"Qi Qi, have you ever thought about how much Nie Ziming loves you?" An Nuan took a deep breath and asked her in the calmest tone.
"What do you mean?"
"If a man really loves you, he shouldn't be indifferent to you marrying another man, let alone be willing to give you up like this. Of course there are exceptions, like Xiao Nanchen, but Xiao Nanchen had to accept your departure because you didn't love him. However, two people who truly love each other can't just let go like this." An Nuan enunciated every word.
Qi Qi retorted, "That's because Nie Ziming doesn't want me to get hurt! Do you know? Xiao Nanchen threatened me with his car accident that would put me in jail. Nie Ziming didn't want to see me go to jail so he agreed!"
"Then what about last night? He watched you take the medicine and then turned and left?! Do you think this is how a man who loves you should behave?" An Nuan's tone was clearly somewhat aggressive.
"......" Qi Qi was at a loss for words.
Why did Nie Ziming leave in the end?!
"You must have refused Xiao Nanchen many times last night, right?" An Nuan asked.
Qi Qi bit her lip.
Yes.
Last night she had been begging Xiao Nanchen to take her to Nie Ziming the whole time.
"But did Xiao Nanchen agree?"
Of course he didn't agree.
If he had agreed, she wouldn't be feeling so bad now.
"What does this mean? It means any man has a sense of possession. He wouldn't allow the woman he deeply loves to sleep with another man. But Nie Ziming didn't stop you. Nie Ziming left you alone in the hotel room. Do you think he still really loves you that much?" An Nuan's tone was obviously somewhat aggressive.
Tears welled up in Qi Qi's eyes in an instant.
She said, "I don't believe that Nie Ziming doesn't love me. Aside from you, Nie Ziming is the person I trust most in this world. I feel like I've been abandoned by the whole world including my dad, but Nie Ziming won't abandon me. Everything he's doing to me now is to protect me, not like what you said!"
Her voice was choked with sobs.
An Nuan gently pursed her lips.
Many words on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back down.
In fact, Xiao Nanchen's concerns were not entirely unreasonable.
On the surface, Qi Qi looked tough and vigorous, living fiercely. But in fact, deep down she was an extremely sensitive and fragile person. And that was exactly why she deliberately made herself seem indifferent to everything, so that she wouldn't appear vulnerable or easily hurt. But when people like this do get hurt, the damage is truly massive.
"I'm just voicing my doubts." An Nuan gave up saying more, "But I think you can ask Nie Ziming about what happened last night and get to the bottom of things."
Qi Qi didn't speak.
She just kept crying.
"Alright, stop crying." An Nuan comforted, changing the subject. "What's done is done, no matter what. And like I said, you didn't lose out by sleeping with Xiao Nanchen. Xiao Nanchen is superior to you in various aspects..."
"An Nuan, are you blind? With which eyes did you see that Xiao Nanchen is superior to me in every aspect?!" Qi Qi suddenly became agitated again.
This woman's greatest merit was that she didn't hold grudges.
No matter what An Nuan did to Qi Qi, Qi Qi would recover on her own the next second.
"Did you see my devilish figure? Do you know how intoxicating my body is?!"
"I don't know. You can ask Xiao Nanchen about things like that. He probably knows."
"An Nuan!" Qi Qi was about to explode with anger.
An Nuan was still teasing her.
"Nevermind." Qi Qi didn't want to say any more.
If she kept talking, she'd probably be angered to death.
She abruptly hung up the phone.
She huddled back under the quilt, preparing to sleep.
The next second she suddenly poked out from the quilt.
What An Nuan said was right.
She had to get to the bottom of what happened last night, at the very least.
Qi Qi took a deep breath, making herself stay calm. Then she called Nie Ziming.
He would never pick up her call within three rings.
This time was no different.
He took the initiative to speak first. "Qi Qi."
"Ziming, can we meet? There's something I want to talk to you about."
"Sure." He readily agreed on the other end of the line. "I have something to tell you too, coincidentally."
"Where should we meet?"
"How about the Azure Coffee Shop, next to my company."
"Okay."
Qi Qi hung up.
She swiftly changed into a capable yet stylish professional outfit, put on light makeup, and opened the door.
Outside, Xiao Nanchen and Le Ling had clearly finished breakfast. The two sat on the sofa. Le Ling held a foreign language book, seemingly asking Xiao Nanchen for help.
Xiao Nanchen was explaining very earnestly, clearly correcting Le Ling's imperfect pronunciation.
When Qi Qi came out, Le Ling was very enthusiastic towards her. "Miss Qi, are you feeling better? Do you want breakfast? I'll make it for you."
"I'm not eating." Qi Qi was completely cold.
"Miss Qi, where are you going now? Going to work? Will you come back for lunch? Will you come back for dinner tonight?" Le Ling asked.
"Why do you talk so much?!" Qi Qi had a nasty temper.
"I just wanted to ask Miss Qi when you'll be home to eat meals. I heard Mr. Xiao say you like Jianghu cuisine. I actually know Jianghu cuisine quite well. If Miss Qi will eat at home, I wanted to make it for you." Le Ling was upset at being scolded by Qi Qi for no reason.
Qi Qi strangely felt a bit guilty.
Damn.
How was she supposed to know Le Ling was asking when she'd be home to eat because she wanted to make Qi Qi her favorite dishes? She thought Le Ling found her annoying to have around the house!
"I won't be back for a long time, won't be back to eat for a very long period." Qi Qi suddenly answered.
Le Ling was startled.
From her understanding of Miss Qi, she thought Qi Qi wouldn't even deign to answer her questions.
The sudden answer left her somewhat at a loss.
"Didn't hear me? I said I won't be back to eat. Don't make any Jianghu cuisine either!" Qi Qi got angry again.
Le Ling didn't even know what Miss Qi was angry about.
"Oh." Le Ling hurriedly responded.
Qi Qi glared at Le Ling. She didn't want to waste words with her and directly walked out the door.
Le Ling returned to the sofa after she left.
She saw that Mr. Xiao seemed to be quite used to Miss Qi's temper, without much reaction.
When she picked up the foreign language book, about to ask how to pronounce a word, she suddenly recalled something. "Right, Mr. Xiao, Miss Qi left blood stains on your bed. Should I change your sheets?"
"They were just changed, no need for now." Xiao Nanchen spoke lightly.
In fact...his ears were red.
Le Ling smiled to herself stealthily, deliberately ignoring the faint smile at the corner of Mr. Xiao's mouth.
Although she didn't like Miss Qi very much, she had to admit, Miss Qi had an amazing figure.
When she had opened the door that morning and saw Miss Qi's naked body, even she as a woman found it very alluring.
No wonder Mr. Xiao was so satisfied.
