Chapter 106 - First (2): 18+

Jin Qing left the room he kept in his father's house, letting the woman sleep in there peacefully. He did not understand how and why he let her. She was the most lovely thing he'd ever seen, but that was not the reason why. It was the melancholy mood she hid beneath her fake smiles. She reminded him of someone. 

He had been watching her since she arrived, and something about her tugged at him. He did not know who she was until someone called her by her name: Long Mei. 

Ah. She was the daughter of the dragon. It explained the harshness of her eyes, but everything else was soft and gentle beneath. 

That told him that he should stay away. 

Many ran from one look at Long Yat-sen, his twin brothers, and even the mysterious Long Xiatian. But Long Mei was their cub and someone they'd be protective of. Or so he believed...why was she alone?

Jin Qing decided to rest in one of the guest rooms and wake early. He grabbed a breakfast board and put a small meal with a glass of sparkling water. He left it on the nightstand in his room quietly while Long Mei was still asleep. He then heard a knock on the door. 

Jin Qing answered it. It was his half-brother. Jin Hu did not look pleased to see him as much as Jin Qing was not delighted to see his brother. He tried to conceal what was behind him. 

"Father wants to see you." 

"I'm busy."

Jin Hu gave him a look of discontent. "I wouldn't be here to tell you personally if it was not important. You have no choice in the matter." 

Jin Qing stepped into the hall and shut the door behind him. 

"You are with someone?" Jin Hu questioned. 

"That's none of your concern, and while I am gone, you are not to speak to whoever is in the room." Jin Hu took a step back. "Got it?" 

Jin Hu nodded, and then Jin Qing was off. 

…

Long Mei woke groggily, but everything was clear as day now. The night before was a blur, but she looked at the breakfast board before her and smiled, knowing someone had taken care of her. She never got his name, and she was sober now. 

Someone entered the room, a man with dark hair and a dark gaze. 

Long Mei smiled. "Thank you for taking care of me last night," she said. 

The man arched a brow. "It was no issue...?" he replied. 

"I never got your name," she told him. "I'm Long Mei." 

"Jin Hu," he replied. 

"Jin Hu…" her heart then pattered in an irregular beat. "Sorry if this sounds forward, but…can I see you again?"

He gave her a stern look. His jaw ticked. "It'd be best not. I'd rather you never come back to this residence at all." 

Was he playing hard to get? But last night…"Did I do something?" she questioned. "I'm sorry." 

He took a step forward. "Let me make it clear. I am not interested in you. It would be best if you did not come back. You are not my type of woman." 

Long Mei frowned. She did not understand. She pondered over what had happened. She then picked up all of her things and went home. 

She saw Jin Hu at another time, and she chased after him. It did not take long for him to give in to her pursuits. Then he finally introduced her to his family.

"My brother is the scum and embarrassment of the Jin family. A bastard-born who wants to take everything from me. You would never take his side, would you, Mei?"

"No," Long Mei answered. "I would never side with such a vile man. He wants to hurt you!"

Jin Hu smiled. A smile that was dark and cruel. "Good girl," he said. 

Long Mei would do anything for Jin Hu. He protects her. Gives her what she needs. She was happy…right?

When Long Mei met Jin Qing, the man she heard so much about. She did not understand why he looked at her, surprised as if she was a ghost from his past. 

Something about him unsettled her, and she did not know what it was, but she was afraid. Jin Hu would be angry if she did not treat Jin Qing the way he wanted. 

"So, you're with my brother?" Jin Qing questioned.

"Yes. Why does that concern you?" she asked him. 

Jin Qing scoffed. He then turned around and grabbed a bottle of cognac before he left the room. 

Something cold went through her. 

Since then, Jin Qing has done nothing but try to get under her skin. He kept trying to convince her to leave Jin Hu while simultaneously and shamelessly flirting. Long Mei did not get him at all. 

One night she confronted him about it. 

"You are shameless!" she said to him. "I'm with someone, and you do nothing but try to get in between us."

"He does not make you happy!" Jin Qing countered. "Anyone from a mile can see it!"

"My relationship should not concern you. You want nothing but to get in our way. To see him crumble. It won't work." 

"So what if I want to see him crumble? He deserves it!" 

"You are scum, Jin Qing!" 

"And you are blind," he sounded. "Because my interference in your relationship has nothing to do with him. Though it's a bonus, and I know you can see it!" 

Long Mei was breathing hard. 

Jin Qing stepped closer. "Admit it, Mei. I always see you looking at me. You may hate me, but not all of you does." 

Long Mei then approached him deftly, taking his mouth on hers. Jin Qing widened his eyes, but it did not take long for him to give in, to kiss her back. He took her lips so fierce and hot. He swore he might die. Long Mei's back hit the door, and Jin Qing hiked her nightgown around her waist. He lifted her against the frame, and she twined her legs around him. 

Long Mei kissed him as he unwrapped himself and swiftly penetrated her opening. She gasped. "Fuck, fuck, fuck." 

Jin Qing swore he was not breathing, and the feel of her hot, slippery flesh on his cock made his head spin. 

"Keep moving," she encouraged him. 

Jin Qing obliged. He took her against the door, feeling her body rock against him, listening to her sharp gasps and harsh moans. He never felt anything better than this. He kept fucking her with her legs propped over his inner elbows, plunging deep inside her as the door behind her shook. She tipped her head back, rolled her eyes, and orgasmed hard until she bit her lower lip, coming down from her release. 

Jin Qing came from the sight of her ecstasy. 

When they finished, Jin Qing released her, and Long Mei slumped to her knees. "I hope you got what you wanted," she said. 

"What?"

There were tears in her eyes. "I need you to pretend this never happened and to leave Jin Hu and me alone."

"Mei—"

"Please," she begged. If Jin Qing did not stop, then Jin Hu might hurt him, and she did not want that to happen even if it broke her heart. "This is what's best for all of us."

There were tears in his eyes too. "I know you felt what I felt," he said. 

He was right. She did feel it. But Jin Hu keeps noticing, and he might kill him for it. "It does not matter," she countered. "I don't want you!" she lied. 

"Am I so unworthy?" he asked. 

No, she thought, but she did not give him an answer. 

Jin Qing took it as that. He then gathered his things and left. 

He left them alone for good, and Jin Hu stopped threatening to end him. Long Mei sighed in relief as she realized she had saved him.. This was for the best.