Chapter 16

In the hotel, Li Yan helped Qiao Mu into a room. He then brought her to the bathroom and said, “Wash yourself and regain your senses before coming out.”

Li Yan was about to leave the bathroom when Qiao Mu tugged at his shirt. She was in agony as she bit her lower lip, she looked like she was in quite a daze. “Don’t go. Help me…”

She felt like tens of thousands of ants were biting her skin, and she was in so much pain that she could barely breathe.

She could no longer stop her body temperature from rising. She accidentally touched Li Yan, and his skin felt so icy that it felt like a drop of water in the desert. She did not want to let this feeling go.

Qiao Mu could not bear the pain anymore. She went before Li Yan and started touching his chest.

Li Yan looked at the woman before him. Her cheeks were red, and her eyes were glassy. Her lips parted and closed as she panted, and she looked like a delicious dish that was ready-to-serve.

Li Yan’s body stiffened. He grabbed her wandering hands and said in a husky voice, “Qiao Mu, do you know why you’re feeling so bad?”

Qiao Mu bit her lower lip, and her voice was extremely meek. “I was drugged.”

Li Yan stayed silent for a moment. ‘At least there’s still a hint of rationality in her.’

“Qiao Mu, you’ll have to pay the price for asking for my help!”

Qiao Mu blinked dumbfoundedly. She could barely take the discomfort anymore. She grabbed his neck and brought her lips to his.

Li Yan stiffened. He did not want to have s*x with her, at least not so soon. After all, she had just turned eighteen.

However, this woman had taken the initiative to kiss him twice and seduce him. If he were to be indifferent to it, it would have meant that he was not a normal, healthy male. Moreover, the other party was a woman who had been tugging at his heart strings for ten years.

To be precise, she was not a woman, but a teenage girl.

In the very next moment, Li Yan carried Qiao Mu and placed her on the large bed. He then pinned her down with his hulking figure.

His profound black orbs darkened with desire. “Little thing, do you know who I am?”

Qiao Mu narrowed her eyes and looked at the face before her. He was breathtakingly handsome. She chuckled and mumbled subconsciously, “Big brother…”

Li Yan froze. He felt as if the door to his heart was suddenly opened, and all his memories came flooding back.

He clutched her chin and kissed her passionately. “Qiao Mu, since you’re giving yourself to me today, remember that I’m the only man in your life from now onward!”

The moment he finished speaking, he immediately p*netrated her and made her his.

…..

After they were done making love, Qiao Mu slept quietly as Li Yan sat by the bed and lit a cigarette.

He exhaled a puff of smoke and lowered his gaze to look at the woman, who was sleeping soundly. She looked innocent and pure, and this made him want to protect her, just like how he used to ten years ago.

Li Yan was already eighteen ten years ago. Unlike Qiao Mu who could not remember anything because she was too young, he could remember all the memories they shared very well.

The first time he met young Qiao Mu, the little girl who looked like a doll was sitting under a tree and weeping. She told him that her mother did not want her anymore, and that even though her mother was not nice to her, she wanted to be with her mother.

She sobbed as she asked him if she was not likable. She said that no one liked her.

That was the first time Li Yan did not find a crying girl annoying. Instead, his heart ached.

He rubbed her head and consoled her. “You’re amazing, and you look like a doll. My mum had always wanted an adorable daughter like you.”

The girl, who was crying miserably, immediately flashed a smile. Her eyes were watery as she blinked. “Really? Big brother, you’re such a great person!”

He only found out after some time that the little girl was the Qiao family’s illegitimate daughter who had just started staying with them.