Madam’s Awakening Shocks The Whole World
Chapter 145 - 143: The Arrogant Woman (One More)

Chapter 145: Chapter 143: The Arrogant Woman (One More)

After the meal, Lee Fong and Lu Xue Zhen were clearing the table when Qin An pulled Qin Qin aside.

"Qinqin, who is he?!" Qin An glanced in Mo Yunchen’s direction, but saw him looking back. Qin An was startled and quickly looked away.

"Dad, he’s just an ordinary friend!"

Qin Qin felt somewhat guilty saying this; although there was truly nothing between her and him, even she felt a little insincere describing him as just an ordinary friend.

Hearing Qinqin describe him as an ordinary friend, Qin An finally felt at ease; his daughter was so good-natured that he took her word for it.

"Dad, weren’t you going to meet a friend this afternoon? Please go. The shop is quite dull, and you could take Aunt Lee with you."

Qinqin affectionately held Qin An’s arm and spoke sweetly.

Qin An’s cheeks flushed. He looked inside and said, "What are you talking about? Your Aunt Lee wouldn’t... go on then."

"If you don’t go, how will you know she won’t go!"

Qin An pretended to cough twice, looking at his daughter. With encouragement in her eyes, Qin An mustered up the courage, nodded, and walked inside.

Soon after, Lee Fong and Qin An came out and said goodbye to Qin Qin before leaving.

Qin An turned back with a smile, and Qin Qin waved at him happily, silently conveying that it would be fine for him to come home later.

As she watched the two leave, Qin Qin turned around and bumped into a sturdy chest, wincing as she covered her forehead and looking up to glare at Mo Yunchen, "Can’t you say something when you stand behind me?"

A warm, large hand covered her forehead, gently rubbing it, "Does it hurt?! I thought you knew I was there!"

Doctor Bai and Xiao Yuan glanced over, and, feeling embarrassed, Qin Qin pulled Mo Yunchen outside, "Can you not do that in the future? You’re President Mo, Master Mo, are you that idle? Don’t come to places like this anymore, it’s not suitable for you."

She had considered it for a while before deciding; she did not want him to disrupt her life and disturb her peace of mind anymore.

After Qin Qin finished speaking, she felt the atmosphere around her turn chillingly cold, with Mo Yunchen’s somber presence enveloping her.

"Do you... really dislike me that much?!" His voice contained a barely noticeable sorrow.

Qin Qin felt a constriction in her heart. She felt like she needed to explain something but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

His phoenix eyes locked firmly on Qin Qin as she hung her head, unwilling to look at him. Mo Yunchen clenched his fists tightly, the discomfort surging in his heart becoming more pronounced. He covered his chest, where ’he’ wanted to come out upon seeing her, just as he had always tried to control it, refusing to let ’him’ emerge.

He turned away, not wanting her to see his discomfiture.

Mo Sheng emerged from nowhere, his gaze complex as he looked at Qin Qin, before directly supporting Mo Yunchen, "President Mo!"

Mo Yunchen lifted his head, his eyes swirling with a mischievous gleam. Mo Sheng was taken aback, "We’ll go back right away."

Qin Qin watched Mo Yunchen’s slightly hunched but still towering figure. He seemed to be in pain. Could it be a toxin acting up?

Anxious to step forward, she hesitated, remaining in place. Maybe this was for the best; if he didn’t come to find her anymore, her life could return to tranquility, couldn’t it?

Mo Yunchen halted his steps, waiting for her to call out to him, yet minutes later, her voice never sounded.

A pained smile curled at the corners of his lips as he sat in the car with Mo Sheng’s help, slumping wearily into the seat, the frenzy coursing through him belonging to another part of himself. In truth, he sometimes envied that other him for doing the things he dared not do, yet at times, he was also relieved that she did not ignore him because of what that other part of him had done.

"Qinqin, why are you standing here in a daze?" Lu Xuezhen came out and saw Qinqin standing alone outside, staring vacantly in the direction of the departing domineering man.

Qinqin looked at Lu Xuezhen with a somber expression, "It’s nothing, just thinking about some things. Let’s go inside."

Lu Xuezhen nodded.

At that moment, a flamboyantly dressed woman, clad in fur and wearing sunglasses, walked in with a designer handbag in hand.

Doctor Bai and Xiao Yuan behind the counter looked up, and Qinqin and Lu Xuezhen also walked in.

Qinqin’s beautiful eyes glanced at the woman, then indifferently withdrew her gaze.

The flamboyant woman took off her sunglasses, looking down on the inside of the Heavenly Medicine Shop with contempt before walking over to the Eight Immortals table. She wiped the stool with a look of disdain before sitting down with her legs crossed, tilting her head up to face Doctor Bai and Xiao Yuan and asked, "Which one of you is the boss?"

Stepping forward, Qinqin lifted the corners of her lips into a smile, her eyes, however, devoid of any warmth, "I am."

The woman glanced sideways at Qinqin, seeing such a young shop owner, her eyes flashed with disdain, but she still stood up and walked over to Qinqin, "I heard you’re on good terms with Mr. Gan?! Did Mr. Gan come by to support your business today?"

Doctor Bai and the others finally understood the purpose of the woman’s visit.

"Not very good, I would just say we’re acquainted," Qinqin replied calmly.

Upon hearing this, the woman frowned unhappily, muttering under her breath, "Wasn’t it said that they had a good relationship?! Making me come here to connect, how annoying."

The woman’s voice was low, but Qinqin had good hearing and caught every word clearly.

After finishing her muttering, the woman lifted her head, tossed her hair with a coquettish air, and haughtily addressed Qinqin, "I’m Fu Yanyan. My man told me to give you a lot of support today, so show me around and let’s see what you’ve got in this shop!"

After Fu Yanyan spoke, Lu Xuezhen looked at Qinqin, and Qinqin nodded at Lu Xuezhen, then lifted a faint smile, her eyes betraying an unclear meaning.

Lu Xuezhen led Fu Yanyan towards the showcase where the Pills were displayed.

Fu Yanyan, with a haughty expression, observed the rows of showcases, the price tags on the Pills and muscle creams, then exclaimed in shock, "Why is everything so expensive here?"

She thought a mere pharmacy would cost her a few thousand at the most, but now she saw that a single Life-Nourishing Pill cost thirty thousand, an Ice Muscle Paste cost eighty thousand, and, to her astonishment, the Marrow-Cleasing Pill was priced at a hundred thousand. What were these things anyway?!

"Miss, our prices are clearly marked here. You’ll realize that these items are actually very reasonable once you’ve tried them," said Lu Xuezhen, holding back her disdain. She could tell right away that this woman was not decent, so bold as to be rude; this was the type of person she disliked the most.

Fu Yanyan gave Lu Xuezhen a sidelong glance and with haughty lips, she said, "Reasonable? I think this is nothing but fraud! Never mind, I’m not keen on your stuff anyway. Just give me one of those Life-Nourishing Pills!"

Her benefactor gave her just over a hundred thousand a month, and if it weren’t for the fact that he was a government official—his title allowed her to get things done—she wouldn’t bother sticking with him.

Once again, her benefactor’s words echoed in her ears, instructing to take good care of the business owned by this Qinqin and not to provoke her, so he could use Qinqin to connect with Mr. Gan.

This Qinqin didn’t seem to know Mr. Gan well at all. Could that man have made a mistake?!