Chapter 199 Handling
"Cheng Ou, you're hurting me! You weren't like this before! We've been broken up for a long time, can't you be a little more dignified? Don't make me feel like I chose the wrong person before, okay?"
Xu Songning frowned and tried to pry his hands off, but he only tightened his grip.
Upon hearing the word "breakup," Cheng Ou's eyes turned even more ferocious, "Didn't you break up with him too?! Why can't you choose me again? Why is choosing me the wrong choice?!"
Upon hearing the question, "Didn't you and him break up too?", Xu Songning was stunned for a second. When did she and Xiang Yun break up? Who told Cheng Ou that she had broken up?
"Who told you that? He's lying to you!" Xu Songning pushed him away forcefully.
“How could she lie to me? You’re the one lying to yourself. You still like me, don’t you? Otherwise, why would you date a pilot?!” Cheng Ou roared, his chest trembling.
"Do you think I'm looking for the pilot because I miss you? Have you forgotten that you've already left the pilot's ranks? Xiang Yun is Xiang Yun; he doesn't resemble anyone else at all. You and he have never had anything in common. I love him, do you understand? If you understand, then please let me go! Otherwise, I'll call security!"
Xu Songning straightened his back and confronted Cheng Ou.
One was drunk and dazed, while the other was incredibly calm, holding his phone, ready to call for help at any moment.
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it!" Cheng Ou lost his mind. He only wanted to hold Xu Songning in his arms again. He only wanted to possess Xu Songning and make her belong only to him, to stay forever in the garden he had prepared for her, and not to go anywhere else!
A tremendous force struck, pulling Xu Songning into his arms.
"Smack!"
A hand gripped Cheng Ou's wrist firmly, preventing him from exerting any force.
"Brother Yun!"
"Xiang Yun!"
Two voices rang out at the same time.
Xiang Yun glared at Cheng Ou, who seemed hostile, and said, "Take your hands off my girlfriend!"
Cheng Ou's wrist was sore from being squeezed that she couldn't exert any strength and could only watch helplessly as Xu Songning pulled her hand away.
Xu Songning gripped her wrist, a purplish-red mark etched around her fair hand. She pulled down her shirt to cover the mark.
She didn't have time to think about why Xiang Yun was here; he should be in another city, with more important things to deal with right now.
"Who told you that Xiang Yun and I broke up?"
Cheng Ou gritted her teeth and refused to reveal the person's identity.
"You're unwilling to mention Lin Yao, but how do you know she's not treating you like a fool?" Xiang Yun shook off his hand, stood in front of Xu Songning, and blocked half of her body.
Xu Songning called out "Brother Yun," but Xiang Yun did not respond.
"Lin Yao, how did you know it was her?!" Cheng Ou snapped to attention the moment he heard the name come out of Xiang Yun's mouth. "You guys are all playing me?!"
"Sorry, I don't have the time or inclination to play games with you. From beginning to end, she's the one who's been toying with you," Xiang Yun said coldly.
"Wow, it's so lively here! I can't be left out!" Gu Xing strode over, still in his uniform. "Is this the person you're talking about?"
Cheng Ou looked over and saw a thin woman wearing glasses push the terrified Lin Yao forward, holding Lin Yao's phone in her hand and showing everyone the photos and videos that Lin Yao had taken.
"Take a look, this is the work of Lin Yao!" Cui Yuyue said, hands on her hips.
Lin Yao's phone contained many photos and videos, each one enough to fabricate rumors that Cheng Ou and Xu Songning were having an affair.
"Lin Yao, you lied to me?!" Cheng Ou's face was almost contorted with rage. He had thrown away his pride to beg for reconciliation with Xu Songning, only to find out that this was all a grand scheme orchestrated by Lin Yao! He had become the clown in someone else's play!
Lin Yao waved her hand innocently. Even though things had developed to this point, she could still calmly pretend it had nothing to do with her. "I didn't! Do you have any evidence?"
"This number is yours, right?" Xiang Yun took out his phone and showed her the text message page.
"It's not mine!" Lin Yao insisted.
Xiang Yun nodded, certain that she wouldn't admit it. "You really are an idiot. You don't even need a different number to do bad things."
"Then, do you recognize this number?" Xiang Yun turned the phone towards Cheng Ou.
Lin Yao's face turned deathly pale. Oh no! To save trouble, she had used this number to register the new WeChat account.
Cheng Ou's fingers trembled as she looked at the blocked text message on the screen, feeling as if she had been struck by lightning.
"Isn't this Song Ning's WeChat account?"
"My WeChat ID? Cheng Ou, I've never changed my phone number. You've got it wrong," Xu Songning said speechlessly.
Cheng Ou opened Xu Songning's Moments and scrolled through the posts that were only visible for three days. She found it funny that she had been so easily fooled!
He shoved the phone in front of Lin Yao's face and yelled hoarsely, "You said you're Song Ning's best friend! You said they broke up and told me to go after her, you said this is Song Ning's WeChat account, is this it?!"
"I was just saying it casually, who knew you would take it seriously?" Lin Yao said innocently.
"you--"
"Cheng Ou, come out here, I have something to say to you." Xu Songning took a step forward. She was also responsible for the situation today. If she had told Xiang Yun about Cheng Ou's harassment earlier, or dealt with Cheng Ou properly, things wouldn't have developed to this point.
Gu Xing gestured, "Should I come along?"
Xiang Yun shook his head. He chose to trust Xu Songning and let her handle the matter.
Dejected, Cheng Ou followed her out of the bar. After all that commotion, he thought Xu Songning would never talk to him again.
Outside the bar, there was a rare moment of peace and quiet.
Xu Songning let out a breath, turned to look at him, and realized that he could only talk to a drunkard properly.
She smiled with relief, "Cheng Ou, I don't blame you for what happened back then, and you shouldn't blame yourself either, okay?"
“Songning, I…”
Xu Songning revealed the marks on his hands; the purplish-red ligature marks stung Cheng Ou's eyes. He had been drinking and had been so rough with her.
“You’ve never hurt me before, and I know you didn’t mean it today. Xiang Yun and I will handle Lin Yao’s matter. As for us, that’s the end of it. Once you leave Shanghai, we probably won’t see each other again in this life.” Xu Songning lowered his hands, and his shirt slipped down naturally, covering the marks.
“I love him, and he loves me. There will never be any barrier between us again.”
Cheng Ou was extremely distressed. There was no scene more painful than hearing someone she had loved say those words to her.
His life, which had been smooth sailing for over twenty years, had never been more embarrassing than today, but it was all his own doing.
Cheng Ou slumped against the wall, sliding down it, his heart ashen. He had no more words to argue; he knew he had no place left, and even strangers like Xu Songning would feel disgusted when they saw him.
He brought this on himself.
Xu Songning called a car for him and took him back to Cheng Jianming's place. Cheng Ou only had his uncle as an acquaintance left in Shanghai.
She strode back to the bar; next, it was time to deal with Lin Yao!
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