"Where did you go last night?"
"Where else could I go? I spent the whole night trying to coax that woman, and I finally managed to get her to sleep. I'd barely had my head on the pillow for half an hour, and I was just about to drift off when you called right on cue."
An Sze kicked off the blanket in frustration, revealing his naked upper body.
He was a bit thinner than Li Jingchen, and he didn't like to work out. The little bit of muscle he had was from fighting back when he was being chased by Grandpa An.
Although his muscles lack masculine definition, some women still find his type attractive.
Li Jingchen's voice was icy, "Where have you been trying to win over a woman?"
"Don't ask too many questions."
Upon hearing this, Li Jingchen smiled, but his laughter was cold. An Szeze, whose brain was dulled due to lack of sleep, didn't hear it at all.
Li Jingchen curled his lips into a emotionless smile. "Then tell me, I asked you to stay with Song Nuan, and how did she end up being led to Li's company by Zhou Jing?"
An Sze: "..."
Oh no.
How could he have forgotten about that!
An Szeze was instantly wide awake, scratching his short hair. "Song Nuan knows?"
"I didn't let her know."
An Sze felt relieved. He knew that Li Jingchen was accompanying Zhong Qingya to try on wedding dresses tonight. If Song Nuan found out about his mistake and it caused their relationship to break down, then he would really have to atone for it.
As the old saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage.
"I'm sorry, Lao Li, this was my oversight. Nuan Nuan told me to leave, and I acted rashly..."
He sighed, knowing that anything he said now would sound like sophistry; things were simply not done well, and no amount of talking would change that.
"But Zhou Jing is busy with company matters, isn't he? Putting aside where he found the time, how did he run into Song Nuan? That bar is a million miles away from Ouyang Group, not even in the same direction, so it's impossible for them to bump into each other by chance."
Upon realizing something, An Sze was surprised and gasped.
"After I left, Song Nuan asked Zhou Jing to keep her company?"
"..."
An Sze clicked his tongue twice. "Impossible. When did she become so close to Zhou Jing? Even if she wanted someone to accompany her, she would ask one of her two friends."
Li Jingchen hung up the call with a dark expression.
Useless; good at causing trouble but bad at getting things done.
...
After staying up all night and having a hangover, Song Nuan woke up feeling as if her body had been brutally beaten, leaving her sore and aching.
"woke up?"
Song Nuan looked up and gazed towards the living room.
Li Jingchen, dressed in light gray loungewear, stood by the window, looking back at her. Backlit, Song Nuan couldn't quite see his expression, but she could sense that he was smiling.
Suddenly, her nose tingled with emotion.
The doubts and emotions that she had suppressed last night by sleepiness did not subside after waking up; instead, they surged towards her even more fiercely.
"What's wrong? Does your stomach still hurt?"
The man quickly noticed her emotions, and Song Nuan sometimes felt that he was more perceptive than women.
She shook her head absentmindedly, "No, it doesn't hurt."
Li Jingchen said, "I made brown sugar meatball soup this morning. I'll heat it up. You should eat something first."
He then walked to the kitchen.
When it comes to taking care of her, Li Jingchen is always decisive and domineering, not allowing Song Nuan to utter a single word of dissent.
When Song Nuan arrived at the restaurant, there were sandwiches in the microwave. She didn't have much of an appetite, so she heated them up and only cut half of one into her plate. After a few bites, she felt dry and choked.
Just then, Li Jingchen brought over some warm brown sugar dumpling soup.
"I'll go to the hospital with you after we finish eating."
"Huh?" Song Nuan looked up in surprise, about to ask why they were going to the hospital, when she suddenly realized that he was worried about her.
She smiled faintly, "No need, I'm really fine."
Li Jingchen still didn't believe it.
Although Song Nuan was smiling, her eyes didn't lie. He knew she wasn't in a good mood, perhaps because she wasn't feeling well, or perhaps because of hormonal changes during her period.
"Okay, if you don't want to go, then you don't have to." He smiled and looked into her eyes.
Song Nuan forced a smile, her mind preoccupied, making even a perfunctory one difficult.
Aren't you going to the company today?
Today is Saturday.
She said "Oh," and then asked, "What about the day after tomorrow?"
Li Jingchen stared at her intently. When he looked at people expressionlessly, his eyes always sent chills down one's spine. It wasn't that they were particularly frightening, but rather that they always had a sense of control that allowed him to see right through people, making them feel guilty.
Do you want me to stay home with you?
He did not give a direct answer.
Song Nuan lowered her eyes, not looking at him. "No, I was just asking."
She made it so obvious that Li Jingchen couldn't possibly miss it. "Is there something you want to say?"
"No."
"Song Nuan, speak your mind, don't keep it to yourself."
She raised her small face, a faint smile on her lips, "Nothing, I just wanted to ask what kind of meeting you had last night. It lasted so long, I was so tired of waiting."
Li Jingchen pursed his lips. "There won't be a next time."
Song Nuan still smiled and said, "What do you mean there won't be a next time? Do you mean you won't hold meetings this late anymore, or you don't want me to wait so long?"
She wasn't talking about a meeting, nor was she talking about waiting.
He knew, she knew, they both knew it, yet neither of them said it aloud.
Li Jingchen knew that she had probably already guessed what was going on.
He got up, moved to sit next to her, and without warning put his arm around her. Song Nuan was forced to lean against his shoulder, which was a little uncomfortable, but this discomfort was nothing compared to the torment and pain she had endured all night.
"None of them."
He said softly, "I'll come home right after get off work from now on. I'll reschedule all meetings for the daytime and come home to be with you in the evenings. I won't make you wait for me."
Song Nuan smiled and said, "Okay."
"You last night..."
"I waited for you at the company for a long time last night. Lin Xuan even accompanied me around the company. You should give him a raise."
Li Jingchen smiled and said, "I'll have him thank you properly later, you boss lady."
Song Nuan smiled without saying a word.
She didn't press the matter, and let it go. She believed Li Jingchen's promise to her—that this was the last time.
The afternoon was both boring and long.
Li Jingchen answered a phone call, seemingly from the hospital. As soon as he hung up, he asked her, "Do you want to see Du Kangtao?"
"I can see him?" Song Nuan couldn't hide her surprise.
“Wen Hua is coming to Liangcheng, so Du Kangtao can’t stay in Liangcheng. We have to send him away for a while. He won’t be coming back for a while. If you want to see him, I’ll take you to meet him.”
Song Nuan was very happy, "I'm going to change my clothes!"
He turned and walked towards the door, his voice low, "Have you confirmed Wen Hua's flight?"
The person on the other end of the phone said something, and Li Jingchen frowned, his irritation evident in his eyes.
"She's all talk and no action. After this is over, we need to find a way to get rid of her. Neither she nor Windsor should be left behind; they're just a constant source of trouble and headaches."
Snap.
Song Nuan skipped out of the fitting room excitedly and ran to him, "I'm all changed, let's go."
She was wearing a down jacket with a large, fluffy white fur collar on the hood, making her look like a chubby white fox.
Li Jingchen reached out and pulled her into his arms.
Actually, sometimes you can't blame Ouyang Zhoujing for liking her.
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