100 Days with the Contract Lover - Chapter 114

“I… I’ve been disfigured?” Yu Nuanxin was pale as a ghost, desperately reaching to touch her face, but Wu Lian stopped her. “Don’t touch! The wound might get infected. The doctor gave you anesthesia, so you don’t feel the pain.”

Her tongue was tied, her words barely coherent. “I-I’m really disfigured? You’re lying to me, aren’t you? It can’t be, it can’t be…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll arrange for cosmetic surgery. You’ll be even more beautiful than before.”

“I don’t want that, I just want to look like I used to…” Yu Nuanxin’s eyes were red with anxiety, tears as big as beans ready to fall. “Why? Why… I don’t want to live anymore…”

Seeing her like this, Wu Lian couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“I’m disfigured, and you’re laughing!”

“What does your disfigurement have to do with me? It’s not like I’m disfigured, why can’t I laugh?”

“You… jerk!” She grabbed a pillow and threw it at him.

“Alright, alright, I’m not lying to you! You’re not disfigured, I was just teasing you!” Anyone with a bit of intelligence could tell from his expression, couldn’t they? She was too gullible, too easy to fool!

Yu Nuanxin refused to believe it, so Wu Lian had to find a mirror. “See for yourself, is it still your original face?” She peeked through her fingers, and her face was just as it was before, intact. She was both happy and angry. “Hey! You actually tricked me! Jerk! You scared me to death!”

“How was I supposed to know you were so easy to fool? Besides, don’t you love pretending to be ugly? Being disfigured would save you the trouble.”

“Pretending to be ugly and being disfigured are two different things!”

“With your looks, disfigurement would be like cosmetic surgery.”

“You-” Yu Nuanxin couldn’t win the verbal battle, so she grabbed his hand and bit down hard, making Wu Lian howl in pain and quickly shake her off. Looking at the bite marks on his arm, he felt sorry for himself. “Are you a dog? You love biting people!”

She defiantly “hmphed,” “I am a dog, and I bite bad people like you!”

“I’m a bad person? If I were a bad person, I wouldn’t have saved you. No good deed goes unpunished!” He knew she would betray him after crossing the river, why did he keep falling for her tricks?

Yu Nuanxin was actually very grateful to him. If he hadn’t saved her in time, she couldn’t imagine the terrible tragedy that might have occurred.

She remembered when the incident happened, her first reaction was to call Nangong Yao for help. What happened afterward?

“Did Nangong Yao come?”

Wu Lian shrugged, asking her back, “Do you want him to come?”

Yu Nuanxin shook her head, speaking in reverse. “I don’t want him to come!”

When danger struck, her first thought was to call him. Subconsciously, she still trusted him, right? But he disappointed her, not only failing to come to her rescue but not even visiting her in the hospital. She laughed at herself; he didn’t care about her life or death, why would he bother?

“You look like an abandoned kitten or puppy, so pitiful!” Wu Lian teased. When it came to stubbornness and denial, they were truly alike.

“You are! How long do I have to stay on this IV? I want to go back to the company!”

“I’ve already taken two days off for you, so just rest in the hospital!”

“But I was only a little scared, nothing serious.”

“Are you in such a hurry to go back because you want to see Nangong Yao? He doesn’t care about your life or death, so why do you care about him?”

Yu Nuanxin fell silent. Yes! He didn’t care about her life or death, so why should she bother asking why he didn’t save her? The reason was obvious, wasn’t it? Why humiliate herself?

“Did you offend someone? They were determined to disfigure you!”

Yu Nuanxin thought about it; she shouldn’t have offended anyone, except… Xia Yanzhi. If she mistakenly thought her scandal was leaked by her, she might have gone to extremes.

“What? Thought of something?”

“No, nothing…” She wasn’t sure it was her and didn’t want to cause trouble. Besides, Wu Lian had such a violent personality; if he did something terrible…

“Do you think not saying anything will make it go away? I’ve already sent people to investigate, and we’ll have results soon!” Wu Lian narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a predatory, cruel glint.

Anyone who caused even a little harm to someone he cared about would pay a thousandfold price. Even if it meant losing a life.

Yu Nuanxin shivered. Although most of the time, Wu Lian was playful and gentle in front of her, deep down, his danger level was no less than Nangong Yao’s, perhaps even more dangerous and ruthless. She could foresee a terrible storm brewing.

…

“What? She was rescued?” Xia Yanzhi jumped up from the sofa in anger. “Couldn’t you teach that person a lesson too?”

“We didn’t dare, it was Young Master Wu.”

“Who did you say?” Xia Yanzhi frowned, feeling a twinge of anxiety. It couldn’t be that person; how could Yu Nuanxin, a mere lawyer, be connected to him? But the next words from the other party struck her like lightning, leaving her devastated.

“Commander Wu’s son, the president of Wu Group, Wu Lian. He’s already started investigating this case. You better wire us five million and flee abroad overnight… Hello, hello…”

The phone slipped from Xia Yanzhi’s hand to the floor.

She was completely panicked.

Offending Young Master Wu was undoubtedly courting death. No, she didn’t want to die yet. In desperation, she thought of Nangong Yao, hurriedly called him, confessed the matter, and tearfully begged him, “Nangong Yao, only you can save me now…”

“Why should I save you,” Nangong Yao’s cold voice delivered the most heartless words. “Even if he doesn’t act, I will. Prepare to leave the entertainment industry!”

Xia Yanzhi collapsed back onto the sofa, her eyes vacant, her body trembling. Her assistant kept asking what was wrong, but she couldn’t utter a single word.

All her hard work over the years had been for nothing!