Chapter 41 Licking Blood
They were both playing a dangerous game of love.
"Are you really prepared to leave the country and never come back?" Chen Jingshu blocked her way, his expression turning serious.
Lin Yujing avoided his scrutinizing gaze, because that would make her feel like a criminal being interrogated. Her rebellious nature led her to give a perfunctory reply: "No."
"Lin Yujing, if you really intend to do this, I guarantee you will only live in my little corner from now on." Perhaps seeing her casual attitude, Chen Jingshu's tone became a bit harsher.
The string in Lin Yujing's heart called the bottom line was struck by him, and she said with a hint of annoyance, "Who was it that said before that he would respect all my decisions?"
"..." Chen Jingshu realized that he had just suddenly become irritable, so he fell silent.
Lin Yujing fell silent as well, and she could roughly guess the reason for his sudden emotional fluctuations.
During this period, whether it was the tragic separation of Liu Hua and Qi Woxue's first love that ended without fruition, or the recent news of the death of the Jiang siblings in their forbidden love, all these events have occurred.
Both of them would unconsciously project themselves into the situation, and any one of these experiences would likely be an unbearable pain for them.
She hesitated to take the next step with him because she didn't want to disrupt their current, ideal emotional situation.
Because once the balance is broken again, people will constantly develop greed.
At first, we were just friends... until I became obsessed with marrying him.
And he, Chen Jingshu, is the sole heir to the Huaren Group.
She doesn't yet have the ability to marry into the Chen family.
A conflicted person, always feeling both inferior and arrogant, can only remind himself again and again at every turning point when he is about to lose his way, to adhere to his bottom line.
But seeing Chen Jingshu's expression, she still sighed and explained helplessly, "That day, I only said that to the security guard because no one was taking pictures of me."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jingshu suddenly raised his hand and pinched her chin, forcing her to look him in the eye.
Lin Yujing winced in pain and frowned. "What are you doing!"
"See, you're lying to me again."
Lin Yujing slapped his hand away impatiently, "It's not like I only lie to you every day."
Chen Jingshu crossed his arms. "Isn't that right?"
Lin Yujing narrowed her eyes and retorted, "My little tricks only fooled the Chen Jingshu of the past. But now he's the shrewd and capable CEO Chen in the business world. Do you think he can't tell the difference between my truth and lies?"
Chen Jingshu bent down and looked her straight in the eye. "Who told you to be so good-looking? No matter what you say, people will believe it."
"..." Lin Yujing smiled helplessly and rolled her eyes at him.
“Jingjing, I’m not afraid of you lying to me at all.” Chen Jingshu cupped her face in his hands, determined to correct her nonchalant attitude. “But if you’re going to lie, can you at least be more consistent?”
Lin Yujing pursed her lips, speechless. "Chen Jingshu, are you ever going to stop?"
"For example, if you deceive my feelings, you can continue to deceive me for the rest of your life." He seemed to be immersed in his own world, insisting on nagging her.
"Get out of my way." Lin Yujing felt she couldn't listen to any more, or she really wouldn't be able to control her emotions.
"You're spouting nonsense! I've been busy paving the way for you every day," Chen Jingshu said, following behind her.
The two chased each other, and Lin Yujing was so angry that she laughed. "Chen Jingshu, don't force me to beat you up at school."
"Oh my god! I have to record it, it's all evidence of domestic violence."
"Stop talking nonsense. Domestic violence refers to physical harm between family members. Who do you think you are to me?!"
Chen Jingshu held up her phone and recorded the conversation between the two of them.
"Lin Yujing, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. Should I help you recall how many nights we've been husband and wife?"
"Stop talking nonsense, you were young back then."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jingshu put away his phone, walked straight to her, and hoisted her onto his shoulder.
The sudden weightlessness made Lin Yujing scream, "Chen Jingshu, are you crazy!"
"Have you really forgotten? You used to call me 'husband'?" Chen Jingshu even raised his hand and slapped her butt. "There's still some time before we go back to Yijing. Let's hurry up and relive those moments."
Lin Yujing was too lazy to argue with him anymore, and only said to him sarcastically, "You used to say I underestimated you, that I didn't have enough time to make the most of it. Now it seems, is it really because I'm getting old, or is it because my heart is having problems?"
"You won't sleep with me again, is there another reason?" Chen Jingshu stopped and pinched her crotch. "Afraid I can't satisfy you?"
Lin Yujing raised her hand and slapped him on the back. "This is a school. Don't say things that are inappropriate for children."
"Jingjing, I'm serious. If you're worried, you can inspect the goods beforehand."
"You're crazy! Let me go back and pack my bags."
Chen Jingshu then gently placed her on the ground and asked, "Are you coming back to Yijing with me? Are you worried about me?"
Although Lin Yujing didn't want to admit it, she still wanted to stay as close to him as possible at this time, even if it was just to be his emotional support, it was better than letting him face the changes alone. "Young Master Chen, please don't overthink it. I just need to go back and finish my drawings and prepare for the National Art Exhibition."
The National Art Exhibition is an annual international exhibition of emerging young artists held at the New York Art Auditorium.
The organizers behind the scenes are an old money family in the United States, who are keen on discovering ordinary artists, making them famous, and enjoying the pleasure of creating idols.
"I knew it, you were lying to me again."
"What did I lie to you about now!"
"I'm going abroad and I'm not coming back."
"I already told you, that was just something I said to fool the security guards, don't make a big deal out of it!"
She didn't yet have the ability or courage to abandon her homeland, but then she saw Chen Jingshu's relieved smile.
"Yes! This time it's confirmed, they're not lying to me."
"ill!"
Lin Yujing wanted to roll her eyes at him again. "I think what's more serious than your heart condition is your love-struck brain."
"Knowing I'm a hopeless romantic, why don't you hold on tighter to me?" Chen Jingshu tugged at her hem. "They all say online that for a happy and lasting love relationship to last, two things are essential: one, the man must be sincere; and two, the man must be hopeless romantic."
"..."
Seeing her silence, Chen Jingshu finally changed the subject, becoming more serious, "If you're participating in the National Art Exhibition in the United States, are you going to New York after the New Year?"
Lin Yujing shook her head, "We need to go to Hoh Xil with the alliance first to film a documentary about tracking Tibetan antelopes, and then go to New York. We can't let President Chen's investment go unreturned, right!"
Chen Jingshu simply scoffed, "Come on. The Tibetan antelopes are all in your plans, but not a single one is in your future."
"..."
"Ah Shu? Lin Yujing, is it really you two?"
Just as Lin Yujing was helplessly enduring Chen Jingshu's unreasonable behavior, someone suddenly came over, and the two of them looked over and realized that it was their former homeroom teacher, Yue Jun.
"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I thought there would be no one at school." Chen Jingshu walked over first and shook hands with Yue Jun. "Happy New Year, teacher."
Yue Jun smiled and quickly took out two red envelopes from his pocket. "I left the red envelopes I prepared for my grandson in the office. I came to get them before they arrived."
Chen Jingshu declined the red envelope twice, but Yue Jun forcibly stuffed it into his hand. "Then thank you, teacher. This is the first red envelope I've received this year."
Yue Jun chuckled, then looked at Lin Yujing and couldn't help but tease her, "I didn't expect to see Lin Yujing again. You didn't come with A-Shu at the last school anniversary celebration, which caused him to be bombarded with questions by a bunch of female students."
Lin Yujing was still a little confused and asked, "What?"
"Teacher, please don't hurt me." Chen Jingshu seemed to not want her to know, so Lin Yujing became even more enthusiastic.
Thanks to Chen Jingshu's donation of tens of millions of dollars, and the annual anniversary of Pengzhen No. 1 Middle School, the school held a lecture for him in the auditorium.
Chen Jingshu mainly talked about his study abroad life in Massachusetts and the information gap between some high schools and universities.
This includes the classification of financial investment majors, and finally, it provides college application information analysis for high school seniors who are about to face the college entrance examination.
The mature and handsome returned overseas nobleman senior perfectly fulfills almost all the fantasies of boys and girls.
During the Q&A session after the speech, four out of the five questions concerned his personal feelings.
"Senior Chen, do you have a girlfriend?" A pretty junior girl asked expectantly, holding up the microphone.
Chen Jingshu held the microphone, remained silent for a long time, and then replied with a faint smile, "I've got it."
The junior schoolgirl puffed out her cheeks, her eyes revealing an undisguised regret.
A murmur of discussion immediately arose from below.
"Senior Chen is twenty-five years old this year, it's normal for him to have a girlfriend."
"Don't you know the story of Senior Chen and Senior Lin from Chongyi Building?"
The air was thick with gossip; a group of people crowded around, urging, "Tell us! Tell us!"
"On the alumni wall, Lin Yujing, who is listed after Chen, is his girlfriend."
"I know Senior Lin. She was named the most beautiful girl in the Huaqing Academy of Fine Arts as soon as she enrolled in university. There are still photos of her on the walls of Chongyi Building."
"No wonder she's the senior's girlfriend. She's beautiful and outstanding. If it were me, I would like her too."
"But I heard that the two broke up after graduation. The senior refused to go to Tsinghua University and studied for a year to get into MIT."
With that question in mind, someone else raised their hand and asked, "Senior, is your girlfriend our senior Lin Yujing?"
Chen Jingshu nodded and smiled slightly, which was interpreted by others as a shy sweetness.
"You're so rude! How could you ask your senior such a question?" someone whispered in accusation.
Chen Jingshu, however, seemed to have briefly withdrawn from his thoughts, half deeply immersed in the beauty of the memories, and half still feeling unsatisfied, as he said, "If it's not your senior Lin, then who else could it be?"
At this point, someone loudly joked, "The senior is most famous for missing the National Mathematics Competition because of the senior."
Chen Jingshu clasped his hands together and sighed deeply, much like a couple doting on their partner. "I don't recommend you follow my example. The three years of high school are very important. You must focus your attention on your studies."
The auditorium erupted in laughter.
After recalling the event, Yue Jun couldn't help but tease him, "After the school anniversary celebration, I asked him why he didn't come along, and if I had upset him. He seemed quite aggrieved and said that I was so busy with my postgraduate studies that I didn't even have a chance to see him."
Lin Yujing twitched the corners of her mouth, unsure of what to say.
Chen Jingshu suddenly grabbed her hand, half-pleadingly, "Jingjing, even the teacher is speaking up for me. Can't you soften up a bit, or at least try your best for me?"
It was clearly just playful banter between lovers, but Lin Yujing couldn't help but feel a bitter taste in her throat.
My heart is filled with the thought: Ah Shu, even if I try my best to stand in your future, I still can't beat the achievements of the Chen family for generations!
She can still be entangled with him now only because of the sudden change in Miss Jiang's situation.
But now that they've returned to the capital, the Jiang family will inevitably bring up their past, for they'll share both glory and ruin.
At this very moment, they are also playing a dangerous game of love.
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