Chapter 86 Companionship is the Best Sweet Talk
Chapter 86 Companionship is the Best Sweet Talk
Chapter 86 Companionship is the Best Sweet Talk
Xia Chenggan sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Outside the window is a blue pool, surrounded by warm-colored lights.
He sat in a wicker chair, with a pot of tea on the coffee table in front of him.
There was also an ice bucket next to it, which should have been filled with red wine, but instead contained two cans of cola.
The light shone softly, enveloping him.
Xia Chenggan, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, was scrolling through his phone with his hand down.
Replacing your phone with a book would create an even better atmosphere.
He's like the male protagonist in a novel.
A peerless gentleman
A gentleman on the road is as gentle as jade.
Unfortunately, a mobile phone changed the atmosphere.
Zhou Ran saw this scene when she returned.
He searched around aggressively before finally finding Xia Chenggan here.
He was still muttering complaints under his breath.
"You're a workaholic, why aren't you working overtime in your study, instead of playing on your phone here!"
Is it a decline in morality, or a regression in society?
Zhou Ran blended into the atmosphere, successfully disrupting the tranquility.
Xia Chenggan wasn't annoyed; it was rare for him to joke around.
"It's a result of contagious laziness!"
"Bad mood?"
Zhou Ran raised an eyebrow; this old man was in a bad mood today.
Even when I was kidnapped last time, I didn't look as bad as I do today.
You're already in such a bad mood, yet you're pretending everything's fine.
Xia Chenggan looked at Zhou Ran helplessly, his expression clearly saying, "Don't expose my struggles."
Zhou Ran wasn't having any of that, and smashed the wine bottle she was holding onto the table.
"Feeling down? Perfect for drowning your sorrows in alcohol. Have a drink!"
Xia Chenggan smiled helplessly.
"No, I tend to act crazy when I'm drunk."
Zhou Ran was fuming, realizing that Xia Chenggan had been acting drunk before he started mocking him.
She snatched the teacup from his hand, poured out the tea, refilled it, and pushed it back.
"So you were given the drink because you were in a bad mood, not because I was."
Xia Chenggan looked at the teacup in front of him with amusement.
This is the first time he has ever filled this teacup with wine.
"What are you looking at? Drink up! This is good wine, I just grabbed it on my way back."
"You went to Gu Tingxiao's place?"
He had seen this bottle of wine with Gu Tingxiao before; it was a treasure.
Zhou Ran has good taste; she directly chose an expensive bottle.
"I have good taste, right? I chose the one that looks best to me."
"That's right, aren't you worried about Gu Tingxiao coming after you!"
"He should thank me. If it weren't for my kid, he would have died eight hundred times over."
Zhou Ran casually picked up an iced cola, opened it, and took a big gulp.
With his cheeks bulging, he swallowed while pouring the good wine into the Coke can and lighting it.
I didn't dare to give her too much, worried that if she drank too much, she would act up like last time.
After filling the bottle, Zhou Ran took a big gulp.
The bubbles, along with the alcohol, stimulate the taste buds.
"Cool!"
Zhou Ran looked at Xia Chengan when she saw him, but didn't drink any of the wine in front of her.
He urged him, "Drink up! What are you looking at me for?"
"Let's see how you plan to mess with me!"
Xia Chenggan, too lazy to pretend, wiped the smile off his face, revealing his exhaustion, and asked bluntly.
Zhou Ran wasn't embarrassed at all when she was exposed.
I took another sip of my drink.
"I plan to wait until you're drunk, then take off your clothes, take some photos, and use them to blackmail you later."
"No need for that. If you want to see, I'll take it off for you anytime. After all, we're a legally married couple now."
Xia Chenggan's lips curled up, a hint of wickedness tinged with gentleness on his face.
It's like a demon shedding its beautiful exterior to reveal its ferocious appetite.
"Tsk tsk, that expression is pretty good, I like it!"
Zhou Ran swiftly snapped a photo, admiring it as she spoke.
"Why aren't you pretending to be kind anymore? Your true nature has been revealed."
I'm tired!
Xia Chenggan reached out, picked up the teacup, took a sip of wine, and found it quite delicious.
"The big lion pretends to be a little rabbit, but his temper is even worse than mine."
Zhou Ran put her phone away and drank the cola mixed with alcohol.
"I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, you'd better drink less!"
Xia Chenggan, seeing Zhou Ran drinking so heartily, reminded him.
Xia Chenggan didn't want to coax another drunkard.
"I'm angry because you schemed against me."
"Same to you!"
The two looked at each other and smiled after a long while.
It's clear what the other person did. They're both equally guilty, so neither can criticize the other.
Xia Chenggan framed Zhou Ran by concealing the fact that the school had framed him, Zhao Feng's plans, and the Zhou family's situation.
Zhou Ran tricked Xia Chengan, concealing the fact that someone was targeting Gu Tingxiao, and even helped the other party.
By concealing the truth and creating a false impression, they implicated people within the Xia family, forcing Xia Chengqian to personally clean house.
They're evenly matched.
If we're talking about who's worse, it's definitely Zhou Ran.
This guy is ruthless; he lured the snake out of its hole and made him personally eliminate many people he trusted.
Xia Chenggan said with a hint of grievance.
"If anyone should be angry, it should be me. I've lost out big time."
"They're just some disloyal people, and you're acting all aggrieved. I'm not doing this for your own good, but to clean house for you."
Zhou Ran said indifferently.
He had Gu Tingxiao stir up trouble, just to launch a purge operation.
All the unsettling factors associated with Xia were eliminated.
Xia Chenggan should thank him.
"You've been eyeing those people for a while now, I'm just giving you a push."
Zhou Ran continued lazily.
"Compared to your ruthlessness, I am completely inferior. I do not have your methods to keep such a close eye on people."
Xia Chenggan laughed in exasperation, and his complexion returned to normal.
“I was assisting the police in catching criminals; all good citizens do that.”
"Those severed arms and legs were all accidents!"
Zhou Ran chuckled and exposed him, saying that this kid was just like him, both having a fatal blow style.
"I'm very curious, where does your power come from, and how much are you hiding?"
"There are so many! Why would you want to dig up ancestral graves? It's like repaying kindness with enmity."
"No, I'm just curious."
In this incident, Zhou Ran used Gu Tingxiao to control public opinion. He also heard that those who took the bait had been persuaded by others.
According to their descriptions, everyone saw something different.
And after he brought those traitors under control.
A mysterious person sent a file to their company email address.
It contains all sorts of evidence of betrayal and treachery.
It was more detailed than Xia Chenggan's investigation.
These people who helped must be related to Zhou Ran.
How did he manage to mobilize so many people and do so much so quietly?
Xia Chenggan was very curious and wanted to know.
"Then keep being curious. You know I'm not some innocent little rabbit."
"You're a little vixen!"
Zhou Ran slapped Xia Chenggan on the head without any hesitation.
"If you don't know how to give a compliment, then don't give one."
Xia Chenggan rubbed his head; this guy had a really strong grip.
Zhou Ran grabbed Xia Chenggan by the collar, picked up the teacup, and forced him to drink.
"Drinking is good when you're in a bad mood."
Are you drunk?
Noticing that the eyes were slightly blurry when he leaned in, Xia Chenggan asked tentatively, with a headache.
"Whoever is drunk, I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk."
Xia Chenggan tilted his head and looked at the wine bottle that Zhou Ran had just used.
The bottle, which was only one-fifth full just now, is now only half empty.
You're drunk!
This time I'm certain. With this level of alcohol tolerance, I could easily get drunk even with a child.
"I'll let you drink!"
Zhou Ran insisted that Xia Chenggan drink.
"If you weren't drunk, how could I take photos to threaten you?"
"I'm going to take pictures to threaten you now."
Xia Chenggan was both amused and exasperated; the discomfort he felt at the time vanished after this commotion.
He snatched the collar back and grabbed Zhou Ran's hand that was causing trouble.
"You're so stingy! It's just touching my pecs and abs...hehe!"
"drunkard!"
"If you dare talk to me like that, I'll file a complaint against you and you'll regret it."
"They're treating me like a male model!"
Xia Chenggan was mistaken for a male model for the first time, and he was drunk. He couldn't even get angry.
"I have plenty of money, so you'd better listen to me."
The drunkard patted Xia Chenggan's shoulder hard.
Xia Chenggan held the man tightly, preventing him from struggling.
"Let's go back to sleep. We have to go to school tomorrow."
"I don't want to go to school. When I was just a little kid, school didn't like me, and I didn't like it either."
Now that I'm the boss, I'd never want to learn from that little bitch!
Staring into Xia Chenggan's eyes, the little drunkard held up a finger.
She emphasized, "I don't like him."
"I don't like anything, neither the people nor the things around me."
"Yes, we don't like him."
Xia Chenggan was helpless; he should have decisively refused Zhou Ran's suggestion to drink when she took out the wine bottle.
This kid actually stole alcohol and drank it himself, causing him trouble.
Zhou Ran heard the voice she wanted to hear and happily gave a thumbs up.
"You're more pragmatic than Qiu Dun!"
Xia Chenggan frowned upon hearing this strange name.
Who is it?
"You've met Qiu Dun, he's the bald guy, he's terribly ugly. He used to be better looking."
Xia Chenggan suddenly realized that it was the bald man he had met abroad.
He had investigated the bald man's background, and because the bald man treated Zhou Ran specially, he remembered her very clearly.
"That's Qiu Dun! A very unique name."
"Shh, whatever you do, don't call him that to his face, he'll kill you. He hates that name."
Zhou Ran wrapped her arms around Xia Chenggan's neck and let Xia Chenggan carry her away.
"His damn adoptive father named him that, saying he found him next to a basketball hoop and that's how he got the name."
“He hates this name as much as he hates his adoptive father.”
"Then why doesn't he change his name?"
It seems that Qiu Dun also has a tragic background.
He said he wanted to remember someone by this name.
"Who is it? His adoptive father?"
"No, it's me!"
Zhou Ran freed one hand, pointed to her nose, and then quickly continued to cling to Xia Chenggan's neck.
"I found it next to a wooden stump."
At that time, Qiu Dun was covered in injuries, some from his alcoholic adoptive father and others from dog bites.
His adoptive father was an alcoholic and a gambler.
He's an old bachelor who's been driven away by his wife and has no children.
In order to prevent the extinction of their lineage, they took in Qiu Dun.
He never intended to treat Qiu Dun well.
Qiu Dun's childhood was spent in a world of verbal abuse, physical violence, hunger, and the strong smell of alcohol.
When they are older and able to earn their own money.
Qiu Dun wanted to leave home, but each time he tried to escape, he was beaten.
His adoptive father said he was an ungrateful wretch who could never be tamed.
Then they would throw him into a dogfighting ring and make him fight with the dogs.
The surrounding crowd bet wildly, and amidst their screams, they fought desperately against the red-eyed dog. Author's Note: Thank you to my mentor 9492239 (9492239) for your support! For more exciting content, please leave a message for this book on Liancheng Reading.
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