Chapter 8

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Seeing this, Chu Ning subconsciously looked at Dabao and quickly patted his head to rouse him.

Li Rui kept staring at her with an intrigued gaze. Finally, he glanced at Dabao.

Chu Ning felt her breathing almost stop when he saw Li Rui’s gaze. Could he tell? His gaze…

“Are you engaged to Li Jing?” The man’s voice was exceptionally low and carried an invisible pressure.

Chu Ning was stunned for a moment and instantly came back to her senses. Looking into his overly dark eyes, she forced a smile and pretended to be calm. “Why? Can I marry you if I don’t have an engagement?”

For some reason, Chu Ning felt a familiar pressure when she faced this man.

Li Rui’s face was cold and his thin lips curled into a thin arc. He looked at Chu Ning coldly, making it impossible to read his emotions.

In an instant, everyone felt extremely cold.

Chu Zhongxing and his wife finally reacted and shouted at Chu Ning, “Are you crazy! What nonsense are you talking about!”

Matriarch Chu staggered a few steps and pointed at Chu Ning with trembling hands. “Someone, drag her to the ancestral hall to kneel!”

Her words were powerful. The servants and bodyguards quickly went to capture Chu Ning.

If they did not handle this matter well today, the Fourth Master of the Li family would be unhappy and upset with the Chu family. Then, the Chu family would disappear from City A tomorrow.

However, before they could approach Chu Ning, they heard a cold male voice that made everyone stop in their tracks and freeze on the spot.

“Yes.” It was only a simple voice, but it was enough to make everyone stop moving.

Chu Ning was very surprised.

Li Rui’s gaze was on Chu Ning and he saw her lips curl up. He asked with sharp eyes, “Do you want to take revenge on Li Jing?”

Chu Ning didn’t hide anything and said honestly, “That’s half the reason.”

Li Rui looked up and rubbed his thumb ring. “What’s the other half?”

Chu Ning smiled. “I like good-looking people. His ugliness hurts my eyes, but you’re very good-looking.”

Li Rui sneered and said in a low and dangerous voice, “So you’re craving my body?”

Chu Ning was shocked.

What kind of understanding did this person have? How did he come to this conclusion? And how did he say this without any trace of embarrassment in front of so many people?

He stood there like a noble prince who had walked out of a medieval oil painting. His face was clear and well-defined. He was incomparably perfect.

The main point was that she had never seen a normal man say such… indecent words with a reserved and cold expression! In the past, Chu Ning felt that she was thick-skinned, but today, she could tell that she had met her match!

The Chu family’s reaction was also collectively petrified. They looked at the most respected man in the country, the legendary man who did not get close to women…

Only the young master of the Chu family, Chu Ge, secretly heaved a sigh of relief for Chu Ning and secretly looked at Li Rui.

The Fourth Master of the Li family was famous for not getting close to women, or rather, he didn’t like anyone. No one had the right to stand beside him. Countless socialites had confessed to him, but had been thrown out by the bodyguards without a word! Even Chu Yue, who had the reputation of a lucky star, was treated the same way. Li Rui didn’t even look at her. It was also because of this that there were rumors claiming that the Fourth Master might like men and didn’t like women at all.

In the past, although he did not believe what his grandmother and the others said about fate, they had grown up together after all. Chu Ge still liked Chu Yue, his older sister. However, he had once seen Chu Yue stand in front of the Fourth Master of the Li family with a shy expression and confess her love. Then, while he was stunned and shocked, he saw the Fourth Master walk straight past Chu Yue as if he did not see her. Chu Yue wanted to say something, but the bodyguards threw her out!

He could recall vividly how she was held by her arms and legs and thrown on the grass!

At that time, he was dumbfounded. He clearly remembered how Chu Yue’s face turned pale bit by bit. Most importantly, Chu Yue was already with Li Jing at that time! At that moment, he felt very complicated and shocked, so he slowly distanced himself from Chu Yue.

However, none of this was important. What shocked Chu Ge was what Sister Chu Ning said just now. Based on how he had reacted to confessions in the past, Chu Ning should have offended Fourth Master Li. However, he did not look angry at all, nor did he ask the bodyguards to throw her out! He even responded!

The line “you’re craving my body” made him wonder if he’d imagined it. But when he looked around and saw that everyone was as flabbergasted as he was, he supposed his ears were still good. They weren’t broken.

Chu Ge couldn’t help but look at Chu Yue, who was nearby.