Chapter 24: After the Masks Fall

当荣兆南推开病房的门时,沈明正背对着他躺着,玩着她的手机.听到门吱吱作响,她赶紧把手机塞到枕头下,拉起毯子,假装睡着,试图看起来听话.她等了很久,但后面没有动静.她越来越不耐烦,慢慢地转过身来,假装刚刚醒来.然而,当她转过头的那一刻,她看到了他.在那一刻,她所有的兴趣都消失了.她如此小心翼翼地维持的表演瞬间分崩离析.她冷冷地说:"你怎么在这里?他们的重逢——她以冰冷的态度站在那里,与他们之前的互动大相径庭.荣兆南的目光冷漠地扫过她."你不是刚给常温发信息,说你流产了吗?"流产.她嘲笑道.她叹了口气,坐了起来,背靠在枕头上."我问,苏老太为什么让你进来?"荣兆南走近了,嘴角浮现出淡淡的笑容.但他的眼神带着一种冰冷,与他话语的随意形成鲜明对比."苏老太太一定可怜你.你和我的助理卓航的婚外情,再也藏不住了.你为他牺牲了两个孩子.作为他的上司,我在这里表示哀悼.苏老太太肯定能理解这一点.她和卓航的婚外情?沈明原本冰冷的表情开始破裂.荣兆南静静地打量着她,注意到她的眼神中闪烁着情绪.她的脸色苍白,没有任何生机,难怪苏宁从来没有怀疑过什么.她把自己的感情藏得太好了.她的眼睛美丽,大而富有表现力,但现在,它们充满了愤怒.沈明真的被激怒了.她没想到荣兆南会这么算计.发生这一切后,她把他叫到医院,现在他在这里,嘲笑她.她试图控制住声音中的颤抖,强迫自己保持冷静."那么,关于我和卓航的传闻,也是你计划的一部分吗?"他没有立即回应.相反,他拉出一把椅子,伸展他的长腿,以一种放松,几乎不屑一顾的态度在她面前坐下.当然,他现在不会对她客气了.她一直怀疑他在玩弄她,但现在,他来了,公开嘲笑她.她从手臂上扯下静脉滴注,扯下毯子,站起来,动作粗暴.他的眼睛跟着她粗暴地拔掉针头.他似乎对她的大胆有点好奇.沈明现在已经放下了所有的伪装.她的脸厌恶地扭曲着,他也懒得掩饰自己的不屑.他缓缓点燃了一根烟,让烟雾从嘴唇中卷曲,他的目光一如既往地冰冷."不再装了?" 他问道,话语中透着轻蔑.她骗了他这么久了.他现在已经看穿了她的举动,幻觉也消失了."荣兆南,我承认——这一次,我输了.但你和我睡在一起.这是事实,我保证你会后悔的.你会看到的.从他们在一起的那段时间起,他就非常了解她的本性——狡猾,善于纵,并且愿意不惜一切代价得到她想要的东西,没有道德界限.She was quick to accept the truth when confronted, but there was no remorse, only the desire to bite back at him.The two imaginary children, she had woven a tragic tale out of thin air, playing everyone like a puppet."You think you can make my life a nightmare? If you crawled into my bed, you should have known the consequences. My bed isn't so easy to get into."She bit at him, and he returned the bite, with one punch. That made them even, but she couldn't swallow the bitterness.She had enough ways to deal with him, but the way he treated her like a joke, manipulating her for his precious "white moonlight" while even targeting her company—it sickened her.In front of him, she began removing her hospital gown.Her figure, toned and beautiful, was on full display, unapologetically.Rong Zhaonan sat there, calmly smoking, as he took in the sight.Shen Ming, seemingly oblivious to his gaze, pulled on a fresh set of clothes, covering her slender frame and buttoning up the shirt. With a final glance at him, she tossed her hospital gown onto the bed and turned her back on him."The great heir of the Rong family. It's not all it's cracked up to be. The experience was nothing special. I wouldn't bother again. Even the first time, with your technique, you couldn't have gotten me pregnant. After all, how could someone like you even manage that? One night, and I was tricked into this. You're just dreaming."She picked up a coin from the nightstand and flicked it across the room. It struck him in the leg with a sharp, metallic sound."One buck's worth of skill. You've been playing me for so long with that lousy technique. Let's part ways, Rong Zhaonan. From now on, we go our separate ways."Rong Zhaonan's eyes narrowed as the coin glinted on his pants. Without a word, he crushed his cigarette into the floor, the ash falling from his lips.He stood up, kicking the cigarette away, the tension in his body palpable.After releasing his frustration, Shen Ming headed for the door, ready to leave.But before she could open it, a heavy hand grasped her shoulder from behind, jerking her back with force.Before she knew it, he had her pinned against the door, his movements fast and overwhelming. The impact hit her hard, and she was taken by surprise, her breath knocked out of her.She hated him now, more than anything. His handsome face didn't charm her anymore—she had grown numb to it. She kept telling herself that in her mind.But as he pressed closer, his breath on her neck, her body couldn't help but react.The raw masculinity in his proximity felt almost suffocating, as though it might ignite her.She could hardly catch her breath.As he pinned her hands above her head, she had no strength to fight back."Get off me!" she spat, her voice full of venom. "You don't know how much I hate the smell of smoke. Stay away from me."Before their facade had fallen, she had called him "Mr. Rong," speaking softly with obedience. Now, with the masks torn away, her true feelings were evident in her icy words.But it didn't stop there. He forced her to turn her head back toward him with one hand on her neck, their faces inches apart."Don't like the smell of smoke?" he repeated the words, his breath hot on her face."Poor technique? That night wasn't your first, was it?"Her face flushed at the reminder.Though she wasn't entirely wrong, she had gotten used to his ways over time. After all, she wasn't inexperienced."You want to argue? Your skills were awful. Not only was your technique poor, but your kissing skills were terrible too. After all that time with Gu Feng, I doubt you've even touched her hand. No wonder she's so precious to you—too bad you've never had the chance to practice."Before she could respond, he silenced her with a forceful kiss.His lips crushed hers, leaving her no chance to breathe or speak. It was intense, relentless, and utterly consuming.