Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 297 - 298: Bullying Miao Qingqing

Chapter 297: Chapter 298: Bullying Miao Qingqing

Song Xiaodong raised a hand and gently touched Miao Qingqing’s face. Miao Qingqing wanted to dodge, but the rough palm of Song Xiaodong caressed her face, making her body somewhat weak. With nowhere to hide her head, she could only blush and look at Song Xiaodong.

"Give you some time? And then we can just do it?" Song Xiaodong’s hand moved down her cheek, and then his index finger reached Miao Qingqing’s lips, gently rubbing them twice.

"What... what are you doing?" Miao Qingqing asked instinctively, but before she could finish her question, Song Xiaodong’s finger had already made its way into her mouth, making her last two words muffled and unclear.

"You..." Miao Qingqing’s mind was once again filled with images from two years ago. Back then, this guy had also stuck his finger into her mouth, and at that time, she was sucking on his finger as if she enjoyed it. But now, she felt shame instead of excitement or pleasure. She couldn’t understand how she could have done such a thing on that night two years ago.

Hurriedly, she pulled Song Xiaodong’s finger out, feeling both embarrassed and awkward, she said, "Stop it, if someone comes in, it will be trouble, and I’ll lose face as the chairman."

Song Xiaodong said with a smile, "But you are the chairman. Who would dare to enter your room just like that?"

Busy, Miao Qingqing said, "Others can’t enter casually, but there’s still Sister Xiaoru. Sister Xiaoru never knocks when she enters my room. She just went to the restroom; she might come in at any moment. How can it be good if Sister Xiaoru sees you bullying me like this?"

The smile on Song Xiaodong’s face froze. He could disregard others completely, but this sister was his Achilles heel; he didn’t want to upset her.

His behavior toward Miao Qingqing today wasn’t because his lust got the better of him; rather, it was because Song Xiaodong was genuinely in a bad mood. Miao Xuanxuan broke up with him because of Miao Qingqing, so seeing Miao Qingqing today unstoppably brought out a desire for revenge in him. He wanted to see Miao Qingqing embarrassed, he wanted her to feel uncomfortable, he wanted her to be irate.

Mentioning Song Xiaoru, he suddenly calmed down. How could he blame Miao Qingqing for this? She didn’t deliberately interfere with Miao Xuanxuan, nor did she force Miao Xuanxuan out.

It was because of what happened two years ago that Miao Xuanxuan made such a difficult decision for Miao Qingqing, and Song Xiaodong knew well that the decision that Miao Xuanxuan made was indeed the right one; otherwise, Miao Xuanxuan would have suffered even more in the future.

For Song Xiaodong, even if Miao Xuanxuan broke up with him, even if Miao Qingqing had had a relationship with him, even though he used to cherish that night, the idea of getting together with Miao Qingqing directly was something he couldn’t accept in his heart.

"I’m sorry," Song Xiaodong said indifferently and then rose to go back to the opposite side of the desk, looking at Miao Qingqing, he said, "Go ahead, tell me what you need."

Once Song Xiaodong let her go, Miao Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing how Song Xiaodong’s attitude shifted so suddenly to indifference, a fire sparked inside her. Staring at him, she slowly said, "You change faces so quickly. If you want to harass me, you do it, if you want to bully me, you do it, and the next moment you act like none of it concerns you. Are you trying to say that once we’ve been in bed, you can pull up your pants and deny everything?"

Song Xiaodong lit another cigarette, saying, "There are quite a few women who have slept with me. If I acknowledged all of them, by now I would be like having Three Palaces, Six Courtyards, and Seventy-Two Concubines."

"You..." Miao Qingqing nearly leapt up in anger at Song Xiaodong’s words, clutching the pen so tightly she almost snapped it, gritting her teeth she said, "You really showed your true colors today, Song Xiaodong. Such shamelessness."

"I am merely stating a fact," Song Xiaodong said, exhaling a ring of smoke, looking totally serene.

Miao Qingqing’s face turned dark, and her gaze fixed intently on Song Xiaodong, several times she was impulsively tempted to smash the signing pen in her hand onto Song Xiaodong’s face.

"Dongzi," Miao Qingqing took a deep breath and suddenly said, "Dongzi, I want to ask you something, and don’t brush me off."

"What is it?" Seeing Miao Qingqing that angry, Song Xiaodong also felt a bit guilty, and his tone returned to normal.

"Do you dislike me? Do you really not want to be my boyfriend?"

Looking into Miao Qingqing’s eyes, Song Xiaodong sighed and said, "Alright then, I’ll tell you the truth. I don’t dislike you, otherwise, I wouldn’t have helped you this much, but what I like the least... is being forced by others."

Miao Qingqing paused, and then let out a bitter smile. "It looks like your personality is even tougher than mine, but you’re right, you’ve already helped me so much, given me so much money, besides after my father passed away, you helped me a lot as well. During this time, if it weren’t for you, Xuanxuan and I would probably not have made it through; pressuring you really was my mistake."

Song Xiaodong, seeing Miao Qingqing’s somewhat melancholic expression, suddenly felt a pang of heartache. For a girl who had just lost her father, Miao Qingqing had to bear much more than Miao Xuanxuan; she truly had it tough.

He remembered that it was two years ago, Miao Qingqing wanted him to be a pillar of support; that was a totally reasonable expectation. Plus, with her kind of personality, she indeed wouldn’t be like Miao Xuanxuan, engaging him in romantic talk. All of this truly made sense now.

Shrugging his shoulders, Song Xiaodong extinguished his cigarette and said, "Forget it, I shouldn’t have been arguing with you either. Let’s make peace."

Miao Qingqing was startled, then with a cry and a laugh said, "You jerk, you were actually starting an argument with me just now? Do you even have any integrity?"

Song Xiaodong chuckled and said, "Of course, I had to take the opportunity to gain some advantage."

"Jerk!" Miao Qingqing cursed at Song Xiaodong, her eyes glaring, but no matter how you looked at it, it seemed like a façade of strength hiding fragility; it was clear that she wasn’t truly angry.

Seeing Miao Qingqing like this, Song Xiaodong’s heart couldn’t help but soften, and he was also reminded of the night two years ago when their eyes met, creating a strangely enchanting atmosphere that seemed to grow ceaselessly.

This made Song Xiaodong stand up once again and walk towards Miao Qingqing for the second time, reaching for the armrest of the chair just as he had before. His movements were slow, and Miao Qingqing had every opportunity to escape.

However, at that moment, Miao Qingqing seemed as if under a spell, sitting there, her gaze somewhat evasive as she watched Song Xiaodong. Although Song Xiaodong hadn’t done anything yet, her body was already feeling warm and she sat there limply, completely filled with anticipation for what Song Xiaodong would do next...

Heading back today, I’ll be writing this afternoon’s Chapters on the plane, and it’s quite uncertain if I can finish. The two updates this afternoon might have to wait until the evening. It’s hard to give a precise time, special circumstances, please forgive me.