Chapter 59: Kiss Mark – Jealousy of a Young Man and a Man

Li Yipeng glanced at the leftover food on the table, slightly raising an eyebrow: “Is this the favor you wanted me to help with?”

Fang Chuning scratched her head embarrassedly, “My card seems to have been frozen by my mom, I don’t have any cash…”

This was the first time the girl showed such a vulnerable expression in front of him, like a feather lightly brushing his heartstrings twice, making him feel unbearably ticklish.

Li Yipeng loved her like this, after paying the bill, he glanced at her gently and said leisurely: “In that case, you owe me one again.”

“No, I just owe you money, I’ll pay it back.”

“You better remember that.” Li Yipeng’s gaze slowly moved down, falling on her slender white neck, that rosy mark was like a stamp, his thin lips curled slightly, knowingly asking: “What happened to your neck?”

Fang Chuning touched her neck, “There are mosquitoes in the company, I was bitten by a mosquito.”

The man suddenly leaned closer, even pressing that spot on her neck with his finger, his voice filled with amusement, “Is it itchy?”

Fang Chuning took a step back, scratching her neck forcefully, “It’s fine.”

Li Yipeng pulled her hand away, saying: “If it’s not itchy, don’t scratch it, it’s turning red.”

On the other side of the restaurant, a waiter passing by the kitchen door saw that new intern who had already gotten off work still standing there, holding a phone as if taking photos, “You’re still not leaving after work?”

Lin Yuechan instinctively lowered her phone, smiling: “No rush.”

…

After returning home, Fang Chuning sat on the sofa in the living room waiting for Fang Hong, while Fang Tianli was playing with the dog outside.

Since the photo incident, Su Qi hadn’t come to the Fang house again. She wasn’t sure if they still had any interaction at school, and Fang Tianli didn’t have many other close friends, so he could only play with the dog most of the time.

Fang’s father, who hadn’t gone out, came over and sat beside her, asking with concern: “How are you doing at the company? Have you adapted? Is it tiring?”

Fang Chuning responded perfunctorily.

After they chatted back and forth for a while, they saw Fang Hong return. She walked in while taking off her suit jacket and handing it to the servant, glancing at her and asking Fang’s father: “Is there anything to eat?”

“Yes, we just finished eating not long ago, your portion just needs to be reheated.”

Fang Hong nodded and walked towards the dining room.

Fang Chuning followed behind.

“Did you freeze my card?”

Fang Hong took the chopsticks handed over by the housekeeper, glancing at her unhurriedly, “Yes.”

“Why?” Fang Chuning couldn’t understand.

“To let you experience the hardships of life.”

That sentence left Fang Chuning speechless.

“However,” Fang Hong changed her tone, “if you agree to break up with that boy, everything can be discussed.”

“Muzhou is a very good person! You’ll definitely be satisfied with him after meeting him.”

Fang Hong made no comment, letting her anxiously wait beside her.

“This won’t work, I won’t agree to you, I have the right to like someone, even if you’re my mom you don’t have the right to separate us for any reason!”

After saying this, Fang Chuning resolutely left the dining room.

The housekeeper Ye Yi, seeing this, hesitated a bit: “Madam, the young miss is still young, there’s possibility for change in these matters, if you push too hard now I’m afraid…”

“I’ve looked into that boy,” Fang Hong put down her chopsticks, slightly furrowing her brows, “He’s quite smart, but he has too many thoughts, not suitable for Ning Ning.”

“But the young miss’s attitude is so strong, if you forcibly separate them, I’m afraid the young miss might resent you in the future?”

“I’m just telling her my attitude, young people’s love is not so easy to maintain, the variables in it may not necessarily need my intervention.”

She too had once indulged in romance, no one knows the outcome until the very end.

…

In the evening, Xu Muzhou finally replied to her message, and Fang Chuning sent him a video call request.

After connecting, before she could see clearly, Fang Chuning eagerly asked: “How was your piano practice today?”

“…It was okay.”

“Did you just finish practicing? It’s already dark here, but I got off work early today, it was also easier at the company than yesterday, you know, those colleagues blah blah blah”

Fang Chuning talked on and on by herself, until she realized that the young man’s expression didn’t seem very happy, “What’s wrong? Did the piano practice not go well?”

Xu Muzhou shook his head, his lowered eyelashes trembled slightly before lifting, “Ning Ning… I miss you so much, can you come and keep me company?”

This question made Fang Chuning feel troubled, in fact she also wanted to go very much, “I can’t, I can’t go now.”

An expected answer, Xu Muzhou didn’t pursue this topic further, as if the previous words were just a test.

His dim gaze swept across her face, finally stopping at her neck, he bit the soft flesh inside his lip hard, a flash of gloom passing through his eyes, “What happened to your neck?”

“I was bitten by a mosquito.” Fang Chuning said while scratching that spot, strangely, it didn’t seem to itch.

Xu Muzhou stared fixedly at that small red mark, when he met her eyes again, his gaze carried accusation, “Are you hiding something from me?”

Huh? Fang Chuning blinked in confusion, “No, why do you ask that?”

In a place she couldn’t see, Xu Muzhou was gripping his phone tightly, the lit screen displaying a photo, the one Lin Yuechan had taken in the restaurant today.

Xu Muzhou suppressed the jealousy in his heart, his eyes pleading pitifully, “Will you come and keep me company? I don’t want to stay here alone, I feel so sad.”

Fang Chuning felt sorry for him, but going abroad was no longer something she could decide on her own, moreover, she was penniless now, her card couldn’t be used, even eating was a problem, “I… I really can’t go now, please bear with it a little longer, school will start soon!”

However, today was only the second day of summer vacation.

Xu Muzhou pressed his lips together, his eyes full of disappointment, “I’m sorry, I’m being too willful.”

This made Fang Chuning feel even worse, “Don’t be like this, how about I think of a way?”

The so-called way, of course, was to borrow money. Fang Chuning suddenly felt like a foolish woman blinded by love, reckless and not considering the consequences of things at all.

The first person she thought of to borrow money from was Fang Tianli.

“Cash?” Fang Tianli glanced at her disdainfully, “Who still carries cash like a country bumpkin nowadays, I don’t have any.”

“If you don’t have any, go withdraw some, it’s not like I won’t pay you back.”

Fang Tianli coldly refused, “No.”

Just before Fang Chuning was about to get angry, he hurriedly added: “Mom said not to give you any, otherwise she’ll stop my allowance for a year!”

Before she could say anything, he tossed the dog Wangcai he was holding aside and ran away quickly.

It was as if everyone in the Fang family had conspired together, she couldn’t borrow even a penny. For the first time, Fang Chuning deeply realized the importance of money.

Author’s Note: If you like novels, welcome to visit: Meiwu Novel Website

MEIWUXS.COM

Having no money truly can make one unable to take a single step.

In the office, Fang Chuning was staring blankly at the computer with her chin propped up, thinking about whether she should not come to the company and look elsewhere for jobs that pay daily, maybe she could earn enough money after working for a couple of days.

Just as she was lost in thought, a man walked into the office. It was still working hours, and the others in the office momentarily forgot their work at hand, their attention deeply drawn to the man.

The department manager quickly went to greet him, and the man pointed towards Fang Chuning’s position. The department manager understood and ran to Fang Chuning’s desk, saying: “Miss Fang, it’s our department’s turn for market research today, please go with Secretary Li.”

“I’m not going.” Fang Chuning lay listlessly on the desk, having lost interest in working at the company since her “falling out” with Fang Hong.

The department manager was a bit anxious, but didn’t dare to scold her loudly, and could only coax her like an ancestor, “You have to go, Miss Fang, you represent our department, if you don’t go I’ll be held responsible, please!”

In the end, Fang Chuning reluctantly agreed.

Their conversation was overheard by nearby colleagues, and those suspicious and curious gazes kept drifting towards the young girl.

After leaving the office, Fang Chuning followed behind the man, holding a notebook in her hands, “Where are we going?”

Li Yipeng turned back with a slight smile, “You’ll know soon.”

Thirty minutes later, they arrived at a Japanese cuisine restaurant.

“Wasn’t it supposed to be market research? Why are we here?”

“This is part of it.” Li Yipeng had them open a private room, “You must be hungry, let’s eat first.”

Since he took the initiative to treat her to a meal, Fang Chuning didn’t stand on ceremony with him, took off her shoes and darted into the private room. The decor here was completely Japanese style, and the room even had a balcony facing outwards, with artificial greenery and a stream outside, and you could even see the scene in the opposite private room.

Fang Chuning suddenly thought of something, why not ask him to borrow money?

“You can order whatever you want to eat.” Li Yipeng pushed the menu in front of her.

Fang Chuning, who had suddenly lost interest in eating, hesitated: “Can… can you lend me some money?”

Li Yipeng didn’t show surprise, but rather seemed interested, “Let me guess, is it for that little boyfriend of yours?”

“How did you know?”

“Your expression is very obvious.”

Fang Chuning touched her face, was it that obvious?

Li Yipeng picked up a water drop-shaped porcelain bottle nearby and poured some into her cup, his brows lowered, a smile on his lips, “If you don’t mind, you can tell me about it, after all, men understand men’s hearts best, maybe I can give you some advice.”

Fang Chuning hadn’t expected that the person she disliked the most usually would now become the only one she could confide in.

Why did it feel a bit sad?

She picked up the cup and drank it all in one go, thinking it was water, but found out it was actually alcohol, though with a smooth taste, a bit sweet and very drinkable.

“What is this?”

Li Yipeng filled her cup again, “Sake, it’s good for your health, you can drink more.”

One cup after another, Fang Chuning became a bit tipsy, complaining to him pitifully, even telling him about her desire to go abroad.

“But have you thought about it, even if you had the money, you might not necessarily succeed.”

Indeed, as long as Fang Hong didn’t agree, she couldn’t go anywhere.

Thinking of this, Fang Chuning felt even worse, almost crying, “Fang Hong is just a big demon! Controlling me like a puppet, I’m the most miserable person in the world.”

The girl’s speech was slurred, her almost-crying appearance was unbearably cute. Li Yipeng looked at her with deep eyes, smiling gently, “So you need to grow up quickly, take her place, then no one can control you.”

The girl didn’t know if she understood, picking up the bottle to drink again.

Li Yipeng’s gaze moved to the phone in front of her, “I think your phone just rang.”

The drinking motion paused, Fang Chuning picked up her phone with a drunken red face, opened it, “No it didn’t…”

Suddenly her hand was empty, the phone had been taken by the man, Fang Chuning was confused: “You… uh… what are you doing with my phone?”

Li Yipeng opened the chat app, the first thing he saw was the young man’s chat box, she seemed to always be ready to reply to that person’s messages immediately.

It really makes one jealous.

He looked at the person reaching out for the phone, easily evaded and smiled, saying: “Boys are always very concerned about their partner’s situation at all times, why don’t I help you record a video for him.”

The drunk Fang Chuning’s mind was a bit slow, she frowned and thought for a moment, feeling it made sense, and obediently sat back down.

Li Yipeng started recording, then stood up and reached over to tuck a few strands of hair sticking to her cheek behind her ear, “Your face is very red, you can’t drink anymore.”

Fang Chuning stared blankly at the camera, feeling a bit nervous, “Have you started recording?”

“Not yet.”

After the video was shown as successfully sent, Li Yipeng long-pressed to delete it, then returned to the main interface and deleted all the records clean, all within ten seconds, before finally returning the phone to her.

“It’s better for you to do it yourself, otherwise I’m afraid your little boyfriend might get jealous.”