Ten minutes later, Ghost pulled into the garage.
Song Nuan got out of the car first, and without waiting for him, walked straight to the elevator.
Li Jingchen silently followed.
He had long legs and big strides, and caught up with her in just a few steps.
Song Nuan thought he would walk with her, but to her surprise, the man bypassed her and entered the elevator before her.
Not only that, but they closed the door before she even got to the elevator.
Song Nuan watched helplessly as the elevator doors closed and the numbers on the display screen slowly changed. She was furious, and for some reason, the words Song Ningxue had said to her earlier that day kept popping into her head.
Once there's a thorn in your heart, you'll see everything as evidence of a lack of love.
She briefly considered turning around and leaving—
It was clearly Li Jingchen who asked her to accompany him tonight, so who is she trying to impress with this attitude?
But as soon as she turned around, Song Nuan thought for a moment and then walked into the elevator with a dark face.
She wanted to see what he was up to.
She entered the password, the door unlocked, and Song Nuan pushed the door open and went inside.
Li Jingchen was carrying a pot out of the kitchen. The table was full of ingredients, and the whole house smelled wonderful. How wonderful was it? Well, the moment she smelled it, most of her anger dissipated.
She pouted in dissatisfaction, "Why were you walking so fast just now?"
"Come back and serve the dishes."
that's all?
Song Nuan was speechless, yet found her own anger somewhat amusing.
She said "Oh," pulled out a chair and sat down. Just as she picked up her bowl, Li Jingchen put a few pieces of meat into it. "Do you really have to go to Yunxian?"
Yunxian is where Maple Leaf Hotel conducts its charity activities; it's a small, remote mountainous county.
"I've already agreed, I can't just not go."
"You don't have to go if you don't want to. I'll just tell Zhou Jing."
"No way!" she reflexively refused. "Although Maple Leaf Hotel is a subsidiary of Ouyang Group, there's no need to talk to him about this kind of thing."
Song Nuan still remembers Li Jingchen saying that Ouyang Zhoujing liked her.
That's absolutely terrifying.
She tried to avoid contact with Ouyang Zhoujing as much as possible, let alone do anything that would incur her favors.
"Then I'll go and tell them."
"I didn't say I didn't want to go, so why do you always make decisions for me?"
Li Jingchen looked at her, "But I don't want you to go."
Looking up into his dark, deep eyes, Song Nuan was slightly taken aback, her cheeks flushing. "I told you not to interfere with my work, have you forgotten so quickly?"
“I can leave the rest alone, but going to Yunxian is not your job.”
He was just worried about her.
Going to such a faraway, remote place, who knows whether the villagers are honest or cunning?
Moreover, Maple Leaf's work team only consists of six people.
If anything unexpected happens, there's no one who can protect her.
Song Nuan stuffed a piece of meat into her mouth. She knew his concerns were not unfounded, but she couldn't go back on her promise, especially since the Maple Leaf Project was of great significance to the Song family.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself."
"I'll send you bodyguards, take them with you."
Without even thinking, she refused, "No. Everyone is going to work. What would it look like if I brought several bodyguards? Do you think I'm not conspicuous enough?"
Li Jingchen's attitude was equally resolute.
His tone was calm, yet undeniably authoritative: "No one is allowed to go without bodyguards."
Song Nuan looked up at him, her eyes hardening. "Are you forcing me?"
"I'm doing this for your own good."
"..."
Song Nuan's face turned cold. She slammed her chopsticks back onto the table, stopped eating, and got up to grab her bag.
Li Jingchen swiftly stopped her, grabbing her wrist and restraining her. "Be good, Nuannuan. Do you want me to lose sleep every night because I'm worried about you?"
She didn't buy it at all, saying, "Don't blame me for your poor sleep."
How many dangers are there in a society governed by the rule of law?
"Just bring two, okay?" he coaxed patiently.
"don't want."
Song Nuan still refused.
A strange glint flashed in the man's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. "If you insist on not bringing her, I can only arrange for her to join Maple Leaf's team. The result will be the same."
Song Nuan stared at him with wide eyes, then laughed in exasperation.
Does her opinion matter?
Whether she agrees or not, the result is the same.
"Since you've already planned this out, why are you asking me?" she said angrily, trying to push his hand away.
Li Jingchen held her hand and casually stroked it. Song Nuan felt ticklish from his tickling and frowned, trying to pull her hand back, but he held it even tighter, and then a cool touch came over her.
She now has a ring on her ring finger.
Song Nuan was stunned.
"It suits you quite well." The man examined it, seemingly quite satisfied.
After a long while, Song Nuan finally reacted and instinctively tried to take off the ring, "What are you doing..."
Li Jingchen narrowed his eyes and gave a cool warning: "Don't pick them."
She stopped moving.
"Wear the ring properly and keep other men away from you. As for the bodyguards, I'm not discussing this with you. You have to listen to me on this matter. They won't affect your work, so you can rest assured."
Since he's already said that, what else can Song Nuan say?
After regaining his identity, he became even more domineering and forceful, and Song Nuan was too lazy to argue with him.
I'll take the ring off when I get back.
She can find an excuse to get rid of the bodyguard later; it's always inconvenient for a man to follow a woman.
Thinking about it that way, I wasn't so angry anymore.
After finishing the meal, Song Nuan refused to stay. Just then, Li Jingchen received a work call, and she quietly left while he wasn't looking.
...
On the day of departure from Yunxian.
Fang Yu packed their luggage. They were going to meet Qiu Rong and her group in the next district, then change transportation and set off for Yunxian together.
"Take good care of yourself while we're away."
Xu Yiran, acting like a drama queen, waved her hand with a sad expression, almost as if she was about to shed a couple of tears. Anyone who didn't know better would think Fang Yu was some kind of left-behind child.
Song Nuan coldly grabbed her hand and shoved her into the car.
"They're gone."
The black Mercedes drove away from the villa.
In the car, Xu Yiran took off her sunglasses. "I think I forgot to bring Wi-Fi. I don't know how the signal is in Yunxian."
"If there's really no signal, bringing a Wi-Fi device won't help."
Xu Yiran pouted, leaned against the car window, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.
Song Nuan wasn't sleepy, but she still put on her headphones and closed her eyes for a short nap.
After an unknown amount of time, the designated driver woke them up: "You two, we've arrived."
Song Nuan slowly opened her eyes, nudged Xu Yiran to wake her up, and then got off the bus with her luggage, only to find that Qiu Rong and her group had not yet arrived.
Just as she was about to take out her phone to contact him, Qiu Rong called.
"Mr. Song, our flight has been moved up, so we're leaving now. I apologize for not having time to tell you earlier; my assistant has already changed your flight. I'll send you the flight information now."
Song Nuan: "..."
Seriously?
She was speechless; Qiu Rong had already sent her the flight information on WeChat.
"I'm so sorry."
Now that things had come to this, Song Nuan didn't know what else to say besides replying "It's nothing."
Xu Yiran wasn't fully awake yet and asked blankly, "Huh? Aren't we here? Why is there no one here?"
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