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The night Su wanted to sleep with Bai Lutong was an accident.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't have any further involvement with Bai Lutong.
However, when drunk, it's always easier for someone to seize an opportunity.
Su was happy at a gathering of her best friends and drank a few more glasses than usual.
She, who usually has a good tolerance for alcohol, unexpectedly got drunk that day.
Shang Jiu was too angry to care about her, and just then he ran into Bai Lutong, who was doing business at the hotel. He trusted him and handed Su Yao over to Bai Lutong.
He picked Su Yao up in a princess carry. Bai Lutong looked at her loose high heels and the faint redness on her heels. He took off her shoes, holding the high heels in one hand while busy holding her with the other, not letting the assistant behind him touch her at all.
"Where to?" Bai Lutong put Su Yao in the car, held her face, and asked her.
Completely oblivious to the dizzy state of the person in front of her, Su Yao smiled and said, "How about we go back to your place?"
Her nails were newly painted a shimmering red. She touched the bridge of her nose with her index finger and slid it towards the tip of her nose. The sensation was neither painful nor itchy, but it was strangely irritating.
Bai Lutong swallowed hard, removed Su Yao's fidgeting hands, and helped her sit up straight. "Sit properly..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su pounced on him again, "Do it? Okay, how long are you going to take? I'll tell you... um."
Bai Lutong cut off the rest of the words, saying, "Drive, to my place."
There's an assistant ahead of her; if she says it today, she'll be angry when she wakes up tomorrow.
Bai Lutong whispered in her ear, "I meant sit up straight. We'll talk about other things when we get home. Be good, there are people in front of us."
Su Yao was clever in this respect. As soon as he said there were people in front of her, she became alert and lay down on her seat to rest. But after a while, she became uncomfortable, so Bai Lutong specially adjusted her seat so that she could lean against him.
When they arrived at Bai Lutong's apartment building, he picked her up from the car and personally settled her in the master bedroom. Just as he was about to go back to the guest room to sleep, she stopped him.
"Didn't you say you'd do it when you got home?"
Her eyes even still held the moisture of someone who had just woken up.
"Su Yao, do you know what you're saying?"
"I know."
"Then...do you know who I am?"
"I know, you're An... An..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was kissed. Bai Lutong bit her hard, and Su Yao hit him in pain. "I don't want to know who he is, but you invited me today, Su Yao."
One night of passionate lovemaking, one night of intense incest.
Bai Lutong admitted that he regretted it when he woke up. If Su got angry, there would be nothing he could do. But he was really angry last night. He still didn't know who "An'an" was. If he had heard the full name last night, he wouldn't be at a loss for where to start investigating now.
After Su got up, her head still ached. She didn't expect that she would be so tactless. After tidying herself up, she didn't rush to deny what she had done. Instead, she met with Bai Lutong for a talk.
The person being questioned was more flustered than she was. He understood her thoughts; it was nothing more than a matter of relationships.
“Bai Lutong, it was indeed my fault yesterday, but I have no intention of being romantic right now. So, either I compensate you, or we're adults and we won't say anything more.” Su handed over the card she had prepared beforehand.
With his other hand on the card, Su Yao immediately withdrew his hand.
Bai Lutong's fingers weren't short, they were very clean, but his skin was dark. Last night, it was these hands that kept moving upwards.
Su Yao glanced at the card and waited for Bai Lutong's reply, but Bai Lutong didn't speak. He just played with the bank card in his hand, tapping it and making a clicking sound, then turning it and making a slight friction. Su Yao felt annoyed by what she heard. She wasn't the kind of person who completely blacked out after sobering up. She remembered the pain and the pleasure she should remember clearly.
"You!" she wanted to say angrily.
Bai Lutong asked casually, "How much money is in this card?"
"Ten million." She was impatient and didn't want to say another word.
"I'm quite valuable, Xiao Yao. Is that guy surnamed An as valuable?"
Su kept rolling her eyes, but when she suddenly heard his question, she became alert. Although she could never forget some things, there were always times when she forgot.
"What surname is An?" she asked, trying to cover it up.
He smiled slightly and pushed the card back. "Sometimes, when you lie, you blink a little more. Xiao Yao, I don't want money. I'm cheaper than him. Consider me, okay?"
“This is what you don’t want.” Su took the card and got up to leave this place where the previous night had been so absurd.
As she put on her shoes and pushed open the door, she heard, "Xiao Yao, remember to let me know when you've thought it through."
Bai Lutong's voice was different from when he left many years ago, when he also said the same thing: "Xiao Yao, remember to tell me when you've thought it through."
But that sentence was even more resolute. At that moment, Su Yao understood that no matter what, she would never go back to that old flame.
Their fate was tied together in an instant, but it was also destined to break in the darkness.
Su Yao didn't initially intend to date Bai Lutong; she didn't want to do that.
There's also a father he doesn't get along with and a scheming grandmother in the family.
Although Su Wenxie never intended to compete with her, these two people did have that idea, so she had to become more outstanding and stronger until she could break free from their control.
Focusing her attention on other things is not in her best interest.
Bai Lutong pursued her in a rather subtle way, sending flowers, going on dates, and showing concern for her well-being—he handled these most basic things flawlessly.
But it was precisely because she was so meticulous that Su Yao became suspicious.
In her view, men's pastimes are not lasting, at least not like Bai Lutong's, who pursued someone for a whole year.
Later, Bai Lutong and Su Yao became more familiar with each other, and he became bolder, openly expressing his feelings for Su Yao in front of everyone. Su Yao didn't say anything, but she was also making plans in her heart.
Having made the decision, she took action: Su planned to meet Bai Lutong and confess.
"I'm not someone who's easily moved." The sea breeze ruffled her hair, and the air was still filled with a faint salty smell, the scent of the sea.
Bai Lutong's hairstyle at that time was still straight bangs with a slight perm. He replied with a smile, "Not only is it hard to impress, it's even hard to talk to."
She glared at him. "Then why are you still chasing after him? There are plenty of fish in the sea, why be hung up on just one?"
“You are not a flower.” He looked at her, the light in his eyes revealing more of his youthful naiveté. “You are Japanese knotweed, a plant with strong vitality. You can grow upwards and take root downwards, and you reproduce very quickly. But for you, that is not destructive force, but a kind of appeal and leadership. In traditional Chinese medicine, you can also promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, just like Lu Lu Tong.”
"The way your grandmother taught you to confess your feelings?" Su Yao didn't look at him because her eyes were filled with a sour, salty taste, almost like seawater.
Tears taste similar to seawater; they are equally salty and bitter, and equally likely to sting the eyes. However, seawater is always accompanied by sand and gravel, making it rapid and choking, causing nasal pain and swelling. Tears, on the other hand, do not need any additives and can also cause nasal congestion and difficulty breathing.
"Why are you crying? What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Bai Lutong was suddenly anxious and at a loss when he saw Su about to cry.
But Su suddenly stood on tiptoe, lifted Bai Lutong's face, and touched it tenderly, her tears salty on Bai Lutong's tongue.
Later, she said that the person she wanted to be with was someone who would kiss her and share the salty tears when she cried.
Perhaps it was retribution, but when Bai Lutong was pursuing her, she never discussed her plans with him, never cared whether he had gone to great lengths to get her dates, and would break her dates whenever she wanted.
Bai Lutong left after the engagement banquet that the two families had agreed upon.
His father made such an arrangement for him, and he compromised. It seemed like such a logical thing to do, but they all overlooked Su Yao. In fact, Bai Lining even arranged for him to go abroad on the day of their engagement.
This made Su hate Bai Lining even more than the obedient Bai Lutong, which is why he later went to great lengths to bring down Bai Lining.
On his first day abroad, Bai Lutong discovered that Su Yao had blocked and deleted all of his contact information, making it impossible for him to explain to her. He contacted many of their friends, but none of them could communicate with her directly. They didn't want to offend either of them, nor could they offend him or Su Yao.
He pleaded with her all day, even trying to get her to answer a call from an unknown number, but she was very clever; she wouldn't answer any international calls.
It's not easy for one person to contact another, because once one party wants to cut off contact, the other party will be unable to do so no matter what.
The overseas courses couldn't be stopped, and Bai Lining was aware of everything he did.
Finally, Bai Lutong had no other choice, so he wrote a letter and sent it to Su Yao.
It was this letter that made Su Yao realize his helplessness.
But she was more clear-headed than him. No matter how helpless he was, he had to tell her the moment before making a decision, instead of leaving her still the fool kept in the dark after everything was settled.
If she can't share the bitter taste of tears with someone, she won't share the sweet cake either; she's more selfish than anyone else.
The prerequisite for being able to share happiness is that you can also share hardship.
Those reasons for being afraid of hurting her are just excuses.
She made one last phone call to Bai Lutong, telling him that it was no longer possible for them to be together.
Bai Lutong's voice pleading for her to stay was even more intense than when they discussed the engagement party that day, while she seemed indifferent, as if she didn't want some broken object.
Ultimately, his words, "Xiao Yao, remember to tell me when you've thought it through," ended all contact between the two.
From that moment on, Sue had to understand that their relationship was no longer one where a simple "Let's be together" was enough to make them go on a date.
Bai Lining didn't show it on his face, but he just felt that Su Yao's family was not good enough for Bai Lutong. Politics and business are ultimately different. While he spoke well of the Su family, he quietly arranged everything for Bai Lutong's trip abroad. However, the Su family was just happily preparing for the engagement.
No family doesn't want to be associated with the Bai family, but even though they were tricked, Su Wensheng still wanted Su to be with Bai Lutong after Bai Lutong returned.
Her fate seemed to be controlled by the highest authority, but she was the least likely to believe in such things. Perhaps when she was on her way to her engagement party with Bai Lutong, Su Yao also had this rebellious mentality.
Bai Lutong understood exactly what Su Yao was doing. She always held a grudge and would pay back little by little. That was how his father was replaced by Su Yao. Now he had to slowly fall into her trap to get revenge.
Whether it was taking over the Su family business or running away from the engagement banquet, these were all ways for Su to vent her anger. He only wanted to win her back, and he was willing to pay any price.
Bai Lutong wasn't angry; he liked her for being smart and capable.
However, he will never understand what Su Yao truly believes in, and that will never change. Even if he lays the foundation for her, Su Yao will not waver in the lessons she has learned. She will always prefer things that she can control.
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