Chapter 271: The Two Drinking Chicken Soup

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“Do you need my help?”

“No! Get lost!”

Su Yuning snatched it away angrily. Just moments ago, Wang Haoran had been all over her, kissing her passionately. And even after Gu Yan had arrived, he still didn’t stop!

He had pinned her against the door, kissing her fervently, and his hands had been all over her. What a jerk!

Looking at the… on her shirt, Su Yuning felt deeply embarrassed. She recalled how Wang Haoran had taken liberties with her…

Normally, she would only allow things to go so far, but this time, he had pushed her too much!

Gu Yan and her secretary were still outside!

Thinking about how she wasn’t divorced yet, this was indeed cheating, and Su Yuning felt a surge of shame.

“Wang Haoran, get out of here!”

“Get out?”

Wang Haoran simply smiled calmly. He threw the contract he had brought onto her desk.

“Don’t you want this contract? I brought three copies just for you today!”

“If you don’t want it, I’ll just take it back and announce on our company’s website that the cooperation failed.”

“You… you can’t do this!”

Su Yuning panicked. Losing the deal would mean losing some money, but if Wang Haoran publicly announced the failure of their cooperation, her company would be doomed!

Even if the Wang Group did nothing else, others would think they had fallen out with the Su family and would avoid them.

The Su family wouldn’t be able to survive such a blow!

Wang Haoran continued, “Why can’t I? I don’t want to cooperate with you anymore. Is that so wrong?”

He laughed, “Within a week, your family will be bankrupt!”

“You… why are you doing this?”

Tears welled up in Su Yuning’s eyes. “I… I trusted you…”

And then she started crying.

“Why… why are you doing this to me?”

She felt utterly wronged. She had worked hard to secure this cooperation opportunity with the Wang Group, standing out among many competitors. She never expected Wang Haoran to make things difficult for her deliberately!

As she sobbed, wiping away her tears, Wang Haoran approached and gently hugged her.

“I’m sorry.”

Su Yuning didn’t push him away but didn’t respond either. She just kept crying.

After a while, when she was too tired to cry and her legs were weak, she leaned into him, and Wang Haoran whispered in her ear.

“Yuning, I’m truly sorry.”

“I know I’m threatening you, but it’s because I like you.”

“I know you’re married, and knowing your character, if I don’t do this, I will never have you.”

“Please, Yuning, stop crying. Okay?”

Finally, Su Yuning responded, glaring at him with her red, tear-filled eyes.

“Then at least wait until I get divorced! If you really like me, why can’t you wait?”

Seeing she was willing to communicate, Wang Haoran knew he had a chance to sway her. He sat her on his lap on the sofa.

“This is for your own good! If you get divorced, your company will also go bankrupt!”

“Hmph, impossible! How does my divorce affect the company?”

“There’s a complicated reason behind it. Let me explain.”

As he talked, he gently caressed her, trying to distract her.

“Do you think your grandfather loved you?”

“Yes.”

“Then do you think he would force you to marry Gu Yan if he were just a useless live-in son-in-law?”

“…What do you mean?”

“The timing isn’t right. I can’t say more now.”

The truth was, Wang Haoran hadn’t thought of a good explanation yet, so he played the mysterious card.

“But Yuning, I truly like you. I swear I won’t hurt you.”

“……”

“No, this would make me a cheater!”

“It’s not cheating! Your marriage is a sham, born out of obligation! I’m only asking you to delay the divorce, not cancel it.”

“…Still, no!”

Seeing her reluctance, Wang Haoran brought up the contract again.

“Haha, whether you agree or not doesn’t matter! If you don’t comply, the Wang Group will refuse to cooperate!”

“You… again!”

“Yuning, I know you like me too. Just be with me!”

“Like you? Haha, Wang Haoran, let me tell you, no one likes a bootlicker!”

Su Yuning sneered.

“Admitting to liking someone like you means admitting I’m inferior to the girl you drool over, picking up her discarded man!”

Wang Haoran was unfazed. “I’m not talking about college! I mean now!”

“And you have no choice!”

“You…!”

Su Yuning was cornered. Wang Haoran was clearly using the Su family to force her hand. If she didn’t agree, she’d have no explanation for her parents, whom she had just reassured about her good relationship with Wang Haoran.

Finally, she spoke through gritted teeth.

“You’ve really turned into a scumbag!”

“I agree. Happy now?!”

“Very much so!”

Wang Haoran happily pinned her back on the sofa.

After a round of passionate kisses, he looked at the adorable way her small, cherry-red mouth panted and whispered in her ear.

“Yuning, can you help me out?”

“No!”

Hearing his words, she panicked.

It was too soon; she couldn’t accept it!

But Wang Haoran was persistent. “If you won’t, then I’ll have to be forceful and take the final step right now!”

“Don’t be so hasty… Can’t you wait a while longer…”

“No!”

“Yuning, I’m scared you’ll regret this and refuse to see me again.”

“So, I have to do this. Once we’ve done it, you won’t be able to leave me!”

Wang Haoran looked deeply into her eyes.

“If I lose you, I don’t know what I might do!”

“……”

Wang Haoran’s reasoning was flimsy at best, but looking into his eyes, Su Yuning hesitated for a long time before nodding.

“…Alright.”

……

Afterward, they drank the chicken soup together.

Wang Haoran drank the soup that Gu Yan had painstakingly prepared, laden with ingredients like goji berries, yam, and carrots.

He wasn’t generous, so Su Yuning had to get her own.

Though it was more work for her, the soup she drank was even more nutritious.

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Much later, Su Yuning returned from the washroom.

Her face was rosy and radiant.

“Chicken soup really does nourish!”

Wang Haoran also stood up with a smile.

To thank Gu Yan for the chicken soup, he decided to head down and let Gu Yan stop waiting.

“Yuning, since the contract is signed, I’ll leave now.”

Su Yuning blushed, “Stop calling me Yuning, it’s so corny!”

“I can’t help it. If Gu Yan can call you by your name, I have to call you something even closer!”

“I’ll visit you often. If you miss me, call me anytime!”

Wang Haoran waved and was about to leave when Su Yuning suddenly called out.

“Wang Haoran, wait!”

“What’s up?”

Su Yuning looked at him calmly, her gaze steady.

“I want to ask you…”

“When you say you like me and want me by your side, is it just talk like before?”

“No, this is my true feeling!”

Hearing his immediate response, Su Yuning smiled.

She tossed the thermos that had held Gu Yan’s chicken soup into the trash and walked over to Wang Haoran.

For the first time, she hugged him voluntarily.

“That’s good to hear.”

“Wang Haoran, no matter what happens in the future… if you ever say you were just playing with me…”

“Then I… I don’t know what I might do…”