Chapter 1270: Shameless

But after only a week, Shi Ran could not stand it anymore; she was not used to days without work.

Being out for three days felt like having no foundation, leaving her feeling unsettled and lost.

But at the time she could still endure it; after enduring for a week, she truly could not stand it anymore.

Yun Qitian was a henpecked husband who did whatever made his wife happy, so he took the initiative to suggest going home, saying they had played enough.

Shi Ran was so clever that she naturally saw her husband was doing this for her sake.

She disagreed, wanting to stay and play with her husband for a few more days, but her husband said, "Let's go back; as long as I have you, anywhere is the Maldives."

So the two of them went back, and just as they had left, Qi Heng arrived.

Qi Heng made a wasted trip and was in a very foul mood; he had no heart to appreciate even the picturesque scenery of the Maldives and immediately chased after them to Jiangzhou.

He arrived in Jiangzhou even earlier than Shi Ran and her husband, so he waited at the airport.

The private jet aprons were not far apart, and he finally waited until they appeared.

Qi Heng saw the scene he least wanted to see—Shi Ran holding Yun Qitian's arm, the two of them wearing couple's outfits, coming off the plane affectionately.

Yun Qitian was holding an ice cream in his hand; he took a big bite himself, then passed it to Shi Ran's lips, but when Shi Ran opened her mouth, the ice cream was pulled away, and she didn't bite anything at all.

She pouted, pretending to be angry, and he grinned and leaned his own lips over... the two of them kissed sweetly, sharing the ice cream.

Qi Heng's anger burned, and he really wanted to pull the person in front of him away!

The two walked off the plane and hadn't waited for their car when they saw Qi Heng standing not far away, his gaze as sharp as if he wanted to eat someone.

The smile on Shi Ran's face vanished, turning cold as frost.

Yun Qitian pulled his arm from his wife's embrace and changed to wrapping his arm around her shoulders; she naturally reached out to wrap her arms around his waist—it wasn't a provocation, just an assertion of ownership.

But in Qi Heng's eyes, such an action was a provocation!

"Are you married?" he asked in a questioning tone.

Just as Shi Ran was about to speak, her husband's hand on her shoulder tightened slightly, stopping her.

This kind of matter didn't require her to step forward; he was a man, and naturally, he should shield his wife from the wind and rain; any wind, rain, or risk should be his responsibility.

"That's right, we are married. I pursued her, she was moved by my sincerity, and we are very much in love now," Yun Qitian said, neither humble nor pushy.

Qi Heng raged: "Nonsense, you took advantage of the situation, you took advantage of the fact that I wasn't by Ranran's side to sneak in."

"Tell me, what kind of underhanded methods did you use on Ranran?"

His eyes were bloodshot and his fists were tightly clenched, as if he would immediately tear Yun Qitian into pieces if he were dissatisfied with the answer.

Yun Qitian was not afraid of him at all.

Not only was he not angry, but he even had a smile on his face—a smile so infuriating it could kill: "I took advantage of the situation? I didn't realize you were so good at joking; you were already out of the game, can't you have a little self-awareness?"

"My pursuit of Ranran was open and aboveboard, and it is only natural that Ranran is with me."

Shi Ran added: "Our marriage has the blessing of everyone; our marriage only has happiness and joy, no calculations of gain or loss, no weighing of pros and cons."

Qi Heng's face flushed the color of a pig's liver.

The two of them singing in harmony was already enough to make him feel deeply humiliated.

Shi Ran's subsequent words made him even more furious.

Qi Heng questioned: "What about our years of feelings? Do they not count anymore? We were so in love back then, could that all have been fake?"

She believed it was time to bring closure to that relationship.

"It wasn't fake, but it's already in the past, and we should both look forward."

Looking at Qi Heng's face now, she felt calm, and no ripples stirred in her heart.

That's right, she had loved him.

But it was all in the past; one cannot stay in the memories of the past forever, living life while carrying a body full of scars—that is not right.

Shi Ran suddenly had an epiphany: she must cherish the person before her.

The coldness on her face vanished, and she smiled, saying to her husband: "Qitian, I love you, definitely, certainly, and surely."

Qitian returned an even bigger smile, declaring his love to his wife: "Ranran, I love you too. I will treat you well for a lifetime, and you will be the only one in my heart and eyes. Regardless of whether you are beautiful or not, in my eyes, you will always be the most beautiful."

"Whether it is now or in the future, even if your hair turns white, your teeth loosen, and your face is covered in wrinkles like terraced fields, you will still be the person at the tip of my heart, the treasure in my palm forever!"

Such mushy words of love are only suitable for a couple to express when they are alone.

It was not very appropriate to be so blatant about one's devotion in front of outsiders, especially in front of a love rival.

Qi Heng could no longer endure it; he felt this was a tremendous humiliation from Yun Qitian.

He rushed up to strike, and although Yun Qitian only had eyes for his wife, he caught the danger in the corner of his eye!

Qi Heng was fast, but he was not slow either.

Yun Qitian pulled his wife behind him and stepped forward to take a punch from Qi Heng head-on!

"Qitian."

Shi Ran instinctively wanted to rush up to protect her husband, but was stopped by him: "Ranran, stay further away; it's not certain that I can't beat him."

She dared not step forward again; her husband's reminder was right—sometimes not causing trouble is a form of help.

The two men fought together; Qi Heng's strikes were truly vicious, going for the kill.

Yun Qitian initially still considered their past friendship and held back, but he quickly fell into a disadvantage, ending up bruised and swollen.

Shi Ran reminded him: "Qitian, don't be soft-hearted, beat him, beat him hard!"

She shouted very loudly, and both men heard her.

Yun Qitian was no longer soft-hearted, and Qi Heng's moves became even more ruthless!

Shi Ran desperately wanted to step in and help, but she was afraid her husband would suffer because he had to look after her.

She could see it now: Qi Heng had truly changed.

No, he had changed long ago, becoming someone she didn't recognize.

It was just that she had previously considered their old friendship and could never bear to think of him in the worst light.

But now she finally saw clearly: he wasn't unable to let go of their past affection, he was just unable to let go of his face and his pride!

If he couldn't use his hands, couldn't he use his mouth?

Shi Ran shouted at Qi Heng: "Qi Heng, you hypocrite, you villain, you are sanctimonious; you talk a good game, but deep down you are selfish. You keep saying you had no choice, that it was for the common people and the country, but in reality, everything you did was for yourself."

"You never loved me, the vows you made were all fake, and don't you dare pester me anymore. I won't be used as a tool by you, nor will I be exploited by you..."

These words were piercing, every single one stabbing right into the heart.

Qi Heng defended himself: "It's not like that, Ranran, what you said is not..."

"Bang!"

He took a punch to the face.

He ignored the pain and continued: "... what you said is wrong, I truly love you, and I truly had no choice..."

"Bang!"

He took another punch to the other side of his face.

Yun Qitian had the upper hand, straddling him and raining down punches.

As he punched, he said: "I'll show you 'no choice', I'll show you 'love'... You aren't worthy, Ranran is my wife now!"