Chapter 230 I'm Willing to Be Your Lover
After a busy day, Tang Mi took Jiang Ruzhen back to her hotel after dinner.
We agreed to go out together tomorrow to purchase equipment and recruit workers.
Jiang Ruzhen went upstairs, took out her key, and opened the door. Just as her hand touched the light switch, she was hugged tightly from behind.
Upon smelling the familiar scent, Jiang Ruzhen paused for a moment.
What are you doing in my room?
The man behind her buried his head in the crook of her neck and mumbled something.
"I thought you didn't want me anymore and ran away again. Ah Zhen, you're so heartless. You went out all day without saying goodbye. I was so worried."
"If I hadn't found out you hadn't checked out, I would have chased you all the way to Beijing to find you."
Jiang Ruzhen shrugged, trying to shake off the clingy person. "Don't try to be cute with me. Get away. I haven't forgiven you yet."
Hearing this, Lu Mingzheng hugged her even tighter, "Ah Zhen, we did that yesterday, are you still angry?"
"Last night? Did I spend last night with you? I clearly remember you being a young, handsome guy!" Jiang Ruzhen pretended not to know, trying to annoy him.
Hearing this, Lu Mingzheng was so angry that his teeth itched. He opened his mouth and bit into the soft flesh of Jiang Ruzhen's neck, nibbling at it between his lips and teeth.
He mumbled incoherently, "I accepted that you didn't know it was me last night. I don't believe you left without even glancing at me this morning."
Jiang Ruzhen responded with an "oh," without any apparent psychological burden. "I didn't watch it, so what? I only enjoy the process; the outcome doesn't matter."
"Jiang, Ru, Zhen!" Lu Mingzheng was furious. He squeezed out Jiang Ruzhen's name through his teeth, but he was helpless against the woman in front of him.
Since what she said was true, she could leave gracefully and flirt with other young men at will.
But he couldn't. He only had feelings for Jiang Ruzhen, only liked to be intimate with her, and only loved her.
Even if you asked him to go out and flirt with other women now, he couldn't do it.
That's just how persistent he is; once he likes something, he'll never change it.
"You're yelling at me? Lu Mingzheng, how dare you yell at me?" Jiang Ruzhen glared at him with her big eyes, and Lu Mingzheng immediately backed down.
He turned her around, lowered his head, and gently kissed her eyebrows, her eyes, the tip of her nose, and her lips.
He loved everything about her.
"Ah Zhen~~~" Lu Mingzheng called out a simple name with a powerful and tender tone.
"How could I dare to yell at you? I wouldn't dare even if you gave me ten lives. My dear Jane, don't be angry, don't be angry..."
Lu Mingzheng, that shameless man, apologized while rubbing his body against Jiang Ruzhen, twisting his body like a pretzel.
Jiang Ruzhen almost burst out laughing, but luckily the room was dark, so her expression couldn't be seen.
She forced back a smile and asked seriously, "How did you end up in my room?"
Lu Mingzheng paused for a moment before explaining in a low voice, "I bought the hotel, and I'm the owner now."
"Isn't your family in the clothing business? Why did you buy a hotel?" Jiang Ruzhen asked in surprise. Lu Mingzheng was silent for a while before explaining softly.
“I…I miss you so much, Ah Zhen. I often go to clean the house in that tea garden, but when I think about how you left there all alone last time, I guess you definitely won’t want to live there again.”
But this hotel is different. It's filled with our beautiful memories, and I want to buy it as a memento... When I miss you, I walk around here, in the restaurant, in the ballroom, in the room you stayed in, and I can almost see you there..."
Jiang Ruzhen's eyes reddened upon hearing this. Could this man be wandering around the hotel like a ghost every day, mourning their lost love in a corner?
Recalling last night, she stroked his body; although he was still as strong and vigorous as ever, he had clearly lost a lot of weight.
He must not have been eating properly lately and hasn't been taking care of his health.
“Lu Mingzheng, you were the one who let go of me first... What are you doing now? Shouldn’t you be trying to live a good life and taking good care of yourself?” Jiang Ruzhen’s voice was choked with sobs.
“I’ve tried to forget you, Ah Zhen, but I can’t. I’ve tried to numb myself with busy work.”
But whenever I have free time, I think of you while eating, I think of you while sleeping, and the moment I close my eyes, my mind is filled with nothing but you...
"Or, could you teach me what I should do?"
Lu Mingzheng pressed his forehead against Jiang Ruzhen's in anguish, murmuring softly as he poured out his heart's anguish, earnestly asking his lover what he should do.
"Lu Mingzheng, this is an unsolvable problem. I can neither make you abandon your mother, nor can I actually abduct you."
You need to ask yourself what you really want to do.
Instead of asking her, Jiang Ruzhen silently added in her mind.
"So, I've made up my mind now, Ah Zhen. I had already thought it through when I came to find you. I want to be with you. My family doesn't approve of us being together, so I'll just choose to never get married."
Just like you said before, I can be your lover forever, but I don't want any title now.
Lu Mingzheng casually uttered these words, and Jiang Ruzhen was startled. She suddenly looked up and stared into Lu Mingzheng's eyes.
The emotions inside are almost overflowing, and they are full of determination and persistence.
He's serious, he's serious, he's serious.
But Lu Mingzheng is a man of this era; how difficult it must have been for him to make such an unacceptable decision.
He dared to defy the entire social norms and customs for her sake, how could Jiang Ruzhen not be moved?
But how much psychological pressure must Lu Mingzheng bear in the face of the pointing fingers and gossip of those around him?
What kind of gossip and criticism will be directed at a man who never gets married?
Does she really want the man she loves to suffer so much?
"Lu Mingzheng, you can choose not to get married, but what if I meet a man in the future who doesn't care about my age, whether I've had children, or whether we're a good match?"
"Under pressure from my parents, I might choose to remarry. Do you understand?"
“I…understand.” Jiang Ruzhen heard the man above her grinding his teeth, and then she heard him say, “Whether you get married or not, I will always be with you.”
I truly don't care about titles or status, I don't care if you're my mistress, the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth... Ah Zhen, I'm sticking with you for life... Don't even think about getting rid of me.
ah?
Jiang Ruzhen was truly shocked. How could Lu Mingzheng, who was always so confident and strong, say something like this?
He's gone mad to disregard basic morality and ethics just to be with her.
"Lu Mingzheng, are you crazy? How could you say such a thing?" Jiang Ruzhen was truly shocked. She never expected that Lu Mingzheng's values would be so completely shattered.
Even after she got married, he would still pester her for the rest of his life.
"Yes, I've gone mad, Jiang Ruzhen. Without you, I've truly gone insane... I don't care about anything else... I just want you... I desperately want you..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Mingzheng had already started to act. He picked up Jiang Ruzhen and strode towards the bedroom.
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