He has ulterior motives.

He has ulterior motives and harbors sinister intentions.

In short, she interpreted all his words and actions with the most malicious intent.

Ultimately, it was because she couldn't believe that someone in such a high position as Li Jingchen would like her; she couldn't rationalize the source of these feelings.

"Speak properly."

She turned her face away, avoiding his gaze, but the next second the man grabbed her chin and turned her back, saying, "Look at me and answer me."

"..."

"explain."

"What do you want me to say?" She looked at him intently. "I can't give you the answer you're looking for."

Li Jingchen stared at her, then suddenly chuckled, "You're lying."

Why would I lie?

"Song Nuan, do you dare say you don't like me?"

Without thinking, she blurted out, "I don't like it."

Li Jingchen paused for a second, then laughed in exasperation. He picked the person up by the waist, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and strode towards the bedroom.

Song Nuan couldn't calm down anymore and kicked her legs frantically, yelling, "Li Jingchen, what do you want to do!"

"What do you think you can do in the bedroom?"

"You!" Song Nuan was speechless, her ears turning red at a visible speed. "I'm on my period right now, don't do anything rash."

Li Jingchen wasn't buying it. "Your period isn't due for another two weeks, Song Nuan. I was the one taking care of you when you had stomach cramps. Do you think you can fool me with something like this?"

"..."

She was so angry that she kept snorting.

Then, she was thrown onto a soft, large bed.

He locked the door. Song Nuan knew she couldn't escape. If Li Jingchen wanted to, she would never leave this bed tonight.

The man had already started to undress.

Song Nuan could only threaten, "If you dare to force me, believe me, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life?"

"It doesn't matter."

His voice was deep and mellow, each syllable striking a chord in Song Nuan's heartstrings, making it incredibly alluring.

"You were the one who said you didn't like me first. Since you've forgotten what you said in bed, I don't mind making you remember how you begged for mercy and said you loved me in my ear."

"shameless!"

Her cheeks were burning hot. "I don't want to cook. I want to eat. Go and cook for me."

"You can have dinner if you want." Li Jingchen stopped what he was doing, his shirt still open, revealing his muscular chest. He took out his phone and recorded, "Say you like me."

Song Nuan was truly driven to despair by him.

Anyway, saying a few words won't hurt her. She knows very well how fierce Li Jingchen can be when he's angry. Compared to that, it's easy for her to say a few words to coax him.

"Okay, okay, I like you."

"Perfunctory, start over."

"...I like you the most, okay?"

"no."

Enraged, Song Nuan grabbed a pillow and threw it at him, but the man slightly turned his body and easily dodged her attack.

Song Nuan didn't intend to really hurt him, but she was still angry when she saw him dodge.

Seeing that she was about to get angry, Li Jingchen tactfully put away his phone and coaxed her, "I won't tease you anymore. What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

"I don't want to eat anymore."

"real?"

Song Nuan didn't answer, her face was sour.

Li Jingchen smiled and said, "Since you're not hungry, then we can do what we need to do tonight."

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Nuan sprang to her feet and instantly jumped ten meters away from him, guarding him like a wolf.

"I want noodles," she said irritably.

"good."

Since Song Nuan moved away, Li Jingchen has rarely returned to the garden. Naturally, there wasn't much in the refrigerator. He ordered some ingredients on a food delivery app and cooked a simple bowl of clear soup noodles about ten minutes later.

It was a bit bland, but Song Nuan was really hungry and ate it with great relish.

Li Jingchen sat opposite her, watching her, a smile playing on his lips without his knowledge.

Song Nuan ate silently, pretending not to know that he was watching her.

Actually, we didn't get to the point. It seems like they always do this, just making up excuses and brushing it off without addressing the core issues.

So that thorn remained stuck in my heart.

"I'm stuffed."

Li Jingchen glanced at the time. "It's getting late. Why don't you go take a shower first? You can sleep here tonight."

"Li Jingchen".

"Um?"

Song Nuan changed her question, "Tell me the truth, why did you suddenly choose today to reveal my identity? Qin Yuchuan and I are not divorced yet, you should know how much trouble this will bring me."

"I can't wait."

Song Nuan didn't believe it at all.

He stayed by her side incognito, considering her needs for so long, so why not this time?

"That's all?"

That's all.

Song Nuan responded with an "oh" and said calmly, "I don't like being lied to."

Li Jingchen chuckled, "Are you threatening me?"

"Just take this as a threat."

He suddenly fell silent, and after a long while, he slowly spoke, "Because Zhou Jing likes you."

Snap.

The chopsticks fell on the table, rolled all the way, and fell to the ground.

Song Nuan found it hard to describe her feelings at that moment. It was as if fireworks had exploded in her chest, not dazzling, but frightening enough to make her head buzz.

After a long pause, she finally found her voice, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Li Jingchen gave her a slight, cool glance, "Zhou Jing is gentle and good-looking. What's with that expression? What, are you unhappy to hear this news?"

This man is really...

Song Nuan rolled her eyes at him. "I'm happy. If it weren't for the fact that he has a younger sister named Ouyang Chengyi, I would have been with him long ago."

Li Jingchen's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Song Nuan scoffed at him. He had such a strong craving for food, and even though he clearly cared a lot, he still had to act like a jerk in front of her.

He knew, of course, that Song Nuan was saying those words on purpose to provoke him.

"You should avoid associating with him."

“I don’t really associate with him anyway,” Song Nuan retorted. “Besides, instead of nagging me, you should think about whether he’s deliberately saying these things to make you uncomfortable.”

Does Ouyang Zhoujing like her?

This statement is completely unfounded no matter how you interpret it.

"He's not that free."

"Oh, so you mean he likes me, and I have to avoid him?"

Li Jingchen frowned slightly; why was she unhappy again?

"Do I really have to spell it out for you?" He narrowed his eyes at her, a dangerous glint in them. "I don't care about Qin Yuchuan, but Zhou Jing is a different story. I'll be unhappy if you get close to him."

They were talking like it was love talk.

Song Nuan turned her head uncomfortably, "I know."

He then smiled, tidied the table, and went to get her a change of clothes and a bath towel.

I feel refreshed after taking a shower.

The drowsiness I had felt earlier was washed away by the flowing water.

Song Nuan tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. She kept thinking about what happened tonight, and for some reason, she had a bad feeling.

Li Jingchen was still working in his study.

She groped her way over in the dark, without even turning on the lights, and knocked on the door. "Are you busy?"

"No."

So Song Nuan pushed open the door.

Li Jingchen had changed into his pajamas and was wearing glasses. He rarely wore glasses, saying that they made him look gentler, but he didn't need a gentle aura.