The corners of Changqing’s lips twitched. “Why are you going again?”
“I had too much soup,” Ruan Yang said.
Changqing was speechless. “I drank a lot too. Is your liver failing you?”
“Maybe.”
Changqing: “…”
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In the suite, Li Shaobin had an arm resting on the chair beside him, looking languid. Actually, he was a little nervous inside. He looked at his watch. There was one minute until the service staff would come in with fresh flowers. He was about to end his life as a single man soon.
“The dishes here are really good. They must be very expensive.” Luo Xiru smiled a little.
“They’re alright. I’m a member here.” Li Shaobin tugged at his sweater. “Er… we’ve gone out for quite some time. What do you think of me?”
“Quite some time?” Luo Xiru smiled sweetly. “It’s only been a week.”
“I’m the kind who likes to get things over and done with. I don’t like to be wishy-washy,” Li Shaobin said straight-forwardly.
Luo Xiru’s pupils quivered. Just as she was about to speak, the door knocked.
“Come in,” Li Shaobin said.
The service staff pushed a bouquet of roses in on a trolley.
Li Shaobin stood up and picked up the bouquet. Right then, a familiar, charming voice came from the door. “So here you are. I’ve been looking all over for you.”
He turned around and saw Ruan Yang leaning lazily by the door. She was wearing a bright blue, oversized sweater and black leather pants with a retro embroidered shawl. Her dark hair hung loosely by her shoulders and the Korean bitten-lips look made her exude an imposing charisma under the faint orange light.
Li Shaobin felt bedazzled by her unconsciously. He was shocked. “Ruan Yang, what are you doing here?”
“To look for you.” Ruan Yang turned to the side to allow the service staff pushing the trolley to leave before she closed the door gently behind her.
“To look for me?” Li Shaobin was baffled. “You could’ve just given me a call.”
He remembered that he told her yesterday about how he would be confessing today. This Ruan Yang was usually very clever. Had she forgotten about it?
“I couldn’t; it was important.” Ruan Yang eyed the bouquet then Luo Xiru before saying with a smile, “Miss Luo, do you remember me?”
“Yes.” Luo Xiru nodded with a smile. “Ruan Yang, Miss Ruan. I’m afraid few wouldn’t recognize you. Besides, we met at Shaobin’s friend’s baby’s full-month celebration.”
The moment she spoke, Ruan Yang knew Luo Xiru was the one she overheard in the suite earlier. She bent down and put her hand on the back of a chair. Light shone into her slightly squinted eyes and after the dazzle flashed past her eyes, she said helplessly, “I’m here to tell Miss Luo that I’m actually quite fond of Li Shaobin. I’ve set my eyes on him, so can you please leave?”
Luo Xiru’s face froze as though she had heard the most shocking news of the century.
Li Shaobin was also stunned and he almost dropped the bouquet in his hand. He almost thought he had gotten drunk on the glass of red wine he had just now.
What’s going on?
F*CK, Ruan Yang actually said she likes me?
He couldn’t even tell from how she behaved yesterday.
Is Ruan Yang mad? Or drunk and went to the wrong place?
He forced his voice out and said, “Ruan Yang, can… can you cut it out?”
Ruan Yang didn’t look at him, only fixing her gaze on Luo Xiru. Luo Xiru gripped the table cloth at the side and after a long while, she regained her senses and forced out a smile. “Miss Ruan, this… this isn’t up to me. Although you’re very beautiful, you cannot force a relationship just because you like him. You also need to consider other people’s feelings, especially Shaobin’s…”
“I’m sorry, I’ve never been good at considering other people’s feelings. I only know that I like him and I want him today. No one has the right to stop me.” Ruan Yang’s voice was gentle but her eyes were shining with an overbearing tough and determined forcefulness. “Do you know why I like him so much? It’s mainly because I’ve never met a man as nice as he is. His looks are secondary. What’s most important is that he has a simplicity and loyalty that other men don’t embody. He might seem careless but he’s actually pure and meticulous. Even if he doesn’t like me, I will use all ways and means to make him do so.”
Li Shaobin stared wide-eyed at Ruan Yang’s back. F*ck, f*ck. Having reached his age, this was the only time a woman other than his grandma and mom had ever praised him like that. Besides, it was such a straightforward confession.
Her praise made his face feel hot. He felt very embarrassed and his heart thumped crazily.
Although he was happy hanging out with Luo Xiru these past few days, she was always very reserved. She was a big contrast to Ruan Yang’s directness and passion.
As for him, he preferred women to be more direct.
However… Ruan Yang didn’t know Boxing or Judo. Neither did she know how to use a gun.
Besides, she had a past relationship with Xin Ziao. He could never accept her lousy taste. Moreover, if Xin Ziao were to find out, Xin Ziao would definitely mock him.
But… but…
He looked at the plain and clean Luo Xiru in her down jacket then at the charismatic Ruan Yang who exuded elegance and charisma with every single action. Although he was making a comparison to Luo Xiru, that very comparison showed the difference in their charisma. Any normal man would cast their gaze on Ruan Yang. After all, her breasts were huge too…
“Miss Ruan, you can’t bully someone just because you’re more popular and more beautiful.” Luo Xiru saw how Li Shaobin stood there, dumbfounded, with the flowers in his hand and her eyes reddened. She clenched her teeth and stood up. “Shaobin… say something. You’re the one who asked me out today. If you’re going to continue acting like this, I’m done with you forever.”
“Er…” Li Shaobin was suddenly brought back to his senses but his head hurt even more. What should he do?
After all, this was the first time in his life two women were fighting over him. How vexing.
He could finally understand the troubles of those who had too many women chasing after them.
“Er… Ruan Yang, why don’t we go out and have a talk?” Li Shaobin stuttered.
“… Sure.” Ruan Yang tilted her head and thought about it before agreeing and leaving first.
Li Shaobin put the flowers down and followed her to the door. When he saw her stopping at the door, he asked, “Why aren’t you moving?”
“Didn’t you say to talk at the door? Let’s do it here.” Ruan Yang leaned on the wall and gazed at Luo Xiru provocatively.
Luo Xiru glared at Li Shaobin angrily. Li Shaobin quickly went over to close the door but a soft arm suddenly stopped him. “Didn’t you want to talk to me?”
“Let me close the door first.” Li Shaobin was bewildered. The two of them were standing very close together and he could smell the faint scent from Ruan Yang’s body, making him freeze up nervously.
“There’s no need for that. We can just talk softly.” Ruan Yang suddenly inched closer to him. “If you close the door and she can’t see, her thoughts might run wild and she’ll think that we’re doing something.”
“Doing something?” Li Shaobin was stunned.
“Yeah, something like this.” Just as she said that, Li Shaobin suddenly froze as he saw her beautiful face enlarging in his eyes. After that, he felt a soft pair of lips sealing his lips.
His eyes widened so much that his eyeballs nearly fell out. He leaned against the wall and almost fell.
F*ck, what’s going on?
She actually forced another kiss on him again, but this time, Ruan Yang didn’t enter his mouth and only sucked on his lips.
Although Li Shaobin was leaning against the wall, he could feel his body giving in to a surge of numbness rising from his spine. Her lips were too fragrant, too soft, and too luscious, giving him the urge to open his mouth to reciprocate the kiss, but… but he must act more reserved. He must endure it. He must push her away.
However, after she left his lips for a moment and kissed him again, Li Shaobin withered disappointingly.
Although using the word “withered” to describe him as a man was a bigger disappointment, he really just withered.
Luo Xiru, who was sitting in the suite, clenched her fists angrily while watching this scene. Although she didn’t like this person, Li Shaobin failing to push Ruan Yang away after being kissed by Ruan Yang in front of her was akin to giving her a tight slap.
Although she paled in comparison to Ruan Yang, she was still widely praised to be a beauty ever since she was young. On their police team, she was also the police belle and had a ton of men chasing after her. This was the first time she had been humiliated in this way. She grabbed her bag angrily and walked away. When she left, she glared at the pair at the door and Ruan Yang looked back at her provocatively, making her almost puke out her heart from anger while Li Shaobin was still out of it after being kissed by Ruan Yang and didn’t even look at her.
She let out an angry huff and left with her bag.
The service staff in the hallway all watched as their jaws dropped at this scene. This had to be the most sensational thing that had happened after working there for so long.
When she saw Luo Xiru leaving, Ruan Yang took a few steps away from Li Shaobin. She turned back and a certain man’s face was as red as an apple, looking dumbfounded as though he was frozen. “Ruan Yang… you… you… this is the second time you forced a kiss on me. Don’t push your luck.”
Ruan Yang was stunned. “What? I kissed you before?”
Li Shaobin quickly covered his mouth. Alright, that was a Freudian slip.
“Why did I kiss you in the past?” Ruan Yang took in a breath. Her lipstick was half-gone from the kiss but that didn’t dull her beauty.
Li Shaobin said guiltily, “Because… because you were drunk… Maybe you’ve had a crush on me… for a while.”