Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 2384: Chapter 188

“In short, don’t avoid me because of my confession. Even if we can’t be lovers, we can still be friends. At least, before you find a boyfriend, I still have a chance.”

Huo Song’s tone was gentle, but his gaze was firm.

Facing his unwavering eyes, Momo knew saying anything more would be futile.

After Huo Song finished his IV, it was already lunchtime.

Before that, Momo had completed his discharge procedures.

She also went to Gu Zhitong’s office and happened to run into Tang Zhixian there. Because of what happened yesterday afternoon, Tang Zhixian jokingly asked Gu Zhitong to treat him to a meal.

Gu Zhitong invited Momo… By noon, it turned into a meal with Gu Zhitong, Momo, Tang Zhixian, and Huo Song together.

The location was still Yi Pin Xuan Pavilion.

Simply because it was the place Momo and Gu Zhitong were most familiar with, almost like being at home.

Knowing that Huo Song returned to the Imperial City for work transition and would be moving to G City afterward, Tang Zhixian raised his glass of water with a smile and said, “Brother Huo, G City welcomes you.”

Huo Song also picked up the cup in front of him. The two men clinked glasses with water instead of wine. Although they didn’t have much interaction before, they were willing to connect because of Momo and Gu Zhitong.

“I’ve always liked Brother Huo’s show. Are you partnering with Momo in G City?”

“My junior and I will have opportunities to partner up.”

As Huo Song spoke, he looked at Momo with a warm gaze.

Momo smiled faintly, not giving any opinion.

——

Imperial City.

Ye Zhan and Tang Jinchen walked out of the meeting room of the Presidential Palace and only then turned on their phones.

Once turned on, there were many missed calls and WeChat messages.

Ye Zhan opened them to see, and his emotions shifted based on the sender.

“Let me see if the rumors are deleted.” Tang Jinchen, seeing Ye Zhan checking missed calls, opened a webpage to browse.

“Ah Zhan, it’s still there, didn’t Ji Anyun say this morning she’d let her father handle it?”

He handed the phone to Ye Zhan.

Ye Zhan took a glance, pressing his thin lips together with cold determination.

“Ji Congxiang doesn’t need to handle it.”

“Then I’ll call Junming to handle it,” Tang Jinchen said, exiting the webpage.

Ye Zhan opened WeChat, saying indifferently, “There’s no rush. We can call later.”

The message was from Ji Anyun.

She said she called him and his phone was off.

She asked him to get back to her after turning it on, and mentioned she had asked her father to handle the online rumors, but her father said doing so would be counterproductive.

Ji Anyun also mentioned she was going to the hospital with Ji Zichen to see Ji Guoguo first.

After he’s done, she suggested they see which common friends they have…

“Why?”

Tang Jinchen looked at Ye Zhan in confusion.

Ye Zhan’s face had been dark as coal when he saw the rumors, but now he seemed unbothered.

Ye Zhan’s expression was cool and detached. “Since it’s already spread, those who should know already know. What’s the difference between dealing with it sooner or later?”

Tang Jinchen narrowed his eyes, something flickering through his mind.

But he thought it couldn’t be that.

He frowned lightly, staring probingly at Ye Zhan’s composed and handsome face, saying nothing.

As they exited the Presidential Palace, Tang Jinchen didn’t immediately get into his car but instead got into Ye Zhan’s.

“You really don’t intend to handle those rumors? Are you really going to date Ji Anyun?”

Ye Zhan fastened his seatbelt before turning his head, meeting Tang Jinchen’s concerned gaze, a cold sneer gracing his lips.

“No.”

“No what?”

“I won’t date Ji Anyun.”

“But the rumors about you and her are spreading, and there are people saying the person in the car that day was Ji Anyun. What if the Ji Family asks you to be responsible for Ji Anyun’s safety?”

“How would I be responsible?”

Ye Zhan scoffed coldly, “The photos were leaked from Ji Anyun’s social circle. Not handling the rumors was Ji Congxiang’s decision. Saying the person in the car was her, that’s the poster’s doing… What does it have to do with me?”

Tang Jinchen stared wide-eyed in shock.

He was momentarily speechless.

He had to admit that when Ye Zhan was merciless, he was more so than anyone else.

“You and her were close. I thought you were interested in her.”

Tang Jinchen felt he had some understanding of Ye Zhan.

They had been brothers for so many years, facing life and death countless times together, after all.

“When was I close to her?”

Ye Zhan’s phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID, turned off the sound, and didn’t answer.

“You interacted in her social circle, making everyone think… Ji Anyun is calling you. Aren’t you going to answer?”

“I’m considering whether to answer.”

Ye Zhan pondered.

“Ah Zhan, answer it. If you’re not interested in Ji Anyun, then I can only think of one possibility, it’s because Momo was in your car that day.”

As Tang Jinchen said this, he was staring intently at Ye Zhan.

He didn’t miss any subtle changes in Ye Zhan’s expression.

Ye Zhan’s eyes flickered slightly; his grip on the phone tightened a little.

Then, he glanced at Tang Jinchen, not denying it.

“Is it really because of Momo?”

Tang Jinchen was now certain.

Before, it was just a guess.

But Ye Zhan’s silence confirmed his suspicion.

His feelings grew complex.

“Your erratic behavior these days is also because of Momo. Ah Zhan, Yi Ze said you’ve been like it’s your ‘time of the month’… Do you like Momo?”

“…”

“So, those words you said to me that day, were actually your true thoughts… But, when you interacted with Ji Anyun in her social circle, weren’t you afraid Momo would misunderstand?”

“She already misunderstood.”

Ye Zhan finally spoke.

His tone was stiff.

But she still called him.

Was it because of those rumors?

“Then why don’t you explain to her that the online rumors are fake, and that you and Ji Anyun aren’t…”

“Let’s talk about it later.”

Ye Zhan interrupted Tang Jinchen.

His stern lips turned into a cold, hard line, with deep, austere lines between his brows.

“Ah Zhan, if Ji Congxiang finds out your intentions, he definitely won’t let you get away easily.”

Tang Jinchen said with some concern.

Ye Zhan didn’t care about Ji Congxiang or Ji Anyun, “What can he do?”

Ye Zhan’s ruthless words came out as he looked down, his long fingers unlocking his phone and dialing Chu Junming’s number.

After two rings, Chu Junming’s voice came through, “Hello, big brother, you finally turned on your phone. Have you seen the online rumors about you and Ji Anyun…”

“Have you found out the results?”

Ye Zhan interrupted Chu Junming.

He didn’t need Chu Junming to say it; he had already guessed that he would investigate.

Chu Junming responded immediately, “Not yet. This matter is rather strange. Big brother, should we remove those posts first?”

“Go ahead and delete them. Let me know once you have the results.”

“Alright, I’ll have someone delete them immediately,” Chu Junming said before hanging up the phone.

Before two seconds passed, Ji Anyun’s name flashed repeatedly on the screen. Ye Zhan’s gaze deepened, and he pressed the answer button.