Chapter 168 - 168 A Game

168 A Game

“Nian Nian, go downstairs and drink your ginger soup first.” Lian Jing noticed that something was amiss. He sent the meddlesome Shen Nian away and walked towards Shen Yin. If she took a step back, he would take a step forward. He would pursue her until she had nowhere to hide.

Behind her was the cold wall. The moment she leaned against it, Lian Jing reached out and pulled her into his arms. “The wall is cold. My body is warm.”

“I’m not cold.” Shen Yin gently pushed him away. She lowered her eyes and refused to look at him.

Lian Jing lifted her chin and forced her to look straight into his eyes. His eyes darkened. Just as Shen Yin thought that he would say something domineering like before, he suddenly said in a low voice, “Although your grandfather is no longer around, there’s an old man here who loves you just as much. Don’t be sad, okay?”

It was as if someone had stuffed a ball of cotton into her chest. It was soft and warm, warming her heart, that had always refused to give in easily.

She looked at Lian Jing’s affectionate eyes and suddenly coveted this gentleness. She smiled and stepped out of his embrace. “Go and drink the ginger soup first. Come to my room later. I have something to tell you.”

With that, Shen Yin walked past Lian Jing and entered the room without looking back.

Lian Jing watched her leave in a daze. He astutely noted the change in her, but the two of them had already been tormented so often by their fluctuating relationship. He subconsciously thought that Shen Yin was going to tell him to keep a distance again.

After drinking the ginger soup downstairs, he endured the burning pain in his throat and knocked on Shen Yin’s door with a serious expression.

No one answered. Lian Jing frowned and hesitated for a moment before opening the door.

The room was pitch-black and he could not see anything.

He thought that Shen Yin had already fallen asleep. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a warm and fragrant body suddenly pressed against him.

Lian Jing subconsciously raised his arms and hugged her. He looked at the woman. She was so close to him, but he could not see her expression clearly. “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

“Lian Jing, haven’t you always wanted me?” Shen Yin was unused to this. She leaned away slightly, but the man forcefully pulled her closer again.

Lian Jing lowered his head towards her ear. He gritted his teeth and said, “Do you know what you’re saying?”

“I do,” Shen Yin replied softly.

With just one sentence, Lian Jing lost control his desire. He carried Shen Yin and threw her onto the soft bed. He was as fierce as a beast that had been starved for a long time, but when he touched Shen Yin, he was exceptionally gentle.

He was no longer in the mood to think about why Shen Yin had accepted him. He only knew that the woman he had been longing for was willing to give herself to him.

The night was filled with gentle romance. The rain only stopped in the morning.

Lian Jing took Shen Yin in his arms and his gazed lingered on the top of her head. He prodded the person sleeping in his arms. He smiled and said, “Wake up. It’s time to send Nian Nian to school.”

Shen Yin opened her eyes lazily and pushed the noisy man away. She turned over tiredly and closed her eyes to continue sleeping.

Lian Jing could not help but laugh. He reached out and pulled her back into his arms. “You should stop going to work. I’ll take care of you.”

When Shen Yin heard this, she instantly woke up although she was half asleep. She got up and was about to go to work when she subconsciously looked at the alarm clock by the bed. It was actually half an hour earlier than her usual waking time.

She immediately glared at him angrily. Furious, she picked up a pillow and slapped it mercilessly on his snickering face.

Lian Jing removed the pillow from his face and smiled. “Aren’t you getting dressed? Or are you purposely letting me see you naked?”

Why was this man getting more and more shameless?

Shen Yin wanted to get out of bed to get her clothes, but he was lying on his side on the bed. He lazily propped up his head on his hand and stared at her intently. If she left the bed now, he would definitely see her naked!

She was not that liberal. In her embarrassment, she kicked his butt and said angrily, “Get up too!”

Lian Jing himself was surprised when he did not feel angry after suddenly being kicked. He got off the bed dotingly, picked up his clothes, and put them on. “Okay, okay, okay. I’m done. It’s your turn.”

Shen Yin glanced over with her beautiful eyes and realized that this person was only wearing his shirt, but no pants. She immediately turned her blushing face away and scolded, “If you don’t wear your clothes now, you can go out dressed like this later.”

Lian Jing looked at the time and did not argue with her anymore. He smiled as he put on his clothes and patted her head. “Alright, I’ll wash up first. I’ll wait for you downstairs to have breakfast.”

Shen Yin turned around and saw the man suddenly lower his head and kiss her forehead before leaving the room with a grin.

After he left, Shen Yin sighed and silently tidied herself up.

What happened last night was not on a whim, but she was not heartless. Even though Lian Jing had not promised to give her any status, she had to admit that she had been defeated by his gentleness.

In which case, there was no need for her to treat him coldly anymore. She would treat it as a game in which they were pretending to be a couple.

As for when the game would end, and what would happen in the future, she would just let nature take its course.