Chapter 100: Deep and Desirous
Lian Li was about to explain that she hadn’t lied to him when Xue Shufan spoke again from outside the door: “Jin Shiyue isn’t here, open the door with peace of mind.”
Lian Li was speechless.
Jin Shiyue’s thin lips curved into a smile, and he looked at her with a half-smile.
Lian Li’s alarm bells rang, and she grabbed his arm, saying, “Go to the bedroom and wait for a while. You can leave after Senior Sister leaves.”
Jin Shiyue remained motionless, like a great Buddha.
Lian Li thought he didn’t understand her intention and stated, “Your appearance at my home late at night can easily cause misunderstandings. It’s better to avoid it directly than to explain it face-to-face and make things worse.”
Jin Shiyue didn’t speak. His slender fingers tapped his handsome profile.
He wanted her to kiss him.
Lian Li: “…”
Xue Shufan, waiting outside the door, was puzzled when her Junior Sister didn’t open it.
It wasn’t so late that her Junior Sister would be asleep, so why hadn’t she opened the door yet?
She put down what she was holding and took out her mobile phone to call her Junior Sister.
Lian Li looked down at the caller ID on her mobile phone, then up at the man who was leisurely observing her. Finally, she impatiently threw her mobile phone onto the sofa, grabbed Jin Shiyue’s arms with both hands, and forcefully pulled him into the bedroom.
Jin Shiyue followed Lian Li’s strength forward, walking as if strolling through a leisurely garden. He even lowered his gaze to glance at her, saying, “If Jin Yanting came, would you also be so sneaky?”
Lian Li froze for a second.
Not really…
Jin Shiyue understood the answer from the change in her expression and said meaningfully, “Lian Li, if you have a clear conscience about me, then why are you feeling guilty now?”
“You and Jin Yanting are different,” Lian Li said.
“How are we different?” Jin Shiyue asked.
Lian Li’s tone was calm, “Jin Yanting wouldn’t come to my home to kiss me twice.”
He wouldn’t come to my home in the middle of the night to tell me he only likes me.
The “knock, knock, knock” of the knocking on the door continued, urgent like a bugle call to arms, making one nervous.
Hearing Lian Li’s answer, Jin Shiyue narrowed his eyes slightly. He strode into the bedroom, and she released his arm.
Lian Li tried to close the door, but Jin Shiyue pulled her back and gave her a brief, passionate kiss.
When the kiss ended, Lian Li’s eyes were a little hazy. She didn’t know that someone could be so enthusiastically passionate and give such deep, lustful kisses in this situation.
Although the time was short, it was enough to make one indulge.
Lian Li closed the door, took a few deep breaths, and then wiped her lips before composing herself and opening the door.
As soon as the door opened, Xue Shufan saw her dear Junior Sister and immediately flashed a heroic and cheerful smile: “Surprise!”
“Surprise,” Lian Li replied with a smile.
“I bought lobster pizza, barbecue, and beer to have a late-night snack with you,” Xue Shufan said, picking up the two bags on the ground and walking into the house. “What were you doing just now? Why did it take so long to open the door? And you didn’t answer your phone.”
“I just finished showering,” Lian Li said, her expression unchanged as she took a bag from her.
Lian Li’s hair was still damp with mist, and her cherry lips were as moist and red as if they had just been soaked in water. Xue Shufan didn’t suspect anything.
Lian Li’s bedroom wasn’t very large, with a simple and bright decor style. The bedding was in low-saturation warm colors.
Jin Shiyue had stayed here for a night last time. This time, he skillfully pulled out a chair and sat at the desk.
A faint, ethereal fragrance wafted through the air. On the desk were two photo frames, both showing a man and a girl in a photo together.
Jin Shiyue recognized them at a glance as photos of Lian Li and Lian Jingcheng.
On her seventh birthday, she had asked Lian Jingcheng to take her to Tiananmen to watch the flag-raising ceremony early in the morning. As the sun rose, the morning light shone on little Lian Li’s tender face and Lian Jingcheng’s handsome features, making their smiles incredibly radiant.
When she was eleven and participated in a cello competition, she won first place. Standing in front of Lian Jingcheng, she looked forward with great composure. Lian Jingcheng placed his hands on her shoulders, his face filled with pride.
With such a daughter, no one would be unhappy.
Jin Shiyue looked around. Outside, he could hear the laughter of girls playing, and it was estimated that it wouldn’t end anytime soon.
He took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Lian Li: 「I’m going to sleep on your bed」
A naked sentence like this could easily lead to wild imaginations.
Lian Li tapped on it and quickly replied: 「As you wish.」
“Who are you secretly messaging?” Xue Shufan asked, stuffing spicy lobster into her mouth and smiling at Lian Li.
“Someone from the orchestra,” Lian Li replied, putting down her phone with a straight face.
Xue Shufan took a sip of beer, her mouth slightly burning, “What’s going on between you and the Second Young Master Jin, Jin Shiyue?”
Lian Li said, “It’s just as I told you. Drunkenness and lust, we slept together, and he’s teasing me, wanting me to take responsibility.”
Xue Shufan: “Why do I feel like he’s serious?”
Lian Li turned to look at her, her voice soft and even, “Have you ever seen him serious?”
“No, I haven’t.”
Lian Li liked Jin Yanting, and Jin Shiyue was Jin Yanting’s full brother. Xue Shufan had never imagined that Lian Li would have any connection with Jin Shiyue.
Lian Li was a somewhat special girl. Unlike others who desperately tried to mingle with the powerful and wealthy, she even somewhat rejected them.
Jin Yanting was an exception for her, as for Jin Shiyue…
Xue Shufan recalled the past carefully, leaned towards Lian Li, and lowered her voice, “Actually, now that I think about it, I realized that the way he sometimes looked at you was a bit off.”
“Hindsight is twenty-twenty,” Lian Li said with a smile. “How was it off?”
Xue Shufan racked her brain to think, “I can’t say.”
“Then it wasn’t.”
Lian Li opened the seafood pizza and handed Xue Shufan a slice. The latter took it and suddenly had an idea, “I remember now. His peripheral vision would occasionally glance at you, as if he wanted to talk to you, or perhaps wanted to get closer to you.”
“What you’re describing sounds like Jin Shiyue has a crush on me,” Lian Li said. She had drunk some alcohol and was chatting, her mind a little hazy, and she momentarily forgot about the man in the room.
Xue Shufan pondered thoughtfully and asked, “What are your feelings for him?”
Lian Li said, “No feelings.”
Xue Shufan: “No feelings, and you slept with him?”
“…Well,” Lian Li thought for a moment and chose her words carefully, “Drunkenness and lust, weak willpower.”
“I remember you have good drinking behavior; you just fall asleep when you’re drunk,” Xue Shufan recalled.
Lian Li thought of the relationship between Jin Shiyue and Jin Yanting and felt annoyed. She changed the subject, “Let’s not talk about them. Let’s change the topic.”
The two girls drank and ate, chatting about almost everything. An hour and a half later, Xue Shufan picked up her bag and left Lian Li’s home.
“Don’t rush about going to Princeton. Think about it carefully,” Xue Shufan said to Lian Li. “I’ll go to my uncle’s house tomorrow, and I’ll come over for your birthday the night after tomorrow.”
Xue Shufan had a good tolerance for alcohol, and beer wouldn’t get her drunk, but Lian Li still reminded her, “Be careful on the road. Message me when you get home.”
Xue Shufan: “Yes, my genius Junior Sister!”
Lian Li smiled and waved goodbye to her.
After seeing Xue Shufan off, Lian Li had completely forgotten about the man hidden in the bedroom.
She lay on the sofa, and in her daze, she saw a tall and elegant figure walking towards her.
