manynovel Chapter 246 I Was Counter-Taken by the Male Lead (34)
Chapter 246 I Was Counter-Taken by the Male Lead (34)
As the sun sets, its afterglow paints the sky golden, and the distant horizon resembles a vibrant, richly colored oil painting, so beautiful that it's impossible to look away.
It was well past closing time, and occasionally a few office workers would emerge from the building to work overtime. Jiang Rou walked in the opposite direction from them.
Jiang Rou took the elevator upstairs and, using the remaining light from outside, walked towards the innermost, tightly closed office.
"Knock knock knock..." The sudden knocking broke the silence of the room. Xie Nan also pulled himself out of his work. He remembered that he had let them leave work early today.
"Come in," a cool voice came from inside the door. Jiang Rou pushed open the office door and tiptoed in.
The office was dimly lit, with only the desk lamp on the desk being on. Xie Nan sat at the desk, not even looking up when he heard the door open, his gaze remaining fixed on the documents spread out on the desk.
Looking at the man in front of her, Jiang Rou couldn't help but sigh in her heart: men who work hard are indeed the most charming.
Xie Nan looked very different from usual. He was wearing a well-tailored white shirt with the cuffs rolled up to reveal his strong and slender forearms. Two buttons on his collar were undone, and his collarbone was faintly visible as he flipped through the documents.
The dim light shone on his jade-like face, making him appear exceptionally gentle. He wore a pair of rimless glasses on his nose, and because he was looking down, he had to gently lift the frames with his fingers from time to time.
After a long silence, Xie Nan frowned slightly and looked up to see who it was. He immediately saw Jiang Rou smiling at him from not far away. He thought he was hallucinating because he was missing her too much, and he was stunned.
Seeing his stunned expression, which was unusually silly, Jiang Rou couldn't help but burst out laughing. She walked up to Xie Nan and pinched his cheek.
"fool".
The gentle touch on his face brought Xie Nan back to his senses. He then instinctively wrapped his arms around the waist of the person in front of him, resting his head against Jiang Rou's abdomen. His nose was filled with Jiang Rou's unique fragrance. The longing and fatigue from work these past few days seemed to vanish in that instant of embrace.
Xie Nan always considered Jiang Rou's feelings: "Are you tired of standing? Do you want to sit down?"
Jiang Rou had just nodded in agreement when she was suddenly lifted up. The feeling of weightlessness made her gasp and hug Xie Nan's neck tightly. Then she found herself sitting on Xie Nan's lap.
Feeling the temperature beneath her, Jiang Rou shifted uncomfortably, only to have her slender waist held even tighter, and the breath from her neck becoming even hotter.
"Baby, don't move, let me hold you tight."
Xie Nan's deep, husky voice rang out, and a tingling sensation spread from her ears throughout Jiang Rou's body. She felt as if she had lost all her strength in an instant, and she clung limply to Xie Nan.
"Didn't you say you'd be back tomorrow? You even lied to me."
As he spoke, Xie Nan bit Jiang Rou's earlobe. Jiang Rou instantly collapsed onto Xie Nan, her hands weakly clinging to his shoulders. Her earlobe, where Xie Nan had "bitten" her, turned as red as if it could drip blood.
Jiang Rou was somewhat embarrassed and angry:
"I came here as soon as I got off the plane to give you a surprise, and you still treat me like this."
Her voice was sweet and coquettish, with a hint of complaint.
Seeing that Jiang Rou was angry, Xie Nan sincerely apologized to her:
"It was my fault. Ah Rou has had such a hard journey. I shouldn't have lost control of myself because I missed Ah Rou so much. So, I'll apologize to you, okay?"
Jiang Rou was led astray by his words. Hearing him apologize, she nodded reservedly. Just as she was about to ask how he would apologize, a gentle and lingering kiss landed on her lips.
After the kiss ended, Jiang Rou, panting heavily, was catching her breath when she heard Xie Nan's shameless remark:
"Of course, you should compensate Arou with me. Are you satisfied with your performance just now, Arou?"
Jiang Rou didn't answer him. Instead, she looked up and gently bit his Adam's apple. Seeing his stunned expression, Jiang Rou felt a little pleasure.
She glanced triumphantly at Xie Nan, completely oblivious to his increasingly burning temperature and the unfathomable darkness in his eyes.
When the two came downstairs, Jiang Rou, with her swollen lips, clearly refused Xie Nan's request to hold her hand and glared at him fiercely, saying it was too much.
Xie Nan coughed lightly after being glared at, then followed the person despite their resistance, pulled them into his arms, and used all his skills to coax them back to peace.
Before Xie Nan could even breathe a sigh of relief at Jiang Rou's renewed smile, he saw two people walking towards him: Xu Xi and Lou Shu.
Xie Nan looked at Xu Xi without the hatred he had expected, nor any turbulent emotions. His mind was unusually calm. He glanced at her briefly and then looked away, continuing to discuss the plans with Jiang Rou.
Looking at the two intimately together, Xu Xi's last bit of resolve crumbled. The affection in Xie Nan's eyes clearly told everyone how much he loved the girl beside him.
Xu Xi's eyes instantly filled with tears. A strong sense of resentment deep inside her overwhelmed her reason. She loved Xie Nan so much, why would he fall for someone else?
As the two passed by Xu Xi, Xu Xi ignored Lou Shu's obstruction from behind and spoke to them:
"Xie Nan, do you remember who I am?"
Xu Xi's gaze was bold and passionate as she asked Xie Nan with a smile, seemingly oblivious to Jiang Rou, who was being held in Xie Nan's arms.
Her voice successfully made the two of them stop in their tracks. Upon hearing this, Jiang Rou glanced at Xie Nan as if asking a question, and then looked at Xu Xi with curiosity.
"Do you know Anan?"
Jiang Rou's voice was soft, and before Xie Nan could speak, she asked Xu Xi curiously.
Upon hearing the voice, Xu Xi looked at Jiang Rou, and a strong sense of jealousy welled up in her heart at just one glance. Hearing her call Xie Nan's name affectionately, Xu Xi felt it was grating.
Just as he was about to speak, a detached voice rang out:
"Who are you?"
His gaze was indifferent with a hint of coldness, but it melted away the next moment when he looked at Jiang Rou. He gently shook his head at the person in his arms to indicate that he had no recollection of them.
Looking at the contrast before and after, Xu Xi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She looked at Xie Nan in disbelief. He didn't recognize her. How could he not recognize her?
She looked at Xie Nan with tears in her eyes, as if Xie Nan had let her down.
Jiang Rou was speechless at the sight; this female lead was far too foolish. However, her superior was very gentle, comforting the two of them:
"Anan has a bad memory, please don't mind him."
Before Xu Xi could do something foolish again, Lou Shu spoke first, her tone slightly joking:
"We met a few times before I transferred schools in high school, so it's understandable that Xie doesn't remember us."
Stopping Xu Xi's movements behind him, he smiled and said to the two of them:
"We have other things to do, so we won't bother you any longer. Goodbye," he said, then forcibly pulled Xu Xi away, not wanting her to do anything foolish again.
Jiang Rou watched the two people walk away in a hurry and said to Xie Nan:
"That's strange, you really don't know them?"
Xie Nan shook his head helplessly: "I've met so many people, how could I possibly know everyone? Okay, we need to go eat now, or your favorite longan and lotus seed porridge will be gone."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Rou stopped worrying and hurriedly urged Xie Nan to leave.
Xie Nan watched her actions with doting eyes, but when he thought of the little incident today, his eyes turned cold again. Wouldn't it be better if some people just stayed quietly?