Chapter 176: Chapter 162: From Now On, I’ll Protect You

"Do you still hate him?" He Tingchen hugged Fang Anning’s shoulder with a pained look.

Fang Anning shook her head: "Can’t say I hate him, but I don’t like him either. Especially thinking that he’s come to trouble me again for his own benefit, it makes me feel disgusted."

"Don’t worry, I’ll take care of his matter," He Tingchen assured her.

Fang Anning nodded.

After a while, she said, "However, Zhou Zhaoguo is just a pawn, the person behind him is what’s most important. Catching that person will truly solve the problem."

"I’ll have someone investigate," He Tingchen said.

"No need to send anyone, I already have a rough idea of who it is," Fang Anning said.

He Tingchen raised his eyebrows.

Fang Anning whispered two sentences into his ear.

He Tingchen looked at her doubtfully and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Not a hundred percent, but I’m fairly certain," Fang Anning said.

He Tingchen clenched his fists angrily and said coldly, "That woman is really courting death. I let her off last time but didn’t expect her to be so persistent."

"I think she’s gone mad already. Giving such a person a chance won’t make her grateful. So, we have to completely deal with her this time to resolve this trouble," Fang Anning said.

"Do you want her dead?" He Tingchen asked.

Fang Anning quickly said, "I’m not that cruel, and murdering is illegal. Even if I wanted her dead, I wouldn’t need to do it myself. I have a plan, but you’ll have to cooperate and trust me."

Fang Anning told him her plan.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished, He Tingchen objected.

"No, it’s too risky, I can’t let you take such a risk."

"It’s not that risky, we’ll be fully prepared when the time comes, there won’t be any problems. Once we catch her this time, she could be locked away for ten, twenty years. I refuse to believe her criminal mind won’t change even after so long."

"You don’t need to worry about this, and you also don’t need to go to that Linda anymore. I’ll handle this myself," He Tingchen still firmly rejected her suggestion.

Fang Anning pouted, discontentedly saying, "Why are you so overbearing? I don’t want to be the little woman constantly protected behind you."

"Then what do you want to do?" He Tingchen gently lifted her chin with his fingers and looked at her amusedly asking.

Fang Anning raised her eyebrows and said, "Of course, to be a woman who is your equal."

He Tingchen curved his lips, bowed his head, and gently kissed her, saying, "You are already very good the way you are, you are already my equal. You have no idea how much I love you."

Fang Anning looked at him with surprise; this was the first time he ever said he loved her.

Before, he always said he liked her but never said he loved her.

Fang Anning said with delighted surprise: "You said you love me? Say it again, this is the first time you’ve said that."

"Really? Is it my first time saying that? I thought I’d said it before," He Tingchen argued.

"No, before you only said like, but this is the first time you said love. Say it again, I really like to hear it," Fang Anning acted coquettishly.

He Tingchen blushed, avoiding eye contact shyly, "I’ve already said it, no need to say it again."

"What, are you shy?" Fang Anning asked with a smile.

He Tingchen’s face reddened even more, and he turned his face away completely.

Fang Anning said with a smile, "So, you really are shy?"

How amusing, He Tingchen could get shy too?

Who could have known that He Tingchen, known as the "King of Hell" and who had married five wives, would also get shy from saying ’I love you’.

Watching him like this, Fang Anning’s heart brimmed with love that she couldn’t help but lift his face and kiss him on her tiptoes.

"We haven’t been intimate for a long time... do you miss me?" Fang Anning’s soft lips brushed his ear as she softly inquired.

Each seductive word seemed like a feather lightly grazing He Tingchen’s heart.

He Tingchen trembled slightly, his heart heating up.

He looped one arm around Fang Anning’s slender waist, lifted her, and kissed her lips.

Without words, his actions told her.

Although they had had a child together, this was the first time He Tingchen earnestly confessed his feelings.

He Tingchen held her tender body and devoutly kissed all over her, including the scar on her lower belly.

"Ningning, I will cherish you and protect you from now on," He Tingchen vowed softly.

**

Fang Anning had agreed to come over today to see Linda’s initial design draft and then to discuss the details together.

But at the time Fang Anning was supposed to arrive, Linda couldn’t wait any longer.

Feeling anxious, Linda had no choice but to call Fang Anning, but nobody answered.

Linda waited another hour and still Fang Anning didn’t come, so she reluctantly called that person to tell them Fang Anning hadn’t come.

"What? Didn’t come? But it was agreed, how could she not come?" the other person asked in surprise.

Linda said, "I’m not sure, nobody answers her phone. Shall I call Mrs. Liao and ask?"

"Yes, call her right away," the other person said.

Linda hung up and had no choice but to call He Min.

But He Min answered the call and said, "I’m not sure. She didn’t go? Then it seems she is not quite satisfied with your design and doesn’t want you to continue with designing her wedding dress. I’m sorry, I will still pay your fee, let’s just forget about this matter, there’s nothing we can do if she doesn’t like it."

Linda felt slighted for the first time, she was both angry and resentful, saying, "Mrs. Liao, it was you who pleaded with me to take on this job. Now suddenly she’s dissatisfied with my design, she said she’s not satisfied without even looking at the draft, isn’t that too harsh?"

"I know, this is a huge insult to you, that’s why I said it. Even though we won’t use your design, we will still transfer the fee to you, after all, you did draw up the preliminary design. Don’t be upset, Ms. Linda. When my son gets married and the bride-to-be needs a wedding dress, I will definitely recommend you first," He Min said with a smile.

Linda said angrily, "No need, I haven’t fallen so low that I need connections to find business."

After saying that, Linda hung up the phone furiously.

After hanging up, she grew angrier the more she thought about it and picked up her phone to call that person.

"She’s not satisfied with my design, so she’s not planning to work together anymore, what do we do now? The plan can’t go on," Linda said coldly.

The other person was also surprised by this turn of events, biting her lip and after a moment said, "Let’s meet and talk about it."

"Okay, I’ll go to our usual spot to find you," Linda said.

"No, let’s change the place! My old man has started to get suspicious, so let’s meet somewhere else," the other person said.

Linda agreed and after hanging up looked at the new address sent to her, grabbed her car keys and left.

However, when she arrived at the apartment mentioned by the other person, she found the door wasn’t closed, so she pushed the door open and entered directly.

But as soon as she entered, she saw a man and a woman in an embrace.

She recognized the man, and the woman’s back also looked like someone she knew!

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