Chronicle of the 70s
Chapter 169 - 165 Shen Yuehong up by the third watch of the night

Chapter 169: 165 Shen Yuehong up by the third watch of the night

Li Xianglu stopped in her tracks and stood at the corner, watching.

The girl was exceptionally beautiful, with delicate and elongated phoenix eyes. The most beautiful part had to be her slender neck, impossibly elegant, just like a swan. Li Xianglu thought this as she touched her own neck, finding its length just right, then looked at the girl who was around 1.7 meters tall, standing just at shoulder height next to Qin Xi, a perfect match, especially suited for kissing.

In fact, she and Qin Xi had also kissed before, but a 1.65 meters girl paired with a 1.82 meters guy, standing and kissing was a bit of a struggle.

While Li Xianglu was indulging in her wild imagination, she suddenly heard Qin Xi’s call: "Xiangxiang, you’re here, come quick, we’re going home, my dad is coming over tonight, we need to buy more food."

Li Xianglu was somewhat bemused by Qin Xi’s sudden burst of enthusiasm.

Seeing Li Xianglu motionless, Qin Xi strode over and half-embraced her as they approached the long-necked beauty. He introduced her, "Xiangxiang, this is Shen Yuehong, the granddaughter of grandpa’s old comrade, living in the same courtyard as grandpa. This is my wife, Li Xianglu, the finance genius."

Li Xianglu felt somewhat uncomfortable with Qin Xi’s many prefixes. Since when had she become a genius in Qin Xi’s eyes?

Shen Yuehong offered a somewhat stiff smile and said, "Ms. Li, I’ve long heard of your great reputation."

Li Xianglu smiled sweetly, deliberately looking at Qin Xi with a face full of happiness and said, "Thank you. I’ve never seen you before, and I didn’t expect us to be so fated to end up at the same university."

Shen Yuehong’s face turned very ugly upon hearing this; she hadn’t been admitted last year, not into any university, and had to study for another year to get in. The exam was much harder than the first year, but what could she say now, that she was outstanding?

Qin Xi said indifferently, "Mr. Shen, I’m sorry, but I need to go back with my wife, we have some things to take care of at home."

Shen Yuehong hadn’t expected Qin Xi to be such a cold person. Disappointed and feeling slightly aggrieved, she said, "Alright, Grandpa Qin said you would take care of me, didn’t expect you to be so busy?"

It was then that Li Xianglu suddenly realized, damn it, was this an attempt to steal her man?

Shen Yuehong, with a face full of grievance, turned and left without saying goodbye, acting as if she had been greatly wronged. Li Xianglu, on the other hand, had a ferocious look on her face, her teeth bared and claws out, as if she wanted to rush up and scratch the other girl’s face!

Qin Xi, amused, pulled her into his embrace and dragged her away.

Arriving at the bicycle shed, seeing her still furious, he soothed her, "Wife, you have to protect me. There are too many Little Demons out there, just waiting to ambush me whenever I pass by!" Qin Xi said this with mock anger.

Li Xianglu nodded seriously and said, "Okay, I will protect you well and won’t let any other demon eat you up!"

Qin Xi nodded, looking very serious, and asked, "Well, isn’t it better for you to eat me up first so I can be safe in your belly?"

Hearing this, Li Xianglu’s cheeks turned crimson, and she pouted, coyly pinching Qin Xi.

Qin Xi lowered his head and kissed that small mouth, smacked his lips with satisfaction and said, "Oh, you’ve eaten watermelon already."

Li Xianglu grinned happily, "Yes, I’ve eaten watermelon. I never expected Lu Anna to be Brother Lu’s sister, and Sister Yun Mei’s sister-in-law."

Qin Xi had already known but had never mentioned it. Upon hearing that Li Xianglu knew, he inquired about how she found out.

Li Xianglu recounted the whole affair and finally sighed, "That Ma Lingling is too scheming. She even had the silly girl Xiao Chong step up to forcefully make me forgive her."

Qin Xi’s expression darkened, and after pondering for a moment he said, "I’ll deal with this Ma Lingling. You stay out of it. Be careful in the future, she’s not that simple."

Li Xianglu raised her eyebrow. Hadn’t she spoken correctly? Just a scheming green tea girl, how complicated could she be?

Qin Xi exhaled, ruffling Li Xianglu’s hair and said, "In the countryside, going to university relies on recommendations, only with the big team’s endorsement does one have the qualifications to take the exams. How could Ma Lingling’s family convince the team leader’s family?"

Li Xianglu raised her eyebrow, blinked, and said incredulously, "She didn’t use some unspeakable tactics, did she?"

Qin Xi nodded and said, "It’s beyond your imagination. She will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Her ordinary background and mediocre grades, yet the homeroom teacher favors her—haven’t you thought about the reason?"

Li Xianglu felt a pang in her heart. Indeed, the teachers in school were relatively upright, but to study in Capital University, one is either academically excellent or comes from a powerful family background. Ma Lingling was nothing special—was she as beautiful as a goddess? At best, she’s modest-looking.

Thinking up to this point, Li Xianglu shivered, thinking of the unspoken rules of the previous life and the girls who debased themselves for sales performance. Was it worth it?

The two of them didn’t speak much along the way. Arriving at the Overseas Chinese Store, Li Xianglu bought several bottles of Moutai, some meat, vegetables, bread, and pastries. After pondering, she looked around the miscellaneous goods section and to her delight, she found a metal plate for slicing cold noodles and happily purchased it.

On the way back, Li Xianglu’s mood had clearly improved a lot, chattering nonstop about Xiao Chong’s tearful look, then about Lu Anna’s odd reaction when she saw her acquaintance with Xi Yunmei. Qin Xi simply smiled and responded, uttering the usual sounds of agreement, but his expression was somewhat complex as he rode ahead.

Shen Yuehong appeared just like in the previous life, during my sophomore year at university, pretending to take care of me under the order of Grandpa Qin?

Can’t she differentiate between polite remarks and reality?

Grandpa Qin is what kind of person, without Li Xianglu in his previous life he might have been somewhat sincere, but in this life with Li Xianglu here and Li Huai Ren as a towering figure, he definitely wouldn’t be so out of touch as to find girls for his already married grandson. That would just be looking for discomfort.

So it seems that Shen Yuehong took the initiative to come to me; she’s really confident, isn’t she? Knowing I’m already married and still approaching. Does she think being beautiful makes her invincible, that all men would fall for her act?

Yes, Shen Yuehong was his wife in Qin Xi’s previous life, a woman who would stoop to any low, on par with that Ma Lingling. Ironically, Ma Lingling later became Shen Yuehong’s right-hand man at work, virtually helping Shen Yuehong sleep her way up. But when a crisis hit, Shen Yuehong was the first to throw Ma Lingling under the bus, bringing out all of Ma Lingling’s evidence of monetary corruption and bribing higher-ups. Without a chance to defend herself, Ma Lingling was convicted. She couldn’t argue; was the voice on that recorder not her own, the woman in those photos impersonated by someone else?

Later, for reasons unknown, after taking on all the blame, Ma Lingling slit her wrists and died in the custody of a detention center, her blood writing Shen Yuehong’s name on the bathroom wall—showing the depth of her hatred for Shen Yuehong.

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