C4 Covering His Mouth

"I..."

"Listen, Niannian, no matter what you say or do, I won't agree to break off our engagement. You can forget about it. You're meant to be my fiancée, and eventually, my wife."

She tried to explain, but Chenhan gave her no chance to speak.

"I'm not trying to..."

"I won't let you be with Lin Moxu, and I certainly won't let you hurt yourself to make me let you go. I..."

He put on a tough act, but to Niannian, it was endearing, especially when she saw the worry hidden in his eyes. Her heart ached.

Without hesitation, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him urgently. It was a forceful, earnest kiss, though awkward and unpracticed.

She just wanted to be closer to him, to feel the coolness of his lips, to reassure herself that they were truly alive.

"Bang..."

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside with force, accompanied by Mrs. Qin's anxious voice trying to stop the intruder: "Miss Shi is resting, she's not feeling well. You really can't..."

"Get out of my way! How dare you try to stop me? Watch out, or I'll have you fired in no time. I am..."

Hearing the woman's authoritative scolding, Fu Chenhan, who had just been kissed by Shi Niannian, snapped back to reality, his brows furrowing in mild displeasure. As he looked down at the woman in his arms and felt the softness of her lips, his frown quickly disappeared. His deep eyes were filled with an unbreakable tenderness, and he couldn't help but smile slightly, unwilling to let go of the woman he held, wanting to hold her a little longer.

However, Shi Niannian, as if startled, pushed him away abruptly, her eyes wide like saucers as she looked at the woman who had entered. It was Shi Ranran! Shi Niannian could hardly believe her eyes. Neither she nor Fu Chenhan had perished in the fire, so wasn't Shi Ranran afraid of retaliation? Especially from someone as vengeful as Fu Chenhan.

Feeling a bit dejected after being pushed away, Fu Chenhan left the room. As usual, when Shi Ranran showed up, he sensibly chose to leave, knowing that if he insisted on staying, Niannian would be furious. At this time, her body was still weak, and he couldn't let her get too emotional, as it wouldn't be good for her recovery.

Before leaving, he reminded Mrs. Qin, who was standing by the door, "I'll be in the study. If anything significant happens, come and let me know right away."

"Yes."

In the room, Niannian was completely engulfed in anger and hatred, so much so that she didn't even notice Chenhan had already left. Her mind was replaying scenes like a movie, flashing back to moments before the fire at the small villa.

Ranran had broken her leg, and before setting the fire, thinking she wouldn't survive, she had shamelessly confessed everything she and Lin Moxu had done. Even now, Niannian could almost hear Ranran's venomous, mocking voice echoing in her ears.

Her thoughts were entirely consumed by that moment, as if she were reliving it.

At that time, she was in so much pain that cold sweat covered her body. She curled up on the ground, trembling, with hoarse, agonized screams escaping from deep within her throat.