"Haha... What a coincidence..." Lin Yang dragged his stiff legs with difficulty and slunk out from under the bed.
He awkwardly chuckled, his voice barely audible until the very end.
"The air under the bed smells nice?" Xu Chengzhi raised an eyebrow, leaning against the wall, waiting for Lin Yang to give him a reasonable explanation.
Xu Chengzhi in front of me had just come out of the bath. He was wearing a dark blue short-sleeved ice silk shirt on his upper body and matching wide knee-length shorts on his lower body.
Two buttons on his shirt were undone, partially revealing his well-defined chest muscles.
Lin Yang was still a little tipsy, and the beautiful scenery made her mouth dry. "This...this is all a coincidence."
Xu Chengzhi felt Lin Yang's fierce gaze and crossed his arms in front of his chest, blocking Lin Yang's gaze that was about to cross the distance.
His hair was blown into a mess and lost its shape; his slightly long bangs covered his eyes, making it impossible to discern his emotions.
Lin Yang looked away and swallowed hard. "You know the gist of the matter. That old geezer Tang Guoqing wanted to do *that* kind of thing, so I got him drunk. But then he chased me to my room. I had no choice but to go in and see that your door was unlocked, so I broke in and hid under the bed."
Xu Chengzhi's face remained expressionless. His eyes, hidden beneath his bangs, swept over Lin Yang's entire body, and he said in a calm tone, "He really is indiscriminate when it comes to food. He even likes someone so flat-chested."
? ?
What's the meaning?
Dude, you've got a sharp tongue. What do you mean by "desperate to the point of being indiscriminate"? Seriously?
Lin Yang was struck dumb upon hearing his words, as the goodwill she had built up from his appearance plummeted, and her numb legs began to tremble involuntarily.
Whew, Lin Yang took a deep breath. Don't bother arguing with this kind of sharp-tongued man. No matter how mean he is, he still helped you. Keep smiling, keep smiling!
Lin Yang forced an awkward smile, and was about to say thank you when Xu Chengzhi's next words forced her to swallow her words back.
"You can get out now." Xu Chengzhi pulled out one hand and pointed to the door.
Without warning, Lin Yang knelt down with a thud.
Her knee slammed hard against the tiled floor, causing her to gasp in pain.
However, she didn't have time to rub her knees right now, and tears streamed down her face and fell to the floor.
His head was drooping, and his shoulders were trembling; he looked very pitiful.
"What are you doing?" Xu Chengzhi frowned, trying to pull his leg back in disgust, but there was nowhere to pull it back.
"I'm just a weak woman, it's so dangerous outside, it's easy for me to leave, but if I leave, I'll lose my innocence, sob sob sob." Lin Yang's emotions were just beginning to build up, and tears welled up in a thin eddy on the floor.
The time has come for her to utilize her professional expertise.
In the original world, it only took Lin Yang three seconds to shed tears; it was something she could do effortlessly.
"Oh? Have you ever seen a weak woman who can drink a big, burly man under the table?" Xu Chengzhi's sneer came from above, clearly not taking the bait.
The sobbing stopped abruptly.
That's awkward, isn't it?
She forgot that when she was getting that old man Tang Guoqing drunk, Xu Chengzhi was sitting right next to her and could see it all too clearly.
But this show has to keep going.
Otherwise, if she leaves the house and that old man Tang Guoqing somehow manages to come back up, wouldn't she be doomed?
Lin Yang continued to cry, her face streaked with tears, her voice thick with sobs, "It's all because of life's hardships! If it weren't for protecting myself, who would want to do this? Waaah..."
"Oh?" Xu Chengzhi continued to scoff, "The Lin family's daughter, forced by circumstances?"
Damn it!
How does Xu Chengzhi know so much about her background?
Did they find out Lin Yang's background beforehand, then gradually win her over emotionally, and finally take over the Lin family business?
The man before me is really going to great lengths for money.
However, since he's doing all this for money...
Lin Yang stopped crying, buried her head to wipe away her tears, and pushed herself up from the floor.
"500,000 yuan, let me stay overnight, and the money will be in your account tomorrow." This tone was full of bragging about how rich she was.
Using the original owner's memories, Lin Yang came up with the idea of bribing Xu Chengzhi with money.
"Get out, get out of here now." Unexpectedly, Xu Chengzhi's expression changed drastically upon hearing Lin Yang's words.
It was alternating between blue and black, looking terrible, as if it had suffered a great insult.
"600,000, that's the most I can do!" Lin Yang thought the amount wasn't tempting enough, so after some mental calculation, he gritted his teeth and added another number.
"Are you going to get out of here or not?" Xu Chengzhi's voice was as cold as a blade, as if he wanted to tear Lin Yang to pieces.
Lin Yang was intimidated by Xu Chengzhi's imposing manner, and her body trembled. She shakily raised her finger to count, "700,000, really, really no more than that!"
The original owner had been exploited by the company for many years and didn't earn much to begin with. This was a small savings treasury that she had painstakingly accumulated.
After deducting all that, I'll only have about 300,000 left to live on.
To be honest, when the number 700,000 was mentioned, Lin Yang, who was always frugal, felt her heart bleed.
But she wouldn't know that the man before her was also suffering from a broken heart.
However, it was because of her that I was angry!
With a "thump," Lin Yang suddenly knelt down again.
Her alcohol-numbed brain finally came to its senses and noticed that Xu Chengzhi's face was strangely dark.
Having realized that money wouldn't work for Xu Chengzhi in this life, he had to find another way.
As the saying goes, men all like delicate and sweet girls.
Lin Yang moved her knees together and hugged Xu Chengzhi's leg tightly, refusing to let go.
She started sobbing again, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I'm really scared of that man outside. This incident has traumatized me. Now, every time I close my eyes, all I can see is his disgusting face. I'm so scared, sob sob..."
With a hoarse voice, this time she added a touch of genuine emotion to the story.
Xu Chengzhi stood stiffly, motionless and silent, hot tears streaming down his thighs and onto the back of his feet.
For some reason, he, who was so angry he was about to vomit blood just a second ago, suddenly felt a pang of pity.
"Please, I'll be very good, I promise I won't make a fuss. I'll sleep on the floor, or even on the balcony outside where I'll be exposed to the cold wind, as long as you let me stay for one night, really, just one night, okay?" Lin Yang's voice became more and more aggrieved, soft and sweet, with not a trace of the arrogance she had shown when she was about to shower him with money.
Xu Chengzhi remained silent, but two little voices were already fighting in his mind.
"Please, brother." Lin Yang tugged at Xu Chengzhi's trouser leg.
Holy crap, bro.
These two words, soft and gentle, were like a fatal shot aimed at Xu Chengzhi's heart.
"Okay...okay, just...just for one night. You...you go to the far right of my closet and get some clean clothes to change into." Xu Chengzhi's voice was particularly unnatural now, he tried to soften even his harsh words, and he stammered, "You...you smell of sweat."
"Okay, brother is the best, thank you brother!" Lin Yang happily let go of Xu Chengzhi's leg immediately.
Xu Chengzhi couldn't bear Lin Yang's sweet "brother" for a moment, so he covered his nose to avoid the sight of blood flowing out the next second.
Lin Yang hummed a little tune as she grabbed her clothes and headed to the bathroom.
How many men can resist a woman sweetly calling them "brother"?
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