TFS | Chapter 44

When he heard those words, Qi Yue finally came to his senses. He thought he might have been hearing things. If it wasn’t that, then she was lying to him again.

It was always like this. She would stir him up, then treat him with utter indifference.

Was this love?

This was clearly just messing with him!

He had always known it, after all. Her attitude toward him had never been one of liking.

Qi Yue slowly tightened his grip around her wrist, desperately suppressing the anger in his chest that wanted to tear this lie apart. His eyes were locked on her as he said coldly, “Ha. You like me? You really liked me?”

This liar, how could she lie to him like this?

Did she really think he was stupid? Did she think that as long as he got angry, a few sweet words from her would be enough to spin him right around? Did she think he was so dumb that he was easy to fool?

Did she think he couldn’t do anything to her, so she could act this recklessly and trample on someone else’s feelings whenever she wanted?

He barely controlled his strength so he wouldn’t hurt her. His dark eyes stayed fixed on her. “You said I’m stupid, and you’re right. I am stupid. Stupid enough to believe you again and again. Even when I know what you’re saying is a lie, I still can’t quite make myself stop believing it.”

“But do you know this, Ruanruan?” He suddenly changed the subject and pinned her down on the bed. “From childhood until now, there’s never been anything I couldn’t get. My personality is nowhere near as well-behaved and gentle as I make it look in front of you. My temper is terrible, so whether it’s racing, betting, or women, as long as I want it, I will get it in the end.”

Xu Linruan could see his expression clearly now, and suddenly felt that this guy’s attributes were a little off.

His fingers lingered at her waist and abdomen. The action was full of sex appeal, yet his tone was calm in a way that felt bizarrely unsettling. “You’re so smart, and so impossible to control. When it comes to toying with feelings, I’m no match for you. But Ruanruan, dealing with a man is nowhere near as simple as you think. Sweet talk alone is far from enough. You need to put in real action, or else he’ll easily slip out of your control.”

Xu Linruan guessed this guy had been badly provoked by Xu Zhou and was a little out of his mind, but the more unhinged Qi Yue looked, the cuter she found him. She couldn’t help teasing him. “Mm, and what kind of real action do you want me to put in?”

Qi Yue’s fingers paused. His dark eyes looked at her through a haze, the previous anger already gone. The corner of his mouth curved as he let the desire he had been hiding in his heart run wild. “You’re so smart. You should know what I want, right?”

He wasn’t talking about feelings now. He only wanted possession. So what if she didn’t like him? In any case, she would always end up being his. She couldn’t run.

His fingers pressed against her chin, then slid downward as he unhurriedly unfastened the buttons of her dress. Xu Linruan looked at his hand. Those fingers were long and well-boned, and at that moment they were working at the buttons on her clothes. Maybe because he was nervous, he only seemed to get them more and more tangled.

Could this kid even do it? He couldn’t even unbutton something without making a knot.

Xu Linruan looked on, a little speechless. She had already pulled free of the tie, and lightly rested her fingers on the back of his hand. “Can’t you slow down? Why are you in such a rush?”

“Shut up. You’re not allowed to talk.” After being mocked and dismissed several times, he couldn’t take it anymore. His face darkened, and he simply leaned in and kissed her, gripping her shoulders tightly as he kissed her hard. He thought that if he kissed her until she was dizzy, they could do it afterward all the same. But this time, she didn’t dodge at all. Instead, she responded very gently.

Xu Linruan’s hand slid around his shoulders. His body was taut, and his tall frame pressed down, pinning her firmly in place. That hand was still holding her waist hard.

Xu Linruan felt like she was going to suffocate.

But he wasn’t feeling much better either. Qi Yue lifted his head, his trembling breath brushing her nose, and his voice came out hoarse. “Don’t think I’ll let you off just because of this.”

The feeling in those eyes was enough to drown a person.

She really had been defeated by him.

Xu Linruan felt helpless. Since she couldn’t get up while he was pressing her down, she simply found a comfortable position, tilted her head, and looked at him. “If you want to fight till blood is shed, that’s not impossible. But before that, can we go take a shower first?”

Fight till blood is shed?

Qi Yue paused. What did that mean?

He looked up at her wickedly smiling expression, then turned his head to look down and found a white mesh sanitary pad. Annoyed, he sat up. “Fuck, you… why didn’t you say so earlier?”

He was gritting his teeth and blushing at the same time, so mad he almost wanted to pound the bed. “Were you deliberately waiting to laugh at me? You clearly… why didn’t you just tell me directly?”

Xu Linruan sat up too, laughing even harder. “You didn’t ask me. Besides, I did help you before. You were the one being too impatient.”

Qi Yue wrapped an arm around her waist and, even while angry, still remembered to adjust his posture so she could sit comfortably in his lap.

This person was really devious. He didn’t tell him about something like this, so what was he supposed to do now? Was he supposed to keep enduring this and become a joke all the way through?

He irritably tugged at his collar, exposing his lean chest, his tone utterly frustrated. “Why are you always like this? Is teasing me really that fun, Xu Linruan? Can’t you… take me a little more seriously?”

“But I just like seeing you anxious, Qi Xiaoyue. You made me wait for so long. Does that mean I have to get angry if I tease you a little?”

She held that handsome face in both hands and gently pecked his cheek. “Why get angry? Don’t you believe I like you?”

He wanted to say, I’d believe you if I were a fool, but he couldn’t stop himself from sinking into the tenderness in her tone. Even knowing she was only coaxing him, he still couldn’t help wanting to believe it.

He really was useless. He despised himself inwardly.

“You win, Xu Linruan.” He leaned against the blanket, eyelashes lowered, even the corners of his mouth turned down. “I admit I really like you. No matter whether you’re coaxing me or lying to me, none of it can change the fact that I like you.”

The way he said it sounded like a reluctant concession after running out of options. Xu Linruan heard him continue, “It’s fine. It’s fine if you lie to me. As long as you’re willing to keep lying to me…”

Xu Linruan suddenly felt a little headache coming on. This guy seemed unwilling to believe her words anymore, which made things a little troublesome. She took his hand and placed it over the beating spot of her chest. “Qi Xiaoyue, I’ll say this one last time. If you don’t believe me, then forget it. Maybe my liking for you isn’t as deep as yours, but you need to know this, I like you.”

Like… him?

That confession made it impossible for him to keep his expression steady.

Qi Yue’s breathing stopped. His gaze fell on the hand pressed against his girlfriend’s chest.

His expression was a little strange, his palm so stiff it was almost uncontrollable. “You really like me?”

Xu Linruan nodded. “Although, at first, I did have the mindset of messing with you. I mean, you’re clingy and prone to tears, with a mountain of flaws, and that nasty habit of getting jealous at the slightest thing. But strangely enough, I don’t dislike you like that. Instead… I really like you.”

Really like him?

Qi Yue’s fingers twitched. Those words left him a little out of control. His chest thudded so hard it was almost like it had slipped out of his command, his heartbeat speeding up uncontrollably.

“I don’t believe you.” Even though the curve of his mouth was about to break, he still turned his face away with forced seriousness. “Don’t think I’m that easy to fool.”

He had actually stopped being that angry a long time ago. He had been angry at first, but temper needed momentum to really take hold. She had interrupted him several times in the middle of it, and she was so good at coaxing people that even a big blaze of anger had already been reduced to almost nothing.

Still, the fact that she said she liked him had left him momentarily unable to react. He could clearly feel his heartbeat accelerating under her palm. She said she liked him, and she wasn’t lying to him.

Xu Linruan sighed in resignation. “Fine. Then what do you want me to do before you’ll believe me?”

Qi Yue couldn’t help being moved. Although he had already believed her deep down, that didn’t mean he was going to let her off. Who told this guy to always be so devious? Today, he was definitely going to deal with her properly.

“Anything?” His fingers trembled once, and he had to force himself to suppress the joy in his chest before he could keep from pouncing on her.

Xu Linruan nodded. “Mm. You say it.”

“I want… to make you cry.” His hand moved to her cheek. His fingertips lightly rubbed the skin beneath her eyelid, and when he saw it turn red, his tone carried a bizarre kind of gentleness. “Cry for me, okay?”

Huh? What kind of strange fetish was this? Qi Xiaoyue, your true nature is showing. She blinked at him. His ears had turned a little red. He really had gone perverted again.

But that didn’t interfere with the next part of the story.

Xu Linruan covered her face and buried her head against his neck. Honestly, she felt like laughing. Being asked to cry on command could only mean this guy’s brain was built differently.

“Waaah…”

That tiny, broken sound came from near his chest, and Qi Yue, holding her slender waist, felt a little strange. He had wanted her to cry in bed, okay? Who wanted her to do it like this? What did this even mean, crying on cue?

Were all women like this? It was too fake. Did she really think he would believe it?

“Hey, did you really cry?” His palm pressed against her back, his legs bent slightly as he caged her in his arms in a textbook boyfriend sitting position, sexy as hell. “You’re lying to me, right? Who cries that fast?”

The sound below still hadn’t stopped. Not only had it not stopped, it had gotten louder and louder. Qi Yue got a little panicked now. He gently patted her back, his voice turning awkward. “Were you doing this on purpose? I didn’t even bully you. Are you really crying?”

She still hadn’t stopped, and Qi Yue hurriedly started apologizing. “Fine, fine, I believe you. Stop crying, okay? Sorry, I was wrong. I definitely won’t…”

“Pfft…”

Xu Linruan couldn’t hold it in anymore. Her eyes were bright as she looked at him. Why was this guy so adorable?

Hearing the laugh, Qi Yue’s hand on her back stiffened. He lifted her face cleanly, and good grief, her face was perfectly dry. There wasn’t a single trace of tears.

“You’re messing with me again!” Qi Yue grabbed her shoulders, his face dark with anger. “Do you believe I…”

Before he could finish, the other person kissed him once. If he said another word, she would keep kissing him, over and over without stopping. Mm… damn it, he knew she would use that move. How was he supposed to deal with her now?

Using a trick like that, even if he had the biggest temper in the world, once she tangled him up like this, there wasn’t a single spark left in his whole body.

Fuck… she had him completely under her thumb. What a bad woman!

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