"Sorry Windsor, I'm busy right now."
Windsor said, "It won't take up too much of your time. I just want to ask you about someone."
An alarm bell rang in Song Nuan's heart.
"Ouyang Chengyi?"
“No.” Windsor seemed very unhappy when she mentioned her, her tone full of disdain. “Why would I bother asking about her? She’s not worthy of my attention.”
If it's not Ouyang Chengyi, then who could it be?
Song Nuan and Wen Sha didn't have many mutual friends. Apart from Ouyang Chengyi, there was no one else. She couldn't help but think of Du Kangtao.
Just as she was racking her brains about how to refuse, a burst of noise suddenly came from the other end of the phone.
Song Nuan had a sudden idea and moved the phone further away. "What? I can't hear what you're saying... Windsor, the signal is bad here. Let's talk when I get back to Liangcheng."
He then hung up quickly.
But this is not a solution.
If Windsor could find her phone number, he must be able to find her other ways to contact her.
She couldn't possibly refuse every time using the excuse of a bad signal.
Ouyang Chengyi is currently doing something unknown.
Windsor's phone call had thrown Song Nuan into a tangle of emotions. Feeling bored at home, and seeing that the weather outside was nice, Song Nuan decided to go for a walk.
This area is all villas.
Each villa is independent, and even neighbors maintain a physical distance from each other.
After walking a few steps, Song Nuan suddenly felt a chill and was about to turn back when someone called her name: "Song Nuan".
Ouyang Zhoujing was not far behind her.
He rode his balance bike at a steady pace toward her, holding a leash. It was a beautifully colored husky, clearly well-cared for.
"You live here too?" Song Nuan asked.
“Yes, we have a property here, and Szeze has one too.” He explained succinctly, then glanced down at her ankle and asked with a faint smile, “Is your foot injury healed?”
Song Nuan nodded, "Much better."
After thinking for a few seconds, she said, "Windsor came to see me today."
Ouyang Zhoujing raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, somewhat surprised, wondering what Song Nuan meant by saying this to him.
He was waiting for her to continue.
"Li Jingchen has already brought Du Kangtao back, you should know that, right?"
Song Nuan looked at him and said, "Windsor flew back from Country A specifically to ask me about someone. I asked, and it wasn't Ouyang Chengyi. Who do you think it could be?"
Ouyang Zhoujing smiled faintly and asked in return, "Who do you think it is?"
"You already have the answer, don't you?"
Not only was she pretending to be ignorant, but wasn't Ouyang Zhoujing doing the same?
He and Li Jingchen knew more about Du Kangtao's situation and news than she did. Since they were guarding against the Wen family interfering, they must have known that Windsor had returned to Liangcheng.
After sorting out her thoughts, Song Nuan felt that her worries were somewhat ridiculous.
Ouyang Zhoujing stopped beating around the bush and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
"You don't have a plan?"
"Not at the moment."
Song Nuan didn't believe it, but since Li Jingchen also knew about this, she didn't need to use Ouyang Zhoujing to solve the Windsor problem.
Just hand it over to Li Jingchen.
To avoid him finding out that she was contacting Ouyang Zhoujing in private and getting jealous.
Just pretend I didn't say anything to you today.
After saying that, Song Nuan turned to leave.
In the sunlight, the diamond ring on her ring finger flashed with a dazzling light. Ouyang Zhoujing squinted slightly, a faint smile on his lips, devoid of emotion.
He controlled the balance bike, slowly following beside Song Nuan.
"Have you met with Ah Jing's family?"
Song Nuan looked ahead, not particularly surprised by his question, and gave a faint sneer, "There really are no secrets among your four great families."
Ouyang Zhoujing knew immediately that she had misunderstood.
"I attended Uncle Li's birthday party a couple of days ago on behalf of Ah Jing."
He chuckled. "Uncle Li has always been a respectable man. Although he didn't lose his temper that day, I could tell he was holding back a lot of anger. Sure enough, not long after, he took action."
Should we take action?
Does this mean that Li Guanyu sent someone to the flower garden to knock her unconscious, then semi-kidnapped her and brought her back to the Li family to persuade her to break up with Li Jingchen?
Song Nuan pursed her lips, annoyed, but didn't show it at all.
"So in your eyes, I'm just a joke, right?"
That's not what I meant.
Song Nuan looked at him and said, "Whether you mean it or not, it doesn't matter to me. Ouyang Zhoujing, just say what you want to say all at once."
The curve of Ouyang Zhoujing's lips faded slightly.
I never expected that these few words could irritate her; her temper seems to be getting worse and worse.
“Song Nuan.” He was unusually serious. “You weren’t at Uncle Li’s birthday banquet, so it’s normal that you didn’t know. But Uncle Li had already announced A Jing’s marriage that day.”
"With the Zhong family in the capital?" she blurted out.
Ouyang Zhoujing was surprised, "You knew?"
Song Nuan remained expressionless, inwardly sneering, feeling a dull, uncomfortable tightness in her chest, as if it were stuffed with cotton.
"so what?"
"Are you sure you still want to be with A-Jing? I thought that with your intelligence, you wouldn't do something that would lose you money."
Song Nuan really wanted to confidently retort that "relationships are never a transaction," but even if she said something she herself didn't agree with, it would be full of loopholes.
The essence of relationships is buying and selling.
"You said it yourself, you went to Li Guanyu's birthday banquet in his place, he didn't attend. Whether he knows about this marriage or not, who can say for sure?"
Ouyang Zhoujing smiled.
Song Nuan frowned. "What are you laughing at?"
"I just found it novel; I never knew you could be so naive."
Overt praise but covert criticism.
Song Nuan's expression was not good.
He said in a calm tone, with a hint of nonchalant amusement, "Jing isn't here, but given how well-informed he is, do you think he wouldn't know about this?"
Song Nuan clenched her fists.
The diamond ring was on her finger, and its cool, refreshing touch seemed to be reminding her of something.
Ouyang Zhoujing's intention was to remind her not to knowingly fall into a trap, not to be sarcastic. Seeing that she was in a bad mood, he wisely refrained from saying anything more.
The husky, which had been quiet all along, suddenly barked twice and wagged its tail like a propeller.
He seemed to sense something and looked up.
She then smiled and said to Song Nuan, "We're almost there. You should go back now. It's gotten colder recently, so be careful not to catch a cold if you stay outside for too long."
After saying that, he led the husky away.
As if to confirm his words, a cool breeze suddenly swept around them.
The wind woke Song Nuan.
She stood in the cold wind, arms crossed, gazing into the distance with a sense of confusion and helplessness, her ears filled with Ouyang Zhoujing's words and what Li Guanyu had said to her a couple of days ago.
Everyone was advising her to leave Li Jingchen, telling her that Li Jingchen was not a good match.
She was confused.
Perhaps her original stance was not firm enough.
"Warmth." The man's deep voice brought a wave of warmth as she was pulled into his arms. "What were you thinking about so intently?"
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