Chapter 157 Deliberate Delay
Liu’s mother coyly fished out the phone in her bag and handed it to her.
Charmaine Qiu hurriedly opened her phone, and her searching eyes lingered for a moment on the contact page. She saw Sansa Ran’s cell phone number and just wanted to delete it with a heartbeat, but hesitated for a moment, smiled sinisterly, and finally gave up.
She found Dean Lan’s cell phone number and dialed it with a look of anticipation.
“Hello. Can I help you at this late hour?” Dean Lan’s lazy voice came through.
He didn’t know what the woman wanted at this moment, and even thought she had figured it out and wanted to act as a go-between for her and Sansa Ran to make peace. After all, he wanted it so that Sansa Ran would not suffer too much.
“Dean, are you free tomorrow? I want to meet with you alone.” The anger on Charmaine Qiu’s face instantly changed to a flowery one as she mustered up the courage to speak up, expecting Dean Lan to say yes to her.
Ask him to meet? Or alone? What the hell is she up to?
Dean Lan had a million reasons in his mind, and his deep eyes narrowed in thought. But for the sake of Sansa Ran, he felt it was his duty to step in and fix things for her.
“Tell you what, you are at the office tomorrow, right? I have something to ask you, just wait for me at the office.” Charmaine Qiu was afraid that he would say no, so she changed her question to a more polite one.
Dean Lan pursed his lips, he was going to refuse. After all, it didn’t matter if he saw her or not, but when he thought about how hard Sansa Ran was feeling because of himself, he agreed to see her.
“All right.” He returned indifferently, and then simply hung up the phone. Charmaine Qiu, on the other hand, was so happy that he stayed up all night, his mind filled with ideas on how to deal with Sansa Ran.
The next day, Charmaine Qiu woke up early. Remembering that she was going to meet Dean Lan today, she couldn’t dress as ordinary as she usually did.
“Mom Liu, bring out my dress that I bought in Korea.” Charmaine Qiu tried on several dresses in a row and still wasn’t satisfied.
The last set she was barely satisfied with. Before leaving the house, she did not forget to put on a lot of makeup on her face.
Grabbing a lipstick with her hand, her face suddenly looked wrong.
“Hm, this lipstick shade is Sansa Ran’s favorite. I don’t want it.” Charmaine Qiu picked it up and threw it straight into the trash.
She drove herself to the entrance of Dean Lan’s company. Just as she was about to walk in, she suddenly paused and stood still.
In the back of her mind, the conversation between her and Dean Lan seemed a little different from what she had planned, and it always felt like something was missing.
So she picked up her phone and dialed Sansa Ran’s number.
“Are you free now? I’d like to meet with you. Want you to have a talk. Just at Dean’s company, let’s both see Dean’s options together.” Charmaine Qiu spoke extremely coldly.
Sansa Ran felt a little strange and hesitated for a moment, but felt guilty in her heart and slowly spoke, “Well then, if you arrive, go in first and wait for me.”NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.
After hanging up the phone, Sansa Ran’s eyes drooped slightly, it seems that some things really have to be faced seriously.
The corner of Charmaine Qiu’s mouth was slightly hooked, revealing a smiling expression. Can’t help but tighten the phone tightly, as if the victory is in hand.
“Sansa Ran, I want you to see for yourself, so that you know what it means to have a heart like death and know what to do.” Charmaine Qiu muttered under her breath, staring into the distance with pupils that couldn’t help but shrink.
She then strides over to Dean Lan’s office and sees him leaning back in his chair, tired and resting, with a complex glint in Charmaine Qiu’s eyes.
It carefully walked over to him, took down one of the outer garments on his coat rack and draped it over him.
She stood next to him and looked greedily at his handsome sleeping face. A nameless fire in her heart inexplicably rose again, she would never give up such a good man to Sansa Ran.
“Dean, you’re awake?” Charmaine Qiu met his deep yet charming eyes with an excited smile.
Dean Lan immediately averted his eyes and got up, somewhat annoyed with her for entering without others’ consent.
Charmaine Qiu’s eyes rolled around and saw the cup of water on the table next to him, so she hurried over and fetched him a cup of hot coffee.
“Wow, I see you have so much paperwork on this desk, so tired yet you still have to keep organizing it. Let’s have a cup of coffee first.” Charmaine Qiu looked at him with a smile on her face as she held the coffee in both hands.
Dean Lan raised his hand and rubbed his long fingers on his temples. Can’t help but narrow his eyes at Charmaine Qiu, lightly spoke: “Sit down.”
Charmaine Qiu didn’t expect him to speak so gently and patiently to her, so she bumblingly moved a chair and sat in front of Dean Lan. But Dean Lan sipped his coffee and his eyes kept drifting into the distance.
“What’s up, now you can talk.” Dean Lan cleared his throat and spoke in a serious manner.
Charmaine Qiu smiled and his eyes kept falling on his face. Yu subconsciously glanced at the door and found that Sansa Ran had not yet arrived.
“Dean, last night …,” Charmaine Qiu spoke with a deliberate swallow. Because Sansa Ran hadn’t come yet, she didn’t want her planning process to proceed before she did.
Dean Lan suddenly looked up at her in surprise, and then gestured for her to continue.
“Are you aware of what happened between me and Sansa Ran last night?” Charmaine Qiu bit her lip, raising her eyes from time to time to peek at the look on his face.
“Hmm.” Dean Lan’s eyes were dark and he nodded toward her without hesitation.
All of a sudden, Charmaine Qiu’s face became heavy. Not expecting that Sansa Ran had really gone to sue, she tried her best to suppress the fire in her heart.
“Sansa Ran told you, didn’t he?” Charmaine Qiu clearly understands, but still continues to ask with an innocent and ignorant look.
She just wants to keep delaying her chat with Dean Lan. After all, she’ll have to do it if Sansa Ran doesn’t show up, or her plan is going to fall through.
“Hmm. Is there a problem?” Dean Lan thought she was a bit baffled and kept talking about something unrelated to the topic, so he nodded faintly again.
“Then may I ask you a one question?” Charmaine Qiu’s eyes drooped downward, biting her lip as she continued to ask. There was a look of reluctance and expectation in her eyes.
Dean Lan couldn’t help but meet her eyes and then avert them again. He naturally knew what she was going to ask next.
“Charmaine listen to me, Sansa and you, neither one I want to hurt.” Dean Lan waved a hand at her, gesturing for her to take it easy, and spoke slowly.
His eyes were full of determination, but his handsome eyebrows were furrowed into a frown. Because he could vaguely feel what Charmaine Qiu really meant in his heart, it seemed that Sansa Ran would still not be able to escape this disaster.