Chapter 223 - 219: Why Not?
Ling Chen opened his mouth and, looking at Nanrong Wanqing in the pitch-dark, didn’t know what to say. After some thought, the words "I’m sorry" finally came out of his mouth.
Nanrong Wanqing bit her lip corner, as if an overwhelming wave of sourness hit her heart at that instant, her beautiful eyes reddened. She took a deep breath, trying hard to adjust her emotions, "Didn’t you say you would never come back to East Sea City?"
"I..." Ling Chen gave a bitter smile and fell into silence. It wasn’t him who said that. Tang Yuan thought he had died afar, so he made up that lie to cover up the true circumstances of his death.
Hearing the faint sobbing from the bed, Ling Chen’s heart softened. He went to the bedside and explained, "I’m sorry, I thought I couldn’t make it back before, so I... I had no intention to deceive you."
"Now that you’re back, why not just come through the front door? Why sneak into my room?"
"I wanted to see you, but I saw Zhu Hong was there, and it wasn’t convenient, so I thought I’d sneak in and take a glance at you."
Hearing this, Nanrong Wanqing lowered her brows, a strange light flickering in her eyes. She wiped the tears that lingered at the corners of her eyes and asked, "Are you going to leave again?"
Ling Chen shrugged his shoulders, his expression indifferent, "Zhu Hong has moved into the Nanrong family, hasn’t he? With him helping you, I believe you don’t need my help."
Nanrong Wanqing’s lips curled slightly, with a faint smile. As clever as she was, how could she not hear the jealousy in Ling Chen’s words.
"Zhu Hong moved in on his own, I didn’t ask him to stay. Besides, so much has happened with the Nanrong family; I indeed need help. If you were here, he would not have come."