Chapter 183 (1/2)

Chapter 183: Temptation

Nan Xun took a step back and leveled Rong'er with a cold stare. ”Why are you here?”

Rong'er stilled. She didn't expect Nan Xun to hold a grudge against her still. She twisted her lips and sucked in a deep breath. ”I've been wrong. I admit my mistakes. I want to buy you two dinner as apology. I hope you won't turn me down.”

”There's no need,” Nan Xun snapped. He didn't care about what she said at all. ”Please go away.”

”Why must the gentleman treat me this way?” Rong'er said, tilting her head up to look at Nan Xun with red eyes. She tugged at Nan Xun's sleeve pitifully, very much unlike her usual sn.o.bbish self. ”Rong'er has realized my mistakes. Is the gentleman not willing to show me any mercy?”

It was dinner time. Many guests were coming into the inn. Jun Huang noticed that they had attracted a lot of attention. It wasn't a good idea for them to keep arguing with Rong'er here. She reached out to Nan Xun, trying to calm him down. Before she could touch him, however, Nan Xun flung Rong'er's hand away and knocked into Jun Huang accidentally.

Jun Huang had not fully recovered yet. She staggered and fell out of the door.

In panic, Nan Xun rushed toward her and helped Jun Huang up. He had let his anger get the better of him. ”Are you hurt? I – I didn't mean it.”

Jun Huang gave him a small smile and shook her head. She stood up with Nan Xun's help.

Rong'er scoffed inwardly, but she didn't let it show. She knew how much Nan Xun cared about Jun Huang. ”It's all my fault, gentleman Feng. I came to you to apologize. I hope you'll let me make amends to you. I've arranged our dinner as my apology.”

Jun Huang hummed. Rong'er was a woman after all. She had gone through the troubles to reach out for them. Jun Huang would like to resolve this conflict between them once and for all. She nodded. ”Then we'll accept your apology.”

”Great. Come with me.” Rong'er glanced at Nan Xun reflexively. Nan Xun lowered his head and turned to Jun Huang, who gave him a pointed look. He reluctantly nodded. The three of them made their way to the booth Rong'er had reserved.

Rong'er told the servers to bring them their food. Soon, the table was covered by a great variety of dishes. Jun Huang, however, didn't feel like eating at all. She had just been through a difficult fight. She could still smell the blood.

Nan Xun, similarly, had lost his appet.i.te. He took a few bites before putting down his chopsticks.

Rong'er turned to Jun Huang, than to Nan Xun. She was puzzled, but she didn't dwell on it. She put on a smile and poured Nan Xun a cup of wine. Neither Jun Huang nor Nan Xun noticed that she had tampered with it.

”Is the food not to your taste? Then have some wine.” Rong'er handed Nan Xun the cup earnestly. She relaxed when Nan Xun took the cup and poured another cup of wine for Jun Huang.

She wasn't going to do anything to Jun Huang's cup. She wanted nothing more than to throw Jun Huang out.

Nan Xun was used to having a drink after a battle to forget about the cruelty he had witnessed. He had been through a b.l.o.o.d.y fight today. He would like to drink to push away the dark thoughts plaguing him. Without thinking, he downed the cup of wine in one go.

Jun Huang, on the other hand, smelled the wine to make sure there was nothing wrong about it before taking a sip.

Rong'er's smile grew deeper seeing that Nan Xun had drunk the wine. She knew it wasn't time yet, though. She suppressed her excitement and had a drink herself.

After three cups of wine, Jun Huang was starting to get light-headed. Her wine had not been tampered with, but she was somewhat of a lightweight. She got to her feet and did her best to steady herself. ”I'll go back to our room.”

”Do you need me to go back with you?” Nan Xun got to his feet. Jun Huang seemed a little drunk.

Before Rong'er could say anything to stop him, Jun Huang waved a hand and said, ”You haven't eaten much, have you? You should get more food in you. There's no need for you to follow me. I'm not drunk yet. I can find my way back.”

With that, she turned and walked away.

Nan Xun felt a sense of loss as he watched Jun Huang go. Rong'er's eyes lit up in delight. Her smile grew seductive as she poured Nan Xun another cup of wine. ”Come on, have another cup.”