Chapter 65
If you want it, just take it with your mouth.
As night fell.
Lin Jin rested her chin on her hands, watching Cheng Sangluo wolf down her food with great interest, and couldn't help but whisper, "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."
The person sitting across the table was eating with great relish, their head almost buried in their plate. They looked like a puppy guarding its food, and the more you looked at them, the more likable they became.
Cheng Sangluo puffed out her cheeks, looked up at the crazy woman with a silly grin, and said, "It's so delicious, I can't control myself."
"Eat more if you like it. If you're not full, ask the chef to keep grilling." Lin Jin took a tissue, propped himself up, and wiped her mouth. "But you have to eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
"I'm not eating anymore, I'm full, burp... burp..." The puppy suddenly burped, and quickly covered its mouth embarrassedly, trying to hold it back, but its body twitched even more, making it even funnier.
She blushed and tried to change the subject to ease the awkwardness, so she patted her bulging belly and joked, "Listen, doesn't it look like a ripe watermelon? Burp..."
Lin Jin tilted her head to examine Cheng Sangluo, secretly chuckling to herself, "Isn't this big, black wolfhound a little too cute?"
“You’re pretty funny~” She tapped her head like a puppy, “Hmm, you do sound like a fool.”
Perhaps because he was indebted to her, Cheng Sangluo was unusually obedient at this moment, and even when the crazy woman hit him on the head, he did not resist in the slightest.
She suddenly covered Lin Jin's hand that was pressed against her lips, and vigorously wiped her mouth with a tissue, looking more playful than usual. "Ugh... I need to take a walk to digest my food, I'm so full!"
“That’s perfect. I’ll take you to a great place. You won’t find another place like it in the whole city with such a beautiful night view.” Lin Jin didn’t mind at all. While responding, she held the puppy’s chin and wiped its mouth more carefully, which made the playful puppy pause in surprise.
Cheng Sangluo felt her face burning even hotter, so she coughed lightly, got up, walked behind her, held onto the handle on the back of the wheelchair, and asked, "Then I'll trouble the Lord of the Mountain to show me the way."
"Lord of the Mountain?" Lin Jin was amused by the nickname. He looked up at the dog with a confident expression and laughed more easily. "Soon, I will be the head of your family. I prefer this title."
"Cough cough... Well... it's fine..." Cheng Sangluo stammered, pondering what the head of the household meant.
Although she is not used to her new identity for a while, she is no longer as bothered by marriage as before, and her attitude towards it is at least relatively peaceful.
"Then I'll trouble my dear fiancée to push me to the top of the mountain. Hmm... I think it would be better if you carried me up the mountain to aid digestion." Lin Jin seemed to have seen through the puppy's thoughts, so she deliberately emphasized the words "fiancée" so that she could admire the puppy's tomato-faced limited-edition skin up close.
Clearly, the mention of a 'fiancée' had a surprising and unsettling effect, causing Cheng Sangluo to feel extremely awkward and nervous.
She blushed and didn't say a word, but obediently turned her back and squatted down, letting the crazy woman put her arm around her neck and carry her on her back. "I'll carry you up the mountain, it'll be easier to move around that way."
Lin Jin leaned close to her ear and whispered coaxingly, "I was just teasing you. Who goes hiking in the dark in the mountains at night? It's quite a distance. We'll drive up in a bit."
After saying that, ignoring the gazes of the maid and the cook, she gently nibbled on Cheng Sangluo's ear: "I still can't bear to tire out my little dog."
......
Lin Jin's so-called good viewpoint is a naturally formed wind gap on the mountain peak, with a pavilion for people to rest and a small lighthouse for sightseeing.
The autumn night sky is not as dark as it is in summer. A clear, bright moon sets off the lighthouse, their brightness echoing each other, creating a comfortable and romantic atmosphere.
Cheng Sangluo parked the car at the edge of the cliff and planned to help Lin Jin to sit in the pavilion. "Let me carry you over."
Lin Jin raised her chin, gesturing for her to look towards the distance at the foot of the mountain. "No need, enjoying the night view from the car is quite nice too."
Cheng Sangluo followed her gaze and, even sitting in the car, could still take in the unobstructed view of the city's neon lights.
The urban jungle, built of towering concrete, is always more lively at night than during the day. Brilliant lights flash one after another, as if daytime were beneath your feet and nighttime flowed with the light and shadow.
The cool evening breeze in Yamaguchi is incessant, bringing not only a sense of comfort but also a feeling of loneliness amidst the vastness of the world.
People who have suffered most of their lives are always on the go. When they suddenly stop to appreciate the beauty of the night, they only feel that darkness can also be colorful, and they have no further feelings.
Cheng Sangluo turned her head to look at Lin Jin, who was staring straight ahead. Her heart skipped a beat as she belatedly realized that compared to the wild night and the lonely moonlight, the madwoman beside her was an indescribable beauty.
She never denied that Lin Jin was a beauty. Her naturally beautiful features didn't need much makeup. Just wearing a simple business suit and leaning back in the soft, boneless car seat, she became an eye-catching sight.
The evening breeze outside the window ruffled Lin Jin's hair and carried a captivating fragrance. She tucked her hair behind her ear, felt the focused gaze beside her, and tilted her head with a smile: "Looking at me so intently, do you think I'm prettier than the night view?"
Cheng Sangluo met those deep eyes, feeling a fleeting flutter in her heart, yet feigning indifference with a sneer: "You really are narcissistic."
"I call this confidence." Lin Jin raised an eyebrow, a haughty smile playing on her lips, and retorted, "Besides, if the night is more beautiful than me, why are you staring at me?"
"Cough cough...I..." Cheng Sangluo knew she couldn't argue with the quick-witted, crazy woman, so she mumbled, "I was clearly looking out the car window...looking..."
"Looking at the dark mountain road?" Lin Jin exposed her without hesitation, then leaned closer to the puppy, her tone carrying a hint of temptation: "There are finger cots in the car."
Cheng Sangluo was about to reach out and hug her when she heard the blatant implication, and stammered, "You...you...you...we can't..."
Lin Jin teased her by hooking her chin with her fingertips, her voice softening even more: "No one will bother us here, only heaven and earth know, you know and I know... You wanted to digest your food, right... making love is a kind of exercise too~"
Cheng Sangluo was both amused and exasperated. She felt like a madwoman's private toy, as if she could have a big game with her anytime, anywhere. Yet, she laughed at herself for always refusing, but secretly harboring unspeakable desires.
When she came to her senses, the woman with lustful eyes had already covered her hand and put it into her shirt.
"You can push me away with righteous indignation, but you can't go against your own heart." Lin Jin was just like a seductive succubus, able to dismantle Cheng Sangluo's indifference with just a few words.
She straightened her back slightly, allowing her rough palm to press against Xue Tao, and continued to tempt her: "People who truly don't want something are always very resolute. In my eyes, you only ever showed that resoluteness once, in the club's parking garage. You refused to bend down to pick up the room key, saying it was impossible. Just that one time. And afterwards... it's never just me who's gone completely off track..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she reached into the glove compartment, opened it, and took out a box of finger cots.
Instead of handing it to Cheng Sangluo, she held the package between her lips and leaned lazily against the car window, saying, "If you want it, just come and get it~"
While Cheng Sangluo's hand was still resting on the soft peach, and she was thinking that she shouldn't do this, her other free hand betrayed her true feelings.
She tried to take the small square from Lin Jin's lips, but the playful woman turned her head away, dodging the hand that was half-suspended in the air.
She looked into the puppy's eyes again, her lips trembling as she made an ambiguous rubbing sound, "With your mouth."
In the darkness, their eyes gleamed faintly.
The light carried complex meanings, including an ambiguous and inexplicable ambiguity, an invisible lingering gaze, and a hesitant and indecisive look.
Cheng Sangluo remained silent for a while, then raised his hand to the car window and pulled the crazy woman huddled in the corner into his arms.
She always finds reasons to justify her behavior.
Just like now, she felt that her hands were full, so it was perfectly reasonable for her to take the thing from the madwoman's mouth. So she slowly moved closer to her face, close enough to share each other's breath.
Lin Jin leaned back slightly, her expression a mix of amusement and barely perceptible panic.
This panic was not for any other reason than the closest he could get to kiss Cheng Sangluo.
The kiss she had longed for was so close, separated by a negligible distance. She only needed to get a little closer, and Cheng Sangluo only needed to take a little more initiative, and everything would be as she wished.
Cheng Sangluo tilted her head slightly, getting closer inch by inch.
In the midst of their entanglement, their gazes first became locked, but in that instant, she awkwardly lowered her eyes.
Even if you manage to dodge that unfathomable abyss, you can't escape those mouthwatering red lips.
Lin Jin's lips were very moist, and the glossy red color looked like they were coated with sugar, making people want to taste them.
Cheng Sangluo's mind wandered, thinking that the crazy woman's lips must be very sweet, but she wondered what kind of sweetness they tasted like.
She wondered what kinds of red fruits there were, whether they were sweet like strawberries, cherries, or perhaps her favorite watermelon.
Her thoughts drifted, and she unconsciously moved her lips, gently pressing a corner of the packaging. Her hand, which had been resting against the window, silently moved to Lin Jin's ear, and slowly followed the smooth line of her neck to hold the back of her neck.
Lin Jin leaned steadily against her palm, and with inertia, slightly raised her chin.
Come a little closer, or spit out that annoying packaging and kiss me without hesitation.
Her gaze didn't waver, but stared straight at Cheng Sangluo, as if she had been stubbornly refusing to leave during the years of waiting, her unwavering determination making her somewhat pitiful to behold.
'Ding-ding-'
The sudden ringing of a cell phone shattered the silence of the carriage, completely dispelling the intense ambiguity the two had painstakingly created.
Cheng Sangluo was startled by the ringing of the bell, quickly pulled the small square from Lin Jin's lips, and retreated back to the driver's seat.
She rested her hands on her knees, sitting upright with perfect posture. The finger cots were deformed from being squeezed by her curled fingertips, silently conveying the pale emptiness amidst her tension.
Seeing the kiss that was about to be obtained slip away like a duck that was about to be eaten, Lin Jin frowned again and again, wishing she could throw her phone off the cliff.
Cheng Sangluo's soul was still floating in the air, wondering if she would have fallen into a passionate kiss if the phone call hadn't come.
The persistent ringing of the phone pulled her back to reality, and she asked softly, "Aren't you... going to answer the phone?"
Lin Jin did not answer, but picked up her phone to check the caller ID.
She was initially thinking about who had interfered with her plans and was ready to give them a good scolding when she answered the phone. But when she saw the name on the screen, she paused, then put on her most insincere smile. "Mrs. Ruan is a rare guest. It's not easy for you to call me. Is the old man dying?"
"Don't you have a heart? He's still your father, why are you saying such hurtful things!"
Cheng Sangluo heard Ruan Jinxian's low sobbing and cursing through the receiver. She pricked up her ears to listen and glanced at Lin Jin, who seemed like a different person, wondering what must have happened.
Lin Jin sneered and turned her head to look out the window. The tenderness in her eyes had vanished, leaving only cruel coldness. "You have no right to criticize me. You just need to tell me what you want from me."
"Your father is in critical condition and being resuscitated. Come to the nursing home immediately, don't keep him waiting!!!"
The words "critically ill" reached Cheng Sangluo's ears, causing her shoulders to tremble slightly for no reason, and also bringing up a memory that was almost forgotten.
"Don't worry, everything is proceeding smoothly. As soon as the old man reports his critical condition, I'll act immediately and make sure Lin Jin misses seeing him one last time. After that, the contents of his will will be entirely up to you, won't they?"
The conversation she overheard at Xu Songheng's house that night served as a wake-up call for her.
"Logically speaking, you should hope that I don't see him one last time." Lin Jin didn't show any worry when she heard her father say he was critically ill. After mocking Ruan Jinxian for a while, she said confidently, "Don't worry, if he doesn't see me one last time, he'll stay alive forever. It'll be hard for him to die even if he wants to."
As she spoke, she hung up on Ruan Jinxian and then dialed Gu Shinian's cell phone.
The sudden acceleration brought a strong push, causing Lin Jin to slam hard against the back of the seat.
She looked at Cheng Sangluo incredulously, frowning. "What are you doing?"
"I'll take you to a health and wellness center." When Cheng Sangluo is calm, her speech becomes exceptionally concise.
She didn't explain why she was more anxious than the person involved. Her hand, which was on the gear shift, somehow grasped Lin Jin's hand. "You might be in danger. I have to get you away from here quickly."
[Author's Note]
1. Now let's officially begin the main storyline of business warfare and revenge.
2. My upcoming novel, "The Sinful Lover," is available for pre-order. Please add it to your favorites.
3. Their kiss won't start so easily, will it? [covering face and peeking]
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