Chapter 61

Of course, living together means sharing a bed.

In the dimly lit, warmly lit bedroom, the air was filled with the fragrance of shower gel. A slender figure sank into the soft bed, more alluring than the crescent moon outside.

Lin Jin lay comfortably on her stomach, hugging a fluffy pillow in her arms, and leisurely swinging one leg up.

Bathed in the light of the bedside lamp, her clean face still glowed with a rosy hue, like a lotus emerging from water. Without a trace of makeup, her exquisite features were breathtakingly beautiful.

Her bathrobe was not worn properly; the neckline slipped down to below her shoulder blades, revealing her fair and delicate back.

Light can embellish everything, adorning her spine with distinct shadows, even softening the unsightly scars.

Her long, wet, curly hair slid down one side of her shoulder, water droplets rolling down her clear back line, creating an alluring, tingling sensation.

When is a crazy woman most beautiful?

Perhaps, it is at this moment.

As Cheng Sangluo stepped out of the bathroom with a hairdryer in hand, she was immediately drawn to the beautiful figure on the bed. She even forgot where she was going and stood there staring blankly.

She never imagined that she would have such a vague and ethereal question in a moment of reverie, and at the same time, she couldn't resist the attraction that seemed to last a lifetime.

Hearing the slight noise, Lin Jin turned her head slightly, a smile of contentment playing on her lips. "What are you standing there for?"

As she urged him on, she turned to the side, raised her arm, and waved: "Come here quickly, don't keep me waiting, okay? I don't like waiting for you."

In an instant, the plains and snow-capped peaks, which stretched out before us, were adorned with the golden light of the sun shining on them, their undisguised shyness replaced by confident pride.

Cheng Sangluo couldn't immediately gather her scattered thoughts, but a sudden, overwhelming shock made her walk to the bedside hurried and chaotic.

She reached out and grabbed the madwoman's collar, wrapping the alluring scene tightly around her and suppressing her restless impulses.

She didn't scold her or show her usual disdain. She just sat silently on the edge of the bed and busied herself with the hair dryer.

Lin Jin propped herself up, casually clinging to the dog's broad shoulders, and whispered softly in her ear, "Why are you ignoring me?"

The crazy woman at night had an extra touch of allure; her voice, when she asked questions, carried a sweet and coquettish tone, as if she were openly or secretly expressing what she wanted.

Cheng Sangluo tried her best to appear unmoved, but Lin Jin saw it all as pretense.

She brushed a strand of wet hair across the puppy's nose and continued, "If you want it, you can have it. You know I never refuse you."

Cheng Sangluo's nose itched, and her heart itched too.

She dodged the harassing hand, trying to remain calm before her reason crumbled, so she kept her words brief: "Don't move."

"Do you want to play 'Statues' with me?" Lin Jin ignored the puppy's feigned calmness and continued to tease it, biting its ear. "I can stay still the whole time, you can do whatever you want with me, just to celebrate us moving in together~"

Cheng Sangluo slumped her shoulders, stretched out an arm and pulled the troubled person into her arms, explaining softly, "I don't want to play anything, I just want to help you dry your hair."

The crazy woman laughed seductively: "Then go ahead and blow it!"

The puppy hissed, "Then don't move around!"

The crazy woman feigned pitifulness: "Little dogs shouldn't be mean to their owners!"

The puppy stubbornly insisted, "I didn't."

Lin Jin was fairly cooperative. After harassing Cheng Sangluo for a while, she pressed herself against Cheng Sangluo's chest and quietly enjoyed this rare service.

Amid the noise of the hairdryer, she kept looking up to meet Cheng Sangluo's eyes, which, illuminated by the light, became even more piercing.

Her gentle smile was accompanied by the sensation of rough fingertips running through her hair, stirring a tantalizing itch.

Cheng Sangluo did not avoid the madwoman's kiss-like gaze, but instead asked, "Why are you staring at me?"

"Because you're pretty~"

"You're the one who looks good."

This sweet talk, which was usually so tactless, was surprisingly charming, making Lin Jin cover her mouth and chuckle. "Looks like you're not so bad with words after all. You even know how to say nice things to please me."

Cheng Sangluo held a hairdryer in one hand and rubbed the crazy woman's hair with the other. After a pause, she said, "I'm only trying to avoid arguing with you because you're injured."

Sure enough, this person's sweet talk only lasted three seconds before he awkwardly uttered words against his will.

“I’ll have my lawyer draft a prenuptial agreement in the next few days. Once we sign it, let’s pick a good day to get our marriage certificate.” Lin Jin’s eyes sparkled as she talked about getting the certificate.

The look of intense anticipation on that face was so pure that no one could refute it.

Cheng Sangluo nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll follow your arrangements. Anyway, my ID card is with you, so you can do whatever you want with it."

"Ha, you agreed quite readily." Lin Jin exclaimed, then playfully added, "Why didn't you ask me why I was in such a hurry?"

Cheng Sangluo suddenly felt like teasing the crazy woman, so she decided to playfully say, "Whether you ask or not, you still have to get the certificate, right?"

Lin Jin grew anxious and urged, "No, you have to ask, ask me quickly!"

Having no way to deal with this woman, the little dog had no choice but to play along, saying, "Then why are you in such a hurry?"

"Because I want to possess you as soon as possible, you can only be my dog~" Lin Jin said with a laugh, ruffling Cheng Sangluo's hair, then suddenly became serious and said, "There is a very important Chamber of Commerce banquet in November, and many important people will be attending, including some people that you and I dislike. Of course, I will bring my partner to attend. You need to broaden your horizons and also have a legitimate identity to get in the way of those people. This is part of my plan."

Cheng Sangluo nodded in understanding, but did not continue the topic.

She turned off the hairdryer and prepared to get up and leave, but was stopped by the clingy little thing in her arms.

"Don't leave. We're living together now, can't we share a bed?" Lin Jin wrapped her arms around the puppy's waist and secretly pinched it. The feel was as good as ever.

Fearing that someone might be heartless, she pleaded in a sweet voice, "Even if we're sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, at least you'll be by my side."

Cheng Sangluo sighed helplessly, "Sigh, I was just going to put away the hairdryer."

She did intend to go back to her room to sleep after finishing what she was doing, but now it seems that's impossible.

Lin Jin snatched the hairdryer and threw it on the bedside table. She turned around, pulled back the covers, and called out affectionately, "I can't sleep well without my puppy's hugs. I'll have nightmares~"

Cheng Sangluo had already learned to put up with the crazy woman, so she could only dawdle and crawl into the quilt.

She habitually spread her arms to let the clingy little one snuggle into her embrace, emphasizing, "Let's make it clear from now on, no messing around! Go to sleep, but no touching."

Lin Jin happily jumped into the puppy's arms, nuzzling its head and agreeing, "Okay~"

However, her hand had already quietly slipped inside Cheng Sangluo's clothes.

If I touch her a little more, it's not considered a foul, right?

*

The next day.

After Lin Jin was injured, most of the company's affairs were handled by the vice president and secretary.

She made a special trip to the company today to oversee the massive pile of documents and hold a work summary meeting.

No one likes a boring job. Even Mr. Lin, who is worth hundreds of millions, can look utterly hopeless when faced with a heavy workload of investment projects.

She had just reprimanded a senior executive from one of the departments, and was currently in a low mood.

At this moment, in the silent space, only the sound of turning the pages of documents could be heard; the sound was faint, yet it contained immense anger.

Cheng Sangluo sat in the corner of the office the whole time, witnessing firsthand the madwoman's ruthless side. Her arrogant temperament, wrapped in her domineering attitude, turned into a cruel and unapproachable coldness.

She dared not utter a sound, and, bored out of her mind, could only pick up a business magazine she couldn't understand and flip through it over and over.

Lin Jin, probably feeling she had nowhere to vent her emotions, simply unleashed an overwhelming aura, spotted the innocent-looking puppy, and commanded, "You, come here."

Cheng Sangluo closed the book in her hand, walked up to her honestly, pointed at herself and asked stupidly, "Am I going to get scolded too?"

"What, did I scare you?" Lin Jin smiled mischievously, propping her cheek up with one hand and shifting to a more comfortable sitting position. "I can't bear to be mean to you~"

Under the table, the uninjured foot was restless, sneaking into the puppy's trouser leg, its seductive advances so blatant.

Unable to withstand the crazy woman's constant harassment, Cheng Sangluo stepped back to avoid her and said coldly, "Can't you be serious during office hours?"

"Which one is proper and which one isn't?" Lin Jin nonchalantly picked up her coffee and took a small sip, saying confidently, "I can't speak for other things, but at least in this building, I can do whatever I want."

"Fine, fine, even if you want to jump off a building, I won't even lend you a hand." Cheng Sangluo rolled her eyes and prepared to continue shrinking into the corner and spacing out.

Lin Jin quickly grabbed her wrist, "Anyway, you're bored now, why don't you find something to do? Otherwise I'll feel resentful."

"What do you mean you're feeling unbalanced?" Cheng Sangluo couldn't stand the way the crazy woman dragged her into this mess, like a firecracker about to explode. "You earn so much money every day, what's wrong with being busy? Why do you keep harping on me, an unemployed bum?"

Lin Jin loved watching the puppy grumble and started playing her old game again: "You know, I love making you choose the right option."

The puppy bristled: "Here we go again, again, again! A choice between N kinds of happiness? Isn't this boring?"

"Isn't that fun?" Lin Jin shrugged and smiled. "You can choose to let me take care of you, without having to do anything. You can just use my card and play as much as you want, on the condition that you be a good little dog. Of course, you can also choose to find something to do, earn some pocket money, pay off debts, or something, to show the value of your worthless life."

"Heh." Cheng Sangluo sneered, cursing Lin Jin for really knowing her inside and out. Knowing she wouldn't choose to be kept, he still made such a suggestion. "Just tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Lin Jin tilted her head to look at the gritting-teeth puppy, knowing the answer already, and asked, "Besides fighting, what else can you do?"

"Murder and arson..." Cheng Sangluo blurted out suddenly, then, as if possessed, leaned close to her ear and shamelessly said, "Can sleeping with you, a skill like that, pay off my debt?"

In an instant, the atmosphere became terribly awkward.

"Hiss... Cheng Sangluo, I never would have guessed!" Lin Jin stared at the puppy incredulously, a half-smile playing on her lips. "I always thought you were a person who cared about your reputation, but it turns out you're shameless. You want to sleep with me and pay off your debts, using the guise of integrity while acting like a brothel owner?"

"You!" Cheng Sangluo was speechless, and stamped her foot in exasperation: "Where did I brothel? Explain yourself!"

"Looks like I've pushed this little whine too far." Lin Jin, not one to shy away from trouble, continued to rub salt into the dog's wounds. A brand new and effective dog-training method popped into her head, and she suggested, "We're implementing a task-to-debt system, right? I happen to have a task right now, do you want to take it?"

Cheng Sangluo was furious just a second ago, but when she heard about the task to pay off her debt, her eyes lit up instantly. Without even asking what the task was, she immediately agreed: "I'll take it. I'll take anything as long as it can pay off my debt."

Since we've already been completely honest with each other, how much worse can the mission get?

“I want to carve a signature. You can learn to do it slowly since you have nothing to do. As long as you carve one, it can be used to offset 1,000 yuan, up to 20,000 yuan, which is 20 signatures. The premise is that the font and style cannot be repeated. There are no requirements for the size and specifications.” After Lin Jin finished speaking, he dialed his secretary’s phone. “Help me to the conference room to prepare for the meeting.”

Before leaving, Lin Jin instructed, "Little Dog, you have a meeting time to find materials, tools, and design fonts. Remember to get receipts or invoices, otherwise we won't reimburse you."

Just as the crazy woman was about to disappear through the door, Cheng Sangluo hurriedly called out, "Lin Jin! Lin Jin! Lin Jin!"

Following the sound, Lin Jin leaned halfway into the doorway: "You've only just disappeared from your sight, and you're already missing me?"

"If I'm shameless, then yours is thicker than a city wall," Cheng Sangluo scoffed, then asked, "Do you need any errand-running services?"

"No need, I have a secretary and assistant." Lin Jin raised an eyebrow in refusal, took two steps forward, then turned back, reminding her, "Cheng Sangluo, if you even care about me, this debt is easily settled. I told you... I'm easy to please..."

Cheng Sangluo stood there dumbfounded, pondering for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what "easy to coax" meant.

......

Cheng Sangluo skipped lightly out of the Senyao Building, her good mood even more radiant than the blazing sun overhead.

This person is good in every way, except that he is born with a life of hard work and worry. He feels uneasy if he doesn't do something every day.

She'd been so bored lately she was practically growing mushrooms, when suddenly she received a job that could pay off her debts. She happily raised her head to enjoy the sunshine.

As she searched for the stationery store, she couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. Surely a big boss like Lin Jin, who was always busy with important matters, wouldn't be missing a signature?

She shook her head again, deciding there was no need to be suspicious.

The crazy woman was just looking for some fun. She knew how awful this person's temper was; she was just bored.

Cheng Sangluo was efficient and prepared all the tools and materials in less than half an hour.

She bought a bunch of wood and stone for engraving, and went to a printing shop to have different font templates designed.

Seeing that it was still early, the puppy wagged its tail, revealing a bunch of clever tricks.

Wow, twenty signatures, that must take so much time and effort!

Why not find a stamp-making shop to make a fake one, order a stamp that costs three, five, or ten yuan and mix it into the seal? That would pay off a debt of nearly ten thousand yuan.

Cheng Sangluo thought she was so smart to have come up with such a method, and couldn't help but stand on the main street and applaud herself!

Passersby stared at her as if she were an idiot.

And you know what? This guy is incredibly efficient; he actually found a small private workshop to order his signature stamp.

For a few tens or hundreds of yuan, I haggled and argued with the shop owner, wasting most of the day.

After leaving the stamp-making shop, to celebrate this great act of cutting corners, she bought herself an ice cream and squatted down in front of the convenience store to enjoy it.

After finishing eating, the puppy looked bewildered again, glanced back at the store's freezer, and wondered if it should buy one for Lin Jin as well.

But then I thought about it again, and that crazy woman is so picky, how could she possibly want something so cheap?

Forget it, ice cream isn't reimbursable anyway, so don't waste your hard-earned money!

......

In the conference room with extremely low air pressure.

Lin Jin leaned to the side, listening to the reports from senior executives of various departments on the latest work progress.

The silence was suddenly broken by the ringing of a cell phone.

She glanced down at the caller ID; it was Sheng He. She then gestured for the executive to continue the report and answered the phone herself, saying, "Go on."

"......"

Lin Jin initially appeared calm, but after listening to Sheng He's brief report, a displeased smile appeared on her lips: "Heh, you dog."

After hanging up the phone, she had no interest in listening to the pretentious report. After outlining the recent work arrangements, she adjourned the meeting.

In the corridor leading to the president's office, Secretary Zhou carefully supported her boss, reminding him of the important upcoming schedule.

Lin Jin suddenly stopped and turned to the side, startling his secretary, who also hurriedly stopped. "Mr. Lin, is there a problem?"

Lin Jin tilted her head and started talking about other things: "Find someone to order two work suits for Cheng Sangluo, one black and one gray, and the quality must be good. Also, move a table to my office and make her a name tag."

"Understood." Zhou Ran noted down her boss's requirements, then cautiously asked, "Any other requirements?"

"I'll walk back to the office slowly by myself. Go get a few boxes of bandages and get what I asked you to do right away." Lin Jin's tone was calm, but the phrase "get it done right away" revealed her care for the puppy, and those few boxes of bandages must have been filled with all the care she didn't want to show.

After seeing Secretary Zhou leave, she added, "From now on, when you bring me coffee in the morning, please also prepare a cup of milk, hot, with some sugar."

That stray puppy is suffering; it needs some sugar.

Upon hearing his boss's instructions, Secretary Zhou turned around from a distance and repeatedly agreed.

She had followed Lin Jin for five or six years and had only ever seen her boss's sharp and mean side. But ever since that young woman working at heights appeared, her boss had changed, though she couldn't quite put her finger on what had changed.

At least for now, the boss stood by the window in the corridor, his cold face bathed in the golden sunlight, looking quite warm. He spoke gently and made gentle requests.

Lin Jin returned to her office and gently patted her palm while holding her phone.

She looked around, probably thinking about where to settle the puppy.

Finally, we decided to place the new desk directly in front of us. Although this would affect the aesthetics of the office, the sight of the dog diligently carving its sculpture would make everything else seem less important.

The daisies in September are entering their second blooming season.

Lin Jin leaned back at the table, picked up a flower, and admired it intently.

During her absence, she specifically instructed Secretary Zhou to take good care of her.

Growing daisies requires care. They need plenty of sunlight, but not scorching heat. The indoor temperature is also important, so her office is always kept at a constant 20 degrees Celsius.

Back then, this potted plant was stubbornly growing in the mud, all dirty and unkempt, not a single flower drooping its head.

Lin Jin's meticulous care has resulted in a few scattered blossoms blossoming into a full bloom, proving that all her previous attention to detail has paid off.

......

When Cheng Sangluo burst into Lin Jin's office carrying bags of various sizes and sweating profusely, she immediately noticed the changes in the room.

The brand-new desk was placed next to Lin Jin's desk, and there were some extra items, such as a computer, a water cup, and some decorations.

And that little pot of daisies that rightfully belonged to her.

"Here, return it to its rightful owner." Lin Jin gestured with her lips, casually plucked a daisy, and held it to her lips, smiling gently. "You've taken such good care of it, and you're giving me one? You wouldn't be stingy, would you?"

Cheng Sangluo stared at the red lips, which looked even more tender against the backdrop of the small flowers, and became somewhat lost in thought.

She stood there stunned for a long time before taking a step closer and placing the items in her hands on the table one by one. "You don't need to give them back to me, they're already yours."

Lin Jin didn't want a pot of flowers, she just wanted a compliment, but she didn't get it, so she felt very lonely.

But Cheng Sangluo's words contained a deeper meaning: wasn't that flower a metaphor for her?

The puppy looked up at the silent person, grinned, and said, "You said it would have a hard life with me, didn't you? Look how well you've taken care of it!"

After saying that, she found the pastries and iced drinks she had bought from a pile of bags. "I don't know if you'll like them, but I saw a lot of people queuing up, so I bought some too. There are ice cream puffs, milk raisin mochi... and this... chocolate-flavored pork floss cakes, I heard it's their specialty..."

Cheng Sangluo patiently arranged each pastry, then took a cup of milk tea. "Honeydew melon oolong tea, no ice, slightly sweet. I've been queuing for ages for this!"

Lin Jin was still savoring the puppy's praise when she looked at the abundance of food on the table and a knowing smile spread across her face.

In fact, she never allowed anyone to eat in the office, including herself.

The puppy didn't know that it had become an exception outside the rules.

She thought to herself, "Has this person finally come to his senses?" Then she wondered, "Has the sun risen in the west? How could he be so generous?"

Yes, this guy who wouldn't even buy the crazy woman an ice cream ended up emptying his wallet and buying her a whole bunch of food.

Lin Jin opened the mini ice cream puff, picked up a piece and stuffed it into the puppy's mouth, then asked with a smile, "Why is there only one cup?"

"I don't like drinking this kind of stuff." Cheng Sangluo certainly wouldn't say she was unwilling to spend money on herself, but she muttered softly, "It's about twenty yuan, you have to drink it!"

As she spoke, she sat down in the chair and carefully touched the solid wood table. She had never imagined that she would have an office space, though of course there was nothing to do with it.

But there is such a place that gives people the illusion of having a place to settle down.

Lin Jin could tell that the puppy was very satisfied, and even vaguely saw her wagging her tail. She couldn't help but laugh and say, "Since I've provided you with such a good working environment, you can't slack off at all while working right under my nose."

Cheng Sangluo patted his chest and assured everyone, "Don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete this debt settlement task as soon as possible, and I'll do it with high quality and quantity!"

Lin Jin took a sip of the iced drink. Although she wasn't a fan of this kind of dessert, it was bought by Cheng Sangluo, so it must taste good.

Hearing the puppy's confident words, she raised an eyebrow and asked in a drawn-out tone, "Really?"

"Of course! Don't you trust me to handle things?" Cheng Sangluo hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem and was secretly pleased.

I hired a physical cheat code, so of course the quality and quantity are guaranteed, hehe!

She pulled out several receipts, carefully clipped them together with paperclips, and handed them to Lin Jin: "We agreed on reimbursement, so pay up quickly."

"Of course I won't cheat you out of the money, but..." Lin Jin took the receipts and checked them one by one. The total amount of the receipts was only about two hundred yuan.

"But what?" The puppy thought the crazy woman wouldn't pay, and tried to explain: "Let me tell you, this little money can buy so much stuff. I had to use a lot of my persuasive skills and haggle to get it for me."

Cheng Sangluo often worried about small amounts of money, money that couldn't even buy Lin Jin's breakfast, but it was money she earned little by little.

Lin Jin stared silently at the sparse numbers on the receipt, a surge of heartache washing over her.

Fortunately, she quickly composed herself and got back to the point: "Someone reported you to me for secretly ordering smuggled goods from a seal-making shop."

Cheng Sangluo's cleverness didn't last three seconds!

Hearing Lin Jin say that, the little dog stammered, biting its tongue, "I...I didn't...I just went to ask someone...um...how to carve a seal..."

Lin Jin crossed her arms, leaned closer to his face, gave him a look that said "look my eyes," and then burst into laughter: "Cheng Sangluo, do you know that you're really bad at lying?"

"Is...is there?" Cheng Sangluo stammered, her whole body turning red.

"Don't you know? When you lie, your eyes dart around everywhere, but you just won't look at me." Lin Jin reached out and ruffled the dog's hair. "You dare to fool me with something like this? Did you go ask how to carve a seal, or did you order eight different fonts for your personal seal? After arguing for ages, the shopkeeper gave you a 70 yuan discount, and you paid the deposit..."

Cheng Sangluo stared at Lin Jin's beaming face, barely listening to the solid evidence, and didn't even care who Lin Jin had arranged to follow her.

Lin Jin didn't blame him at all; her eyes sparkled with amusement, as if she was happy to have caught the puppy's misdeeds.

Cheng Sangluo, are you really incapable of lying?

Cheng Sangluo asked herself this question inwardly, her expression becoming increasingly dazed.

[Author's Note]

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