latelenovela Chapter 310 Underground Love
Chapter 310 Underground Love
Qiao Jingyu raised her head slightly and sighed softly. The sigh seemed to carry endless sorrow and helplessness, slowly dissipating in the air.
There was a complex emotion revealed in his eyes. In fact, Qiao Jingyu had a feeling that with Duan Yuchen's intelligence, he must have known the real reason why his father did not agree with their relationship, which was because he was blind, but he had always kept it in his heart and said nothing.
After a short pause, Qiao Jingyu sorted out her thoughts and continued, "Yuchen, in fact, the reason why my father firmly opposes us being together is not only because of the huge gap in status between us. More importantly, he thinks that I am too naive and simple, and I have no ability to gain a foothold in a large and complex family environment like yours, let alone cope with the various pressures and challenges I may face. He is afraid that I will be wronged and worried that I will be bullied. It is precisely because of his deep love and protection for me that he rejected our relationship so strongly. For all this, I really can't bear to go against his wishes and make him sad..."
Hearing this, Duan Yuchen's originally tense expression relaxed a little, but his voice was still a little nervous, and he asked: "In this case, what are you going to do next?"
Qiao Jingyu bit her lip, as if she had made up her mind, and answered with courage: "I want to discuss something with you. From now on, can we temporarily switch to an underground relationship? I will do my best to persuade my father and strive to get his approval as soon as possible. In the meantime, we can just get along as ordinary friends to the outside world, okay?"
After hearing this, Duan Yuchen's expression became much more relaxed, and he even revealed a subtle hint of ridicule. He asked, "Oh? What about underneath the surface?"
"Of course we are boyfriend and girlfriend on the surface, dear, can you bear with it for a while?" Qiao Jingyu said softly and tenderly.
Hearing this, the other party replied without hesitation: "Okay, but I'm really wronged, so you have to comfort me."
Qiao Jingyu asked: "Then how can I comfort you?"
I only heard the other party say with a sly smile: "Then use your gentle and delicate hands to comfort me!"
As soon as the words fell, Qiao Jingyu's face turned red, like a ripe apple. She angrily scolded: "You...you are so shameless!" She wondered how this man could say such blunt and unscrupulous words.
However, at this moment, a deep and magnetic laugh came from the other end of the phone. Although there was a mobile phone between the two of them, the laugh seemed to have a strong penetrating power, and it went straight into Qiao Jingyu's ears, causing her heart to skip a few beats involuntarily, and she was a little flustered for a moment.
After several seconds, the other party finally stopped laughing and explained, "Look at what you're thinking about! Actually, what I meant by 'comfort me with your little hands' is not that. Aren't black summer grapes just on the market recently? I'm just particularly greedy and want you to help me peel a few grapes to taste."
After hearing this, Qiao Jingyu suddenly felt ashamed and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She stammered in response: "Uh... OK, OK!"
At this moment, the other party suddenly said: "By the way, I am on my way now and will be at your place soon."
Qiao Jingyu quickly shouted, "Don't come over here, I'm not at Feifei's place."
"So where are you now?" The voice on the other end of the phone was full of concern.
After taking a deep breath, Qiao Jingyu slowly said, "I was just about to tell you about this. I plan to move back to the Qiao family to live for a while."
The other end of the phone suddenly fell into a long and heavy silence, as if under a spell. Time seemed to freeze, and every second seemed particularly long. The ticking of the clock became more and more audible in the silence. After nearly a minute, the suffocating silence was still unbroken. Qiao Jingyu began to wonder if there was something wrong with the cell phone signal.
Just as she was about to hang up the phone and call again, she finally heard a gentle response from the other party: "...Okay, got it." The voice was as light as ripples caused by the breeze blowing across the lake, faintly but clearly transmitted to Qiao Jingyu's ears.
Then, Qiao Jingyu took a deep breath and continued, "You also know that Qiao Jingshan and Liu Fengping have left home. Now my father and grandmother are the only ones left at home. Without the bustle and laughter of the past, the whole house seems empty and deserted. Moreover, my grandmother has said several times that she hopes I can go home and spend more time with her." After saying these words, she waited quietly for Duan Yuchen's reaction.
However, the only response was a simple "hmm". This short syllable floated in the air, carrying a hint of indescribable loneliness.
Qiao Jingyu bit her lip, trying not to show her emotions, and said in a nonchalant manner: "Then you go back first. I will come to your office to find you tomorrow, and then I will peel grapes for you." She tried her best to make her tone sound cheerful, but she felt a dull pain deep in her heart.
"Okay!" Duan Yuchen agreed without hesitation. However, this straightforward response did not make Qiao Jingyu feel the slightest bit of joy, but instead made her even more sad.
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Jingyu came out of the bathroom and lay on the bed, feeling very upset. She really wanted to be with Duan Yuchen, but she didn't want to make her father sad and worried. What should she do?
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The next morning, Qiao Jingyu went to the supermarket and bought a bunch of fresh grapes. Qiao Jingyu dealt with some work first, and then went to find Duan Yuchen. Qiao Jingyu spent some time preparing today.
Qiao Jingyu came to the front desk, and a tall girl said, "Hello, I'm Wen Ran, the secretary of Mr. Duan. Mr. Duan asked me to come down to pick you up."
In the elevator, Qiao Jingyu could feel Wen Ran looking at her from time to time. Based on her woman's first instinct, Qiao Jingyu felt that Wen Ran must like Duan Yuchen.
Arriving at the president's office, Wen Ran knocked on the door.
"Come in." Duan Yuchen's low voice came from inside.
Wen Ran pushed open the door and looked at the handsome Duan Yuchen, with admiration in his eyes that he could not hide, and said softly, "Mr. Duan, Miss Qiao is here."
"Yeah." Duan Yuchen responded lightly.
Wen Ran looked at Qiao Jingyu, "Miss Qiao, please come in."
After Qiao Jingyu went in, Wen Ran closed the door and returned to the secretary's office next door. Immediately, people surrounded him.
"Sister Ran, who was that woman just now?"
"There are basically no other women in the president's office. Who is this woman?"
"What is her relationship with the president?"
"I saw that she didn't have any documents in her hand. She seemed to be holding a bunch of grapes. Since she could send food to the president, they must have a good relationship, right?"
Wen Ran's eyes flashed with disdain, "Don't make wild guesses. When that woman came in just now, the president didn't even raise his head."