Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 278 Thorny Rose (35)

Song Yi clearly wouldn't listen to reason, and Yan Zhen, out of respect for others' fate and a willingness to help, gave up trying to persuade him.

Love so much.

A week has passed in the blink of an eye, and the New Year has arrived.

The butler had the manor redecorated, with red lanterns hung, potted orchids placed, and paper-cut window decorations pasted on. The huge manor was given a festive New Year atmosphere.

On New Year's Eve, Yan Zhen had a quiet New Year's Eve dinner—thirty-eight dishes filled the long table, but only she and Song Yi were dining there.

Song Yi seemed used to it, and kept putting food on Yan Zhen's plate, urging her to eat more.

After dinner, the two sat on the sofa in the living room watching the Spring Festival Gala when Yan Zhen's phone beeped with a WeChat notification.

She picked it up and saw that it was a New Year's greeting message from Qi Su.

As Yan Zhen replied, a furtive glance fell upon him from the side.

She quickly turned her head and caught Song Yi red-handed as he peeked at her phone screen.

Remembering what she had done to Qi Su, Yan Zhen simply and openly turned the screen towards him: "If you want to see it, just say so."

Song Yi: "..."

He looked away and sat up straight.

Yan Zhen said, "Qi Su and I are friends. You can't assume that everyone has the same ulterior motives just because you have designs on me."

Song Yi was silent for a moment, then his tone became inexplicably cheerful: "Are you explaining this to me?"

Yan Zhen didn't react for a moment: "What?"

Song Yi said happily, "You were afraid I would misunderstand, so you explained to me that you and Qi Su are just friends."

Yan Zhen: "...There's no need for that. The explanation is that I'm worried you'll hurt Qi Su again."

Song Yi selectively listened to only the parts she wanted to hear: "You're just afraid I'll misunderstand."

Yan Zhen: "..."

Forget it, she won't argue with someone who's not mentally sound.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Song Yi's cousin came.

He brought New Year's gifts to pay his respects. When he entered, Song Yi was being examined by a doctor in the medical room, and only Yan Zhen was in the living room.

Out of politeness, Yan Zhen invited him to sit down.

With Song Yi absent, the cousin seemed much more relaxed and took the initiative to introduce himself to Yan Zhen: "My name is Lu Yuanzhou."

Yan Zhen smiled.

She didn't intend to talk to Lu Yuanzhou too much, but Lu Yuanzhou seemed very curious about her still living at the Song family's house and asked a few more questions.

"Are you A-Yi's classmate?"

“I had heard from the driver that Ah Yi had a good friend at school who lived with him in Dexian Building.”

“Ah Yi is rather withdrawn and doesn’t usually like to socialize with others. It’s rare for him to have a friend who can keep him company, and I’m very happy for him.”

Lu Yuanzhou's question seemed normal on the surface, but Yan Zhen sensed something amiss—although he was Song Yi's cousin and visited the Song family from time to time, he wasn't familiar with Song Yi.

He needed to ask the butler/driver/bodyguard to find out many things about Song Yi.

Moreover, he seemed quite interested in his relationship with Song Yi.

Yan Zhen's intuition told her that the other party had ulterior motives and was not well-intentioned.

Yan Zhen answered very cautiously.

The two exchanged a few words, and then Song Yi, who had finished his examination, came over.

As soon as Lu Yuanzhou saw him, his expression immediately became reserved.

He conveyed his parents' New Year's greetings to Song Yi, mentioned a few things about the company, and then left.

Watching Lu Yuanzhou's figure disappear through the door, Yan Zhen asked Song Yi thoughtfully, "What exactly does your cousin have against you? He acts like a mouse before a cat every time he sees you."

They practically wore their fear and apprehension on their faces.

Song Yi said casually, "I saw him kill someone."

Yan Zhen paused for a moment.

“I still have evidence of his murder. If he dares to disobey me, I’ll make sure he rots in jail. Do you think he’s not afraid?”

Yan Zhen was silent for a while, then said, "He's an adult after all. Aren't you afraid that if you push him too far, he might just kill you too?"

Song Yi laughed: "He's wanted me dead for a long time. If he had the ability and guts, I wouldn't be alive now. Besides, I'm not completely unguarded against him."

At this point, Song Yi used his hand as a gun and made a cringeworthy shooting gesture: "If I live, he lives; if I die, he dies too."

Yan Zhen: "..."

If these words came from the mouth of another sixteen-year-old girl, Yan Zhen would think that she had watched too many police dramas and was bursting with adolescent angst.

But hearing it from Song Yi's mouth, she felt that he wasn't joking.

-

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Yan Zhen, who was "bored" at home, suggested that he go to the library.

Song Yi refused without even thinking: "I've said it before, you can't leave the Song family even for a moment."

Yan Zhen wasn't annoyed by the rejection and patiently asked, "Why won't you let me leave the Song family?"

Before Song Yi could answer, she asked, "Are you worried I'll run away?"

Song Yi nodded.

“Then I won’t run away,” Yan Zhen said. “Your family has plenty to eat and drink, and the conditions are so good. Compared to my shabby little rented room, it’s like heaven and earth. I must be crazy to think about running away.”

"Besides, I'm not going by myself. It's so cold outside, wouldn't you have to send a driver to take me there? I'm going to the library to buy textbooks, so you should also call a bodyguard to carry my things." She paused, then added, "You come along too. I don't have much money left, so you'll have to come along to pay by card."

When Song Yi changed her clothes and went out with Yan Zhen, she was still a little confused.

How did he agree?

-

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Yan Zhen heard that there would be a fireworks display on the cross-river bridge that evening and asked Song Yi if he wanted to go see it.

Song Yi recalled what happened when he went to see the drone show last time, which was when he was exposed. His face darkened as he said, "I'm not going. If I'm not going, you're not allowed to go either!"

Yan Zhen saw through his thoughts: "Are you worried that what happened last time will happen again?"

"Correct!"

“Then let’s not go to the riverside, okay? Let’s find a hotel where we can see the fireworks.” Yan Zhen handed him her phone. “I’ve already done the research. This Sky Garden Hotel has a view of the fireworks. You can still get someone to make a reservation now.”

Song Yi: "..."

So the two of them went out together again that night and watched a fireworks display from a unique perspective on the rooftop of a hotel hundreds of meters high.

-

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Yan Zhen came across a popular cat cafe and invited Song Yi to go pet the cats.

"No, I don't like cats," Song Yi warned impatiently. "If you like cats, I'll catch them all and give them to you. Don't keep thinking about running away; I absolutely won't agree to this!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Zhen sighed softly, "Fine, if you don't want to go, then you don't have to go. I've been eating and drinking at your house all this time, and I feel a little bad about it, so I was thinking of buying a couple of vouchers to treat you to something..."

Song Yi was taken aback: "Invite me?"

"Yes, after all, relationships need give and take to last. But if you don't want to go, then I'll cancel..."

Song Yi immediately grabbed her hand as she was about to return the coupon, and hesitated for a moment: "Then, then go ahead."

Yan Zhen smiled and said, "Okay."