Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride’s Gambit

Chapter 40: Chapter 40 I Don’t Have Someone I Like Chapter 40: Chapter 40 I Don’t Have Someone I Like Qi Yunfan staggered backward, clutching his bleeding nose in disbelief, “You hit me? Are you an idiot? You should hit her, she’s no good at all! She’s going to marry Sheng Tingyuan yet she’s still fooling around with you! Don’t you want to know how she climbed into Sheng Tingyuan’s bed?”

Cong Ningyuan punched him again, “None of your business! Your mind is full of filthy thoughts, and you dare to meddle in whom she marries?”

Lin Chuyi was stunned. Cong Ningyuan could actually fight and curse? She had known him for seven years and had never seen him lose his temper!

She hurried out and held back Cong Ningyuan, “Stop fighting, mind your image!”

She had chosen Cong Ningyuan as the executive president initially because he had a sufficiently clean and respectable background. It wasn’t worth it to let a scumbag ruin his image.

After reminding Cong Ningyuan, she looked up and saw Sheng Tingyuan standing at the entrance of the banquet hall, watching this scene indifferently.

Luckily, the doors of the banquet hall were closed. If the people inside had seen this, Cong Ningyuan’s gentle and refined presidential image would have collapsed!

Lin Chuyi didn’t care about Sheng Tingyuan, she instructed Cong Ningyuan’s assistant, “Liang Xun, tidy up President Cong and take him in. Don’t let him come out again.”

Liang Xun hurried over to straighten Cong Ningyuan’s suit and tie, “President Cong, please go in; everyone inside is waiting for you.”

Cong Ningyuan walked toward the banquet hall but paused when he saw Sheng Tingyuan at the door.

After a moment’s thought, he still nodded to Sheng Tingyuan as a greeting, then entered the banquet hall.

Qi Yunfan wiped the blood from his nose, looking at Lin Chuyi with contempt, “I thought you were different from the other girls, that you weren’t materialistic or vain. Turns out I was wrong; you’re the most vain and unscrupulous climber of them all!”

Lin Chuyi sneered, “I think you’re asking for more beating. Mind your own business; my affairs have nothing to do with you.”

Qi Yunfan wanted to curse at her more, but seeing Sheng Tingyuan coming this way, he clenched his teeth, turned around, and left via the elevator.

Sheng Tingyuan stood in front of Lin Chuyi, “A friend told me that you have someone you like, so you won’t marry me. Which one of those two is the one you like?”

Lin Chuyi frowned, “My friend?”

“She said her name is Wen Nianyou.”

“She went to see you?”

“Yes, she said you sent her to me.”

Lin Chuyi realized then, it was yesterday, after she provoked Wen Nianyou, that she indeed went to find Sheng Tingyuan.

“Wen Nianyou is not my friend. I have no friends, and I like no one.”

“Is that so? Three years ago, when we were about to get engaged, you ran away. Wasn’t it for your first love?”

Lin Chuyi was startled for a moment; that Miss Ye from the Ye Family had run away from the marriage because of her first love?

But even if it was true, she couldn’t admit it on behalf of Miss Ye.

She shook her head directly, “It’s not true; don’t believe every rumor you hear.”

“Whether it’s true or not isn’t important. What’s important is that we are about to get married. I hope you resolve your emotional conflicts. I don’t want to end up in the news over something like this.”

Ye Chuyi had already made her decision. She answered indifferently, “I will handle it.”

The door to the banquet hall opened again, and Madam Ye came out.

She affectionately took Ye Chuyi’s hand and said to Sheng Tingyuan, “Tingyuan, your father is looking for you; hurry back in! If you want to talk to Xiaoyi, come over to the house. I’ll take her home now.”

Sheng Tingyuan nodded, “Madam, take care.”

Madam Ye smiled at him and led Ye Chuyi into the elevator.

Once the elevator doors closed, only Sheng Tingyuan and Su Shan were left outside.

Sheng Tingyuan didn’t look at her. He turned around and went back inside the banquet hall.

Su Shan checked her watch; it was only eight o’clock, and the boss had already left. Was she off work now?

Beginning to feel elated, she thought, it really was more comfortable being Lin Chuyi’s assistant. Off work by eight, while Cong Ningyuan’s assistant probably wouldn’t get off until ten tonight!