CHAPTER 253: CHAPTER 240 WHO IS LYING 2

"Let’s go home."

Li Yanan didn’t bother to explain anything to others. He could already guess the story He Nuoxin had concocted from what the reporter said earlier.

However, Li Yanan wasn’t concerned at all.

The bigger this got, the more it would work to his advantage.

"Miss Lin..."

"I told you, call me Mrs. Li." Lin Zhenxin glanced at the person, who quickly corrected themselves.

"Do you really trust... Mr. Li?" This question expressed what others were thinking.

Was it genuine trust in Li Yanan, or was it because of Li Yanan’s current status, that she...

"Do you know what’s the most terrifying thing in this world?"

After the reporter’s question, Lin Zhenxin spoke coolly and slowly.

Everyone looked at each other, unsure of the answer.

"Rumors and people’s hearts!"

On the way back, Lin Zhenxin was afraid Li Yanan would blame her for making a fuss, so she deliberately pretended to be sickly, but...

She still occasionally glanced at him from the corner of her eye.

"Had enough looking?" Suddenly, Li Yanan’s voice came, startling Lin Zhenxin.

"Not enough." Realizing she couldn’t hide it from him, Lin Zhenxin simply moved closer to him.

Li Yanan gave her a glance but said nothing.

"Are you mad?" Lin Zhenxin asked him.

Li Yanan still said nothing.

Lin Zhenxin, not being well-behaved, reached out and tickled the soft flesh at his waist a couple of times but was puzzled when he didn’t flinch...

Could it be that this man doesn’t have ticklish spots?

"Li Yanan... Yanan... talk to me, will you?"

The aloofness Lin Zhenxin showed earlier toward He Nuoxin and the media reporters was gone, revealing instead the vitality typical of her age.

"Sit still." Seeing her moving around, Li Yanan said in a low voice.

"I won’t care about those people." He added after a while.

Hearing this, Lin Zhenxin nodded slightly, yet she still reached out to entwine her fingers with his.

Li Yanan remained silent but also tightened his grip on her hand.

"Have I ever told you?" Lin Zhenxin, leaning on his shoulder, suddenly asked.

"Hmm?"

"During the hardest times of my life, I often wondered, what’s so good about this world? What’s so good about living? Facing so many hardships, so much injustice, yet being powerless, drifting with the tide." Lin Zhenxin leaned on him, her gaze falling out of the window.

She couldn’t help but think of the dreadful scars on her back, those painful days, yet there wasn’t a trace of gloom in her clear eyes.

"But later on, I slowly figured it out, that just being alive is such a rich and flavorful thing."

"So don’t fret over those people, over those baseless things, it’s not worth it!"

"Even if some people are bonded with skin and bones, one can’t deny that the human heart is treacherous."

As Lin Zhenxin spoke softly, Li Yanan turned his head to look at her.

From his angle, he could just see her rosy lips open and close.

"You’ve met Tu Haohao." Li Yanan reached out to lightly brush her eyelashes, the long lashes sweeping across his rough fingertips.

"Hmm." Lin Zhenxin smiled, clearly not wanting to discuss this topic further.

"Tomorrow, there will be a news conference at the headquarters of T.N.C, formally addressing recent matters. Do you want to join me?"

Li Yanan thought about it and eventually asked her.

Lin Zhenxin looked up at Li Yanan. He had waited so long and was finally going to hold a news conference. Was it because he was sure the time was ripe?

"Do you want me to go?" Lin Zhenxin yawned quietly.

Her body was becoming more and more tired, and she wondered if, when her belly grew bigger, she’d really look like a belly-up frog.

"Yes." Li Yanan answered directly without any hesitation.

"Then I’ll go." Lin Zhenxin replied with a smile.

The night descended.

Within the semi-enclosed glass terrace on the top floor of the villa, the warm glow of French lamps was tranquil and elegant.

Even though it was mid-winter outside, inside still felt like spring.

When Li Yanan found her, Lin Zhenxin was sitting on the sofa, struggling with some crochet work, clearly a beginner.

Without making a sound, Li Yanan sat down beside her.

"It’s almost New Year’s." Their reflections were visible in the pristine floor-to-ceiling glass before them.

The only yellow magnolia on the terrace was in full bloom, surrounded by several pale purple hydrangeas, with no need to mention the other flowers.

The fragrance was overflowing, like paradise.

Li Yanan had just taken a shower, hair half-dry, his front collar open, revealing a broad chest.

"What are you doing?" Li Yanan propped an elbow on the back of the sofa, a bit displeased that her attention wasn’t on him.

He asked again.

Lin Zhenxin still didn’t speak, focusing instead on her task.

Li Yanan gave her half a minute before directly pulling her onto his lap effortlessly.

Startled, Lin Zhenxin instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Li Yan..." Before she could finish speaking, her mouth was sealed by him.

Since Lin Zhenxin became pregnant, the two of them hadn’t been intimate.

The more they were entangled now, the more unbearable it became.

"What were you asking me earlier?" Lin Zhenxin pushed him away whenever she got a chance, afraid they might lose control.

"..." So she hadn’t heard him at all.

Suddenly, Li Yanan chuckled.

Lin Zhenxin looked at him, confused, noticing a few fine lines at the corners of his eyes when he laughed.

She reached out instinctively to smooth them.

But soon, a cramp in her calf caused by the unexpected pain made Lin Zhenxin let out a muffled groan.

Li Yanan reacted immediately, lowering her from his lap, then holding her soft calf to begin massaging it with appropriate pressure.

Though the cramp was quite painful, Li Yanan’s handling was so adept that in no time, Lin Zhenxin’s furrowed brow relaxed.

She even tucked her slightly cold foot into his lap.

Li Yanan indulged her, letting Lin Zhenxin stick her cold foot against his stomach.

"Li Yanan..." Looking at him, Lin Zhenxin suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?" Li Yanan raised his head.

"I want to give you loads and loads of kids." To make the house livelier.

"Just like you." Pulling her foot away, Lin Zhenxin leaned over, pressing close to him.

How did she end up liking him so much? So much that she didn’t want him to suffer the slightest grievance.

Thinking of what happened this afternoon, Lin Zhenxin’s previously gentle eyes instantly turned fierce.

"Today I set the stage for you, tomorrow... show no mercy!"

Lin Zhenxin said angrily, which again amused Li Yanan.

"I want those people to drink back all the filth they threw on you!"

"Alright, we’ll make them drink back all the filth they threw on me, one sip at a time!"

Li Yanan pulled her into an embrace, dispelling the shadow in his heart...

On the same night, He Nuoxin wasn’t having a good time.

She had already smashed two or three mirrors, with fragments scattered on the floor.

Susan He and He Bainian arrived, stepping over the shards, making cracking sounds.

"Aunt..." At this moment, He Nuoxin’s face was crossed with bruised marks, looking ridiculous.

Susan He’s expression was off, sitting across from He Nuoxin with a sullen face.

"Who told you to look for her? Who told you to call those media to surround her?"

It took a while for He Nuoxin to realize who ’her’ referred to in Susan He’s words!

He Bainian looked at the fragments on the ground and at his sister’s face, feeling a sense of exhaustion.

He had long known that Lin Zhenxin’s nature was to become stronger when faced with strength. Despite her small frame, she always managed to surprise you.

"Aunt..." He Nuoxin’s eyes widened in shock, tears welling up in her eyes.

Feeling utterly wronged!

Clearly, it was Lin Zhenxin who embarrassed her in front of everyone today. Why wasn’t her aunt supporting her but backing an outsider instead?

Susan He’s chest heaved violently, but soon she calmed down.

"Tomorrow, at the T.N.C Group headquarters, there will be a news conference. I’ve already bought you a ticket back to New York for the morning flight. It’s best if you don’t appear at the press conference!" He Bainian remained silent for a while before handing the ticket to He Nuoxin.

"I’m not leaving!" He Nuoxin stood up abruptly.

There were no witnesses to what happened back then, and Lu Dawei was on her side. If she just held on a little longer...

Just hold on a little longer, and everyone would believe her, everyone would despise Brother Yannan!

By then, even Lin Zhenxin wouldn’t withstand the scrutiny of others and would leave Brother Yannan.

He would be hers!

"Nuoxin, today you told a colossal lie!" Susan He spoke coldly, her gaze full of pressure.

He Nuoxin felt her heart leap into her throat.

"I’ve been a long-time adversary of Elliott. He won’t spare you at tomorrow’s press conference!"

For a long time, Susan He had tried to avoid conflict with Elliott in the business world, but that didn’t mean she lacked capability.

In fact, given her strength and the strength of the He Family, they could match him.

But she didn’t want to!

The reason Susan He was able to reach the pinnacle of the Chinese community pyramid...

Firstly, she possessed extraordinary skills; secondly, she was adept at seizing opportunities.

Elliott’s ability to endure humiliation to this extent showed the malevolent nature within him.

"No, Brother Yannan won’t!" He Nuoxin didn’t believe it.

"He Nuoxin, you’re truly incorrigible!" He Bainian snapped angrily.

"Don’t believe it? Are you sure you don’t want to go back to New York?"

Suddenly, Susan He spoke, and He Nuoxin nodded vigorously, showing no hesitation.

"Alright, then I’ll go with you tomorrow! I’ll let you see clearly how that man... treats you!"

At those words, He Bainian’s face instantly turned stern, looking at Aunt in disbelief.

However, He Nuoxin showed a face full of joy...

The next morning.

Lin Zhenxin woke up early.

Yesterday after they went to bed, she acted a bit too much, still feeling something pressing against her back in the middle of the night.