Married The Crybaby Childhood Crush First, Then Fell in Love - Chapter 15

“Sister Qiuqiu…” Lin Wanqing’s lips trembled, “I…”

Lin Wanqing’s eyes immediately reddened, and her heart fiercely twitched.

Seeing that Yan Qiu turned her head away and ignored her, Lin Wanqing carefully let go of her hand and slowly retreated from the gym.

In the deserted gym, Yan Qiu was drenched in sweat, with strands of hair clinging to her cheeks.

The pain in her legs stimulated her nerves, making every breath painful and difficult.

After Lin Wanqing left, Yan Qiu clenched her fingers and forcefully slammed them against the wall.

She didn’t want Lin Wanqing to see her looking so pathetic and helpless. Although she usually acted indifferent, her painful and powerless legs were the most shameful part of her existence.

Yan Qiu’s eyes were dark and flickering with remorse as she looked at the empty doorway.

…

Butler: “Did Miss Lin find CEO Yan?”

Lin Wanqing forced an unnatural smile, “Yes, I’ll be heading back to school in a bit.”

Butler: “The kitchen has prepared your favorite dishes. Please have some with the Miss and CEO Yan.”

The redness around Lin Wanqing’s eyes couldn’t be hidden. She quietly wiped away the tears caused by the scolding.

Yan Qiu had always been polite, gentle, and humble towards her, softly calling her “Tian Tian,” and her words and actions were never inappropriate, always considerate and thorough.

The harsh reprimand just now felt like tearing off a mask of pretense, revealing an inner stubbornness and frenzy.

The butler saw Lin Wanqing’s expression and knew what had happened.

“CEO Yan is always sensitive about being disturbed when she’s in the gym. She didn’t mean to bully Miss Lin.”

Lin Wanqing gave a bitter smile: “…I understand.”

The butler sighed heavily, “Since the car accident, the former chairman and madam passed away, and CEO Yan returning from the gates of hell with disabled legs is already the best outcome. She was born favored by heaven; how could she accept being different from others, especially when facing Miss Lin?”

Lin Wanqing was stunned: Facing me?

The butler didn’t continue, though it was evident that Yan Qiu showed a unique degree of kindness to Lin Wanqing, even being overly considerate.

Half an hour later,

Lin Wanqing sat nervously on the sofa in the reception room, looking through the pattern drafts she needed to submit, writing annotations in black pen on the paper.

A wheelchair slid across the floor. Yan Qiu had changed clothes, and her long hair was slightly damp, suggesting she had just showered.

When Lin Wanqing saw her, she instantly gripped the paper in her hand, wary like a little rabbit that had just escaped a hawk’s grasp.

Lin Wanqing was scared: “Sister Qiuqiu, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have entered the gym without permission.”

Yan Qiu: “It’s my fault.”

Lin Wanqing froze, not expecting Yan Qiu to apologize.

How could someone as beautiful and proud as Yan Qiu apologize?

Yan Qiu gently stroked the back of Lin Wanqing’s hand, her downcast eyes looking both innocent and lonely. Sitting alone in a cold, steel wheelchair, the pervasive sense of solitude made the heart ache to the point of suffocation.

Yan Qiu: “I shouldn’t have yelled at you just now. I apologize.”

Lin Wanqing quickly shook her head, “No, no, Sister, please don’t take it to heart.”

Yan Qiu took off the gold-rimmed glasses on her nose and looked at Lin Wanqing earnestly. Her little rabbit had cried again and was feeling very wronged.

Yan Qiu looked at her sincerely, “I’m sorry, I didn’t want you to see me looking undignified.”

A prolonged gaze made Lin Wanqing’s face flush, giving her the illusion of being in love. She felt shy.

Lin Wanqing put her hand on Yan Qiu’s leg, “Did you hurt yourself when you fell just now? Should I help you apply some medicine?”

Yan Qiu: “It hurts a lot, I scraped myself. I’ll trouble Tian Tian.”

As Lin Wanqing turned to fetch the first aid kit, Yan Qiu asked her from behind,

“Don’t you think my legs are ugly?”

Lin Wanqing turned her head: “No, not at all. Sister’s legs have smooth muscle lines; you can’t even tell there’s anything wrong with them.”

Yan Qiu was pleased by this remark and said with a smile, “My legs hurt a lot. I’ll trouble Tian Tian to massage them for a while longer.”

If she could receive a kiss and a hug, she would feel better sooner.

…

It was time to visit Lin Wanqing’s parents’ house.

Yu Fei drove the car to the dormitory building to pick up Lin Wanqing.

Opening the back door, Yan Qiu was sitting inside, “Thank you for making the trip today.”

Lin Wanqing’s first words upon seeing Yan Qiu were, “Does Sister Qiuqiu’s leg still hurt?”

Yan Qiu caressed Lin Wanqing’s hand and placed it on her own leg, “With Tian Tian massaging me, it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

Yu Fei: “Miss Lin doesn’t know this, but the Boss never lets the physical therapist touch her leg.”

Lin Wanqing was surprised: “How can that be!”

Yu Fei: “Exactly. Only Miss Lin is the one who can touch the Boss’s leg.”

She signaled with her eyes: Yes, Miss Lin took the Boss’s innocence.

Lin Wanqing: !

Yan Qiu: “…Yu Fei.”

Yu Fei realized she had said the wrong thing, “Boss, I was merely upholding the honesty and factual attitude required by this job.”

Yan Qiu: “.”

The car arrived at the Lin residence. After the last incident, Qiao Lihua restrained herself and stood at the door, and Lin Hui’s smile was stretching from ear to ear,

“CEO Yan.”

Qiao Lihua greeted enthusiastically: “Wanqing is here too, hurry up and come in. I personally cooked a whole table of your favorite dishes.”

Lin Wanqing nervously took a half-step back, “Thank you, Mother.”

Qiao Lihua smiled warmly, “It’s no trouble at all, we’re all family.”

Lin Wanqing got goosebumps from her sudden eagerness and looked at Yan Qiu for help.

Yan Qiu nodded slightly, accustomed to their attitude, “Let’s go in.”

At the dinner table, Qiao Lihua kept putting food into Lin Wanqing’s bowl, which quickly turned into a small mountain.

“Come on, eat more, eat more.”

Yan Qiu glanced over coolly, “Lin Wanqing has a fragile stomach and cannot eat sea cucumber.”

Qiao Lihua’s smile faltered, “Is that so…”

Lin Hui wanted to subtly bring up the issue of the order with Yan Qiu but found it hard to ask directly. It was the first time Lin Wanqing saw her usually dominant father being so cautious.

Seeing that Lin Wanqing had nearly finished eating, Yan Qiu slowly spoke, “I’d like to take Lin Wanqing’s childhood photos.”

Qiao Lihua’s smile stiffened, “May I ask how old of photos CEO Yan would like?”

Yan Qiu: “Any will do.”

Lin Hui urged, “Hurry up and look through the photo albums. I remember Wanqing and her sister took a lot of photos when they were little.”

Qiao Lihua reluctantly went to the deepest part of the cabinet and brought out the photo albums.

It was a brick-sized photo album. Spread out on the table, flipping through page by page, it was stuffed full.

Lin Wanqing was puzzled, not understanding why Yan Qiu wanted her old photos.

She didn’t dare to ask, a complex feeling crossing her heart. She hadn’t expected her mother to still keep her childhood photos.

As the pages of the album were turned, Qiao Lihua’s smile gradually disappeared.

Lin Hui burst out, “Why are they all Zhenxi’s? There’s not a single one of Wanqing?!”

Qiao Lihua looked at her husband for help, “We lost Wanqing’s childhood photos the last time we moved.”

With these words, everyone present fell into an awkward and frozen atmosphere.

All the photos were of the second daughter, and not a single one of the eldest daughter. No matter how she explained it, it was inexcusable.

Yan Qiu: “Did you lose them on purpose?”

Qiao Lihua loudly defended herself, trying to mask a hint of guilt, “How could that be? Absolutely impossible! Wanqing is my daughter, I love her too much, how could I intentionally lose them!”

Qiao Lihua worriedly glanced at her husband. She didn’t dare to keep many photos of Lin Wanqing, afraid her husband would notice the lack of resemblance between the two.

Lin Hui was humiliated and glared fiercely at his wife.

The meal ended in discord. When no one was around, Lin Wanqing quietly asked her,

“Sister, what do you want my photos for?”

Yan Qiu pinched her face, “The old Tian Tian was very cute.”

Yan Qiu opened her personal pocket watch to check the time. Inside the watch was a small, round two-inch photo pasted in it.

The nine-year-old Lin Wanqing, with her round eyes and slightly chubby baby face, was smiling at the camera, wearing a white lace dress.

The photo in the pocket watch flashed by. Yan Qiu: “I have a meeting this afternoon. My secretary will take you back to school.”

Lin Wanqing was surprised: “The one in the pocket watch was…”

Yan Qiu knowingly asked: “What?”

Lin Wanqing didn’t dare to continue asking: “Nothing…”

It was a bit perverted, but she dared not say it.