Playboy: Medical and Martial Master-Chapter 359 - 353: The Aloof Zhu Yan

After ending the call with Zhu Yan, Sun Zhe looked at the distant, blurred outlines of the skyscrapers and let out a long sigh, overcome with the strange feeling that a lifetime had passed.

"What are you thinking about?"

Su Nanzhi walked to his side, linked her arm with his, and leaned her head on his shoulder, seemingly putting on an intimate display for someone to see.

"Nothing much. Just feeling a bit sentimental all of a sudden."

Su Nanzhi chuckled softly, taking out her phone and handing it to him. "Stop being sentimental. Let's get down to business."

Sun Zhe looked puzzled. "Why are you giving me your phone?"

"To charge it."

Sun Zhe was curious. "How did you know I could charge it for you?"

Su Nanzhi rose slightly on her toes and leaned close to his ear. She gave his earlobe a gentle bite, her eyes flickering intentionally toward Chen Ruoyi as she whispered, "Of course, your dear Yiyi told me."

Sun Zhe suddenly sensed a hint of danger, and a chill ran down his spine, leaving him too frightened to speak.

Su Nanzhi took a step back. "Hurry up and charge it. I need to call your Sister Qingli."

Sun Zhe looked away, not daring to meet her gaze. "I just heard your sister is also in Xiong City. I guess she's here to pick you up."

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「...」

After a short rest, the group resumed their journey. They walked and rested intermittently, and it wasn't until around two in the afternoon that they finally reached the exit of Celestial Prison Mountain, known as Dangya Pass.

Outside Dangya Pass was an open, flat area filled with parked cars. People were bustling about, among them members of the Su Family and the Chen Family from Kyoto.

Su Nanzhi immediately spotted the Su Family's convoy and hurried over with Su Ai and the others.

Sun Zhe was about to follow when Chen Ruoyi grabbed his hand.

"Sun Zhe, come with me for a moment."

"What's up, Yiyi?"

Chen Ruoyi glanced at Su Nanzhi's departing back, her expression slightly gloomy. She pulled Sun Zhe by the hand toward the Chen Family's convoy.

A short while later, she led him into an SUV.

"Yiyi, what's wrong?" Inside the car, Sun Zhe was completely confused.

"Give me your phone."

Sun Zhe unlocked his phone and handed it to her. He watched as she entered her phone number and added him on WeChat, then asked, "Are you and Ruolong heading back to Kyoto now?"

"Yeah, my family is here to pick us up."

"I see."

"Once I'm done with my business, I'll come to Yang City to find you."

"Okay, sure."

Chen Ruoyi handed the phone back to him and suddenly asked, "What's your relationship with Su Nanzhi?"

Hearing this, Sun Zhe was taken aback. "We're..."

"Never mind, don't say it. I don't want to know."

Chen Ruoyi interrupted him abruptly. As long as their names aren't on the same household register, then nothing is official.

Then, she leaned over and gave him a light, fleeting kiss on the cheek. "You should go. See you later."

Sun Zhe touched his face. "Yiyi, what's gotten into you today?"

He suddenly felt as if Chen Ruoyi had become a different person, but he couldn't quite put his finger on the change.

"I'm fine. Alright, you should go."

Sun Zhe shrugged, opened the car door, and got out.

The moment he stepped out of the car, Chen Ruolong furtively sidled up and pulled him aside.

After glancing around to make sure no one was watching, Chen Ruolong said to Sun Zhe, "Boss, last night, I got the feeling something was off between my sister and Miss Su. It seems like they were... fighting over you."

Sun Zhe was stunned. "For real?"

Chen Ruolong lowered his voice. "Boss, you have no idea. Last night, the way they spoke to each other was dripping with sarcasm. The atmosphere was so tense... even a passing dog would have been scared."

"I was standing off to the side, not daring to say a single word. I was terrified they were going to start a brawl at any moment."

Sun Zhe looked skeptical. "Are you exaggerating?"

"It's the absolute truth. Ask Su Ai if you don't believe me."

Sun Zhe glanced at the SUV Chen Ruoyi was in, his feelings momentarily complicated. No wonder the young lady from Kyoto was acting so strange today. So that's what it was about.

Chen Ruolong, however, looked at him with envy and chuckled. "You really are the Boss! One is the number one beauty of Yang City and the president of Hengyun Pharmaceutical, while the other is the young lady of the Chen Family from Kyoto. And they're both fighting over you!"

"Sigh, Boss, your damn charm is just too much!"

Sun Zhe gave him a light shove. "Alright, that's enough. Hurry up and get home."

"You got it, Boss! Let's keep in touch. If you ever come to Kyoto, let me know. I'll set you up with anything you want—long-legged models in fishnets, internet celebrities, you name it. You can take your pick."

Sun Zhe flashed a meaningful smile. "Sounds good."

Chen Ruolong returned a wicked grin. "I see the Boss is a man of passion after all." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

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「...」

After leaving the Chen Family's convoy, Sun Zhe walked over to the Su Family's vehicles. With just a single glance, he spotted Zhu Yan and Su Qingli in the crowd.

At the same moment he saw Zhu Yan, her eyes, which had been searching everywhere, also landed on him.

Their gazes met.

Sun Zhe's eyes were filled with gentleness and longing.

Zhu Yan's, however, were filled with resentment.

She seemed genuinely angry. Ignoring the public setting, she stormed up, grabbed Sun Zhe, and started pummeling him, prompting roars of laughter and unconcealed schadenfreude from Su Qingli and the others nearby.

After giving Sun Zhe a good thrashing, Zhu Yan greeted Su Nanzhi and Su Qingli before leading Sun Zhe to a Honda Accord.

"Yan'Er, where did you get this car?"

"Rented."

Zhu Yan gripped the steering wheel, her eyes fixed on the windshield. She stared straight ahead, her expression icy, as if she had no intention of speaking to him.

"Sorry," Sun Zhe said, scratching his head with an awkward chuckle. "I was gone so long, I must have made you worry. But there was really no signal deep in the mountains. There was nothing I could do."

"Oh. I know."

Sun Zhe gazed at her exquisite profile, his eyes landing on her plump, red lips, and asked, "By the way, how did you and Qiaoqiao end up coming to Xiong City with Sister Qingli?"

"We came because we wanted to."

Sun Zhe asked again, "How long have you been here?"

"Not long."

"Yan'Er, please don't be so cold. I already apologized."

"Oh."

Sun Zhe was going crazy on the inside but maintained his composure as he asked, "Where are we going now?"

"To the hotel."

Sun Zhe's eyes lit up, and he smirked. "Are you that pent-up after all this time? Wanting to get a room with me the moment I'm back?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yan's pretty face flushed red, but she still feigned indifference. "No."

Sun Zhe shrugged and said no more.

Seeing Zhu Yan's terse, cold attitude, he understood what needed to be done. I'll just have to give her a proper "punishment" and make her feel good. Once a woman is satisfied, everything else is easy to handle.

Sun Zhe casually leaned back in his seat and took out his phone. He tried calling Bai Ran and was surprised when the call actually connected.

Through a series of questions, Sun Zhe learned that Bai Ran and Lv Xin had withdrawn from Celestial Prison Mountain much earlier. It was also Bai Ran who had called Su Qingli to Xiong City, asking her to bring more people to conduct a deep search of the mountain range.

「Before long.」

Zhu Yan drove Sun Zhe to a five-star hotel.

The moment they entered the room, Sun Zhe couldn't wait any longer. He swept Zhu Yan into his arms, burying his face in her neck and covering it with kisses and nibbles.

"Yan'Er, I missed you to death!"

"Ugh, get off me! You stink."

Zhu Yan pushed him away with all her strength, her expression still icy. "Go take a shower first. I'll settle the score with you after you're clean."

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