Chapter 496: Chapter 495: Xiaolang Repays the Money, Stumbles upon a Scene (Second Update)

Yin Qin pursed his lips.

He had not anticipated that, in Luo Xiaolang’s mind, that was how he felt about him.

He had never cared about Luo Xiaolang’s feelings before. He never considered whether his actions would harm or cause misunderstandings with Luo Xiaolang. Yet now, he was carefully navigating his relationship with Ji Baixin, considering all aspects for her, but he still couldn’t gain Ji Baixin’s trust. He wondered if this was some kind of retribution.

Ji Baixin noticed that Yin Qin had remained silent.

She said, “So, Luo Xiaolang deceived me?”

“No,” Yin Qin reassured definitively, “Luo Xiaolang and I shared a bed, but nothing happened between us. We only kissed twice. Once during our cohabitation, and once when I proposed. That’s all there was between us, no complications.”

Ji Baixin stared at Yin Qin, eyes direct, “Is that true?”

“If you don’t believe me, why did you come and ask me?” Yin Qin retorted.

Ji Baixin’s eyes flickered slightly.

Yin Qin clarified, “So, what are you still worried about? Are you still worrying that I might have feelings for Luo Xiaolang? I didn’t touch Luo Xiaolang when we were together, do you think I would miss her after we broke up? Ji Baixin, can you have some confidence in yourself, can you have some faith in me? I have loved you for so many years, everyone in the world knows that I can’t live without you, yet you kept denying me. What do you want me to do? To what extent must I prove that I don’t like Luo Xiaolang, and only love you?”

Yin Qin’s words were filled with emotion.

He had had enough of Ji Baixin’s recent suspicions.

He had already made things so clear to Ji Baixin; what on earth was she still worried about?!

Never had he imagined the day he’d be proved wrong would come so painfully.

Ji Baixin was silent.

At that moment, she genuinely believed Yin Qin.

She genuinely believed that Yin Qin was only meeting his parental obligation towards the little tiger that Luo Xiaolang birthed, and not because he missed Luo Xiaolang.

Her silence stemmed from not knowing what to say at that moment.

“If Luo Xiaolang really wanted to be with me, would she have told you about our terrible relationship? Isn’t she doing this just to make it clear to you that there’s nothing between me and her, and there’s no sentiment left? Why can’t you just trust us!” Yin Qin declared loudly.

Ji Baixin muttered, “I just… thought Luo Xiaolang wasn’t that innocent. She did many things that led to many misunderstandings by the media. I thought she was pretending to break up with you and acting magnanimous to make me look like the villain. Then little by little, she’d regain your attention and reunite with you…”

“She is not that kind of person. Ji Baixin, let me tell you again, she is not that kind of person. She is not like any other woman in high society, she’s not that complicated! If she says she won’t be with me anymore, she won’t!” Yin Qin fiercely told Ji Baixin off.

At this moment, he didn’t know whether his anger was truly because of Ji Baixin’s distrust towards him or Luo Xiaolang, or because… he actually cared a lot. He cared a lot that Luo Xiaolang had revealed their past to Ji Baixin. He was bothered by the fact that Luo Xiaolang really didn’t want anything to do with him anymore and wanted to push him towards Ji Baixin.

Ji Baixin once again stared at Yin Qin. She said, “Maybe I had misunderstood before, but I won’t just easily dismiss my inner thoughts. Yin Qin, I can feel how you treat me, and I can see clearly what kind of person Luo Xiaolang really is. I will measure this myself. Now, I don’t want to have any barriers between us because of Luo Xiaolang. I admit I overthought in the past, I was not confident enough after going through so many things, and I was afraid that you would find me troublesome and that you would not like me anymore.”

Ji Baixin’s words were genuinely moving.

In that moment, the pride that Yin Qin had displayed earlier had softened.

Ji Baixin continued, “I was once so proud. I really didn’t think there would come a day when I would face so many hardships. I was really scared that just as I started to fall for you, you would stop loving me. I was genuinely upset about how outrageous I had been to you. I really wanted us to have a fresh start, to repay you for everything you had done for me. But I was afraid that after giving my all, you would tell me that you had moved on and that you no longer loved me. Yin Qin, after dealing with scumbag Li Wenjun, I was truly afraid of being abandoned again. I was scared that I would do something to retaliate against you…”

At this point, Yin Qin had already stood up from his office chair. He walked over to Ji Baixin and embraced her in his arms.

Ji Baixin tightened her grip on him.

Yin Qin had once doubted his feelings for Ji Baixin. He also wondered if his feelings for Ji Baixin were no longer as pure as before, and if he saw it more like a kind of compensation, a kind of protection. But he could still feel the love he possessed for Ji Baixin in that moment, otherwise every time when he saw her distressed, he wouldn’t be able to mask his emotions. When he saw her in pain, he felt heartache.

Maybe, maybe it was only because Luo Xiaolang had been in his life for such a long time. Maybe because only Luo Xiaolang had given birth to the little tiger. Maybe because only Luo Xiaolang had been abandoned by him at their wedding ceremony, which led him to frequently and unintentionally recall her, wanting to continue treating her well, wanting her to have a good life. The truth was, he did have feelings for Ji Baixin, and he still loved Ji Baixin.

The two held each other for a long time.

After letting the past unpleasant matters out, their strained relation seemed to have been resolved.

They truly had Luo Xiaolang to thank for this.

Thanks to Luo Xiaolang for saying so much about how bad it was when she and Yin Qin were together, and how Yin Qin did not have feelings for her.

In the end, women are selfish. All they want is that the man only loved her, just her.

Yin Qin let go of Ji Baixin.

He looked at her fair face, and her genuinely beautiful appearance.

She bore some resemblance to Ji Baijian, though she wasn’t as glaring as him, she was no less dazzling. When he first saw Ji Baixin, he was attracted by her beautiful face and from then on, he couldn’t escape.

He had liked her for so many years, he had liked her for so many years…

He looked at Ji Baixin and she looked at him too.

The atmosphere between the two started changing…

Yin Qin swallowed.

What should he do now, what should he do now…

He saw Ji Baixin suddenly close her eyes.

He looked at her lips.

He didn’t understand his moment of hesitation, didn’t understand why he felt such an internal struggle, but in the end he lowered his head, was about to kiss Ji Baixin when the door was suddenly opened.

Yin Qin and Ji Baixin stiffened and were taken aback.

Both felt awkward.

Turning around, they saw Luo Xiaolang at the door, followed by Wu Meili, and several bank employees behind Luo Xiaolang.

Wu Meili’s facial features were contorted with displeasure.

This was such a cliché moment.

She had merely found herself absentminded for a moment when she saw Luo Xiaolang heading towards the office of the chairman of her house with two boxes. She couldn’t stop her in time and saw that Luo Xiaolang had already pushed the door open. Then, she walked in on her chairman and his moonlight, in the midst of an intimate scene…

More or less.

Luo Xiaolang probably didn’t expect to witness such a scene.

Neither did Wu Meili.

This was, after all, an office!

Could they not have their romantic moment at home?

Anyway, the one caught most off guard at that moment was Wu Meili. On one hand, she despised her chairman, on the other, she was considering the fact that her boss had been caught in such a scene by so many people. Would she still be able to keep her job?

Luo Xiaolang was actually very calm.

She was carrying two boxes, with bank staff protecting her all along.

She set the money down in front of Yin Qin and Ji Baixin, showing no embarrassment over what they had just been doing. She said, “I’ve returned your money. Please don’t trouble me in the future.”

Yin Qin just stared at Luo Xiaolang.

Stunned in that moment.

He had planned to refuse the money if Luo Xiaolang came to repay it, yet now he suddenly couldn’t utter a word.

Luo Xiaolang set the money down.

She had not expected that the bank would notify her so quickly that she could withdraw the money.

After leaving the bank, a staff member called her to say they had prepared her cash. She turned back to get it, thinking she could just carry it in. However, the bank staff insisted on escorting her until the money was safely delivered. Not wanting any hassle, she agreed.

Yin Qin didn’t take the two boxes of money, just staring straight at Luo Xiaolang.

“I didn’t mean to intrude.” Luo Xiaolang left this comment.

She was genuinely apologizing for her somewhat rash behavior just now.

If she had known they were in there kissing, she would not have barged in so directly.

And just like that, Luo Xiaolang left.

After she left, there were still two bank staff in Yin Qin’s office. A staff member asked, “Do you need to re-deposit this money into the bank? Carrying large amounts of cash is quite dangerous.”

It’s a common practice.

A common banking practice.

At this point, Yin Qin was also a bit impatient, blankly gazing at the two boxes of money which had unexpectedly ignited his anger.

He instructed Wu Meili, “Deposit the money.”

“Yes, I’ll do that immediately.” Wu Meili was being especially obsequious at this moment, fearing any slight mistake might cost her job.

Wu Meili left with the bank staff, carrying the two boxes of money.

Only Yin Qin and Ji Baixin were left in the office now.

Both were understandably embarrassed.

What they had started to do earlier couldn’t be resumed now.

The atmosphere was quite awkward.

All of a sudden, Ji Baixin spoke up, “Luo Xiaolang really returned the money to you. I thought she was just joking. To an average person, five million isn’t a small amount.”

Yin Qin kept silent.

Ji Baixin continued, “I’m starting to believe that Luo Xiaolang really wants to sever ties with you. It seems like Luo Xiaolang doesn’t even like you.”

Yin Qin seemed unmoved.

“Luo Xiaolang was 18 years old when she was with you, and now she’s just turned 20. She came from a rural area, inexperienced and naive. She might not even understand what love is. She could think that playing around with someone means love. Eventually, she’ll realize she can play and have fun with many people. And you are just one of them.” Ji Baixin truly started considering this possibility seriously at this moment.

“So you see, it’s not possible between Luo Xiaolang and me. She truly doesn’t like me… and I don’t like her either,” Yin Qin said dismissively.

Two people who dislike each other would break up so definitively, leaving no lingering feelings.

Luo Xiaolang truly didn’t like Yin Qin, otherwise why would she want so desperately to be free of him?

Back in the time when he harbored such resentment towards Ji Baixin, he wanted to kill him for betraying his deep affection. Even when filled with anger, and knowing full well that he and Ji Baixin probably stood no chance, he was still unwilling to let go. And that was because he liked Ji Baixin, and he couldn’t let go no matter what!

Luo Xiaolang never truly liked him, which was why she could let go so easily!

These thoughts occupied his mind, as he quietly contemplated.

Ji Baixin said, “I won’t disturb your work any longer. Come home early tonight. I’ll be waiting for you to have dinner together.”

Yin Qin looked at him.

“I must admit that I’ve been overly prejudiced before. I hope we can start over,” Ji Baixin said, the corner of his mouth lifting into a smile.

That smile, gave a sense of a return to their old vibrant days.

Yin Qin responded with a slight smile, “Okay.”

He thought.

Let’s do it this way.

From now on, let it be this way!