Chapter 90: I’ll Trust You This Once

Nangong Ao was suddenly moved by desire. He bent down close to the person on the hospital bed and whispered, “Yun’er, may I kiss you?”

Since the two of them had gotten together, they had always kept to proper decorum. The most intimate thing between them had been holding hands; they had never even embraced.

Out of the blue, Nangong Ao made this request, and Xiao Zhiyun did not know how to react at once. In a moment, her face turned bright red.

How was she supposed to answer a question like that?

“I...” she had barely begun when the rest of her words were swallowed.

After dealing with the company’s matters, Cui Hao came upstairs to look for Nangong Ao.

He was just about to knock when he caught sight of what was happening beyond the glass window and hastily drew his hand back.

Good heavens, his boss had finally made a move!

Having witnessed every step of the two of them, from their first meeting to becoming a couple, Cui Hao often complained to Bai Luomei: “The boss is icy toward his subordinates, so why does he still look so indifferent and devoid of desire even when he’s dating?”

Every time he saw them on a date, aside from eating, talking, and holding hands, there was never any particularly intimate behavior. Could that even be called dating?

Today, at last, he was witnessing the moment a miracle happened!

Cui Hao endured and endured before managing to resist the urge to take out his phone and record it. No, better not tempt fate, or he might be kicked out of the company tomorrow!

He would simply enjoy the spectacle in secret, then leave in secret.

“Ring, ring, ring...” A sudden burst of ringing interrupted the two people inside.

Cui Hao fumbled to silence his phone. Just as he was about to retreat, the ward door was suddenly flung open.

Cui Hao blurted out instinctively, “Boss, I, I didn’t see anything!”

A textbook case of protesting too much. Cui Hao thought miserably to himself.

Fortunately, the young master Ao was in a good mood and did not bother with him. He only ordered, “Buy some porridge for Yun’er.”

Cui Hao felt as if he had been granted a pardon. “I’ll go right away!”

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Today, when something happened to Xiao Zhiyun’s side, Xianyu Qing heard about it and wanted to visit as well, but was stopped at the entrance of the mansion.

“Xianyu Qing, get out of the car!”

Seeing Nangong Xin charging over aggressively, Jiang Mohe said to Xianyu Qing, “Do you want me to get out?”

What would you get out for? To hit her?

Xianyu Qing quietly sighed and shook her head. “She must be here because of Young Master Xi. I’ll go down and make things clear.”

Xianyu Qing opened the car door. The moment she stepped out, Nangong Xin rushed up to her and threw a few photographs at her, shouting angrily, “Xianyu Qing, you went back on your word!”

Xianyu Qing looked in confusion at the photos that fell to the ground. They were all pictures of her standing together with Xi Junle. What was more, the angles were especially suggestive.

Xianyu Qing did not bend down to pick them up. Instead, she only asked, “Did you have these photos taken on purpose?”

“What does it matter who took them? You clearly said you wouldn’t keep pestering Brother Junle, but you actually said one thing and did another!”

Nangong Xin was furious, almost unable to stop herself from lashing out at her again. Only because Jiang Mohe was sitting in the car watching did she refrain from doing so.

Xianyu Qing knew that no amount of explanation would help, so she simply told the truth. “I did meet with Young Master Xi.”

“You!” Nangong Xin had originally hoped Xianyu Qing would make a few excuses, but she had not expected her to admit it so directly.

“Because I helped find a bone marrow donor for his little fan, he was very grateful to me and even invited me to a concert tonight.”

Xianyu Qing took out her phone and showed her the electronic invitation she had just received today.

“You... you actually still want to go to a concert with Brother Junle!” Nangong Xin gnashed her teeth in anger.

“I never said I was going,” Xianyu Qing said. “Give me your social media account, and I’ll send you the electronic invitation.”

“Who wants your invitation!” Nangong Xin was so angry she felt like tearing her apart on the spot. How could she hear anything Xianyu Qing was saying?

“You don’t want it? Then I’ll delete it.”

As she spoke, Xianyu Qing opened the delete button and was about to press it.

“Wait!” Nangong Xin stopped her, a suspicious expression on her face. “You really want to give me the electronic invitation? You don’t want to go with Brother Junle?”

“I said I wouldn’t go provoking Young Master Xi. How could I go with him?” Xianyu Qing smiled calmly.

“But he invited you!” Nangong Xin was suddenly thrown into hesitation.

“So you don’t want it?”

“I do!”

Nangong Xin hastily took out her phone, opened the social media app, and held it out in front of Xianyu Qing. Xianyu Qing immediately added her, then forwarded the electronic invitation to her.

Nangong Xin stared at the invitation, her face lighting up with delight.

But remembering that Xianyu Qing was still in front of her, she immediately drew it back and put on an angry expression again. “Even if you’ve transferred the invitation to me, how do you explain those photos?”

Xianyu Qing picked up one of them, pointed to the dark blur at the edge, and said, “At the time, Mr. Jiang and Young Master Xi’s agent were also there, yet they weren’t captured in the photos. That shows someone deliberately wanted to frame me and make you misunderstand.

“Even if I explained it, you might not listen. You’d be better off asking Young Master Xi’s agent; he should be the more impartial one.”

Xianyu Qing believed that Sun Ge would not twist the facts or smear Young Master Xi’s reputation.

Hearing how certain Xianyu Qing sounded, Nangong Xin had already come to believe her somewhat. Of course, most of it was still because of that invitation.

If Xianyu Qing really had feelings for Xi Junle, how could she hand such an excellent chance to be alone with him over to herself?

“Since you gave me the invitation, I’ll believe you this once,” Nangong Xin said, trying hard to appear reasonable.

Xianyu Qing was at a loss. Clearly it was Nangong Xin who had come to make a scene, yet it made it seem as though she should be thanking her for forgiveness.

“I hope that in the future, if you see photos like this, you’ll ask first and make sure of the facts. Otherwise, you’ll just end up angry for nothing,” Xianyu Qing gently reminded her.

Only then did Nangong Xin remember that these photos had all been given to her by Xiao Zhiying. But she did not understand the deeper implication and only thought the other girl had been trying to protect her from being taken advantage of.

“You should also see Brother Junle less. Even if it’s for that little fan, don’t go looking for him,” Nangong Xin still minded their meeting.

Xianyu Qing thought for a moment and gave her some advice. “Instead of stopping me from helping that little fan, why don’t you do it yourself? I’m sure Young Master Xi would be grateful to you too.”

Nangong Xin’s eyes suddenly brightened. “That’s true!”

How had she not thought of that? What a wonderful chance to make an impression!

“Quickly, tell me about that little fan,” Nangong Xin said impatiently.

Xianyu Qing checked the time, then said, “Sister Zhiyun has had an attack and is in the hospital now. I’m hurrying over to see her. If you’re free, do you want to come with me? I can also tell you about Xiaoyu on the way.”

Nangong Xin froze for a moment. “Xiao Zhiyun had an attack? Then Big Brother is at the hospital too, right?”

“Yes.”

“In that case, I’ll go too.”

After saying that, Nangong Xin got into Xianyu Qing’s car and told the driver to follow behind them along the way.

During the more than twenty-minute drive, Xianyu Qing explained everything about Xiaoyu to Nangong Xin.

After listening, Nangong Xin looked stunned. “You mean that Fang Xiaoyu is a family member of Brother Junle’s lifesaver?”

“Yes,” Xianyu Qing said with a nod.

“No wonder!” Nangong Xin lowered her head and muttered, “No wonder Brother Junle has been running all over the place lately, even canceling several concerts.”