Chapter 19 Don't Be Your Plaything

The two maids finally noticed the figure behind them, exchanged a glance, and immediately fell silent.

Luo Tingwei returned to her room, where Li Yanzhou was on the balcony making a phone call.

She sat on the bed, pondering the maids' words, feeling a deep sense of melancholy.

This can't go on forever.

She didn't want to be pointed at and talked about.

But Li Yanzhou clearly intended to keep tormenting her, inexplicably keeping her by his side.

Li Yanzhou finally finished his call, turned around and saw that she didn't look well, so he walked over, his voice filled with a rare tenderness.

"What's wrong? You look so pale. Are you feeling unwell?"

He thought about it and wondered if he had been too harsh just now.

But this time he was clearly being deliberately gentle.

Luo Tingwei felt conflicted, but she also knew that she had no right to speak.

Li Yanzhou had no intention of letting her go, and with her father's fate uncertain, she dared not act rashly, much less make any demands.

What's more, he had just been injured because of her.

Seeing that she seemed to have something she couldn't say, Li Yanzhou roughly guessed what was going on, so he took the initiative to speak.

"Thinking of Luo Shengtian?"

He reassured her, "Don't worry, he's still alive and well."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingwei's dim eyes brightened slightly, and she looked up at him, "Really?"

"Then can I see him...?"

"cannot."

He interrupted her directly, "He is recuperating in the hospital right now and should not be disturbed. Once he recovers, I will naturally let him go. You don't need to worry. He has no use to me anymore, and it's pointless for me to keep him around."

"You'll let him go?"

Yes, it will.

It was rare for Li Yanzhou to be so agreeable.

Although Luo Tingwei felt much relieved, she still felt a tightness in her chest.

Her father's problem was solved, but what about herself?

"What's wrong? Are you still unhappy?"

Seeing that she didn't seem particularly relaxed and that her face was still filled with a heavy expression, Li Yanzhou was puzzled.

"I'm fine, thank you."

Luo Tingwei decided to keep quiet and process these emotions alone.

After all... even if she revealed it, he probably wouldn't care.

She thought that as long as she was useful to him, that was enough.

Her dignity was worthless in his eyes.

The setting sun shone on her, stretching her shadow infinitely long.

Li Yanzhou suddenly felt that the woman in front of him was like a melancholy kitten, with a hint of pitifulness in her eyes.

He wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start.

So I resorted to the most primitive and savage method, hugging her and giving her a few light kisses. "You look better when you smile."

Luo Tingwei remained melancholy for several days.

Li Yanzhou didn't know where her sadness came from, and for the first time he understood what it meant to be at a loss.

He suddenly felt a headache coming on, so he went outside for some fresh air, leaving her alone in the villa.

The whispers among the maids grew louder each day.

It seemed that as soon as I stepped out of the room, I would be met with cold stares from the maids.

Having no other choice, she could only stay in her room as much as possible and not go out.

**

Clubhouse.

"Why don't you go back? Aren't the women at home more appealing? Don't they feel soft and yielding when you hold them?"

Shen Yanchuan exhaled a puff of smoke and lazily glanced at the man opposite him.

"I don't want to go back. I'm scared to see her."

Li Yanzhou took a sip of wine.

"What's wrong? Are you being naughty?"

No, not at all.

She has been very quiet and obedient these past few days.

Li Yanzhou gave a wry smile. "She always has a long face, as if I'm abusing her."

"So did you abuse her?" Lu Chenye asked, also becoming curious.

"No, I've been feeding and taking good care of her every day, and I don't let her do anything. I've already agreed to let her father go, but she's been giving me the cold shoulder for the past few days. I don't know what I did to offend her."

Lu Chenye thought to himself, "You caused their family to be destroyed, isn't that the biggest original sin?"

But he couldn't say it outright in front of Li Yanzhou.

"Go back and try to coax them again. Hiding here isn't a solution, since you were the one who hurt them in the first place."

"That's right, Young Master Li. She doesn't even know how you feel about her. Now she's stuck with you, living under your roof. She must be feeling incredibly wronged. How can you expect her to be happy?"

Li Yanzhou thought about it for a moment and agreed.

Seeing his dejected appearance, Shen Yanchuan joked, "How about I find you a woman to cheer you up?"

Li Yanzhou rolled his eyes at him, "I don't have that much energy."

Just then, the phone on the table rang.

The man glanced at it, his eyes flickered slightly, and then answered the call.

Wu Ma's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"What's wrong?"

"Young Master, it's Miss Luo. She said... she wants to drink."

drink wine?

Li Yanzhou narrowed his eyes, and his hand holding the wine glass paused.

Seeing that there was no response from the other end, Aunt Wu cautiously asked again, "Young Master, would you like some wine for Miss Luo?"

"Give her the key to my wine cabinet and let her choose for herself."

"yes."

Aunt Wu readily agreed.

...

When Li Yanzhou returned home, Luo Tingwei was unusually present on the living room sofa, holding a wine glass and swirling it around, with wine bottles lying askew beside her.

Several maids stood beside her, all watching her coldly, but none of them stepped forward to clean up.

Upon seeing Li Yanzhou, the maids visibly panicked and quickly lowered their heads.

The man waved his hand, dismissing them.

Li Yanzhou bent down and casually picked up one of the bottles.

"Tsk..."

She has a good eye for choosing; it's the most expensive bottle in his wine cabinet.

They actually drank it all up.

Her alcohol tolerance was better than he had expected.

Luo Tingwei lay on the sofa, head down, hair disheveled, her chest still heaving.

He suddenly walked over and approached her.

He leaned down and tentatively touched her, "Luo Tingwei?"

No one responded.

"Weiwei?"

He called out softly again.

This time, Luo Tingwei reacted slightly, shifting her body and raising her head a little.

"belch."

When she saw who it was, she wasn't scared at all; instead, she gave a silly smile.

"You're back... Li Yanzhou... Young Master Li."

She deliberately addressed him in a particularly distant and respectful manner.

Why are you being so polite today?

Li Yanzhou sat down next to her and gently stroked the back of her neck like he was petting a puppy.

"Don't you like it? Hiccup."

"dislike."

He gripped the back of her neck, increasing the pressure.

"Ouch, it hurts..."

"How did I teach you last time?"

He looked down at her, her face flushed and burning, her whole being dazed, which made her unusually adorable.

The man's throat moved slightly; he longed to hear her utter those four words.

"I remember, I haven't forgotten..."

Luo Tingwei smiled foolishly at him, then held up a finger and shook it, "But no."

"That's so ambiguous, it sounds like we're a couple. Are we a couple? Li Yanzhou, you don't like me at all. I... I'm just your plaything. I don't deserve to call you that."

After Luo Tingwei finished speaking, she suddenly burst into tears, her shoulders shaking with sobs.

"Let me go, Li Yanzhou. I don't want to be your plaything. I don't want to stay here nameless and without status. Everyone is laughing at me. Waaah!"