Chapter 482: Chapter 482

It’s unclear whether Song Qiao overestimated Li Man, or underestimated Lu Jingchen, but the man did not reproach him.

Instead, after the car came to a stop, the man who had been looking forward turned his body suddenly to look back at Song Qiao sitting behind him, with a gentle and caring expression on his face, "Are you tired? It’s still over half an hour to the film crew, you can sleep for a bit, I’ll wake you when we arrive."

His tone was extraordinarily gentle, as if the murmuring stream water directly struck at the hearts of the two women.

However, Song Qiao just stunned for a moment and quickly diverted her gaze, leaning her head against the car door and closing her eyes to sleep, yet she couldn’t fall asleep at all.

She really wanted to sleep, but her consciousness was particularly clear, and in the quiet carriage, she could hear the sound of the car engine.

Li Man’s gaze fell on the side face of Lu Jingchen, showing an expression of disbelief.

In her memory, Lu Jingchen had always been cold and indifferent, seemingly unable to warm up to anyone because the Lu Jingchen she had seen, whether it was the expression on his face or the tone of his voice, was very detached, as if devoid of any emotion.

But today, she saw the cold and aloof man of her dreams being so gentle and attentive towards another woman twice in a row, making her feel like there was a blockage in her heart, extremely uncomfortable and unable to vent.

Just now, when she complained so grievously, she thought Jingchen would definitely take her side against that woman. But unexpectedly, Jingchen ignored her words and instead showed direct concern for that woman.

Feeling unjustly treated, Li Man’s eyes reddened even more, and she felt an urge to cry.

But this pitiful appearance went unnoticed by anyone. Song Qiao had already closed her eyes, and Lu Jingchen, seeing that Song Qiao had shut her eyes, straightened his posture. When the green light turned on, he didn’t say a word, nor did he even glance at the extremely aggrieved Li Man sitting beside him, and directly started the car.

Lu Jingchen did not directly drive to the film crew but chose to take Li Man home first. The car stopped outside the residential area where Li Man’s home was located. Li Man initially wanted to say something, but a detached look from the man made her dare not speak.

Because from those deep eyes, she saw a warning.

A warning for her... not to speak and disturb Song Qiao sleeping in the back.

Feeling cold all over, Li Man did not dare to make any extra movements or words and hurriedly opened the car door to get out.

As soon as she got out and closed the car door, the car immediately started and drove off, almost scraping her, especially since she was wearing high heels, and she wobbled several times before she could steady herself.

Watching the car gradually receding, Li Man felt an unbearable heartache, unable to breathe. Her hand at her side involuntarily clenched into a fist, her fingernails even digging into the flesh, yet she felt no pain.

Thinking about how she had just been coldly looked at by Song Qiao in the car, her heart felt very uncomfortable. Especially since she had been scared by that woman, a mix of frustration, anger, and even resentment slowly emerged in her heart.

"Isn’t that Li Man?" Just then, a voice with a touch of surprise came from behind her.

Upon hearing this voice, Li Man’s body stiffened, and after a long moment, she turned back and saw a middle-aged woman dressed quite fashionably and smiling as she walked towards her. Although her tone seemed kind, if one saw the calculating and harsh look on the woman’s face, they would not think the same.

Li Man’s lips twitched, maintaining a somewhat forced smile as she politely greeted, "Aunt, what brings you here?"

The person in front of her was none other than her aunt.

However, Li Man was not fond of this aunt, because if it weren’t for her, her father would not have had an affair and then divorced her mother to marry that vixen. But even though she disliked her, now she still had to pretend to be obedient.

After all, she and her mother still relied on her uncle’s family.

The middle-aged woman came directly in front of Li Man, her gaze still on Lu Jingchen’s car as it left, her smile bright but not reaching her eyes. She looked back at Li Man and explained, "I heard your mother hasn’t been well lately, so I came to see her. I was just about to head back."

She paused, not waiting for Li Man to speak, she continued, "By the way, who was that just now dropping you off? Li Man, do you have a boyfriend now? I saw that car from a distance and recognized it immediately. That kind of car costs millions; ordinary people can’t afford it, much less maintain it. Is your boyfriend a local from An City? Did he start his own business and become a boss?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽

Li Man was startled, understanding the calculations in her aunt’s mind. Initially wanting to deny it directly, but thinking that if her aunt believed Lu Jingchen to be her boyfriend, and once she found out about the existence of Song Qiao, her aunt would definitely go after that woman immediately.

Thinking this, she suddenly felt that the troubles she encountered might be resolved by someone else. She did not admit directly, but neither did she deny it, ambiguously saying, "Aunt, you’re asking me so many questions, I don’t even know which one to answer."