If it’s wrong, then it’s wrong¹. Jian Hang was not going to tell the truth anymore.

They had to live under the same roof in the future, and there was still such a long time to be together. A harmonious relationship between them would not be harmful to either of them.

She took her thermos cup and poured boiled water.

“I want to tell you something.”

Qin Moling sipped his coffee and signaled with his eyes for her to tell him.

Jian Hang said, “I have an appointment with someone tonight to discuss a project. I don’t know when I will be finished. It may take me until midnight before I move to the villa.” She agreed to move after being discharged from the hospital, and she would definitely move there today no matter how late it was.

Qin Moling finished his coffee and said, “Don’t get yourself too tired, pay attention to your health.” He went to wash the cup.

Before the doctor came by for his rounds, Qin Moling had already left with his overnight bag.

… …

Jian Hang didn’t have to worry about the discharge procedures. Aunt Geng came to the hospital early to help with them.

Aunt Geng brought back the coat that she had taken away for dry cleaning. They’ve had cold spring weather for the past two days, and Aunt Geng was afraid that she would not have a thick coat to wear home from the hospital. This coat was made of good material and could withstand the wind.

Wearing a six-figure coat, you never feel cold no matter how cold it actually was.

Aunt Geng looked at her, “Let me tell you, you look really good in that.”

Jian Hang smiled, wondering how good-looking she actually could be under Aunt Geng’s motherly eyes—it was just a men’s coat.

But then she had a tall figure, and it was true that it didn’t look ugly when she wore it.

Jian Hang was finally discharged from the hospital, and the air outside was sweet.

She returned to her apartment, took a bath first, found suitable clothes to change into, and hurried to the company.

She couldn’t stop working when she arrived at the company, trying to get back on top of things. She had two meetings in one afternoon, dozens of phone calls, and a thick stack of information waiting for her to read. The slow pace of life in the hospital had really been a luxury for her.

… …

The Wanyue Group’s contract had been weighing on her mind all day.

They agreed to meet at nine o’clock in the evening, so Jian Hang arrived at the member’s club twenty minutes early. It was still Zhong Yanfei’s assistant, Xiao Zhang, who received her.

Xiao Zhang smiled gently and said, “Ms. Zhong is still entertaining big clients, please wait.”

Jian Hang often encountered this kind of situation. Sometimes time was tight and she had to adjust to client’s schedules.

It was not yet nine o’clock. She had indeed arrived a bit early, so it was understandable that she had to wait a while.

Xiao Zhang asked the club waiter to bring her some coffee.

They couldn’t stand at the door of the private room the entire time, so the two of them moved to the small resting area at the end of the corridor.

Xiaozhang only sent her there and planned to return to the private room to wait for further instructions from her boss. “Ms. Jian, please sit down. When Ms. Zhong has seen off the clients, I’ll call you.” 

“Sorry for the trouble.” 

“You’re welcome.”

Xiaozhang went back to the private room and Jian Hang Put down the coffee cup. While she was waiting, she might as well take out her mobile phone to deal with the messages sent in the work group.

… …

This wait lasted for an hour.

Xiao Zhang asked the waiter to bring her another cup of coffee and some fruits, which was a thoughtful treat.

Jian Hang picked up the hot coffee and took a sip a little carelessly.

More than an hour of waiting—the time was neither short nor long.

After all, which Party B has never waited for Party A or been subjected to the capriciousness of Party A²?

… …

Jian Hang had just finished her second cup of coffee when Xiao Zhang came over.

Jian Hang thought that Zhong Yanfei had finally finished her last round of socializing and now had time to talk to her about the project, so she stood up.

“Ms. Jian, please take a seat.”

Xiao Zhang apologized, “I’m sorry, Ms. Jian, we are also Party B tonight. Ms. Zhong is entertaining Ms. Han Shuang, a big client of our Wanyue Group. 

“We originally thought it would be over by nine o’clock. Unexpectedly, Ms. Han suddenly became addicted to mahjong. Our Ms. Zhong has been playing mahjong with her, and the game is still going on and hasn’t slowed down. “

Jian Hang knew of Han Shuang. In the circle of powerful and famous ladies, Han Shuang stood at the forefront. She carried a sense of superiority and distance. She was thirty-five years old and had no interest in marriage—she only had her career in her eyes.

Han Shuang had a reputation of being hard to deal with in the business world.

And the Han family was indeed a big customer of Wanyue Group.

Jian Hang already had a premonition of what Xiao Zhang would say next.

“Ms. Zhong is not sure when she can send this big client off. She said, if you are too busy to wait longer, to go back first. As for the project, we will talk about it later when we have time.”

After saying that, Xiao Zhang pursed her lips.

‘Let’s talk about it later when we have time’. The subtext was that if Jian Hang was not willing to wait tonight, Zhong Yanfei would not be free either in the future. 

At this point, even if Jian Hang didn’t even want to admit it, she was forced to face it: Zhong Yanfei was deliberately making her stay outside the private room.

But she couldn’t take offense and just leave. 

Since Zhong Yanfei herself had asked her to come and still dared to leave her here in the corridor, she naturally had a perfect plan to deal with things.

Even if the matter of leaving her to cool her heels outside reached the Qin family, they couldn’t say anything because Zhong Yanfei never said from beginning to end that Jian Hang would not be given the project. Zhong Yanfei had a reason for the incident: she had to please Han Shuang. Zhong Yanfei also said that if Jian Hang was in a hurry, she should go back first.

As for Jian Hang not wanting to go back and insisting on waiting, that’s her business and had nothing to do with Zhong Yanfei.

Marriage First, Love Later translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: This Zhong Yanfei isn’t very bright, is she? The Qin grandparents and Qin mom seem to be genteel people who ‘wouldn’t say anything’. But what was she planning to do with the white tiger that owns the mountain, called Qin Moling?

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Chapter 20.2 — Make Things Difficult
Chapter 20.3 — Make Things Difficult

1. Oh look at that! Perfect chance to promote my other translation work: If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong. It’s a romcom about mistaken identities. And just like Jian Hang, our FL just… accepts the mistake she made haha. ↩︎
2. Party A is the client (Wanyue Group) and Party B is the service provider (Yinling Capital). ↩︎