novelraw Chapter 56 Hurry up and go home, your house has been robbed.
Chapter 56 Hurry up and go home, your house has been robbed.
Xu Yueqing never expected Zhou Lingyan to be so reckless and ruthless when she went crazy, showing no mercy whatsoever.
Zhao Lulu: "(Weakly stammering in) Um... Lingyan, calm down... Yueqing might just be concerned about Chen Bo's future..."
Zhou Lingyan: "@Zhao Lulu, shut up! If it weren't for your big mouth spreading rumors everywhere, would there be so much trouble? Watching the show while eating melon seeds, Zhao Lulu, you're really something!"
Zhao Lulu: (Silently lurking, not daring to say another word. How was I supposed to know that you girls would throw away a friendship of ten or twenty years like plastic for a man?)
Bei Weiwei: "Zhou Lingyan! Are you ever going to stop? Targeting me is one thing, but why drag Yue Qing into it? And with such awful language! Can't you show some respect for others?"
Li Man: "Ling Yan! Stop it immediately! Do you even know what you're saying?! Are you only satisfied when all these years of friendship are completely severed?!"
Zhou Lingyan: "Considerations? Did they think about considerations when they were stealing my man? Xu Yueqing, stop playing dead! Come out! If you're so capable, go and win Chen Bo back! If not, admit defeat! Hiding in the back, being sarcastic and acting like a good person? Let me tell you, I despise people like you the most! Weren't you so tough when you dumped him? Now you regret it, but you can't bring yourself to do it, and you still want to put on airs and wait for the man to come back and grovel? Dream on! Chen Bo has Weiwei throwing herself at him now, what does that have to do with you, Xu Yueqing? You don't even have the right to compete with me head-on! Because you were out of the game from the very beginning! You threw him away yourself!"
This passage was long and venomous, like a series of poisoned arrows, repeatedly lashing Xu Yueqing and nailing her to the pillar of shame.
Every word hit her where she was most vulnerable, most guilty, and most in pain.
Yes, she was the one who let go first.
She was the one who pushed Chen Bo away and into someone else's arms.
Now, she doesn't even have the right to shout "You stole my man" as confidently as Zhou Lingyan, or even unreasonably.
Because of her status as the "ex-girlfriend," she has lost all standing in front of the "current girlfriend," Bei Weiwei.
Even Zhou Lingyan, a latecomer who claimed to have "discovered a treasure," seemed to lack confidence when vying for it.
Because Zhou Lingyan at least "picked up" Chen Bo and "only then did she realize" he was a treasure, while Xu Yueqing, who had been guarding a treasure mountain for three years, turned a blind eye to it and discarded it like worn-out shoes.
An overwhelming sense of powerlessness and shame overwhelmed her.
She looked at Zhou Lingyan's sharp and piercing words in the group chat, Bei Weiwei's words of defense that only made her feel worse, Li Man's helpless advice, and Zhao Lulu's silence...
This group chat, which once held the bond of friendship between them for over a decade or two, is now filled only with suffocating arguments and embarrassment.
She didn't want to reply with a single word.
There was no strength left to return.
Zhao Lulu held her phone and let out a long sigh.
"This time... we've really messed up."
She suddenly regretted her initial attitude of just watching the show while eating sunflower seeds.
This fire looks like it's going to burn everyone.
Is Chen Bo really that good?
Even a cold and aloof goddess like Xu Yueqing was willing to apologize in front of several of her best friends for him.
Bei Weiwei couldn't forget him and harbored a secret crush on him for three years.
Zhou Lingyan is now completely defenseless.
No, I have to find an opportunity to investigate carefully. Zhao Lulu made up her mind.
If Chen Bo is all looks and no substance, give him a good scolding, call him a femme fatale, and tell him to disappear from our sisters' sight as soon as possible.
Dinner time.
Chen Bo ate it himself.
Since they had argued, Bei Weiwei felt too embarrassed to come to Zhou Lingyan's villa tonight; she was just trying to make her best friend jealous.
Chen Bo was enjoying a carefree and leisurely life.
Night falls at Haicheng Airport.
Zhou Lingyan walked out of the terminal building with a "click-clack" sound as she stepped out of her high heels.
She was wearing sunglasses and a mask, but her bright red bodycon dress and confident stride still attracted the attention of many late-night travelers.
Without waiting for her assistant, she hailed a taxi herself, gave them the address of Cloud Peak Resort, and then leaned back in her seat to rest with her eyes closed.
My mind is a mess.
The argument I had with Bei Weiwei in the group chat during the day, and Xu Yueqing's pretentious, aloof attitude that it had nothing to do with me, made me angrier the more I thought about it.
Chen Bo was even more furious.
He actually said he wanted to move out because of Bei Weiwei?
"Master, drive faster." Zhou Lingyan opened her eyes, her voice cold.
The driver glanced at her in the rearview mirror and thought to himself: "Going to Cloud Top Resort dressed like this so late at night, she's just throwing herself away. The world of the rich is so nice."
The car drove into Cloud Peak Villa. Zhou Lingyan paid the fare and got out of the car. Standing at the gate of her own villa, she took a deep breath.
The courtyard was pitch black, except for the light on in Chen Bo's room on the second floor.
"Still not asleep so late?" Zhou Lingyan raised an eyebrow, her anger inexplicably subsiding by a third, replaced by an inexplicable sense of anticipation and nervousness.
She opened the courtyard gate by pressing her fingerprint.
Upon entering the villa, only a nightlight was left on in the living room, its dim yellow light outlining the furniture.
Zhou Lingyan kicked off her high heels, stepped barefoot onto the cold floor, and silently went upstairs.
Standing at the door of Chen Bo's bedroom, she hesitated.
Just barge in like that? What should I say? Question him about why he agreed to Bei Weiwei's request? Or...?
Before she could even sort out her thoughts, the door suddenly opened from the inside.
Chen Bo was wearing a bathrobe, his hair was slightly damp, and he was holding an empty water glass in his hand, as if he was about to go out to get a drink of water.
The two looked at each other and were both stunned.
"You..." Chen Bo looked at Zhou Lingyan, who was travel-worn but still stunningly beautiful, "Why did you suddenly come back?"
Zhou Lingyan stared at him, her gaze sweeping across his face before finally settling on the slightly open collar of his pajamas.
Under the warm yellow light, his collarbone was clearly defined, and his skin still carried the dampness of a shower.
Her heart skipped a beat.
But the next second, she reverted to her flamboyant and languid demeanor, a smirk playing on her red lips. She took a step forward, almost pressing herself against Chen Bo: "What, aren't you welcoming me back? Did I interrupt your night with someone?"
Chen Bo was enveloped by her rich perfume and warm fragrance: "What are you saying? I'm all alone."
"Really?" Zhou Lingyan took another step closer, looking up at him. Her sunglasses were already off, and her captivating eyes held a clear provocation and probing. "Where's Bei Weiwei? Didn't she say she was coming tonight? What, she stood you up?"
Chen Bo frowned: "She didn't come, so we..."
"What about us?" Zhou Lingyan interrupted him, her finger lightly touching his chest. Through the thin fabric of his robe, she could feel his warm body temperature and the outline of his firm muscles. "Chen Bo, I've only been gone for two days, and you've already been won over by Bei Weiwei? Do you know that she's all sweet talk and deep scheming..."
"Zhou Lingyan." Chen Bo grabbed her mischievous hand, smiled, and said, "Isn't Weiwei your best friend? Why are you talking about your best friend like that?"
Zhou Lingyan's hand was held in his palm, the temperature burning hot.
She struggled, but couldn't break free; instead, he pulled her even closer.
Their breaths almost mingled together.