The Spoiled Little Beauty is Always Abusing the Protagonist [Quick Transmigration] 29p1

Chapter 29: The Spoiled Villain in a Period Novel 29 p1

The sky was overcast, and a thick fog hung over the bustling city, making the environment feel lifeless.

The car was parked on the side of the road by an office building. The light inside was dim. Xu Nongqing sat in the back seat with his head down. For some reason, his handsome brow looked a little dazed.

He stared at the newspaper without focus, at the few words on it. These sentences were like a sharp bone knife, trying to stab him.

So he curled his fingers and slowly pressed his thumb on the Song typeface on the paper. His expression was as if he hadn’t noticed, but the force was so heavy it almost crushed the paper.

The driver in this oppressive car was trembling, constantly glancing at the man’s face. “Mr. Xu…”

The force in his hand suddenly loosened.

Xu Nongqing opened his fingers and let the newspaper fall to the car seat. He looked up at the driver, his deep black eyes hard to see in the dim environment. The driver also found it hard to say what kind of look it was, so empty it was startling.

After a long moment, in the terrifyingly stagnant atmosphere, Xu Nongqing said to him in the same calm and indifferent tone as before, “Go to Fu’an Road.”

The Shu family was on Fu’an Road, in a spacious estate there.

It was very prosperous, with all kinds of facilities and shops, but it was not the city center. It was also because the family liked peace and quiet that they had chosen such a place for their residence.

The driver quickly agreed. Before starting the car, he remembered something, fumbled in his clothes, and eagerly took out a cigarette and carefully handed it to Xu Nongqing.

Men, when they were annoyed or irritable, would have a cigarette, a drink.

Xu Nongqing’s gaze fell on the cigarette in the driver’s hand.

He didn’t know what he was thinking, but his brow was dazed for a moment before he refused the driver’s attempt to please him, closed his eyes, and leaned back in his seat.

The driver put the cigarette back in the box, bewildered.

Speaking of which, he seemed to have never seen Mr. Xu smoke.

This was very rare. When he was a driver for other employers before, he had never seen a boss in this position who didn’t smoke or drink.

At most, they would pretend not to smoke in front of their wives, and as soon as their wives left, they would start lighting up. Speaking of which, did Mr. Xu have a wife? Could it be that he didn’t smoke because he listened to his wife?

Xu Nongqing closed his eyes, held his breath, and endured the stabbing pain in his brain. His thoughts seemed to return to the scene of his breakup with Shu He.

It hurt then, and it hurt even more now.

He would rather be broken up with a hundred times.

He didn’t want to hear the possibility that Shu He already had someone else.

He had been watching all along.

Who could it be?

Qiao Zelan?

Xu Nongqing breathed deeply, his hand fumbling in his suit pocket.

He took out a bottle of medicine, poured out two pills, and ate them without even drinking water. Then he bent down and picked up the newspaper that had fallen to the car seat.

There was more to the report.

After Shu He’s polite refusal, the famous pianist did not give up and even said that he came from a small country where the marriage law allowed three people to get married.

With no other choice, Shu He had to say that his criteria for a partner were very special, and most people could not meet them.

The pianist pressed on, asking who his very good partner was. Was it the Qiao who was always with him?

Shu He: …Qiao Zelan?

The pianist said yes, my dear. Shu He denied it, saying that Qiao Zelan was just a teacher. The newspaper report ended there, and still no one knew who his very stable partner was.

Xu Nongqing closed his eyes, supporting his head slightly.

He threw the newspaper aside, emptied his mind. Half an hour later, the car stopped near Fu’an Road. The driver turned back and carefully reminded him that they had arrived.

Xu Nongqing opened his eyes and gave an indifferent “Mm” from his throat.

He pushed open the car door and got out.

*

Shu He had no schedule recently.

Every day, he would stay at home and walk the dog, and also pay attention to the protagonist’s movements. He had stacks of newspapers at home. Before, they were all Shuian Daily. Later, he had to collect them from all over the country, all related to the protagonist.

The time for the protagonist’s complete rise was getting closer and closer.

Shu He would occasionally go to his own company and ask his parents how the business was doing, and if it would be bankrupted by someone in the future.

Hearing this, Shu’s mother found it both unlucky and funny. She asked him where he got such an idea. The family business was currently thriving, especially with the economic boom. The profits were doubling every day, and they could already see a bright future.

Just in terms of the domestic market, there were companies with similar revenue, but there were really no companies that were a cut above them.

Hearing this, Shu He hugged the German Shepherd tightly, his pale cheek rubbing against its fur, and mumbled with relief, “That’s good, that’s good.”

What if Xu Nongqing was blinded by hatred and also got revenge on his parents?

Shu He’s almond eyes blinked. He lowered his head and counted the money he had earned on his fingers. After confirming that he could still support his parents even if they went bankrupt, he felt much more at ease.

A little while later, just as Shu He was about to take the German Shepherd home, Qiao Zelan arrived.

Qiao Zelan didn’t seem to be in a good mood. His emotions were not very fluctuating, but other than that, he still greeted Shu’s mother politely.

“Auntie.”

“Zelan.” Shu’s mother watched him sit down on the sofa and asked curiously, “What’s wrong? Why that expression?”

Qiao Zelan paused.

He was silent for a few seconds, then turned to look at Shu He, who was cuddling with the German Shepherd, before softening his voice. “The usual. My parents are nagging me to go on a blind date.”

“You, sigh.” As a parent, Shu’s mother was of course on his parents’ side and could empathize with them more. “You’re thirty-three or thirty-four now, right? You say you’ve never been in a relationship… wait, have you really never been in one?”

Shu’s mother looked at him suspiciously.

On the surface, Qiao Zelan had never been in a relationship, but Shu’s mother wasn’t sure what his private life was like. After all, he wasn’t her own child, so she wouldn’t pay too much attention.

Qiao Zelan paused, then glanced at Shu He again. Seeing that he was still focused on playing with the dog, he couldn’t help but purse his lips and sigh. “Yes, Auntie, don’t doubt it.”

“Then isn’t that right? You’ve never been in a relationship. If I were your parents, I’d be anxious too!” Shu’s mother said with a sense of disappointment. “So you can only go on blind dates, right? Don’t be stubborn with your parents. Go meet them. What if you hit it off?”

Qiao Zelan looked at Shu He for the third time.

The German Shepherd was lying on the other side of the sofa, its upper body curled dependently in the little master’s arms. Even though it was such a big dog, it seemed to still think of itself as a puppy, its ears affectionately pressed against the little master’s stomach.

And his little master was currently looking down, his profile pale and serene, his eyelashes long and slender, the faint dimples on his cheeks very charming.

He was pulling at Kaixin’s fur, looking for bugs. After confirming there were no bugs, he lowered his head and kissed it. His lips were red. Kaixin closed its eyes and mumbled comfortably, and in the heat of the moment, it couldn’t help but gently bite the little master’s hand.

The little master’s lips curved into a smile.

Cute and pure.

Qiao Zelan’s heart felt as if it were filled with something, swelling until it was about to burst. Perhaps it was an impulse, but he couldn’t help but say something shocking. “But I already like someone.”

Shu’s mother was stunned in her seat.

Shu He secretly listened with curiosity.

He held the German Shepherd, his head lowered as he listened to the gossip with it.

Qiao Zelan looked at him again.

This time, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes as he continued, “The person I like is too good. I can’t see anyone else.”

Shu’s mother was at a loss for words. “…”

Shu’s mother: “You were rejected?”

“No, he doesn’t know.”

Not only did he not know, but he was also listening in as an outsider, his beautiful eyes and the dog’s constantly glancing this way, as if they thought no one knew.

After hearing this, Shu’s mother’s expression was indescribable. The relationships in her generation were all fast-paced. From meeting to dating to getting married, it was all very fast. A person who wasn’t married in their thirties was likely to have a hard time getting married for the rest of their life.

“So, what exactly is making you afraid to confess?”

Qiao Zelan paused for a little longer this time. He said, “The world.”

Shu’s mother didn’t understand.

It couldn’t be that he liked a fifty or sixty-year-old woman, right? Otherwise, what did it have to do with the world?

“Little He has never been in a relationship either.” Qiao Zelan suddenly changed the subject. “Auntie, why don’t you urge him?”

Shu He immediately froze.

He held the dog, puffed out his cheeks, and turned to glare at Qiao Zelan. He was being nagged to get married, and he had to drag him into it.

Bad teacher.

Why not urge Little He? Hearing this, Shu’s mother actually thought about it seriously.

She was never in a hurry.

It didn’t matter if Little He dated or not. As long as he was happy, that was all that mattered. As a parent, she never expected her child to achieve great things, nor did she require her child to follow society’s rules and go through the motions.

The violin career was unexpected.

She and her husband, from the time Little He was very young, had understood that they had to let him be a happy child.

Little He’s health was not good to begin with. Just being able to live peacefully was already a luxury. How could they put another heavy shackle on him?

It wasn’t like the family didn’t have money.

Shu’s mother said firmly, “I still hope he’s happy.”

Hearing its name, the German Shepherd immediately lifted its head and panted with its tongue out.

Qiao Zelan sighed. “My parents don’t think so.”

Shu’s mother comforted him, “Everyone has their own aspirations. You’re a loyal person, but as a parent, they will definitely be anxious for you. Have you tried looking at other people?”

Qiao Zelan shook his head.

Seeing this, Shu’s mother didn’t try to persuade him anymore.

It was still the same sentence: everyone has their own aspirations.

Shu’s mother was busy for a while, dealing with some urgent documents, before she took the car keys and prepared to take Shu He home.

“Zelan, come to our house for a meal?”

Qiao Zelan readily agreed. “Then I’ll be troubling you, Auntie.”

“You child, what trouble is there?”

Shu’s mother smiled and walked into the elevator. Shu He followed beside the two of them, holding the leash and leading Kaixin out.

It was a sunny day, warm and pleasant.

No one noticed a black car parked across from the company building.

Xu Nongqing lifted his indifferent brow, and through the car window, his gaze landed on Shu He, who had a small dimple on his cheek.

He had grown a little taller.

His hair was a little longer, and a small strand at the end was tied into a small ponytail, only about three centimeters long, hanging down the back of his pale neck.

When he bent down to get into the car, the sunlight happened to land on the side of his neck, and his beautiful figure was completely outlined, as if it were glowing.

The German Shepherd was panting by the car door, and Little Fu was also panting on the seat.

It rested its chin on its paws, its eyes darting around with a melancholic look.

“Why are you here?”

Xu’s mother sat in the passenger seat, her gaze lingering on the building outside for a while before she turned back to Xu Nongqing in the back seat. “This is that child’s family’s company, right? Didn’t you move your work focus to the Capital a while ago? Have you met his family? It would be good to do some business together. After all, you knew each other before, and you even saved his family’s child…”

Xu Nongqing did not answer.

He still stared outside, his deep brow looking as if it were covered in a layer of gray mist in the dim environment, a little cold and calm, his meaning unclear.

Only when the car was out of sight did he move and turn his head back.

He said with a blank expression, “What do you need me for?”

Xu’s mother realized he had directly ignored her question.

The smile on her face faded a little, but she still smiled, not treating Xu Nongqing as casually as before.

Times were different now.