"Nuannuan, you’re amazing!"
Tong Xi sobered up quite a bit, seeing the man on the ground, she smiled and high-fived Wen Nuan. She didn’t have much strength now, otherwise, she would have joined Wen Nuan.
Wen Nuan glanced sidelong at the man on the ground, clapped her hands, and made a face at him, "Don’t bully girls anymore."
"You really used a lot of force."
Wen Nuan was startled, she didn’t expect the man to stand up so quickly, his wrist making a cracking sound as he twisted it, smiling lewdly, "I guess I underestimated you, girl, care to kick me again?"
"So what if I do?" Wen Nuan looked at him nonchalantly, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she lifted her leg to kick the man, but her foot stopped mid-air and couldn’t come down, as her ankle was firmly grasped by the man.
"Still want to play?" The man wasn’t annoyed, holding her foot, he asked mischievously. Fortunately, she wore cropped pants today, otherwise, if she were in a dress, it would’ve been awkward and embarrassing, biting her lip in frustration.
It turned out she was the one who underestimated him; the man did know some self-defense.
"Ha ha, can’t move?" the man laughed.
He had been brawling since childhood and was quite robust. Although the girl in front of him could manage a few moves, she ultimately wasn’t as strong as him.
Wen Nuan felt both angry and ashamed. She tried hard to pull her leg back, and as it barely got back on the ground, her wrist was grabbed again, as she was about to be pulled into his arms.
Wen Nuan was so frightened her face lost its color, she cried out, her hand suddenly loosening, immediately hearing the sound of the man’s pained gasp and joints cracking. The man was flung to the side, clutching his wrist and gritting his teeth.
"If you don’t want another beating, back off now!" A cold shout commanded, and the man on the ground immediately scrambled up, clutching his wrist and glaring at Tan Qing, before running off.
"Tan Qing, it’s you?" Wen Nuan’s face shifted from surprise, to shock, to delight.
She couldn’t beat the guy, and Tong Xi was too drunk to help. Additionally, the Smoke Bar was relatively secluded, making it dangerous to stay there.
Thankfully, Tan Qing came.
"That little bit of skill won’t be enough to fend off... wolves; how about I teach you someday?" Tan Qing looked at her, chuckling lightly.
The next second, Wen Nuan’s expression tightened, "How much did you drink?"
The strong smell of alcohol came from Tan Qing, along with his handsome face that bore an unmistakable sorrow. After smiling, he said nothing more, just stared at her.
Wen Nuan’s nose tingled as she softly called his name.
She felt heartache seeing him . Tan Qing, please don’t be , okay?
Tan Qing forced a slight smile, "Girls really shouldn’t come here."
After leaving the clothing store, he had shaken off Qu Min and arrived at this bar.
He had seen Tong Xi earlier and wanted to greet her out of courtesy. But when he saw Tong Xi calling Wen Nuan, he didn’t go over and just sat at his spot, drinking one glass after another.
Seeing her come in, his hand trembled slightly with the glass, and he instinctively wanted to stand up. However, he forced himself not to approach her.
Wen Nuan, she said she’s very happy.
He didn’t want to ruin her happiness.
He watched her buy clothes for Leng Yan, then looked at himself wearing clothes she had made for him. At that moment, a bittersweet feeling mingled with happiness slowly flowed through him.
Just like now, watching her, his heart ached, but there was also an indescribable sense of happiness. It turns out, just seeing her made him feel happiness.
Wen Nuan looked at the bitter smile on Tan Qing’s lips and bit her lips tightly, tears sliding from the corners of her eyes.
"Handsome, so you’re drowning your sorrows here too?" Tong Xi, having sobered up a bit from the earlier fight with Wen Nuan, came forward and patted Tan Qing on the shoulder.