REBORN ARISTOCRAT: RETURN OF THE VICIOUS HEIRESS

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Chapter 256: Laughing Like a Lamenting Cuckoo

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The conversation ended without a conclusion, but the cold expression on Su Jinshan’s face when she left told her that enmity had been formed between the Wen Family and the Jiang Family. However, as Su Jinshan was not on the side of reason, she would not dare to make an issue of this matter.

“Clap clap clap clap!” The crisp clapping sound, hanging in the air of the student union office, sounded exceptionally clear and pleasant. Chu Jingnan was lounging on the sofa as he looked at Wen Xinya with a relaxed expression, his eyes filled with joy and admiration.

Wen Xinya frowned slightly—she realized that she still did not like being in the same room with Chu Jingnan. “If there’s nothing else from the honorable President Chu, I’ll take my leave.”

Saying which, she got ready to leave the student union office.

However, Chu Jingnan sat elegantly on the sofa, not moving, except that his eyes were already rid of the usual gentleness and gracefulness, replaced with steady confidence and wild ambitions. “Too interesting. Miss Wen is really brilliant—able to control a successful career woman within your grasp with a mere few words. I’m utterly impressed.”

Wen Xinya’s footsteps came to a stiff halt. As she slowly turned around, she saw Chu Jingnan’s mannerism, raised her brows, and said, “Oh? Not pretending anymore? Or do you feel that any pretense in front of me is pointless?”

Chu Jingnan stood up from the sofa elegantly and walked up to Wen Xinya with relaxed, yet confident strides. “You’re right. Any pretense in front of you is pointless.”

Because she always had a way to trigger his emotions, defeating his laborious pretense. In this case, there was no need to keep up with his pretense.

“Clap clap clap clap!” Wen Xinya sized him up from head to toe with her brilliant eyes. Rid of his gentle and graceful pretense, Chu Jingnan appeared full of aggressiveness, radiating danger and ambition all over. She almost did not dare to link him with the fine, handsome man previously together. Only after knowing him for two lifetimes did she see the real him—she couldn’t help feeling sorry for herself.

Chu Jingnan raised his brows with a tinge of harshness and interest as he waited for her reply.

Indeed, Wen Xinya did not disappoint him. Her emotions changed, and her expression turned cold and unfeeling. “The honorable President Chu is really brilliant, your pretending skills can actually deceive everyone.”

Chu Jingnan shook his head and said, “That’s wrong!”

Wen Xinya frowned and asked, “How so?”

Chu Jingnan’s gaze towards her changed into a focused and passionate one. “I deceived everyone but you.”

Hearing this, Wen Xinya tensed up and stood rooted to the ground blankly. Seeing the heated glow in his eyes, she suddenly stepped back and couldn’t help but start tittering—her laughter came and went, and was so frightening that it made one have goosebumps. Gradually, her laughter amplified into a kind of mad, flippant, sharp, ear-piercing, cynical, and sarcastic laugh.

Chu Jingnan’ suddenly felt a gripping pain in his chest. Her laughter contained too much dark and obscure emotions, engulfing her like a huge net covering a beast. It was heart-wrenching—just how painful it was to cause such a laugh, like a lamenting cuckoo?

“You’re wrong…” Her laughter already made her hoarse and exhausted. She squatted on the ground, holding her stomach, laughing till her tears poured out. She managed to squeeze these two words from between her teeth in a pause, then continued laughing again.