The clouds and mists have dispersed, and everyone knows that I love you.

Xia Chengfeng's face turned red when he heard what he said. Then he saw Shi Rong and the other two gathered together, laughing secretly, so he raised his hand and hit him with a stick.

"Ji Shengkai, how old are you this year? You're already a father, but why are you still as frivolous as you were when you were younger? How dare you look down on Song Qianchen? Are you any better than him?"

"Hahahaha!"

When Shi Rong and the other two heard what he said, they laughed even more happily.

hiss!

Ji Shengkai's pair of piercing eagle eyes widened with anger.

"Get lost! Stop trying to change the subject. Who hasn't had some romantic flings when they were young? Haven't you? Drink for three days, then drink until you die!"

Xia Chengfeng was completely speechless and hit him with the stick again.

"An old stubborn man who won't listen to anything! Ugh!"

……

"Shi Rong, how about...I go break up with Qian Chen?"

Ji Xinyue and Shen Mingxing accompanied Shi Rong out of the gate of Shenlong Hall, walking back and forth slowly on the stone path under their feet.

The sun is shining brightly today. It is afternoon and the weather is getting warmer, not as cold as in the morning and evening.

After hearing Ji Xinyue's words, Shi Rong paused his leisurely steps.

"Why do you want to break up?"

Shi Rong found a sunny spot and stopped. She turned around and faced the tiny halo of light around her. She looked like a fairy from heaven who had descended to the earth. Her pair of watery eyes were staring at her thoughtfully.

"If you break up with Song Qianchen because of this, then this whipping of mine would have been in vain, wouldn't it?"

Ji Xinyue stopped with her, looking depressed and worried, and shook her head.

"I'm just afraid that you'll get beaten because of me next time..."

After a pause, Ji Xinyue continued.

"Anyway, Dad has already arranged a blind date for me on the way back, but I just haven't wanted to go. We're all in the same boat, so it doesn't matter who I marry. Anyway, I don't want to get you beaten up."

Shi Rong was amused by her childish words and curled the corners of her lips slightly. She raised her hand and touched Ji Xinyue's drooping head.

"Little fool, I've been beaten so many times since I was a child, and you and Shi Yang were always there for me. To be honest, I owe you more than ten times. I've only paid you back once, and you can't stand it?"

Ji Xinyue was amused by her tolerant and generous words, and her mood also calmed down a lot.

"But all those times combined wouldn't be as severe as this one. If anything were to happen to you because of this whip, I'd rather die..."

Shi Rong's eyelids rolled up, he was quite speechless, and he withdrew his hand that was still touching her delicate and soft face.

Shi Rong's slender arms were wrapped around her thin waist.

"So, you don't believe I can make your father change his mind within three days?"

"Not at all!"

Ji Xinyue blurted out without even thinking.

"Of course I believe you! But my dad is so stubborn. Who knows what he'll say next?"

The two were still chatting when Ji Xinyue's phone rang elegantly. She picked it up and saw that it was Song Qianchen again. The woman hung up in annoyance.

Shi Rong and Shen Mingxing were dumbfounded on the spot.

"Hey? Why don't you answer the phone?"

Ji Xinyue raised her proud chin in annoyance and said it as a matter of course.

"He still has the nerve to call me? It's all his fault!"

"Pfft~"

Shen Mingxing was amused by her angry and embarrassed look. He reached out and took her arm that was hanging by her side and patted it comfortingly.

"Okay, Xinyue, Song Qianchen didn't do it on purpose."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Xinyue's phone rang again. This time, before her fingertips could press the hang-up button, Shi Rong took the lead and snatched it away. He gave her a helpless look and chose to answer the call for her.

"Master Song Jian, are you looking for Xinyue?"

On the other end of the line, Song Qianchen saw Shi Rong answer the phone through the screen on Huo Jiuzhou's computer, and a soft and tender lingering voice came to his ears.

His originally steady breathing suddenly became disordered for three seconds. Because Huo Jiuzhou was by his side, he hurriedly forced himself to suppress the ecstasy that was overflowing from his heart.

"No, no, I'm looking for you, sister-in-law. I...well, I have something to tell you."

Shi Rong raised his delicate eyebrows, feeling a little confused.

"Oh? Master Song Jian, just say whatever you want to say."

Song Qianchen tried again and again to calm down his extremely excited mood, but he still couldn't calm down completely.

Oh shit!

It wasn't the first time he called a woman, so why was he more nervous when he was with Shi Rong than when he was with Ji Xinyue?

Noticing the unnatural change in his handsome face, Xing Jiashan smiled knowingly.

This is why he has never dared to call Shi Rong's private phone number since he got it until today.

He was really afraid that if he spoke a few more words to this woman, he would fall directly into her sweet words.

"Nothing special, I just want to apologize. I'm sorry, I made you get beaten because of me, I really feel bad. When you go to North City on business, I'll treat you to a meal with the boss to make amends, okay? Or if you're really angry, I can come over and kowtow to you right now."

"Hahahahaha..."

After hearing his last flattering words, Shi Rong laughed out loud, with a pleasant and melodious tone.

This led to Song Qianchen, who was already distracted, being afraid that she would notice his ecstasy after hearing her laughter that was as tempting as a nightingale singing in a valley.

He immediately put down the phone call he was about to make, and in a place where Huo Jiuzhou couldn't see, he made a gesture of covering his heart to Xing Jiashan.

The latter understood immediately. He was completely mesmerized by Shi Rong's laughter. He was so excited that his heart almost jumped out of his throat...

But we can't blame Song Qianchen entirely for being incompetent. After all, strictly speaking, this was the first time Song Qianchen had spoken to Shi Rong alone on the phone since they had met Shi Rong.

"Master Song Jian's smooth talk is truly well-deserved. Talking to you is truly a pleasure. Xinyue is truly astute in choosing to be with you."

Following the proper formalities and finishing his flattering remarks, Shi Rong went straight to the point.

"You don't have to apologize to me. My injury is not serious. Besides, you didn't do anything wrong. It's normal for couples to flirt over the phone."

"Even if you hadn't called me today, Xinyue's punishment would have been inevitable. It's just a matter of time."

"In fact, I should thank you for letting this happen in advance. At least from now on, there will be no possibility of such torture falling upon Xinyue."

Afraid that he would think too much about what he had said, Shi Rong, who was used to speaking, added a few words.

"Of course, this is definitely not your problem. You have parents and elders at home, and their ideas will always be different from ours, but this does not mean that you are a shameless person."