her posture.

"Yihan." Gong Qi looked at him disapprovingly. "Today, it was thanks to Sister-in-law that you weren’t caught and photographed with those bizarre pictures."

"Humph!" Fu Yihan snorted coldly.

"With how careless you guys are, you fall into traps even at a banquet." Qin Chuan mocked snidely from the side.

Fu Yihan shot him a frosty glare.

Qin Chuan paused, coughed awkwardly, and didn’t say more.

Seeing this, Gong Qi laughed gleefully. "Look at that. Where’s all your confidence now?"

Qin Chuan glared at him but said nothing.

Gong Qi walked over and continued teasing him, unfazed. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Qin Chuan, amused, couldn’t help but glance over a few times.

"What are you looking at?"

Qin Chuan froze for a moment and quickly looked away, saying softly, "Nothing..."

"Don’t tell Grandpa about what happened today."

The cold tone sounded more like a command.

"Okay..."

Fu Yihan turned to A Qi. "Help me up."

A Qi helped Fu Yihan into a wheelchair before stepping aside, directing his gaze toward Qin Chuan.