Chapter 107: Boyfriend Treatment
Lian Li was puzzled.
How did Jin Shi Yue know she had given Jin Yan Ting a New Year’s gift?
Did he see it?
Lian Li honestly replied, “A pen.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Shi Yue let out a light scoff, his voice cool and indifferent, “You prepared a meticulously crafted pen for him, but only a perfunctory red envelope for me?”
Lian Li explained, “The pen was custom-made in December and couldn’t be returned. Since he gave me a New Year’s gift, I gave it to him as a return gift.”
After all, the pen was originally custom-made for Jin Yan Ting, with his name engraved on it. Lian Li couldn’t use it herself, let alone give it to someone else.
As for throwing it away… it would be too wasteful, and the pen was quite expensive.
“You’re unwilling to spend money on men, yet you’re willing to spend a large sum on Jin Yan Ting,” Jin Shi Yue’s lips curled into a sarcastic smile. “Does that mean he’s not a man?”
What was he talking about?
Lian Li didn’t understand why he was being unreasonable.
She had known Jin Yan Ting for over nine years; wasn’t it normal for them to exchange gifts?
Besides, the money she spent on the custom pen for Jin Yan Ting wasn’t her own; it was Jin Yan Ting’s money.
Assistant He regularly gave Lian Li pocket money, which increased as she got older. Lian Li saved every penny into a bank card, rarely touching it.
The red envelope Lian Li was holding was from her own money. After a moment of thought, she took out another red envelope.
“Then here are two for you.”
Jin Shi Yue was amused to the point of laughter.
One red envelope was perfunctory, but two wouldn’t be?
Seeing that he wasn’t taking it, Lian Li was about to retract her hand when Jin Shi Yue snatched one of the red envelopes and lightly tapped her skull with it.
“Give me the pen.”
His touch was extremely light; Lian Li only felt a gentle breeze brush her forehead. It didn’t hurt.
“I don’t have it now,” she said. “Pens need to be custom-ordered in advance, and it takes about a month to receive one.”
Jin Shi Yue decisively stated, “Then order one.”
Lian Li replied, “The New Year will be over in a month.”
“Whatever he has, I want to have. Whatever he doesn’t have, I want to have too,” Jin Shi Yue raised his hand and gently tapped her forehead with the red envelope again. “Understand?”
Lian Li didn’t understand. “Why?”
“Why else?” Jin Shi Yue said. “I’m your boyfriend, and this is the treatment a boyfriend deserves.”
“Okay.”
Lian Li had no idea what treatment a boyfriend was supposed to receive.
Seeing others dating at school, her impression of a boyfriend was limited to two uses: one, a meal companion; two, escorting his girlfriend back to the dormitory.
Jin Shi Yue’s gaze calmly appraised the Lian Li before him.
Lian Li’s features were flawless and exceptionally delicate, belonging to the stunning category.
Her appearance was not aggressive but extremely deceptive.
Her pupils were clear and bright, her almond-shaped eyes and lips slightly upturned even when not smiling. Her skin was beautiful, fair and tender, making her appear fragrant and soft, clean and pure.
But the moment she met someone’s gaze, her eyes held sharp swords hidden beneath their softness, and her demeanor would instantly switch from that of a sweet girl to a cool, assertive one.
That night, if Jin Shi Yue hadn’t appeared, she would have truly gone all out on Zhao Lizheng.
Even if it meant mutual destruction.
Jin Yan Ting never perceived Lian Li’s other side.
In his eyes, the delicate Lian Li was incredibly well-behaved and exceptionally intelligent.
She was hailed as a genius girl by leading figures in the field, headed by Professor Lu Huier.
And she was very obedient to him.
How could a girl who was allergic to cat dander, delicate and timid, possibly get into a physical fight with someone?
Jin Shi Yue’s dark pupils reflected Lian Li’s image; she alone could fill his vision. He opened his lips and said, “Hold out your hand.”
Lian Li’s clear black and white eyes moved slightly, and she complied.
Her fingers were slender and fair, just like her.
Jin Shi Yue placed a thick red envelope in her palm, one, two, three… placing them one by one, a total of six.
Lian Li looked up at him in confusion, “Why so many red envelopes?”
Jin Shi Yue said lazily, “One is from Auntie, and the rest are from your boyfriend.”
What boyfriend, it’s you, isn’t it.
Lian Li suspected that the word “me” was too difficult for him to say, which was why he kept referring to himself as “boyfriend.”
Jin Shi Yue had originally taken three, intending to say one was from Jin Shuyu and two were from him.
Lian Li’s palm felt heavy. She loved the tangible banknotes and her face instantly lit up with joy.
Lian Li asked, “Why did Auntie give me a red envelope?”
She had only met Jin Shuyu once, and that was during Christmas. She hadn’t expected Jin Shuyu to still remember her.
Her happiness was evident. Jin Shi Yue raised his eyebrows, his tone lazily drawled, “If you like it, she’ll give you a red envelope. Do you have to ask why for everything? Are you a ‘ten thousand whys’?”
Is that so?
Lian Li couldn’t hold all the red envelopes in one hand, so she switched to two. She looked down for a moment before looking up at him again.
“I’m spending my birthday alone with my Senior Sister tonight.”
In other words, if you plan to come find me tonight, be sensible and don’t.
Jin Shi Yue’s dark eyes narrowed at her. “You just got me and you’re already giving me the cold shoulder?”
“…No.”
Lian Li pondered for a moment and said, “You can come too, but you’ll have to wait until my Senior Sister leaves.”
Two girls celebrating their birthday alone; men are not welcome.
Jin Shi Yue neither agreed nor disagreed. He raised her chin with his slender fingers and leaned down to kiss her.
Lian Li saw the Eldest Young Master off at her home’s entrance. She temporarily set aside the red envelopes and gifts and went to the balcony to check on the potted plants.
It had snowed heavily yesterday. The leaves of the potted plants were not damaged, but they were all frozen.
Outside, heavy snow was falling. Lian Li looked up at the sky, gazing at the deep firmament from which white snowflakes continuously poured, falling in a flurry, filling her vision, descending silently, covering the green plants, and reflecting a pure white.
In the endless white world, there was a tall, dark figure.
Jin Shi Yue seemed to sense something. Before getting into the car, he looked back.
The distance between them was far, and their gazes were blurred through the falling snow.
However, Lian Li felt a strange sensation.
He had seen her.
Lian Li averted her gaze and returned inside, sitting cross-legged on the sofa to count her red envelopes.
She estimated the time and went to the supermarket in advance to buy ingredients for the hot pot that night.
The supermarket wasn’t crowded during the New Year. She put all the ingredients she wanted into her shopping cart and pushed it to the checkout. As she passed by a shelf, she remembered they didn’t have condoms at home, so she stopped.
Recalling Jin Shi Yue’s size, Lian Li calmly reached out and picked up a box of Okamoto.
She carefully examined the information printed on it but couldn’t figure anything out. She then shifted her gaze to the square box printed with Durex.
She wasn’t sure which was better, so she decided to buy both for now.
Lian Li’s expression remained unchanged as she calmly placed one box of each into her shopping cart.
There was nothing to be embarrassed about; it was similar to sanitary pads and tampons, all necessities.
Lian Li finished paying and took her purchases home by taxi.
Upon arriving home, she tidied up briefly, put the two boxes of condoms into a bedroom drawer, and then lay on the sofa, browsing her mobile phone while waiting for Xue Shufan.
The doorbell suddenly rang, breaking the silence of the room.
Lian Li put on her shoes and walked gracefully to open the door.
However, the person at the door was not Xue Shufan.
