A cold, unfeeling iceberg suddenly turned into a clingy, affectionate sweet-talker.
Who could handle that?!
Tsk.
“What’s going on in that head of yours?”
Shen Nanci instinctively replied, “Thinking your brain is broken.”
Li Hengyan: “…” Suddenly feeling a headache, a mix of anger and amusement.
This matter of him being abnormal seemed impossible to get past with his Secretary Shen.
However, this suddenly reminded Li Hengyan.
Shen Nanci had just graduated and started working by his side, barely over two months. CiCi didn’t have memories of her past life, hadn’t experienced those three years.
Or rather, it hadn’t started yet.
Everything, nothing had happened yet.
Li Hengyan’s behavior had indeed been too rushed.
Calming down, from Shen Nanci’s perspective, his sudden change was indeed inexplicable and hard to understand.
A bit like he’d gone crazy.
Li Hengyan chuckled softly, “Did I scare you?”
Shen Nanci rolled her eyes, “Don’t you have any self-awareness?”
Li Hengyan didn’t say anything more, pressing Shen Nanci into his embrace and holding her tightly, not allowing her to struggle or move.
“Secretary Shen, just think of it as… I slept with you and need to take responsibility.”
Li Hengyan added, “Or you can take responsibility for me.”
Shen Nanci: …….. Speechless.
After that, neither of them spoke.
Since Shen Nanci couldn’t break free anyway, she simply curled up in Li Hengyan’s arms and let him hold her.
Both had their own thoughts.
Shen Nanci was thinking that Li Hengyan needed to see a doctor.
Li Hengyan was thinking about starting from scratch to love CiCi, cherish CiCi, and pursue CiCi.
To make CiCi willingly become his girlfriend.
Then willingly marry him.
Become his Mrs. Li!
Sleeping embraced at night, waking up in the morning to each other’s kisses, together for a lifetime, never parting.
Li Hengyan could multitask.
His mind was full of CiCi, but it didn’t affect his ability to make rational, calm decisions. From now on, he would eliminate any possible danger or hidden risk that could harm CiCi.
First, the first thing Li Hengyan needed to do.
Was to blacklist Su Qingnuan.
When it came to Su Qingnuan, he would show no mercy.
Even though, in this life, Su Qingnuan hadn’t done anything wrong yet.
Li Hengyan’s cold ruthlessness and mercilessness were well-known; those who dared provoke him never ended well.
Once, a woman tried to climb into Li Hengyan’s bed.
And what happened?
It was pitiful.
The woman, stripped of even the clothes on her back, was thrown into a hotel trash bin in front of everyone.
Then, the hotel’s large bed was replaced overnight.
That woman, along with her family, disappeared from the capital from then on…
Su Qingnuan was hospitalized after falling and injuring her leg at the horse track. Everyone from the crew went to visit.
Only Li Hengyan not only didn’t show up or visit her at the hospital but also withdrew all her resources.
Secretly blacklisting her.
Overnight, a storm erupted.
Hospital.
The lights in the room were bright and glaring.
Su Qingnuan clutched her clothes tightly, her face shocked, lips pale.
“What did you say?”
Su Qingnuan’s manager was also frantic, “Qingnuan, what exactly happened? How did all the collaborators suddenly want to terminate their contracts overnight?”
“And the female lead role in ‘Pear Blossom Fall’ is suddenly being recast. Did you offend someone?”
The pain in her leg made Su Qingnuan’s face even paler, “Offend someone? How could I possibly offend anyone? Who did I offend?”
She looked up.
Trembling, she asked, “Who wants to blacklist me?”
She was the eldest daughter of the Su family, and the one Li Hengyan cherished and protected. Who could possibly have the audacity?
To dare offend her?
Su Qingnuan’s breath was unsteady. “Who is that person?”
Her agent didn’t know either.
If she knew, would she be anxiously pacing here without trying to find a solution?
“I don’t know who wants to blacklist you. I’ve asked around, but I couldn’t find out.”
Su Qingnuan’s expression turned even colder.
The agent had a bold guess in mind, though she wasn’t certain. In the capital, someone who could blacklist Su Qingnuan without making a sound, disregarding the Su family and showing no fear of the president of the Li Group—there were likely only two possibilities.
One was Zhou Yunzhu, and the other was Li Hengyan.
Zhou Yunzhu, the president of the Zhou Group, also liked Su Qingnuan. As soon as he heard she had fallen from a horse and gotten injured, he rushed over immediately.
It was unlikely he would leave and immediately move to blacklist her.
On the other hand, Li Hengyan had yet to appear.
So, the agent wondered if that person might be…
Li Hengyan himself!
Su Qingnuan sat with her long hair cascading down her back, her frail body trembling slightly, her eyelashes fluttering faintly. She looked utterly lost and devastated.
Her appearance was deeply wounded, fragile as if a gust of wind could blow her away.
The agent’s heart ached for Su Qingnuan. “Qingnuan, do you think it could be that person from the Li family?”
She dared not mention the name directly.
Su Qingnuan was taken aback, looking up in confusion. “Are you saying the one blacklisting me is Li Hengyan? No, it can’t be. Hengyan wouldn’t do that.”
How could Li Hengyan bear to blacklist her?
No!
It was impossible.
It couldn’t be.
Su Qingnuan shook her head, firm in her belief. “It can’t be Hengyan.”
Li Hengyan loved her. He would never dare to harm her.
Su Qingnuan asked her agent to hand her the phone. “I need to call home. I must find out who it really is…”
“Qingnuan.”
The agent suddenly interrupted. “Li Hengyan still hasn’t come to see you. It’s impossible he hasn’t received the news of your injury. Besides, the female lead for the drama you were set to film in June has been replaced. Other than Li Hengyan, who would dare to do that? Who else has the authority to make such a decision?”
“Qingnuan, don’t you find it strange?”
The agent’s rationality began to surface.
Su Qingnuan’s grip on the phone stiffened.
Her lips turned another shade paler. “I don’t believe it.”
Unease and panic flickered in Su Qingnuan’s eyes. “I’ll call Hengyan and ask him to clarify what’s really going on…”
The call didn’t go through.
Li Hengyan didn’t answer.
When Su Qingnuan tried again, it was completely unreachable.
Su Qingnuan froze.
Had Li Hengyan blocked her?
Upon realizing this, Su Qingnuan nearly lost her mind!
Western Restaurant.
By the sea, the sea breeze drifted in.
Li Hengyan took the initiative to pick up his suit jacket, stood up, and walked over to drape it over Shen Nanci, who was wearing only a dress.
Shen Nanci was pleasantly surprised.
“I’m not cold.”
She tried to take off the jacket, but Li Hengyan pressed her hand down, his voice commanding and unyielding. “Keep it on, so you don’t catch a cold.”
Shen Nanci loved the sea.
The location was also deliberately chosen by Li Hengyan.
After the waiter served the dishes, Shen Nanci looked at the abundance of food on the table, clearly surprised. Her voice remained calm and composed. “You ordered so much, and it’s just the two of us. Can we finish it all? Are you treating me like a pig?”
Li Hengyan glanced at her, his tone steady. “I can afford it. Just focus on eating your fill. I’ll take care of the rest.”
Shen Nanci rolled her eyes inwardly.
Fine, she knew Li Hengyan was rich.
Stop flaunting your wealth!
Otherwise, you might end up alone somewhere, stuffed into a sack and thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
Since someone was treating, Shen Nanci didn’t hold back either. She ate directly, without any affectation. She ate quietly and didn’t like to talk.
Her phone dinged.
She took a moment to glance at it and couldn’t help but freeze.
Shen Nanci looked at Li Hengyan. “Cheng Yuqiao? She’s a newcomer, with no foundation at all and no acting experience. Mr. Li, are you sure about using a newcomer?”
Aren’t you afraid that Su Qingnuan’s fans will drown this completely inexperienced newcomer in a sea of criticism?
Li Hengyan replied calmly, “Wasn’t it you who said to use a newcomer?”
Shen Nanci was dumbfounded. “I said that?”