"You still care about her."
The man's fierce expression grew even more menacing when he furrowed his brows. "I've told you so many times, give me time, give me time, I'll resolve the marriage between our two families. Why won't you believe me? And why did you have to cause trouble by running away from home?"
Song Nuan looked at him quietly.
Her gaze was cold and extremely composed, devoid of any emotion. In contrast, Li Jingchen seemed like a hysterical madman.
She stared at him intently for a long time.
She suddenly sighed softly and said, "I didn't run away from home. Huayuan has never been my home. Li Jingchen, you're getting married in less than ten days. Don't say things like that again, or you'll upset your wife."
"Me? My wife?"
He repeated those words in disbelief.
"Song Nuan, do you have to say these things to make me angry? You know perfectly well that I'm completely..."
"Know what?"
Song Nuan didn't give him a chance to speak. Her voice wasn't loud, but every word was firm and resounding: "You asked me to give you time and opportunities, but all I know is that I've been deceived time and time again."
“You lied to me and said you were in a meeting at the company. I felt sorry for you working overtime all night, but at the same time, you weren’t at the company at all. You were at the bridal shop with Zhong Qingya trying on dresses.”
"The same goes for the birthday party. If Yi Ran's company hadn't run into Zhong Qingya when choosing a venue, you would have been able to keep this from me again."
Li Jingchen clenched his fists, "Listen to me..."
"Listen to your explanation? It's always the same thing. After you explain, you move on to the next round of deception."
She was genuinely bored.
Looking back now, she should have completely cut off all contact with him when he used Lu Ziyang's false identity to deceive her. Being soft-hearted only resulted in being deceived more.
Sympathy is a man's get-out-of-jail-free card, yet it is also a sharp blade that repeatedly stabs him in the back.
"You know, there are many things I can't control."
"I know."
Li Jingchen's eyes lit up as he looked at her with hope.
That look put too much pressure on Song Nuan. She sighed softly and said in a low voice, "Li Jingchen, I don't want to use any more roundabout methods to deceive you."
She said she was separating temporarily, but she was just trying to trick him into letting her go for the time being. Once she was gone, she would never come back to him.
Once he gets used to life with Zhong Qingya, and has his own family and children, he will naturally forget about her.
She will return to Liangcheng then.
But now the Song family is in grave danger, and she cannot leave.
Let's talk things out.
"Li Jingchen, let's live our own lives. Let's pretend the past never happened. If we can be friends, great; if not, let's be strangers."
Li Jingchen laughed in exasperation.
With his long legs, he took two steps at a time and reached Song Nuan in a few steps. He grabbed her wrist, forced her into a corner, his eyes red, and looked quite frightening.
His voice was so deep it sounded like a devil's whisper, "Nobody wants to be your friend."
He leaned close to her ear, chuckled softly, his voice icy cold, and his words utterly devoid of warmth.
"Song Nuan, you can only stay by my side for the rest of your life. The position of the young mistress of the Li family is reserved for you. I have already saved it for you. You have to take it whether you want it or not."
"Since you say that Huayuan is not your home, then fine, I will live with you at the Song family's house."
Song Nuan: "..."
He's gone mad, he's really gone mad!
Ultimately, Song Nuan underestimated Li Jingchen's obsession, or perhaps she underestimated the hurt her words caused him. In any case, since yesterday, Song Nuan has been confined to the small world of the Song family.
As soon as she picked up her phone, the bodyguard immediately stepped behind her—
He had to monitor Song Nuan's communication status, and if he found that she had any tendency to seek help from the outside world, Song Nuan's phone would be forcibly confiscated immediately.
Even if she's taken into the restroom, it's okay. Li Jingchen has installed a detection app on her phone. It has intelligent detection capabilities and is more effective than a human bodyguard.
Yesterday she was chatting with Xu Yiran, and Xu Yiran said she was coming to see her. Just those few words were detected within two seconds, and her phone was forcibly shut down.
Song Nuan had completely lost interest in playing on her phone. The thought of having eyes watching her from behind and software constantly monitoring her sent chills down her spine.
What's this?
He was supposed to marry Zhong Qingya in a few days, but now he's gone to her house and living with her, forcing his subordinates to call her "Madam."
To be fair, if Song Nuan were Zhong Qingya, she would also go crazy.
"I want to see Li Jingchen."
"Mr. Li is busy. Do you need me to contact him for you?" the bodyguard said politely.
But it was this respectful yet indifferent attitude that made Song Nuan feel restless and anxious, wishing she could just kill herself at home.
Even Su Yin didn't come back.
I don't know where Li Jingchen arranged for her to go.
Song Nuan was very annoyed, not only by Li Jingchen, but also by the Song family's projects, and she didn't know if Fang Yu had done as she had said.
She suddenly got up, put on her clothes, and was about to go out.
The bodyguard blocked her way and reminded her again, "Madam, you need to inform Mr. Li before you go out."
Song Nuan sneered.
That's right, Li Jingchen also made all the bodyguards call her "Madam" and forbade them to use any other titles.
She was driven almost insane by this perverse and oppressive atmosphere.
"Tell him."
Song Nuan didn't want to talk to Li Jingchen, not even a single word!
The bodyguard nodded and immediately called Li Jingchen—to ensure they could contact him quickly and find out about Song Nuan's situation as soon as possible, Li Jingchen gave them his private number.
"They're really going all out," Song Nuan thought sarcastically.
He always handled trivial matters meticulously, but when it came to truly important matters, he never hesitated to deceive her.
The bodyguard returned after making the phone call.
"Madam, where are you going? Mr. Li said you can only go to places with few people."
She curled her lip in a mocking smile. "What, are you afraid the two of you won't be able to keep an eye on me and I'll run away?"
The bodyguard pursed his lips, not daring to offer any further comment.
Song Nuan was just venting; the decision was made by Li Jingchen. The bodyguards were just following orders, and venting her anger on them wouldn't solve the fundamental problem.
"I need to go to the Song Group to handle some work. Ask them if it's a place with a lot of people."
Upon hearing this, the bodyguard turned around and went out to make a phone call.
They even had to avoid making phone calls to her; Song Nuan was completely worn down and had no temper left.
It was only the second day, and she couldn't imagine whether she would be driven crazy if she stayed in such an environment for a long time.
"President Li said it's possible."
Song Nuan said expressionlessly, "Then let's go."
On the way, Song Nuan called Fang Yu. Under the bodyguard's probing gaze, she turned on the speakerphone with a cold face.
"Song Nuan, you didn't..."
Fearing she might say too much, Song Nuan quickly interrupted her, "Fang Yu, I'm on my way to the company now. Prepare the documents for the projects we're currently discussing, as well as the materials I told you about last time."
Fang Yu on the other end of the phone frowned in confusion.
Didn't she already report all of this to Song Nuan?
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