Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 117

Jean felt completely relieved after she found out that no one was inside the room. She quickly changed her clothes and went downstairs.

Zelda had prepared their breakfast. Zed was just sitting there while enjoying his meal.

Zed took a sip of the milk as Jean was going down the stairs. For a moment, their gaze met.

Jean cleared her throat and sat opposite to Zed. She felt very embarrassed and shy when she thought about what happened upstairs.

"Mrs. Jean, are you having a sore throat? Or have you caught a cold? Let me give you a glass of warm water." Zelda turned around after she finished speaking.

When he heard Zelda talked about cold, Zed recalled that Jean slept last night without covering herself well. Perhaps she had caught a cold because of that. Zed kept silent for a while. Then he coldly raised his eyes and said to Zelda, "Cook some ginger soup for her."

Ginger soup? Jean took a furtive glance at him and thought, 'Is he concerned about me?'

"Mr. Zed, I think this is yours. I've found it inside your car." Luke went to him and handed him a VIP medal.

Jean recognized the medal. It was only for the VIP members of a nightclub.

She looked on the floor and murmured, "I stood and struggled against the cold wind for an hour yesterday just for that thing?"

"What are you murmuring?" Zed seemed to hear what she said. He slightly raised his eyes and looked at her apathetically.

Jean was provoked. She shook her head and playfully said, "I didn't say anything. I just thought that you should take good care of that medal, because that is so precious."

"Luke!" He doubtfully looked at her. Then he slowly took his eyes off her.

"Mr. Zed, what can I do for you?"

"How did I come back last night?"

"Last night… "

"You got drunk last night. In fact, you were roaring drunk. Then, your secretary gave me a phone call. So, I went to pick you up with Luke."

"Was that all?" Zed doubted what Jean said. He thought that what happened last night was not so simple as what Jean described. He remembered that something happened after he got drunk.

'Did something happen inside the room?' Zed asked to himself. He only had a vague memory. He was not sure if his absurd memory was true or not.

"That's all that happened last night!" Jean nodded her head with a smile and looked up at Luke. "Was that true? It seemed to be so simple, " said Jean.

Luke paused for a while. He smiled and nodded, "Yes, it was just like what Mrs. Jean said."

Then, Zed didn't ask further.

Jean wanted to finish her breakfast fast and leave the table. She didn't want to see Zed's cold face. Last night, he treated her so kindly, affectionately and intimately. However, everything became normal when he woke up. He pulled a long and cold face just like what he usually did. He looked extremely apathetic and cold.

"Mrs. Qi, here is your ginger soup." Zelda said when she walked towards Jean with the ginger soup, "It is useful for dispelling, treating and preventing cold."

"Thank you, Zelda." Jean took the ginger soup. Before she had a sip of it, she suddenly thought of something and told Zelda, "Give him a bowl of soup too. It will help him sober up."

"Okay, Mrs. Jean." Zelda smiled furtively. She had worked as a housemaid in Qi house since Zed was a little kid. She was very glad that Mr. Zed and Mrs. Jean loved each other so much.

Jean and Zed enjoyed their breakfast in silence. After a while, a strange atmosphere was elevated in the air.

After taking up the ginger soup, Jean was ready to leave.

Zed held her arm and pulled her towards his car after she walked out of the door.

"What are you doing?" Jean loosened his hand. She rubbed her arm that was clasped by Zed, and frowned, "Why don't you have even a little conscience?" I took good care of you last night. Is this how you return my kindness?"

"Last night?" He raised his eyebrows. Then Zed said in a very surprised voice, "How did you take care of me last night?"

She wanted to explain. At the thought of what happened between them inside the room of the nightclub, she slightly bit her lips. She stuttered, face turning red, "Ahmm, I just wiped your face. What else could I do?"

"You just wiped my face?" He suspiciously and curiously gazed at her face.

"Yes! What else do you think I did?" Jean turned around. She felt very guilty and took a deep breath. Then, she said, "Alright, alright. I don't want to blame you for treating me so badly. You are going to your company, right? Can you give me a ride?"

After he heard Jean's word, Zed didn't ask any more.

While they were on their way to the company, Jean finally felt relieved. She had been worried that Zed wouldn't believe what she said and would repeat that question. In that case, she would feel so shameful to tell him what had happened between the two of them on the bed... So, she kept quiet.

When they were halfway, Jean's heart jolted when she suddenly thought what Zed's mother told her over phone yesterday.

"Hmm, mom called me yesterday. She told me that she agreed to let us be part of the Couple Show. She was invited by the General Manager of the Fashion Weekly."

She initially thought that Zed would frown and get angry. Unexpectedly, he remained calm.

"Have you known about this before?"

"Uhmm."

Jean was greatly shocked and said, "Since you have known it even before..." She paused for a while. Then she continued, "What do you plan to do?"

"Of course, we will take part in the program."

Those words seemed to be the most annoying ones she heard all her life. Jean firmly believed that Zed would not let them be part of that variety show like that.

Yet, he easily accepted the invitation to participate in that show.

She was a bit angry. She swallowed hard and said, "Why did you accept the invitation? That is a program that includes both of us. Why did you accept the invitation without my consent?"

"Do I really need to accept the invitation with your consent?"

Jean felt disappointed after he finished his words.

She didn't want to be part of any variety show. It seemed that her last hope was ruined.

The atmosphere inside the car gradually became strange. Jean just sat there silently for a long time. Then, she looked up with her little red eyes and said, "I am a human too. I have rights to accept or reject something. Yet, you never ask my opinion if you have decisions to make. Am I an imprisoned servant to you?"

Zed frowned. He didn't expect that Jean would react that way.

Then, he suddenly parked his car.

He turned his head to Jean and saw her red eyes. His heart twitched. Then he seriously said to her, "To be part of that variety show was not up to me."

"Was not up to you?" She shook her head and looked at him in surprise. "That's impossible. Is there anything that you can't decide? Apparently, you just want to make me embarrassed."

Sometimes, Zed really admired Jean's way of thinking. 'What on earth is her brain like? She has an incredible imagination, " Zed pondered to himself.

"My mother accepted the invitation to let us be part of that variety show. It was not just because of her friend's request."

"Then, why?"

After muttering for a while, he finally decided to tell her the truth. Then he said, "Qi Group had lost more than one billion because of the previous crises. It was my father who decided for us to be part of that couple show. He wants to recover the losses and reputation of the company."

"One billion?" Jean was stunned and left speechless. Then, she asked, "Did those crises you mentioned happen because of me?"

"The wife of Qi Group's CEO publicly posted on social media that she still missed her ex-boyfriend? Do you think it was a trifle? A Man is not capable of running a company if he can't even handle his home affairs. So, how will shareholders confidently buy shares from his company?"