Zhan Bei Jue was utterly amused by her.
"Jiang Nan Fang, don't think that just because you've unilaterally declared we're no longer together, we actually aren't."
"You've challenged my authority time and again. Do you really think I wouldn't dare do anything to you?"
What did he mean by challenging his authority?
What did he mean he wouldn't dare do anything to her?
Jiang Nan Fang raised an eyebrow. "If I don't immediately throw myself into your arms and say thank you, are you going to force me?"
"That's right. So hurry up and come here."
"You're sick."
Jiang Nan Fang rolled her eyes at him and continued to eat.
Then, Zhan Bei Jue put down his knife and fork with a clatter, reached out, and lifted her chin.
He said he'd force her, and he truly did force a kiss upon her.
They were in the middle of eating.
While it wasn't exactly messy, it certainly wasn't elegant.
To kiss someone like this?
Jiang Nan Fang tried to push him away.
Zhan Bei Jue pressed harder with his lips, freeing his hands to grip hers.
"Mmm..."
Jiang Nan Fang was completely unable to resist.
Their breaths mingled intensely, the dining table nearly toppling over from their struggle. Jiang Nan Fang was pushed to one side by him.
Sensing she was about to succumb, Zhan Bei Jue finally released her.
"I want you to remember this forever. It's not that I can't afford to argue with you, it's that I'm too lazy to.
"There's no one I, Zhan, wouldn't dare to touch. If it came to a real fight, you'd be no match for me."
Jiang Nan Fang tried to hit him. "Zhan Bei Jue, you're a scoundrel!"
"Likewise. Don't forget, you were also a scoundrel to me before."
What happened on the night of their divorce had become an uncrossable hurdle in his life!
Jiang Nan Fang completely lost her appetite.
Things had escalated to this point, and he still kissed her? She didn't know how she'd face Ke Teng after this.
She bolted towards the room.
Zhan Bei Jue grabbed her, his face beaming with triumph.
"You're not eating anymore?"
"I'm so disgusted, I'm full. What else is there to eat?"
"Food is essential for life. If you don't eat, you'll go hungry. There's no need to put yourself through hardship for a scoundrel like me."
"I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing it for Ke Teng!"
He brought up Ke Teng again.
Normally, when Jiang Nan Fang threw a tantrum or acted spoiled, he wouldn't bother with her. But to have Ke Teng's name on her lips all the time... if he never woke up, would they truly never be together?
Zhan Bei Jue's smile gradually faded.
"Then I won't eat either. I'll sleep with you."
"Dream on! Who wants to sleep with you?"
"You want to remain chaste for Ke Teng? You're dreaming! I'm sleeping with you, and if you have the guts, tell him to come and hit me."
With that, he scooped Jiang Nan Fang up with one arm, tucked her under his arm, and rushed into the bedroom in three steps.
He locked the door, tossed her onto the bed, and pinned her in his embrace.
"Alright, let's sleep."
He's crazy.
Did he think she was a puppet?
Jiang Nan Fang pushed him with her hands and feet, quickly dislodging his bathrobe.
Zhan Bei Jue's firm shoulder was exposed from under the covers. Jiang Nan Fang suddenly saw a scar, like a centipede, purple and red.
That was where she had stabbed him last time.
Jiang Nan Fang had left immediately after stabbing him.
She didn't know how many stitches he'd needed later or how serious the wound was.
Seeing it now, it was impossible not to be curious. Jiang Nan Fang flipped over.
"Your... here..."
Zhan Bei Jue realized she'd seen the scar and pulled the covers to hide his shoulder.
"What? Weren't you just pretending to be so virtuous? Where are your eyes looking now?"
Jiang Nan Fang didn't want to joke with him and forcefully pulled his hand.
A single stab wound on his shoulder had left such a large scar. What about his leg?
Didn't they say the epidermal tissue had died and needed to be amputated? That would surely be more serious.
What did his leg look like now?
"Let me see your wound."
Completely unaware that her actions were now arousing him.
Zhan Bei Jue's breathing grew heavy. He tightly clutched the covers and warned her with a lowered gaze.
"I haven't been with a woman in a long time, don't provoke me."
"If you keep touching me, don't regret it later."
"..."
Jiang Nan Fang knew she couldn't defeat him and knew what he was like when he lost control.
Seeing that he was about to get serious, she was immediately scared into stillness.
They lay down like that, her confined by him, and the atmosphere quieted.
Neither of them spoke, each lost in their own thoughts.
But soon, they couldn't resist their drowsiness and both fell asleep.
They slept until nine the next morning, and Zhan Bei Jue woke up first.
He looked down at the innocent, sweet face in his arms. As he watched, Jiang Nan Fang's eyes fluttered open.
She was still in his arms, as if she had grown accustomed to it, and rubbed her hair against his shoulder.
"What time is it?"
Zhan Bei Jue's voice was gentle.
"It's still early. If you didn't sleep well, you can sleep a bit longer."
Early?
Even before stepping outside, she could feel the sun had risen high.
The room was bright through the curtains.
Jiang Nan Fang nudged him and pushed herself up with her arms.
"I'm not sleeping anymore. I have to go back. I have a lot of work unfinished."
Zhan Bei Jue pulled her arm, causing her to lose her balance and fall back onto the bed.
He shifted to the side, trapping her between his chest.
"Besides work and Ke Teng, is there nothing else in your head? Is it that difficult to stay with me for a while?"
"I can't buy a plane ticket without my ID. You can't go back to Nan Cheng today, so why the rush?"
"It's precisely because I don't have my ID that I need to go back to that small town. That's why I'm in a hurry."
Jiang Nan Fang, afraid he might go crazy this early in the morning, avoided his gaze.
"Get up. I'm not as idle as you. I don't have time to mess around with you."
Zhan Bei Jue remained still.
"I'm not getting up. You're not going back today. Stay here with me for a day."
Jiang Nan Fang cursed him. "Are you sick?"
"Do you know how much work I have unfinished? Staying here with you for a day? What's so fun about that?"
Zhan Bei Jue, however, looked serious.
"Before you woke up, I checked my phone and found a Qingfeng Mountain not far from the hotel."
"There's a temple on the mountain that's quite efficacious. Let's go see it together."
"A temple? You want to go burn incense and pray?"
"Can't I?"
It wasn't that she couldn't. It was that Jiang Nan Fang felt it was unnecessary.
He had the physique, the looks, the money, and the power.
All the good things in the world seemed to have happened to him alone. To still ask Buddha for things, wasn't that too greedy?
"I didn't realize you were a person of faith."
"There's a lot you haven't realized."
Her eyelashes were long and fluttered. Her lips were plump and red.
The more Zhan Bei Jue looked at her, the more he liked her. He couldn't help but lower his head and peck her cheek.
"As long as you come up with me, I'll have a helicopter pick you up and take you directly back to Nan Cheng."
"It's both fast and convenient, saving a lot of bumpy travel in between. Consider it."
Shameless.
They were no longer together, yet he still kissed and held her.
Didn't he have a lot of self-respect before? Now, even after she called him a scoundrel, he didn't seem to care.