His eyes darted around, but he dared not look at the two women, for fear that they would devour him alive.
The ringing stopped abruptly.
Now that's good, Song Nuan no longer needs to hesitate about whether to answer the phone. She puts her phone on silent, stuffs it in her pocket, and acts as if nothing happened.
The next second, Zhong Qingya's phone rang.
She smiled slightly, pressed the call button, and then turned on speakerphone.
Li Jingchen's voice suddenly rang out, calm but with suppressed anger: "Song Nuan, you leave with Zhong Qingya right now."
"Leave? Where to?"
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, and then a few heavy breaths could be faintly heard.
Li Jingchen patiently asked as calmly as possible, "Why are you and Zhou Jing in the same room?"
Oh, so Zhong Qingya really did complain to him.
The phone belonged to Zhong Qingya, who held it steadily and even thoughtfully handed it forward, as if afraid that Song Nuan wouldn't hear what Li Jingchen was saying.
Song Nuan really finds her annoying.
She found it hard to describe her current feelings. Li Jingchen had called Zhong Qingya via WeChat. When did they add each other on WeChat? They had only been communicating via text message last time.
Did Li Jingchen contact Zhong Qingya frequently without her knowledge?
Song Nuan felt that paying attention to such details might be making a mountain out of a molehill, but she couldn't ignore the discomfort in her heart.
Moreover, he would rather believe Zhong Qingya's words and question her than believe her.
"Never mind." The two words on the other end of the phone revealed the man's tolerance and willingness to compromise. "You stay with Zhong Qingya tonight, and Lin Xuan will pick you up first thing tomorrow morning."
Song Nuan's anger was instantly ignited.
What do you mean by her following Zhong Qingya first?
She's being made to sound like a kept mistress, someone who has to be subservient to Zhong Qingya, the legal wife.
"I told you, I'm not going back."
Her attitude was firm, but Li Jingchen's attitude was even firmer: "It's not up to you."
Song Nuan sneered, not caring that there were people around, and started arguing with him directly, "Li Jingchen, who do you think you are? Who are you to me? What right do you have to restrict my freedom?"
The manager held his breath.
He should be under the car, not here.
Zhong Qingya had a carefree smile on her face. Song Nuan, that idiot, instead of going along with Li Jingchen's wishes at a time like this, she went against him. Did she really think she couldn't do anything to her?
"Jing Chen, don't pressure her. She can't even tell who's good to her and who's bad to her."
In the quiet moment, Zhong Qingya spoke up with a faint smile, "It's pointless to defend this kind of woman. Her heart is no longer with you. Don't waste your time."
"What's it to you?"
Whoever gets caught in the crossfire will get a scolding.
Even Zhong Qingya is no exception.
Li Jingchen's disgust for her reached its peak at this moment, but he was busy arguing with Song Nuan and didn't have time to pay attention to her.
He asked again, "Song Nuan, are you leaving or not?"
"I'm not leaving."
"Fine." He gritted his teeth and sneered, "Then you can stay on the cruise ship. You are not allowed to leave without my permission, and you can forget about getting involved in the Song family's affairs."
Upon hearing this, Song Nuan was shocked. She strode forward, snatched the phone, and roared, "Li Jingchen, what do you want to do!"
However, all that rang out was a "beep" sound after the call was disconnected.
She was so angry she wanted to smash her phone, but then she suddenly remembered that the phone belonged to Zhong Qingya. Although she also disliked Zhong Qingya, Song Nuan wouldn't do anything that would bring her trouble.
The manager forced an awkward smile. "Ms. Song, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now?"
He actually wanted to tell Song Nuan about Ouyang Zhoujing's situation, but after listening to her conversation with Li Jingchen... he felt it was better not to cause trouble for himself.
Seeing that Song Nuan didn't stop him, he quickly ran away.
Zhong Qingya is the only one left.
"Are you satisfied with this mess?" Zhong Qingya put away her phone and looked at her with a mocking gaze.
Song Nuan: "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
The constant provocations and instigations were truly remarkable; it's quite a feat for a wealthy young lady like her to be so attentive to her every moment.
“I am indeed satisfied.” Zhong Qingya said smugly, making no attempt to hide her ulterior motives. “But it’s not enough. You have to break up with Li Jingchen completely before I can be truly satisfied.”
"You're dreaming."
Such a rebuttal was weak and harmless to Zhong Qingya. There was nothing she couldn't do or achieve.
"One month."
Song Nuan: "?"
钟清雅撩唇笑着，笑得极其欠揍，看得宋暖想一拳扁在她脸上，“我和厉景尘的婚期就在一个月后，这一个月内，我不仅让他心甘情愿跟我结婚，还要——”
She suddenly stopped talking, leaned close to Song Nuan's ear, and whispered boastfully, "I made him dump you on his own."
"..."
Song Nuan didn't sleep all night. She couldn't fall asleep and stayed by the bedside. The doctor didn't say what was wrong with Ouyang Zhoujing. She saw that his skin was hot and red and thought he had a fever, so she took a wet towel to bring down his fever.
While taking care of him, she was also deeply thinking about the relationship between Li Jingchen and Zhong Qingya.
Zhong Qingya said they were getting married, so Li Jingchen hadn't called off the engagement; he was lying to her.
Will he lie to her?
Song Nuan felt that every minute and every second was agonizing, until the sky began to lighten and Ouyang Zhoujing finally woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Song Nuanyuan's round, black head. Her hair was a little messy. She was kneeling with her legs drawn up to her chest, her chin resting on her knees, looking tiny.
He stared at it for quite a while.
He wasn't completely unconscious last night; he vaguely remembered some of what happened—he accidentally knocked her down, and she hugged him. He knew all of that.
He even knew that Zhong Qingya had come.
After waking up in Song Nuanfang, Ouyang Zhoujing noticed something was wrong with his body. He felt unbearably hot and his mind was filled with desire. He then realized that he had accidentally eaten something he shouldn't have.
Taking drugs is not uncommon in the entertainment circle. Playboys who enjoy themselves often take some to enhance their fun. Ouyang Zhoujing disdains it and never touches it.
Last night, when his mind was filled with Song Nuan, and he was so desperate to possess her that he couldn't stop fantasizing just by hearing her voice, he realized how powerful the drug was.
To regain his senses, he cut his thigh with a knife.
In fact, Ouyang Zhoujing had considered indulging in such behavior. After all, he and Song Nuan lived under the same roof, and Song Nuan had already opened her heart to him. As long as they had actually done something, her relationship with Li Jingchen would definitely end there.
But what happens after that?
Ouyang Zhoujing asked himself.
He wanted more than just Song Nuan and Li Jingchen to separate; he also wanted Song Nuan to become his woman.
He stubbornly endured until he fainted.
Song Nuan didn't notice anything. She removed the wet towel from his forehead, and Ouyang Zhoujing smiled silently. She actually thought he had a fever.
"Bang—"
Song Nuan accidentally bumped into the cabinet. Her first reaction was to turn her head to look at Ouyang Zhoujing, afraid of disturbing him. Unexpectedly, the man was already staring at her with a pair of smiling eyes.
"How could you..."
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