Chapter 1695 - 689: Falling

Chapter 1695: Chapter 689: Falling

Looking at the door crack just wide enough for two fingers, Qu Peining briefly wondered if Zhou Wang had done it unintentionally.

But she quickly dismissed the possibility.

Although she hadn’t known Zhou Wang for long, looking back at the past, almost every meeting with Zhou Wang ended with her being "manipulated."

From the earliest time at Building No.9 Club, where Zhou Wang sordidly fed her medicine with his mouth, causing her to hallucinate and actively seek a kiss, to the last time at a nightclub in Peng City, where Zhou Wang "deliberately" played missing, then led her to that lounge, and then let her taste something very new...

Yes, although Zhou Wang kept saying it was just an accident, Qu Peining believed he did it "on purpose."

Zhou Wang was the most flirtatious yet cunning man she had ever seen. Though Qu Peining never doubted her IQ, she had to admit that Zhou Wang always had her firmly under his control.

Therefore, all of Zhou Wang’s actions and steps must bear the traces of a plan. How could he not have thought she would look for him after discovering his absence?

Qu Peining, therefore, easily concluded that all this was within Zhou Wang’s calculations, including Jiang Mubai’s god-like push that made her face the evil dragon... That woman, full of schemes, was definitely cooperating with Zhou Wang.

This led to everything that followed.

Now, that familiar feeling came again.

To be honest, Qu Peining never expected the situation to develop this way.

When Jiang Mo contacted her earlier, Qu Peining was still struggling with huge psychological turmoil.

After all, Jiang Mo was entirely unaware of the story between her and Zhou Wang, and now, having silently become Zhou Wang’s bodyguard, she didn’t know how to face the one person she regarded as her only close friend.

It felt like "stealing her man."

But when she met Jiang Mo, Qu Peining realized she was overthinking.

He didn’t care, and she seemed... unconcerned too.

Although still a bit angry at Jiang Mo’s usual "lack of vigor," Qu Peining had to admit, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, it was naturally the world of Zhou Wang and Jiang Mo.

This café, which had been temporarily booked, was empty; she and an undercover Gao Xing were standing guard outside.

Although Qu Peining didn’t appear in their line of sight, as Zhou Wang expected, she couldn’t restrain her curiosity; she stood just at the blind spot of their vision and could see all of Zhou Wang and Jiang Mo’s actions.

Watching the two being intimate, Qu Peining found that her emotions weren’t as complex as she imagined. Instead, there was a faint sense of relief and joy.

At least she realized that her involvement didn’t seem to affect their relationship, which lessened the guilt of "betraying a friend."

Qu Peining also found herself less attached to Zhou Wang’s messy emotional relationships. This subtle change was frightening, and Qu Peining herself didn’t realize when this mindset had been altered.

But just as Qu Peining stood in the corner smiling and reflecting, she saw things suddenly go awry as Zhou Wang directly carried Jiang Mo into the private room.

This was in broad daylight, in a world governed by justice!

What was Zhou Wang up to?

And now, the noise coming through the crack seemed to answer Qu Peining’s question...

The soft, suppressed breathing sound drifted over, burrowing into Qu Peining’s ears, and straight into her soul.

She recognized it as her senior sister’s voice, but she had never heard this version before.

Also, was that... that kind of address used between couples?

Qu Peining froze, just from the sound completely overturning all her impressions of Jiang Mo.

Of course, she knew that women in love would behave differently than usual, but was this not too much, as if they were two different people?

If she hadn’t seen Zhou Wang carry Jiang Mo inside, Qu Peining would have doubted whether the person inside was Jiang Mo at all, or Jiang Mubai, no... even Jiang Mubai, could she really utter such shameless words?

"No, I can’t listen anymore!"

Struggling internally, Qu Peining wanted to move her feet and leave, but found that her legs felt as heavy as lead, making it difficult to take a step.

Not only that, standing became difficult too.

When Qu Peining realized something was wrong, she was already half-leant against the door wall, her body inexorably sliding down.

The sounds drifting from the crack seemed to have a certain magic, not only draining her strength but also causing her body temperature to rise, her mind flooded with images.

It felt as though she was back on the night in the Peng City nightclub, staring blankly with her head up, letting Zhou Wang have his way.

She was like that then too, involuntary, unaware.

"No, I know this is all that scoundrel’s manipulation..."

Qu Peining, after all, was not ordinary; with remarkable willpower, she forcibly extricated herself from that chaotic state and prepared to leave, leaning on the wall.

But at that moment, a high-pitched singing burst forth from the room.

The uncontrollable emotion, the melody filled with passion and tenderness, like the last straw breaking the camel’s back, made Qu Peining let out a low moan and completely collapse in the corner.