117: Chapter 113: Nanxi, What Are You Afraid Of?_2 117: Chapter 113: Nanxi, What Are You Afraid Of?_2 Nanxi reluctantly accepted the money from Xiangchen, but she did not spend it.
She bought a few items from the supermarket and returned.
It was two days later when she received a call from Lu Yinchu who told her he wanted to meet, as they had things to discuss.
It was Childrenâs Day.
Nanxi dressed up and was ready to go out.
Before she left, she called Li Weihuan.
Li Weihuan sounded fine, mentioning that his sister had almost cleared up the issue with Ren Linlin.
Evidence had proven that Li Weihuan and Ren Linlin had not been intimate.
But Ren Linlin refused to let it go and insisted that he had.
Li Weihuan told Nanxi, âYou have to believe me, Nanxi.
I have no interest in other women, and I would never touch them when I have you.
I promise Iâll solve the issue with Ren Linlin as soon as possibleâ¦â
Nanxi lowered her head, her cheeks turning pink as she asked him about his plans for the future.
Li Weihuan said, âThereâs no way Iâm going back to the United States.
Iâve made up my mind.
Iâm staying here.
Iâll go to work at my uncleâs company.
I may have to start from scratch, but Iâll learn.
I can manage by myself at twenty-somethingâ¦â
Nanxi frowned, âYour uncle?â
Li Weihuan cleared his throat.
âDonât worry about that.
Iâll handle it.
I wonât let you suffer for my sake, Nanxi.
I want you to know Iâm making an effort for you.
Do you see that?â
It wasnât until she saw the black Land Rover that she hung up, telling Li Weihuan, âNo matter what, you need to be confident.
Donât be too upset with your mother.
She was acting in your best interests.
Remember, you promised meâ¦â
The man opened the passenger seat door, so Nanxi had to get in the passenger seat.
They had not been in touch for a few days, but she had been following his news.
He had attended some ribbon-cutting ceremony, with a beautiful actress accompanying him.
Pictures of them together were everywhereâ¦
This was not surprising.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the actress was asked about Yinchu during an interview and a flush rose to her face.
She smiled lightly, âI really admire Mr.
Luâ¦â
Her ambiguous words were blown out of proportion by the media, leading to rumours of a budding relationship.
It all sounded quite nauseatingâ¦
Nanxi was indifferent to it all!
âHello, Mr.
Lu!â
Nanxi greeted Lu Yinchu.
Lu Yinchu nodded slightly, his expression as calm as ever.
The car started, and Nanxi took a deep breath, turning to look out the window.
And then a somewhat cold voice spoke again, âI heard your boyfriend is back?
Is that true?â
Nanxi was taken aback, she didnât expect Lu Yinchu to know about this.
âHeard from whom?â she wondered.
âUh-huh.â She cleared her throat, then said, âYes.â
âHmm.â The man responded, but then fell silent again.
It seemed he wasnât very interested in this matter!
Nanxi lowered her head, not saying a word.
She then asked him, âMr.
Lu, why did you want to see me today?â
The way they parted that day had left a knot in Nanxiâs heart, which tightened further now that Li Weihuan was back!
So it was better to clarify everything, to prepare herself for what was to come!
Lu Yinchu said, âI plan to introduce you to my family the day after tomorrow, and there are things I need you to understand before thatâ¦â
He paused for a moment, then continued, âAlso, since your boyfriend is back, I donât want you to have any unnecessary emotional burden, so I wanted to talk about itâ¦â
Nanxi: ââ¦â She looked at him in astonishment, surprised that he knew about this!
Clearing her throat, Nanxi said, âHereâs the thingâ¦
my boyfriend is a really good person.
And Iâve been feeling guilty because I feel like Iâve been unfair to him because of this â¦thing between you and me.
Mr.
Lu, I know Iâm being irresponsible, butâ¦â
Nanxi took a deep breath, summoning her courage, ââ¦but can we find another way to settle the money?
Or maybe I can borrow it from you.
I really donât have any other choiceâ¦â
âNanxiâ¦â Lu Yinchu interrupted her.
His voice was cold as he said, âNanxi, the reason you feel guilty towards your boyfriend is because youâre a nice girl.
You werenât seduced by the casual flirtation between us and didnât fantasize about itâ¦
In fact, itâs actually made me more confident that choosing you was the right choiceâ¦â
Nanxi was stunned, looking at him in disbelief!
Lu Yinchu continued, âNanxi, I think Iâve told you before that I have someone in my heart.
You might not understand how deep my feelings for that person areâ¦
You might think that finding a woman to act as my girlfriend in front of my parents should have been easy, but not every woman can remain indifferent to meâ¦â
Nanxi lowered her head, âButâ¦â
Lu Yinchu reassured her, âI hope to keep working with you, Nanxi.
I can promise you that I wonât let your boyfriend find out about us.
And I wonât put you in a difficult positionâ¦
Actuallyâ¦â
Lu Yinchu paused, then turned to look at her and gave a faint smile.
He said, âActually, Nanxi, as long as you can control your heart, whatâs wrong with acting as my girlfriend?
Are you scared that youâll fall in love with me?â
Nanxi was shocked, fall in love with Lu Yinchu?
Thatâs impossibleâ¦
Putting aside the fact that she and Lu Yinchu lived in different worlds, Nanxi had a boyfriend and Lu Yinchu loved someone else.
Even if, hypothetically, she and Lu Yinchu were thrust together as things stood, there was no way something could happen between themâ¦
She would never fall in love with Lu Yinchu, not in a million years!
Nanxi gritted her teeth, her tone firm, âOf course not!
That will never happen!â
The manâs eyes dimmed imperceptibly, but his facial expression did not change at all.
He smiled, âIf thatâs the case, Nanxi, what are you afraid of?â
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