Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Mutual Destruction Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Mutual Destruction “Wow!”

Shouts of surprise erupted from the scene.

Some even began to applaud.

Once women start fighting, as long as it’s not verbal, the spectacle is truly engaging.

The cheongsam Qiao En wore had a rather high slit, her legs were long and pale; Zhou Jin’an thought she showed too much with a provocative allure, so Qiao En had stitched up the sides a bit.

Her sewing skills were poor, and the thread wound several times during stitching.

Ding Ruyi struck with lethal force, intent on dragging Qiao En down with her.

She used all the strength she could muster, and the cheongsam did indeed tear significantly at her wish, but it stopped moving right at the stitches.

Thus, the wardrobe malfunction she had hoped for did not occur on Qiao En.

However, that cheongsam was of fine material and quite expensive, having been custom-made by Zhou Jin’an during a business trip to Suzhou and Hangzhou, so Qiao En felt somewhat heartbroken as Ding Ruyi ruined it.

Ding Ruyi bent down and tugged; Qiao En did not stop her.

“Let’s play another round, whoever loses runs naked.”

Qiao En had initially intended to let Ding Ruyi off, but now, she changed her mind.

Ding Ruyi was blinded by her losses; she had always been aggressive, while Qiao En defensive.

Fortune always seemed to favor Qiao En, who unintentionally became the main clown, the more she lost, the more resentful she grew.

“Let’s play!”

Ding Ruyi accepted the challenge.

Someone came over to pull her away, and the two stood ready in front of the ring.

A murderous glare burned in Qiao En’s eyes, one round to determine life or death.

At the command, their hands moved rapidly, bystanders dared not blink, afraid to miss out on the drama.

Yet, the outcome remained the same.

With the command halted, Ding Ruyi lost again.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible, you cheated.”

Ding Ruyi roared.

“Naked run, naked run, naked run!”

The crowd continued to roar along.

With furrowed brows, Qiao En also looked towards Ding Ruyi.

She had no intent to embarrass a woman, making her a laughing stock before a large audience.

But Ding Ruyi was completely tactless.

“Miss Qiao, please be merciful.”

Just then, Ding Ruxin arrived, tugging at Qiao En’s arm, signaling her to spare Ding Ruyi.

“Eldest Miss, if it were me who had to run naked now, would you still say the same?”

Qiao En countered.

Ding Ruxin suddenly froze.

“Do you really want this?”

Qiao En remained silent.

“Naked run, naked run, naked run…”

The jeering grew louder and louder.

Yet Ding Ruyi clung to the accusation that Qiao En had cheated, refusing to yield.

“Did she cheat? Are the eyes of so many people just for show?”

Suddenly, a voice rang out from the back of the crowd.

The crowd looked towards the voice and saw Zhou Jin’an in a moon-white suit.

He lounged back in a pavilion chair, one leg over the other, his eyes shadowy and dark.

“Miss Qiao is skilled at rock-paper-scissors, having learned from Huskin Man. It’s not just Miss Ding who can’t beat her, but no one in all of Rong City can.”

Cheng Lu said coldly.

“Wow!”

A gasp went up from the crowd again.

Only then did Ding Ruyi realize that she had been foolishly flaunting her skills in front of Lu Bu.

“Miss Ding, you agreed to the bet, abide by it!”

Cheng Lu added.

Zhou Jin’an rarely interfered in such matters, but today, he spoke up for Qiao En, clearing her name.

People, fearing Zhou Jin’an, took his words as an edict.

Reluctant beyond measure, but unable to escape, Ding Ruyi stripped off her underwear and ran naked, sleek and pale, around the manor.

She ran ahead while a group of people, jeering like a mob, chased after her.

In the entire manor, she became a striking spectacle.

Everyone from the patio ran to watch the spectacle, leaving only Zhou Jin’an and Qiao En.

He walked up to her, took off his coat, and handed it to her.

“Put this on.”

His coat was also moon-white, tying it around her waist wasn’t inappropriate.

Although Qiao En’s cheongsam hadn’t revealed anything, it had indeed been torn, and walking the distance to the door could be embarrassingly seen by others.

Qiao En didn’t reject, accepting Zhou Jin’an’s kindness.

“Thank you.”

Qiao En wrapped the coat around her waist, perfectly covering the torn part of the cheongsam.

She walked ahead, and Zhou Jin’an followed behind.

The two figures, one tall and one short, one slim and one long, walked towards the entrance of the villa at a steady pace, one after the other.

Qiao En had arrived in Ding Hao’s car.

Since he didn’t want to leave now, Qiao En had to figure out her own way back.

There were no taxis near the villa, so Qiao En kept walking along the path.

“Get in.”

The Maybach pulled up beside Qiao En, and Zhou Jin’an rolled down the window, calling out to her.

“No, thanks. It’s too much trouble for you.”

Qiao En refused.

She continued walking ahead, her slender waist swaying like a willow in the breeze.

Unwilling to get into the car, the Maybach slowed down, keeping pace beside her.

Zhou Jin’an leaned back in the rear seat, his gaze fixed on Qiao En’s slender back.

She was stubborn, as stubborn as a mule when she got going.

“Secretary Qiao, please get in the car. It’s hard to find a cab around here.”

Cheng Lu couldn’t help but urge.

Qiao En pretended not to hear and just quickened her pace.

After walking stiffly for a while, Zhou Jin’an signaled Cheng Lu to stop the car.

He got out and walked along with Qiao En.

Qiao En soon realized someone was following her.

“Director Zhou, I don’t want others to see and misunderstand.”

Qiao En stopped and said to Zhou Jin’an.

His expression unchanged, “I’ll walk my path, and you walk yours. If there’s a misunderstanding, that’s other people’s problem.”

The logic made sense, but it wasn’t very convincing.

Qiao En frowned, and then sped up even more.

For the cheongsam, she had worn a pair of five-inch stiletto heels.

The heels weren’t too high, and under normal circumstances, walking in them wasn’t tiring.

But now, she was silently competing with Zhou Jin’an, their walking turning into a brisk pace.

In her haste, Qiao En twisted her ankle.

“Hss~”

She winced in pain and crouched down.

“What’s wrong?”

Zhou Jin’an approached, his towering figure enveloping Qiao En.

Qiao En kept silent, but her hand was pressing continuously on her ankle.

Zhou Jin’an didn’t think much, bending down to lift Qiao En in his arms.

“Let go of me.”

Qiao En struggled.

Zhou Jin’an’s expression darkened, “Stop squirming, I don’t want to be misunderstood.”

Was he actually trying to keep a distance from her?

Qiao En was momentarily taken aback.

He carried Qiao En into the car and set her down in the back seat; to avoid any suspicion, he opened the passenger door.

“To the hospital.”

Zhou Jin’an instructed Cheng Lu.

This series of actions was unlike Zhou Jin’an’s usual style.

Qiao En was somewhat surprised, and she stole glances at Zhou Jin’an with her eyes.

He looked straightforward, seeming both natural and deliberate in keeping a distance from her.

The car was very quiet; no one spoke.

Upon reaching the hospital, Qiao En pulled open the car door, and as Zhou Jin’an reached out to help her, she avoided him.

“Thank you, I can manage on my own.”

She hopped into the hospital, and Zhou Jin’an didn’t insist, merely following behind her.

“Secretary Qiao is really like a stubborn mule.”

Cheng Lu couldn’t help but make a remark.

Zhou Jin’an shot him a cold glance, and he quickly shut up.

“Call Ding Hao, tell him to come to the hospital.”

Zhou Jin’an instructed again.

“Why call him?”

Cheng Lu was puzzled.

But he didn’t dare defy Zhou Jin’an’s order, and despite his confusion, he did as instructed.

About half an hour later, Ding Hao arrived.