No wonder Xiao Jun hadn’t shown up earlier, not appearing even when no one was around. Was he called away midway to resume his assistant duties?
Being questioned by Wen Nan made Zhuang Yichen feel guilty. She said evasively, "It was just over half an hour, you heard wrong," then feigned impatience and countered, "You’re so young, how can your hearing be this poor?"
Afraid that Wen Nan would latch onto the two hours, Zhuang Yichen hastily reminded him, "We were clearly discussing compensation, don’t change the subject or shirk your responsibility!"
Once she finished speaking, Zhuang Yichen intentionally leaned against the car door and pressed one cheek toward the window.
In this position, Wen Nan only needed to lean slightly forward to kiss her.
Looking at that face so close, still tender as a peeled egg even without cosmetic help, Wen Nan hesitated. In his mind, a system notification sounded—
9527: [Please note, "Controlling Young Stepmother" key item, exploration points have dropped to 71%.]
Why did Ru Huan’s exploration points suddenly drop by 5%?
Was she also in this parking lot?
Thinking of this, Wen Nan instinctively sat up straight and looked around, searching for her hiding place.
Zhuang Yichen noticed Wen Nan’s actions, and any faint hope she had was extinguished at that moment.
Her gaze dimmed as she softly said, "If you don’t want to, forget it."
Wen Nan brought his gaze back to the woman leaning against the car window. His heart stirred slightly; for a moment, he wanted to lean over and kiss her. But considering Ru Huan’s watchful eyes hidden in the dark and Yu Shujun in the driver’s seat, he ultimately did not act.
In the midst of his indecision, a system notification sounded in his mind—
9527: [Congratulations to the contestant, "Contractual Marriage Wife" key item, exploration points increased to 13%.]
Due to Wen Nan’s silent rejection, Zhuang Yichen felt only sadness and melancholy, yet this negative emotion not only didn’t hinder her storyline progression but increased her exploration points by 13?
So, this was Zhuang Yichen’s character setting?
Seeing Wen Nan remain silent, Zhuang Yichen looked up at him and finally opened the car door, "Since you’re unwilling, how about agreeing to move to my place tonight? I might consider forgiving you."
Gazing at the system’s fluctuating exploration points, even though Wen Nan privately wanted to agree and comfort her, he ultimately raised his hand and closed the car door from the task’s perspective.
Through the car window, Wen Nan looked at her and said, "Chenchen, we agreed before to lead separate lives and not interfere with each other, didn’t we?"
Zhuang Yichen’s face was full of disbelief, "You, you really don’t even a bit..."
Halfway through her questioning, Zhuang Yichen stopped and shook her head, "Forget it. You better keep your word and don’t regret it, husband."
The last word "husband" she uttered with gritted teeth, then sat back into the car’s rear seat, rolling up the window as she instructed, "Xiao Jun, drive."
Wen Nan stepped back, watching the black car fade away into the thick exhaust, satisfied to receive two consecutive system notifications—
9527: [Congratulations to the contestant, "Contractual Marriage Wife" key item, exploration points increased to 23%.]
9527: [Congratulations to the contestant, "Controlling Young Stepmother" key item, exploration points increased to 82%.]
Hands in his pockets, Wen Nan slowly turned around and headed toward the elevator to go upstairs to pick up Qiqi. At this moment, several messages popped up in the system—
[slave-June: nian ni yi sheng]
[slave-June: my home password]
[slave-June: [location]]