not good!

Lin Da stood up, made up an excuse and left. Zhuo Zhiyuan couldn't stop her and looked puzzled.

It was only when Ji Siyuan gestured for him to look at the other side that he realized what was happening.

"Is Brother Da serious?"

"Don't worry about it, let's just wait to drink at the wedding!"

Ji Siyuan raised an eyebrow and smiled, and the two clinked glasses.

Meanwhile, Ling Qi carried An Wenjing out of the bar and turned towards the hotel next door.

Linda stopped her immediately: "Ling Qi, where are you taking her?"

"Brother Da? What a coincidence! Wenjing is drunk, and I don't know where she lives, so I brought her to the hotel to rest for a while. I'll take her home when she sobers up."

Ling Qi smiled openly and acted naturally. If Lin Da hadn't seen Ling Qi constantly urging An Wenjing to drink at the bar earlier, he probably would have believed Ling Qi's words by now.

"Really? Then give her to me. I know where she lives. I'll take her home."

"This isn't right. Even though you introduced Wenjing to me, I'm her boyfriend now."

Ling Qi's smile remained unchanged, but her words were full of dominance, and she hugged An Wenjing even tighter, as if to assert her ownership.

An Wenjing, nestled in his arms, squirmed uncomfortably.

"You've only known each other for less than a week? An Wenjing agreed to date you? I don't believe it. Besides, even if you did date, it's the middle of the night, a man and a woman alone, and An Wenjing is drunk. It wouldn't be appropriate for her to go to a hotel with you."

Lin Da used force to pull An Wenjing out of Ling Qi's arms and turned to leave.

Ling Qi gritted her teeth in anger, but dared not say anything more, and could only watch helplessly as Lin Da took the person away.

"Hey, wake up! The person's gone. How long are you going to keep acting?"

Linda immediately released her grip on An Wenjing's shoulders.

"This is so boring. When did you find out?"

An Wenjing, who was just drunk and completely intoxicated, is now standing straight with clear eyes, showing no signs of being drunk at all.

"I found out when I pulled you over from Ling Qi."

Linda answered honestly.

He was indeed worried about An Wenjing and thought she was drunk, but when he pulled An Wenjing out of Ling Qi's arms, he clearly felt her body stiffen.

Therefore, he concluded that An Wenjing was faking being drunk.

"You shouldn't have stopped me."

An Wenjing's tone was unfriendly.

"Ha, I shouldn't have stopped you? So you did it willingly, huh? You're practically degrading yourself!" Linda had a look on her face that said, 'I never thought you were this kind of person. I misjudged you.'

An Wenjing understood Lin Da's expression. She smiled sarcastically: "Willingly degenerate? Ha—you're right, I did it willingly. But love between men and women is a matter of mutual consent. What does it have to do with you? It's none of your business."

"How can it not have anything to do with me? I introduced Ling Qi to you. His character is not good, and it's because I didn't investigate him properly beforehand."

"Wow—Mr. Lin is such a responsible person! I never would have guessed!"

Caught off guard, An Wenjing grabbed Lin Da's shoulder and leaned in close.

A light, fleeting kiss landed on Linda's lips.

Their lips touched briefly before parting. Lin Da felt a softness at the corner of his mouth, and then the faint fragrance that had enveloped him vanished in an instant.

It was as if she had never been there, yet the touch on her lips felt so real, so real that Linda's heart was completely thrown into turmoil.

"Now that I've taken liberties with Mr. Lin, shouldn't I take responsibility for it? How about repaying you with your body?"

An Wenjing was still laughing to herself, while Lin Da stood there silently.

Anger welled up inside her, and she turned and left.

Linda finally realized what was happening: "Where are you going?"

"That's none of your business!"

An Wenjing walked in the same direction that Ling Qi had left.

"An Wenjing, stop right there!"

Linda shouted.

The woman in front of him didn't pause for a moment.

"An Wenjing, Ling Qi is a scoundrel, you can't be with him!"

An Wenjing didn't stop; in fact, she quickened her pace.

"An Wenjing, what if I promise to take responsibility for you?"

An Wenjing stopped in her tracks.

She turned around, her face filled with disbelief.

Linda spoke again, this time in a calmer, more serious tone, after careful consideration: "An Wenjing, don't be with Ling Qi. I've realized I might have fallen for you, so could you consider giving me a chance to repay your kindness?"

——

Much, much later, Linda and An Wenjing were no longer young.

Their black hair turned white, but they still loved each other.

An Wenjing, now an old woman, asks Lin Da, now an old man, "What if I hadn't turned back then?"

Linda held her husband's hand and said with a smile, "Then, with my awkwardness, I'm really going to live a lonely life as Linda!"

After saying that, the two leaned against each other and smiled at each other.

(End of article)

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