It is impossible for an old couple who have not reconciled to take such a photo for no reason.
When Xu Yuan came to the army to find Mu Li, he didn't care.
Thinking that Xu Yuan came to see him for something, he made time to meet him.
The two went to have lunch, sat near the army for a while in the afternoon, and then parted ways.
That photo was probably taken at that time.
If Lin Qing didn't take it out, Mu Li might never know that Xu Yuan had other intentions.
"You still have feelings for Chen Qudong, right?" Mu Li said in a deep voice.
"Feelings?" Lin Qing opened his eyes wide.
"When we met, we talked and laughed and hugged each other, didn't we?"
This time it was Lin Qing's turn to be depressed.
"How can I have that?"
Mu Li then told him everything that had happened before.
Lin Qing opened his eyes wide, with an expression that clearly showed he was being wronged.
"Wait." Mu Li suddenly interrupted, "Who gave you the photo?"
Lin Qing will never forget that day: "It was senior."
Mu Li guessed it.
"Where did you get the other information?"
"Xu Yuan mentioned some of it."
Mu Li was in deep thought.
How could something that didn't happen reach Lin Qing's ears by mistake
Lin Qing was also a little confused about this.
She and Chen Qudong just had an ordinary meeting, but they were photographed in ambiguous relationships many times.
A cold light flashed across Mu Li's eyes.
"Chen Qudong and Xu Yuan." Mu Li made a judgment, "They want us to misunderstand. These are their means of instigation."
Coincidentally, he and Lin Qing thought of the same thing.
Lin Qing could never believe that Xu Yuan would do such a thing.
But thinking back on those moments, she couldn't ignore them.
Everything was directed and acted by Xu Yuan himself.
In order to get Mu Li, he was willing to hurt Lin Qing.
Lin Qing's heart sank completely to the bottom.
What is the purpose of being best friends all these years
She suddenly felt that the title of best friend was ridiculous.
"Are you still angry?" Mu Li saw that she looked unhappy and hugged her in his arms, "Okay, now that the misunderstanding is resolved, don't talk about other women anymore."
"I only want you." He said gently.
Lin Qing looked at Mu Li, feeling extremely guilty.
She had always misunderstood Mu Li before.
In the past, she was too stupid and was tricked by her best friend.
From now on, never again.
The next day, Lin Qing asked Xu Yuan to meet.
Xu Yuan seemed to have something to say to her and was waiting at the agreed place early.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Lin Qing arrived late and said apologetically.
Xu Yuan saw that she looked unhappy and asked with concern: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Since the last time at the TV station, they haven't had a good chat because they were too busy with company affairs.
Lin Qing smiled sheepishly: "It's all Mu Li's fault last night... I almost couldn't get up this morning."
Xu Yuan's face changed.
"Oh, so that's it..." Her smile was fake, with stiff corners of her mouth.
Lin Qing patted Xu Yuan's shoulder and sat down: "I was just kidding."
Xu Yuan forced a smile.
"But you seemed very nervous just now." Lin Qing also smiled, revealing a row of neat teeth.
As if he didn't care.
Xu Yuan quickly regained his composure and took a sip of coffee to cover up: "I'm not nervous at all. I'm just happy because you two have a good relationship."
Her palms secretly clenched into fists.
Xu Yuan is not stupid and he already has some plans in mind.
She even thought about how she would respond if Lin Qing revealed his true colors.
But the more calm and composed Lin Qing was, the more uneasy Xu Yuan seemed.
Lin Qing ordered a pot of rose tea and poured a cup for Xu Yuan: "Drink less coffee in the future, it's not good for your health."
Xu Yuan waved his hand: "It has become a habit. I feel energetic after drinking it."
"What you have always liked may not be the best." Lin Qing said lightly.
Xu Yuan looked determined: "Are you hinting at me?"
Lin Qing's expression was calm: "This is what I learned from my senior."
"Him? It's all his own fault." Xu Yuan was very cold when talking about Chen Qudong.
"You can't say that. After all, the senior has no ill intentions." Lin Qing didn't seem to blame Chen Qudong that much.
This puzzled Xu Yuan, so he explained it immediately.
"Don't you know yet? He was the one who sent someone to take that photo. The subsequent interview was also planned. He thought you would come forward to clarify immediately, so that he could make your relationship even more ambiguous." Xu Yuan was dismissive.
Lin Qing asked: "How do you know this?"
Xu Yuan paused slightly.
"I asked someone to find out, and later I confronted him, and it turned out to be true." Xu Yuan said it truthfully.
But can Chen Qudong really accomplish it alone
The first person to go to the hotel that day was Xu Yuan.
Moreover, people who are calculating in their brains probably won’t easily confess their plans to others.
Xu Yuan, how do you know this
Seeing that Lin Qing didn't comment, Xu Yuan seemed a little discouraged: "In short, you should not get too close to Chen Qudong."
For some reason, Lin Qing suddenly remembered what the senior said when he stopped her that day -
"I didn't do that."
She suddenly understood something.
"You still like Mu Li, right?" Lin Qing filled the cup.
It seems she knows everything.
That's the purpose of the meeting.
Xu Yuan acted innocent: "What are you talking about? I don't quite understand."
"Don't you understand?" Lin Qing looked at the rose in the exquisite teapot. After being soaked in water for a long time, it was gradually blooming.
"Maybe you misunderstood something." Xu Yuan tried to dispel Lin Qing's doubts.
Xu Yuan didn't dare to look into those clear eyes that contained a faint inquiring light.
Lin Qing held his face with his hands and propped his arms on the table: "You hinted at me so many times, why don't you admit it now?"
She has an aura that cannot be underestimated.
It’s probably impossible to pretend to be a good person in front of Lin Qing.
"It's not that I don't admit it, but I'm worried that you would be shocked if you knew the truth, so I've been hiding it." Xu Yuan spoke ambiguously as usual.
Lin Qing blinked: "What is the truth?"
"The truth is—" Xu Yuan was interrupted halfway through his words.
"The truth is, Mu Li is my man, please don't cross the line." Lin Qing spoke calmly, but there was a sharp light in his eyes.
Xu Yuan wanted to fight back.
Her strong personality won't tolerate anyone speaking to her in that tone.
But under the gaze of those eyes, I couldn't speak.
She looked at Lin Qing and for the first time felt that the woman in front of her was no longer the Lin Qing that she had used as a comparison.
"Yes, I love Mu Li. And, I plan to win him back." He finally said what he had wanted to say in front of Lin Qing many times.
"So that's why you hinted to me so many times that you were together, lied to me about reconciliation, and even used senior to frame me?" Thinking back to the past, Lin Qing felt a sudden bitterness in his heart.
"You said too bad things about me, Lin Qing." Xu Yuan corrected, "I just used the simplest way to get you to leave the position that doesn't belong to you."
Lin Qing's heart was completely chilled.
“Is that position so important?”
Is it more important than the friendship they have had for so many years
Xu Yuan said arrogantly: "That position should have been mine!"
If she hadn't made the wrong decision back then, Mu Li would definitely be her man!
Now, it was just a matter of taking back what belonged to her.
"Impossible." Lin Qing's face was cold. "You have severed the friendship between us for so many years. You want to attack my man - it is absolutely impossible."
Xu Yuan sneered: "Lin Qing, if it is a fair competition, do you think you can beat me?"
Lin Qing said, "This is not fair."
"What's the meaning?"
Lin Qing said slowly: "The person Mu Li loves is me. This is already very unfair to you."
These words shattered Xu Yuan's self-esteem.
"Do you really think Mu Li loves you?" Xu Yuan curled his lips, "He's just pretending in front of you. He doesn't want to make you sad."
"What about you?" Lin Qing asked back, "Do you think he loves you?"
If you love, you won't be cold.
If you love, you won't ignore.
If it is love, it will appear at the first time no matter what.
And everything that Mu Li showed towards Xu Yuan only proved one fact: he didn't love her.
This is something Xu Yuan should have seen clearly long ago.
But she still didn't give up.
"I am his first woman. You will never be able to compare with him in this respect, Lin Qing."
Lin Qing put down the cup: "He told me everything about you."
What she couldn't bear was Xu Yuan's betrayal and deception.
"Really? All?" Xu Yuan expressed doubt.
Lin Qing stopped Xu Yuan from continuing.
That's enough.
She wasn't here to hear these excuses.
I just want to find out the truth, the truth behind why Xu Yuan did all this.
But now, she was tired.
"Xu Yuan, we have been sisters for many years—"
Lin Qing took a deep breath.
"That's it."
Mu Li was standing outside.
Looking at them through the floor-to-ceiling glass window.
Xu Yuan looked at Mu Li.
And Mu Li looked at Lin Qing.
Suddenly, Xu Yuan felt lost.
Lin Qing waved to Mu Li.
Mu Li walked around to the main entrance and came in.
"Are you okay?" Mu Li walked to Lin Qing and put his arm around her shoulders.
Lin Qing looked up: "Let's go."
Mu Li went to settle the bill.
Xu Yuan grabbed Mu Li and said, "I don't mean to separate you two. I just want you to see me!"
She looked pitiful, and looked at Mu Li with tearful eyes.
Mu Li pushed her away: "You should tell Lin Qing about this."
Lin Qing stood up and walked to Mu Li's side.
I can't bear to watch it anymore.
He was so aggressive just now, saying that he wanted to snatch Mu Li back, but now he pretended to be pitiful.
"I have nothing more to say."
She, Lin Qing, no longer recognized the woman named Xu Yuan.
Or maybe she never knew him.
Lin Qing felt a pain in his heart and almost fell down when he walked out of the beverage store.
Mu Li pressed her head against his chest and patted her back gently: "It's okay. It's all over."
The deeper the feelings, the greater the hurt.
Tears flowed from the corners of Lin Qing's eyes.
Mu Li gently wiped it away for her: "Silly girl, it's not worth crying."
Lin Qing nodded vigorously and hugged Mu Li tightly: "Promise me, don't leave me. Never."
Mu Li said gently: "I will never leave you."
Absolutely not.
At 11:30 in the morning, Mu Li took Lin Qing back to the Mu family.
Father Mu Yonghao met with friends early in the morning and would not be back until the evening.
The only one waiting at home was Shen Yuhe.
Despite her prominent status, Shen Yuhe was open-minded and not bound by etiquette.
She had not met Lin Qing many times, but when she saw the young couple come in, she took Lin Qing's hand and sat down, looking at them carefully for a long time.
"I've lost a lot of weight recently."
Lin Qing was still a little restrained. She glanced at Mu Li and said, "I'm sorry to have made Mom worry."
Shen Yuhe is usually dignified and generous, but at this moment she said: "It really makes me worried."
Quite a bit reproachful.
Before Lin Qing got married, her mother specifically told her not to upset her in-laws.
At this time, he seemed a little nervous and looked at Mu Li in panic.
Mu Li held Lin Qing's hand: "Mom, the responsibility is mine, don't blame Lin Qing."