I married my best friend's dad in a whirlwind romance, only to find out he'd secretly love

He watched Lu Yanzhi dote on Qiao An'an.

Looking at Lu Yanzhi's innate aura of strength, his gentleness reserved only for Qiao An'an, and the way he protected her in his heart...

Qin Yuhao knew that no matter how unwilling he was, it was useless; no matter how hard he tried, he could never compare to Lu Yanzhi.

Lu Yanzhi will protect Qiao An'an, give her all his favoritism, and shield her from all the grievances.

He was just an ordinary person and couldn't possibly give Qiao An'an the same confidence that Lu Yanzhi could provide.

After a long while, Qin Yuhao lowered his head, the resentment in his eyes slowly dissipating, tinged with a hint of bitterness.

At the dining table, Lu Yanzhi wiped Qiao An'an's mouth and water, fed her soup, and spoke gently.

"Are you still eating ribs?"

"I can't eat anymore." Qiao An'an shook her head, clutching her stomach. "I'm so full."

"Go back and take a nap."

Qiao An'an took his hand, her eyes filled with sweetness, and said, "Okay."

The two left hand in hand, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the cafeteria.

They didn't care how many people were talking about them.

Back in the CEO's office, as soon as they entered, Lu Yanzhi hugged Qiao An'an tightly, asking, "Were you scared?"

Qiao An'an wrapped her arms around his waist and shook her head.

"I feel embarrassed to be watched by so many people."

Lu Yanzhi laughed, "You're my girlfriend, what's there to be embarrassed about? I just want them to know that you're mine, someone more important than my life."

Lu Yanzhi led her toward the lounge.

"Go to sleep."

Lu Yanzhi helped her lie down, covered her with a blanket, and prepared to go out to work.

I had just stood up when someone pulled me back.

"You'll stay with me."

Lu Yanzhi's eyes darkened. He lay down beside her and pulled her into his arms.

The lounge was quiet. Lu Yanzhi gently patted her back. "Go to sleep."

Qiao An'an nestled in his arms, inhaling his scent and listening to his reassuring heartbeat, a smile playing on her lips, and soon fell asleep.

Lu Yanzhi looked down at her sleeping face with a smile on her face, his eyes filled with tenderness.

He can be cold to the whole world, but he can't be cold and hard towards her.

Meanwhile, at the Lu family home, Qin Nian was holding her phone, watching a video, and couldn't stop smiling.

The video shows everything that happened in Anfan Company's lunch cafeteria.

Qin Nian watched the video of her tall, handsome son, who usually looked like everyone owed him something.

Now he's so gentle with Qiao An'an, even taking on the roles of vegetable picker, feeder, hand wiper, and waiter, and then he made a domineering public announcement...

This video was sent by Zhao Dong.

After Lu Yanzhi warned her last time, she was worried about how to get closer to Qiao An'an.

As luck would have it, she learned by chance that her son had acquired Anfan, a small company that ranked low in the industry.

Her son actually went to oversee things personally. Considering that Qiao An'an was interning there, what else didn't she understand?

So she found Zhao Dong and used both threats and inducements to make him her informant.

Watching this video now, it seems she's not far from having a grandson, and Qin Nian is overjoyed.

At this moment, the look in his eyes when he looked at his son was no longer one of disdain.

"You brat, I thought you were gay..."

Suddenly, she thought of something.

"No, we have to have our son bring him back. We've already prepared a gift; we need to use it."

Immediately afterwards, she called the housekeeper.

"Quickly, have someone send over some new jewelry. I want to prepare a nice gift for my daughter-in-law."

She had to let Qiao An'an know that if she married Lu Yanzhi, the entire Lu family would treat her like their own daughter.

She was so excited she couldn't sit still, pacing back and forth in the living room, laughing uncontrollably as she went.

Lu Zhiyao, who had just returned home, saw her grandmother smiling like this as soon as she got back.

He couldn't help but step forward.

"Grandma, what's wrong?"

Lu Zhiyao suddenly spoke, startling Qin Nian so much that she almost dropped her phone.

"You little brat, you scared me to death!"

Although he was scolding her, his tone was full of affection.

Lu Zhiyao stepped forward and affectionately hugged Qin Nian's arm.

"Grandma, you were so happy that you didn't even notice your precious granddaughter was back."

"So, it's still my fault after all!"

Hearing this, Lu Zhiyao smiled ingratiatingly, "Grandma, is there some good news?"

Qin Nian grinned from ear to ear. "Your dad won't have to live out his days alone anymore."

"He'll bring your stepmother back soon."

moment.

Lu Zhiyao was completely devastated.

stepmother?

Her dad got engaged to that woman so quickly?

She was still thinking about how to test him.

The thought of having to call a complete stranger "Mom" from now on...

If that's the case, she'd rather bring misfortune upon her own sisters and have them become her stepmothers...

Seeing her grandmother's satisfied expression, Lu Zhiyao couldn't understand. Just how good was the other person that her grandmother liked him so much?

No no no!

She was determined to test this stepmother; if she couldn't handle it, she absolutely couldn't keep her!

But if she objects, her grandmother might say she's being unreasonable.

Lu Zhiyao's eyes darted around quickly.

A moment later, she said in a coquettish tone, "Grandma, could you please do me a favor?"

"What?"

"I want to go back and spend some time with my future stepmother."

Lu Zhiyao said seriously, "I'm worried that if she doesn't like me, what will I do if she marries into the family?"

As soon as he finished speaking...

Qin Nian laughed immediately.

"Don't worry, the person your dad found really likes you."

After all, she's your best friend...

Qin Nian dared not say such a thing.

My son has repeatedly told me not to let anything slip in front of this girl.

Lu Zhiyao shook her hand. "Grandma, I'm so tired. I want to rest for a bit. Can you talk to Dad and let me rest for three days? No, just two days, please?"

Qin Nian frowned. "But your training was arranged by your father himself."

"Grandma~ look how tanned I am, especially from that close combat. Look, your arms and legs are covered in bruises, it hurts so much."

Lu Zhiyao looked at her with an expression that said, "If you don't agree, I'll cry."

But in her heart, she was plotting how to test that woman.

She needed to figure out why her father liked that woman so much.

Qin Nian looked at her injuries and finally softened.

"Alright, I'll make the decision. You can rest for three days."

Upon hearing this...

Lu Zhiyao jumped up with joy.

"Grandma is the best."

"I'm packing my things and going home now."

Lu Zhiyao rushed upstairs, but returned a moment later. "Grandma, you don't need to tell my dad. I'll give him a surprise when I get back."

She said that, but what she really wanted to do was to catch the other person off guard and see what kind of person they were.

Qin Nian nodded, "Okay."

Lu Zhiyao happily returned to her room and began packing her things.