Chapter 247: Sobering Up

"Jiang Ying, get out of the way!"

Nanrong Yong waved his massive hand, and although he was just an ordinary old man, he exuded an aura of unspoken authority. As the founder of Hongyu Group, his demeanor was naturally extraordinary. He stood up, one hand pressing on the armrest, his face stern as he said, "I want to see who dares to act wildly in my Nanrong Family’s home!"

"In East Sea City, no one dares to provoke the Nanrong Family, but in my eyes, the Nanrong Family is nothing." Jiang Han didn’t bother to hide his contempt. "Old man, you’ve already lost a son. If you don’t want to lose a grandson and granddaughter too, you’d better let them go with me quietly." As he finished speaking, he glanced at Nanrong Wanqing. "We’ve been talking for so long, where is Nanrong Hao? Call him out to see me."

"Who wants to see me?"

As the voice sounded, Nanrong Hao yawned and walked in from outside, wearing a look of fatigue and bearing the appearance of someone who hadn’t woken up fully.

Jiang Han observed him, his brows slightly furrowed, and said coldly: "You’re Nanrong Hao? Hmph, looking at the dark circles under your eyes, the yellowness of your sclera, and the lack of color on your lips, it’s certain that you spent last night fooling around with a woman. I’ve long heard that the young master of the Nanrong Family is a useless piece of trash, indulging in wine and women, utterly worthless. It seems that the rumors were true. Such useless trash like you isn’t worth my energy to bring to the Jiang Family."

Upon these words, the focus of everyone from the Nanrong Family shifted onto Nanrong Hao. Nanrong Yong’s face turned the color of iron, his gaze filled with disappointment and frustration. Nanrong Wanqing and Su Lin shook their heads helplessly, not wanting to say anything. Even Liu Kun sighed.

Nanrong Hao’s complexion changed slightly; he hadn’t expected this bastard to point out his last night’s mischief so bluntly.

He retorted unhappily, "What does my being trash or not have to do with you? Who are you, to come here and act recklessly?"

"Jiang Han."

"Jiang Han, Jiang..." Nanrong Hao was shocked, blurting out, "You’re with the Jiang Family?" Seeing the other person nod, his expression immediately became grave.

The Jiang Family of Yangcheng… as a member of the Nanrong Family, he was well aware of the grievances between the two.

He looked at Nanrong Wanqing beside him, bent down, and asked softly, "Sister, what are the people from the Jiang Family doing here?"

"Looking for trouble."

"Damn it, the people from the Jiang Family really are up to no good. We from the Nanrong Family haven’t looked for trouble with them, yet they dare to come to our door." Nanrong Hao cursed indignantly.

Nanrong Wanqing said calmly, "Enough, talk less." After speaking, she gave Nanrong Hao a look, who caught on and quickly leaned in, "Go and call Ling Chen, tell him there’s trouble at home and he needs to hurry back."

"Chen?"

"What, is there a problem?"

"No, no problem, I’ll contact him right now." As soon as he finished speaking, Nanrong Hao ran out in a hurry.

After dialing Ling Chen’s number, Nanrong Hao looked anxious and muttered, "Chen, you have to answer the phone."

Having gone to Emperor Foot Bath City last night for pleasure, he had planned to return after midnight. But he drank too much, got all blurry, and just didn’t feel like coming back. In the morning, he went to Ling Chen’s room, hoping to call him to return together, but no one answered the door no matter how long he called, and no one picked up the phone either. He guessed that Ling Chen probably played too hard last night and was dead asleep.

After some thought, he had to return first. Although the boss has a key to the room, he didn’t dare to enter. If he saw any inappropriate scenes, it wouldn’t be a big deal for him, but Ling Chen was thin-skinned; who knows if he would give him a lecture.

He dialed once and got no response. Nanrong Hao dialed several more times, not giving up. Finally, on the fourth attempt, the phone was answered.

"Hello, Chen."

"Uh?" A confused voice came from Ling Chen on the other end of the phone, "Who is it?"

"Chen, it’s me, Haozi... Stop sleeping, come back quickly, there’s been an emergency at home."

"Got it."

"Beep beep beep..." Nanrong Hao smiled bitterly upon hearing the busy tone from the phone. He actually hung up! I wonder if he even took it in.

...

Tossing aside his phone, Ling Chen rubbed his throbbing forehead, lifted the bedsheet, and propped himself up with both hands to sit.

Looking around the room, he was slightly startled. Where is this? His own bedroom didn’t look like this.

While he was still in a daze, a soft white arm suddenly stretched out from under the comforter and draped over him.

"This..." Ling Chen quickly rubbed his eyes, fearing he had seen incorrectly. "Is this... a woman? How could there be a woman here?" He hastily lifted the comforter, and upon seeing his own bare body, his face instantly underwent a change, his mouth agape in surprise, taking a long time to snap back to reality.

That’s right!

Last night he had followed Nanrong Hao to the Emperor Foot Bath, and then... ran into the undercover Xia Mutong, and following that... As he thought about what came next, he was somewhat afraid to continue.

At this moment, a languid voice came through. The sleeping Xia Mutong beside him started to wake up, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and groggily sat up. Seeing her completely unguarded figure before him, Ling Chen felt a surge of heat within him.

They say a woman is most enchanting just after waking up, and that saying was certainly true.

He suppressed the impulse in his heart, looking at the fading bruises on Xia Mutong’s fair skin, cursing inwardly. What on earth had happened last night?

Although he had been drunk, with his tolerance and self-control, it shouldn’t have led to this. He vaguely remembered that he seemed to have lost control at that time, his mind unclear, and couldn’t recall what happened afterward.

Thinking back now, this situation was very abnormal.

However, he didn’t have time to ponder these issues anymore. Feeling Xia Mutong’s gaze on him, he turned his head. Their eyes met; Ling Chen felt awkward, while a faint flame seemed to be burning in Xia Mutong’s eyes.

"Cough!" Sensing the imminent outbreak of fury in the woman’s eyes, Ling Chen decided to act before being acted upon, brazenly taking the initiative with a thick-skinned plea, "Officer Xia, what did you do to me last night?"

"Huh?" Xia Mutong was stunned. No matter how clever she was, she hadn’t expected Ling Chen to throw out such a shameless accusation. Seeing his aggrieved expression, she couldn’t react for a moment.

"What, you’re not speaking because you don’t want to take responsibility for this? You women really are heartless..."

"Ling Chen!" Xia Mutong’s angry roar emerged just as Ling Chen finished his sentence.

"You bastard!"

Xia Mutong cursed, her eyes brimming with tears, as she made to lunge at him. However, as soon as her body moved, she let out an ’ah’ of pain, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, biting her lips lightly.

Seeing the pain on her face, Ling Chen felt somewhat remorseful, dropping the feigned grievance and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Xia Mutong glared at him fiercely, her teeth grinding with a rasping sound.