Li Jingchen, that bastard!
Song Nuan was extremely shocked. She never imagined that one day she would hear him accuse her like this, without any logic or reason, as if it was just to vent his anger.
"you--"
She didn't know what to say, and angrily cursed, "I think you're really out of your mind!"
After hurling his insults, he angrily hung up the video call, giving Li Jingchen no chance to retaliate.
He didn't rest and kept calling. When she didn't answer on WeChat, he called her mobile number. When Song Nuan blocked him, he switched phones and had Lin Xuan or his secretary call.
In short, Song Nuan's speed of blocking numbers couldn't keep up with the speed at which he changed numbers.
In a fit of anger, she simply turned off her phone.
Ouyang Zhoujing had already put on his clothes, and the bath towel he was wrapped in on his lower body had been replaced with pajama pants. He looked refreshed and clean, as if he hadn't been affected by their argument.
Song Nuan felt very uncomfortable.
She pursed her lips, picked up her phone, and prepared to leave without saying a word.
Ouyang Zhoujing stopped her, "A-Jing did go a bit too far this time, but Song Nuan, running away won't solve the problem."
He had already taken out his phone as he spoke.
"What do you want to do?" Song Nuan stared at him warily, vaguely guessing what he was going to do.
Ouyang Zhoujing smiled calmly, and just as he was about to dial Li Jingchen's number, he was stopped by another slender white hand.
"You've gone crazy too?"
“There was nothing between us. I will explain to him that he misunderstood and said things that hurt you. He is the one who is wrong, not us.”
He looked down at her, his eyes gentle. "Ah Jing should apologize to you."
Song Nuan used to not understand why women couldn't resist gentle men, but now she suddenly felt the charm of Ouyang Zhoujing.
She curled her lips in a mocking smile, yet with a hint of helplessness. "Don't you understand him? Talking to him now is no different from a protest."
Ouyang Zhoujing certainly knew.
He knew Li Jingchen before Song Nuan, so how could he not know that now was not the right time to explain?
He frowned slightly. "Song Nuan, you're not even with him yet. Are you planning to tolerate every argument?"
Song Nuan was stunned.
In that brief moment, Ouyang Zhoujing had already pressed the call button.
Her heart leaped into her throat, but the cold, angry voice she expected didn't come. Instead, a soft, sweet female voice asked, "Sir, is there anything you need?"
"Bring me a glass of honey water."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Song Nuan stared at him blankly, her mouth slightly open, "Weren't you looking for Li Jingchen?"
"Yes." He didn't deny it. "But I won't upset you. I'll explain to A-Jing myself tonight."
Song Nuan felt even more guilty.
She couldn't understand how Ouyang Zhoujing could be so good to her, and she felt guilty and ashamed for her previous prejudice against him.
"You don't need to do that."
Ouyang Zhoujing smiled and said, "Song Nuan, you should know very well why I'm helping you."
She pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
“You’re not with A-Jing yet, so you can think about it some more. There’s no need to rush to reject me. Get to know me better, and you’ll find that I’m more suitable for you than A-Jing.”
Do you know what you're saying?
"Know."
A knock sounded at the door. Ouyang Zhoujing glanced at it, went to open the door, and came back with a glass of honey water in his hand.
He placed it on the table. "I'm not saying this to force you to make a choice, I just want to remind you not to let wrong feelings hold you back, and to consider the interests between you and the Li family..."
He suddenly stopped and didn't continue, as if he felt that his words were too hurtful.
Then, changing the subject, she said, "Drink the honey water while it's hot, and get a good night's sleep tonight."
Ouyang Zhoujing smiled at her, his handsome features captivating.
He only took a set of bedding and left everything else in the room. Although he wasn't there, Song Nuan could feel his scent in the air.
After finishing the honey water, Song Nuan felt sleepy, so she lay down on the bed and fell asleep soon after.
...
The sea breeze howled, chilling to the bone. There were few people on the deck; the tourists were all indoors. Ouyang Zhoujing leaned against the railing, enjoying this brief moment of tranquility.
Someone walked towards him.
"Are you Ouyang Zhoujing?" The visitor was a woman.
Ouyang Zhoujing narrowed his eyes, somewhat annoyed that the silence had been broken by her. "Miss Zhong, you've got the wrong person."
Zhong Qingya smiled disdainfully. Few people in Liangcheng knew her identity. Since he knew her surname was Zhong, and yet said she had the wrong person, he was clearly making a fool of her.
It wasn't a big deal. Normally, Zhong Qingya wouldn't be so petty as to fuss over something like this.
But ever since she came to Liangcheng, she has repeatedly run into obstacles. Nobody gives her a friendly look, and it's all because of that Song Nuan. She just can't swallow this insult.
"You like Song Nuan."
It's not a question, it's a statement of certainty.
He smiled, a deceptively charming expression on his face. "What's it to you?"
"I can help you."
"unnecessary."
Zhong Qingya didn't know what he was pretending to be high-minded about. "If you don't work hard to win over the person you like, are you planning to let someone else have them? You've already gotten there, so why are you so fickle?"
Ouyang Zhoujing found her quite amusing. She was clearly the one asking him for a favor, yet her attitude suggested she was afraid he would agree. Besides, did she think he wouldn't see through such a low-level tactic?
"It's cold, Miss Zhong, you're not dressed warmly enough. You should go home early to avoid catching a cold."
Zhong Qingya was infuriated by his unyielding attitude.
"She's in your room right now. If you're a man, go back immediately and sleep with her. Once she's pregnant, she's yours."
Bang--
The sea breeze overturned the table.
Zhong Qingya was startled and turned to look. She found that only a table had been knocked over. She pursed her lips and turned back to find that Ouyang Zhoujing had already reached the door.
"Hey!" she called out to his retreating figure.
Ouyang Zhoujing heard it, but did not turn around.
“Zhong Qingya, if you want to secure this marriage with the Li family, there are many respectable ways that will work. If you want to use this most despicable and vile method…”
He gave a mocking chuckle, but it was carried away by the sea breeze and Zhong Qingya couldn't hear it.
All she heard him say was, "Jing Chen won't let you get away with this."
Is this a threat to her?
Or is it intimidation?
Zhong Qingya was furious and had nowhere to vent her anger. She wanted nothing more than to slap Song Nuan across the face. She dialed a number and said, "Go to the bar and get some more. Send it to that guy surnamed Ouyang."
"Ouyang Zhoujing? Are you crazy or am I crazy?"
"You coward, what are you afraid of!"
After being scolded, the person on the other end of the phone asked hesitantly, "What do you plan to use it for?"
Annoyed by the questions, Zhong Qingya snapped, "Why are you meddling so much? This matter won't be traced back to you. I'll take care of it. What are you afraid of? Hurry up and get to work."
Ouyang Zhoujing had been gone for a while; he needed to go back and put the wine glasses away.
Any later and it would be too late.
"...Alright then."
The person on the other end sighed, thought for a moment, and decided to tell her: "Feeding this stuff to one person is fine, it will only cause mild drowsiness, but if a man and a woman are together, something bad will happen."
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