Inside the villa.
After pulling her back, Li Jingchen stopped talking and silently went in and out of the kitchen. Song Nuan didn't know what he was busy with. She took off her coat, which was covered in rice grains, and walked into the room.
After taking a shower, Li Jingchen knocked on the door. "Let's eat."
She walked past him without any expression.
The meal was eaten quietly.
Song Nuan didn't eat much; she really had no appetite. She ate a few bites and was about to go back to her room when she suddenly heard a loud slap behind her—it was that man making the noise again.
She pretended not to hear, took the empty bowl, and put it in the dishwasher.
Li Jingchen, unable to contain himself any longer, demanded, "What's wrong with you lately? What did I do to offend you?"
Song Nuan glanced at him calmly, "If the Zhong family doesn't annul the engagement, what do you plan to do?"
"impossible."
“What’s impossible?” Song Nuan suddenly felt exhausted. “You saw Zhong Qingya’s attitude today. Li Jingchen, I don’t want to force you.”
He rubbed his temples heavily, trying to sound as good-natured as possible, and said, "I won't marry her."
"You still don't understand what I mean."
"No need to understand."
His tone was resolute, his expression was already quite grim, and his voice was extremely cold, like a chilling river: "If you're really worried, come with me to the Civil Affairs Bureau now to get your marriage certificate, and we'll have our wedding next month."
Song Nuan stared at him wide-eyed. "Are you crazy?"
He sneered, his eyes devoid of any warmth, and said with a mocking tone, "Right under my nose, you've already embraced Zhou Jing. How do you think I can stay calm?"
What do you mean by hugging Ouyang Zhoujing right under his nose?
Song Nuan couldn't stand his questioning; his tone made it sound as if she had something going on with Ouyang Zhoujing.
Moreover, she was talking about Zhong Qingya, so why was he bringing up Ouyang Zhoujing?
If I stay with him any longer, I'll go crazy sooner or later.
Song Nuan took a deep breath, not wanting to argue with him, and tried her best to remain calm, saying, "I'll go back to my place tonight, and we can both calm down for the next couple of days."
Li Jingchen did not stop him.
It was difficult to get a taxi in Wanhua Garden, so Song Nuan asked Fang Yu to pick her up. She didn't take anything with her when she left, as she hadn't stayed in Wanhua Garden for more than a few days and there was nothing worth taking with her.
Fang Yu glanced at her, pursed her lips, and remained silent.
Leaning against the car window, Song Nuan casually asked, "How's the Song family doing lately? Have Song Zhiren and Zhou Min made any moves?"
Fang Yu shook her head, "After Song Ningxue went abroad, Zhou Min became much more obedient and stopped asking about company matters. As for President Song..."
Fang Yu gets a headache just thinking about him.
"What's wrong?"
"Companies that used to work with the Song family would negotiate prices and profits with the company based on Mr. Song's promises."
Song Nuan frowned. "Get rid of them."
"What about President Song...?"
“Song Zhiren is no longer involved in business, so there’s no need to worry about his status as a shareholder. If he puts pressure on you, show him the original contract and make him return the five million.”
Fang Yu nodded knowingly.
When she got back, Xu Yiran was still awake. She was surprised to see Song Nuan and clung to her like a ghost, asking, "Why are you back? Did your meeting with your love rival go well today?"
Song Nuan was not interested and did not answer.
Xu Yiran has always been oblivious to social cues. Fang Yu was afraid that she would say something shocking or disappointing, so she covered her mouth to prevent Xu Yiran from speaking.
She watched helplessly as Song Nuan returned to her room alone and locked the door.
"What are you doing?" Xu Yiran glared at Fang Yu, shaking her off. "Song Nuan must have been bullied."
Fang Yu really wanted to use a fire hydrant to put out her anger. This bad temper always flared up at the slightest provocation. "If she doesn't want to talk, then don't get involved. Wait until she calms down, and then we'll see who bullies whom."
"...That's true."
Fang Yu rolled her eyes at her speechlessly, let go of her, and went back to her room to deal with her work.
Since returning to Liangcheng, Song Nuan has not visited the Song family.
Taking advantage of the year-end shareholders' meeting, she went back to listen to the reports from various departments, but unexpectedly ran into Li Jingchen.
He actually came.
She glanced at him indifferently, then looked away and sat down in her seat as if he hadn't seen her, signaling the start of the meeting.
The two didn't exchange a single word or even glance at each other until the very end.
Li Jingchen would occasionally glance at her, but he didn't win Song Nuan's favor. After being ignored for a long time, his expression became extremely unpleasant. He kept his eyes down, looking at his phone the whole time, without a single kind look on his face.
Fang Yu glanced at him, then at Song Nuan, and sighed silently.
The meeting ended quickly.
As the event ended, Li Jingchen was the last to leave. He walked straight towards Song Nuan, but Fang Yu cut in from the middle and said, "President Song, there's a business partner you need to meet. It's almost time, I'll arrange a car to take you there."
Li Jingchen: "..."
Song Nuan nodded, "Okay, you can go with me."
As he passed by Li Jingchen, he called out to her, "Nuan Nuan."
She turned slightly, looked at the man behind her, and smiled faintly, "Mr. Lu, is there anything else?"
Li Jingchen's face darkened. "What did you call me?"
"President Lu Ziyang, is there a problem?" Song Nuan tilted her head, looking at him with a puzzled expression. Her eyes were so clear that it was impossible to tell that she was deliberately trying to annoy him.
He laughed in anger and tried to pull her away, but before he could touch her, his phone rang.
Glancing at the caller ID, Li Jingchen showed no expression and said to Song Nuan, "The Zhong family has already left Liangcheng. Go back to Wanhua Garden tonight, and I'll show you the annulment agreement."
After saying that, he left, clutching his phone.
Fang Yu turned to look at her, "Are you still going to meet a client?"
The Song family doesn't have any major clients at the moment. Their only major client is Maple Leaf Hotel. As for the other small fry, Fang Yu's level is more than enough to show respect by hosting them.
After thinking it over, Song Nuan decided to go see the client.
The van arrived at the hotel.
The meeting place was chosen by the other party. When Song Nuan discovered it was a hotel room, she frowned and asked Fang Yu, "Which company is this? Is the client male or female?"
Reputable people wouldn't meet in a hotel room to discuss business.
Fang Yu replied, "Female customer."
As soon as they finished speaking, the door in front of them opened.
A gentle and virtuous face appeared before the two of them. She was wearing a bath towel, her hair was wet, and water droplets occasionally dripped down, as if she had just finished washing up.
Fang Yu's first impression of her was quite bad.
Even if it's not a particularly formal meeting, it's still about work. Don't they know any business etiquette at all?
"It's nice to see you again, Miss Song."
The woman spoke softly, greeting Song Nuan first, her voice gentle and gentle, "I didn't expect you to be the CEO of the Song Group, what a coincidence."
Upon hearing this, Fang Yu's eyes flashed with shock for a moment.
Do they know each other?
Before she could think further, Song Nuan said calmly, "Miss Zhong, are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know?"
Zhong Qingya smiled slightly.
That smile was like a standard formula honed through countless trials, devoid of any emotion.
"I did invite you here on purpose."
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