Chapter 89 Estrangement
She had never smiled like this in front of him.

Zongfang adjusted his breathing, reached out and grasped the door handle, but hesitated to open it. After a long time, his hand slowly let go of the door handle and dropped it again.

He was afraid of seeing something he didn't want to see, and he was also afraid of doing something that would hurt their feelings out of jealousy.

Zong Fang suppressed his wild thoughts and took a few steps back until his back touched the cold wall. The man leaned against the wall, raised his head and closed his eyes in annoyance, but he could still hear the conversation in the room clearly. He just stood in the empty corridor, not going in.

In the VIP room, Qiao Susu was chatting with great interest and did not notice the movement at the door. However, Lan Ze turned his head slightly at the first moment, and his mental power spread out like a wave and flowed to the door. He sensed that Zong Fang was outside and retreated back.

"Lan Ze, what's wrong?"

The young man smiled nonchalantly and said, "I was wondering if you were thirsty."

"You didn't say it, but wait a minute. I'll ask someone to get us two cups."

As Qiao Susu said this, she stood up and walked towards the door, but Lan Ze grabbed her wrist.

"Sui Sui, is he good to you?"

"Hmm? You mean Munakata?"

She didn't know why Lan Ze suddenly brought this up, but in front of Lan Ze, Qiao Sui Sui was not as defensive as in front of others, so she said without thinking too much: "Zong Fang is very nice to me now."

Lan Ze's mouth stiffened for a moment, but he still kept smiling and asked again: "Then will you stay with him forever?"

This time Qiao Susu hesitated.

After a long while, he said, "No."

Because she has to go back to her own world, but she can decide how long she stays here. She can't stay with Zongfang, Luka, Liberi and others all the time, which is why she doesn't want to mate with any male in this world. She thinks that mate is still very formal, and it really represents a kind of recognition. If she leaves one day, what will happen to the people left behind?

Lan Ze looked towards the door casually, then smiled and said, "You must be thirsty. I'll get you some water."

He opened the door and saw that the corridor was empty. There was a pair of flat shoes placed on the opposite wall. Lan Ze walked out and closed the door, then picked up the shoes and put them in the flowerpot of the green plant at the corner. Finally, he asked the attendant to bring a glass of warm water and returned to the VIP room again.

The two talked for a while, and it was getting late, so Lan Ze offered to take Qiao Susu home.

"Don't bother. I'm here with Munakata. I'll go find him."

"Yeah." Lan Ze lowered his eyes, his smile faded a little, and he didn't say anything more.

When Qiao Susu went downstairs, she saw that the banquet was not over yet and many people were still chatting enthusiastically. She looked around the venue but didn't see Zong Fang, so she randomly grabbed a servant and asked.

"Dr. Munakata? Someone just saw him leave."

Qiao Susui thought she had heard wrongly, "Leaving alone?"

"It seems so. He left without saying anything. When someone came to toast him, he grabbed his neck and threw him to the ground. That person was offended and threatened to punish him."

Qiao Susu frowned when she heard that and wanted to go out to find him, but was gently pulled back by Lan Ze beside her.

"He's angry now. Will it be okay if you go over there?"

"He probably won't do that to me." Qiao Sui Sui suddenly remembered that when Zong Fang was angry before, he either forced her to stay in bed or locked her up. She couldn't help but hesitate. Lan Ze said again: "How about this, Sui Sui, I'll go find him for you. You're tired today, why don't you just go back and wait for him? Maybe he's already gone."

She thought about it and it made sense. She smiled at Lan Ze apologetically and said, "Why should I bother you with something like this? He treated you like that last time."

Lan Ze laughed and shook his head, pinched her nose and said, "If you are so polite to me, it will make me sad, Sui Sui."

"And I can understand the situation last time. He couldn't control his emotions, and I don't think he did it on purpose."

Qiao Suisui felt that this was both right and wrong. She always felt something was strange, but she couldn't tell what it was. She looked at Lan Ze's innocent smile and thought that she must have thought too much. So she got on Lan Ze's flying ship and asked the pilot to take her back to Sote.

Behind the venue was an empty terrace. The noise inside and the silence outside formed a sharp contrast. Zongfang walked to the lounge chair on the terrace, looked at it expressionlessly for a while, and then kicked over the chair.

His coat had been thrown somewhere, and the sleeves of his shirt were casually rolled up with the collar open. The close-fitting cut outlined his chest line very clearly, making him look vaguely sexy under the dim light.

The man stroked his hair in annoyance, feeling a stuffy feeling stuck in his chest, neither going up nor down.

There were slow footsteps behind him. Zong Fang turned back coldly and saw a young man with short dark blue hair walking out of the darkness.

"Do you think I really don't dare to kill you?"

Lan Ze's hollow eyes showed a hint of mockery, "If you touch me, you and her are done."

Zong Fang clenched his back teeth, clenched his fists, and his eyes were filled with sharp murderous intent.

He was right. Zong Fang knew that Qiao Sui Sui had been unwilling to accept him because of his violent personality, which made her feel insecure. Now that their relationship had just warmed up, Lan Ze's appearance was really not at the right time.

Zong Fang smiled coldly and said, "Do you think I will fall for your tricks behind your back? You want to get involved, but don't you consider your own strength first? What can you give her? Does she need you? It's nothing more than a verbal engagement. She doesn't have that kind of idea about you at all."

Facing Zongfang's imposing questioning, Lan Ze smiled slightly and said only one sentence, which made Zongfang's pupils shrink suddenly and his expression became very ugly.
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Soter.

Qiao Suisui only lit a soft floor lamp. She hadn't changed her clothes yet and sat on the dining table waiting for Zong Fang to come home. Later, her butt was a little sore from sitting so hard, so she curled up on the sofa, with her hair spread on the sofa, some of which even dragged on the floor. She didn't notice it at all, and felt a little groggy, so sleepy that she cried.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the door opened. Qiao Susu jumped up from the sofa like a startled rabbit and walked quickly to the entrance.

"Where have you been? Why did you leave without saying anything?"

Zongfang lowered his head to change his shoes. He didn't respond to her. He glanced at the champagne-colored high heels on her feet, and the depth in his eyes froze into ice.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

When Qiao Susu saw his reaction, she was stunned for a moment and felt like a basin of cold water was poured over her head.

"Oh, let's go to bed now."

Zong Fang said "hmm", then walked past her and headed towards the studio. After walking a few steps, he stopped again, and the two of them stood back to back in the huge house.

"Go to bed early. I have a report to write tonight."

After saying that, the man entered the studio. Qiao Suisui was still standing at the entrance, unable to recover until long after the door closed.