Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love
Chapter 100. Your ex-girlfriend calls to question why you abandoned her after starting the relationship?

Chapter 100: 100. Your ex-girlfriend calls to question why you abandoned her after starting the relationship?

"Mr. Mu, Miss Nan has been involved with many men and even committed adultery while married. Don’t you mind these things?"

"Mr. Mu..."

...

After the car had been moving for more than ten minutes, Nan Wan still maintained the posture she was in when she was placed in the passenger seat.

Her mind was in a daze, only remembering the man’s arm tightly gripping her shoulder, pushing through the crowd of reporters.

And... a voice distinctly separate from those chaotic sounds: "Regarding our wedding date, the Mu Family’s newspaper will report it clearly. Therefore, I don’t want to see any false rumors about my fiancée in the news again. No matter how busy I am, I still have time to send a lawyer’s letter."

She remembered the last time she faced so many cameras, the person beside her was Lu Li.

When all the microphones were shoved in front of her, and all the malicious words were thrown at her, he wanted to shield her but was powerless.

It’s been too long since someone shielded her, making it feel somewhat unfamiliar and mixed with some strange feeling...

Encountering a red light, Mu Jin Huan turned his head to look at the person in the passenger seat, her head slightly lowered. His brows, not yet smoothed, furrowed even deeper, "Uncomfortable?"

She hadn’t uttered a word since they got into the car.

Her fair fingers unconsciously clutched the seatbelt in front of her, her loose hair covering most of her delicate side face, concealing her slightly downcast eyes.

He couldn’t see her expression.

Nan Wan pressed her lips together, cleared her throat, and softly uttered two words, "I’m okay."

Her originally pleasant voice was now dry.

Mu Jin Huan started the car, "There’s water in the glove compartment."

Nan Wan nodded, indicating she understood, but she still lowered her gaze, making no additional movements.

Silence.

Until the vibrating sound of a phone started.

Nan Wan knew her phone was off, so she initially ignored it. He either didn’t hear it or didn’t want to answer; he ignored it too.

The buzzing sound persisted, making her already muddled mind even more irritable. Nan Wan couldn’t help but remind him, "Your phone is ringing."

Mu Jin Huan’s expression was calm, but his black eyes were deeper than usual, "I know."

He clearly heard it but had no intention of answering. Subconsciously, Nan Wan glanced at the phone on her left; the screen had already gone dark.

In fact, she saw nothing.

When the vibrating sound rang for the second time, Mu Jin Huan first glanced at Nan Wan, then freed a hand to answer it.

Yu Qinglu stared at the TV screen, her eyes cold, but her voice was as gentle as ever, "Mu Huan, where are you?"

"Driving."

"I saw on the news about you and Miss Nan... Is it true?"

"Mm."

The glass in Yu Qinglu’s hand fell to the ground, shattering right at her feet.

At the same time, a piercing horn sound from the phone completely drowned out the sound of the glass breaking.

After the noise, there was a prolonged silence; she didn’t speak, and he didn’t take the initiative.

She broke it first, "It’s snowing, the road conditions are bad, drive carefully; I have another call coming in, so I won’t talk to you now."

After saying the last word, she hung up the phone.

Her gaze remained fixed on the TV screen, her fingers gripping the wheelchair’s armrest tighter and tighter.

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Nan Wan raised her hand to tuck her loose hair behind her ear, casually rubbing the nape of her neck and teasing, "Did your ex-girlfriend call to question why you abandoned her?"

Mu Jin Huan noticed the woman’s complexion had improved significantly. As he steered the wheel, he bantered with her, "Something like that."

Nan Wan relaxed into the seat, speaking in a soft voice, "Wasn’t Mr. Mu’s attitude a bit much just now?"

Throughout the call, it was either "oh" or "mm"; it wasn’t exactly indifferent, but certainly not tender either.

Her future life might be filled with dealing with those who dislike her, constantly figuring out how to bring her down and replace her, just the thought gives her a headache.

Mu Jin Huan, unbothered, stated calmly, "Doctor Nan kept saying she liked me, yet not even twenty-four hours later, she’s standing up for another woman. Isn’t that also a bit much?"

If she could joke around, her fighting spirit must have recovered about seventy to eighty percent.

Feeling the atmosphere was awkward, Nan Wan took a bottle of purified water from the glove compartment, unscrewed the cap, and drank two sips, "I was just saying."

Mu Jin Huan took the bottle from her, which she hadn’t capped yet, drank two sips, and handed it back, "Mm, me too."

Nan Wan maintained her previous posture with the bottle in her hand, her right hand holding the cap at her chest, her left fingers curled, and unmoving.

That was the bottle she drank from...

His natural act as if unconcerned made it seem like he didn’t mind at all.

Then again, they had already kissed; fussing over such trivial matters would be a bit pretentious.

The bottle Mu Jin Huan handed still hovered in the air. He glanced at the clearly out-of-it woman, his brows slightly furrowed, "I’m driving, what are you daydreaming about?"

Nan Wan snapped back, shifted her gaze, took the bottle from his hand, and carefully screwed the cap back on, pressing her lips together, "Weren’t you a germaphobe?"

She remembered that dinner when Qingqing, with a smile, offered him a chicken wing she had bitten,

his handsome brow furrowed into the shape of a ’川’ character.

Recalling his clearly reluctant yet unable to refuse expression now was amusing.

She somewhat regretted not capturing the moment. After all, seeing the dominant Mr. Mu being utterly defeated by a three or four-year-old girl is quite rare.

If she accidentally angered the big CEO one day, perhaps it could come in handy.

Mu Jin Huan, maintaining an even tone, slowed the car, his black eyes seemed to be veiled in mist, appearing even more profound and unfathomable.

His face as usual, his voice gentle, "I am, but it depends on who it’s for."

Hearing his words, Nan Wan’s breath caught, pausing her hair-tidying action.

Then, placing the bottle back in its original position, she lifted a faint smile, "I’m honored to be the exception."

Given the different circumstances, the same words of affection sounded different.

In the past, Nan Wan only found them annoying, but now she felt content.

Such a mutually beneficial relationship, compared to constant hostility and harsh words, it’s obviously better to be respectful and non-interfering, with occasional flirty words just to liven things up.

Just listen, don’t take them seriously.

"I’ve already accompanied you to the Mu Family, when can you spare some time to accompany me to the Nan Family, to greet your future father-in-law?"

She wondered how Nan Chengzhi cleaned up after last night’s banquet, having embarrassed the Su Family, his night couldn’t have been peaceful.