Try Saying You Don't Like It - Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Only then did Yin Qiuman realize there was another person present. Her ears instantly turned red, though she showed no reaction on her face, merely nodding to Lin Yue.

“Hello.”

Her tone was reserved, as if meeting for the first time.

Well, this was only the second time she and Lin Yue had met; being unfamiliar and distant was normal.

But Lin Yue was adept at being thick-skinned and naturally familiar. She didn’t let Yin Qiuman’s distance bother her and waved very enthusiastically at Yin Qiuman: “Hello, it’s our second meeting, Miss Yin. Oh no, I should call you Xingxing’s wife.”

Yin Qiuman felt her ears heat up even more at the title. Fortunately, her long hair covered them, preventing her from showing any visible signs of her strange emotion.

Yin Qiuman quite liked the title ‘Xingxing’s wife,’ but it was inconvenient to use.

“Boss Lin, please just call me by my name,” Yin Qiuman paused before saying.

“Name? Yin Qiuman? That sounds too unfamiliar,” Lin Yue murmured.

As she spoke, He Xinglan had already opened the passenger door for Yin Qiuman, making a playful gesture of “Princess, please,” before closing the door for her. She then quickly got into the driver’s seat. The car slowly started moving, and the speed gradually increased.

Hearing Lin Yue’s words, He Xinglan also felt that calling her by her full name sounded too distant.

Lin Yue was her best friend.

But Lin Yue being her best friend didn’t require her girlfriend to be close friends with Lin Yue, so…

“Just call her Yin Qiuman. It’s perfectly fine if it sounds unfamiliar.”

Lin Yue: “…”

Lin Yue was truly speechless. “You stingy little thing.”

The three of them ate lunch together. Of course, He Xinglan and Yin Qiuman were the ones paying.

Yin Qiuman had nothing planned for the afternoon, so He Xinglan couldn’t wait to take her to see the two houses she had selected.

Lin Yue still tagged along.

And so, she was force-fed PDA for the entire afternoon.

She flatly refused when He Xinglan and Yin Qiuman invited her to dinner that evening.

Her reason for refusal was: I’m already stuffed.

Between the two houses, Yin Qiuman preferred the one with the large floor-to-ceiling windows. The location was also suitable, only a ten-minute drive from Yin Qiuman’s new company. Thus, after seeing them that afternoon, they immediately settled on that one, arranging to sign the purchase contract the next day.

Returning to He’s house, He Xinglan couldn’t wait to share the news with her parents.

She also showed them the photos of the house she had taken on site.

He’s father and mother liked the house. Most importantly, both He Xinglan and Yin Qiuman liked it.

He’s mother returned the phone to He Xinglan and asked: “Xingxing, is the money enough? If not, your Dad and I…”

He Xinglan didn’t let her finish, nodding rapidly: “Enough, enough, enough! I forgot to tell you, my in-laws also gave us a little ‘Family Happiness Fund.'”

“Manman’s parents gave money too?” He’s father and mother exchanged a look, then looked at Yin Qiuman.

“Then how did you and Manman… divide it?” He’s mother asked hesitantly.

He Xinglan immediately understood her mother’s meaning. She sighed and hooked her arm around her mother’s neck: “You and Dad should just consider yourselves as having one more daughter. Manman and I are both your daughters.”

“Why worry about how to divide it?”

He Xinglan never felt that a relationship, or even a marriage, required a distinction between primary and secondary roles. In her view, she and Yin Qiuman were both their own masters. Whether it was tasks or money, the capable one should manage it.

He Xinglan even thought it would be quite nice to be the little puppy kept by a rich woman, as long as that person was Yin Qiuman.

Hearing He Xinglan say this, her parents stopped worrying about the division and instead asked He Xinglan about the ring.

He Xinglan glanced at Yin Qiuman and said vaguely: “Mom, I know what I’m doing. Don’t worry.”

“Manman will definitely, definitely love the one I picked out.” He Xinglan always couldn’t help but show off in front of her mother.

“Are you so sure I’ll like it?” Back in He Xinglan’s room, Yin Qiuman leaned into He Xinglan’s arms and asked.

Seeing He Xinglan’s confidence in front of her mother, Yin Qiuman was genuinely curious where she got that confidence from.

He Xinglan raised an eyebrow, looked at Yin Qiuman, and said: “Because I’m the one who is giving it to you.”

“If I give it to you, won’t you like it?” He Xinglan looked at Yin Qiuman with pitiful puppy dog eyes.

Is this… feigning pity to gain sympathy?

Yin Qiuman had to admit that He Xinglan’s move was highly effective. She simply couldn’t bring herself to refuse.

And since the person was He Xinglan, she was even less able to refuse.

He Xinglan was acting brazenly, taking advantage of the situation, precisely because she knew Yin Qiuman wouldn’t refuse.

Yin Qiuman smiled indulgently, her voice extremely gentle: “Xingxing is right. As long as it’s from Xingxing, I’ll love it.”

She would only accept a ring from He Xinglan.

He Xinglan planned the proposal for Yin Qiuman’s first day of work, which was half a month later.

In their own home.

After signing the purchase contract, the house officially belonged to them.

Upon getting the keys, He Xinglan and Yin Qiuman went to the nearby furniture market and replaced all the original furniture with the styles they liked. After airing the house for half a month, they moved in.

So, He Xinglan’s proposal was scheduled for the day they moved.

Many people came to the house: He’s mother and father, Lin Yue, and even Yin Huaishan and Leng Ci made the trip.

Both sets of elders regarded their daughter’s first home as very important.

Of course, He Xinglan also secretly told both sets of parents about her plan.

Both pairs of parents were very happy and promised to cooperate.

Yin Qiuman specifically took the day off for the move. The night before, the two rarely behaved themselves and went to bed early.

However, Yin Qiuman didn’t expect to almost oversleep. She woke up, checked the time on her phone, and sat up abruptly in shock.

“It’s already eight-thirty?” Yin Qiuman quickly tried to call He Xinglan, only to turn her head and find that there was no one beside her.

“Xingxing?” Yin Qiuman called out.

The person who usually appeared immediately after her call was still nowhere to be seen after several attempts.

Yin Qiuman quickly got out of bed and left the room.

But there was no sign of He Xinglan anywhere else in the house. Even He’s father and mother weren’t there.

“Where did they go?” Yin Qiuman murmured, dialing He Xinglan’s number.

Fortunately, He Xinglan answered quickly, easing Yin Qiuman’s worries considerably.

“Where are you?” Yin Qiuman asked, her voice full of concern for He Xinglan.

“Dad, Mom, and I are already at the new house. Manman, are you awake?” He Xinglan asked in a cheerful tone.

After asking, He Xinglan realized she had spoken a redundant phrase. If Yin Qiuman weren’t awake, how could she be calling her?

“Manman, go wash up and put on some beautiful makeup. You must be beautiful, okay? I’ll be right back to pick you up.”

He Xinglan seemed to deliberately emphasize the word ‘beautiful,’ as if highlighting something specific.

Yin Qiuman, however, didn’t catch the nuance. She simply thought He Xinglan wanted her to put on beautiful makeup because today was an important day for their move.

Indeed, today required dressing up. So, after hanging up the phone, Yin Qiuman first went to wash up, then sat at the vanity and carefully started applying her makeup.

At the new house, He Xinglan was rushing to finish decorating the proposal scene.

She could roughly estimate when Yin Qiuman would wake up, so her hands were a blur in her race against time.

But now that she had received Yin Qiuman’s call, she had to delegate.

She looked at Lin Yue and bowed deeply and sincerely to her: “I’m counting on you.”

Lin Yue, suddenly receiving such a grand bow: “…”

If it weren’t for the fact that today was the good day for He Xinglan’s proposal and move, she would definitely have given her three words: Go to hell.

They were peers; He Xinglan was trying to shorten her lifespan.