Rising from the couch, after taking just a few steps, Long Tianjiao stopped in her tracks.
Her gaze fell upon the bed, where two people were covered by a quilt, both their smooth shoulders exposed.
Long Tianjiao approached the bed and with one swift motion, she violently flung the quilt aside.
Even if it pained her like a thousand arrows piercing her heart, she needed to see for herself.
Underneath the quilt, both were clad only in their underwear, with their upper bodies bare.
Shi Xiaotian slowly woke up and instinctively pulled the quilt back over them. This update ıs available on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
"You must feel aggrieved, having spent the night on the couch."
Long Tianjiao clenched her fists and was about to speak when Shi Xiaotian quietly said, "We’ve been intimate. He took me for the entire night, and who knows, I might already be carrying his child now. Long Tianjiao, I know you like Liang He, but he really dislikes you. His engagement to you is purely because of your influential family background. Would he even spare you a glance otherwise? The engagement is just a shield; he won’t marry you. To tell you the truth, we kissed months ago, and he was the one who initiated it. He likes me, and I like him. Please don’t be the third wheel who breaks us apart, okay? You’re wealthy and from a good family; you can find someone far better. Unlike me, I have nothing."
"Do you think Liang He doesn’t know about these sleazy things you’re doing?"
"That’s what you did, what does it have to do with me?" Shi Xiaotian counterattacked. Seeing Liang He stir beside her, she quickly grabbed a vase from the bedside table and smashed it against her own forehead.
A scream pierced the air, and Shi Xiaotian’s forehead instantly opened up, blood gushing down her cheek.
With a splitting headache, Liang He propped himself up and sat. Squinting, he slowly took in the scene before him and snapped back to full consciousness. "Xiao Tian, your head..."
"It’s nothing, it’s my fault. Long Tianjiao is right to hit and scold me; I know it’s because she’s really angry." Shi Xiaotian pulled out a tissue to press against her head, then threw back the quilt and got off the bed, turning her back to Liang He as she dressed.
Long Tianjiao could no longer hold back and turned around, grabbing Shi Xiaotian by the hair. Just as she was about to hit her, she was pulled away by Liang He.
"Liang He..." Long Tianjiao looked at him in disbelief. Although he had only called out her name and said nothing else, the tone of his voice was stern. Her eyes suddenly filled with tears, "It was her, she drugged you with an aphrodisiac last night and knocked me out. Just now, she even smashed a vase on her own head..."
"That’s not true, Brother Liang, it’s not like that..." Shi Xiaotian began to cry, hands over her chest. "You know what kind of person I am after being by your side for so long, Brother Liang. I would never do something like drugging you; it’s simply impossible. I don’t have the audacity, nor would I do anything to jeopardize my job. Brother Liang, you’ve been so good to me, even giving me a raise; how could I betray you like that? At the wrap party, you drank a lot, and the alcohol changed you completely..."
Before Shi Xiaotian could finish, Long Tianjiao, eyes reddened, interjected, "Liang He, things are not at all as she says. You weren’t just drunk. I was about to take you to the hospital when she knocked me out when I wasn’t paying attention."
Liang He’s temples throbbed painfully.
He glanced at Long Tianjiao, who had red eyes, then at Shi Xiaotian, who was sobbing uncontrollably, "Both of you, get out now."