After the Cheng brothers left, Huayan noticed that Shangguan Ning's face had grown even darker than before. "You don't need to bother sending me, I'll take a taxi home. Goodbye."
Shangguan Ning's anger flared up when he saw how sweetly she had smiled at another man just now. He preemptively grabbed Huayan, pulling her into his arms and staring at her intensely. The faint fragrance surrounding Shangguan Ning's breath began to make him dizzy, even though he wasn't drunk. The alcohol buried inside him also began to stir, heat rising from the soles of his feet upwards. Unconsciously, he leaned closer to Huayan's face, seeking her lips.
Struggling, Huayan found Shangguan Ning looking at her with intense desire, which made her anxious. Taking advantage of Shangguan Ning's lack of vigilance, she pushed him away. Then, standing two meters away from him, she angrily said, "Shangguan Ning, you're really thirsty..."
"Be my girlfriend!" Shangguan Ning took a few unsteady steps forward, suddenly sober, and said earnestly.
"I'm not interested."
"Why? Although I just like you a little now, I haven't fallen in love with you yet, but I promise I'll treat you better than any other man."
"I'm not interested in you. Besides, haven't you heard that Cheng Jia's only daughter, Cheng Yunqi, is coming back to the country? You wouldn't forget your first love, would you?" Shangguan Ning's candid words would surely touch the heart of a woman who loved him. What more could a woman ask for than a man who refused to lie to her? Unfortunately, from her rebirth to the present, Huayan had been busy building her own self-sufficient home and avoiding these romantic games.
In Myanmar, Li Meier thought that there was something between Huayan and Shangguan Ning. To provoke Huayan, she revealed how deeply in love Cheng Yunqi and Shangguan Ning had been during their school days, how Cheng Yunqi had gone abroad alone for development, and how Shangguan Ning had been devastated and heartbroken. At that time, Li Meier's efforts had been in vain, but now they were useful.
Such a memorable love affair was not something Shangguan Ning could easily erase from his heart. And he had actually confessed to her when Cheng Yunqi was about to return to the country, whether he was using her as a shield for his own inner vulnerability, who could say for sure?
"How did you know about Yunqi returning to the country?" Shangguan Ning heard that long-lost name, and his heart trembled with habit or excitement. Four years ago, at Cheng Jie and Huayan's wedding, Cheng Yunqi hadn't attended for some reason. He still remembered hoping to see her graceful figure again, only to find out later that she hadn't returned, and he had felt lost.
It wasn't surprising that Huayan knew about him and Cheng Yunqi during their time at Cheng's house for a few years, but why did she know that Cheng Yunqi was about to return to the country? This news was only known to Cheng's family, Cheng Cheng, and herself. Could it be that she had been keeping an eye on Cheng's family all along, planning revenge against them? If Cheng Yunqi were hurt, he wouldn't want to see it.
"Cheng's family runs deep, and it's not something you can shake. I kindly remind you not to attract Cheng's attention, especially Cheng Yunqi. Cheng Xiang's brother, Cheng Cheng, loves Cheng Yunqi deeply. If you want to have a future with Cheng Xiang, it's best not to do anything foolish." An intriguing woman and his former love, Shangguan Ning unconsciously leaned towards the latter.
As memories of the happy days with Cheng Yunqi flooded back, Shangguan Ning's heart couldn't calm down for a long time. He had thought he could resist being drawn back to her, but reality had made it impossible to escape. Feeling agitated, Shangguan Ning said, "I have something to do, I'll leave first. Take a taxi home quickly." After speaking, he drove away, leaving Huayan behind.
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A man's love and painful struggles, once abandoned, were all seen by Huayan. Thinking back to how Shangguan Ning had just manly asked her to be his girlfriend, but now didn't even think about her safety before leaving her alone, she wondered if there was any danger. Turning away, she left. They say women are fickle, but aren't men also often insincere, changing their faces at any moment?
Huayan felt like she was being toyed with, and any positive impression she had of Shangguan Ning was now gone. A gust of wind blew, and Huayan tightened her collar, listening to the music coming from the entertainment city, the colorful lights flashing hypnotically. Looking at the pairs of laughing men and women coming in and out, she suddenly sighed, realizing that if a woman's most beloved person wasn't herself, she would eventually be hurt and shed tears.
In a black luxury sports car in the distance, a man stared fixedly at Huayan's slender figure, his eyes filled with heartache and love. To survive, he had lost many things that others easily obtained since childhood: warmth, tranquility, comfort, genuine smiles. Seeing the lively and simple happiness of Huayan on the plane had been like seeing a ray of sunshine in his dark life.
Afterwards, information about her past and what she did every day was regularly placed on his desk by his subordinates. The more he knew, the more he realized that she had been striving to break free from the constraints of life since she was discharged from the hospital. The perseverance she held in her heart reminded him of himself. He didn't know when he had started to understand the trivial things she did every day had become a part of his life.
Seeing his master constantly looking at the woman in the distance, sitting in the passenger seat, Hu Da whispered softly, "Master, shall I invite Miss Huayan into the car? It looks like it's going to rain."
"No need to wait for me, you go back first," said "Zombie Man" Hu Li as he got out of the car.
Afraid of being careless, Hu Da hurriedly got out of the car as well. Anxiously, he also got a bump on his forehead against the car roof, but he didn't care. He hastily said, "Master, you'd better let us follow from a distance. We definitely won't let Miss Huayan find out."
After thinking for a moment, Hu Li nodded and went towards Huayan, who was waiting for a car.
Suddenly feeling warmth envelop her in a black suit, it took a moment for Huayan to react and turn around to see who it was.
"Ah... Zombie Man?" Huayan exclaimed, wide-eyed.
"Zombie Man? Have you always called me that?" Hu Li asked with a dark face, while Hu Da and the others who followed from a distance heard Huayan's words and couldn't help but laugh. No one in the world had ever described their master like that. After laughing, they worried whether that slender figure could withstand their master's punch. Their master had never been kind to women since he was a child.
"Ah... no, no," Huayan was also scared by Hu Li's imposing manner, her eyes darting around as she denied.
"My surname is Hu, and my single character is 'Fox.' Remember my name, Hu Li." Removing his previous imposing manner, he calmly asked Huayan to remember his name. Taking advantage of Huayan's daze, Hu Li hugged her and got into the taxi.
When Huayan came to her senses, she found herself already in the car, puzzled. "Where are you taking me? Driver, stop quickly, I don't know this person."
The driver in front thought it was a lovers' quarrel, smiling as he glanced through the rearview mirror before continuing to drive. He asked, "Where are the guests going?"
"To H University," Hu Li said.
"Why are you going to H University?" Huayan asked, puzzled.
Hu Li smiled and said, "It's not me who's going, it's you, you little silly. You're going home." As he spoke, he affectionately tapped her nose.
Huayan swatted away Hu Li's cold hands and said, "Be respectful, don't touch me." Then she furrowed her brow and asked, "Why are your hands so cold? It's like... " The more she thought about it, the paler her face became. Hu Li's injured eyes flashed for a moment, carrying a hint of sadness as he said calmly, "I've always been like this. Did I scare you?"
Awakening from her thoughts, Huayan realized she was already in the car. Puzzled, she asked, "Where are you taking me? Driver, stop quickly, I don't know this person."
The driver assumed it was a lovers' quarrel, smiling as he glanced through the rearview mirror before continuing to drive. He asked, "Where are the guests going?"
"To H University," Hu Li said.
"Why are you going to H University?" Huayan asked, puzzled.
Hu Li smiled and said, "It's not me who's going, it's you, you little silly. You're going home." As he spoke, he affectionately tapped her nose.
Huayan swatted away Hu Li's cold hands and said, "Be respectful, don't touch me." Then she furrowed her brow and asked, "Why are your hands so cold? It's like... " The more she thought about it, the paler her face became. Hu Li's injured eyes flashed for a moment, carrying a hint of sadness as he said calmly, "I've always been like this. Did I scare you?"