Way back to Our Past

29. Who’s Your Ex?

Translator: Snowball

Sun Lan couldn’t think of any other reason why Qu Wan could afford to eat in a restaurant like this other than the possibility that she might have a sugar daddy. At the thought that Qu Wan had to live off a fat old man, she felt a sudden rush of joy.

“Qu Wan, you were so proud that you would rather die than yield to me. Now you should know life isn’t that easy after leaving Ling’s house!”

When she was indulging in herself, she suddenly saw a handsome young man walk in and sit down in front of Qu Wan.

The smile on her face was replaced by the sullen look in an instant. This young man was none other than Wang Zicheng, the rival of the Lings!

“Though the Wang family is as powerful as the Ling family, Wang Zicheng is only a foppish childe who spends his days among women!”

“Qu Wan must be one of his sexual partners who have to try every means to please him for money.” Thinking of this, Sun Lan cheered up again.

At this point, Ling Mubai walked over. “Mother, what do you want me for?”

Thinking that his son must not have seen that woman, instead of answering him, Sun Lan shifted her gaze to Qu Wan.

Looking in the direction she was gazing at, Ling Mubai immediately saw Qu Wan sitting nearby. Sun Lan’s intuition told her that something big was about to happen, but when she was going to say something to comfort her son, Ling Mubai had drawn back his sight calmly.

There was no emotional fluctuation on his face as if he had just seen a stranger.

“Seems my son won’t feel lost for this woman anymore!” Sun Lan was so delighted that she put all those things that bothered her behind. “Mubai, are you ready to order?” she asked.

Wang Zicheng hadn’t slept well the night before. At the thought that Qu Wan not only married once but also was kicked out by her former husband who had an affair with another woman, he couldn’t help but feel depressed.

He wasn’t a gossipy person, but he really wanted to know who that bastard was.

“Qu Wan, who’s your ex?” When they had been in the office in the morning, he peeped at Qu Wan a few times but finally managed to hold back the urge to ask. Now that they were out of the office, he couldn’t restrain his curiosity any longer.

“I forgot!” Qu Wan answered without even looking up.

She had found Wang Zicheng staring at her for quite a while in the morning as if he had something to say, but she hadsn’t expected that he would have raised such a question.

“You got married because you loved each other?”

“Kind of!”

Burning with jealousy, Wang Zicheng continued, “Then how come he had an affair with another woman?”

“Does a man need a reason to have an affair?” Qu Wan sneered.

“Why are you reluctant to tell me the name of that asshole? Do you still have feelings for him?”

“What are you talking about? As you said, he’s just an asshole. I’ve completely gotten him out of my mind, so I won’t mention his name again!”

Ling Mubai, who was sitting near them, had never thought that Qu Wan would have discussed such a topic with Wang Zicheng in public.

His face turned pale instantly. “This woman has rooted me out of her mind. What a machine!”

“Wanwan, I wanna know who the guy is. Can you just tell me?”

“No!” Putting down her chopsticks, Qu Wan wiped her lips with the paper napkin and asked back, “How come you’re so interested in a stranger?”

“I wanna teach him a good lesson!” Wang Zicheng said, gritting his teeth. “I’m gonna beat him up until even his mother can’t recognize him when I see that stupid ruthless asshole!”

“You’re talking like you’re a faithful man in love!” Qu Wan chuckled.

“Everyone thinks I’m a dandy. Actually, it’s just because I haven’t met the woman who deserves my favor. Otherwise, I’ll definitely be the most faithful man in love in the world!”

“Men are all good at making excuses for their flirting around. I’ve heard it so many times!”

“Wanwan, if it were someone else, he might be lying, but I mean what I said!” With that, he stood up with a serious look. “Wanwan, I can swear to God!”

Ling Mubai couldn’t stay calm anymore at his words and he rose to his feet as well. “Mr. Wang, nice to meet you again!”

Wang Zicheng turned his head and greeted, “Hey, Mr. Ling! What a coincidence!”

Before the Wangs moved abroad, there was some intercourse between them and the Lings and Wang Zicheng once saw Sun Lan when he was still a kid, so he walked over to say hello to them. “Auntie, how are you doing?”

Sun Lan nodded with a smile, but still fixing her gaze on Qu Wan.

Without looking at them, Qu Wan slowly wiped her lips with the paper napkin, which made Sun Lan feel grossly humiliated.

Burning with anger, she turned to Wang Zicheng. “Zicheng, is she…”

“Wanwan, come over! I’m gonna introduce Auntie Sun to you!” Wang Zicheng said, waving his hand.

Rising from her chair, Qu Wan didn’t walk to Sun Lan, but to the door. “Take your time. I’m waiting for you in the car.”

Her insolent behavior not only made Sun Lan’s blood boil but also made Ling Mubai feel extremely embarrassed.

Wang Zicheng was stupefied as well, thinking that Qu Wan had gone too far. “She has been nice to everyone. What’s wrong with her?”

“Auntie, calm down! Wanwan is a little shy to meet strangers.”

Sun Lan was surprised. If Qu Wan was only a sexual partner of Wang Zicheng, she wouldn’t have dared to make Wang Zicheng look stupid in front of outsides and Wang Zicheng wouldn’t have indulged her like this.

Feeling offended, Sun Lan decided to fight back.

“Zicheng, by rights I shouldn’t butt in your business, but as your elder, I have to remind you as your family’s reputation is at stake in everything you do, you shouldn’t get too close to a divorced woman like her.”

“Thank you for your concern, Auntie! But Wanwan is different from those women. She got divorced because she was too naïve and was cheated by a scumbag!”

“Scumbag?”

Hearing that, Ling Mubai grew even angrier with his hands clenched unconsciously.

Sun Lan still wanted to bitch about Qu Wan, but as Wang Zicheng was defending her like this, she had to force back her rest words with a grim look.

Watching Wang Zicheng stride out of the restaurant following behind Qu Wan, Sun Lan complained, “See how unruly the woman you used to like is! Woe betide anyone who meets her!”

As her son didn’t seem in a good mood, she continued, trying to comfort him, “Fortunately, you divorced her long ago. Or our family might have been in big trouble!”

Ling Mubai stared at the door, without responding to her. He had thought that Wang Zicheng was only toying with Qu Wan, but to his surprise, this guy seemed to be serious this time!

Though Wang Zicheng was a good-for-nothing, he knew how to please women. At the thought of this, Ling Mubai couldn’t help but feel his heart wrenching. Having no idea what was on her son’s mind, Sun Lan continued, “Mubai, you should go to Jiang’s house more often when you’re free.”

“For what?” Ling Mubai asked grumpily.

“Show your concern to Xinyue, and by the way, you can cotton up with Jiang Zhendong. We have to rely on him in the future,” Sun Lan said with an earnest look. “He must be dissatisfied with us and wanted to teach us a lesson, so he had us lose in the bid! You’ve been in a relationship with Xinyue for three years. You can’t put off your wedding any longer!”

“You’ve fixed the date, haven’t you? Then why do you keep nagging?” Ling Mubai said impatiently.

It was obvious that he was reluctant to talk about it, so Sun Lan had to shut her mouth with a sullen look.