Chapter 178: He gave you five million to leave me?

"You won't." Huo Jingcheng's tone carried a hint of casual certainty, one hand in his pocket, chin lifted, looking straight at Su Mingyan.

Hearing this, Su Mingyan's eyes flickered, his standing posture relatively casual, his thin lips curling in an ambiguous way, noncommittal, "You're quite confident?"

It wasn't that Huo Jingcheng was confident; it was more out of his understanding of Su Mingyan.

In the end, it was indeed as Huo Jingcheng had said; Su Mingyan did not lay a hand on him.

The Maybach restarted, leaving Building 7 first. In the silent dead of night, the sound of an engine rang out, and then the car drove out of the parking lane, slowly pulling away from the residential complex.

Watching the Maybach's taillights disappear around the corner, Huo Jingcheng raised his hand, flicked his suit collar with his fingertips, and then meticulously smoothed out the wrinkles Su Mingyan had gripped, to avoid Su Ruoyun noticing.

He stood in place for a few seconds, as if clearing his head, then strode off with his long legs, walking leisurely into the stairwell.

When Huo Jingcheng entered the door after inputting the password, Su Ruoyun was sitting on the carpet in the living room, absentmindedly petting the little cat. The cat looked somewhat impatient from her petting, letting out a few soft "Meow~" sounds.

After all, it had just been dragged out of its soft little nest by Su Ruoyun.

In the dead of night, the cat still had to be forced to work.

When 'Panda' saw Huo Jingcheng's figure, it immediately broke free from Su Ruoyun's hand, tilted its head to dodge to the side, and then, using its short little legs, excitedly pounced over, circling around his long legs, its tail wagging excitedly.

Seeing this, Huo Jingcheng curled his lips, leaned down, and picked 'Panda' up. The little cat rested its furry head on his forearm, rubbing and rubbing against his arm.

Huo Jingcheng also obligingly stroked its fur; the soft, fine long hair felt indescribably good.

While holding the cat, he walked to the sofa with a languid gait, sat down lazily, and stroked the cat's back in a desultory manner, completely unable to tell what he had just experienced downstairs.

Su Ruoyun put her phone back on the coffee table, leaned forward, and touched the back of his hand with her fingertips over the sofa armrest, asking tentatively: "You two didn't fight, did you?"

Hearing this, Huo Jingcheng freed one hand, grabbed her little hand in his palm, and kneaded it back and forth, answering with a question: "Listening to your tone, you were hoping we'd actually fight?"

What kind of tone was that? Su Ruoyun bit her lip and pouted, her expression looking pitiful.

Seeing her like this, Huo Jingcheng's mood inexplicably improved a little. He then placed 'Panda' on the sofa to the side, and with his other hand, caught this pitifully cute 'little rabbit' on the floor and placed her on his lap.

Su Ruoyun, sitting on his lap, rubbed her head against his neck and asked softly: "Why did my brother suddenly come to my apartment?"

And specifically waiting downstairs...

Her eyes flickered slightly, her gaze fixed on the expensive buttons on Huo Jingcheng's chest, her fingers curling unconsciously.

"I don't know." Huo Jingcheng hugged Su Ruoyun and fell back into the sofa, his right hand resting on her waist, letting her lean softly into his embrace, sighing, "Aren't you going to comfort your boyfriend properly?"

Su Ruoyun hugged his neck absentmindedly, taking the opportunity to press her cheek against him, "Comfort what?"

"Did he give you five million to leave me?"

"..." Huo Jingcheng.

Seeing him remain silent, Su Ruoyun raised an eyebrow, pulled back, observed the changes in his expression from a distance, and continued to ask: "Did he?"

"No," Huo Jingcheng said.

"Then that's fine, what are you sad about?"

As she spoke, Su Ruoyun grabbed her phone from the coffee table, skillfully slid into the WeChat app, and sent a fawning sticker to Su Mingyan, only to receive a red exclamation mark in return.

She sighed, lay on Huo Jingcheng's body, found Jiang Xihan's WeChat, chatted for a few sentences, and asked her to help comfort Su Mingyan.

Su Ruoyun only said she had annoyed Su Mingyan and didn't say much about the reason. Jiang Xihan was not a gossipy person and didn't pursue the reason too much. After replying with a "Good," she dialed Su Mingyan's number.

After finishing everything, Su Ruoyun lay quietly on Huo Jingcheng's shoulder, stunned for a moment, emptying her mind, then Huo Jingcheng picked her up and walked to the bedroom to wash up.

In the middle of the night, a drizzling rain began to fall in Sijiucheng.

When Huo Jingcheng woke up leisurely, the side of the bed was empty, the curtain on the right was swaying slightly, the lingering sound of rain outside reached the room, and the cool wind made the leaves rustle.

He lifted the quilt and got up without haste. When passing the end of the bed, he casually picked up the light purple silk bathrobe draped over the vintage, exquisite bed-end stool.

As he expected, just as Huo Jingcheng walked to the balcony, he saw a slender figure under the parasol. Su Ruoyun was wearing only a thin nightdress, her porcelain-white calves and arms exposed, the wind outlining her figure.

In the middle of midsummer night, the temperature in the early morning is around 20°C, and with the cool wind and rain, it was on the colder side.

Huo Jingcheng paced to Su Ruoyun's back and raised his hand to drape the bathrobe over her shoulders.

The moment the bathrobe was draped on, Su Ruoyun felt the warmth. She withdrew her gaze from the distance, pressed her left hand on the bathrobe, and turned around to look back.

Huo Jingcheng meticulously wrapped the bathrobe around her, touched her slightly cool forearm, and feeling the cold, he then took the opportunity to pull Su Ruoyun into his embrace.

The two embraced quietly in the rainy night.

Half an hour later, Su Ruoyun was carried into the bedroom by Huo Jingcheng to rest.

Exhausted, Su Ruoyun fell asleep very quickly. She turned over in bed, unconsciously arching her body toward the other side, sharing the same pillow with Huo Jingcheng, leaning against the man's neck, her left hand clutching the edge of his pajamas, refusing to let go.

Her breathing was long and steady, sleeping soundly.

Huo Jingcheng looked down at her appearance of relying on him with all her heart, and the depths of his heart softened involuntarily.

The rain had gradually stopped. It was nearly three in the morning, and one could faintly see the pale blue sky outside; it seemed dawn was almost here.

Huo Jingcheng raised his hand to help Su Ruoyun cover herself with the quilt, tucked in the corners, and walked to the balcony to light a cigarette, his handsome, sharp-featured face hidden behind the blue-white smoke.

The temperature dropped after the rain, and the air was filled with a damp scent.

After finishing this cigarette, Huo Jingcheng did not continue to stay on the balcony to avoid affecting Su Ruoyun. He specifically aired out the smell of smoke on his body, and only after the cool wind blew away the spicy woody notes did he walk back to the bedroom.

In the bedroom, only a floor lamp was on, illuminating a corner of the wooden floor.

Huo Jingcheng pulled the curtains shut, blocking the sky completely outside.

He looked at Su Ruoyun's quiet sleeping face beside him, lowered his head, his thin lips touched her smooth forehead, and he fell asleep along with her.

The next day, unlike the rain in the early morning, the weather cleared up.

When Su Ruoyun woke up, she was the only one on the large bed; Huo Jingcheng's figure was no longer beside her.

She had an appointment with Li Wenye this morning, so after finishing breakfast, she set off for the tea house. ===== CHAPTER 179 =====