The Tangled Webs of Heartstrings Chapter 10

By: Jing Shen
Rated 5.0 by 1 reader

Ava Su's heartbeat finally got out of rhythm. She maintained her calmness on the surface and rudely slapped Aaron Rong's hand away, "Are you still leaving?"

Aaron Rong was not annoyed. He pinched her cheek, then took the coat from the back seat, unfolded it and handed it to her.

"Cover up, it's cool at night."

The journey from Yushengyan to the Su family took about twenty minutes. On the way, a drizzle began to fall outside the window.

The passenger window was half open. Ava Su held her coat tightly together, sniffing the fresh scent coming from her nose, feeling a sense of tranquility as if her mind was empty.

Halfway through the journey, the speed of the car dropped significantly.

Ava Su glanced at the rearview mirror. A few meters away, several Wranglers were approaching from both sides, constantly trying to force them to stop.

"Fifth Master's enemies?" she asked.

"Yeah." Aaron Rong held the steering wheel with one hand, his posture casual, "Too many people want to get rid of me."

That's true.

Ava Su lowered the window, and a damp breeze blew towards her. "These people alone are not qualified to get rid of you."

"What do you mean?" Aaron Rong glanced over.

"Heavy off-road vehicles may look powerful, but once they collide with you, they will be scrapped on the spot. So their goal is to force you to stop and win by numbers."

Ava Su tilted her head and looked at Aaron Rong who was driving. "But after we came out of Yu Shengyan, three SUVs kept following us at a distance. Are they Fifth Master's men?"

"Yeah, smart."

Aaron Rong chuckled, pressed the Bluetooth call button in the car, and said a few words lightly, "Solved."

As the words fell, the car accelerated again, and the image in the rearview mirror changed significantly.

Three SUVs overtook the off-road vehicle and intercepted it sideways with skillful techniques. A sharp braking sound was heard and the bodyguards rushed out of the cars and quickly surrounded it.

This scene was like a small episode in a rainy night and soon returned to calm.

Knight XV stopped on the roadside of the Su family villa.

Just as Ava Su was about to put her coat back in the back seat, she heard Aaron Rong say, "I'll keep it out of the rain for you. Return it to me next time."

After a pause, she looked up. The man's deep eyes were like an unbottomable abyss.

The words of refusal came to his lips but he swallowed them back.

Maybe next time.

"Give me the phone." Aaron Rong opened his palm towards her.

Ava Su guessed what he was going to do, unlocked the screen and opened the communication interface.

Aaron Rong’s slender fingers entered a string of numbers, dialed it, waited two seconds, and hung up.

"Let's go back."

"Thank you, Master Wu, for sending me back."

Ava Su got out of the car wearing her coat. Her slender figure walked away in the rain at night.

After a while, Aaron Rong withdrew his gaze, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and stared at the line of prompts that lit up on the screen.

Missed call: Bao.

In fact, he had kept this number for a long time, so long that he could recite it by heart, but he had never had any contact with the person.

The rain outside was getting heavier. Aaron Rong leaned back in his chair and reached out to touch his right knee.

The pain from the past left a root of illness, and every time it rained, I would feel a needle-like pain.

He used to hate this feeling because it brought him indelible shame and darkness, but now, he just feels fortunate.

Only by living can you meet her again.

...

Cloud Hotel Suite.

The staggering sound of high heels echoed in the entrance hall. When Grace Nie was pressed against the door and K!ssed, the straps of her long skirt had already slipped from her shoulders to her elbows.

The man's hot body tightly covered her, and the extremely aggressive K!ss was like a prairie fire, spreading from his lips all the way to his neck and collarbone.

The voice-controlled light emitted mottled light and shadows, illuminating Grace Nie's blurry eyes, but the next moment, she suddenly woke up and pushed the man in front of her away with force.

"Shen Jingwei, you asked me to come here just to sleep with me?"

The man stepped back unexpectedly, and the corner of his white shirt brushed against her bright red skirt.

His clothes were still intact, and the buttons were fastened to the top, exuding a very abstinent air.

With that carved face, he looks like a snowy mountain top and a handful of clean and cold new snow.

But only Grace Nie knew that all this was just appearance, and what flowed in Shen Jingwei's blood was actually wolf-like plunder.

"Don't want to?" He narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice.

"I told you, I'm not in the mood tonight."

Grace Nie pulled her suspenders back onto her shoulders, turned on the light in the living room, picked up a box of ladies' cigarettes from the coffee table, and lit them skillfully.

Shen Jingwei frowned, "Smoke less."

"You're not my boyfriend, why do you care so much about me?" Grace Nie leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window and pulled her lips lazily.

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingwei's face darkened completely.

He clamped Grace Nie's chin, his eyes cold, "Grace Nie, are you throwing a tantrum at me again?"

"How dare I? You've been away on business for half a month, and you're thinking of seeing me right after you come back. I'm so flattered by this kindness."

Grace Nie was not afraid of him getting angry at all, and continued to say annoying words, "It's just that I've been very busy these days, and I don't even have enough time to sleep. How can I have the energy to do these things with you?"

Shen Jingwei loosened his hand, caressing her delicate red lips with his fingertips, and said in a slightly softer tone, "Shengxing wants to enter the film and television industry, which is not something that can be done overnight, so why are you so anxious?"

Shengxing Entertainment is the Nie family's property. Under Grace Nie's management in recent years, it has become a well-known entertainment company in the country.

But Grace Nie is very competitive and is unwilling to stay in her comfort zone and be content with the status quo.

"SG is discussing an S+ project. If Shengxing wants to join, it's not impossible."

Grace Nie's peach blossom eyes lit up, "What are the conditions?"

"Chloe Jiang is the heroine of this project." Shen Jingwei untied the tie around his neck and threw it aside. "From filming to release, Shengxing will be responsible for all her publicity work."

Grace Nie's smile froze on her face.

She clenched her palms, and the sparking cigarette B*tt burned her skin, causing burning and stinging pain.

"Her agent originally switched from your SG. Why is he quitting again?"

Shen Jingwei said expressionlessly, "Her team is being reorganized. I'm relieved to leave it to you for the time being."

Grace Nie turned around silently and looked at the night view outside the window.

The view from the top floor of the Cloud Hotel is excellent. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the latest advertisement of a high-end luxury brand appearing on the giant screen in the city center.

In the picture, that bright and charming face is incredibly lethal.

Chloe Jiang, a popular actress in the entertainment industry.

She is also the irreplaceable white moonlight in Shen Jingwei's heart.

Because of this, every girlfriend he found later had more or less the shadow of Chloe Jiang, including Grace Nie.

But she was not even his girlfriend, she was just a lover who depended on him and would never see the light of day.

Shen Jingwei, ah Shen Jingwei, you always know what words are the most disheartening.

"Okay, I understand." Grace Nie replied with a smile.

The lights outside the window were bright, and Shen Jingwei also saw the advertisement on the giant screen.

He didn't show that he cared, but instead put his arm around Grace Nie's waist, and a low, hoarse voice flowed from their lips, "Be obedient, don't make me angry."

Grace Nie drew the curtains, put her arms around Shen Jingwei's neck with a sweet smile, and K!ssed him back on tiptoe.

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