From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 51: Chapter 51 The One You Spend Your Life With

White bed sheets, white duvet cover, white pillows—Qiao Yi was certain this wasn’t the Qiao Family home, nor was it any residence of Lu Yanchuan that she was familiar with.

Qiao Yi abruptly sat up in bed, but no, it was just a twitch before she collapsed back down.

An arm around her waist and severe pain all over her body prevented her from getting up.

What’s going on? How did she end up sleeping here?

Qiao Yi foolishly stared at the ceiling for a good while before she gradually regained consciousness.

Yesterday she had gone to sign a contract with people from Longjia and Teng and Xin families, then she used the excuse of being drunk to sneak out, and after that?

A jumble of confused memories surged up one after another. Qiao Yi’s face turned pale, and she trembled as she looked at the man beside her.

Yesterday, she was taken onto a car, and then…

“Why are you awake so early?”

The arm around her waist tightened, and Qiao Yi was forced into a fiery embrace, the burning touch of skin leaving her completely rigid.

Lu Yanchuan, eyes still closed, savored the silkiness beneath his hand, unwilling to let go, and gave in to himself, hugging her even tighter.

“Lu… Lu Yanchuan! How could you…”

“What do you mean, how could I?”

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Qiao Yi was taken aback by Lu Yanchuan’s retort and then was overwhelmed with uncontrollable anger.

He still had the audacity to ask how? He, he!

“Sleep a bit longer, I’ll take you to the Qiao Family soon.”

Lu Yanchuan’s response was too nonchalant, it even made Qiao Yi wonder if she was overreacting.

“That’s not right! How could you do this to me!”

Qiao Yi struggled to sit up in the bed with her limbs, glaring angrily at Lu Yanchuan.

“What exactly have I done?”

Lu Yanchuan propped himself up and looked down at Qiao Yi, while her gaze fell on the scratches across his chest—enough to make Qiao Yi almost explode on the spot.

“Why aren’t you wearing clothes!”

“When I sleep with my wife, why do I need to wear clothes?”

Choked by Lu Yanchuan’s righteous attitude, Qiao Yi found herself unable to communicate normally with him.

The discomfort in her body kept reminding her of the madness from last night. Qiao Yi really wanted to be as calm as Lu Yanchuan seemed to be, really wanted to blow him off with her nose, but the reality was that her face flushed red, she bit her lip and glared at Lu Yanchuan, unable to speak.

“Mmm!”

Someone touched her lips. Qiao Yi quickly covered her mouth, staring at Lu Yanchuan in disbelief.

“Sleep a bit more, I’m going to wash up.”

Lu Yanchuan pinched Qiao Yi’s face, then threw the duvet aside and got out of bed to freshen up, leaving Qiao Yi alone in bed, lost in thought.

Qiao Yi really began to doubt if she was indeed overreacting. Perhaps Lu Yanchuan’s reaction was the correct one?

After all, whatever should have happened between them had happened, whatever shouldn’t have also happened; they’re still legally married. Doing this kind of thing—it seems there really isn’t anything surprising about it.

Qiao Yi, wrapped in her quilt, was deep in thought. Lu Yanchuan emerged from the bathroom and upon seeing the little head poking out of a pile of quilts on the bed, he smiled quietly and left the room without a sound.

Lu Yanchuan returned with breakfast, and by that time, Qiao Yi was soaking in the bathtub, from outside her humming could be heard, which sounded like she was in a pretty good mood.

Qiao Yi indeed felt good, because she had come to understand something.

That was the relationship between her and Lu Yanchuan. Although Qiao Yi really wanted to deny this inexplicable marriage between them, they represented not only themselves but also the families behind them.

Whether considering the face of both families or their interests, it wasn’t possible for her and Lu Yanchuan to divorce.

Didn’t they say life is like that thing – if you can’t resist, then just lie down and accept it.

Qiao Yi thought carefully about her current situation and realized that as long as she learned to lie down and accept, there really wasn’t anything for her to worry about.

Putting emotional aspects aside, in terms of appearance and physique, Lu Yanchuan was definitely one of the top among all the people she had ever seen.

Qiao Yi wasn’t someone who liked to dwell on things. After she had come to this realization, she let the matter go. Although thinking back to last night still made her blush, she was no longer embarrassed.

When she came out of the bathroom and saw Lu Yanchuan outside, Qiao Yi just paused for a moment and didn’t say anything.

“Breakfast is here, eat up and I’ll take you back.”

Lu Yanchuan leaned on the sofa, holding a newspaper he had casually picked up from the shelf downstairs. Although there wasn’t any important news, it was still something to read to pass the time.

It seemed that Lu Yanchuan had already figured out their relationship early on, so regardless of what he thought about Qiao Yi, he treated her quite well both in public and in private.

Qiao Yi ate her steamed bun absentmindedly. She would take a sip of porridge and look at Lu Yanchuan, then take a bite of pickles and glance at him again. Although she had already decided to spend her life with him, her heart somehow felt empty…

When she returned to the Qiao Family, Qiao Yi didn’t tell Qiao Benqing about the near abduction from yesterday. She only mentioned that the contracts with Longjia and Teng and Xin families had been signed, and since she was drunk, Lu Yanchuan took her away early.

Qiao Yi’s neck had a Band-Aid on it like she was trying to cover something up, a mark that foundation couldn’t hide, leaving her no choice but to stick something over it.

“I saw that Yanchuan brought you back today, why didn’t you invite him to stay for a meal before leaving?”

“Ah, that, he has some matters in the company, he will come later to take me back.”

Qiao Benqing gave Qiao Yi a strange look, feeling that she seemed different from before when she mentioned Lu Yanchuan.

Qiao Yi felt tired, and after she reported on company matters to Qiao Benqing, she went back to her room and went to sleep.

“Yiyi! Yiyi!”

It seemed like someone was calling her in her sleep. Qiao Yi struggled to open her eyes, but they felt as if they were glued shut and simply would not open.

By the time Qiao Yi finally managed to open her eyes, she found herself lying in a hospital room.

“Mom…”

Zhao Wenjing was sitting by the bed and quickly turned her head towards Qiao Yi upon hearing her voice, her tears following suit.

“Why am I here?”

“You suddenly got a fever yesterday afternoon, and you’ve only just woken up now. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?”

Qiao Yi shook her head and sat up with Zhao Wenjing’s support.

According to Zhao Wenjing, she had been unconscious all night, which made her wonder why she suddenly fell ill.

“Yanchuan came to see you already, but he had matters to attend to at his company, so I let him leave first. The doctor said it was caused by excessive internal heat, Yiyi, you can’t keep things from your mom if you’re troubled. Do you know how worried I’ve been about you…”

Zhao Wenjing began to cry again, and it took a moment for Qiao Yi to manage to console her.

“It’s nothing, probably because I haven’t rested properly these past few days. Now that I don’t need to keep up with the company matters anymore, I’ll get well after a good rest for a while.”