Day n of not wanting to be a kept man's canary

"Dragging on won't do either of us any good. Since you don't love me, a relationship without love is better off ending sooner rather than later. It's better to end it sooner and be free from this!"

To Leng Changqing, these words meant that Mu Yanxin wanted to be with some other man and couldn't wait to get away from him.

Leng Changqing laughed, "Don't bother trying, you can't expect me to agree with you like that. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

Mu Yan's heart tightened. Had he figured it out?

"What are you thinking about?" Mu Yanxin's tone lost its confidence, sounding weak and powerless.

"Aren't you just trying to provoke me with your words?"

Mu Yan panicked, "Listen to me, I..."

"You think I've got my eye on you? You're trying to provoke me into announcing the engagement, aren't you? You'd love to run off with another man right now! Don't even think about it!"

Mu Yanxin breathed a silent sigh of relief. Her heart had been in her throat just now. It seemed that she had really overestimated Leng Changqing's intelligence.

I really wonder how he managed not to be kidnapped by human traffickers all these years.

Mu Yanxin pretended to be angry, "Fine, you said it yourself, let's just wait and see who can outlast whom?"

Leng Changqing's neck veins bulged with anger. "Let's wait it out! Whoever can't hold out is a coward!"

“You said it!” Mu Yanxin deliberately provoked him.

"That's what I said!"

Mu Yanxin turned and went upstairs, and then she heard the sound of something being smashed again downstairs.

After closing the door, her legs went weak and she could no longer stand, so she leaned against the door and gasped for breath.

Every step she took just now was a gamble. If she showed even the slightest sign of weakness, Leng Changqing realized that this provocation tactic would fail.

He's only holding on by sheer willpower.

Meanwhile, downstairs, the man leaned against his car, staring at the room upstairs with a cold look in his eyes, taking one puff of cigarette after another, seemingly lost in thought.

There was a pile of cigarette butts at the feet, and judging from the number of cigarette butts, the man had been there for a while!

Zhou Shuang sat in the car, clutching her black eye. It hurt terribly, but she dared not make a sound and could only grit her teeth and bear it.

He muttered under his breath, "Didn't you keep saying you wouldn't care about other people's business? Why are you showing up here now?"

After finishing one cigarette, he lit another, looked up again, and saw the light in that room come on.

The man's brow relaxed, he raised his hand to break off the lit cigarette butt, and then stomped on it.

He turned around, opened the car door, and got in.

Zhou Shuang was suddenly startled and sat up straight. "Brother, what's wrong..."

"drive!"

The overwhelming sense of pressure left no room for hesitation.

Zhou Shuang started the car before daring to ask, "Brother, are you just leaving like that?"

Leng Tingye leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed. "I'm not leaving. I'll bury you here before I go!"

Zhou Shuang fell silent and dared not speak again, focusing on driving.

Mu Yanxin leaned against the door to rest for a moment, then forced herself to draw the curtains.

After a long day, she was exhausted and all she wanted was a good night's sleep.

A casual glance outside revealed a car pulling out, the very same car Leng Tingye had driven earlier that day.

Is the person in the car Leng Tingye?

Mu Yanxin could hardly believe her eyes. Why was he here at this hour? Could it be...?

Mu Yanxin shook her head, self-deprecatingly.

Mu Yanxin, Mu Yanxin, what are you thinking? How could he possibly come here for you? You don't still expect him to care about you, do you?

I casually drew the curtains, and the blackout curtains separated everything that was completely unrelated.

While driving, Zhou Shuang kept an eye on the passenger's expression, and finally couldn't help but cough!

Leng Tingye closed his eyes and said coldly, "Did you eat a fly?"

Zhou Shuang smiled ingratiatingly, "Brother, you're already here, are you sure you're just going to leave like this?"

"You didn't even tell Miss Mu."

Leng Tingye asked with a playful tone, "Can't figure it out?"

Zhou Shuang scratched her head, revealing a completely unfathomable smile, "I don't understand!"

Leng Tingye opened his eyes a crack, glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and said, "If you can't figure it out, then die!"

Feeling the chill in his gaze, Zhou Shuang gripped the steering wheel tightly and stared straight ahead.

"I'll shut up, I'll shut up!"

Leng Tingye picked up his phone, quickly typed a few words, and pressed send.

Mu Yanxin was very tired and couldn't fall asleep in bed. Just as she picked up her phone, a message popped up on the screen.

"Sleep?"

Mu Yanxin hesitated for a moment before replying, "Not yet!"

The man replied almost instantly.

"You're quite capable!" Leng Tingye said, which could be considered a compliment.

"what?"

"The fact that he can still reply to my messages means he has convinced my second brother."

Mu Yanxin: "So, were you the person in that car just now?"

"Ok!"

"Master Ye, are you here to laugh at me?"

Time ticked by, and just when Mu Yanxin thought the other party wouldn't reply, the phone rang, and the name Leng Tingye appeared on the screen.

Now, seeing those three words makes her nervous. After a moment's hesitation, she presses the answer button.

The geomagnetic voice held a hint of amusement, "I'm just worried someone will get kicked out! I'm here to snag a bargain!"

So, he was afraid she would be kicked out, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

Mu Yanxin opened her mouth, unable to speak.

After a long pause, the voice on the other end of the receiver asked, "What's wrong?"

Mu Yanxin pouted, "Didn't you say you wouldn't care about me?"

Where does this come from? "When did I say I wouldn't care about you anymore?"

"If Leng Changqing doesn't let me go today, will Master Ye save me?" Mu Yanxin probed.

To reiterate, she wanted to know if he would come to her aid if she were in danger.

This was the third time, and despite the previous two ending in failure, she was already prepared.

But when the quiet arrived, she felt a pang of disappointment.

There was silence on the other end of the line; no answer came.

She has no memory; he rejected her the first two times. She should learn her lesson.

After a long silence, Mu Yanxin thought that Leng Tingye would do what he had done before: first not to answer, and then let it go.

Mu Yanxin gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Sorry, I was overthinking it!"

"Yes!" The man's deep voice broke the silence.

Mu Yanxin was flattered and speechless for a long time. She hadn't expected him to answer like that!

Leng Tingye added, "But it depends on your performance!"

Realizing she had received the promise she wanted, Mu Yanxin's tone became light and cheerful, "I will do my best to satisfy you!"

"Really?" The rising intonation at the end of the sentence carried a hint of mockery.

Mu Yanxin was unaware that she was stepping into a trap step by step.

"real!"

The other end of the phone went silent again. Mu Yanxin glanced at the screen; the call hadn't ended, but there was no sound.

Mu Yanxin thought it was a signal problem and raised her hand to hang up, but then a man's voice came through the receiver again.

"Get up! Look downstairs!"

Mu Yanxin hurriedly got out of bed, went to the window, pulled back the curtains, and looked down.

The man was smoking, looking up at her and smiling.