Chương 486: She Actually Brought That Man Who Clearly Had Designs on Her Home?

By the time the car reached Ji Nuan's place, the rain had stopped, and the ground was covered in puddles.

A few steps on the ground would splash mud all over, making it inconvenient to go to the main road. Ji Nuan simply found a small restaurant on the nearest night market street downstairs from her apartment building and treated Mr. Vinse to dinner.

Although it was a very simple restaurant, it was clean, the ingredients were fresh, and the taste was warm and simple.

"Xiao Ba mentioned before that you can cook and often make dinner for yourself at home. I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to taste your cooking?" Mr. Vinse looked at her with gentle eyes. It wasn't the first or second time he had eaten with Ji Nuan, but every time, he would put down his utensils early and just watch her eat with concentration.

Ji Nuan sighed and smiled, touching her forehead. "My cooking skills are only good enough to fool Xiao Ba and the others, or to feed myself. They're not presentable at all. You really shouldn't take her words seriously."

"But why do I remember Xiao Ba saying your food is delicious? She used to go to your place for free meals often when she was in the UK. She even said that if it weren't for her getting a boyfriend later and having to move, she would have loved to be fed by you every day. Speaking of which, Xiao Ba is just an assistant. You can be so good to her, why are you so distant with me?"

Ji Nuan picked up her water glass and took a sip of plain water. After swallowing, she said, "You're right. I'm so good to Xiao Ba, yet she's still so talkative, telling everyone everything. It seems I really can't be too good to her in the future. If she knows me too well, I might be sold out by that girl one day without even knowing."

She paused and then said, "But, she's just taking advantage of the fact that she's been working by my side for a long time. We've known each other for over three years, so we're as close as family. There's really no need to be distant."

"Then haven't we known each other for over three years too? Xiao Ba can often go to your place for free meals, but I can't even get one?"

Ji Nuan: "..."

Mr. Vinse raised an eyebrow and smiled at her, not pressing her with his words anymore, but clearly not intending to back down either.

The conversation somehow ended with Ji Nuan owing him a meal. After they finished eating, Ji Nuan was ready to go home. Mr. Vinse was about to walk her, but remembered his phone was still in the car and asked her to wait for him for a moment. Ji Nuan said there was no need and told him to just drive back, then turned and walked into the apartment complex.

The streetlights in the complex were out for some reason, maybe due to a short circuit. The path from the complex gate to her home was so dark you could barely see your hand in front of your face.

The ground was also covered in water. Ji Nuan walked carefully in her high heels. Suddenly, her phone rang. She had just taken it out of her bag and saw that it was a call from the company. Just as she was about to answer, she suddenly smelled a surge of foul odor and the stench of alcohol coming from behind her. She froze, her eyes filled with alarm, and quickly turned to dodge the drunkard who was lunging at her from behind.

He missed and stumbled, nearly falling to the ground, but he started shouting, "Wife... wife... you're finally back, why are you hiding..."

Suddenly being called "wife" twice by this short, fat man reeking of sweat and alcohol, Ji Nuan felt a chill run down her spine and took a step back to avoid him lunging at her again.

"Wife... come home with me... what does that man have besides some stinking money? How can he love you as much as I do? Come on, come home with me..."

The drunkard stared at her fixedly, spouting nonsense, and lunged at her again.

Ji Nuan instantly dodged again. Just as she was about to turn and run back to the complex gate to call for security, the drunkard used all his strength to grab her hand and pull her back fiercely. The force of the pull almost made Ji Nuan crash into his arms. She managed to back away a little and said angrily, "You've got the wrong person, let go of me!"

"Don't think that just because you've found a rich man and you're dressed so beautifully, I won't recognize you... Wife, come home with me quickly..."

Ji Nuan was about to push him away with her backhand. Just as she lifted her foot to stomp on his, a black shadow suddenly rushed past her, punched the drunkard in the face, and sent him stumbling back several steps before he fell heavily to the ground.

Ji Nuan was stunned. She turned to see that it was Mr. Vinse who had rushed over and subdued the man on the ground. After punching the drunkard again, Mr. Vinse got up, grabbed Ji Nuan's wrist, and asked with a serious and concerned expression, "Are you okay?"

Ji Nuan shook her head, wanting to say she was fine. In fact, she probably wouldn't have had much trouble dealing with a drunkard like this, but she hadn't expected Mr. Vinse to suddenly rush over.

Mr. Vinse's face was ugly. He was about to take her to find the apartment complex's security guards to settle the score for letting such a person in. But suddenly, the drunkard who had fallen to the ground stood up, cursing, "Damn it! Bitch! I've been so good to you, and you still run off with a rich man! I'll kill you—" As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out a fruit knife from his pocket and rushed forward with bloodshot eyes.

By the time the two of them realized that the drunkard who had suddenly appeared was also carrying a knife, a silver light had already flashed before their eyes. Ji Nuan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly shouted, "Be careful!"

Mr. Vinse was quick-witted. He pulled Ji Nuan to the other side of his body, protecting her while instinctively raising his arm to block the drunkard's fruit knife. The knife slashed across his arm, instantly creating a bloody gash.

The drunkard, with bloodshot eyes, raised the knife to stab again. At that moment, the security guards, having heard the commotion, rushed over. Three or four of them pinned the drunkard to the ground.

The drunkard was still cursing, but he couldn't get up.

Only then did Ji Nuan quickly turn around and grab Mr. Vinse's arm, her lips pursed. "Blocking it with your arm, do you think you're made of steel? Come home with me, I'll wash the wound for you."

Mr. Vinse had wanted to say it was just a fruit knife wound and nothing serious, but hearing Ji Nuan actually allow him to go to her home for once, the "it's nothing" on the tip of his tongue immediately turned into an obedient nod. "Okay."

Just now, even if the security guards hadn't arrived in time, the two bodyguards hidden in the dark were already preparing to rush out. But they hadn't expected Mr. Vinse to return.

On the other side, Mo Jingshen had not yet left the company when he heard the low and apprehensive voice on the phone reporting, "Miss Ji encountered a crazed drunkard downstairs in her apartment complex when she was going home. Mr. Vinse was slightly injured as a result, and now Miss Ji has helped Mr. Vinse to her home."

The man, who had not yet left the company, his handsome face hidden in the darkness of the rainy night, his knuckles on the phone turning white.

So tonight, not only did Ji Nuan have dinner with that man again, but she also brought that man who clearly had designs on her back to her place?

(Fourth update for the sour Mo~ Shouting for monthly tickets, good night everyone!)

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