Chapter 187 Ruan Ruan, please don't go!

Su Ruan looked at his hand, frozen in mid-air, and a feeling of sourness and grievance welled up inside her.

Normally, Su Ruan would have been completely soft-hearted and would have sidled up to him to charge his phone.

But today, the more he acted like this, the brighter the flame in her heart burned.

Reason told her that Mu Chuji was talking nonsense.

But the unease that had been ingrained in her heart by the original story still lingered like the hand of a water ghost, quietly emerging and gripping her ankle.

What if that tattered book really is powerful enough to distort even Yan Tingnan?

What if he's holding her and kissing her right now, but thinking about...

Back then, wasn't she herself like a bewitched, revolving around Yan Yunye?

She fears nothing and no one, except for that damn force majeure.

She herself broke free, so she knows all too well how wicked that thing is!

No matter how rational and clear-headed Su Ruan is, she is still a twenty-two-year-old girl.

My own man, even though it was a two-way street, was snatched... oops, I mean, we came together.

They will be influenced by the power of the plot and may be summoned to run away at any time.

Can she act like nothing happened?

This was the first time she had ever liked someone, and the first time she had ever felt so uncertain.

Su Ruan stubbornly refused to look at him, her voice hard and unyielding.

"Isn't Assistant Mu the one who understands your needs best?"

"President Yan has a confidante by his side to help him through his troubles, why would he need an old friend like me to fawn over him?"

She heard herself speaking insincerely in the most casual tone.

The jealousy and barbs in his words were almost undisguised.

Yan Tingnan's gaze darkened, and he finally understood where this unusual coldness came from.

I also understood the crux of the problem.

"Mu Chuji?"

What did she say to you?

Does it matter what you say?

Su Ruan twitched the corners of her lips, her tone so sour it could be pickled cucumber.

"President Yan is surrounded by talented people, and even his ginseng tea is specially brewed by someone. My little late-night snack is indeed inappropriate."

"Ruanruan, listen to me..."

Yan Tingnan tried to explain.

"Listen to what?"

Su Ruan interrupted him, turned her face away, her tone sharp, but her eyes involuntarily became even redder.

"President Yan really takes good care of his subordinates, making exceptions for them, providing them with personal guidance, and even taking them along to experience situations like Nebula."

She spoke more and more fluently, embellishing what she had heard from Huo Siyue and Mu Chuji.

"Everyone keeps calling me President Yan for taking such good care of me; I'm so tired of hearing it!"

"Yan Tingnan, how many favors did you give her? Did you make her think she could come to me and act all high and mighty?"

"I don't……"

Yan Tingnan tried to speak again, but was interrupted by her.

"You don't have it?"

Su Ruan suddenly turned her head, her eyes glistening with tears.

"Then why do you keep her by your side?"

"Don't tell me you can't do anything about it because Grandpa stuffed it in there. If you want to get rid of someone, there are a million ways!"

"You keep her because you think she's special? You think she's pure and unpretentious, unlike those flashy, cheap women out there?"

"Yan Tingnan, if you think the food in someone else's bowl tastes better, you should have said so earlier!"

She paused, her voice trembling.

"I, Su Ruan, am not indispensable to you!"

Even she herself felt that her words were harsh.

But she couldn't control herself.

Fear makes people ugly. She hated her own anxiety and fear of loss, but she was powerless to change it.

These words were too harsh, igniting a sense of panic within Yan Tingnan.

Yan Tingnan's face darkened instantly, and his tone turned cold and hard.

"Is it not that you can't live without me?"

"Ruanruan, take back what you said."

"I won't accept it!"

She glared at him stubbornly.

"Ruan Ruan, do you know what you're saying?"

"Of course I know!"

Su Ruan stood up and looked down at him, who was half-squatting on the ground. Her heart ached and throbbed.

"What I don't understand is you!"

“Nebula, you crushed the cup for her, tolerated her waving in front of you, even Siyue could see that she had impure intentions.”

"And you? When did you, Yan Tingnan, become so indecisive?"

She became increasingly angry as she spoke, her eyes uncontrollably reddening, yet she stubbornly refused to let the tears fall.

Yan Tingnan's face darkened at her words, and the irritation brought on by the plot's pull, mixed with her distrustful accusations, suddenly ignited a nameless fire within him.

But when his gaze fell upon her slightly reddened eyes, the flame of emotion was instantly extinguished, leaving only a dense, overwhelming heartache.

He couldn't take his anger out on her.

Especially when you're feeling unsettled by that awful plot.

"indecisive?"

"In my 32 years of life, the only time I could call myself indecisive was when I didn't do it to you on the rooftop of Nebula."

"Soft."

Yan Tingnan's voice was deep and hoarse, filled with suppressed anger and helplessness.

"Are you deliberately misinterpreting me like this?"

"Misinterpretation?"

Su Ruan sneered, but her heart felt like it was being soaked in aged vinegar, unbearably sour.

Mu Chuji's words about the plot being beyond her control kept replaying in her mind.

She was scared.

No matter how arrogant she was, no matter how much she told herself to stand up for herself, there was always a hidden worry deep in her heart that she dared not touch.

She approached him with the intention of changing her fate, like a cunning opportunist who stole the warmth that might have belonged to someone else.

She dared not imagine what would happen if Yan Tingnan knew all this, knew her initial scheme.

He knew that this world was an absurd book, and that he was meant to belong to another woman.

Will he feel disgusted?

Will I regret it?

This uncertainty, like a tiny thorn, was buried deep in her heart. It was not noticeable at other times, but at this moment, Mu Chuji's words pressed it in hard, causing her so much pain that she almost lost control.

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Her voice choked with sobs, and she turned to leave.

"I can't be bothered to argue with you!"

Yan Tingnan forcibly suppressed his discomfort and took a step forward.

He pulled her back forcefully, holding her tightly in his arms, refusing to let go no matter how much she struggled.

"Ruanruan, please don't go!"

His voice was hoarse as he lowered his head and buried it in the crook of her neck, greedily inhaling the calming scent emanating from her.

Su Ruan stopped in her tracks, but didn't turn around; her shoulders trembled slightly.

"Ruan Ruan, look at me."

Su Ruan refused, fixing her gaze on a point in the void, stubbornly sticking to her guns.

"Why are you looking at me? I saw you were distracted by another woman, and you only came back to me to put an end to your anger?"

She was stunned for a moment after hearing those words; they were too blunt and too hurtful.

As expected, Yan Tingnan's gaze suddenly darkened.

He reached out and, without saying a word, cupped her face, forcing her to turn towards him.

"Soft!"

He called her, his tone more forceful.

"Don't say such hurtful things."

Su Ruan was stunned by the dark look surging in his eyes, her heart skipped a beat, but her grievances only intensified.

Isn't that so?

Her eyes welled up with tears, but she stubbornly refused to shed them.

"You've been acting strange lately—coming home late, looking tired, and being unusually clingy!"

"What Mu Chuji said made perfect sense, like you made an exception for her."

"Yan Tingnan, I'm not stupid, can't I feel it?"

She became more and more agitated as she spoke, and tried to push him away.

"Since you're so upset and feel so helpless, why don't you go find her!"

The next second, he suddenly leaned down and fiercely silenced the small mouth that kept spewing out hurtful words.

He pried open her teeth, penetrated, entangled her, and brooked no refusal.

Su Ruan was breathless from his kisses, and the hands that were pounding his shoulders gradually lost their strength, eventually resting softly on his chest.

When the kiss ended, both of them were still breathing heavily.

Yan Tingnan took a deep breath, suppressing the restlessness and headache that were still nagging at her, and patiently explained.

"The only person I've ever lost control of, the only person I've ever wanted to get close to, the only person I've ever been attached to and never wanted to let go of, is you!"