I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 589: Protecting Everyone

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If he still had some unrealistic fantasies before, then after hearing Han Bing's words, Su Chengyi's heart finally died.

"Hey, Bingbing, stop talking nonsense!"

Miss Chu, who was far away in London, tried to cover her mouth through the screen, but it was of no use.

"Mianmian, I think it would be better to let Su Chengyi be fully prepared before going to the banquet instead of trying to whitewash the peace. What do you think?"

Han Bing changed into a comfortable position, half lying on the sofa, and spoke slowly in the tone of a big boss who had seen through the world.

"Those are the most difficult people in the world to deal with in your Chu family. Even if you think you can arrange everything, there will always be some variables, don't you think?"

"Yeah, it seems so."

Chu Qingmian pondered for a while and felt that it seemed to make some sense.

It would be fine under normal circumstances, but when it comes to matters involving Su Chengyi, she naturally has to make full preparations.

"Why do you really describe them as monsters, demons, and monsters?"

Su Chengyi asked vaguely while biting the straw of Coke.

"Of course it's because I've been through this before!"

Han Bing suddenly sat up straight on the sofa, then curled the corners of his mouth with a very complicated expression.

"Someone who has been here?"

Su Chengyi put down the Coke cup and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Han Bing glared at him and said unhappily:

"What do you mean by that expression? Please! Well, with my family's strength, of course it's not enough to have business dealings with the Chu family."

"It didn't mean that."

Su Chengyi shook his head and explained:

"You and the eldest lady have had such a good relationship since childhood, so it's normal for you to have some contact with each other. What I mean is, even as a close friend like you, do you think the Chu family is difficult to get along with?"

"No, it's just that for some reason, I happened to observe a family dinner during that time. Good news, the kind you are about to face."

When Han Bing added the second half of the sentence, his tone was somewhat contradictory, containing both sympathy and a bit of gloating.

"what reason?"

"At that time, was Mianmian's grandfather, grandpa, or grandfather?"

At this point, Han Bing suddenly had some amnesia and couldn't help but look at Chu Qingmian on the other side of the screen.

The latter was lying on the table, poking the innocent honey bread in the bowl with the steel fork in her hand out of boredom. It was a rare occasion that she had a poor appetite, so she ate the plate of mashed potatoes in front of her with all the food on the table. In a short while, the bread had been pierced by her and was full of holes.

"Ah? It's grandpa."

After coming back to her senses, Chu Qingmian replied, and she quickly raised her eyes and glanced at Su Chengyi.

Su Chengyi keenly caught her gaze and nodded slightly, indicating that she didn't need to be nervous.

"That was grandpa. He wasn't feeling well during that time. He always felt uncomfortable. He went to the hospital but couldn't find any problems. So his family wanted to find an old Chinese doctor. Well, didn't they think of my grandpa?"

When Han Bing said this, he lightly kicked Xu Yang who was eating melon seriously beside him.

"Bring me a drink."

"Okay! You are the melon owner and you are the boss!"

Xu Yang was a tall and strong man. He stretched out his arm, grabbed a bottle of freshly squeezed apple juice from the coffee table and handed it to her.

"In fact, my grandfather seldom saw patients at that time. It may be a bit offensive to say this, but to be honest, I did it for Mianmian's sake.

My grandfather likes Mianmian very much. In other words, he likes such lively and smart little girls, so he made an exception to see her.

This has nothing to do with how wealthy the Chu family is, or how high someone’s status is.”

Han Bing spoke slowly while drinking apple juice.

She chose her words very carefully, but everyone present actually understood her.

It's probably that the old Chinese doctor worked hard to come out of retirement, but he didn't seek money or fame, he just wanted to do a small favor for his granddaughter's good friend.

But when this matter fell into the eyes of other members of the Chu family, it would be mixed with some complicated prejudices.

"Of course, everyone was smart and didn't show it openly. They even held a thank-you banquet for my grandfather.

Both the consultation fee and the subsequent thank-you gift were very thoughtful. If I hadn’t attended in person, I might not have felt any discomfort. ”

Having said that, Han Bing snorted coldly.

She had never had a good impression of Wei Peilan for many reasons.

This was partly because Wei Peilan had been on high alert against Chu Qingmian since they were young, often becoming the biggest obstacle for the two sisters to go out and play together. This part of the bad impression was rather childish.

Another part is that there are problems with Wei Peilan himself.

Han Bing doesn't think she is a great, lawful and good person, but she rarely has such a bad impression of anyone.

The degree of Wei Peilan's oppression of Chu Qingmian can no longer be described by high-sounding words like "the deeper the love, the more severe the criticism". It is completely psychological abnormality and has nothing to do with "love".

As someone who completely stands on Chu Qingmian's side, Han Bing certainly hopes that this so-called "mother" will never appear in Chu Qingmian's life again.

When Wei Peilan came home when she was a child, Chu Qingmian would change from the energetic little sun to the cautious and polite Miss Chu for a long time.

The last part is because of the so-called "thank you banquet".

Han Bing was just an ordinary high school student at that time. He was inexperienced and didn't really understand the ways of the world, but he also realized the arrogance of capitalists.

If I had to say, no one at the banquet did anything blatantly offensive; everyone was polite and respectful.

But it just feels uncomfortable.

From the moment I sat down at my seat at the table, this uncomfortable feeling lingered in my mind.

Han Bing initially wondered if she was not used to family dinners of this scale, but after the host Wei Peilan began to speak, she knew she was not overthinking.

"First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Han for condescending to come and treat my father."

Han Bing straightened his back and imitated Wei Peilan's tone at the time.

"Before she spoke, she tapped her goblet with her fork. It made a clanking sound, and I almost dropped my chopsticks. Who understands? Who understands?!"

"I know, I know. When I was a kid, I was so engrossed in watching TV that I didn't eat properly. My mom also did that."

Xu Yang raised his hand.

"It's a rough statement, but it's true. That's how I feel anyway."

Han Bing rarely refuted Xu Yang's words, but continued:

"Then he said something like 'I am honored to be your humble servant', which is a very nice thing to do.' Finally, he said that while my father is recovering, he hopes Mr. Han can come to visit regularly for follow-up consultations, and he will provide transportation and high remuneration. And so on and so forth."

"If you can understand this as an act of filial piety, then my grandfather emphasized many times that there was no major problem with my body, and I just needed to take the medicine according to the course of treatment and cultivate my body and mind. If I feel any discomfort later, I can talk about follow-up visits.

She was still very stubborn and kept saying what she said just now. In short, she wanted my grandfather to be her family's private Chinese medicine doctor. And as soon as he showed any sign of refusing, she started to hint that the benefits she offered were not enough. Who wouldn't be speechless? ! "

"Except for her, the other people's behavior is similar. Some of them are inexplicably confident and firmly believe that money makes the world go round. Others just think this old man is so noble. It's not a big deal to see a doctor. That's it."

Many years later, when Han Bing mentioned this, he still rolled his eyes in silence. "My grandfather is so old, but this is probably the first time he has faced such a smiling but dagger-hiding style of fighting. The old man has been giving people acupuncture all his life, but this is probably the first time he has been given acupuncture."

"I'm sorry, Bingbing."

After many years, Chu Qingmian still felt embarrassed when he heard Han Bing's feedback again. He clasped his hands together on the other side of the screen and apologized repeatedly.

"It's not your fault at all, why are you apologizing?"

Han Bing sighed and knocked on her head through the screen, "knock knock".

"The scene was so awkward at the end. I was too young at the time and could do nothing but dig my toes into the ground out of embarrassment. If it were me now, I would just flip the table and stand up!"

"So, how was it resolved in the end?"

Su Chengyi thought about it and asked.

"at last."

Han Bing glanced at Chu Qingmian on the other side of the screen and replied:

"The one who flipped the table was Mian Mian."

This was an unexpected answer.

Su Chengyi raised his eyebrows and looked at Chu Qingmian.

After all, it is hard to imagine such a sweet and obedient girl flipping the table.

The latter covered his face and waved his hands, seeming a little embarrassed when such an immature past was reminded.

"It's not as exaggerated as flipping the table! It's a long table that can seat dozens of people. How can I flip it?"

"What was uncovered?"

"I didn't lift anything! I just slammed my fork onto my plate."

Chu Qingmian imitated the action at that time with an innocent look in his eyes.

"Yes, it was very loud, more than ten times louder than the sound of Weperan knocking on the cup."

Han Bing added at the right time.

"Then?"

Su Chengyi lowered his head and laughed, then continued to ask.

"Then I stood up and said to Grandpa Han, let's go and see the ancient painting by Dong Qichang that you mentioned before, which you wanted to see with your own eyes."

Chu Qingmian blinked and spoke slowly.

"After saying this, no one waited for a response. Our young lady just lifted her skirt and left gracefully."

At this point, Han Bing, who was originally unhappy about this matter, suddenly burst into laughter, because he thought of the scene at that time when everyone looked at each other in bewilderment and watched them leave the table.

"Fuck, Sister Mian is so cool!"

Hearing this, Xu Yang couldn't help but slap his thigh and yelled:

“So cool!!”

"I think so, too. The atmosphere at that time was so suffocating. Fortunately, Sister Mian stood up."

Lin Tong, who had been listening quietly, couldn't help but sigh.

After listening to Han Bing reminiscing about the past, he felt that the inspiration for the TV series really came from reality. Isn't this the kind of big capitalist family that often appears in TV dramas?
Everything seems calm on the surface, but in reality everyone is harboring ulterior motives. Everyone has ulterior motives and hides a dagger behind a smile.

Moreover, they always maintain an arrogance and rudeness towards outsiders, which they themselves may not even be aware of.

It’s really strange to think about it this way. In such an environment, how did Chu Qingmian grow up to be such a good little angel on earth?

I feel like it can definitely be listed as one of the world's top ten unsolved mysteries.

Su Chengyi thought so and turned his head to look at the phone screen.

Chu Qingmian on the other side of the screen started poking at the unfortunate little piece of bread on her plate again, with her brows lowered and her eyelashes fluttering in an arc that looked very beautiful.

This was probably one of the few moments of resistance in Chu Qingmian's life, for his friends. If you count carefully, the rest were probably all for him.

If it is about herself, her bottom line can be compromised again and again, and no matter how much injustice she suffers, she will just swallow it.

But for Miss Chu, there seem to be many things in life where she cannot compromise.

"Anyway, be prepared, Su Chengyi. These people may be friendly with you on the surface, but they will actually stab you if they get the chance!"

Han Bing shook his head and sighed, then patted Su Chengyi on the shoulder.

"Let's encourage each other."

"Thank you."

Su Chengyi nodded and uttered two words without any emotion.

"Boss Yi, actually, as long as you and Sister Mian love each other, these won't have much impact, just relax."

Lin Tong pondered for a long time before coming up with these words of comfort.

"I know."

Su Chengyi still nodded, with no change in his expression.

"If you ask me, you should just fight back against anyone who dares to bully you! Mr. Yi, this is intolerable. How can someone who gives you a hard time the first time you meet be a good person? If you put up with it now, who knows how he will bully you in the future!"

Xu Yang rolled up his sleeves and shouted angrily:
"Don't let people look down on you! You two are a perfect match, who can oppose you?! Mr. Yi, take me with you when the time comes! I'll see who dares to trip you up!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, most of them will bring bodyguards with them, and their physiques are probably similar to Uncle Gao's."

Su Chengyi answered thoughtfully.

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Thinking of Uncle Gao's sandbag-sized fists and his bulging biceps, Xu Yang's momentum instantly dropped by more than half. After a while, he coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment.

"Ahem, this society doesn't allow people to speak with fists, President Yi, I'm sure everyone knows this!"

"Yes."

Su Chengyi chuckled softly, then reached out and took the phone that was still on the video call. The person on the other end of the screen was still lying on the table, looking a little dazed.

"Is it your turn to be nervous now, Miss?"

He said slowly.

"No."

Chu Qingmian came back to his senses and blinked.

"Su Chengyi, actually, there's no need to rush."

"Backing off is not our King Mian's style."

Su Chengyi tapped the screen with his fingers and said with a smile.

"If you never give in for me, then I will stand by you without hesitation at a time like this."

Instead of frowning, he protected Miss Chu in front of him.

(End of this chapter)