CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 59: THE HEARTBEAT BET ENDS

Ningwan raised an eyebrow and retorted, "Isn’t it good for me to be magnanimous? Or do you want me to be petty, crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang myself?"

"So, you’re not angry at all that I brought Liu Shiyan back?" Zhan Hanjue stood up and walked towards her.

Ningwan sneered, "Why would I be angry? It’s none of my business who’s eating, doesn’t affect me."

"Really, my wife is so generous, it truly moves me." Zhan Hanjue walked up to her, suddenly reached out, and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her forward forcefully, pressing them tightly together.

Ningwan’s expression changed, a touch of panic flashed in her eyes.

She struggled, "Let go of me."

Zhan Hanjue’s arm was like a barrier of steel, impossible to break free.

"Why rush? Let me take a good look at you," Zhan Hanjue said leisurely.

"What are you looking at? Go look at your Miss Liu," Ningwan angrily struggled.

"She’s had enough of a look, today I haven’t taken a good look at you yet."

Zhan Hanjue reached out and touched her face.

Ningwan bit her lip, her hand reaching for a silver needle.

However, before she could use it, Zhan Hanjue warned, "Don’t move recklessly, think of Ye Shao, who’s still in the hospital."

Ningwan bit her lip, is he actually threatening her with Ye Shao?

So despicable!

"It’s not cold today, why is madam still wearing a turtleneck? Aren’t you hot?"

Zhan Hanjue’s hand landed on her neck.

Ningwan sneered.

Why was she wearing a turtleneck, didn’t he know?

It’s because yesterday she was bitten, her neck couldn’t be shown, so she could only wear a turtleneck to cover it up.

"I want to, none of your business."

"You’re my wife, of course it’s my business."

As Zhan Hanjue spoke, he suddenly tore open her collar, revealing most of her neck.

The snow-white skin was dotted with red marks, hinting at last night’s frenzy.

Zhan Hanjue’s eyes tightened, a flash of heartache in his gaze.

But soon, Ningwan angrily pushed him away, hurriedly retreating a bit, fixing her collar.

"What are you doing? Playing hooligan in broad daylight?"

"Does it hurt?" Zhan Hanjue asked.

Some spots are bruised, surely it must hurt.

Ningwan’s face stiffened, continuing to play dumb, "I don’t understand what you mean, what hurts or not, anyway, I’m leaving now."

"It was you last night, you think I’m really that oblivious?" Zhan Hanjue blocked her, trapping her between the wall and himself.

Ningwan looked at him in surprise.

"Since you know it was me, why did you still let Liu Shiyan..."

"The one who drugged wasn’t Liu Shiyan, she just happened to take advantage of the situation. I need to find that person, using Liu Shiyan as bait," Zhan Hanjue said.

"Since you know everything, why did you purposely say it like that?"

Was he teasing her?

Ningwan couldn’t help but feel some anger.

"First, to confuse Liu Shiyan, so she mistakenly thinks it was really her involved with me. Second... to see if you’d get jealous, looks like I overthought, you really don’t care at all," Zhan Hanjue’s tone was disappointed.

Ningwan lightly coughed, tilting her head and looking elsewhere, said, "I don’t care, I’m a healer, saving lives is my duty. You don’t have to think too much, I have nothing for you, yesterday was purely accidental, I couldn’t stand by and do nothing."

"So, if it were someone else, you’d save them the same way?" Zhan Hanjue asked.

Ningwan thought, how could that be, I’m not just here for anyone.

But she said, "Of course, a healer’s heart is like a parent’s, all beings are equal..."

Before she could finish the word "equal," Zhan Hanjue blocked her mouth.

Ningwan couldn’t help but widen her eyes.

Zhan Hanjue’s kiss was aggressive and passionate, one hand wrapped around her waist, even lifting her whole body, pressing firmly against the wall. As if he couldn’t wait to embed her into his body, consume her entirely.

"Zhan Hanjue, are you going to eat me alive?"

Finally, under Ningwan’s constant hitting, Zhan Hanjue released her.

Ningwan angrily pushed him, wiped her lips, and scolded.

Meanwhile, the bracelets on both of their wrists continued "beeping" incessantly.

Actually, from the moment they kissed, their heart rates had been accelerating rapidly. Eventually reaching a level where the bracelets naturally sounded an alarm.

Ningwan cooled down, raised her wrist to take a look.

But in the next second, Zhan Hanjue tore off the bracelet on his wrist, roughly tossing it aside.

"The heart-pounding bet ends here; no need to wear this anymore."

"How can you do that?" Ningwan widened her eyes, "Clearly your bracelet just showed an accelerated heart rate, how can you just end it?"

"Your bracelet was beeping too," Zhan Hanjue reminded her.

Ningwan said, "I was nervous, almost eaten by you, of course, I’m nervous. But you shouldn’t be nervous, tell me, just now did you have a crush on me?"

Ningwan held up a finger, pointing at him, questioning.

Humph, it must be that he had a crush on her, but wouldn’t admit it.

Actually, taking off the bracelet and throwing it away, he was cheating.

"What if I did, what if I didn’t?" Zhan Hanjue grabbed her finger, eyes deeply gazing at her.

Ningwan forcefully pulled her finger out, "Not much, but according to the agreement, if you had a crush, you’d help me."

"Even if I didn’t have a crush, I could help you, you sacrificed so much yesterday, I certainly wouldn’t let you sacrifice in vain."

"Shut up, don’t mention yesterday’s incident." Ningwan frowned, stopping him.

Zhan Hanjue saw her slightly red ears, smiled and reached out, pinching her burning ears, "Embarrassed?"

"Serious business, I need you to help me find someone. I’ve already asked Lin Yuyang to help, but I feel he’s unreliable, you tell Chen Tan to help me find." Ningwan pushed his hand away again.

Zhan Hanjue said, "I know who you are looking for, Chen Tan has already gone to find."

Ningwan was shocked.

Could it be, he already knew she would ask him to do this?

At this moment, a knock sounded from the door.

Ningwan lightly coughed, hurriedly retreated a bit.

"Come in."

Housekeeper Wu came in, saw Ningwan, and greeted, "Young Madam."

Then reported to Zhan Hanjue, "Young Master, Miss Liu said she wants to return to the company, something at the company needs her."

"Tell her she can’t go back, she needs to stay here to regain her health," Zhan Hanjue said.

Housekeeper Wu nodded, "Alright, I understand."

He turned and left, closing the door for them.

Ningwan asked in surprise, "You’re still planning to hold Liu Shiyan here?"

"That way, rumors about me and her will spread externally, among those reporters, there must be someone who knows the truth. Clearly, it was you, why would I mistook it for Liu Shiyan? They will be unable to resist, trying to find ways to meet Liu Shiyan to ask about the situation."

"But... have you thought about this?" Ningwan said.

"What question?" Zhan Hanjue asked.

Ningwan lightly coughed, "Clearly you didn’t have any relationship with Liu Shiyan, yet you told her it happened. She must not be an ignorant girl, didn’t you think about how tiny you must be for her to feel absolutely nothing?"