Chapter 444: Chapter 443: Although It’s Absurd, I’ve Lost My Memory
The woman looked at them both in astonishment. "Do you two know each other?"
The man did not react, his gaze still shifting between them, then resting on Xiao Qing’s face. He suddenly let out a laugh, "I was wondering how you couldn’t recognize her. Turns out, my sister-in-law is wearing makeup."
Sister-in-law?
Xiao Qing and the woman exchanged a glance, both utterly confused.
"Leng Yixing, what on earth are you ranting about?" The woman frowned, a hint of anger looming. Only then did Leng Yixing retract his smile, switching to a serious demeanor.
He said to Xiao Qing, "Sister-in-law, this is my wife, Qin Huaixin." Then turning to Qin Huaixin, he said, "Xin’er, this is Mr. Lu’s wife, Xiao Qing, someone you know."
If it weren’t for being in public and with others around, Qin Huaixin would have already stopped paying attention to him. She was clear that none of her friends were named Xiao Qing. Leng Yixing knew everything about her, even looked through her social circle. How could he not be clear about this?
"So, she is your wife, what a coincidence." Xiao Qing smiled sincerely. "Does your child also attend Tongxin Kindergarten? Now the three kids will have company."
Upon hearing this, Leng Yixing couldn’t help but laugh again, a laugh that looked incredibly silly to Qin Huaixin!
She gave him a cold glance, "Leng Yixing, we are in public right now. Tone it down a bit."
"I can’t tone it down. Xin’er, sister-in-law has another name that you might be interested to know."
That sentence successfully captured Qin Huaixin’s attention, even Xiao Qing’s. Raising an eyebrow, she wondered if it could be an old acquaintance?
Without making her wait too long, Leng Yixing looked at Qin Huaixin with doting eyes, an overflowing gentleness in his gaze.
"Shuang’er, come here, let Daddy hold you, or Mommy might drop you later."
Inside, Qin Huaixin was falling apart, but she controlled herself well, never showing distress in front of her daughter. Just when she decided to ignore Leng Yixing, a sentence from him made Qin Huaixin jump up from her seat in shock.
"Sister-in-law used to be called Zhuang Shuqing five years ago."
Zhuang Shuqing~
Zhuang Shuqing...
Qin Huaixin fixed her gaze on Xiao Qing, as if trying to peer through her.
Xiao Qing felt uneasy under her stare. "Um, Mr. Leng, is your wife alright?"
Leng Yixing smiled genially, "She’s fine, just a little too excited."
But as soon as his words fell, Qin Huaixin glared at Leng Yixing, "You damned Leng Yixing, Zhuang Shuqing died five years ago. If you want to cheer me up, find a different way. This is only deepening my guilt!"
Leng Yixing gave a bitter smile, "Xin’er, why would I deceive you? If you don’t believe me, ask sister-in-law yourself. Besides, over these years, have you ever seen Mr. Lu entangled with any other woman?"
The latter part of his statement, Qin Huaixin did not doubt at all. It was precisely because she knew that Lu Jinyang couldn’t forget Zhuang Shuqing, she didn’t even dare to face him.
But the first part...
She looked towards Xiao Qing, "If you don’t mind me asking, was your name... really Zhuang Shuqing in the past?"
"That’s what they all say."
"?"
"I can’t remember anything from five years ago," Xiao Qing spread her hands, "As absurd as it sounds, I’ve lost my memory."
Memory loss?!
Qin Huaixin stared at her face for a while longer before speaking with difficulty, "But your face... it doesn’t look much like hers. Did you... have plastic surgery?"
A twitch formed at the corner of Xiao Qing’s mouth. She hadn’t had any surgery! Always praised as a natural beauty, why would she ever disfigure herself?
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly remembered the makeup she had applied before leaving the house today. She chuckled, "Due to work reasons, uncovering my face isn’t suitable, so I made myself up like this."