Chapter 1534 - 1551: Afraid I’ll Drug You

Chapter 1534: Chapter 1551: Afraid I’ll Drug You

This man really could turn on a dime faster than flipping a page.

He’d just stormed out in a rage, and now he came back joking with her.

"If I have to dose you again this time, I’ll use an aphrodisiac... so that when I touch you, you won’t keep disobeying me and dodging away..."

"..."

Hearing that, Xia Xiaonuan’s little face flushed red.

Even at a time like this, he was still thinking about that kind of thing...

She picked up the food in front of her, grabbed some braised pork, and held it out to Nangong Yaoling.

"If there’s no drug in it, eat it and show me."

Nangong Yaoling was slightly stunned.

Looking at the bowl in her hand with a half-smile, he said, "Are you really that afraid I’ll drug you again? Or are you planning to run? Our boat is out at sea—there’s no way you can escape."

Xia Xiaonuan said nothing.

Nangong Yaoling took the bowl from her, picked up the chopsticks, and started shoveling the food into his mouth.

Xia Xiaonuan watched him eat the drugged food, and her face grew paler and paler.

The voice on the phone just now had indeed been Nangong Jinlie’s... but what if there was something wrong with this drug, or what if taking too much of it hurt Nangong Yaoling?

And... she didn’t want everything to end this quickly, she was really terrified...

"Why are you looking at me like that? You don’t actually think there’s something in the food, do you?"

Nangong Yaoling was about to keep eating when Xia Xiaonuan suddenly shot out a hand and slapped the bowl out of his grasp.

"What are you doing?" Nangong Yaoling stared at her in surprise as the food spilled all over the carpet.

The air filled with the heavy aroma of the dishes.

Xia Xiaonuan’s face was streaked with tears. She looked at Nangong Yaoling, took a breath, and said, "Nangong Yaoling, wake up! The one I love was never you! I thought I could keep that thing hidden forever, but I didn’t expect you to find out. So... there’s no need for me to hide it anymore!"

"Right now, I’m only begging you for one thing: don’t hurt Nan Mo anymore. He’s innocent..."

"He’s innocent?" Nangong Yaoling suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist. "Xiaonuan, didn’t you see the murderous look in his eyes when he went up against me last night? He wanted me dead, do you understand? If it weren’t for you, he would’ve already died by my hand!"

Xia Xiaonuan’s whole body jolted.

Liang Shaochen wanted to kill Nangong Yaoling?

How was that possible?

He... he wasn’t that kind of person, was he?

But in Nangong Yaoling’s deep eyes, laced with bloodshot red, she understood that he was telling the truth.

So that meant Liang Shaochen wasn’t dead yet... he was still alive...

Xia Xiaonuan didn’t know what she was feeling inside.

"Nangong Yaoling, let’s break up. The life you’re giving me isn’t what I want... and I don’t want to keep being tortured like this..."

"No... Xiaonuan, that’s not true, that’s not what you really think... I don’t believe you..." Nangong Yaoling stepped forward, gripped her shoulders, and looked at her, heart aching.

Xia Xiaonuan suddenly shoved him hard.

Nangong Yaoling was pushed back onto the bed, and Xia Xiaonuan jumped off the bed and ran straight for the door.

"Xiaonuan, where are you going?" Nangong Yaoling cried out in alarm and rushed after her.

He flung the door open and a gust of cold wind hit him. Xiaonuan had run out onto the deck; Qin Yi was not far away on the phone. When he saw Xia Xiaonuan, he froze.

"Young madam? Something’s come up here, I’ll hang up for now..."

"Young madam, what’s wrong?" Qin Yi saw Xia Xiaonuan running out barefoot and couldn’t help asking in concern.

Xia Xiaonuan startled for a moment, then turned and ran toward the railing.