On the other side, Yan Zhen helped Bian Yuan clean the newly rented house.

The house had been uninhabited for a long time, and all the necessary items were there. Bian Yuan pulled out a quilt from the closet, immediately covering his nose in disgust, and said, "It stinks! It smells so musty, how can we sleep tonight?"

Yan Zhen glanced at the dark sky outside. The weather forecast predicted heavy rain for the next few days, and there was no sun today, so he couldn't air out the blankets.

She suggested, "I'll go get the blanket you used to use over there."

Bian Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but also bring me a bottle of coconut water."

So Yan Zhen went back to his residence to move his bedding.

She stuffed the blankets and pillows into her suitcase, took a few bottles of drinks from the refrigerator, and as she walked out of the yard, she ran into Zhou Rang, who was limping back.

The two met face to face, and before Yan Zhen could even ask, "What happened to your leg?", Zhou Rang's expression changed drastically when he noticed the duffel bag in her hand. He immediately rushed over and grabbed her arm: "Are you leaving?"

Yan Zhen was taken aback, then explained, "No, Bian Yuan rented a house in the west, and I'm moving some things over there..."

"You're going to move in with him?"

As Zhou Rang said this, the hand gripping her arm tightened unconsciously.

Yan Zhen felt a sharp pain from being gripped so tightly, and struggled slightly: "No..."

Her struggles only enraged Zhou Rang, who was already on edge. Before she could speak, he abruptly pulled her close, gritting his teeth, "You're not allowed to go! You dare go with him and see what happens!!!"

Yan Zhen was pulled so hard that she almost bumped into his chest. She looked up and stared at his face, which was slightly distorted with anger. For a moment, she was in a daze.

Zhou Rang, who had been stranded on the fishing island, usually appeared too gentle and domestic. She almost forgot that he was a ruthless character who, at the age of 22, had seized power from the Zhou family, which was surrounded by wolves, and had personally sent his elder brother to prison, making the entire Zhou family dependent on him.

How could someone like that be easy to deal with?

At this moment, Zhou Rang was like a cat in a state of shock. Meeting Yan Zhen's astonished gaze, he simply gave up and said, "Did you hear me? You're not allowed to go with him!"

"It was wrong of me to scheme against him, but was he completely without fault?"

"I warned him not to get any more funny ideas, but he has absolutely no sense of boundaries!"

"Get him out of here! If he comes near you again, I'll kill him!"

Finally, he snatched the duffel bag from Yan Zhen's hand and dragged her back to the courtyard without saying a word: "Come back with me! You're not allowed to see him again!"

Yan Zhen frowned and grabbed his hand: "I'm just going to deliver a blanket to Bian Yuan. His blanket is moldy."

"You're not allowed to go!" Zhou Rang was still in a fit of rage and wouldn't listen to anything. Seeing that Yan Zhen was standing still and wouldn't move, he simply picked her up with one hand and carried her into the house.

Yan Zhen noticed his unusual behavior and initially wanted to go along with him and wait for him to calm down before communicating with him. However, he pulled her into the living room and pinned her to the sofa. When he reached for her phone and tried to block Bian Yuan's contact information, she couldn't bear it any longer and snatched the phone back.

Yan Zhen got annoyed: "I already said I was just delivering blankets to Bian Yuan, I'll be back after I finish..."

"You're not allowed to go!" Zhou Rang said stubbornly, and tried to snatch her phone again.

Yan Zhen immediately threw his phone far away and placed one hand on his chest to prevent him from getting closer: "Brother Zhao, you said Bian Yuan has no sense of boundaries, what about you?"

The way he was addressed as "Brother Zhao" startled Zhou Rang, and he felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

To her, Bian was a friend, but wasn't he also a friend?

He didn't even tell her his real name.

They are just "friends".

He had no right to be jealous, nor did he have any grounds to stop her from seeing Bian Yuan.

Taking advantage of Zhou Rang's momentary daze, Yan Zhen flipped off the back of the sofa and shook his wrist, which had been gripped red.

"You're being too impulsive. Calm down first. I'll be back later."

After saying that, Yan Zhen picked up his phone, grabbed the blanket, and went out.

Zhou Rang was the only one left in the living room.

He knelt there, stunned, completely bewildered and at a loss.

For the past twenty-nine years, all his education and experiences have taught him how to solve problems and deal with enemies, but no one has ever told him how to resolve conflicts with the girl he likes.

Yan Zhen delivered a quilt to Bian Yuan, then went to the landlord's house for a stroll, paid the food fee, and arranged Bian Yuan's three meals before returning home.

It was already dark when she entered the room. The living room lights were on, but Zhou Rang was nowhere to be seen.

There was a note on the coffee table. Yan Zhen picked it up and read: Dinner is in the kitchen. Heat it up before you eat.

A simple diagram was drawn next to it, with arrows indicating which direction the gas valve should be turned.

Yan Zhen wanted to laugh, so he took the note and knocked on Zhou Rang's door.

Zhou Rang didn't open the door, but answered in a muffled voice, "What's wrong?"

Yan Zhen asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I've already eaten," he said, as if afraid she would disturb him further. "I'm a little tired, I'm going to sleep now."

Seeing that he was still angry and didn't want to talk to her for the time being, Yan Zhen didn't want to make a fool of herself and turned to go to the kitchen.

To be fair, although Zhou Rang was in a bad mood, dinner was still as lavish as ever, and all the dishes she loved were made.

After dinner, Yan Zhen took a shower and went to bed early.

She tossed and turned all night and was so tired that she didn't even dream. She slept soundly until dawn.

When she got up, breakfast was already on the table, but Zhou Rang was nowhere to be seen.

Yan Zhen guessed that he had gone to the market when Uncle Hui called to say that her package had arrived, so she went to the dock to pick it up.

After picking up the package, on my way home, I called Yan Zhen on WeChat voice message and learned that she was at the dock. I asked her to help me buy a raincoat from the convenience store.

When Yan Zhen arrived at Bian Yuan's house, he was packing up equipment with a face that had slightly subsided from swelling.

Yan Zhen asked, "Where are you going?"

"We're going up the mountain to shoot footage," Bian Yuan said.

Yan Zhen frowned: "It might rain today, and there's a risk going up the mountain. You shouldn't go yet."

"I went there specifically to photograph the changes in the clouds before the rain," Bian Yuan said. "I checked the weather forecast; it's supposed to rain tonight, and I'll be back before dark."

"The weather at the beach is unpredictable, and the weather forecast can only be used as a reference. In addition, your allergies have not completely subsided, so it is best not to go up the mountain today."

Speaking of this, Bian Yuan unpacked the raincoat she had brought and said triumphantly, "Isn't it because I asked you to buy me a raincoat? With this, I don't have to worry about those nasty moths attacking me anymore."

He was determined to go up the mountain, and Yan Zhen couldn't dissuade him, so he had to give up and instructed him: "You must come down the mountain before dark. Don't treat your safety as a joke, understand?"

Bian Yuan gave an "OK" sign: "Don't worry, I value my life."

After seeing Bian Yuan off, Yan Zhen returned home, but Zhou Rang was still nowhere to be seen.

She then realized that Zhou Rang was avoiding her.

As mentioned in the original work, Zhou Rang's difficult background and childhood experiences made him sensitive, and he also didn't know how to handle his feelings and emotions.

When Yan Zhen read this passage, he thought it was just a random setting the author made to give Su Er room to maneuver in defeating Zhou Rang, and he didn't take it to heart.

Now that she's the one trying to "win over" Zhou Rang, she's realized just how troublesome his avoidant personality is.

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