她气得差点吐血.她那双杏仁形的眼睛变成了狡猾的狐狸眼.
"让我做你的情妇吗?嗯,我不便宜,先让我看看你的诚意吧.
他用行动表明她没有谈判的权利.在短暂的疲惫之后,他把她抱进了一个小卧室.
夜晚还没有结束.
他们躺在床上,他告诉她:"华丽案有结构性的问题.我让左航明天把内部文件给你发.这就像一份及时的礼物——帮你解决问题,沈小姐.这算不算我的诚意?
内部文件.他也有.
不知为何,她脑海中突然闪过宁知谦那张讨厌的脸.她沉思了一会儿.
中途,荣兆南注意到她已经走神了.他轻轻捏了捏她的脸颊,以引起她的注意.
"被我的真诚所打动?看看你那双眼睛,好亮.
她更累,而不是感动.
"搬家了?噗,别自吹自擂.
她虚弱地回击.至于他之前的问题——这算不算真诚?她短暂地考虑了一下.
她默默地承认,"好吧,我想是的.
但她太累了,不能再多说了,所以她睡着了.
第二天早上
闹钟的声音将沈明从睡梦中惊醒.她的眼睛几乎睁不开,她的身体感觉被紧紧地束缚着.她挣扎着睁开眼睛,发现自己在他的怀里.他们俩离得很近,但并不热——因为空调已经开了一整夜了.她伸出手臂,空气仍然感到寒冷.
她用仅剩的一点力气轻推他,喃喃自语道:"关掉闹钟...去关掉它.
是她的闹钟响了.她的手机昨晚被留在了主卧室.
荣昭南动了动身子,松开了对她的控制.他一这样做,她就用毯子翻了个身,找个舒服的地方继续睡觉.
她昨晚一定是真的筋疲力尽了.
他轻轻揉了揉太阳穴,坐起来,回想昨晚的疯狂.他轻笑一声.
他抓起一些衣服,匆匆穿上,打量着这个凌乱的房间.他拿起她的电话,发现电话已经停止响了.
当时只有早上 6 点.
这小狐狸精起得这么早?
他放下电话,去洗澡.
快速洗完澡后,他回来发现她还在睡觉,没有她的动静.他坐在床沿上,伸手摸着她的脸,把她的头发拨到一边.她翻了个身,躺下睡着了.她睡着的脸很平静,但眉头微微皱起.即使在她的梦中,她也似乎很烦恼.
他轻轻抚平了她皱起的眉头,然后用手指顺着她的脸滑下,停在了她柔软的粉红色嘴唇上.
感觉很好.他的思绪飘忽不定,他俯下身去吻她.
就在这时——叮咚!
门铃响亮,打扰了她的沉睡.她昏昏沉沉地睁开一只眼睛,显然对这声音感到恼火.她拉起毯子,盖住脸和耳朵,试图再次入睡.
荣兆南轻笑一声,拉了拉毯子.它没有动.然后他按下了床头柜上的对讲机按钮.
"师父,夫人说您该起床了."
A woman's voice came through the door. "Zhaonan, it's me. Have you woken up? I need to talk to you about something."
Before he could speak, the person under the covers shot up from the bed in a panic, hair messy, eyes wide open, with a serious case of dark circles under her eyes. She looked completely terrified.
It was his mother, Mrs. Du Qing.
Rong Zhaonan's large hand went to her head, ruffling her messy hair.
"Go back to sleep."
He called out to the person on the other side of the door, "I'll be down in a bit. See you downstairs."
Downstairs
Rong Zhaonan was having a conversation with Mrs. Du Qing. The morning light was just starting to break, and Mrs. Du Qing noticed that her son was acting strangely. He was glowing, occasionally checking his phone.
"Zhaonan, what happened to your neck?" she asked.
His hand instinctively went to his neck, recalling last night's events. Mrs. Du Qing immediately noticed his reaction and frowned.
"Did Gu Feng do this to you?"
"Of course not. I must have cut myself shaving."
Mrs. Du Qing wasn't buying it. Her expression darkened, and she became suspicious.
"Let's talk about something else," Rong Zhaonan quickly deflected. "Where were we? Continue."
Mrs. Du Qing couldn't interfere with her son's personal life, but she still had some advice to give.
"Don't mess with the women from the Su family. Stay away from Gu Feng, too. I don't like her."
Rong Zhaonan laughed heartily. "Mom, there's no woman you'll ever be satisfied with, is there?"
"Who says that? The reason I woke you up this early is to talk about this. Director Yan's niece works at the Institute of Sciences. She's a good girl. You should invite her to lunch today."
"Mom, are you setting me up on a blind date?"
Mrs. Du Qing's hurried matchmaking caught him off guard.
"She's worried about you, seeing as you don't take anything seriously," Mrs. Du Qing said, glancing at him suspiciously. "You should go meet her."
"Is this because of the old man?" Rong Zhaonan asked, raising an eyebrow. "Are you rushing me because of what happened with the Su family?"
Mrs. Du Qing's face darkened further, and she shot him a pointed look.
"Gu Feng is too impulsive. I don't like her. And the woman you've been seeing... her eyes are all crooked. It's not proper. Stay away from her."
"Well, at least let me meet this Yan's niece. I've heard of her. I'll make time for lunch."
This satisfied Mrs. Du Qing, and she stopped talking about the Su sisters.
Morning
Shen Ming was waiting for the Rong family members to clear out, especially his mother, before sneaking out of their house. Finally, when she was sure no one was around, she quietly left.
The process of escaping wasn't easy. Rong Zhaonan had left her at their house and disappeared without caring whether she was stuck there or not. She had to sneak out the back gate and pass by the garden, where workers were still busy trimming the bushes. She wasn't sure whether her presence would stir up any rumors, but those were Rong Zhaonan's problem now. If anyone asked, let him explain.
Once back at the Su house, Shen Ming crawled up the stairs to her room.
"Rei Rei," called Su Ning from the living room, almost scaring Shen Ming half to death.
"Where were you last night? I couldn't get through to you."
If Su Ning had looked closely, she would have noticed that the white shirt Shen Ming was wearing had a knot in the front, and it wasn't hers. It was a man's shirt—Rong Zhaonan's. The same went for her pants and even the underwear she was wearing.
"Mrs. Su, last night... a friend of mine called me. He said he could provide some details on the Huali case. I ended up talking with him all night and finally got some leads."
Su Ning was surprised. "You're still thinking about that case?"
Shen Ming didn't reply directly.
Su Ning noticed something and shifted her focus. "Your brother mentioned the Huali case. You can't be involved in that. Let it go for now."
Shen Ming's expression sharpened as she walked toward her.
"Mrs. Su, don't tell me... you know something about this case?"