Contract Marriage: The Tycoon's Pampered Wife-Chapter 55 - 0: Do you like it or not? (3 more updates)

Lai Yang took the elevator down to the first floor, constantly looking back as he walked away.

Ning Guiwan had said she had things to do, but after Lai Yang left, she simply sat down by the flower beds next to the hospital’s main entrance, doing nothing.

In the sunlight, the fingerprint marks on her left cheek were very clear.

"Mr. Quan, please, you must save Qinghan. Without Xiangru, she won’t be able to go on..."

Suddenly, Ning Rongyue’s voice could be heard.

Ning Guiwan pulled herself out of her deep thoughts and looked towards the source of the sound, only to see Quan Yu casually walking down the steps of the hospital entrance with one hand in his pocket, the golden sunlight bathing him, further accentuating his handsome, noble bearing.

Bodyguards and assistants followed behind him, and Ning Rongyue was held back by a bodyguard two meters away from Quan Yu.

There was a look of unwillingness in Ning Rongyue’s eyes.

She had friends working in this hospital, and one of them had told her they saw Quan Yu and Ning Guiwan together, warning her to be alert to this fact. The friend’s original intention was fear that Ning Guiwan might cling to the wealthiest man in Shencheng, which could adversely affect them as sisters.

But what Ning Rongyue was really thinking was that she wanted to see Quan Yu, to exchange a few words with him. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Quan Yu had come here to visit an old friend who was in the hospital. After waiting outside for a long time, Ning Rongyue finally got to see the person she’d been dreaming of meeting.

She was six years older than Ning Guiwan. As a little girl, because her father, Chen Bingde, was the Ning Family’s driver, she had gone to the Quan Family mansion on many occasions.

When Ning Guiwan was tagging along behind Quan Yu like a little tail, Ning Rongyue was already a twelve-year-old girl, at the age when one starts to experience the first stirrings of infatuation. She silently developed different feelings for that extraordinarily handsome boy.

After Quan Yu went abroad, she didn’t know how many times she secretly cried herself to sleep under her blankets.

But why? Why had that man’s gaze never lingered on her?

"Mr. Quan..." Back then, she was just the daughter of a driver and a housekeeper, and her inferiority complex made her feel like an ugly duckling, afraid to approach the dazzling young man. Now, she was the beloved daughter of the chairman of Tianchi Group, sharing the same status as Ning Guiwan, even more esteemed in a way, because she had the trust and affection of Ning Honghua. But...

Ning Rongyue stroked her left cheek. The uneven feeling under her fingertips filled her with regret.

Was it because she was too ugly?

"I know Xiangru listens to you. Please talk to him; don’t give up on Qinghan... Qinghan has been so ill because she lost two children for him. If he really annuls the engagement, it would look bad for the Quan Family if the news spread, and it would also negatively affect you and Ruiyin Group..."

Ning Rongyue’s words suddenly stopped short.

Because the man in front of her had come to a halt, his gaze fixed on something.

Following his line of sight, Ning Rongyue saw Ning Guiwan watching her with a mocking smile.

Caught as if a secret had been exposed, Ning Rongyue’s face changed instantly. She forced a smile and greeted her first, "Xiaowan, what are you doing here?"

Ning Guiwan’s smile grew deeper.

The five swollen fingerprints on her left cheek did not mar her beauty; instead, they added a touch of pitiable appeal to her.

"If your sister knew how much you, her elder sister, are running around for her while she’s unconscious, she would surely be deeply touched."

Ning Rongyue’s expression became flustered but she quickly regained composure, smiling tenderly. "As long as it’s for Qinghan’s well-being, anything I do is what I should."

As the two of them were talking, Quan Yu had already walked up to Ning Guiwan.

Quan Yu reached out, his long fingers gently cradling Ning Guiwan’s chin, lifting it. "What happened?"

Seeing this, Ning Rongyue struggled to maintain her smiling facade.

Ning Guiwan smelled the scent of smoke on the man’s fingers.

She should have dodged away.

But she didn’t. Instead, she smiled seductively. "Is Uncle Quan showing concern for me?"

The slightly rising intonation at the end sounded deliberately provocative.

Quan Yu stared at her for a while, his deep and inscrutable gaze suggesting he had seen through her little scheme.

Ning Guiwan returned his gaze calmly, unintimidated by the prospect of him uncovering anything.

"Come with me."

Releasing her chin, Quan Yu spoke.

Ning Guiwan didn’t know where he intended to take her, yet she still stood up. Her peripheral vision caught Ning Rongyue’s expression, which could now be described as ’unsightly’. Uncharacteristically, Ning Guiwan looped her arm through Quan Yu’s.

Quan Yu looked down at the tender, white hand clutching his arm, his eyes darkening slightly, but in the end, he said nothing.

Ning Rongyue stood rooted to the spot, watching the two of them leave side by side, her fingers clenched so tightly that her purse deformed.

"Haven’t given up after all these years?" A sultry and sexy female voice came from behind her.

Ning Rongyue knew who it was. She didn’t turn her head, nor did she speak.

The sultry voice spoke again, her tone dripping with mockery, "A disfigured illegitimate daughter should have some self-awareness."

Ning Rongyue finally turned to look at the woman behind her. The woman had a flirtatious face, but her allure was entirely different from that of Ning Guiwan. Ning Guiwan’s charm exuded dazzling beauty and nobility. This woman, however, possessed a sexier allure, particularly highlighted by her plump, red lips. A single glance at them was enough to provoke sinful thoughts.

Ning Rongyue watched her coldly, retorting sharply, "And how are you any better? Selling out friends for fame and fortune. Now, you’re just a flower vase that’s been played out in the entertainment industry."

The woman’s face changed.

...

"I have some other matters, so I won’t be accompanying you anymore." Having left Ning Rongyue’s line of sight, Ning Guiwan immediately withdrew her hand.

Quan Yu stopped, looked down at her, and after a moment spoke in a deep voice, "What? Now that you’ve used me, you’re going to throw me away?"

"..." Ning Guiwan didn’t look at him, her gaze falling on the fluttering curtains of the hospital’s outpatient building.

"Nothing to say?" The man’s voice carried a teasing tone.

Ning Guiwan looked up, met his interested gaze, then looked away, smiling slowly. "I never expected that Rongyue would like Uncle Quan."

It had been only a suspicion, but now, she was certain.

"What about you?" Quan Yu suddenly moved closer, his long arm wrapping around the girl’s slender waist and pulling her entirely into his embrace.

He leaned down to her ear. "It doesn’t matter if others like me or not. I just want to know, do you like me?"

The ambiguous, burning words reached her ears, making Ning Guiwan’s entire back stiffen.

Her heartbeat quickened, thumping loudly. She placed her hands against Quan Yu’s chest, but her eyes showed not a hint of disarray. "Grandma Quan has been so good to me, how could I not like Uncle Quan?"

Her words seemed to answer his question, yet not quite.

The hand that Quan Yu had placed at her waist tightened slowly.

He’d made himself quite clear, yet this girl still played dumb with him.