Chapter 12, Chapter 136: If 2: Who will be the main wife...?
Kim Cho-wan is going crazy.
She's not just crazy, she might be on the verge of tears.
The two sat in front of the wardrobe. Because of the sudden fall, the clothes hanging there were torn off and draped haphazardly over them. Jin Chuwan looked at the man sitting on the edge of the wardrobe, and a variety of emotions surged in her chest.
She was bewildered, she felt wronged, she felt helpless, and she was angry.
"He kissed me suddenly, it's not something I can control. I don't even tell you not to touch me, and you still do the same. Besides, this isn't what I wanted, so why should I be the one who suffers and gets blamed in the end..."
Seeing Jin Chuwan on the verge of losing control, Jiang Chen's emotions subsided somewhat.
"Okay, I was wrong. I won't force you, but you need to get Li Xing'en out of here quickly. I can't allow him to stay overnight in your house..."
Jiang Chen had no doubt that if Jin Chuwan relaxed even slightly, that guy would take advantage of the situation.
Jin Chuwan wiped the traces from her lips, then glanced at Jiang Chen: "Not only him, but you too. You're all leaving together. I'm not leaving anyone in my house!"
Upon hearing that he also needed the same treatment, Jiang Chen fell silent for a long while before raising his eyes.
"Are you sure I want to go with him? Aren't you worried we'll get into a fight outside?"
Jin Chuwan glanced behind her with unease, then turned back and glared at Jiang Chen.
"If you're really that childish, just start fighting. See if I'll interfere then. Besides, he's in the bathroom right now. Take this opportunity and leave..."
This feeling of sneaking around made Jin Chuwan extremely uncomfortable, but she had no other choice. Things had inexplicably turned out this way, and she felt that her rationality was on the verge of collapse.
But Jiang Chen remained completely calm and composed.
"Why? Why should I leave first while he stays behind?"
Is this the key point?
Jin Chuwan closed her eyes and decided to ignore him, instead taking out Li Xingen's clothes from the closet.
"If you like it, you can stay in there forever!"
Jiang Chen, of course, did not have such a hobby. He simply followed Jin Chuwan out and put his arm around her waist.
Why do you have his clothes in your house?
Jin Chuwan was held tightly in his arms and couldn't move, so she had to suppress her temper and explain, "Because he stayed overnight at my house when he was drunk, but his clothes have been left here without being taken away. What, are you going to hold a grudge about things from the past?"
Jiang Chen glanced at the figure in the bathroom. He wasn't one to act impulsively, but the thought of Li Xing'en's disgustingly innocent act as she tried to please Jin Chuwan made him frown.
How can there be such a good actor?
He simply couldn't understand it.
After kissing Jin Chuwan's neck again, Jiang Chen finally let go of her, but this time Jin Chuwan didn't let him go.
The bathroom was right across the street, and she could hear the sound of water inside. Now she and Jiang Chen were standing at the bedroom door, and Jin Chuwan felt her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
It's probably when people reach their limits that they make some bolder moves.
Jin Chuwan threw her clothes onto the sofa next to her, turned around, grabbed Jiang Chen's tie, and forcefully dragged him to the door.
She can't care about that anymore.
We'll solve one problem at a time.
"Go home first!" Jin Chuwan called out in a low voice.
Jiang Chen was pushed to lean against the door. He slowly took his tie back from Jin Chuwan's hand, his gaze drifting to the back of Jin Chuwan.
"Now I understand what it means that the more sensible a person is, the more things they have to understand..."
As Jiang Chen spoke, he straightened his tie, which had been loosened by Jin Chuwan.
He didn't care at all about being seen by Li Xing'en; he just didn't want to put Jin Chuwan in a difficult position.
But now he's starting to regret it.
He used to think that he could wait no matter how long it took, whether she had unresolved issues or someone else on her mind, he could wait, he had plenty of patience.
But when did he start to get anxious?
Because he discovered that some people were even crazier than him, and he had no way to make these people disappear from her world completely.
So Jiang Chen finally gave up on the so-called silent waiting. He gradually moved closer to Jin Chuwan, letting her adapt, getting used to it, and agreeing to the so-called attempt to start.
He used the promise of never bothering her again as bait, and it took him a lot of effort to coax her into agreeing.
But just one day later, someone came out to intercept the event?
How could there be such a good thing?
He slightly raised his head, his handsome face carrying a subtle air of aloofness.
However, this subtle coldness was enough to make Jin Chuwan nervous.
"I...I didn't mean that, it's just that given the current situation, it would be better if you went home first..."
Jin Chuwan wasn't good at comforting people. Besides, they used to be the ones watching her mood, and now that the roles had suddenly reversed, she was genuinely a little lost.
Jin Chuwan lowered her head and hesitated for a while, but finally seemed to have made up her mind. She stood on tiptoe and put her arm around Jiang Chen's shoulder.
Jiang Chen was also stunned. He looked at her suddenly approaching, his gaze slightly unfocused.
However, before Kim Cho-wan could kiss him, a hand covered her lips and pulled her back.
As she fell backward, Jin Chuwan felt her back pressed tightly against someone's chest. She instinctively turned her head to look, but her head was held down and she couldn't move.
There was only a brief, chilling chuckle.
"Why did my aunt touch dirty things while I wasn't looking?"
Jin Chuwan was genuinely startled. She didn't know when Li Xingen had come out of the bathroom. His clothes were intact, and he was looking at Jiang Chen standing at the door with a half-smile.
"When I came up, I saw your driver smoking downstairs. I thought I was seeing things. It turns out that some bosses really do like to exploit their employees like this."
Jin Chuwan's body was tense, and her gaze towards Jiang Chen was panicked and helpless.
The more she struggled, the tighter Li Xing'en held her.
"It's none of your business how my employees are doing."
Jiang Chen also politely tugged at the corner of his mouth. He straightened up and grabbed Li Xing'en's wrist at the same time.
"But it's not really appropriate for my girlfriend to be held in your arms, is it?"
After listening, Li Xingen looked down at Jin Chuwan.
He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Are some people out of their minds, randomly picking girlfriends in other people's homes? Auntie, can we ask him to leave?"
However, Kim Cho-wan's mouth was covered, so she couldn't speak at all.
Jiang Chen looked at Jin Chuwan's anxious expression. He wanted to say something, but he suppressed it and looked up at Li Xing'en.
They toned down their previous confrontational attitude.
"I think we can go outside and talk about it."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Li Xing'en laughed lightly.
Why should I go out with you?
“If anyone’s leaving, it’s you. My girlfriend will explain. I don’t need to hear what you have to say.”
Jin Chuwan felt her eyes were a little wet.
Li Xing'en seems to be on the verge of exploding. The angrier she gets, the calmer she becomes. Now that things have come to this, she doesn't want Jiang Chen to leave anymore.
Facing an angry Lee Sung-eun alone seems even more terrifying.
After his good intentions were rejected, Jiang Chen smiled and simply closed the door that had been partially opened.
"In that case, everyone stay here. It's still early, we can have a good chat."
The two men stared at each other, each seemingly relying on something, as if the other was the third party.
After being released, Kim Cho-wan seemed startled and took several steps back until she tripped on the sofa and slumped down.
Jiang Chen looked at her pathetic state and sighed silently.
He was about to go over and comfort Kim Cho-wan, but he was blocked by Lee Sung-eun before he could take two steps.
"I don't want to fall out with you here, but could you please stop touching my people?"
Lee Sung-eun's hair was wet, and he looked dejected and indifferent. He stood in front of Kim Cho-wan with a cold face, not allowing anyone to approach, like a lonely and arrogant guardian.
But the people guarding him seemed to fear him more than others.
Jin Chuwan desperately wanted to escape. This situation made her feel ashamed and confused. Even if it was the result of a series of coincidences, how could she explain it?
Jin Chuwan straightened up and sat up a little more steadily. As the protagonist of the incident, she could not escape, so she could only muster up her courage and pull on Li Xing'en's wrist.
It was only when she touched him that she realized his clothes were wet.
Li Xing'en seemed oblivious to Jin Chuwan's tugging. He lowered his eyes with a gloomy expression, his mind filled with images of her embracing and kissing Jiang Chen.
He really wanted to push Jiang Chen off this cliff.
Those gray eyes slowly rose, revealing an undisguised gloom and malice.
Why is he everywhere...? He was there before, he's there now, he's abroad, he's back in China, he's relentlessly pursuing me, like a persistent ghost.
Why can't he just die already?
Li Xingen pondered, his eyes gradually darkening.
Just as he was immersed in this chaotic and dark fantasy, he was tugged from behind.
His thoughts were interrupted, and Li Xing'en was momentarily stunned. He turned around and saw Jin Chuwan looking at him with a frown.
She looked unwell, and her gaze towards him was full of scrutiny.
Li Xing'en paused for a moment, then turned around, swaying slightly.
He suddenly wondered, what if Jin Chuwan actually liked Jiang Chen? She liked him, favored him, and cared for him, so would it be wrong for him to even throw a tantrum?
"I……"
As soon as Li Xing'en opened her mouth, Jin Chuwan took her hand and led her to the bathroom. She handed him the clothes from the sofa and sighed.
"Whatever it is, go inside and change your clothes first."
The weather isn't warm enough yet to the point where you can walk around in wet clothes.
In those brief few seconds, Li Xingen's mind was in turmoil. He thought about many things and even prepared to abandon his bottom line. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Jin Chuwan had asked him to change his clothes.
fine……
He must have been frightened by what he just saw to have such wild thoughts, and that's why he thought the person she liked was Jiang Chen.
He looked down at the hand that Jin Chuwan was holding, and after a while, he smiled somewhat awkwardly.
"My aunt is so scary..."
He thought he was going to be kicked out.
Jiang Chen felt a wave of nausea when he saw Li Xing'en putting on that innocent and harmless act again.
His Adam's apple bobbed, but he still forced himself to sit on the sofa.
Jin Chuwan pushed her into the bathroom, but Li Xingen refused to close the door or let her go far, so she had no choice but to stand outside the bathroom door and stare at Jiang Chen.
She glanced away guiltily at the man's meaningful gaze.
"Do you really have to spoil him like this...?"
Jiang Chen sighed. He really disdained Li Xing'en's methods; otherwise, he would have liked to put on an act himself.
Is it really true that men who know how to pretend are more endearing?
Jiang Chen rested his chin on his hand and glanced uncomfortably at Jin Chuwan.
if……
While Jiang Chen was weighing his options, Li Xing'en also came out of the bathroom, dressed. He saw that Jin Chuwan and Jiang Chen were keeping their distance, and his worried expression eased somewhat.
Jin Chuwan watched as he walked straight to the sofa opposite Jiang Chen and sat down, and her heart, which had just calmed down, began to stir with unease again.
Because of her interruption, the two men calmed down a bit. Now, Jin Chuwan was the most nervous person in the room; her gaze flickered towards Jiang Chen, then subtly shifted to Li Xing'en.
There were two cups on the table. Jin Chuwan stared at them absentmindedly for a while, then suddenly turned around and went to the kitchen as if she had thought of something.
"You guys chat first, I'll go make some tea."
Li Xing'en glanced at Jin Chuwan, who had fled, and then shifted her gaze to Jiang Chen opposite her.
"I thought I had made myself clear to you yesterday."
After hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but sneer and retort, "Didn't I explain it to you clearly?"
They've disliked each other for a long time. The only reason they're sitting peacefully together now is because they don't want to put Jin Chuwan in a difficult position, or rather, they don't want to leave a bad impression on her.
Seeing that Jin Chuwan was dawdling in the kitchen and refusing to come out, Jiang Chen sighed and simply told Li Xing'en the whole story.
Everything has its order and its cause and effect. No matter how crazy Li Xing'en is, she can't hold onto a small misunderstanding like a handle.
That would look too bad.
But after he explained it clearly, Li Xing'en seemed to relax as if she had breathed a sigh of relief.
He shifted into a more comfortable position and looked up at Jiang Chen: "So, you and she were just trying to get along, and you can't really be considered lovers."
Almost immediately, Jiang Chen frowned.
He finally understood why he disliked Li Xing'en the most among all the people.
"You seem to have a hard time understanding human speech?"
Just then, Jin Chuwan pushed open the kitchen door and came out, placing the freshly brewed soup on the table.
Then he sat on the carpet, holding the tray.
She didn't have a chair, so at first glance she looked like a child admitting her mistake.
The kitchen wasn't soundproof, so she overheard most of what the two were saying. Jin Chuwan didn't want them to argue because of her, so she spoke first.
"In short... it's all my fault, I shouldn't have drunk so much."
But she didn't dare look at Li Xing'en when she said these things.
The room was eerily quiet, so Jin Chuwan had no choice but to carefully observe Li Xing'en's expression.
"You can hit me or scold me, I'll accept it..."
Jiang Chen was very unhappy after hearing this. In his opinion, Li Xing'en was not necessarily completely innocent, but Jin Chuwan just believed him.
He couldn't help but snort coldly.
A fleeting smile crossed Li Xingen's eyes, but when he looked up, he was once again the kind, understanding, gentle, and generous man.
"Why say such things? If I really laid a hand on my aunt, my own mother would probably be kicked out of the house..."
Hearing his calm yet helpless voice, Jin Chuwan finally felt a little relieved, and she looked up at Li Xing'en.
He rested his chin on his hands and looked down at her. Although he was smiling, there was no smile in his eyes. Jin Chuwan pursed her lips and shrank back when she was being looked at like that.
"sorry……"
Jiang Chen, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. He pulled Jin Chuwan up and made her sit down in his seat, while he himself leaned against the sofa with his arms crossed and glared at Li Xing'en.
"Don't apologize. This isn't your fault at all. I think someone is just taking advantage of you, pretending not to understand what drunken talk is, so they can make it real later..."
Jiang Chen's words were very blunt, almost saying that Li Xing'en was deceiving Jin Chuwan.
Jin Chuwan looked at Jiang Chen with disapproval after hearing this, feeling that what he said was really too much.
“Xing En isn’t that kind of person. In the end, it’s all my fault for listening to their clamor and making that phone call…”
As soon as Jin Chuwan finished speaking, a look of surprise flashed across Jiang Chen's eyes.
He couldn't help but look down at Jin Chuwan: "Who's the vixen here? Have you been bewitched?"
After Jiang Chen asked the question, Li Xing'en couldn't help but laugh.
Although she knew from the beginning that Kim Cho-wan's phone call wasn't from the heart, Lee Sung-eun felt comforted and satisfied by Kim's wholehearted trust in her.
He subtly concealed the faint smile that welled up in his eyes.
"Jiang Chen, do you think that only you and your aunt are true friends who grew up together? Strictly speaking, my aunt and I are also childhood sweethearts. We understand and trust each other, unlike you, who only makes malicious speculations about others to their face or behind their back."
As he spoke, he glanced at Jin Chuwan again, seemingly casually.
“This isn’t the first time something like this has happened. I’ve only tolerated you in the past because of my aunt.”
The atmosphere in the room grew increasingly heavy.
Jiang Chen felt that watching Li Xing'en put on a show was a real test of his self-control, so he endured it, his chin moving slightly.
"There's no need. You can choose not to tolerate it, and I'm also curious what you can do to me."
He raised his chin with a cold laugh, his stern eyes filled with arrogance.
Since becoming an adult, Jiang Chen has rarely treated people with his true nature, which shows that Li Xing'en is indeed more capable than others.
Jin Chuwan stared at the two people locked in a tense standoff, unsure of who to advise first. Her day had been like a rollercoaster, alternating between terrifying moments and calm ones, but the calm was only temporary, and now she was facing a vertical drop.
"Stop arguing..."
She mustered her courage, but only spoke softly.
"I...I don't like you guys arguing..."
Both men looked at the person huddled on the sofa.
This was probably the first time she had admitted her mistake in this way, and Jin Chuwan seemed more vulnerable and easily bullied than they had ever known her. Her light-colored eyes were filled with panic and helplessness, as if she had been frightened by the hostility between them.
I want to say something, but I don't dare to; I want to offer advice, but I don't dare to raise my voice.
Feeling wronged, yet enduring it all.
Jiang Chen felt a dull pain in his chest, and almost instantly he gave up on arguing with Li Xing'en.
He gently squeezed Jin Chuwan's palm and whispered, "Don't worry, we know what we're doing."
Sitting opposite him, Lee Sung-eun was momentarily lost in thought; Kim Cho-wan's appearance seemed to have stirred some kind of instinct within him.
He wanted to immediately hold her in his arms and gently kiss and caress her.
If it weren't for this eyesore next to me.
Their eyes met almost simultaneously, then quickly looked away.
I wish it could just disappear.
They seemed to read the same meaning in each other's eyes, and a similar cold smile appeared on their lips.
Only Jin Chuwan didn't notice anything unusual about the two people; she just wanted to end this situation as soon as possible.
So she looked at Li Xing'en.
"Um, I noticed you seem to have made me public. If I suddenly delete it, will it have any impact on you?"
Lee Sung-eun looked at Kim Cho-wan in silence, her gray eyes revealing obvious disappointment.
Jiang Chen saw that he was pretending again, so he simply looked away.
"Because I was too emotional at the time, I had already replied when my elders and friends asked me about it. In other words... even if I delete it now, it won't make any difference, and... maybe it's better to leave this kind of thing alone. If the media makes a fuss about the deletion the next day, I'm worried about negative public opinion..."
Jiang Chen glanced at Li Xing'en. If he really cared about these things, he wouldn't have made it so public.
In short, he just wanted to make the best of a bad situation.
Rubbish.
When Jin Chuwan heard Li Xing'en say that, she stopped insisting. She still felt that the responsibility lay with her, so she would have to continue to bear whatever happened next.
"What will we do then?"
What if someone asks her random questions? How is she supposed to explain that? And...
She and Jiang Chen are probably together now. If they are seen on a date by others, wouldn't that lead to even more messy rumors?
Kim Chu-wan felt a chill run down her spine just thinking about it.
Looking at Jin Chuwan's complicated expression, Li Xing'en guessed what she was worried about. He then glanced at Jiang Chen, whose face clearly showed that he was willing to endure for the time being.
"How about this, when you go out, take me with you. If we go together, no one will misunderstand?"
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