Lu Jingnan sounded like he was trying to coax a disobedient child.
Song Ruyi lowered her head, not daring to look up at Lu Jingnan.
That night, Lu Jingnan seemed to have lost control.
Song Ruyi also seemed to feel a little different herself. She did not even dare to think about why Lu Jingnan would treat her like this. In the past, they had no feelings for each other.
Even though they had a child together, it was just an accident. At that time, Lu Jingnan did not even ask her about it.
She had always thought about if Lu Jingnan genuinely did not know who he had slept with in his bed or was pretending to be stupid.
No matter what, it was not important to her anymore. Song Wanwan was already born.
At this moment, Song Ruyi could not help but want to confront Lu Jingnan about what happened that night.
"Hey..." Song Ruyi had just opened her mouth to say one word when Lu Jingnan's phone rang.
"Sorry, I have to take this call," Lu Jingnan told her worriedly, unwilling to leave her side.
"Okay. You should go quickly."
Song Ruyi urged him to take the call. It must have been something urgent for someone to call so late.
Nonetheless, after being interrupted by this phone call, the courage that Song Ruyi had previously mustered up with much difficulty also disappeared. Now, she felt that she probably should not confront him about the matter impulsively.
'Forget it. It was already so long ago. It's better not to bring it up, right?'
Lu Jingnan took the phone and walked out to the balcony. He even slid the glass door shut between the room and the balcony.
The call was from Lin Yilan. She was a really persistent woman. He did not pick up right away, but she immediately called again.
Lu Jingnan let the phone ring a few more times before picking up. At the same time, he pretended to yawn. "Miss Lin, what time is it? You know it's rude to disturb people in their sleep."
"Have you gone to sleep?" Lin Yilan's voice was very high-pitched. "I just want to tell you that I've had enough fun. I'm going to take a plane back. I'll be boarding in half an hour. The day after tomorrow at 2:30 pm, I'll arrive at Cloud City Airport. Can you come to pick me up?"
Ever since Lu Jingnan had agreed to their engagement earlier this year, she had regarded Lu Jingnan as her boyfriend.
She also claimed to be Lu Jingnan's girlfriend herself.
Lin Yilan had even publicly announced to the whole of Cloud City that Lu Jingnan would be her man in the future. If any woman dared to have any improper thoughts toward him, she refused to be blamed for fighting them.
Naturally, when she returned from this round-the-world trip, she felt that it was very normal for Lu Jingnan to pick her girlfriend up.
"You're planning to come back early? How come?" Lu Jingnan frowned. He recalled that she would not have to be back before next month.
"I just miss you," Lin Yilan confessed directly.
Lu Jingnan did not feel anything for that confession and said indifferently, "That is still not a good reason for you to disturb my sleep."
"Then I apologize! I'm sorry, but will you come to pick me up?" Lin Yilan apologized without any sincerity. What she was more concerned about was whether Lu Jingnan would come to pick her up from the airport.
"I'm not in Cloud City. I'm on a business trip. I'm afraid we won't see each other for some time even after you go back," Lu Jingnan refused.
The truth was, even if he was in Cloud City, he did not want to pick her up.
"Then where are you?" Lin Yilan asked directly. For Lu Jingnan's sake, she could change her destination to the city where Lu Jingnan was.
If the city he was in did not have an international airport, she could also choose to land in a nearby city. Anyway, the thing she wanted to do the most when she returned home was to meet him and have him accompany her for her first meal.
"After you become Mrs. Lu, you can come and ask me about my whereabouts. Don't forget that your brother, Yifan, and I are competitors." Lu Jingnan used Lin Yifan as a shield.
Lu Jingnan had said that he would be engaged to Lin Yilan this year, but that did not mean that she could exercise the rights that only Mrs. Lu had the right to exercise in advance.
They had not even held the engagement ceremony, yet she wanted to control his whereabouts. Was she not overestimating herself?
Lin Yilan was silent. She was a little embarrassed. Even at this time, Lu Jingnan was still cold toward her.
She was worried that Lu Jingnan would go back on his word. She originally wanted to stay in Cloud City and spend a few months guarding Lu Jingnan. At the same time, she was also looking at those women who were ready to make a move and had other intentions.
However, her big brother suggested that she go abroad to travel after the new year and not stay by Lu Jingnan's side all the time.
Men did not like women who kept a close eye on them.
Lin Yilan believed in her big brother's words very much. That was why she went abroad to travel.
There was still a month before her travel would end, but she could not stay abroad anymore. Even if she did not watch over Lu Jingnan, she could find an excuse to look for him whenever she wanted to see him, so she still preferred to stay in Cloud City.
"I'm on your side. I never interfere in your business matters." Lin Yilan defended herself.
She wanted to show her loyalty. She loved Lu Jingnan so much, so why would she betray him in business matters?
Nevertheless, Lu Jingnan did not appreciate her kindness. "Miss Lin, I'm very tired. I still have many things to settle tomorrow. You might not have to sleep over there, but I still need to sleep over here. Goodbye."
Lu Jingnan hung up the phone promptly.
The city Lin Yilan was in at the moment was 12 hours behind where Lu Jingnan was. It was past 2:00 am on Lu Jingnan's side but only 2:00 pm on her side. She was being very inconsiderate.
If Lin Yilan had morals and thought of others instead of herself, she would not have called him at this time no matter what happened.
Lu Jingnan hung up the phone and returned from the balcony.
He walked straight to Song Ruyi and sat down. He looked at her injured ankle. Seeing how uncomfortable she was, he asked with a smile, "Is it very uncomfortable?"
"Yes." Song Ruyi nodded.
Even so, no matter how uncomfortable she was feeling, she still listened to Lu Jingnan. She did not let go of the towel. She was very pensive and obedient.
"It'll only hurt for one night. The swelling will go down tomorrow. Otherwise, you won't be able to wear your shoes. Hold on for a few more minutes. I'll spray some medicine on it, then you can go to sleep."
Men had some experience in dealing with such external injuries because boys were reckless as children, so men often suffered such injuries during the process of growing up.
"Mm, okay." Song Ruyi nodded in agreement.
Lu Jingnan was very satisfied with her attitude. She was not going against him.
"Oh right, what did you want to say to me just now?" Lu Jingnan remembered that she had something to say to him just now. If Lin Yilan's phone call had not suddenly interrupted them, he would have heard it already.
"Ah? Nothing? I... Probably forgot." Song Ruyi pretended to not remember. She did not have the courage to ask him about that night. She was just a little impulsive just now.
Lu Jingnan knew this would happen.
The resentment in his heart toward Lin Yilan deepened.
She had disturbed his good deed and still had the audacity to want to hear him say nice things to her when he picked up her call.
When the time was up, Lu Jingnan took the ice away and sprayed the medicine that Tang Shan had bought onto Song Ruyi's ankle. "Spray it again tomorrow morning. Spray it three times a day. It'll be better in less than a week."
"Okay, thank you."
Lu Jingnan helped her to sleep next to Song Wanwan. At the same time, he found two pillows to cushion her leg and let her sleep on her back. He also told her to keep her foot elevated like this.
Song Ruyi did as he said. She wanted to heal, so she was very obedient.