Chapter 8: No Credit, no reward

He had not seen her for a few years. He did not know that she had grown to become such a criminal...

She did not notice his reaction. Sha Zhixing was still proud of what he had just said.

Not interested? Perfect!

It would be even better if he could keep a proper distance from her.

Sha Zhixing's mood lightened a lot after his words. She tucked her long hair behind her ears and looked at him sideways. She said calmly, "Remember to knock on the door before you enter the room next time."

"I've already seen everything you should and shouldn't have. Is it necessary?" Luo Xichen stood beside her calmly, his voice full of disdain.

Sha Zhixing's calm face turned green again after his words.

Luo Xichen looked at her angry face with amusement. He opened his palm and placed a jewelry box on her dressing table. "This is for you."

His voice was gentle with a faint smile. It was as if a gentle wind was blowing. Sha Zhixing was a little absent-minded.

Ever since she was young, Luo Xichen would bring her gifts every time he came back from abroad. This had never changed in all these years.

Sha Zhixing sometimes wondered if this indirectly represented her special status in his heart. However, she only thought about it. After thinking about it, she would soon forget about it.

He was not her type, and she did not seem to be his type either. They were too familiar with each other. They were more like family.

Luo Xichen opened the box for her, and a pink light shot out of it.

Sha Zhixing's eyes were stung for a moment, and she turned to look at the exquisite jewelry box.

The box was not big, and there was only a necklace inside. The chain was silver white, and the pendant was made up of two intersecting stars. In the middle of the pendant was a large pink diamond, which made the monotonous color of the jewelry look dazzling.

Sha Zhixing studied jewelry design and had some knowledge of diamonds. She could tell that the value of the necklace was extraordinary just by looking at it.

Not to mention the ingenious design, the diamond inside was worth more than several of her own.

Red diamonds were the rarest type of colored diamonds. Even many senior people in the jewelry industry were not able to see them. One could imagine how precious they were.

Sha Zhixing had never seen the design of this necklace before. It must be a limited edition necklace that had not been released to the market yet.

Luo Xichen quietly observed her reaction and asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"

"Can I take this as a temptation?" Sha Zhixing looked away from the necklace and closed the box.

This thing was too valuable. She felt like she had sold herself.

There was no reward without merit!

Luo Xichen was stunned for two seconds. His face turned green when he realized what she was talking about.

Damn girl, why are you looking at me like that? Since when did he bring impure motives with him when he gave her a gift?

"Tell me first, what do you have that is worth me spending a lot of money to seduce you?" His eyebrows twitched. His words were sinister.

"There are many motives for men to use money to seduce women." Sha Zhixing looked at him with disdain.

Especially for a man like him who never lacked women. The money he spent on giving gifts to women every day was enough for her to live for several months, right?

Luo Xichen received the signal from Sha Zhixing's eyes. His face, which had been green before, turned black in a second.

Did she think that he was like other men, giving gifts to get a woman's body?

Sha Zhixing's thought made Luo Xichen feel like there was a thorn in his body. His eyes looked at her darkly. He looked at her for a while and suddenly pulled her into his arms.

"Luo Xichen, what... What are you doing?" Sha Zhixing did not expect Luo Xichen to make such a sudden move. Her body stiffened for a few seconds and she tried to push Luo Xichen away.

Luo Xichen grabbed her wrist and pressed her against the sofa beside him. He put his arms around her sides, moved his lips and said something. "You suddenly came to visit me at night and gave me such a heavy gift. Shouldn't you do something?"

Sha Zhixing's body stiffened and she stared at his face in shock.

Was he using her own words to tease her or... Was he serious?

Luo Xichen's thin lips curled up slightly as he looked at Sha Zhixing from top to bottom. The way he looked at her reminded Sha Zhixing of the wolves that went out to hunt at night.

Sha Zhixing's hair stood on end as she put her hand on Luo Xichen's chest and said flatteringly, "You... don't be rash! I know you're different from other men. You wouldn't do that!"

Pui! He wouldn't do that? He was more likely to do that than anyone else!

"Men think with their lower bodies. Haven't you heard of it?" Luo Xichen's cold fingers slowly brushed across her smooth face. He kept going down until his target was the shoulder strap of her thin nightdress.

"The man who won't let go of the girl next door that I've known for so many years is a beast!" Sha Zhixing was angry and anxious. Her chest rose and fell slightly. Her eyes were messy and panicky.

"Wouldn't I be letting you down if I didn't do something?" Luo Xichen raised his eyebrows and continued to move his hands down.

"Luo Xichen, you're worse than a beast!" Sha Zhixing kept shrinking back into the sofa. She raised the tip of her foot and wanted to kick Luo Xichen away.

"Zhixing, you look so nervous. It's not your first time being so intimate with a man, is it?" Luo Xichen's eyes twitched. The ruffian's words were full of ridicule, and the smile on his lips was tinged with evil.

"Who told you that?" Sha Zhixing was pressed under his body like a gangster bullying a decent woman. She felt uncomfortable everywhere, but she did not forget to show off even at this moment.

Luo Xichen had watched her grow up since she was born. He had seen her fall to the ground, wrapped her in diapers, and even watched her learn how to crawl. How could he not know her?

He knew very well that she was just joking, but Luo Xichen did not expose her. Instead, he played along with her and teased her. "You sound like you have a lot of experience, don't you?"

Sha Zhixing wanted to bite off her tongue after he said that. She glared at him and growled, "This has nothing to do with you!"

"Nothing to do with me?" Luo Xichen could let her make a scene, but he did not like it when she said that she had nothing to do with him. He looked down at her and reached for the shoulder strap of her pajamas...

Sha Zhixing's expression changed and she blurted out, "Brother Luo, don't do this..."