Just before he was about to press his lips against hers, Meng Jiuyi was so frightened that he quickly raised his hand to cover them.
His kiss landed on her palm, the dry, hot touch sending a tingling electric sensation that traveled up her arm.
The soda was suddenly spilled, and countless bubbles surged up, their intertwined breaths mingling with her heart-pounding fear, creating chaos on the ground.
“Reconcile!” Meng Jiuyi said.
Tan Yuchen didn't speak. Although his lips were covered tightly, his deep eyes were filled with an impenetrable possessiveness that was so bright that no one dared to look directly at him.
Meng Jiuyi said in a trembling voice, "If you don't agree, I'll take it back immediately!"
Tan Yuchen said, "Don't push yourself too hard."
His voice was muffled and somewhat hoarse, more of a nonchalant tone, and her palm felt almost melted from the heat of his breath.
He got the benefit but still acted innocent; Meng Jiuyi felt like cursing his father.
"I'm not forcing you, let's just wipe the slate clean and not hold it against each other!"
His current joking around is one thing, but the fact that he's stirred up her deep resentment is another.
Once the resentment has subsided, money will be more important than hating that person. Aunt Zhang is about to have surgery.
The man raised his eyebrows and slowly retreated, following the force of her shoving. Although he moved back, he didn't retract his hand.
"besides."
Meng Jiuyi lowered her head and said, feigning composure, "You... can't flirt with me like that anymore!"
Tan Yuchen said, "How did I flirt with you?"
He's clearly asking a question he already knows the answer to!
Meng Jiuyi's cultivation was not as high as his. After saying this, a needle-like burning sensation spread densely across the back of his neck, and even his words of trying to negotiate with him became dry and parched.
She spoke with righteous indignation, but her voice was stammering.
"Just like before... and you can't keep saying things that are ambiguous or vague like that anymore!"
Tan Yuchen looked down at her and said, "What ambiguous things are you saying? Tell me."
Screw you!
Meng Jiuyi almost shuddered when her earlobe was suddenly touched, the electric-like tingling sensation making her flinch. Tan Yuchen bent down, his gaze level with hers.
"Your ears are so hot, and what I said made you blush."
His pupils were light, but his eyes were deep, as if he could see straight into people's hearts. An inexplicable spark suddenly ignited when they looked at each other.
Meng Jiuyi lowered her head, but he hooked her chin up and gently lifted it, making her look at him.
She felt a chill run down her spine and pushed him away forcefully.
"Men and women are different. I'm not as battle-hardened as you. As a normal woman, I don't think there's anything wrong with blushing."
She tried her best to regain her composure, "And you're not allowed to get so close to me anymore. Don't treat me the way you treat your other female companions. I don't like it! It's not respectful enough! I'll treat Jiang Zhou the same way you treat me."
One instance of wishful thinking is enough. The result of seducing him last time was like watching a shameful movie, playing in Meng Jiuyi's mind countless times from morning till night. Every time he thought about it, he wanted to climb a well like Sadako.
She wished she could crawl into Tan Yuchen's mind and erase that part completely, so that she would never repeat the same mistake.
The boomerang unexpectedly returned and pierced his chest.
Tan Yuchen looked down at her for a long time. Her face, with its slightly trembling eyelashes, was trying to remain calm. The heat had not completely subsided from the back of her neck, but a strong sense of alienation and resistance had already risen up.
If I had taken just half a step closer, she would have vanished without a trace.
The deal they once took for granted became their only bond.
Tan Yuchen lowered his eyelids, straightened up, withdrew his hand from her side, and left.
"In that case, I also have something to say."
Meng Jiuyi looked up in puzzlement. He picked up a box from the coffee table next to him and handed it to her. It was square and nicely packaged.
"Shouldn't you treat your wound first?"
"It's a minor injury, nothing serious."
Tan Yuchen slightly raised his chin. "Let's open it and take a look."
She opened it with a puzzled look. He picked up a lighter, lit a cigarette, and after a slight clanging sound, wisps of smoke rose, swirling around the man's inscrutable face.
The smoke burned my lungs when I inhaled it.
Inside was a card and rows of chick-shaped gashapon toys. Meng Jiuyi recognized the bank card; it was the one he had returned to him at the club last time.
But what are these gashapon toys?
Tan Yuchen leaned back against the railing and looked at her. "There's no reason to take back what's given away, especially since I've angered Ajiu, so I have to apologize."
Nobody has ever called her that.
Most people call her by her given name, while those who are more affectionate call her Jiu Yi. Xiao Jiu is the name Tan Ni and Mo Ruyue use. Now, the way men address her carries an indescribable intimacy, but it also feels a bit creepy.
Meng Jiuyi blinked, somewhat stunned, and silently distanced herself from him.
"Why don't you just call me by my name?"
He just smiled and didn't say anything, not dwelling on it too much. He picked up a marble, twisted it open, and dozens of glass marbles jumped out with a gentle turn.
A rainbow seemed to float inside the transparent glass sphere, countless beads drifting past Meng Jiuyi's eyes, instantly shining like stars.
So beautiful.
"Brooches aren't very practical; this is much more interesting and doesn't cost much."
Tan Yuchen, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said casually, "Take it back and play with it?"
It doesn't look like it's worth much money, but opening blind boxes is really fun. She even has a set of "Empresses in the Palace" in her rented apartment.
Meng Jiuyi silently accepted the offer, but couldn't resist the urge to open another one.
Tan Yuchen closed the box and clicked his tongue, saying, "You're quite greedy. Don't you know how to save a surprise for tomorrow?"
Now that it's closed, Meng Jiuyi doesn't necessarily have to play it now. She looked up at him.
"You should take back the 30 million. You can settle the money I earned for running errands for you before."
It seems like it hasn't changed, yet it has.
When her striking features quieted down, she appeared aloof, no longer daring to be as unrestrained as before, and always keeping her distance from him.
Through the wisps of smoke, Tan Yuchen looked at her with a half-smile, "With that wary expression on your face, how am I supposed to ask you for help with this next thing?"
Upon hearing that something was wrong, Meng Jiuyi couldn't help but wind up his clockwork again.
"Am I going to lose my life?"
Tan Yuchen raised his eyebrows helplessly.
"I'm not involved in any organized crime, and I don't shout about fighting and killing every day."
He pushed over a thick stack of envelopes, tapped them lightly with his fingertips, and said, "This matter really can't be done without you."
Meng Jiuyi was puzzled by his seriousness. She sat down opposite him and opened the envelope. She thought it was some top-secret document, but it was full of photos of girls.
And they were all young women in their early twenties.
Tan Yuchen casually asked, "Do you remember who it was?"
Meng Jiuyi: ?
What do you remember?
Tan Yuchen exhaled a puff of smoke and said slowly, "Shen Yuan told me that you accidentally bumped into the maid who ran out of the lounge that night, and then Shen Yuan took the blame for you."
It hasn't been two months, you should still remember that face, right?
He said he would truly turn the page, and he would forgive and forget the past. His tone was completely normal when he talked about these things.
Meng Jiuyi's mind went blank for a moment, and her whole body felt numb.
Why did he suddenly ask that?
In the pitch-black night, the man leaned back on the sofa and looked at her, his eyes beautiful, languid, and leisurely.
"Could you please pick them out for me from these photos, Ah Jiu?"
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Let's watch these two test each other to the limit. Goodnight!
In the end, Lao Tan was the male lead winner, and Chairman Xu had a lot of screen time because their rivalry was about to begin.
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