Chapter 175 - Brother-in-Law, Can’t I Sit in Your Car? (1/2)

A warm, coarse palm covered her fist lovingly. Song Yu looked down and saw Qi Chengzhi’s warm hand wrapped around hers. His fingers were softly caressing the back of her hand as well as her fingers, calming her down significantly.

Yu Keyao then turned to Qi Chengzhi and looked at him in all sincerity. “Young Master Cheng, I’m afraid you’ve been kept in the dark over this. The video is evidence that my big sister had an affair with none other than your brother-in-law, Jian Yi.”

She knew all that because Liang Lihua recounted the encounter at the café. The way Jian Yi helped Song Yu, and the expression he had given her, seemed to hint at something much deeper than simply being relatives.

Some time after that incident, Yu Keyao attended a gathering with her friends, one of whom was the son of Chengyue’s owner. The topic popped up during a conversation and Yu Keyao immediately requested to have a copy of the video recording.

Seeing as it was a small matter, the friend was more than happy to help.

“She may be my Big Sister, but I won’t blindly side her, not when she does something as disgusting as being a mistress.” Yu Keyao shook her head, seemingly full of disappointment.

Song Yu found everything rather amusing. All this time, Yu Keyao had been doing exactly what a side chick would do, and yet she had the decency to reproach Song Yu with that look of disdain.

“And Jian Yi’s your brother-in-law now. He’s in the same family as big sister. Maybe there’s something going on between them…” Yu Keyao stopped talking midway. Her eyes were wide open in befuddlement and she let out an awkward giggle.

“I can’t comment on this.” Yu Keyao tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I’m talking too much.”

“Young Master Cheng, please don’t get me wrong. Maybe Big Sister does not have any relationship with him anymore and has completely forgotten about him. Maybe she really is focusing all her attention on you. If so, she wouldn’t feel uncomfortable or reminisce about him even though they’ll meet regularly in the future,” Yu Keyao explained, but then covered her mouth hurriedly. She looked at Song Yu helplessly. “Big Sis, am I making things worse by helping you?”

“You might as well just go ahead and say that I like Jian Yi, that I want to get closer to him by marrying Qi Chengzhi. Just say that I’m planning to go behind Qi Chengzhi’s back because Jian Yi and I still long for one another, and that I want to do all sorts of things that will disappoint Qi Chengzhi.” Song Yu snickered. “The hell are you trying to pretend that you’re some pure white lotus flower. I might even think better of you if you just say everything to my face.”

Qi Chengzhi kneaded Song Yu’s hand as soon as she completed her sentence.

She looked at him and he returned the glance, giving her the opportunity to notice the unhappiness in his dark pupils.

It would never cross her mind that Qi Chengzhi was angry because he believed Yu Keyao’s words; she knew that it was precisely those words that had incited his anger—false though they may be, the way Yu Keyao said them infuriated him.

Song Yu became compliant immediately. Under the cover of the table, she laced her fingers with his in a silent gesture to please him. Only then did he become less ruffled.

Yu Keyao misunderstood his expression, assuming that her words had sowed seeds of doubt in him.

Then, Qi Chengzhi said, “I know.”

His frigid tone served to cement her opinion.

Pleased, Yu Keyao blushed and tucked yet another lock of hair behind her ear, saying gently, ‘Young Master… Brother-in-Law, can I call you Brother-in-Law? Since you’re already married to my sister, I think it’s too unfriendly to be calling you Young Master Cheng.”

Song Yu was truly astonished by Yu Keyao’s brazenness. If the other members of the Yu family had the same skill as her, they would not have needed to run up to Song Yu’s family and apologize—a single sentence might have sufficed for them to secure the connections they needed.

“I’m not accustomed to being someone else’s brother-in-law,” Qi Chengzhi responded curtly.

“Brother-in-Law, stop kidding.” Yu Keyao smiled shyly.

“I’m not someone who likes to kid around,” came another cold rebuke. The art of a twitchy face was a page he took from Chu Zhaoyang’s book.

Stunned, Yu Keyao let out an awkward dry laugh and proceeded to her next subject. “The reason I wanted to meet Big Sis is to give her advice. She has a wonderful husband in you. I envy that because I can’t marry someone like you. She needs to treasure you and stop putting her hand into someone else’s cookie jar. Being a two-timer is not something a woman should do.”

Deep in her heart, Song Yu let out a silent bitter laugh. Yu Keyao’s tone during the phone call—where she asked Song Yu to come alone—had indicated that Yu Keyao was planning on using the recording as a threat.

Qi Chengzhi’s presence was unexpected, but Yu Keyao was quick to change her modus operandi.

“Miss Yu, you’re too kind for telling me about this. How could I ever repay you?” Qi Chengzhi’s curled one corner of his lips mockingly.

“No need for thanks. I treat Big Sis and Brother-in-Law as my own family. I said it only because I wanted the best for you, just in case the recording leaks out someday and leaves you helpless, unprepared, and unable to handle it swiftly. If I could get my hands on it, others can too, and we really don’t know what will happen with this kind of thing.” Yu Keyao hands were laced together, and she positioned them on the table so her wrists were close to the table edge. “If Brother-in-Law really wants to thank me…

“Brother-in-Law, I know you’re mad at my parents, especially my mom. Even I had never thought that she’d do that kind of thing. But my mom has been punished and humiliated in public. Brother-in-Law, we’re relatives now too. Can you spare our family’s company? My parents genuinely know their mistakes,” Yu Keyao pleaded gently. “I promise that they will never bother Big Sis again.”

Qi Chengzhi looked at her in silence. His enigmatic eyes then narrowed, and his gaze was filled with endless ridicule. “Are you implying that you’ll leak the recording if I don’t agree to you? Are you threatening me?”

“Of course not. Brother-in-Law, please don’t misunderstand. I wouldn’t dare to threaten you,” Yu Keyao replied in a hurry. She stared at him helplessly while her face began to pale, seemingly due to being wrongly accused. “I’m just asking for your help, Brother-in-Law. Regarding the video, I’ll help Big Sis too. If it gets out, the Qi family won’t be too happy with Big Sis even though you’re both married now.”

What else could her words be if they were not threats?

Yu Keyao was fortunate enough to be so thick-skinned. She could threaten someone by making herself look like the pitiable, helpless victim.

Qi Chengzhi let out a soft, mocking chuckle and stood up. The edge of the table was pressed to his thigh and it was just beneath his package, emphasizing the area around his zipper and between his thighs.

His suit pants were not at all tight, but they were cut in a way that flattered his body. It did not reveal his bulge, but Yu Keyao looked at that area and wondered what he looked like underneath his pants. She blushed as she fixed her gaze there and felt her mouth begin to dry up.

“Miss Yu,” Qi Chengzhi called out coldly. “Let me take you somewhere.”

Yu Keyao was momentarily startled. She stood up immediately. “Where to?”

Qi Chengzhi was silent. He led Song Yu out the door, leaving Yu Keyao with no choice but to catch up. Since Song Yu was also tagging along, Yu Keyao believed that Qi Chengzhi would not do anything bad toward her.

She followed the couple to the Range Rover, but Qi Chengzhi stopped in front of the car and pointed to another car parked behind. “Miss Yu, you’ll be riding in that car.”

Yu Keyao looked over, noticing an ordinary black Audi A6. Chang Lai got down from the A6 and opened the rear door. “Right here, Miss Yu.”

She hesitated, because she felt less worried if she was in the same car as Song Yu. There was a sense of dread because Qi Chengzhi wanted her to get into the Audi with some driver she did not know, and a destination that was uncertain as of then.

Yu Keyao glanced at the Audi, then at Qi Chengzhi, before saying, “Brother-in-Law, can’t I sit in your car?”

“I just had it cleaned yesterday. I don’t want to waste my time having it cleaned a second time.” Qi Chengzhi’s voice was frigid. He drove off as soon as he helped Song Yu into the car and got in.

Yu Keyao stood frozen on the spot. Qi Chengzhi’s words made her face redden up.

Did he imply that she would dirty his car if she sat in it?

Chang Lai walked over and remarked politely. “Don’t worry, Miss Yu. Our director is a law-abiding citizen. He won’t do anything that will go against the law.”

“Where will you bring me to?” Yu Keyao questioned.

“Somewhere near. It’s only five minutes away,” Chang Lai replied. “If you don’t feel reassured, you can choose not to go. I’ll be heading back if that’s the case.”

Chang Lai went to the car immediately after finishing his sentence. Yu Keyao hesitated—she was torn between her feelings of apprehension and her curiosity for the answer.

Clenching her jaw, she figured that Qi Chengzhi was not some unsavory character who would kidnap or burn her alive. She dragged her feet and got into the car.

Chang Lai looked at her through the rear-view mirror, to which Yu Keyao responded, “Let’s go.”

To her surprise, the place that Qi Chengzhi told Chang Lai to bring her to, was Yu Zidong’s company.

The car slowly came to a stop on the roadside, and the pavement was seen to be filled with people.

Men and women alike were present, apparently from all walks of life. Every single one of them had an irate expression.

Some were holding up wooden signs with lines of words written on the poster: Useless Company, Return My Money!

Another held up placards that were not fixed onto wooden sticks.