Bad Move

Wen Qing's eyes were red as she bit her lip and leaned into He Yan's arm. "You're back safe, I'm so glad."

Grandma He went into an explosive rage upon seeing that. Her grandson in relationship with a woman like this?

"Jinsheng, what is the meaning of this?!"

He Yan silently turned his eyes from his grandmother's angry face to the Wen Qing's weeping one. He said nothing, only pulling her arms away from his.

"Girls these days sure are bold, but being shameless and calling it bravery isn't a smart move." He said to her.

With that, he looked to his mother and grandmother. "I have something to take care of, I'll go up first."

Wen Qing's eyes flashed violently as she grabbed his arm, her eyes darting around as she spoke quietly to him. "We had such a good chat at that party last time, why must you be so cruel, Doctor He? I am a girl, after all. Please leave me some honor."

She felt that although her tone was pitiful enough, she wouldn't be able to get any pity from this man.

"I don't think we're that close."

With that he left, his tall frame disappearing out of Wen Qing's sight.

She clenched her fists as anger flowed from her eyes.

Grandma He let out a cold 'humph' from behind her. "Hear what my grandson said? I've seen plenty of women like you, dressing up to attract the proper men. Unfortunately for you, my grandson isn't an easy target you'd find outside, he won't be messed around by you! Leave!"

Feeling the atmosphere get even tenser, Dalys spoke some calming words to her mother-in-law before helping Wen Qing out.

Wen Qing walked out quickly, so as to avoid any further scolding from the old woman.

She'd messed up today; she hadn't anticipated He Yan to be so cruel. This was the first time she'd ever suffered such a big blow in front of a man in all her twenty years. Usually all men were polite to her, and if not, they'd at least make her look good.

As she stepped outside, Dalys, with a neutral expression, told her to leave without saying anything more.

Wen Qing knew that because of her father she was able to save some face, but she wasn't any less angry than the old lady was.

She held onto Dalys' hands as tears streamed down her face, for her future plans.

"Aunty, I really did do all that because I was worried about him- please understand! I was wrong, I'm sorry, I'm sorry…"

Dalys sighed. "Alright, I'll talk to her. You go back first."

Wen Qing nodded and left.

After the door was closed, her wet eyes turned cold. "Damn hag!"

Returning back to the Wen house, she quickly went up and changed into clean clothes before knocking on Wen Xi's door.

Wen Xi knew something juicy must have happened once she saw her red eyes.

"How was it? Did you meet Doctor He?"

Wen Qing opened her mouth to scold her to hell, but remembered she had had an act to keep up. She would endure it. "Why didn't you tell me that the hole led to the dog yard?"

Wen Xi's face was composed.

"Dog yard? I remember being invited to see Grandma He twice before, and discovering that hole was just an accident. I'm not super familiar with that house, it's so big… Sister, could it be that- you didn't see Doctor He?"

Wen Qing's face changed briefly, but she clenched her jaw. "It's nothing, you go to sleep first."

Seeing Wen Qing leave, Wen Xi's eyes were empty.

She closed the door and sat at her laptop desk.

On the screen were the Wechat messages she had exchanged with Ms. Ling from the film school. 

She had just told her that she'd been accepted.

Of course, this wasn't something she could hide from her dad and Wei Kexin forever. Plus, she needed documents from her family to be enrolled.