Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 448 - 449: I Will Use Force

Chapter 448: Chapter 449: I Will Use Force

"Dongzi, with that statement, I am content!" Li Sijie took a deep breath and then turned to look at Miao Xuanxuan, saying, "Xuanxuan, about the past, I can only apologize. Back then, I was lacking emotional comfort, and Dongzi helped me so much that I couldn’t control myself and seduced him. It was all my fault; please don’t blame Dongzi."

"I didn’t say I blamed him," Miao Xuanxuan pouted.

Li Sijie laughed again and said, "Xuanxuan, I am very aware of who I am. I’m just a divorced woman, whereas Dongzi is a very talented and capable man. He is definitely not someone I could match. Between him and me, it was just doing some wrong things at the wrong time and place. I never thought about being with Dongzi, let alone intending to disrupt your relationship. You and Dongzi are a match made in heaven."

After a pause, Li Sijie continued, "Xuanxuan, rest assured, I will never get involved with Dongzi in that way again. I, Li Sijie, still possess self-respect. I won’t cling desperately or unscrupulously try to break up your relationship. So, you really don’t need to provide me with a house to comfort me; it makes me feel terribly cheap, as if I’m just after money."

Miao Xuanxuan felt a bit awkward. With Li Sijie saying this, it seemed as if she was the one coming to settle scores.

Touching her nose, Miao Xuanxuan said, "President Li, to be honest, I won’t hide it from you, Dongzi isn’t my boyfriend; my sister is his girlfriend, and I’m just his aunt by marriage. You and his affair, I know, but my sister doesn’t know yet."

"Ah?" Li Sijie was a bit confused.

"Heh... Dongzi, do you really think he’d listen to a woman? He has his own ideas. What he wants to do isn’t something I can influence."

Song Xiaodong patted Li Sijie’s shoulder and said, "Don’t overthink it. You haven’t done anything wrong. Our matter isn’t something for you to take the blame for. Whatever the fault, it’s the man’s responsibility."

"I..." Li Sijie’s eyes reddened. Her previous husband had been so sweet-talking, but when it really mattered, he was completely incapable, whereas Song Xiaodong, even in front of Miao Xuanxuan, stood up for her. This man truly has a strong sense of responsibility.

Miao Xuanxuan pouted her lips and said, "Fine, then I won’t be the villain. You guys sort out your own issues." Saying this, she stood up and walked out.

"Xuanxuan, don’t go," Li Sijie quickly grabbed Miao Xuanxuan and said, "I... promise you, I will definitely not get involved with Dongzi... in that way again. I can also... avoid seeing him."

Miao Xuanxuan said, "Forget it. Seeing how aggrieved you look, it’s almost like I’m some unforgivable villain. Dongzi and your issue, you deal with it yourselves. I don’t want to get involved in this drama. Besides, I still have to work here. If someone harasses me, I still need Dongzi to back me up. How could he not come here?"

"I..." Li Sijie really didn’t know what to say.

Song Xiaodong came over and put an arm around each of their shoulders, smiling as he said, "Alright, Sijie, we might not talk about love, but we can still talk about friendship. Friends are always necessary. Don’t think too much; let things be as they were before. You’re trying too hard, making everyone uncomfortable."

Miao Xuanxuan elbowed Song Xiaodong and said, "Hey, if my sister was here, your flirting would barely pass, but hugging me like this, is that really okay?"

"You and Sijie are both my good friends; why can’t I hug you like this?" Song Xiaodong chuckled lightly.

Miao Xuanxuan glared at Song Xiaodong and said, "Pfft! You big flirt, falling for every girl you see, never letting go of one. Humph, you’ll be worn out by women someday."

Song Xiaodong laughed heartily and said, "To die under the peony flowers is to be a romantic ghost as well."

Listening to them joking around, Li Sijie didn’t know what to do, but it seemed that the situation wasn’t as terrible as she had imagined. At the very least, Miao Xuanxuan’s attitude wasn’t so bad. Song Xiaodong was still protecting her, preventing her from feeling too embarrassed.

The most important thing was that Li Sijie truly didn’t understand what Song Xiaodong’s intentions were now. Was he letting go or not? This left her completely unsure of what to do.

"Don’t think about anything, just be yourself," Song Xiaodong whispered in Li Sijie’s ear, then he walked out with Miao Xuanxuan.

"Be myself... How should I do that?" Li Sijie stood still, muttering to herself after a while with a bitter smile on her face.

She had always believed that her relationship with Song Xiaodong was wrong, so she resisted it in her heart, yet she was infatuated with the feeling. Every time she was with Song Xiaodong, she was a person of contradictions.

She also feared that one day their relationship would be exposed, and then she would be confronted and yelled at by Song Xiaodong’s girlfriend.

But today, things turned out differently; she wasn’t scolded, and Song Xiaodong had even defended her, even giving her the house of the clubhouse—was this some kind of compensation?

Li Sijie was very confused, but she couldn’t make sense of it all.

"Dongzi, you jerk, I gave you a chance today to break it off with President Li, yet you still couldn’t let go. How can you be worthy of my sister?"

As they got into the car, Miao Xuanxuan glared at Song Xiaodong, fuming.

Song Xiaodong started the car, turned to look at Miao Xuanxuan, then pressed the accelerator, and as the car left the clubhouse, he said, "Xuanxuan, no matter what, Sijie and I must take responsibility for our affair. I can’t let her bear this alone. As a man, this is the least that I should do."

Miao Xuanxuan snorted, "Alright, you’re very manly, but by saying that, aren’t you giving her hope?"

"Sijie is a very clear-headed woman, and the few times something happened between us, it was in a very conflicted state of mind, almost half-forced, so you can’t blame her at all," he protested.

Miao Xuanxuan pinched Song Xiaodong’s arm and scolded, "Wow, you jerk, still pulling the forceful act, huh? Humph, I always said, President Li isn’t that kind of loose person, how did she end up entangled with you?"

"Yeah, I like being forceful, you be careful, maybe one day I’ll force myself on you too," he teased.

"You dare! If you dare...hmm, I won’t be like President Li and just take it, I’ll definitely..." Miao Xuanxuan made a scissor gesture with her hand, menacingly saying, "I’ll turn you into a eunuch!"