Marry Me Quick

Chapter 763

Chapter 763 Because It Hurts Her Conscience

Lu Qinghan arrived early the next morning.

After he placed the breakfast he brought over on the table one by one, he rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, "I didn't know what you like to eat, An Xia, so I brought a little bit of everything."

An Xia looked at the full table of food and sighed. "Anything is fine. I'm not picky."

"Hehe, I'm glad." Lu Qinghan quickly pulled out a chair and politely offered, "Sister-in-law, please have a seat and try the food."

Just as An Xia sat down, Bai Jingshu finished washing up and came out.

Scratching his head, he looked at the table full of breakfast and raised an eyebrow at Lu Qinghan. "Are you feeding pigs? Why did you bring so much food?"

An Xia quickly tapped Bai Jingshu.

He was complaining even when someone brought breakfast for them!

Bai Jingshu reacted by touching his nose and sitting down.

Should I glare at An Xia to show my authority in this family? he considered.

As he looked up and saw the obvious dark circles under Lu Qinghan's eyes, he frowningly asked, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

As soon as this topic came up, Lu Qinghan became extremely excited.

He enthusiastically blurted out, "Tons of people came to support the opening of my new bar. They insisted on drinking with me, and we ended up drinking until midnight."

He couldn't stop once he started talking about his bar. He had so much to say.

Lu Qinghan went on and had breakfast with them before he left, saying that he needed to go home to catch up on sleep.

There were guest rooms in the apartment, and since this was originally Lu Qinghan's place, An Xia offered him a room to stay in for him to catch some shuteye. It didn't sound right for him to always sleep at the bar.

However, Lu Qinghan was determined in his refusal to stay and sleep.

After he left, An Xia curiously asked Bai Jingshu, "Why did Lu Qinghan say that he was kicked out by his family last night?"

"He didn't want to stay in the army anymore, so his family arranged a position for him. Instead, he refused and insisted on opening a racing-themed bar. That pissed his grandfather off, and his grandfather ended up kicking him out," Bai Jingshu casually explained, making it sound as if being kicked out by the family was a common occurrence.

An Xia's mouth twitched. It's too hard to understand these people.

...

Although Lu Qinghan's house had everything, there were no ingredients for cooking.

After all, Lu Qinghan couldn't cook, let alone buy groceries.

And so, An Xia and Bai Jingshu went to the nearest supermarket to buy daily necessities and groceries.

When the two of them came back with the groceries and opened the door, An Xia saw a woman sitting on the couch, making a phone call.

What's going on?

She turned to look at Bai Jingshu.

Bai Jingshu was slightly behind her. He only hastened his steps when he noticed the strange glint in An Xia's eyes.

But when he saw the woman's back, he called out, "Qingyou?"

The woman immediately turned around upon hearing the voice and smiled at Bai Jingshu. "Jingshu."

She then lowered her head and spoke into the phone. "Alright, Jingshu and An Xia are back. I'm hanging up."

After the call ended, she stood up and ran toward them.

She was running even though the distance between them was short.

When she reached them, she glanced at Bai Jingshu and then focused her gaze on An Xia. As her eyes lit up, she bent down and greeted, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

Her sudden gesture startled An Xia.

The woman looked young. With bright and beautiful eyes, she seemed easy to get along with.

An Xia smiled and replied, "Hey there."

"An Xia, don't you remember me? I'm Lu Qingyou, Lu Qinghan's sister. Our house is next door to Jingshu, but I haven't been home for a long time due to my internship. I didn't expect Jingshu to secretly bring his wife home!" Lu Qingyou spoke cheerfully, eliciting a smile from An Xia.

Upon closer inspection, she did bear some resemblance to Lu Qinghan.

Bai Jingshu, who was watching the women chatter away, crossed his arms and complained, "Qingyou, aren't you busy with your internship? How do you have time to come to your brother's place?"

'I heard from my brother that you were also kicked out of your house and came with An Xia. So of course, I came to see An Xia!' Lu Qingyou replied, paying no further attention to him. She then took An Xia by the hand and headed toward the couch. "An Xia, come and sit here." Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Like Lu Qinghan, Lu Qingyou was so warm and welcoming. An Xia turned to look at Bai Jingshu, who

only tapped his head with his hand while letting out a long sigh as he lamented about the loss of his and An Xia's time together.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have contacted Lu Qinghan.

An Xia invited Lu Qingyou to have lunch here, and without any hesitation, Lu Qingyou gladly agreed and even volunteered to help An Xia with some tasks.

Having been ignored the whole time, Bai Jingshu refuted right then. "Qingyou, didn't you burn down your kitchen during the New Year?"

"Oh, that..." Lu Qingyou scratched her head awkwardly. "There's always a learning process, and besides, I'm just helping An Xia wash vegetables and stuff."

An Xia glared at Bai Jingshu. "You talk too much."

Bai Jingshu immediately shut up.

Lu Qingyou looked at An Xia in amazement after she saw this.

When they entered the kitchen, Lu Qingyou approached An Xia and cooed admiringly, "You're amazing, An Xia. Jingshu really listens to you! How did you do it?"

Bai Jingshu listens to me?

An Xia thought about their entire journey from being acquaintances to becoming a married couple and chuckled. "He doesn't listen to me at all. He only sets traps for me to fall into."

Even their marriage was planned in advance.

The man was full of schemes.

Lu Qingyou took out a bunch of vegetables from her bag and said while folding them, "No one else would dare to give Jingshu a second glance. Although he may seem like a playboy, he's not someone you can mess with."

Playboy...

That word summed it up quite well.

After a while of silence from An Xia, Lu Qingyou finally realized what she had just said.

She hurriedly tried to explain, "An Xia, let me explain. Jingshu is actually a good person. Even though he…"

What should I do? I can't say that he is a good person; that would hurt my conscience!

Seeing Lu Qingyou's conflicted expression, An Xia couldn't help but laugh. "I know what kind of person he used to be, so you don't need to worry that I will think too much. We've started anew together. The past is all in the past now."

Lu Qingyou's eyes widened in astonishment at those words. She soon giggled, revealing a small dimple.

...

In the living room, Bai Jingshu listened to the occasional laughter coming from the kitchen and felt a bit depressed for a while.

He then took out his phone and called Bai Yunan.

The call was quickly answered, and Bai Yunan's serious and cold voice came through the phone.

"What's wrong? You left Bai Residence just last night. Surely you are not asking for my help one day after that because you can't handle it anymore?" Along with Bai Yunan's voice, there was the sound of flipping through files.

Bai Jingshu choked at those words. "Asking for your help? I'm just glad that you're not kicking me while I'm down."

There was a silence that lasted for seconds on the other end before Bai Yunan's voice sounded again.

"Jingshu, when it comes to Bai Yeqi and Shu Yanian's marriage, I didn't stand on your side just because of Dad."

It had been a long time since what happened, but this was the first time the two brothers had ever talked about this.

Bai Yunan was not a talkative person. He had a strong sense of responsibility and cared deeply about his family.

Since the beginning of time, humans had always had distinctions between close and distant relatives. Although Bai Yunan had never outwardly admitted it, in his heart, Bai Jingshu was much more important than Bai Yeqi to him.