Chapter 18: Are You Feeling Unwell?

It turned out this was Zhou Yu’s real concern.
He worried about her not because of any past affection, but because of the impending collaboration with Lan Sheng.
In Zhou Yu’s eyes, she was still Mrs. Lu Jinchuan after all. If she, as his wife, failed to be tactful, Lu Jinchuan’s misplaced anger could cause significant troubles.
Wen Ying quietly looked at him. “Is this all you wanted to tell me?”
“No.” Zhou Yu pinched the cigarette between his fingers and gazed at her. “Jiang Qian doesn’t know about our past. You need to get along with her properly.”
He meant she shouldn’t say anything reckless?
Wen Ying suddenly felt an urge to laugh.
Everything that had happened today made her heart ache.
“Brother,” she called out calmly, “if she’s curious about how you became my brother, maybe I can tell her. But is there anything else between us?”
Zhou Yu frowned.
But soon he curled his lips into a meaningful smile. “Yingying has truly grown up. The once notorious relationship everyone knew about, you can now hide your feelings.”
Wen Ying once liked him deeply—everyone in the Zhou family knew that.
Now that she could conceal her feelings for him, he appreciated her maturity.
“As for Lu Jinchuan,” Zhou Yu advised, “it’s normal for men to play the field outside. Jiang Qian doesn’t know you’re his wife, and you shouldn’t make a fuss either. It’ll only make things difficult for Su Nian.”
“Is that Lu Jinchuan’s wish?”
Wen Ying lifted her eyes.
Zhou Yu turned and left without explanation.
Standing under the corridor, feeling the cold wind, Wen Ying took a deep breath and gave a mocking smile.
The Zhou Yu who once vowed never to let any man wrong her or bully her now stood by as she sank into the mire, yet he spoke only of not making things awkward for his girlfriend and Su Nian’s friend?

When Zhou Yu returned, Lu Jinchuan and the others were chatting, paying no mind to the earlier interruption.
Zhou Yu glanced at Lu Jinchuan and Su Nian. In fact, he had met Lu Jinchuan by chance at Qingxu Mountain, and only now realized Su Nian and Jiang Qian were quite close—they had even dined together yesterday.
“President Lu, what a blessing to have such a beauty by your side. Are you thinking about marriage?” Zhou Yu said with a knowing smile.
Su Nian, aware of Zhou Yu’s sibling relationship with Wen Ying, observed his demeanor and smiled slightly.
Zhou Yu naturally knew about Lu Jinchuan and Wen Ying’s marriage but didn’t care. Instead, he came to offer his blessings to them both.
He was certain Lu Jinchuan would divorce Wen Ying.
After all, a man understands another man best.
“Compared to me, President Zhou is the one with good fortune approaching,” Lu Jinchuan set down his teacup, speaking evenly. “I should be the one congratulating President Zhou in advance.”
Jiang Qian smiled generously. “My father is the one pushing hard…”
Zhou Yu paused, suddenly recalling Wen Ying’s face. He hesitated briefly before saying, “Thank you for your kind words, President Lu. Once things are settled, I’ll be the first to inform you.”

Beside them, Lu Siren looked somewhat worried.
She leaned close to Lu Jinchuan and whispered, “Brother, Wen Ying won’t go complain to Grandma about this, will she? If she does, won’t that ruin things between you and Sister-in-law?”
Wen Ying was cunning enough; she might exaggerate and stir trouble before Grandma, trying to break up her brother and sister-in-law!
How annoying!
Lu Jinchuan’s eyes darkened slightly, his tone both cold and resolute. “She won’t.”
Indeed, Wen Ying wouldn’t.
She took the guesthouse’s car down the mountain.
Since the divorce was inevitable, whatever Lu Jinchuan did no longer concerned her.
Taking advantage of the remaining weekend day, Wen Ying returned to her grandmother’s home.
Qiu Suilan, seeing Wen Ying alone, hesitated but ultimately asked nothing, preparing a table full of dishes.
Watching Wen Ying eat quietly, Qiu Suilan suddenly frowned. “You’ve lost so much weight recently. Are you feeling unwell?”