My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 193 - 185: Meeting the Best Version of Myself 2

The words from the shop assistant at the jewelry store at that time came to mind.

Li Yanan touched foreheads with Lin Zhenxin, his height overshadowing hers, as if playing house with a child.

"What were you thinking... when you gave it to me?"

Lin Zhenxin actually wanted to ask why he gave her such an important ring back then.

But when it came to her lips, it turned into something else.

Li Yanan’s arms encircled her, his typically stern expression now so gentle.

"A once-in-a-lifetime love..."

After some unknown span of time, Li Yanan finally spoke.

It seemed like countless fireworks burst in Lin Zhenxin’s mind at that moment, bang bang bang...

In sync with the beat of her heart.

"A once-in-a-lifetime kiss..."

She watched as Li Yanan’s face drew closer to hers, whispering these soul-stirring words enchantingly.

"For the most important person!"

His thin lips were cold and dry, and as soon as the words fell, they landed on Lin Zhenxin’s lips.

She wasn’t sure if it was her illusion.

At this moment...

She seemed to have the whole world!

When the two came down from the attic, there was no one else in the hall except for the servants.

Soon, someone brought Lin Zhenxin’s coat.

"Yanan..." Suddenly, a hesitant and deep voice came from behind.

Li Yanan and Lin Zhenxin turned back simultaneously, looking toward the source of the voice.

Lu Dawei’s figure sprang into their sight.

"Yanan..." He seemed to want to say something to Li Yanan, but Li Yanan’s cold gaze made him stop.

Truth be told, Lin Zhenxin really didn’t harbor any good feelings towards Lu Dawei.

This man, who should have been protected when Li Yanan needed it most, yet had to weather storms himself.

At most, he was only blood-related to Yanan.

"The thing you’re worried about won’t happen."

After throwing this statement, Li Yanan turned with a stern expression and walked toward the outside of the villa.

Yet this inexplicable statement finally eased the look on Lu Dawei’s face...

Li Yanan drove the car at a steady speed, while Lin Zhenxin in the passenger seat felt a bit hungry.

They planned to return to the Li Family for dinner, but neither the food nor the people were pleasing, leaving her stomach empty until now.

This feeling became more evident after leaving the Li Mansion, as her mind and body relaxed.

"There’s some chocolate there, have some to fill your stomach."

Li Yanan spoke in a deep voice.

Lin Zhenxin’s eyes lit up when she heard there was chocolate.

Without waiting for Li Yanan to say more, she opened the glove compartment and sure enough, there was a box of imported chocolate.

Her hand inadvertently touched the black-framed glasses Li Yanan had carelessly tossed in there before, and Lin Zhenxin took them out along with the chocolate.

The glasses had no prescription; she tore open the chocolate while putting on the thick black-framed glasses.

While waiting for the red light, Li Yanan turned to look at her and couldn’t help but laugh at Lin Zhenxin’s appearance.

"You never told me why you always have to wear them, and dress up like that?"

The glasses, worn by Li Yanan for many years, always tended to slide down Lin Zhenxin’s nose.

As she ate chocolate, she kept pushing the glasses up.

She sensitively noticed that when this question slipped out, Li Yanan’s expression condensed with a moment of stern severity.

"Did I ask something... I shouldn’t have?"

Lin Zhenxin rarely saw such an expression on his face.

Making one... feel heartache!

The green light turned on again, and there was a brief silence in the car until Li Yanan parked on the roadside.

"Zhenxin, give me your hand." Li Yanan’s voice sounded.

Lin Zhenxin obediently handed over her hand without asking why.

Li Yanan held her hand and brought it to the space behind his ear, guiding her fingers into his hair, directly touching his scalp.

A rugged scar ran from his scalp to the bone at the end of his eyebrow.

Usually hidden by his glasses frame, Lin Zhenxin had seen it a few times when he took them off, but never asked about it.

"Since I was sent to the Li Family, she’s used many ways to humiliate me and found every chance to torment me."

Even though Li Yanan didn’t say who she was, Lin Zhenxin understood.

Li Yingying!

"One year, Li Yingying discovered Lu Dawei having an affair with a housemaid, and out of extreme hatred..."

Li Yanan looked straight ahead at the windshield, his voice flat, yet it grasped at Lin Zhenxin’s heart.

"She disposed of the pregnant maid, but still wasn’t satisfied."

Disposed of? What does disposed of mean?

Lin Zhenxin widened her eyes in disbelief at what she heard.

"So she habitually tried to transfer that anger and hatred onto me, and this time, she changed the approach."

Lin Zhenxin held her breath, while the unique bitter taste of chocolate lingered in her mouth.

What does changing the approach mean?

"She found a prostitute for me."

Hearing this, Lin Zhenxin’s eyes suddenly widened, as if she couldn’t believe her ears.

"Li Yingying said my looks resembled Lu Dawei’s, and she couldn’t wait to ruin me."

"I can never forget that disgusting feeling when the prostitute touched my face, yet she was smiling."

As Li Yanan recounted this, he sounded mechanical, as if he was just briskly relaying the memory to Lin Zhenxin.

"She said I was the most handsome client she’d ever had."

He smiled wryly, his expression contorted beyond description.

"Stop it!" Lin Zhenxin only felt a chill down her spine.

She couldn’t believe Li Yingying would do something so vile?

"Li Yingying, sipping red wine, leisurely sat on the couch watching the woman lean on me, but I, grabbing a fruit knife from the table, initially aimed to slash my face, but unexpectedly, it was deflected by the prostitute."

Though Li Yanan was now describing the scene in an understated manner, Lin Zhenxin...

could still conjure up a terrifying picture in her mind!

"I really wanted to ruin this face."

Li Yanan turned to Lin Zhenxin and spoke with utmost calmness.

"I don’t even want to see it."

"Over the years, because of my looks, I’ve faced so much disdain, yet the more it happens, the more it brings me comfort."

"But you..."

Lin Zhenxin’s gaze flickered, and not far off, there was a large skating rink, and the sound of the crowd was faintly audible.

He had never hidden anything from her.

She still remembered how shaken she was when she first saw Li Yanan’s face!

Li Yanan chuckled, charmingly.

"Initially, I thought it was quite simple, that if you couldn’t quickly adapt to me, I would..."

What would he then?

"Make use of this face to seduce you."

Lin Zhenxin’s eyes widened in shock, seduce? Did he just say... he wanted to seduce her?

"Skilfully using one’s advantages to lure the prey bit by bit into the trap, then devour it in one bite, leaving no chance for escape!"

Li Yanan spoke slowly, word by word.

Lin Zhenxin heard him, feeling electrified all over.

She couldn’t help but recall how she used to be completely mesmerized by that mesmerizingly handsome face at first...

She couldn’t help but lose herself.

"Then what happened afterward?"

Afterward?

Not sure what he thought of, Li Yanan smiled again.

There was no afterward.

The moment he fell in love with her, he had already met the best version of himself.

"Brother, did you see that ring?"

In the car ride back to the hotel, He Nuoxin spoke softly, her porcelain-like face, marked with a clear red and swollen handprint.

He Bainian clenched the steering wheel tightly, his knuckle joints turning white.

"The ring, it’s on that woman’s finger."

"Brother, did you see it?" He Nuoxin covered her face with her hands, tears falling through the gaps between her fingers.

He Bainian remained silent, his gaze fixed on the windshield.

"Nuoxin, he doesn’t care about you." After some unknown period, He Bainian finally spoke.

"No!" He Nuoxin lifted her head abruptly, her eyes wide open.

"Brother Yanan has feelings for me! Otherwise, he wouldn’t have..."

"He Nuoxin, with all your qualities, what kind of man can’t you have? Why must it be him?"

He Bainian sharply turned the steering wheel, pulling the car to the roadside, shouting angrily at He Nuoxin in the passenger seat.

"Look at yourself! Look at what you’ve become?"

The He family girls never had to use such means to fight for a man!

Especially one who never had her in his heart from the beginning to the end!

"Brother Yanan loves me! He loves me! It’s that woman who has bewitched him!"

He Nuoxin, with a fragile expression, covered her ears and shook her head vigorously, refusing to listen to anything He Bainian said.

"He Nuoxin!" He Bainian rarely got this angry.

Over the past six months, he’d increasingly doubted whether his endless indulgence of Nuoxin was right.

"It’s your fault; it’s all your fault! If you hadn’t left me alone back then, I wouldn’t have been bullied by her!"

"And now you’re not helping me... you’re not helping me!"

He Nuoxin sobbed uncontrollably.

He Bainian only felt like he’d punched something soft, his seething anger deflating instantly.

Letting Nuoxin get to know Li Yanan in the first place was a mistake!

Due to being abused by her stepmother, Nuoxin has always had issues with interpersonal relationships.

Whether making friends or choosing boyfriends, those people mainly valued her status and background.

Being used as an ATM was the least of it.

The most troubling thing for He Bainian was, He Nuoxin was the sort who, when she loved, she loved to the extreme.

As long as the other person didn’t break up with her, she’d agree to any condition.

The boyfriend she had while abroad completely exploited this trait of hers.

Making absurd demands that He Nuoxin would agree to one by one until that man, against her will, took her to a motel at night.

It was only then that He Nuoxin, frightened, called He Bainian.

He Bainian immediately called Li Yanan, and they rushed there together.

It was after that incident that Li Yanan truly entered Nuoxin’s life.

Nuoxin’s favorite saying was that Li Yanan could give her a sense of security.

New n𝙤vel chapters are published on fre(e)webnov(l).com