Chapter 255: Can you afford her? Chapter 255: Can you afford her? Wen Zhi followed Nian Xun to the private room and saw that some people had already arrived.

Those who had arrived early were not leaders but businessmen like Nian Xun.

Just as Nian Xun found a spot and was about to sit down, Wen Zhi immediately went to the other side, “I want to sit here.”

Nian Xun glanced at her, sat down leisurely, and said, “Come here.”

Wen Zhi didn’t listen to him and stubbornly sat down opposite Nian Xun, “I’ll just sit here, say whatever you want to.”

Nian Xun: “…”

Nian Xun naturally would not compromise with Wen Zhi, he remained seated in his original position, without even giving Wen Zhi an extra glance.

A few minutes later, people started coming in one after another.

Wen Zhi, out of boredom, was looking down and fiddling with her fingernails. She didn’t look up when people came in, until this time when someone entered, and she heard someone call out Mr. Shang, she immediately looked up.

Shang Hexing walked in surrounded by supporters, alongside another leader, as well as two other business tycoons.

Wen Zhi stared blankly. As Shang Hexing entered, her gaze was completely fixed on him and hardly shifted away for even a second.

But Shang Hexing did not glance at Wen Zhi, perhaps it could be said he hadn’t noticed her presence.

They took their seats in front of the Chinese-style sofa across the room, laughing and chatting merrily.

Wen Zhi subconsciously thought about standing up, but realizing she was an unrelated person, sat back down obediently. This scene was witnessed by Nian Xun, who stood up and came over to sit beside Wen Zhi.

Under an awareness that even he noticed, he had compromised and come over to her side.

“You’re not mad anymore?” Wen Zhi asked.

Nian Xun looked at her sideways, “Do you think my anger subsides so easily?”

Wen Zhi said in a muffled voice, “If you’re not over it, then why did you come over here, to use me as a punching bag?”

Nian Xun hissed, “Sharp-tongued.”

Wen Zhi: “Learned it from you.”

“…” Nian Xun took a deep breath, changed the subject, and asked, “Who were you looking at just now?”

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhi was surprised that Nian Xun had noticed her whole time staring at Shang Hexing.

But she had been watching openly, and wasn’t afraid of Nian Xun asking outright.

She responded directly, “Looking at that person.”

After speaking, she even pointed out the direction she was looking at for Nian Xun.

However, just as she pointed out the direction, Shang Hexing’s peripheral vision glanced over. Wen Zhi stiffened her back, immediately straightened up, feeling nervous for a moment.

Fortunately, Shang Hexing just glanced over briefly and naturally withdrew his gaze quickly.

Wen Zhi’s rigid back relaxed and she exhaled a sigh of relief.

Next to her, Nian Xun’s voice came through, “Looking at him?”

Wen Zhi nodded, “Mm-hmm.”

Nian Xun chuckled lightly, “Do you know him?”

Wen Zhi shook her head, but then suddenly remembered something and quickly asked Nian Xun, “Do you know who he is?”

Nian Xun did not answer, his expression seemed profound and unfathomable.

To Wen Zhi, that expression definitely meant something was up.

She hesitated for two seconds, then uttered that sentence, “I know his last name is Shang.”

Upon hearing this, Nian Xun’s gaze returned to Wen Zhi’s face, with a somewhat amused look, “Oh, you knew his last name was Shang?”

Wen Zhi’s eyes brightened, “Was I right?”

Nian Xun spoke meaningfully, “Who knows.”

Wen Zhi frowned, feeling that Nian Xun’s attitude was so strange, she couldn’t quite understand him.

But now Wen Zhi didn’t want to guess herself; she followed her own doubts and asked Nian Xun, “He’s Shang Hexing, right?”

Nian Xun still didn’t answer.

Wen Zhi simply leaned in closer and asked, “What’s my relationship with Shang Hexing?”

Nian Xun’s brows knotted.

The distance was very close, yet there was not a hint of ambiguity between them. Wen Zhi blinked her eyes, her almond-shaped pupils lively and shining with a starry light that made it hard to look away.

Nian Xun found himself somewhat reluctant to shift his gaze.

The two of them locked eyes like this, neither speaking a word. However, this scene was caught by Shang Hexing, who was sitting not far away. He picked up his teacup and sipped his tea without any change in expression, but the depths of his eyes held a chilling coldness.

Nian Xun’s eyelids lifted slightly, just in time to see this scene. He smiled faintly, then reached out to clasp Wen Zhi’s neck from behind, exerting a slight force to pull her towards him, causing Wen Zhi to crash unexpectedly into Nian Xun’s embrace.

She immediately tried to stand up, but Nian Xun’s arm was like an iron band controlling her, preventing her from doing so.

“Nian Xun, my neck hurts, let go,” Wen Zhi called out softly.

Nian Xun’s eyes shifted slightly, and his arm finally loosened, but as he let go, he did not forget to throw a glance at Shang Hexing. Afterwards, he revealed a smile that, in Wen Zhi’s eyes, was completely that of a ‘smug villain’.

She didn’t understand why Nian Xun would show such a smile.

Thinking that he still hadn’t answered her question, she persisted, “What exactly is my relationship with Shang Hexing?”

Nian Xun withdrew his hand, “What relationship do you hope it is?”

Wen Zhi said, “It’s not what I hope, just that I feel…”

Nian Xun gazed at her, “Feel what?”

Wen Zhi spoke slowly, emphasizing each word, “I feel, I had a close relationship with him, was he my boyfriend before?”

But Nian Xun countered with a question, “Why would you think, he was your former boyfriend?”

Wen Zhi: “…”

Why would she feel that way…

Wen Zhi thought, if she hadn’t had that shameful dream, she certainly wouldn’t have felt this way.

The man who bullied her in the dream claimed to be Shang Hexing.

It’s just that in the dream, she could never see Shang Hexing’s face clearly. If she could have seen his face, she wouldn’t have to be racking her brains to get information out of Nian Xun now.

“Why aren’t you answering?” Nian Xun asked.

Wen Zhi turned her face away and looked towards Shang Hexing again, her mind filled with indiscernible thoughts.

Nian Xun was called away by a friend and left temporarily. Wen Zhi didn’t follow, but she hadn’t expected that as soon as Nian Xun left, another man would sit down beside her.

And this man was the pervert she had encountered downstairs!

“Yo, we meet again.” The man was obviously surprised to see Wen Zhi and immediately moved closer to her.

He had thought that she had already run off.

He didn’t expect to bump into her again in the Dragon Phoenix Hall.

A look of disgust flashed across Wen Zhi’s face as she lowered her voice, “Don’t look at me with that disgusting gaze.”

The man was displeased but naturally placed his hand on Wen Zhi’s leg, leaning in a bit closer, “Weren’t you the one who provoked me first? Playing a little game of hard to get.”

Wen Zhi, holding back her disgust, brushed the man’s hand off her leg, “Asking for directions is provoking you? That’s really wishful thinking. Try touching me again and see what happens!”

Far from being deterred, the man became even more presumptuous, “From the moment you bit me, I realized you have quite a spicy personality, but I like it. Tell me, who did you come with tonight? I’ll see if I can take you away.”

Having said that,

Wen Zhi suddenly stood up.

At the same time, Shang Hexing’s gaze turned towards her. Their eyes met, and Wen Zhi felt very embarrassed. She immediately diverted her gaze and turned to leave.

But the man had no intention of letting Wen Zhi go; he pulled her back down to sit, “Where are you going? You haven’t told me who you’re with, and I want to take you away.”

Wen Zhi couldn’t bear it any longer and wanted nothing more than to slap the man.

Just as her hand was about to move, a cool voice filled with anger came from above, “Want her? Do you think you can afford her?”