Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 130: Chapter 123: Zhan Nanqing’s Changed Perception and Admiration for Qiao Jing

“What is it? Speak quickly, I have a meeting to rush to,” Zhan Qipei said, his fingers still flying over the keyboard without pause.

“Brother! Qiao Jing! Qiao Jing is having an affair!” Zhan Nanqing yelled accusations.

“Snap—” The laptop in front of Zhan Qipei almost broke from his typing.

“What did you say?” Zhan Qipei stopped his work, prompted by Tang Yan’s reminder from beside him.

“Boss, the meeting has started.”

No sooner had Tang Yan finished speaking than he saw Zhan Qipei raise his hand to signal him to be quiet.

Seeing this, Tang Yan immediately guessed that the call his boss was on must have something to do with Qiao Jing.

“Qiao Jing, she’s given you a green hat!” Zhan Nanqing yelled again.

Upon hearing these words, Zhan Qipei’s face turned instantly green.

Without waiting for Zhan Qipei to ask anything more, Zhan Nanqing couldn’t wait to carry on tattling.

“Just now, Mr. Zhou Zhou Fu suddenly came, he’s very close to Qiao Jing, even took her to the institute, and wants to have dinner with her,”

Although Zhan Nanqing already knew that Qiao Jing did not like her brother, and her brother didn’t like Qiao Jing either, she, as a member of the Zhan Family, and Qiao Jing being almost one of them since she hadn’t divorced her brother yet, going out on a date alone with another man—if seen by others, it would be the Zhan Family’s reputation at stake.

It turns out to be Zhou Fu.

Zhan Qipei breathed a sigh of relief.

Others might still harbor intentions for his wife, but Zhou Fu was unlikely.

For one thing, he already knew of Qiao Jing’s identity, Zhou Fu’s master, Divine Doctor Jing.

Moreover, he had met with Zhou Fu before and judging from his conduct, Zhou Fu only had full admiration for Qiao Jing, without other intentions.

“Oh, I understand, I’m busy now.”

What?

Zhan Nanqing was stunned upon hearing Zhan Qipei’s response.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Is that it?

That’s all.

“Hang up, I need to go to the meeting,”

With a “beep” the call was disconnected.

“What did Brother Pei say?” Lou Xinrou quickly asked.

Lan Yinyin was also curious, what kind of reaction would Zhan Qipei have? She wanted to judge from this the importance of Qiao Jing in Zhan Qipei’s heart.

Zhan Nanqing slowly put down her cell phone and recounted Zhan Qipei’s response.

After hearing it, Lou Xinrou was overjoyed.

“So, Brother Pei really doesn’t have any feelings for Qiao Jing.”

After hearing Lou Xinrou’s words, Zhan Nanqing had an epiphany.

“How did I not consider this aspect just now.”

Her brother didn’t care at all about Qiao Jing going out alone with another man, which indirectly showed that Qiao Jing meant nothing to her brother.

Thinking of this, Zhan Nanqing and Lou Xinrou exchanged looks once again, just one look, and they understood the meaning in each other’s eyes.

All this time, they had indeed been fretting needlessly, thinking that Qiao Jing could secure her position as the Madam of the Family Head of the Zhan Family.

Furthermore, although Zhou Fu might not be as wealthy as the Zhan Family, his fame and status were formidable. If Qiao Jing could be with him, it wouldn’t be worse than being with Zhan Qipei.

Therefore, their target had been wrong all along, their real target should be Lan Yinyin.

“Hey, don’t you dare set your sights on my brother.” Zhan Nanqing said with a warning tone as she looked at Lan Yinyin.

Lan Yinyin smiled faintly without changing her expression, “Miss Zhan, don’t overthink it. President Zhan is the CEO of the Zhan Corporation, and I am just a sparrow. It was my luck that I happened to save President Zhan. Rest assured, I’ve never thought about turning into a phoenix by rising above my station.”

Lan Yinyin kept emphasizing how she saved Zhan Qipei, on the left and on the right, repeatedly stressing it in front of Zhan Nanqing, just to shut her up.

It had to be said, Lan Yinyin’s approach was quite effective.

Zhan Nanqing wanted to warn Lan Yinyin further, but now that the other party repeatedly mentioned saving her brother as if the Zhan family owed her something, Zhan Nanqing herself felt like she owed Lan Yinyin.

So, the words at the tip of her tongue did not seem appropriate to continue with.

On the way back, Zhan Nanqing and Lou Xinrou kept discussing how to deal with Lan Yinyin.

“This Lan Yinyin is really too cunning, not showing any flaws, and not susceptible to either soft or hard approaches. Besides, she never stops mentioning saving my brother, making it impossible to launch an attack.” Zhan Nanqing complained, feeling a headache coming on.

Lou Xinrou’s brows were tightly furrowed; facing someone as formidable as Lan Yinyin, she too was at her wit’s end.

Suddenly, Zhan Nanqing lifted her head.

Lou Xinrou saw a gleam of light in the depths of Zhan Nanqing’s eyes, and her own eyes lit up as well.

“Did you think of a way?”

“I don’t have a way, but someone does.”

“Who has a way? Tell me quickly!” Lou Xinrou asked impatiently.

“Qiao Jing, of course!” Zhan Nanqing said.

Upon hearing the name “Qiao Jing,” Lou Xinrou’s mouth unwittingly gaped open.

“Qiao Jing used to be our opponent, but now we’ve cleared things up. Qiao Jing is the enemy of our enemy and hence can be considered our friend. Didn’t you see just now? Lan Yinyin could shut us up in a few words, but Qiao Jing could leave Lan Yinyin speechless in just one sentence, just like she used to render us speechless. With such fighting power, Lan Yinyin is definitely no match for her.” Zhan Nanqing analyzed.

Lou Xinrou’s mouth hung wide open, her expression quite strange.

“Are you actually praising Qiao Jing for how fiercely she used to clash with us?”

Zhan Nanqing grinned, “Well, you could say I’m praising Qiao Jing. Anyway, there are no eternal enemies, nor eternal friends. If Qiao Jing is willing to help us, then we have a great chance of driving Lan Yinyin away from my brother.”

“To be honest, I really detest Lan Yinyin, but it’s a different feeling from my dislike for Qiao Jing. Lan Yinyin… feels like she hides a lot, and is very scheming, whereas it’s different with Qiao Jing.”

“How is it different?” Lou Xinrou asked, curious.

After pondering a moment, Zhan Nanqing organized her thoughts and said, “Qiao Jing is irritating, but in a way that commands respect.”

“You’re praising her again.” Lou Xinrou detected a hint of admiration in Zhan Nanqing’s words and wondered if it was just her imagination.

Because of what Lou Xinrou said, Zhan Nanqing fell into a thoughtful silence.

She used to think that Qiao Jing had designs on getting romantically involved with her brother, and she also feared that one day her brother would be seduced by Qiao Jing’s beauty. So she constantly picked fights with Qiao Jing, urging her to leave her brother’s side as soon as possible.

Now, the situation was different.

Qiao Jing had no future with her brother, so she could look at things from an objective perspective.

Not to mention Qiao Jing’s fearless demeanor in the face of the Zhan family members, which was admirable.

And then there were Qiao Jing’s connections – she was Master Zhou Fu’s disciple, and Master of Chinese Painting Han Zhiyu’s friend, and even the agriculture tycoon Xu Hongzu was quite fond of her.

Also, during her grandfather’s birthday banquet, when Lou Xinrou had picked a fight with Qiao Jing’s friend. Qiao Jing, with no background in Sword Dance, had stood up for her friend and stepped onto stage. She replicated the Sword Dance Lou Xinrou had performed earlier, and did it so much better, it wasn’t even close.

She thought, if Qiao Jing hadn’t arrived as her brother’s contractual wife, but as a stranger beside her, she would be more than happy to make friends a hundred, a thousand times over.

The scene shifted as Qiao Jing left the research institute and went to the hospital with Zhou Fu.

“Master, the patient I told you about is in the VIP ward up ahead. He overdosed on drugs, which caused a problem down there. If he isn’t treated in time, he can forget about having descendants for the rest of his life.”

“Hmm.” Qiao Jing nodded, then entered the ward. Upon seeing the person lying on the hospital bed, she couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise:

“It’s you?”