Chapter 14 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Tang Qiu received a call from He Lei saying he was outside the school waiting for her. She said goodbye to Ning Mufan, smiling, and ran out.

Xie Qingqing stared questioningly at her as she hurried off. “What’s the matter, Tang Qiu?”

“My husband’s aide is here to pick me!” she called over her shoulder.

Xie Qingqing watched her leave with a smile plastered over her face, and gave a resigned sigh. Tang Qiu was beautiful, but when it came to matters involving love, she lacked awareness. It made no matter that she was oblivious to Ning Mufan’s feelings towards her, but her heart must have been moved by the state of the young master she married. Still, that man wouldn’t be around for much longer, and who knew what would happen after he left…

Tang Qiu was in too much of a rush to notice her friend’s troubled expression. She dashed off happily to the school gate, quickening her footsteps when she saw He Lei wave to her. He graciously helped her open the door, extending a courteous gesture to her. As Tang Qiu was climbing in, she was met with the sight of a man in the seat beside her.

Jiang Shaocheng was dressed neatly in a suit, and despite his injured legs, habit made him sit upright. His family held little love for him, it was true, but his birth had bestowed a refined breeding upon him that ran deep in his bones. For all the ridicule that his crippled legs and facial scars earned him, his graceful manner remained intact; a part of him.

Tang Qiu had had no feelings for him when they first married, but now, there was no reason that she shouldn’t be amiable and get along with him. “Why are you here, dear?”

Jiang Shaocheng muffled a cough behind his hand. “I’m taking you somewhere. Come on in.”

Tang Qiu arched a brow. Jiang Shaocheng’s secretiveness only deepened her curiosity. When the car approached a shopping mall, she asked, “You want to buy something?”

Jiang Shaocheng nodded. Last night, as he was hugging her to sleep, he discovered that her pajamas were covered with lint. The clothes she had brought over from the Fengs, too, were old and frayed. As her husband, it was only natural that he make it a priority to rectify that.

In the mall, Tang Qiu trailed after them, taking in the rows of stunning dresses with a sparkle in her eyes. After all, which woman wouldn’t be delighted by pretty clothes?

Jiang Shaocheng pushed his wheelchair to her side. “Choose whatever you like.”

“It’s okay, I have enough clothes.” Tang Qiu had her reservations; it was obvious that these clothes would be far from cheap.

Aware of what weighed on her mind, Jiang Shaocheng took her hand in his. “He Lei has inquired and found out that there’s a 10% discount ongoing today. Don’t be afraid to get what you like.”