Chapter 264: Confrontation
"She... She is a close friend of mine," Lin Yifan answered, somewhat distracted.
"Oh! I see," An Zheng felt relieved upon hearing Lin Yifan's explanation. If that beautiful nurse had been Lin Yifan's girlfriend, the engagement just now would have been awkward.
However, even though Lin Yifan had explained, An Qi's suspicions had not subsided; she still felt that there was something between Lin Yifan and that beautiful nurse.
They stayed in the hospital until nine in the evening before Lin Yifan and An Qi left.
Since the car broke down at the pier, they were driven home by Uncle Fu this time.
As soon as she got into the car, An Qi burst out, "You womanizer! Tell me the truth, who was that female nurse just now?"
"Haven't I already explained? She's a friend," Lin Yifan replied.
"Then do you have any proof?" An Qi demanded.
"Proof? Yes... yes, of course, there is," Lin Yifan stammered, becoming restless.
"Then why don't you show it?" An Qi continued to interrogate.
"I can't produce it, but... but we can confront her in person," Lin Yifan responded.
Li Xiangmei still didn't know that An Qi was his girlfriend. He could use the fact that An Qi was his boss to ask Li Xiangmei for help by acting in a play.
"Fine! You said it, and if I find out you're lying, I'll castrate you," An Qi threatened angrily, then shouted loudly, "Uncle Fu! Stop the car!"
Uncle Fu immediately stopped the car and then reversed.
After getting out of the car, An Qi asked Uncle Fu for his phone, then demanded that Lin Yifan call Li Xiangmei to come out for a face-to-face confrontation.
Nervously, Lin Yifan took the phone and slowly pressed the numbers on the screen, then hit the call button.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
After three rings, Li Xiangmei finally answered the phone.
"Hello! Who is this?"
"It's me, Lin Yifan," Lin Yifan responded.
"Yifan, what do you need?"
"Come to the hospital gate, I need to speak with you," Lin Yifan replied.
"What can't you say over the phone?"
"It's very important, just come out," Lin Yifan insisted.
"Okay! I'll be right out!"
After hanging up, Li Xiangmei rushed to take the elevator downstairs.
Meanwhile, An Qi and Lin Yifan also headed to the hospital gate.
Three minutes later, they met at the hospital gate.
At that moment, An Qi questioned, "Miss Li, are you my bodyguard's girlfriend?"
Li Xiangmei was somewhat stunned by An Qi's question; then, she looked towards Lin Yifan behind An Qi, noticing that Lin Yifan was incessantly winking at her, seemingly indicating that she shouldn't reveal their relationship.
Li Xiangmei didn't know why Lin Yifan was so fearful, but since Lin Yifan was so nervous, there must be some unspeakable reasons, so she decided to play along for now and ask Lin Yifan about it later.
"No," Li Xiangmei answered.
This answer left An Qi slightly stunned; she hadn't expected it really wasn't the case, she hadn't expected that she had truly misunderstood Lin Yifan.
Hearing this response, Lin Yifan's tightened heart had finally relaxed; then he secretly gave Li Xiangmei a thumbs up, expressing his praise.
"Sorry for the disturbance," An Qi said awkwardly, and then she left with Lin Yifan and Uncle Fu.
Watching Lin Yifan's retreating figure, Li Xiangmei lamented, "Being a bodyguard might pay well, but there's no freedom; this can't go on."
She didn't want to be alone in an empty house every day or be unable to have a normal relationship; so she decided to pull some strings to find a job for Lin Yifan.
In the car, An Qi then apologized to Lin Yifan, "Yifan! I'm sorry! I misunderstood you just now."
"It's okay, being jealous is normal, being jealous proves you love me, I won't mind it," Lin Yifan lied with a clear conscience.
"I'm really happy you think that way!" An Qi leaned her head on Lin Yifan's shoulder and said.
Uncle Fu was shocked by An Qi's gesture; he hadn't expected this stubborn and willful young lady to actually fall for a bodyguard, truly beyond his expectations.
So he asked curiously, "Miss, when did you and Mr. Lin get together?"
"That's our secret between us, Uncle Fu, just focus on driving," An Qi answered with a smile.
"You little girl... haha." Uncle Fu had no way to deal with An Qi; as long as she didn't want to talk, no one could force her.
After several minutes, they finally returned to the villa.
At that moment, An Qi and Lin Yifan got out of the car hand in hand.
Earlier, upon hearing the sound of the car, Zhou Jiajia had run out of the villa.
When An Qi and Lin Yifan got out of the car, she was almost at the gate.
At that moment, seeing An Qi and Lin Yifan standing hand in hand next to the car, she became jealous; then she ran over and inquired, "What is this... "
Lin Yifan and An Qi immediately let go of each other, ending this intimate act.
At that moment, An Qi's mood was just like Li Xiangmei's had been earlier, extremely uncomfortable, having love but unable to openly express it, feeling suffocated.
After calming her flustered emotions, she answered with a face full of grievances, "Jiajia, my hand is injured."
"Injured? Where? Let me see?" Zhou Jiajia was extremely worried, a reaction truly like that of a close relative.
An Qi raised her hand and stretched it out for Zhou Jiajia to examine.
Zhou Jiajia, using the light, took a close look and saw An Qi's hand was covered in band-aids, and she instantly felt an immense pang of heartache; she then loudly scolded Lin Yifan, "How are you a bodyguard? You can't even take care of a woman."
"..." Lin Yifan was caught in the crossfire, and it really was an unpleasant feeling.
Seeing Zhou Jiajia blaming Lin Yifan, An Qi quickly defended him, "Jiajia, don't blame Big Wolf! He suffered a lot to save me, and he almost lost his life."
Zhou Jiajia's reaction touched her, but she couldn't blame Lin Yifan entirely, so she had to defend him; besides, she was getting more comfortable with the idea of sharing Lin Yifan with Zhou Jiajia.
When Zhou Jiajia heard that Lin Yifan had almost been in danger, her heart, which had just hardened, softened again; at that moment, she really wanted to go and hug this exhausted man.
"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, I was a bit harsh earlier, I hope you don't mind," Zhou Jiajia said tearfully, full of remorse.
"It's okay, I understand," answered Lin Yifan; he didn't take Zhou Jiajia's harsh words to heart because he knew it was because of her love for An Qi.
"Good to understand!" Zhou Jiajia was relieved.
Then, she helped An Qi into the house; meanwhile, Lin Yifan also got into Uncle Fu's car, leaving the Sunny Area and heading home.