The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 999 - 398: I Haven’t Divorced Your Cousin Yet

Chapter 999: Chapter 398: I Haven’t Divorced Your Cousin Yet

Seeing herself about to fall sideways, a tall figure quickly walked towards her, then embraced her waist with both arms.

Song Qiao still had a frightened look on her face. As she raised her head, she saw the man standing in front of her with a slight frown. She moved her lips, about to thank him, but a slightly angry voice came from the man, "A grown-up like you, can’t you be more careful when getting off the car?"

Song Qiao, "..." Clearly, it was her parking position that was wrong, causing her not to notice her footing and twist her ankle when getting off the car.

However, Song Qiao dared not speak back to Lu Jingchen’s rebuke.

When Mu Shinian saw Song Qiao getting off the car, he had already walked over. Seeing Song Qiao nearly fall made his heart jump, but thankfully Lu Jingchen reacted quickly to support her, preventing her from falling. Although his heart relaxed for a moment, when his gaze landed on Lu Jingchen holding his cousin’s waist, anger immediately filled his eyes. He quickly walked over and snatched Song Qiao from Lu Jingchen’s grasp, not forgetting to glare at him before lowering his head to look at his cousin, speaking with concern, "Sis, are you alright?"

Lu Jingchen glanced down at his now empty hands, devoid of her warmth, his eyes turning somewhat deep, though he said nothing in the end.

Song Qiao, upon seeing Shinian, was momentarily stunned and then quickly smiled and shook her head, "I’m fine, maybe I just didn’t notice my footing when getting off the car and twisted my ankle accidentally."

Mu Shinian pursed his lips, remained silent, and continued to support her.

Seeing Shinian’s demeanor, Song Qiao immediately realized he was angry, sighed inwardly, and then looked at Lu Jingchen, saying, "Thank you for bringing me here."

The man lowered his hands that were hanging in midair, pursing his thin lips silently, with an extremely indifferent expression, as if speaking even one word was a hassle.

Song Qiao looked at Lu Jingchen and then at Mu Shinian beside her, feeling an urge to facepalm, sensing she seemed to have offended someone today. Shinian was clearly angry at her, and Lu Jingchen’s look as if she owed him something made her feel a headache coming on.

Gu Xiyan and Lu Yulin had already walked over together. Lu Yulin still had a bit of a fearful feeling upon seeing Lu Jingchen, especially when Lu Jingchen’s gaze settled on him, spreading a strong aura that nearly made Lu Yulin turn and run.

However, when his gaze landed on Song Qiao and Mu Shinian, he abruptly paused his steps, truly without moving.

Then, the next second, he heard Lu Jingchen’s slightly indifferent voice, "Why are you here?"

Lu Yulin was momentarily stunned, initially not grasping the meaning behind his words, but upon meeting his gaze, he immediately realized he was being addressed. Swallowing hard, Lu Yulin forced a somewhat strained smile and explained, "Uh... I came to find him, Uncle, you know I have a good relationship with Shinian..."

Yet, upon finding his uncle’s gaze growing increasingly deep, Lu Yulin’s words instantly ceased, not daring to say another word.

Because Lu Yulin found that his uncle’s aura was not only extraordinarily strong, unrivaled by anyone, but his gaze, even if light, could instill fear, as if even a single look could lead to certain doom.

Since Song Qiao’s foot was genuinely injured, Mu Shinian supported Song Qiao while Gu Xiyan opened the car door, grabbing Song Qiao’s luggage and bag.

The sound of the car door closing made the man who was speaking with Lu Yulin turn to look immediately.

Stopping for just a moment, he directly stepped forward, bent over and picked up Song Qiao, speaking faintly, "Her ankle is twisted, I’ll carry her upstairs."

Song Qiao was watching Gu Xiyan take her luggage, when suddenly, she was picked up horizontally, nearly screaming in shock.

Mu Shinian hadn’t expected Lu Jingchen to just come over and take his cousin from his arms, leaving him momentarily stunned by the seamless action. When he reacted, he quickly stepped forward to block him, "I can carry my cousin myself, there’s no need to trouble Mr. Lu."

Despite not understanding why his cousin appeared with Lu Jingchen, because of what happened five years ago, Mu Shinian still harbored considerable animosity towards Lu Jingchen, otherwise he wouldn’t have changed from calling him ’cousin-in-law’ to Mr. Lu.

Especially because of those events at the wedding, Mu Shinian still felt Lu Jingchen was only with his cousin for some ulterior motive.

Looking at Mu Shinian standing in front of him, Lu Jingchen’s gaze deepened slightly, his thin lips lightly opening to speak, "Do you want your cousin to walk back by herself?"

Upon hearing Lu Jingchen’s words, Mu Shinian’s face darkened. What did he mean by that... Was he implying he couldn’t carry his cousin properly?

He was no longer the teenage boy of sixteen or seventeen back then, and now he had the strength to carry his cousin back.

With this thought, Mu Shinian naturally spoke up, "I didn’t say my cousin should walk back by herself. I can carry her back, no need to trouble Mr. Lu."

Lu Jingchen had his reservations about how Mu Shinian addressed him and wanted to correct him to call him ’brother-in-law,’ but when he thought of what happened five years ago, he could understand Mu Shinian’s attitude.

After about twenty seconds of silence, he replied, "It’s not appropriate for you to carry her."

Mu Shinian retorted, "And it’s appropriate for you to?"

"Naturally."

Hearing Lu Jingchen’s matter-of-fact response, Mu Shinian felt stifled and directly said, "Mr. Lu, men and women should keep their distance. My cousin divorced you five years ago, and you’re no longer husband and wife, already irrelevant to each other. It’s most inappropriate for you to carry my cousin."

However, Lu Jingchen calmly explained, "I didn’t sign the divorce agreement five years ago, and our divorce certificate hasn’t been processed either. We are still married."

Hearing Lu Jingchen’s words, Mu Shinian looked as if he had been struck by lightning, a face full of disbelief. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Song Qiao couldn’t help but want to hold her forehead. Lu Jingchen used these words to stump her yesterday, and now he’s using them again on Shinian...but has he considered their feelings?

Seeing Mu Shinian’s face full of disbelief, Lu Jingchen gave him a faint glance, said nothing more, and carrying Song Qiao, walked into the residential area.

Mu Shinian started slowly digesting Lu Jingchen’s words, and when he completely processed it and realized his cousin truly was still married to Lu Jingchen, he suddenly found it a bit unacceptable.

Because of what Lu Jingchen did to his cousin five years ago, including the truths Murong Rui revealed at the wedding, he already felt that Lu Jingchen couldn’t be his brother-in-law, nor could he be with his cousin.

He hoped his cousin could find a man who genuinely loved her, and Chu Munan’s appearance was absolutely the best choice. If not for Chu Munan, their life in Paris over the past five years might not have been so peaceful. After all, he had just started university, and his cousin was pregnant, completely unable to provide a good living condition on her own.

All of this was thanks to Chu Munan.

Moreover, he could see that Chu Munan was really good to his cousin, especially after Song Nianhuan was born, treating little Nianhuan like his own daughter.

And the job he has now was also found with Chu Munan’s help.

Finding such a good job in Paris is difficult, especially since he had just graduated from university.

Seeing Lu Jingchen carrying his cousin almost into the residential area, Mu Shinian hurriedly told Gu Xiyan to take the luggage and quickly chased after Lu Jingchen.

Lu Yulin wanted to follow as he saw Mu Shinian leave, but thinking of how his second uncle looked just now, he involuntarily shrank his neck and turned to Gu Xiyan, "You take the luggage inside; I have to go, tell Shinian I’ll come find him tomorrow."

Gu Xiyan heard Lu Yulin’s words, squinted his eyebrows slightly, then as if something dawned on him, said with a teasing smile, "Honestly, Lu Yulin, are you afraid of that guy holding Sister Qiao?"

Lu Yulin had just turned to leave, but hearing Gu Xiyan’s words, he suddenly stopped and, with a stern face, said, "Who...who said I’m afraid of my uncle? I really have something to do and need to leave first, don’t talk nonsense."

Gu Xiyan chuckled twice knowingly, waving, "Go ahead, I’ll make sure to tell Shinian that you left because you’re afraid of your uncle."

Lu Yulin, "..." Afraid of your damn uncle.

However, before he could speak, Gu Xiyan was already pulling the suitcase and holding Song Qiao’s handbag, heading into the residential area.

Lu Yulin stood there watching Gu Xiyan’s retreating back, feeling instantly confused in the wind.

He was now quite conflicted about whether to go or stay.

If he left, that woman Gu Xiyan would definitely say he was afraid of his uncle, although he indeed was a bit afraid of his uncle.