As soon as Ning Yizhan returned, Qiu Hu already knew about it.

She was unhappy when she saw Ning Yizhan standing with another woman. The woman was holding his arm and getting into his car. These two images kept replaying in her mind.

She tried to calm herself down, wondering if she was being too sensitive and petty, but she just couldn't shake the feeling of unease.

Ah Hu was like her before; her ex was getting very close to another woman, and she had advised her to be more open-minded. But after seeing Ah Yi return with that scar on her hand, she lost all confidence.

Later, she met Shuzi, and Shaoling was the same.

Then look at her two childhood friends; they're married and now going through divorce proceedings.

Seeing Ning Yizhan being linked arms with a woman today, she suddenly lost faith in men.

Seeing that the door remained closed, the man outside continued, "Ah Hu, there's really nothing between me and that woman! I can explain."

Explain! Explain what?

Qiu Hu jumped out of bed, strode to the door, opened it, his chest heaving, and roared without restraint, "Did you men finish doing it all before explaining to us? Explain what? That you had no choice? Give me a break!"

Ning Yizhan was startled by her shout, "What's wrong with you?"

He sensed something was wrong with her and went to grab her, but she shook him off, saying, "Leave me alone."

Seeing Qiu Hu's reddened eyes, his heart ached, and he could only apologize, "I'm sorry, don't be angry."

“There’s really nothing between me and her. She’s Shao Jin’s cousin. We practically grew up together. Just now, she was holding my arm, and I stopped her. But she kept pestering me and Shao Jin to take her home. I didn’t let her sit in the passenger seat, but I didn’t know you would mind so much.”

"I've already had Zhou Jue sell the car!"

After hearing his explanation, Qiu Hu remained unmoved. "Hmm, but I still think you stink. Don't follow me!"

"I've already taken your hand, and I never want to hold your hand again!"

With a "bang," Qiu Hu slammed the door shut, nearly bumping into Ning Yizhan's nose.

"Ah Hu, don't be angry...get some rest!"

He left only after hearing no sound coming from inside for a long time. He couldn't even go back to his room now, and he didn't know when this kind of life would end.

Ning Yizhan was also troubled. Was Qiu Hu's mysophobia really that severe? He still had to coax Qiu Hu tomorrow. He should think about what to do tomorrow.

At one in the morning, Ning Yizhan still couldn't sleep. He was angry too! Thinking about the source of this, wasn't it his good brother Shao Jin? He had said he wouldn't go last time, but he was still tricked into going out tonight.

That evening, he saw Zhu Yumeng, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. She had always clung to him since they were little, and he couldn't get rid of her no matter what. As soon as he saw her tonight, she wanted to come closer. If he hadn't given Shao Jin a look, Shao Jin would have stopped her.

In the end, he was still persuaded by her to take him home. He had initially refused, but Shao Jin said he was busy, so he gave up. However, after they went out, Zhu Yumeng would take his arm, which startled him.

Thinking of this, Ning Yizhan blamed it all on Shao Jin, the culprit. He took out his phone and made a call with an inscrutable expression. The phone rang for a long time before being answered. Perhaps disturbed, the other end of the line was very rude, "Who is it? Calling in the middle of the night, are you sick?"

"It's me! If I'm sick, it's because you forced me to be! Shao Jin, you really are my good brother, how could you do this to me like this!" Ning Yizhan began to interrogate him.

Ning Yizhan seemed serious. "Oh my god, Qiu Hu isn't angry with you, is he?!"

"Thanks to you!"

Shao Jin was now completely unsure of himself. "Should I go and apologize to Qiu Hu in person tomorrow?"

"No need, you'll only make things worse by explaining."

"Then why did you call?" You've disturbed his sleep; he'd only just fallen asleep.

"She needs to vent her anger on someone! Shao Jin, if you bring her in front of me and Qiu Hu again, don't blame me for being rude to her."

"I know, I know. She used my mom to pressure me today, that's why I did what I did!"

"Heh, is the Zhu family's small company pretty quiet lately? Should I find them something to do?"

What a joke! If something happens to the Zhu family, wouldn't he be the one to clean up the mess? "No problem, no problem, you just take care of your own business."

"Heh..." Ning Yizhan cursed him a few more times before letting him go. After Ning Yizhan finished nagging, Shao Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was finally done talking. Zhu Yumeng seemed to be too idle. He should find her something to do.

After venting to his friend, Ning Yizhan lay back down on the bed. His arms felt empty, as if something was missing, and it took him a long time to fall asleep.

But he felt like he hadn't slept for long before it was dawn. He hurriedly got up and made Qiu Hu her favorite breakfast.

So much so that when Qiu Hu got up and came out, he saw a sumptuous breakfast on the table. He stared blankly for a moment before walking over.

Being angry is one thing, but there's no need to go against delicious food.

She looked around but didn't see Ning Yizhan. She didn't care and picked up her chopsticks to eat.

Ning Yizhan heard noises coming from the dining room while in his room. He went out to take a look and saw Qiu Hu eating with great relish. Was the fact that she was willing to eat his food a sign that she wasn't angry anymore? He tried to go outside.

She walked to the dining table with a smile on her lips and said gently, "Good morning, Ah Hu."

Normally, Ah Hu would be overjoyed to see him like this when she woke up in the morning. But thinking about what happened last night, Qiu Hu paused, holding the chopsticks, and then put them back on the bowl.

Seeing her actions, Ning Yizhan's smile vanished, replaced by a coldness in his eyes. "You haven't finished your breakfast yet, why did you put down your chopsticks!"

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