Chapter 97
Dogs should be trained like this.
"Baby...why did you suddenly...um..."
Unable to resist Cheng Sangluo's passionate kisses, Lin Jin took a moment to catch her breath and couldn't help but ask a question.
However, the possessive man didn't give her a chance to speak. He raised his hand, forcefully pinched her chin, and pressed his slightly cool lips against hers, and then they engaged in another passionate, unrestrained caress.
Dissatisfied with the monotonous kiss, she took a step forward, pressed her belly against the edge of the table, and pushed her lover, whose kiss was in disarray, down onto the reception table.
The moment Lin Jin fell, she swiftly wrapped her arms around the puppy's neck, pulling it into her embrace as well.
She propped herself up on her elbows, nodding quietly as she admired her irrational lover, and couldn't help but let out a cool, gentle smile.
The puppy's ears were reddish-purple, probably because it hadn't quite processed the shyness from the intimacy, yet it also harbored a hint of restlessness.
She kissed Lin Jin's neck passionately, her kisses hot and tender, sending shivers of pleasure through her.
With her broad, generous palms, she picked the plumpest peach from the slender branch.
Those rough fingertips always seem less rustic during moments of affection.
Just like now, the force of her fingertips could squeeze out moisture, secretly harboring a little bullying intention, as she tore at the silk shirt, creating creases of varying depths.
Lin Jin's thoughts lingered in a pleasant aftertaste, and with the last vestiges of clarity, she pleaded softly, "Sweetie, can you stop for a moment?"
Cheng Sangluo remained silent until she had kissed deep red marks on his delicate skin, then looked up at her lover, whose face was flushed with desire, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Could you please be patient and tell me how you found this place?" Lin Jin asked in a sweet voice. Feeling that her question wasn't detailed enough, she poked Cheng Sangluo's nose and teased, "Not only did you find this place, but you also pinpointed my location precisely. Is a puppy's nose that sensitive?"
Cheng Sangluo did not answer the question immediately, but tilted her head to examine the eyes of the person in front of her.
She noticed that Lin Jin had changed somewhat. She was no longer as decisive as before. At least when she asked questions, she would use consultative language, like asking "can you or can you?" now.
Lin Jin was also looking at the silly, grinning puppy. She reached out and tapped its forehead, scolding, "Why are you staring at me and grinning like an idiot? You haven't answered my question yet."
Cheng Sangluo understood that kissing was something that would never be enough, so she had no choice but to temporarily give up on the beautiful woman who was tempting her.
She scratched her head in embarrassment. Explaining how she ended up here was easy enough, but the idea of being infatuated with Lin Jin years ago was too embarrassing to say. She didn't know where to begin, and could only stammer, "You...I...um...it was before..."
Lin Jin sat up straight, grabbed her collar and pulled her down forcefully, saying seriously, "Speak clearly, who are you referring to with 'you'? I have a feeling you're hiding something from me."
The puppy honestly twirled its fingers and truthfully confessed, "Finding your company and finding this floor are two different things."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Lin Jin twirled on her tiptoes, stroking the puppy's leg, as if using a suggestive, seductive tone: If you don't tell the truth, don't even think about doing those pleasurable things.
Cheng Sangluo felt itchy from the playful toes brushing against her. She swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly, "I was bored by myself, so I thought I'd ask around the hotel to see if I could find out your travel history. Strangely enough, as soon as I got to the front desk, the staff gave me a sticky note with this address written on it, so I came here."
Lin Jin maintained her gentle smile, but suspicion arose in her heart. However, now was not the time to delve into where the note came from, so she simply changed the subject: "Go on, tell me, how did you find me? Who is 'it'?"
"It's...it's you..." The puppy's stammering reply betrayed her clumsy attempt at lying.
"It's not that simple, is it?" Lin Jin raised an eyebrow with a wicked smile, leaning closer and shushing him a warning: "Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely."
"You...you can stop making this like an interrogation...I don't like it..." Cheng Sangluo really didn't like this question-and-answer style of dialogue, which inevitably reminded her of her past when she was locked in an interrogation room.
In an instant, the spacious reception room fell into an atmosphere so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Lin Jin breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and tightly wrapped her arms around the puppy's waist, and coaxed it gently, "Okay, I won't press you. Just explain it honestly."
Cheng Sangluo nodded, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, pleading, "Then can you promise me one thing?"
Lin Jin, who had been enjoying the intimacy, instantly turned disgusted. "Why are you making conditions now? Fine, tell me what you want me to agree to?"
"Promise me you won't get angry!" the puppy raised its voice, then added in detail, "After I confess, you can't get angry, you can't go crazy, you can't yell at me, pinky promise!"
"Isn't that childish?" Lin Jin was reluctant, feeling that it was unscientific to easily agree to that bastard's request. What if what he said next crossed the line?
Just as she was deep in thought, the puppy took it upon itself to grasp her hand and hooked its little finger together, as if to say, "Pinky promise, a hundred years from now, no take-backs."
After making a series of childish promises, Cheng Sangluo cleared her throat, as if gathering her courage, and truthfully explained the whole story: "I've been here before! You're the owner here, you should know about the cooperation between the company and the special operations unit many years ago..."
The puppy couldn't finish its sentence before it suddenly bit its tongue.
She looked at Lin Jin with suspicion, then belatedly said, "Oh! I know... I know..."
"What do you know now? Why are you always so jumpy?" Lin Jin was confused again and thought the rascal was acting strangely today.
"You knew me back then, didn't you? No wonder you didn't mention it when I asked if you'd known me for a long time. I never would have guessed, Lin Jin, that you were into that pure, unrequited love stuff." Cheng Sangluo got more and more excited as she spoke, even drawing a very narcissistic conclusion.
This guy hadn't noticed yet that the person in front of him had his lips tightly pressed together and his face darkened.
The puppy, in high spirits, began to talk to itself: "I was once selected to participate in a secret mission, which was to collect combat data..."
After saying that, she demonstrated a few fighting moves in front of Lin Jin, and continued: "After the last day of collection, I walked through this corridor and found a particularly beautiful figure in the room. I followed her steps and accompanied her step by step."
It was a strange feeling. I didn't know what the people in the room looked like, but just a casual glance made my heart beat incredibly fast.
I tried to memorize her outline, and even wanted to push open the door to find out what was going on, to see clearly what kind of face accompanied such a beautiful figure, but unfortunately I was called away for an emergency assembly.
Later, that figure often haunted my dreams, and these dreams lasted for many, many years. I don't know if this feeling counts as liking someone, but undeniably... it was a heart-fluttering moment...
Lin Jin remained silent, listening quietly as the puppy reminisced about the past. She watched as her eyes sparkled with an unprecedented tenderness, and even her mouth, which was usually not good at saying nice things, uttered all sorts of delicate words. How could anyone not be angry?
"It wasn't until I saw you here today that I realized the person who made my heart flutter was you, it was you!" Cheng Sangluo's face was filled with an incredulous smile as she took two steps closer in amazement. "It's Lin Jin, who bullied me but also liked me!"
The puppy thought that by expressing herself this way, she could create a sense of belated but inevitable connection, but soon her smile became stiff.
Because the person sitting at the table completely lost their smile after saying just one word.
Lin Jin's deep eyes flashed with a chilling light, clearly disgusted by every instance of "she" Cheng Sangluo used in her explanation.
Even knowing that those "her" were all herself, she still felt immense disgust.
This is a contradictory emotion; the present Lin Jin hates the past Lin Jin.
She hated her past self for unintentionally winning Cheng Sangluo's heart and unknowingly missing out on so many years. She felt a sense of regret for going around in circles and for unintentionally missing out on so many years.
"You...what's wrong?" Cheng Sangluo's heart tightened. She waved her hands, explaining frantically, "No, no, no...I...I didn't do anything wrong to you...The person I love now is you. We're together now, we're married. I'm not the kind of person who's fickle...I..."
"So, if you hadn't met me today, if you hadn't seen my face, you'd have been secretly hiding someone in your heart, someone you don't even know what they look like, right?" Lin Jin's questioning tone turned icy, and her face was chillingly cold. She stared straight at the helpless little dog, showing no intention of forgiving it.
This woman is jealous, and she's jealous of herself. She's selfish, petty, and calculating.
She couldn't accept that her beloved puppy had once had feelings for someone else, not even herself from many years ago.
What kind of thing is it to treat yourself as a love rival?
Such anger seems truly ridiculous.
It's a bit childish, and a bit contradictory and ridiculous.
"But the person I like is you, I just didn't know it back then!" Cheng Sangluo tried his best to explain, wanting to put his arm around his sulking wife, wanting to get close to her, and using all his charm to comfort her.
However, Lin Jin wasn't buying into that puppy-dog act. The moment the man got a little closer, she raised her hand and shoved him hard, shouting, "Don't touch me!"
Cheng Sangluo obediently withdrew her foot. After a moment of panicked and dazed silence, she let out a pitiful and plaintive voice: "Didn't we agree that you wouldn't be angry if I told you? Please don't be angry with me, okay? If you really can't, take my heart out and look at it. You've taken over both the two bedrooms and the two living rooms. The you of the past and the you of the present are both yours. If you don't believe me, just look."
Lin Jin was angry, but she couldn't resist the puppy's cute and mischievous antics, especially its loud and boisterous declaration of love.
She chuckled to herself; who would make coaxing words sound like an argument?
It's unreasonable to be so loud and boisterous. Is that even acceptable?
She tilted her chin slightly and deliberately used a cold tone to scare the puppy: "Why are you bothering me? You're in the wrong, yet you dare to yell at me. We've only been together a few days, and you're already starting to cause trouble?"
Taken aback by this, Cheng Sangluo stammered, "I...I didn't...I didn't yell at you...No, are you even jealous of yourself?"
The puppy squatted down in a huff and curled itself into a ball.
She held her head high, her eyes looking up at the impassive madwoman, just like a dog looking up at its owner after making a mistake.
Knowing they've made a mistake, they have no temper and dare not vent it; besides tucking their tails between their legs and begging for pity, they have no other tricks up their sleeves.
Cheng Sangluo pouted pitifully, her voice trembling as she spoke, "Then do you still want me?"
Lin Jin pursed her lips and remained silent, but this question made her a little scared. How could she just give up the treasure she had gone to so much trouble to trick?
She crossed her arms, raised an eyebrow, and looked down at the bastard. She tried to convince herself: it's better to be jealous of yourself than someone else, at least it means that after all the twists and turns, the bastard is destined to be hers.
Thinking of this, Lin Jin's anger vanished, and she was overjoyed.
She tilted her head to look at Cheng Sangluo and found that this person was all show and no substance. His stubbornness was just an act. He was actually a softie. If she bullied him a little, he would hug her and shut himself off.
However, he has a good temper; a punch to him is like hitting cotton, making him even easier to bully.
Lin Jin deliberately remained silent, teasing the dog until its eyes were brimming with tears, before finally dragging out, "I still want it, but while I may be spared the death penalty, I cannot escape punishment."
Dogs should be trained this way.
[Author's Note]
Please add my upcoming novel, "The Sinful Lover," to your collection.
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