Chapter 62 Zhou Chenyan, You Are Absolute Scum

I could even hear people talking outside the door.

"Oh, did you see that? The bouquet of roses Chairman Li sent is huge, and I heard those flowers are super expensive."

"Isn't it just a bunch of roses?"

"That's because you don't know. Roses actually have different price points."

"Still, I think our CEO is much more handsome. Ah, I wonder if his girlfriend saved the galaxy in her past life."

"So enviable."

The people outside chatted wantlessly, while I was trapped in this tiny space, a chill creeping into my heart.

Good looks really can be so deceptive.

Someone like Zhou Chenyan actually had people yearning for him.

Though that was normal, considering I had also been deceived by the man's appearance at first.

He finally released my lips, and before I could even catch my breath, he lowered his head and bit my neck.

The pain made me let out a muffled groan.

Then my face turned pale.

The voices outside had stopped by now.

The silence was panic-inducing.

Had they heard us?

No, they couldn't hear us. If anyone found out about my relationship with Zhou Chenyan, ending this marriage would become even harder.

I had finally managed to live another life; was I destined to live in his shadow forever?

What was the point of a second chance?

A hand rested against my cheek, and a whisper like a demon's echoed in my ear.

"You're shaking. Are you scared?"

It was only then that I realized I was trembling involuntarily.

Wait!

The people outside hadn't come in, nor were they chatting by the door—had they already left?

I suddenly raised my gaze, meeting Zhou Chenyan's mocking, triumphant eyes.

He was toying with me.

He was enjoying the thrill of teasing me, watching my expression of panic.

At that moment, my mind went blank, and I shoved him hard, not even caring whether the noise would draw the attention of the people outside.

He hadn't expected me to suddenly exert force and, caught off guard, took two steps back and hit the wall with a loud thud.

He let out a sharp hiss and glared at me.

"Are you out of your mind?"

"Disgusting!"

I rubbed my lips fiercely with my sleeve; the burning sensation still lingered, making it unbearable.

Zhou Chenyan's gaze landed on my lips, and a smile suddenly touched his face. "What are you putting on an act for now? Weren't you the one who desperately wanted to marry me back then?"

"Don't you ever bring that up again!"

I only hated that I hadn't been reborn early enough. If I could go back to when I first met him, I would choose to never know him at all.

I closed my eyes in agony. "Zhou Chenyan, you're an absolute scum!"

He chuckled softly.

"Yes, I'm scum, but as for you—don't ever think you can shake me off."

This was quite literally the most vicious curse imaginable.

My whole body grew cold, and I didn't want to entangle myself with him in a place like this for a second longer. Sharing a room with him gave me a suffocating sensation.

I fled the restroom like a fugitive, the "Under Maintenance" sign standing by the door coming into view.

I wasn't surprised in the least.

Today's little scene had been deliberately staged to toy with me.

He was as malicious as ever.

My colleagues in the department were still discussing Zhou Chenyan. I wished I could plug my ears as I returned to my desk, where I met Cancan's worried gaze.

"Sister Yanyan, are you alright?"

I don't know why, but hearing the exact same name spoken by different people gave me completely different feelings.

"I'm fine."

Cancan looked as if she wanted to say something but held back.

Sensing something was amiss, I pulled out my phone and used the screen as a mirror to check my face.

My lips were red and swollen, and there was a bite mark on my neck.

With a dark expression, I pulled up my collar and carefully observed Cancan's expression, making sure she only saw my swollen lips and not the mark.

Even the mark on my lips wasn't easy to explain, though. I couldn't very well claim I had just bumped into a wall...

"Here, have a candy."

Cancan reached out a palm toward me, holding a colorful piece of candy that exuded a sweet, refreshing green pomelo scent.

Next to the candy lay a tube of lipstick.

I paused for a moment. "Thank you."

Cancan's eyes crinkled into smiles. "Why are you being so polite? This is my favorite candy. Eating one always puts you in a good mood. Try it, you'll see."

I unwrapped the wrapper and popped it into my mouth.

The sweet fragrance bloomed across the tip of my tongue.

I lowered my head and said in a muffled voice, "Delicious. It really works."

Someone tapped me on the shoulder, but when I looked up, I only saw Cancan's sunny smile.

For a moment, I felt dazed.

Another face flashed before my eyes.

That person had also liked to smile like that, as if saying: It's no big deal.

A smile will get you through anything.

Come to think of it, it had been a long time since we last met.

She... must still be abroad.

Zhou Chenyan didn't come back.

Even though he wasn't there anymore, he remained a topic of conversation among my colleagues. For me, however, that was undoubtedly a good thing.

He was a lunatic.

I didn't want to lay eyes on him at all right now.

Dragging myself through the day until evening when work ended, I packed my things at a leisurely pace.

Only to be blocked right at the company's entrance.

Mu Ya rushed over in a furious rage, looking ready to strike me.

I sidestepped to avoid her. "Are you insane?"

Mu Ya started screaming the moment she opened her mouth, "You shameless vixen! You already have a man, so why on earth are you still trying to seduce my boyfriend?!"

"Who is your boyfriend?"

"You must have put on that innocent, pitiful act in front of my boyfriend to seduce him!"

Mu Ya's voice was loud, drawing curious onlookers from the passing crowd and our fellow colleagues who gathered around to watch.

Overwhelmed with mortification, I said, "I don't know who your boyfriend is. You've got the wrong person—I've never even met him."

"Stop playing innocent!"

Mu Ya lunged forward. I hurriedly stepped back, but she still managed to grab my sleeve, while her other hand clawed directly at my face.

With nails that sharp, there was no doubt that getting scratched would leave five bleeding marks.

She was trying to disfigure me!

Naturally, I couldn't let her succeed. I anxiously grabbed her wrists, but caught off guard, her other hand whipped forward. I failed to dodge in time, and felt a sharp, stinging pain across my neck.

I shoved her away hard.

Panting heavily, she cursed, "You shameless vixen, I utterly despise your face! You always put on this innocent, naive act to seduce men—why don't you just go die?!"

Cancan rushed out anxiously and managed to restrain Mu Ya, who was still trying to lunge at me.

"Miss, please calm down! Is there some misunderstanding between you and Sister Yanyan?"

"Get lost!"

Having lost her mind, Mu Ya didn't care who was in front of her and tried to lash out at Cancan as well.

The gathering colleagues finally rushed forward in groups of twos and threes to help.

Held back by others, Mu Ya was driven mad with rage, shouting hysterically, "You bitch!"

I touched my neck, my fingertips coming away stained with a trace of blood. "You've completely lost your mind!"

Struggling violently, Mu Ya screamed, "Even if I'm crazy, it's because you drove me to it!"

"What on earth are you talking about?!"

I was completely baffled. While the two of us had plenty of bad blood between us, I certainly wasn't going to take the blame for seducing her boyfriend.

"You're still pretending!" Mu Ya shrieked. "Li Kai—he is my boyfriend!"