Even if Song Nuan was a little dissatisfied, he had made her lose her temper.
First, he said he saw through her lie, then he apologized to her. She was the one who lied. Even if Ouyang Zhoujing deliberately tricked her, she was still the one who lied first.
How could she possibly make him apologize?
He's being kind by not making her apologize.
“I’m not angry,” Song Nuan said. “It’s my fault. I didn’t want you to know I’m still in Liangcheng.”
He chuckled and asked jokingly, "It's just a dinner invitation. It's not like you have to make up a lie to avoid me. You could have just told me directly."
Song Nuan looked up at him.
Ouyang Zhoujing is very smart, and he must know that he is smart too.
In terms of the art of conversation, Ouyang Zhoujing was definitely the most knowledgeable among the four heirs. He knew too well how to hide a sharp knife in seemingly soft and gentle words, leading the conversation to a suicidal conversation.
Ouyang Zhoujing must know why she pretended not to be in Liangcheng.
Even if she didn't know the specific reason, she must know it was related to Li Jingchen, since she had asked him to keep an eye on Song Zhiren and make sure Song Zhiren didn't come into contact with Li Jingchen.
He knew perfectly well, yet he still probed to get her to tell him herself.
Although she didn't know what his quirk was that made him enjoy playing these kinds of psychological games, Song Nuan admired him to be fair.
"It's not because of you."
"What is that?"
Song Nuan smiled and asked him in return, "Zhou Jing, with your intelligence, you should have already guessed the whole story. There's no need for me to waste my breath explaining it to you again."
"You know I'm just guessing."
He suddenly stood up and walked towards the spiral staircase, but instead of going upstairs, he stood at the corner of the stairs and said to her, "Song Zhiren is upstairs, Song Nuan. I don't know why you're avoiding A Jing, but since you've gone this far, why don't you just break up with him?"
Song Nuan pursed her lips tightly.
In Ouyang Zhoujing's view, her reaction indicated a strong resistance to what he was saying.
She didn't want to listen, but he insisted on talking.
"What I want to know is not what conflict you and A-Jing had, but why you don't leave him."
"Even though he's about to marry Zhong Qingya, the solution you chose was to keep it from him, lie to him and say you were leaving Liangcheng, but you still stayed here, spying on his and Zhong Qingya's life like a thief?"
Song Nuan considers herself to have a very good temper.
She didn't really want to fall out with Ouyang Zhoujing, but his words... were really grating.
"It's none of your business."
Her tone was slightly cold, and her face was expressionless.
“It may not be my business, but right now I’m the one helping you control Song Zhiren.”
"Are you threatening me?"
“Not entirely.” He turned and went back to the living room, sat down in front of her, crossed his long legs, and even though the atmosphere became tense, he still smiled. “Be with me.”
Song Nuan: "?"
She really couldn't figure out this man's thought process.
He explained slowly and deliberately, "I know you haven't let go of A-Jing yet, and I don't mind. I'll give you time. If you're with me, you'll discover how good I am. I don't think A-Jing really has any fatal attraction."
"Anyway, the marriage between the Li family and the Zhong family is a done deal. As long as you don't get rid of A-Jing, Zhong Qingya will keep causing you trouble."
Song Nuan frowned. "I need to remind you that Li Jingchen and I have absolutely no relationship."
"It doesn't matter, but he cares about you."
He seemed tired of talking, so he stopped to take a sip of water and paused for about ten seconds before speaking again, "Zhong Qingya won't let you off the hook just because you don't have a physical relationship."
"As long as Ah Jing doesn't give up and keeps going against the Zhong family for your sake, she will hold all these grudges against you, even if Ah Jing doesn't like her in the first place."
Song Nuan: "..."
She had long experienced Ouyang Zhoujing's brainwashing abilities; the same words coming from his mouth always seemed to have a magical quality, making it easy for people to believe them.
Song Nuan forced herself to clear her mind.
"We don't have much to talk about. Where is Song Zhiren?"
“Song Zhiren can only stay with me now. Otherwise, the first thing he’ll do when he leaves is go to find A Jing.”
Song Nuanzhen regretted asking him for help in the first place. She should have hired two bodyguards and a private investigator to follow Song Zhiren day and night, which would have been better than being threatened by him now.
But it's too late to say anything.
She sighed silently, "Zhou Jing, even if I don't end up with Li Jingchen, I won't end up with you."
"You still don't understand what I mean."
She truly didn't understand, nor did she want to understand, and stood up to leave.
Ouyang Zhoujing stopped her, "You can ask Fang Yu to see if Song's has many potential partners. We'll just wait to sign a contract with Song's after the New Year."
Song Nuan finally couldn't take it anymore.
How do you know about the Song family?
Ouyang Zhoujing said, "I discovered this by chance while investigating Zhong Qingya. Many people would have dinner with her and then immediately go to another dinner party. Coincidentally, Fang Yu attended every one of these dinner parties."
"A significant portion of them are long-term clients who have previously cooperated with the Qin family. You worked at the Qin Corporation, so it's not hard to know this."
"I don't need to explain the intricacies involved; you can probably guess what Zhong Qingya is planning. It's still unknown what she intends to do, but her goal is definitely to bring down your company."
When Song Nuan left Wanhua Garden, her hands and feet were ice-cold.
She never imagined that a new crisis was already lurking nearby.
She was completely unaware of this and even planned to leave Liangcheng and hand over the company to Fang Yu to manage.
Fang Yu is very capable at work, and Song Nuan believes she can do an excellent job in this regard.
The problem is, if Ouyang Zhoujing wasn't lying to her, then Zhong Qingya's targeting of the Song family was definitely not just a minor matter.
Although the Zhong family's roots are not in Liangcheng, they are a large and powerful family, and bringing down the Song family is no big deal.
Song Nuan couldn't help but be wary.
"Hey, I'm talking to you, can't you hear me?"
A dark shadow flashed before her eyes, and Song Nuan snapped back to reality, seeing Su Yin craning her neck to look at her. "Are you out of your mind?"
She instinctively furrowed her brows. "What is it?"
Su Yin clicked her tongue, "Why are you frowning when I ask if you want some fruit? I'm speechless. Take it or leave it!"
Song Nuan then noticed a fruit plate in front of her.
She pursed her lips, relaxed her brow, and said somewhat apologetically, "It wasn't directed at you, don't misunderstand."
Su Yin has a carefree personality, somewhat like Xu Yiran, but she is more naive and clueless about people and things due to her young age.
She said "oh" and pushed the fruit plate in front of Song Nuan, assuming that Song Nuan was worried about work. "I know, recently the team leader said that the department next door is working overtime every day. It seems that the project is about to be completed and they want to sign the contract in advance."
"But if the project is signed ahead of schedule, what are you worried about?"
Song Nuan glanced at her indifferently and asked, "Do you really want to stay with the Song family?"
"certainly."
"Why? Give me a reason."
Su Yin pouted, "What reason do we need? The Song family offers great benefits; who wouldn't want to join?"
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