bookcurios Chapter 156 Having a nightmare
Chapter 156 Having a nightmare
"It's okay, I'm here." Lin Fan stroked her back gently and comforted her in a gentle voice.
With Lin Fan's comfort, Zhao Ziqing's emotions gradually calmed down.
"We've been through too much today, so it's inevitable to have nightmares. It's my fault. I should have come up to accompany you." Lin Fan's tone was full of apology.
"Don't be afraid, I'll be here with you tonight."
"Xiaoqing, what happened?" Wang Chudong was awakened by the screams and rushed over. Seeing the two people hugging each other tightly, she was stunned and immediately misunderstood, "Lin Fan, what did you do to Xiaoqing! Let her go!"
"What can I do to her?" Lin Fan said helplessly, "She just had a nightmare. I just came up to comfort her."
"Sister Chudong, you misunderstood." Zhao Ziqing hurriedly explained.
"Ah? It was just a nightmare. I was scared to death." Wang Chudong breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you did something bad to her."
"What you said is true. We are engaged. Even if something really happened, it would be natural, right?" Lin Fan rolled his eyes, speechless.
"So what if we have an engagement? Even if we have an engagement, you can't force her and you can't go against her wishes." Wang Chudong glared at him and said unhappily.
"Sister Chudong, it's really not what you think... Hey, your clothes..." Zhao Ziqing reminded while defending Lin Fan.
"Ah?" Wang Chudong was startled. She looked down and found that her pajamas were in disarray, with large areas of skin exposed.
She seemed a little at a loss, and hurriedly pulled up her collar to cover up the spring scenery that was inadvertently exposed.
"It's not like you haven't seen it before, why are you so panicked?"
Lin Fan felt a little regretful, as he had just been secretly admiring the rare beauty.
"Xiaoqing, I really didn't mean it." Wang Chudong explained anxiously, fearing that Zhao Ziqing would misunderstand that she was deliberately seducing Lin Fan. "I was sleeping soundly, but when I heard you screaming, I immediately rushed over..."
Zhao Ziqing nodded, her eyes full of emotion: "I know you are worried about me."
Seeing that Zhao Ziqing hadn't misunderstood, Wang Chudong breathed a sigh of relief and asked in confusion, "Why did you have a nightmare?"
"I ran into some trouble today." Zhao Ziqing said, his eyes involuntarily drifting towards Lin Fan.
"You should go and rest. Sister Chudong is with me."
"Okay." Lin Fan was somewhat helpless. He had originally hoped to stay tonight, but now it seemed impossible. If Wang Chudong hadn't been there, perhaps he would have gotten his wish tonight. A man and a woman alone in a room together, something would definitely happen, right?
After Lin Fan left, Zhao Ziqing briefly recounted what had happened today. Wang Chudong's face suddenly changed. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine. Lin Fan arrived in time and saved me." Zhao Ziqing held Wang Chudong's hand tightly. "Sister Chudong, I... I think I really like him. What should I do?"
For her, who has always been indifferent and keeps her distance from men, the relationship between men and women is like a blank sheet of paper and she has no experience at all.
"Falling in love with him..." A complicated look flashed in Wang Chudong's eyes. She had long expected that this innocent girl had fallen deeply in love.
"Xiaoqing, congratulations on finding the person you love."
"I'm not sure if this is love, but seeing him today... am I touched? Or grateful?"
"No, this is love." Wang Chudong shook her head firmly. "In fact, you already had a good impression of him before today, but you just didn't realize it."
Lin Fan, standing outside, couldn't help but smile as he heard this. "The beautiful CEO has fallen in love with me?" He stopped eavesdropping and went downstairs, humming a delighted tune. Binding a woman with a marriage contract? That wasn't his style. He wanted to use his charm to melt this icy beauty!
"Nine marriage certificates, one already completed, the next one about to be opened." Lin Fan muttered to himself, taking out another marriage certificate from his storage ring. Now, he no longer rejected this kind of arranged marriage.
The reason was simple: he trusted the old man's judgment. Who would be willing to break off an engagement with a beauty like Zhao Ziqing?
However, when Lin Fan opened the new marriage certificate, his eyes widened. "Oh my god?" he exclaimed, staring at the names in disbelief. Male: Lin Fan. Female: Wang Chudong.
"Am I seeing things?" Lin Fan stared at the name on the marriage certificate, his mind in a state of confusion. "How could it be her?"
"Could it be that they have the same name?" He tried to find a reasonable explanation. "Wang Chudong seems to be from Wucheng, right?"
"If it's really her... then what's the deal with her engagement to Xu Wangba?"
"The person who signed the marriage contract with the old man was Wei Bancheng. Who is he? Could he be Wang Chudong's grandfather?"
Lin Fan was filled with confusion and anticipation. He had never imagined that Wang Chudong's name would appear in his marriage certificate. If this wasn't a misunderstanding, then didn't it mean... that he was sleeping with his own fiancée, and not someone else's?
This thought made Lin Fan both excited and confused. He decided to first confirm whether this Wang Chudong was the same Wang Chudong he knew. If so, he would have to figure out why she had two fiancés. One woman with multiple husbands? He couldn't accept such a thing.
Yet, amidst all the doubts and anticipation, Lin Fan felt an inexplicable excitement well up in his heart. If all this were true, then one day... he might actually be able to spend a night with these two beauties.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grin and returned to his room, too excited to fall asleep for a long time. During this long night, several cars quietly drove into Ancheng.
Inside a business car, the atmosphere was solemn. A man with a frosty face and deep, gloomy eyes sat there.
"Second Young Master, should we go directly to the Zhao family?" The one-eyed man turned his head and asked cautiously.
"Not yet, let's find a place to stay first." The man responded coldly.
"The Zhao family, they alone wouldn't be enough to take the third brother's life. There must be something fishy going on. Once everything is clear, it won't be too late to act."
The one-eyed man seemed a little impatient. "Second Young Master, why go through so much trouble? The Zhao family is just a small family in the mortal world. We can just go to their house and question them, and then eliminate them." There was a flash of tyranny and desire in his one eye.
The man shook his head slightly. "The situation in Ancheng is complicated now, with many forces converging. We need to keep a low profile."
"Even though our Xuanqing Sect is powerful and feared by all, we must not underestimate the enemy."
Ancheng is currently experiencing a surge of undercurrents. The news of the imminent appearance of the Ten Divine Artifacts is no longer a secret. Various factions, large and small, are vying for a piece of this opportunity. If it weren't for the presence of the law enforcers, Ancheng would likely have already been in turmoil.