Chapter 200 Beautiful in the Mirror
Lin Yiyao's pupils contracted slightly as she looked at him in disbelief.
"you……"
Lu Zhuo twitched the corners of his mouth, forming an expression that was hardly a smile, carrying his unique roguishness, yet unfathomable.
“I will have someone bring your dad down and take good care of him. I will make sure he won’t have the energy to do things like jumping off buildings again.”
Lin Yiyao stood there, stunned, unable to believe that he had agreed so easily.
"What are the conditions?"
Lu Zhuo looked up, her peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, a dark glint that she couldn't understand flashed across them.
"condition?"
With Zurich approaching, he and Lao Yan have been planning for so long, and now their leniency towards the Lin family is just planting a time bomb for themselves.
The cost was not just high, it disrupted crucial steps.
Reason told him that the best course of action was to refuse, and even to coldly confront her and make her face reality.
But her eyes reddened, and her heart ached and felt numb.
What the hell is this talk of rational weighing of pros and cons? It's all bullshit.
He would give his life for her, let alone the Lin family, which was on the verge of collapse.
"The condition is that you send me one message every day starting today."
Seeing her nervous little face, a smile flashed in his eyes.
"The content is up to you, good morning or good night is fine, you can even insult me."
"But it cannot be stopped."
Lin Yiyao was stunned.
Is it really that simple?
Seeing her incredulous expression, Lu Zhuo's heart melted completely.
Silly girl.
He didn't really want her to pay the price.
He simply wanted to find a legitimate place in her life again.
A connection she couldn't easily sever.
He lowered his head, his forehead touching hers, his voice tender.
"From now on, you'd better live with your back straight."
"The Lin family is the Lin family, and you are you. Don't let those scoundrels make you look so pathetic."
"And you must never again demean yourself for anyone else."
Lin Yiyao was completely stunned. Her heart felt like it had been hit hard by something, leaving it numb and tingling.
She thought he would want her back to him, to tie her down with marriage or a relationship.
He simply caught her.
In a way that she could not understand at all.
"Why?"
Her voice was dry.
Lu Zhuo looked at her silly appearance and chuckled softly, with a hint of self-mockery.
"There aren't that many whys."
"I'm happy to."
"I like you and want to be nice to you, is that not allowed?"
"This time, I'm helping you not as a transaction, but out of my own free will."
Looking at her bewildered and reddened eyes, Lu Zhuo suppressed the wicked thoughts in his heart.
He actually wanted to take advantage of the situation.
I'm dying to think about it.
He wanted to take advantage of her desperation and put her name next to his own household registration book.
Lock her in with the strongest possible relationship, so that those scoundrels from the Lin family can never touch a hair on her head again.
But his Yao Yao is so pitiful.
The Lin family idiots didn't understand, but he did.
She has a spark within her, but it has been suppressed for too long by rules and upbringing.
He lit it, so he couldn't bear to watch it go out.
She finally mustered the courage to break the marionette strings herself at that absurd engagement party, and lived for herself for once.
That was the right to choose that she had earned after twenty-five years of courage.
If he takes advantage of the situation now and tries to negotiate with her to force her to comply...
What's the difference between him and those people from the Lin family who treated her like a gift and tied ribbons around their necks?
As for Lao Yan...
Lu Zhuo's eyes darkened.
Damn it, I'm sorry, bro.
We can only try to find a way to make up for it elsewhere.
So what if I lose some profits? At worst, I'll be his slave from now on.
Anyway, this guy can curse all he wants, but he can't really watch his future wife be driven to her death.
Lin Yiyao finally couldn't hold back anymore, and tears fell down, landing on the back of his hand, burning his heart.
“Lu Zhuo…”
She threw herself into his arms, burying her face in the crook of his neck, her voice muffled and trembling.
"Why are you always like this..."
"So bad, yet so good..."
Lu Zhuo wrapped one arm around her waist and the other around the back of her head, pulling her even closer to his chest.
"I was born this way."
"I can't bring myself to be bad to you, but I'm not good enough for you either."
"Can you make do with this?"
Lin Yiyao's heart suddenly clenched, a sharp, aching pain shooting through her.
She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Lu Zhuo lowered his head and kissed her.
Lin Yiyao closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, but she did not flinch.
Unlike his previous domineering and forceful kiss, this one was gentle, carrying comfort and tenderness.
Instantly separate.
He looked at her bewildered, flushed face and gave a hoarse command.
"Now, go back to the other side and get some sleep."
"I want to receive the first message tomorrow morning."
Lin Yiyao tilted her head back, her eyes still red.
Like a rabbit whose fur has been stroked but who still doesn't understand what's going on, it blankly hummed in agreement.
She slowly pulled away from his embrace, her fingers curling slightly.
"Then I'll go back."
"Um."
Lu Zhuo's Adam's apple bobbed as he forcefully suppressed the urge to pull the person back into his arms.
Lin Yiyao seemed to have been freed from a spell, and turned to open the door.
Lu Zhuo straightened up, put his hands in his pockets, looked at her, raised his chin slightly, and pointed to the door across the street.
"Watching you go in."
Lin Yiyao walked to the door, unlocked it with her fingerprint, and the door opened with a beep.
She stopped in her tracks, didn't turn around, but her voice drifted over clearly.
"Lu Zhuo".
"Um?"
"Thanks."
After saying that, as if afraid of his reaction, she quickly slipped into the door, leaving him outside.
Lu Zhuo stared at the tightly closed door for a long time before managing a smile that was hardly a smile.
Oh shit.
Pretending to be a virtuous person is fucking exhausting.
But it's worth it.
His little rabbit finally cautiously offered its paw to him.
Lu Zhuo slumped into the sofa, propping his long legs up on the coffee table.
He took out his phone, found Yan Tingnan's number, and dialed it.
at the same time.
Tan Palace, entrance hall.
Only one light was on in the entryway, casting a warm yellow glow that seemed to soften the light for the two of them.
Su Ruan was pressed against the mirror, and Yan Tingnan unbuckled his belt with one hand.
The metal clicked, like a signal to start a meal.
"Yan Tingnan, is the first thing you want to eat when you get home?"
"I was starving the whole way."
He sucked on her earlobe, his voice hoarse beyond belief.
"Let's start with a basic foundation."
She had just opened her mouth to say something when her phone rang loudly.
Lu Zhuo's caller ID was flashing wildly.
Yan Tingnan frowned slightly, glanced at the name flashing on the screen, hung up immediately, silenced her phone, and placed it face down on the shoe bench.
Su Ruan tried to slip away from under him, but he grabbed her waist and pressed her back down.
"continue."
He lowered his head and sought her lips again, his breath even hotter than before.
Su Ruan laughed and dodged, poking his shoulder.
"Young Master Lu on the phone? Aren't you worried he might have something important to say?"
"His most important task right now is to win over the guy across the street."
Yan Tingnan's voice was hoarse as he kissed her neck, his hands moving freely as he pushed up her skirt.
"We also have important business to attend to."
Su Ruan's body went weak from his kisses, and she half-heartedly resisted, her gaze inadvertently glancing at the full-length mirror beside her.
In the mirror, she was encircled by him in a small space, her cheeks flushed and her eyes watery.
"Teacher Yan..."
She was breathing softly.
"Go to the room..."
"Right here."
He bit open the clasp of her bra at the back, his voice muffled.
"It looks good in the mirror."
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