The moment Fang Youning saw He Zhenting, she was so scared that her soul almost flew away.
She looked at him with wide eyes, her face pale with fear, and she dared not move.
"Are you having a nightmare? Or is it related to me?"
The man asked in a low voice, speculatively.
His voice startled her and brought her back to reality.
She quickly got up from the bed, wrapped herself in the quilt and sat aside, keeping a distance from him.
Thinking about the dream she just had, she didn’t know whether it was a wet dream or a nightmare, and she didn’t know why she dreamed about him?
"Why are you back?"
I didn't know how to answer, so I could only ask stupidly.
The man looked at her silly and cute appearance, chuckled, took off his shoes and got on the bed.
...
...
Seeing his actions, Fang Youning was startled again and quickly moved to the side wrapped in the quilt.
The man was not angry when he saw her avoiding him, because they both took off their shoes before going to bed. But for some reason, he was much more graceful than others when he performed this action.
He raised his hand and hooked his fingers, just like last time: "Come here."
"No."
Fang Youning wrapped the quilt tightly and refused with a serious expression.
The man raised an eyebrow and looked at her in confusion.
He thought she would be grateful to him if he arranged a bed for her to stay with him. Even if I won't throw myself into your arms, I won't be even more indifferent.
So, she didn't appreciate his kindness, which made her even more resistant to him?
"Don't like my arrangement?"
Fang Youning realized what he was talking about and said matter-of-factly, "I like it. Who doesn't want to sleep in a comfortable bed? But even if I like it, I don't want to be with you right now... like that. I know I have no right to refuse, but... I can't accept it yet. Give me some time."
"Why?" the man asked.
Her current resistance is completely different from last night. What happened in between?
"Are you treating me as a substitute?" Fang Youning asked sadly, "Are you marrying me because I look like someone?"
To her parents, she was Fang Mingzhu's substitute for suffering.
To him, she was a substitute for the woman he liked.
Why should she be someone else's substitute?
No one cares about the real her and treats her as a complete person?
She was unwilling to accept why she was always the unlucky one.
She felt wronged and unwilling to give in, so she couldn't help asking these questions while her eyes were blurred with tears.
She actually didn't want to cry, because she knew from childhood that tears were the most useless thing. People who love to cry cry because someone cares about them, and because crying will make others feel distressed. For those who have no one to care about them, tears are useless and will only make them look weaker and more vulnerable.
But at this moment, she still wanted to cry.
I tried hard to hold back my tears, but still couldn't stop them from falling.
She had never thought that a man would truly like her, but she really didn't want to be someone else's shadow anymore!
"Substitute? Whose substitute?"
He Zhenting frowned slightly, put down his hand, and asked unhappily: "What rumors have you heard?"
"Some people say that I look like Wu Zhenxing, your stepmother."
Fang Youning took a deep breath and expressed his guess.
No matter what, she would say it even if he was angry.
At worst, we can get divorced and the contract will be invalidated. She didn't spend the money anyway, so I can return it all to her. Now she has thought of other ways to make money, and she can deal with that family without him.
He Zhenting: “…”
"Are you watching Thunderstorm? But unfortunately, you are mistaken. I don't have a crush on my stepmother."
After saying that, he lifted his long legs, got off the bed, and walked out quickly.
Fang Youning thought he was angry and thought that he would really divorce her. She wondered if he would ask her for interest.
I quickly got out of bed, found my phone, and checked the balance on it.
If you want interest, I can only give you a small part, no more.
But she thought, as a big boss like him, he probably wouldn't care about such a small amount of money!
But you never know, as the saying goes, all businessmen are dishonest.
Just because they value money more than others, they become richer than others. Most businessmen are unwilling to suffer losses. A big boss like him should be even more unwilling to suffer losses.
Just as he was thinking about it, the door opened again and He Zhenting came back again.
Fang Youning was startled and immediately put the phone behind him, saying anxiously: "If you want interest, I can only give you a small part, no more."
He Zhenting frowned slightly and looked at her in confusion, not understanding what she was talking about.
Fang Youning also reacted quickly. No one mentioned the interest, so why did she say it out loud in such excitement?
"It's okay, just treat it as nonsense."
Quickly apologize awkwardly and shut up.
It would be better if he didn't want her interest, so that she could have more money in her hands.
He Zhenting shook his head. Although he didn't know what she was talking about, it didn't matter.
He showed her a cell phone and said, "The woman on it is Wu Zhenxing. Take a look. How are you similar to her?"
Fang Youning took the phone doubtfully. The woman on the phone seemed to be in her 40s or 50s, and indeed she still had some charm.
But... she really couldn't tell how she looked like her.
"After my mother passed away, my father let her in soon. I was very young at that time. She was also young, and was my father's youngest lover at the time, so she had the opportunity to become the wife of the He family. How good do you think a young woman who has never even given birth to a child of her own can be to me? Later, when she gave birth to her own children, she wanted me to disappear and let her children inherit the family business. My father had already moved out of the old house, but she still wanted to stay in the old house because she didn't want me to dominate the He family. Do you think I have a masochistic tendency? Would I like an old woman who abused and hurt me?"
Fang Youning: “…”
This was the first time he spoke so many words to her in one breath. Looking at his angry expression, she thought that he probably didn't want to explain so much to her!
It takes great courage for a successful person like him to say these words.
But she forced him to tell her dark history.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood."
She lowered her head and apologized awkwardly, not daring to look at him out of guilt.
But the man took a few steps forward, approached her and said, "Last time you treated me as your elder, and this time you want to be my elder again. How should I punish you?"
Fang Youning quickly raised her head and explained with a blushing face: "I didn't mean it. It was Shen Yunhai who told me that I look like..."
"Chen Yunhai? Did you meet him again?" The man narrowed his eyes, his expression becoming more and more displeased.
Fang Youning bit her lips lightly and said nothing.
The man snorted and laughed, "You believe everything he says, are you still in love with him?"
"Of course not," Fang Youning denied eagerly, "I have absolutely no interest in him anymore."
"Really? Prove it to me."
"How... to prove it?"
The man approached again, forcing her to step back and lean against the wall.
But the man did not stop because she had no way to retreat.
Fang Youning swallowed, bent down and tried to escape.
However, the man stretched out his arms and supported her against the wall, trapping her between him and the wall, with nowhere to escape.
This must be... the rumored wall-dong!
Fang Youning swallowed his saliva, his heartbeat quickened due to nervousness, and even he could hear the "boom, boom, boom" sound of his heartbeat.
The man didn't say anything, just looked at her with deep eyes.
Even if she didn't look up, she could feel his burning gaze, which was extremely aggressive.
He is waiting for her, waiting for her to prove it!
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