Sweet Love 1V1: Spoiled by The Executive - Chapter 176
Chapter 176: Your Social Circle is a Mess (6)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ling Tianya’s head spun, but it wasn’t due to the drugs, it was entirely psychological.
If the piece of ice that she had bitten and licked at yesterday really was Ruan Zeyan, then it would be absolutely terrifying.
Ruan Zeyan sat on the sofa, picking up his watch that was on the coffee table. Just as he pitched forward, Ling Tianya was shocked to notice the huge patch of purple on Ruan Zeyan’s neck.
When Ruan Zeyan was dressing himself earlier, Ling Tianya’s brain was so busily trying to process what was going on that she had completely looked over the mark on his neck.
That mark was exuding its sexy allure, Ling Tianya’s face flushed red. That kind of intimate mark wouldn’t show up on Ruan Zeyan’s neck for no absolutely reason. It was a massive hickey, it wouldn’t show up just from an innocent or gentle kiss.
The only reasonable explanation for it was what Ling Tianya’s licking and biting had done!
Right then, Ling Tianya’s heart screamed in despair, howling its horror, tumbling in turbulence!
“That…On your neck…”
With his watch on, Ruan Zeyan looked back up, his words calm, “Your handy work.”
“Oh, dear lord!” Even though she knew that it could only have been her work, hearing the affirmation right from Ruan Zeyan’s mouth, Ling Tianya felt absolutely mortified. “I uh, I have some concealer and foundation, do you want to cover it up?” Ling Tianya asked with her face as red as a tomato. With Zhang Li and the lady charging in there with reporters, the moment the news got out, everyone would know that she had spent the night with Ruan Zeyan there. If he walked out with such a huge hickey into the public’s eye, she would most definitely lose all her dignity!
Besides, Ruan Zeyan was a famous man, he should consider his own image too, he should want to hide the mark.
Surprisingly, the man looked at her mockingly, before deciding, “It’s alright.”
“Alright?!” Ling Tianya was literally about to blow a fuse, did she hear wrongly? Did Ruan Zeyan say that it was alright?!
The doorbell rang, and Zhang Ke’s voice flitted through the gaps. “Miss Ling, it’s me.”
Ling Tianya hurried off the bed to open the door, and Zhang Ke timidly peeped past her into the room. “Miss Ling, are you alright?”
“Zhang Ke, do you know what happened last night? Didn’t I ask you to arrange for someone to watch after me? Why is Ruan Zeyan here?!”
Zhang Ke scratched her head, thinking about how Ling Tianya had tightly hugged onto and licked Mr. Ruan with her eyes closed last night, her troubled expression when she looked at Ling Tianya sufficiently explained everything.
“I followed your orders last night initially, hiring two people from a local martial arts gym to protect you from a distance, and they followed you up to the 15th floor after you drank the spiked drink. As I brought people up to the 15th floor, I saw Mr. Ruan carrying you into the room. Miss Ling, you were hugging Mr. Ruan, licking and biting at his neck. After some time, you felt uncomfortable, but you deliriously asked me to change a block of ice for you…”
Recalling Ruan Zeyan’s deathly expression, a shiver ran up Zhang Ke’s spine.
Ling Tianya wanted to disappear, and she palmed her forehead for support.
Zhang Ke peeked at Ruan Zeyan who was sitting on the sofa carefully. “Initially, I wanted to stay behind to take care of you, but Mr. Ruan said he would stay instead, so I was monitoring 1505’s situation.” Zhang Ke lowered her volume to a murmur. “Miss Ling, he didn’t violate you in any way, right?”
Ling Tianya shook her head. Even if he did, with how out of it she was yesterday, she wouldn’t have known either.
Thinking back, Ruan Zeyan’s words weren’t absolutely baseless. Her plan did have loopholes in it. In order to make Li Chenfeng put down his defenses, she had to drink that cocktail. When she was unconscious, that meant putting the control into another person’s hands, and becoming passive. If something changed, or deviated from their expectations, she would be in danger.
Chapter 177: Your Social Circle is a Mess (7)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Miss Ling I was going to tell you that things had blown up in Room 1505. Do you want to go over and see?” Zhang Ke finally recalled the original reason she was there.
Thinking of the people in 1505, Ling Tianya smiled coyly. “Of course.”
Since Ling Tianya returned to China, she had not wanted to have any entanglement with the Li family, but the mother and son were sticky as a band aid, so she had no choice but to tear them off.
Room 1505 could only be described as unmatched chaos. A woman wearing only underwear was pulling the hair of Li Chenfeng violently. “You don’t want to pay money after you got off? You were saying you were some Chairman! Your pockets are as cleaned out as your face!”
The woman’s words hit Li Chenfeng and Zhang Li right where it hurt. Furious inside, Zhang Li grabbed the woman’s hair. “What are you?! You are a shameless thing yourself! My son sleeping with you was flattering you, and you want to ask for money? I’ll give my money to the homeless before I give it to you, bitch!”
Ling Tianya knew exactly what kind of person Zhang Li was. Her trick was always hitting people back with her bad logic, especially her ability to curse and slander like no average person could.
Ling Tianya had deliberately asked Zhang Ke to find a ferocious character to deal with Zhang Li. The woman who was fighting with Li Chenfeng right was the same person who caught Ling Tianya when she was about to fall in the hotel bar last night.
Li Chenfeng looked decent on the surface, but inside he was a rotten man. He was lascivious, but he wouldn’t just get with any woman. For a woman to catch the eye of Li Chenfeng, firstly she had to be beautiful, and secondly, she had to have money.
Back in the days, the reason Li Chenfeng was willing to marry Ling Tianya was because of her pretty face and the power of the Ling Family. Of course, according to the situation at the time, Li Chenfeng should have been more willing to marry Huang Yuqing. After all, she was still Ling Yuqing back then and a favored daughter.
The woman Zhang Ke found usually worked at a massage parlor. It was the kind of place that did not open during the day and only did men’s business at night. The woman’s name was Xiaohong, or little red. Zhang Ke spent almost a whole day transforming Xiaohong from a massage parlor girl into the woman Ling Tianya saw in the hotel bar, wearing brand-name clothes and looking noble and gorgeous, the kind that Li Chenfeng liked.
The night before Li Chenfeng was also at the hotel bar. He bribed the waiter to put pills in Ling Tianya’s drink, attempting to drug her. He didn’t know that Ling Tianya deliberately gave him the opportunity spike her drink. Only when Li Chenfeng thought that he had Ling Tianya in the bag, would he lower his guard.
Before Ling Tianya left the hotel bar, she notified Zhang Ke to let Xiaohong come in.
Originally Li Chenfeng wanted to follow Ling Tianya when she was leaving, but when he stood up, Xiaohong sat down next to him. Seeing that Xiaohong was dressed in expensive clothes, was good-looking, and that she actively sat next to him, Li Chenfeng had some other thoughts. He thought that Ling Tianya was heavily drugged and wouldn’t wake up for a while. He had already gotten the key to Room 1515 from the front desk, so he thought he could go over there after he had some fun.
Xiaohong wasn’t giving in, “I usually charge one-hundred and fifty each time. Your son was like a madman yesterday and almost killed me. He owes me at least three-hundred! Pay the money now, otherwise I am calling people!”
Zhang Li almost fainted after she heard what Xiaohong had said. The woman turned out to be a prostitute! When she looked at the fat lady and the reporters who were just watching the drama unfold, Zhang Li wanted to kill herself. Indeed, she had lifted up a stone and hit her own feet.
Li Chenfeng was also dumbfounded too. He clearly remembered that Xiaohong helped him to Room 1515. How did end up in Room 1505 when he woke up? Room 1515’s card disappeared too. The woman next to him was not Ling Tianya, but Xiaohong.
Li Chenfeng was dragged down by Xiaohong. As soon as he looked up, he saw Ling Tianya standing at the door and Ruan Zeyan next to her. Li Chenfeng’s heart skipped a beat and he knew things had gone south.
Ling Tianya stared at the neck of Ruan Zeyan unhappily. Why was the man interested in a gossipy scene like that? The problem was that he was sporting such a big hickey!
At that moment, the fat lady screamed, “My god, there is a woman in the bathroom!”
Then the fat lady pulled out a naked woman from the bathroom. After seeing the woman’s face, everyone’s jaw dropped.
“Isn’t that Guan Meiyi’s mother?!”
Chapter 178: Your Social Circle is a Mess (8)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Why would Ling Qi be there? Ling Tianya gaped at Zhang Ke, Zhang Ke shook her head. She didn’t know either.
Ling Qi definitely was not a part of Ling Tianya’s plans, even though she knew that Li Chenfeng would not follow her to A City for no reason, and that someone definitely must have given him that information, or even paid his expenses. With Li Chenfeng’s capabilities, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to bribe the hotel’s staff to do him a favor.
From the start, Ling Tianya had only planned her plan in order to scare Li Chenfeng and Zhang Li, while protecting herself, she didn’t even consider Ling Qi at all, so why would she suddenly appear there, and in such a disheveled state too?
An idea flashed through Ling Tianya, and she looked to the man by her side.
Ruan Zeyan’s eyes seemed to flicker with amusement, the corner of his lips twitching upwards, as though he was smiling, but it was more like a smirk fueled by a disdain towards Ling Qi. That look was sinister, dangerous, and heartless, as though it was a look that came from Satan in Hell. Anyone that crossed him would not have a happy ending.
No wonder he had wanted to come and see the commotion, he was the one that had brought Ling Qi there.
Seeing Ling Qi, Zhang Li was even more surprised, her eyes as wide as a goldfish’s. She shoved Ling Qi as hard as she could, her scream shrill and loud. “Why are you here!? How did you show up here?!”
Li Chenfeng’s brain buzzed with activity, and he felt sick to his stomach.
Ling Qi was still delirious from the drug, and she merely frowned after getting pushed by Zhang Li, not even able to open her eyes.
The lady was there to catch her husband in the midst of adultery, and instead, she got front row seats to an amazing show.
Everyone there had been through tough times, and they’d all seen through Zhang Li’s cheap trick by then.
Her rallying all those people to come catch the lady’s husband was merely a cover, she just wanted her, and the media personnel that she had brought, to witness Ling Tianya and her son having an affair.
In a turn of events, Ling Tianya didn’t fall into the trap at all, but instead spent an amazing time with her fiance, Ruan Zeyan.
In contrast, her son had slept with a street prostitute and dragged another middle-aged woman into the mix. The funniest thing was, the middle-aged woman was none other than the famous movie star, Guan Meiyi’s, mother!
When they had first arrived at the hotel, the lady had instructed the personnel following her to take as many photos and shots as they wanted. Faced with such a ground-breaking scandal, the cameras were instead turning onto Ling Qi and Li Chenfeng’s faces.
Zhang Li picked up a bottle of mineral water lying by the headboard, screwing it open and poured it all onto Ling Qi’s face.
Ling Qi jerked, opening her eyes in an instant. After a moment to recenter and refocus, she immediately reacted to the situation, shrieking as she scrambled to pull the sheets high up enough in order to cover herself up.
“What happened?! What’s going on?! Why am I here?!” Ling Qi screamed in her panic.
Zhang Li was seconds away from passing out from anger, her finger jabbing in Ling Qi’s direction. “We should be asking you that! Why are you here?! What did you do to my son?!”
“They’re both butt naked, what else were they doing?” The plump lady mocked sarcastically.
Ling Qi was horrified, she had arrived shortly after Li Chenfeng, and she had paid for all of Li Chenfeng’s needs in advance, before hiding in the dark, waiting for the good news.
She remembered that she was sleepy after her dinner yesterday and had fallen asleep. Things had completely turned on their head after she woke up.
Ling Qi’s brain was overloaded, when she looked up, the first thing that entered her sights was Ruan Zeyan and Ling Tianya by the door. When she saw how calm and collected Ruan Zeyan was she completely broke down.
The worst had yet to come. Guan Jianlin’s voice suddenly came from the corridor, “Zeyan, so you’re here! Du Gang fetched me early in the morning, saying that there’s something you need me for…”
Before his sentence had finished, his entire self was frozen, looking at what was before him in absolute shock.
Chapter 179: Your Social Circle Is a Mess (9)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Jianlin…” Ling Qi burst into tears. How did everything turn out like that? Why was Guan Jianlin there?! Ling Qi wrapped herself tightly with the blanket and inched her body toward Guan Jianlin. “Jianlin, please listen to me, I don’t know anything, I was tricked, I don’t know anything!”
Guan Jianlin pushed Ling Qi away, his eyes were bright red. “You are naked, but you don’t know anything?!”
The reporters brought by the fat lady were still videotaping, and Guan Jianlin stared at them furiously. “What are you still taking videos of? Get the hell out! If any of you dares to report this, I’ll deal with you personally!”
The fat lady wasn’t afraid of Zhang Li or even Ling Qi, but she knew better than to piss off Guan Jianlin. When Guan Jianlin appeared obviously livid, she was a bystander watching the drama she realized it was time to go. Just when she and her gang were about leave, Ruan Zeyan stopped them.
“Let’s all wait a bit. Things are not finished yet, so it’d be a pity to go now.” Ruan Zeyan’s voice was soft and warm, but in the ears of Guan Jianlin and Ling Qi, it sounded foreboding.
Guan Jianlin looked at Ruan Zeyan with an inconspicuous look. “Ruan Zeyan, what are you doing?! Are you trying to let everyone see the Guans making fools of themselves?”
Ruan Zeyan didn’t pay any attention to Guan Jianlin. Instead, he brought Ling Tianya into Room 1505 room and the two sat down on the large sofa. There was a playfulness in Ruan Zeyan’s eyes when he said softly, “No one leaves. Continue videotaping.”
The fat lady’s men got the permission of Ruan Zeyan, so no one was afraid of Guan Jianlin anymore. They all picked up their cameras and continued shooting.
Guan Jianlin’s face turned even redder. It had finally hit him that the reason Ruan Zeyan had Du Gang pick him up before sunrise was to let him see that his wife had slept with another man. It was to publicly humiliate Guan Jianlin!
He couldn’t figure out how Ruan Zeyan knew about it. Ling Tianya was there too, and so were the Li’s, including the guy who was engaged to Ling Tianya originally.
Guan Jianlin had been in the business world for many years and could be considered a shrewd tycoon. He knew that if it was only about Ling Qi having an affair, Ruan Zeyan wouldn’t bother to get involved. The only explanation to Ruan Zeyan’s involvement was that Ling Qi wanted to trick Ling Tianya but got herself tricked instead by Ruan Zeyan.
The more Guan Jianlin thought about it, the angrier he became. Ling Qi, the stupid woman, dared to set up Ling Tianya, but lacked the brain not to be found out. Things had reached the point that he was humiliated with her!
Seeing that the fat lady and her people stayed and continued to shoot, Ling Qi tugged on Guan Jianlin’s pants desperately. “Jianlin, you can’t let them videotape me like this. If it really gets out, my reputation will be ruined!”
Guan Jianlin yanked Ling Qi away with a kick. “Your reputation? After committing such an ugly deed, you are still talking about reputation? Shameless woman! Shameless woman!” Guan Jianlin slapped Ling Qi on the face so hard that blood came out of the corner of her mouth.
Ling Qi covered her lips in pain and quickly analyzed the ins and outs of everything in her mind. She needed to figure out what would be her best move given the current situation.
Ling Qi crawled back and grabbed Guan Jianlin’s pants. She cried out deliriously, “Jianlin, it’s okay if my reputation is ruined, but what about our Meiyi? You have to think about Meiyi! I am really innocent. I was sleeping in my room last night and I woke up here like this. I was framed. You have to help me, Jianlin!” Then, Ling Qi looked up and pointed at Li Chenfeng. “They tricked me, I am the victim!”
Chapter 180: Your Social Circle is a Mess (10)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ling Qi knew that with Ruan Zeyan’s presence there, she absolutely could not admit that she was in the vicinity because she had participated in the plan to sully Ling Tianya. The only thing she could do was to push all the blame onto Li Chenfeng and Zhang Li. She had agreed to give them money after the whole plan had succeeded, so they would agree to help her for that money.
Hearing Ling Qi’s words of betrayal, Zhang Li was about to rebut her, but was stopped by Li Chenfeng. Ling Qi had initially agreed to give them ten million dollars after the plan succeeds. By then, if Li Chenfeng had married Ling Tianya, he could gain another ten million dollars. Seeing how the situation had gone it was impossible to marry Ling Tianya, but that ten million dollars had to enter their pockets.
Zhang Li and Li Chenfeng’s lack of rebuttal had silently confirmed Ling Qi’s words. Just as she relaxed in relief, Ruan Zeyan, who was sitting on the sofa languidly commented, “How dare the two of you bully my fiance’s aunt? Do you not want to live anymore?”
Just one sentence, and it was enough to strike fear in Li Chenfeng and Zhang Li’s hearts. When Ling Qi had pushed all the blame onto the both of them, they were already upset about it. When considering that Ling Qi had agreed to pay them, and with Ling Qi’s relatively older age, Li Chenfeng had the shorter end of the stick. With what Ruan Zeyan had said, when one’s life was in danger, who cared about money?
Zhang Li gave Ling Qi a sharp glare, “You still have the audacity to say that? Clearly, my son is the victim here, you were the one that suggested bribing the server to drug Ling Tianya’s drink so that my son could take advantage of her to ruin her just so the Ruan family would reject the wedding, and to give your daughter a chance. Now that something’s gone wrong, you sure drew the line quickly! My son’s only a little over twenty years old, and now he’s tainted by an old woman like you!” Finishing, Zhang Li shoved Ling Qi as hard as she could, the blanket she used to cover her dignity up fell, revealing the splattering pieces of evidence the night’s activities to Guan Jianlin’s eyes.
Before Ling Qi could cover herself back up, Guan Jianlin gave Ling Qi yet another tight slap. “You said you were harmed, I see you enjoyed yourself! What a shameless bitch!”
The slap was harsh enough to make Ling Qi’s brain fuzz out from the impact, the look in her eyes when she looked up again at Li Chenfeng… If looks could kill, Li Chenfeng would have been dead 15 times over.
Li Chenfeng couldn’t help but feel guilty at Ling Qi’s glare. He was so fuzzy that night, maybe it was a spiked drink, but he started feeling warm all over after only a few cups. His brain was uncontrollable by then, his body filling with a desperate desire. He was helped back to the room by Xiaohong, and he saw a woman lying on his bed. He thought that the room was room 1515, and that the woman on the bed was Ling Tianya.
The room was dark, and with how out of it he was, there was nothing in him other than primal need and desire. Without even thinking, he had pounced toward the woman on the bed, and she even pulled Xiaohong together with them, not satisfied with just one partner.
He vaguely remembered that as he was with two women last night. When he woke up, only Xiaohong was by his side. It wasn’t until Ling Qi was found in the bathroom that Li Chenfeng realize that the woman last night was Ling Qi.
Li Chenfeng’s actions last night were all thanks to Xiaohong. For a woman with a profession like hers, in order to gain customers, she definitely had a few medications up her sleeve.
The most surprising part was how Ruan Zeyan had seen through Ling Tianya’s plan, and was able to drag Ling Qi, who was hiding in the corner, out and dump her onto Li Chenfeng’s bed. That was something that Ling Tianya had not considered.
Ling Tianya looked at the man beside her, behind his glittering eyes, was a thorough and crueler person than her.