Episode 4 Backup Lock
Jiang Shu was obviously prepared. Fearing that she would leave in a hurry, he locked her arms and then held the back of her head with overwhelming force... She had no choice but to accept this kiss.
The further she backed away, the more he leaned forward. Finally, he simply pulled off the seat belt and forcibly wrapped her right hand around it. With his other hand, he grabbed her left wrist and slammed it against the shoulder of the seat...
Realizing she had no strength left, she could only suppress the throbbing in her chest and force herself to stay awake while enjoying this sudden and rather aggressive kiss.
His breath, his taste, and his tongue that made no sense...
It was my first time being kissed so deeply, I almost suffocated.
She had to open her mouth to breathe, but the other party quickly took advantage of the opportunity and swept across all her sensitive parts. She felt his rough breath and tried her best to lose herself in this chase.
But subconsciously, she actually felt a sense of enjoyment.
Like a walnut with its outer shell peeled off, the only remaining layer is as shattered as paper.
She thought, since she was already peeled, she might as well tear herself into pieces and eat them. It wouldn't hurt anyway. She couldn't see anything and no one could see her.
However, she overestimated Jiang Shu's enthusiasm.
It was he who took the initiative to seize the kiss, and it was also he who took the initiative to give up further exploration.
After the kiss reached its deepest point, he let her go and sat back in his seat securely. He fastened his seatbelt and looked at Lin Ying, who had been baptized by the rain and was still wandering...
Lin Ying was panting, his chest heaving heavily.
He opened his palm towards her, and in the dim car, Lin Ying saw a silver-gray key lying there.
"Here's the spare key to the villa. If you ever feel lonely at home again, you can go there anytime. But remember to tell me."
Snap——
"The lock is unlocked, you can go."
At that moment, Lin Ying almost gave up all thoughts and fled the environment that had intoxicated her as quickly as possible...
She found the elevator to her building, walked in mechanically, and pressed the button for her floor.
When the elevator arrived, she was thinking about the password when she realized... she was holding the silver-gray key in her hand.
He hadn't forced it upon her—she had reached for it herself.
How could she have no impression at all?
Before she could sort out her thoughts, the door of her house suddenly opened from the inside and her husband was standing at the door.
“Surprise!”
"...Yiming, why did you come back early?"
Yan Yiming greeted him with a smile, "I heard you were on a business trip recently, so I came back early to give you a surprise! Are you surprised?"
This isn't a surprise... this is clearly a shock.
Fortunately, Jiang Shu didn't send her to the door of her house. If the two of them had done that at the door, she would never be able to clear herself of the blame even if she jumped into the Huangpu River.
But why did Jiang Shu kiss her and give her the key? Was he inviting her to be his new partner?
Even her, that person doesn't want to let go?
horrible.
But what’s even more terrifying is that Lin Ying doesn’t seem to be very opposed to it.
After knowing Jiang Shu for so many years, they only lived together rarely. The only time they saw each other was almost always when they were having dinner with their families, and sometimes they didn't even look at each other.
Although Jianglin Group is the result of Lin Jidong's hard work, without Jiang Yueling's sharp investment vision, there would be no Jianglin today. This is why, when the company was registered, "Jiang" was in front and "Lin" was in the back.
Before the two decided to get married, Jiang Yueling's relationship with Jiang Shu was a foregone conclusion, but Lin Jidong's relationship with Lin Ying was more like a sudden disaster. The label of illegitimate daughter had been hanging over her head since she came into this family. It was normal for her stepmother to dislike her, and she also deserved her father's dislike.
Lin Ying's name was given by her mother, but she almost forgot what her mother looked like. She only remembered the day she left, when her mother looked back at her with a look of regret and determination.
She said, "Aying, Mommy is no longer able to support you. When you get there, you must listen to Daddy."
She will always remember the day she walked into the Jiang family's gate, the strange and wealthy "parents", one with a shocked face, the other with angry eyes.
Only Jiang Shu, who happened to come in after school, walked in with her thin body, looking at the gloomy expressions of her parents and the girl who was knocked to the ground by him, her face with tears on it was particularly glaring.
He didn't say anything. He turned around, pulled out a pack of tissues from the side pocket of his schoolbag, leaned over and handed it to her. Before Lin Ying could understand what was going on, he had already disappeared from her sight...
She recalled her memories, wondering how such a strange first impression could turn into such a passionate kiss just now.
She couldn't figure it out, and it wasn't her turn to figure it out.
That night, I reunited with my husband after a long separation, and spending time with him seemed like a routine.
Yan Yiming always started rashly, which made her not only unable to enjoy it but also feel pain occasionally.
The same is true this time.
But she got used to it.
She suddenly recalled the screams she had heard from Xiao Lu last week. She tried once or twice, but Yan Yiming interrupted her in a disastrous way. She simply imagined the other person as the body she loved, and even recalled that secret and suffocating kiss, only then could she stimulate some pleasure for herself...
It was fleeting like static electricity.
Better than before, but not because of this person, but because of complete self-exile.
Yan Yiming lay beside him, panting. Lin Ying had her back turned, and he didn't notice her distraction at all.
He said, "You are in good shape today."
She said nothing.
"Did you miss me a lot during this separation?"
There was a certain contentment in his tone.
Lin Ying was used to following his words, "Yes, I miss you."
Yan Yiming leaned over, turned her shoulders, and placed a light kiss on her lips—the same lips that Jiang Shu had kissed.
It’s so strange, shouldn’t Jiang Shu kiss the lips that Yan Yiming kissed?
She actually reversed the order of arrival of these two people.
But he didn't care, and she certainly didn't care either.
"Yiming, do you still like me?"
"Haven't I said it many times? I've liked you for many years, and I finally got to marry you."
She only asked this question a few times before and after the marriage.
Two years later, she picked it up again, but what she picked up was loneliness.
I used to think this sentence was heavy, but now it feels so light that it can be lifted up by a casual breeze, shaking off a lot of dust.
After the plum rain, the weather cleared up for nearly two weeks.
Lin Ying has become busy these days since Yan Yiming came back. Curating is not like creation, it is very seasonal, and there are new projects to do every season.
The venue where she was stood up last time, thanks to Jiang Shu's help, she finally found an opportunity this time and successfully made an appointment with the person in charge.
The day of negotiation happened to be a Friday, the weather was fine, and there were many private restaurants with good reputations in Wutong District. The other party was also a woman, so Lin Ying deliberately learned about her preferences in advance and treated her to a meal on the pretext of negotiation.
When she first entered the restaurant, Lin Ying saw a good-looking couple, a man and a woman, sitting in the corner. The girl had red lips and white teeth. Although she was wearing a small suit, her smile could not hide her charm. The man opposite her had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and wore a neat shirt and an exquisite tie.
They were in a corner, sitting with their backs to her. Lin Ying didn't pay much attention to their faces at first, but she felt that the outline was a little familiar - it was during the meal when the other party mentioned, "That couple is quite pleasing to the eye." Lin Ying glanced at the corner as if in agreement, and then she was stunned...
Isn’t the guy wearing a suit and tie Jiang Shu?
If it were in the past, she would have definitely found a chance to go over and greet him generously, but after the kiss they had shared last time...
Lin Ying's usual social thoughts were disrupted, so he had to pretend not to know her, but he did not forget to look at the woman sitting opposite him - her company was not close to here, and she chose to have lunch here on Friday at noon, so it was obviously not as simple as talking about work.
A new bed partner?
His tastes are quite varied.
But that's normal. He's handsome and rich, so why not choose him if you have a choice?
If she had a choice... she would choose it, right?
Will you choose? Can you choose?
The two met at the door of the restaurant's bathroom.
She wanted to hide, but the other party had obviously noticed her a long time ago and choked her out with a word: "Are you so scared of me? Does my face smell that bad?"
“…You don’t have a bad face. When you’re with girls, you smile very nicely.”
Lin Ying was not to be outdone and retorted with sarcasm.
"She is my partner in a business project here. It's not that kind of relationship."
What relationship does he have with anyone, and what relationship does he have with her?
Lin Ying deliberately ignored it and said, "I still have to accompany the person in charge. See you later."
"Why."
He suddenly called her and said, "The coat I sent to the dry cleaner for you has been taken care of. Will it be sent back to you later?"
If she hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about it - the jade-white coat that was almost half destroyed in the rain last time.
It's almost summer now and I can't wear a coat at all.
"Send it to me? From your villa?"
He nodded.
Yan Yiming doesn't work in the office and is usually at home. He is the one who receives most of the express deliveries. Lin Ying feels inexplicably guilty and is afraid that the shipping address may cause misunderstandings, so she says:
"You can't wear the coat now, so there's no need to send it. I'll ask Aunt Liu for it."
"Mother Liu went back to her hometown to help with her son's wedding, and no one's in the villa recently."
She seemed to be thinking about it. "Then leave it there for now. I'll get it when I have time."
"Please leave your clothes on the island. You can pick them up anytime."
After saying this, Jiang Shu gave her an obscure look and left the sink first.
After agreeing on the venue rental with her partner, Lin Ying was basically off work. There was only one or two hours left on Friday afternoon, and there was no point in going back to the studio. Going home directly did not seem to be what she wanted.
Staying with Yan Yiming, waiting to have dinner together. Every Friday's script was like this, but she had no ability to revise the script.
I watched videos out of boredom for a while and felt extremely empty. After thinking about it, I decided to take some time to get my coat.
She knew what Jiang Shu had reminded her of at noon this afternoon. If she really used the key, would that mean that anything could happen between them?
Does he also use this method to make other girls submit?
Even if she was just one of them, there was still something special between them. Just like he said, that woman and he were not in that kind of relationship, then it must not be that way - although it was not a tacit understanding between them, Lin Ying knew that Jiang Shu had never lied to her and it had always been like that.
When she arrived at the villa door, she rang the bell out of courtesy.
No one answered. It seemed that Jiang Shu had not lied to her. Aunt Liu was indeed not there.
So it's not surprising that she took out the key and used it.
Click.
The door opened and she walked in, only to find that her slippers were still placed in the most conspicuous position, and Jiang Shu's usual slippers were also there.
It seems he is not here.
She breathed a sigh of relief, but felt deflated.
The relief was that she didn't have to go through the embarrassment of encountering him at noon today, but the frustration was that she seemed to have lost an opportunity to be alone with him.
But what if we were alone together?
She put on her slippers and walked straight to the kitchen. There was a handbag on the island, and inside it was her jade-white wool coat.
Lin Ying pulled it out and checked it. Although it was covered with plastic, it was not difficult to see that the huge dirty stain had been cleaned up and looked brand new - it was no wonder that so much time was spent on it, there was really no trace at all.
She casually opened the refrigerator and found quite a few things still in the crisper compartment... fresh broccoli, half-peeled onions, and even a half-empty bottle of milk. How could Aunt Liu have been so careless after being gone for so long that she even forgot to deal with all this? Luckily, she came to get something today, otherwise the refrigerator would have been smelly by the time she got back. So, with great foresight, she poured out the remaining milk.
She had originally planned to leave, but when she looked back at the deserted villa, she felt like she had lost her mind...
She went to the second floor anyway.
Although it is not a good idea to do so, such opportunities do not always come.
When she reached the door of the study at the end, her curiosity was completely aroused...
What's in his study?
Why is no one allowed in?
Could it be locked? But this question was quickly resolved when she turned the latch.
It’s actually… not locked.
The study's layout is simple, with a walnut desk and closet that are heavy and elegant. However, no matter how you look at it, it couldn't be more typical of a study.
There weren't many items on the table, and there weren't any messy papers and pens. After all, he didn't come to this villa often, so there was no need to keep important documents and notes here.
Despite this, Lin Ying was still a little shocked by the dazzling array of books on the bookshelf.
In addition to academic and tool books related to professional finance and technology, the books placed in the most prominent positions are all famous novels, from ancient times to the present, both Chinese and Western.
My taste in books is similar to hers—Madame Bovary, The Painted Veil, Anna Karenina, The Red Rose and the White Rose, Lust, Caution…
The spines of the books can be seen from beginning to end at a glance.
In the small, independent bookcase at the very end, several leather notebooks caught Lin Ying's attention. Seeing the keyhole, she hesitated again, but this time, she still easily opened the glass door.
She casually pulled out a notebook and was about to open it when a sudden reminder made her fingers tremble -
"It's not a good habit to dig into other people's privacy, Aying."
Lin Ying froze in fear, and the notebook tumbled to the ground...
The person standing in front of the study door to remind her was the owner of the villa - Jiang Shu.
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