Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 671 - 672: Entanglement

Chapter 671: Chapter 672: Entanglement

Because he had experienced shopping with his girlfriend, buying clothes for Shui Qingyue wasn’t difficult for Song Xiaodong; even purchasing a bra didn’t make him uncomfortable. After visually estimating, he already roughly knew Shui Qingyue’s size, and buying a B cup would definitely not be wrong.

Song Xiaodong quickly returned to his room. As he opened the door, he immediately heard Shui Qingyue’s voice from the bathroom near the entrance, "Big Brother Song, is that you coming back?"

’’Yes, it’s me. I’ve bought the clothes for you," Song Xiaodong replied casually.

"Thank you," Shui Qingyue said, and then there was silence.

Song Xiaodong tossed the clothes onto the bed, and his phone started ringing; it was a call from Xiao Yingying.

As Song Xiaodong answered the call and walked to the window, Xiao Yingying’s excited shout came through the phone, "Brother Dongzi, you’re so handsome!"

"What’s up?" Song Xiaodong asked with a smile.

"I saw your video! You were dashing in the ’bride kidnapping’, and that sister is so pretty. You should hurry up and take her as my sister-in-law."

Song Xiaodong couldn’t help but chuckle and said, "You think we don’t have enough people at home already?" Xiao Yingying, this angel-like girl, always brought him joy, even when he faced extremely vexing issues. Chatting with Xiao Yingying always lifted his spirits.

"Hehe, not too many, not too many. The more people, the merrier, right? Besides, since you’ve already kidnapped the bride, you can’t just abandon her; what would she do then? How could she marry someone else after that? So, it’s better if you keep her."

Song Xiaodong knew Xiao Yingying was speaking reality, but thinking about Miao Qingqing, he lamented, "Wouldn’t that make your Sister Qingqing unhappy?"

"No, no, she would understand. As long as she respects Sister Qingqing at home, Sister Qingqing wouldn’t mind," Xiao Yingying reassured.

"You’re quite confident, aren’t you?" he said.

"Hehe, if we don’t have confidence, how can we solve anything? So, we must have confidence first," Xiao Yingying replied cheerfully.

"We’ll talk about this later. Has my sister contacted you?"

"Nope, her phone has been off. But don’t worry, once we’ve settled everything, Sister Xiaoru will come back. She’s probably just worried about coming back now and adding to your troubles," Xiao Yingying explained.

"Sure!" Song Xiaodong nodded. Although he was worried about Song Xiaoru, he absolutely trusted that she wouldn’t do anything foolish.

The sound of the bathroom door opening came from behind, and Song Xiaodong said, "Qingyue is done with her bath; I won’t chat with you any longer."

"Hehe, you’re going to be the groom, congratulations! I won’t disturb you two any longer," Xiao Yingying giggled and had already hung up.

"Is she... your girlfriend?" Shui Qingyue’s voice came from behind Song Xiaodong.

"Yeah, Xiao Yingying, one of my girlfriends," Song Xiaodong turned around and said with a smile.

"One of them..." Shui Qingyue stared at Song Xiaodong, dumbfounded.

As Song Xiaodong looked at Shui Qingyue, his gaze also hesitated momentarily. She was wearing a bathrobe, tied at the waist, with a wide neckline. Even though she was well-covered, the robe still revealed a large expanse of skin below her neck. Plus, considering she wasn’t wearing a bra, Song Xiaodong’s thoughts began to wander.

With a light cough, Song Xiaodong shifted his gaze and said, "Yes, I once told you I had a girlfriend, but actually, I don’t just have one. At home, I have three who all stay with me, and besides, outside, I also have a lover."

"That... so many..." Shui Qingyue suddenly stammered.

Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "Yes, now with the addition of my sister, there will be one more."

"That... you plan to keep them all with you?" Shui Qingyue frowned involuntarily, wholly unprepared for the complexity of Song Xiaodong’s domestic situation.

Song Xiaodong nodded again and said, "Indeed, this is something I must accomplish."

The look in Shui Qingyue’s eyes suddenly became profoundly complex, while Song Xiaodong gave a faint smile and said, "Do you feel now that I might be even more shameless than Liu Minghui?"

"No, no!" Shui Qingyue immediately shook her head vigorously, saying somewhat awkwardly, "I... I just didn’t expect this. I thought you had only one girlfriend, plus your sister, making it two."

Song Xiaodong gave a slight smile and said, "Go take a look at the clothes I bought for you. I’m not sure if they’ll be to your liking."

"Oh..." Shui Qingyue responded, picked up the clothes, and then entered the bathroom.

At that moment, her heart was truly in turmoil. While taking a bath, she thought about following Song Xiaodong, becoming his woman, even though Song Xiaodong had girlfriends, she could still compete.

But now knowing Song Xiaodong had so many women, she suddenly didn’t know what to do; she clearly couldn’t compete with the others.

And for a man to have so many women, wouldn’t it appear that he is fickle-hearted and irresponsible?

Yet paradoxically, Shui Qingyue didn’t feel that way. During the more than ten days she spent with Song Xiaodong in the mountain belly, she completely sensed that Song Xiaodong was not such a fickle-hearted person; otherwise, he wouldn’t have let her go at that time.

Moreover, last night, the two were alone in a room, and she even hinted at her willingness to offer herself, but Song Xiaodong still did nothing.

At that time, she thought that Song Xiaodong might be cautious of the powers of the Shui family and the Liu family, not daring to make a move on her, but today she already knew that Song Xiaodong was not afraid of this, otherwise, he wouldn’t have confronted them to take her away.

So no matter how she thought about it, Song Xiaodong was a good man, a man worth entrusting her life to. But the number of women around Song Xiaodong really troubled Shui Qingyue. Shouldn’t love between a man and a woman be exclusive? How could Song Xiaodong’s affection be divided among so many?

Song Xiaodong sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and squinted his eyes as he thought about how exactly to handle Shui Qingyue’s matter.

Shui Qingyue was definitely a good girl, there was no doubt about that. But to say he liked her, Song Xiaodong clearly had not reached that point yet; his feelings for Shui Qingyue were more than ninety percent because he felt responsible for the hardships she had endured, which he had caused.

And now with the kidnapping ordeal, assuming responsibility seemed to only imply having her stay with him; otherwise, Shui Qingyue’s reputation would be further ruined, and he could no longer escape this fact.

He had discussed this matter with Shui Qingyue earlier to allow her to make a well-thought decision as he didn’t want to deceive her.

About half an hour later, Shui Qingyue came out of the bathroom, surprisingly not having changed her clothes, not even having opened the clothing bag, still wearing the same bathrobe.

And her face, apart from a look of determination, also carried a touch of coquettishness and shyness, and Song Xiaodong immediately understood her decision.