“Leng Xiner! Use your brain and think carefully!”
“Hmph! Saying such disgusting things in front of my husband… what exactly is Li Chen to you?!”
Leng Bingning cast Li Chen a look full of disdain, then looked down coldly at Leng Xiner and said words that made Li Chen feel extremely uncomfortable.
After delivering that blow, she didn’t stop. Instead, she reached out and hooked her arm around Zhu Tianfan’s.
[What the hell! Has this woman lost her mind? Holding my arm in broad daylight? Did the sun rise from the west? No… as a domineering CEO, there’s no way she’d make such a careless move. There must be some scheme behind this!]
[I get it now. She’s angry at the adulterer. He’d rather fool around with her best friend and sister than with her, so she’s using me as a shield to make him jealous and coax her back!]
[Pfft! This woman is doomed. With that adulterer’s cunning personality, he’ll definitely badmouth me in front of her. And once he takes over her company, he might even find an excuse to cripple me! I’m finished… I really need to save myself!]
Frightened, Zhu Tianfan quickly pushed away Leng Bingning’s slender hand and moved to stand beside Leng Xingche, adopting a stance of staying out of the matter entirely.
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Hm?!
Looking at her hand being pushed away, Leng Bingning’s entire face instantly turned as cold as an ice goddess in winter, an icy chill radiating from her that seemed capable of freezing people where they stood.
What a useless husband!
She had lowered herself and taken the initiative to hold his hand in front of Li Chen just to maintain their relationship as husband and wife… and not only did he reject her, he even kept rambling in his mind that it was all a scheme to make Li Chen jealous.
Heh… what a dog of a man.
Don’t get angry. Don’t get angry. You must not get angry.
This was her useless husband. She couldn’t treat him like Li Chen and vent her anger with slaps. In his previous life, he had feared Li Chen’s retaliation because of her impulsiveness… that was understandable.
Taking a deep breath, Leng Bingning forced herself to come up with excuses for Zhu Tianfan to suppress the anger surging within her. Then she stiffly withdrew her hand, shot him a cold glare, and gritted her teeth as she said, “Husband, you’re tired. Let’s go back to the company.”
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A bad premonition immediately rose in Zhu Tianfan’s heart. His domineering CEO wife was angry again… but this time, why? Because of Li Chen?
He lifted his head and looked at Leng Bingning with clear, bright—yet somewhat foolish—eyes, quickly finding an explanation for her.
[She’s been getting angry at the slightest thing today… could it be that it’s that time of the month? If that’s the case, I’d better be careful these next few days, or I might end up like Li Chen, getting caught in the crossfire and slapped a few times!] The source of this chapter is g.com.
[Why is Lan Ruyue just sitting there silently on the bed? Is she troubled by losing her innocence too? That woman was the same last night… sigh… all of this is just retribution for these ungrateful people. Forget it, it has nothing to do with me.]
Seeing Leng Bingning’s icy expression, Leng Xingche immediately broke out in a cold sweat, his heart trembling with fear.
He knew his sister’s domineering personality all too well. Now that she had been publicly embarrassed by her useless husband, she would most likely vent her anger on someone else, just like this morning.
For safety’s sake, Leng Xingche quickly grabbed Zhu Tianfan and dragged him away. As for whether his sister would slap Li Chen again, that had nothing to do with him. After all, Li Chen wasn’t his brother-in-law, nor was he part of the Leng family.
“My sister’s right. Brother-in-law, we should go.”
However, Leng Xingche was actually quite satisfied with Zhu Tianfan’s performance just now. His useless brother-in-law had finally shown some backbone, daring to push his sister away. It wasn’t for nothing that he had secretly slipped him a bank card with over 20 million yuan earlier today.
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At the doorway, Li Chen and Leng Xiner stood there, completely stunned as they watched Leng Bingning’s group leave.
What kind of once-in-a-millennium spectacle was this? The domineering CEO wife had actually taken the initiative to hold onto her clingy husband Zhu Tianfan, only to be forcefully pushed away in disgust.
In the past, when their roles were reversed, Zhu Tianfan would have been desperate to cling to Leng Bingning’s arm every second.
If Leng Xingche were still here, he would definitely sneer and say this was nothing. Back in the office earlier, Leng Bingning had even apologized to that useless brother-in-law, saying “sorry” herself. He had even been forced to apologize as well.
On the bed inside the room, Lan Ruyue had already finished dressing, but her condition wasn’t good.
The unpleasant smell lingering on her body and the burning, tearing pain made the earlier sweetness she had felt vanish completely, replaced by unease and uncertainty.
Only now did Lan Ruyue finally realize something was off. Yes, she had a good impression of Li Chen, but that didn’t mean she should have given him the most precious thing she had.
And the way Leng Xiner behaved intimately with Li Chen only made her heart ache even more.
What was she now? A third party intruding into their relationship… or merely a tool to satisfy desires without any status?
The more she thought about it, the more resentment built up inside her. Sitting on the bed, she clenched her fists and shot Leng Xiner a hateful glance, wishing she would die on the spot.
Whether it was Leng Xiner’s looks, status, or her identity as the adopted daughter of the Leng family, none of it was something she, with a mere net worth of 100 million yuan and a burdensome family behind her, could ever compare to.
Letting out a silent sigh, Lan Ruyue realized that a man like Li Chen was never someone she could truly have. With a heavy heart, she got off the bed and walked unsteadily toward Leng Xiner.
“Xiner, how do you think we should handle this?”
Looking at the purple marks on Lan Ruyue’s neck and chest, Leng Xiner knew this matter needed careful handling.
If she could firmly tie Lan Ruyue to her side, then with Lan Ruyue’s resentment toward her sister, she would become the perfect blade aimed at Leng Bingning.
As long as Leng Bingning died, the Leng family would no longer need to exist. At that point, all of the Leng family’s wealth would belong to the man she loved most—Li Chen.
To Leng Xiner, the Leng family was nothing more than a home without affection. Since childhood, Leng Bingning had disliked her. The seven doting brothers only adored Leng Bingning and treated her coldly. Even her adoptive parents’ affection came from their inability to get the warmth they wanted from Leng Bingning… it was never sincere.
Thus, after meeting Li Chen, Leng Xiner had sworn to destroy the Leng family… to destroy Leng Bingning, to destroy her seven brothers, and to destroy those insincere adoptive parents.
Clutching her chest, Leng Xiner took Lan Ruyue’s hand and placed it into Li Chen’s, putting on a pitiful expression as she spoke from the heart, “Sister Ruyue, I don’t care how many women Li Chen has… I only care that the one he loves most is me.”
After saying that, she closed her eyes and leaned into Li Chen’s arms, playing the role of a considerate woman perfectly.
Of course, in her heart, she had never truly planned to accept Lan Ruyue in the future.
With her ruthlessness and Li Chen’s cunning nature, once Lan Ruyue had served her purpose as a blade, there would be no need for her to remain alive.
At this moment, Lan Ruyue looked at Leng Xiner in shock. She had never expected her to be so generous… what more could she possibly ask for?
If she could stay by Li Chen’s side for the rest of her life, that would already be enough.
After figuring this out, Lan Ruyue broke into a bright smile and said sincerely, “Xiner, I will never betray you in this lifetime.”
Then, blushing, she leaned into Li Chen’s arms together with Leng Xiner, savoring the pleasant scent of the man they both loved.
Only Li Chen remained dazed, still trying to figure out whether he had really been with both of them.
If not him, then which man could Leng Xiner—his white moonlight—have been with? But the marks on her neck and chest… only he could have left those.
And Lan Ruyue was the same. The marks on her body couldn’t be faked, and it was impossible for both women to be mistaken.
In the end, trusting his white moonlight Leng Xiner, Li Chen accepted that he had indeed been with both her and Lan Ruyue in that room.