Chapter 74: Lust clouds judgment
Considering what had just happened, Lian Li looked up and asked, “Is this a fee for hooking up?”
Jin Shi Yue lowered his eyelashes to look at her, his high nose bridge almost brushing her fingertip, his thin lips curving slightly, “What do you think?”
“Hooking up is illegal,” Lian Li said seriously.
Faint light fell on Jin Shi Yue’s brow, his thin, sharp lips tinged with a soft hue, making him exceptionally striking.
He tilted his head slightly, his breath caressing her neck, “If you want to hook up with me, just say so. It’s not like I won’t let you do it for free.”
Lian Li heard the man’s laughter by her ear, light and ticklish, carrying an innate composure and fearlessness.
It made her skin tremble slightly.
Who would dare to hook up with the aloof Eldest Young Master, and for free at that.
However, compared to marriage, hooking up for free made Lian Li feel more at ease.
“I don’t want it,” Lian Li said, her hands propped on the table, avoiding his breath, “Free things are never good.”
Jin Shi Yue’s eyebrows lifted slightly, his hand tightening its grip on her waist, “You’re scolding me when you think I’ve caught you, aren’t you?”
He kneaded her waist with a moderate pressure, causing Lian Li to tremble all over.
“I wasn’t scolding you, you’re the one who insisted on taking it personally.”
“Then should I thank you for providing me with a seat?”
“No need,” Lian Li said, “Just let me go.”
“You’re quite the negotiator, Junior Sister.” Jin Shi Yue’s lips curved upwards, revealing that signature, slightly casual arc.
Lian Li felt he was mocking her, “Are you going to let go or not?”
“Will you take responsibility?” Jin Shi Yue asked leisurely.
Lian Li fell silent.
She might have nodded to someone else, but with someone surnamed Jin, she had to consider it carefully.
“Who are you thinking about when you’re lost in thought looking at me?” Jin Shi Yue caught the fleeting brightness in her eyes, his voice indifferent, “Jin Yan Ting?”
The two brothers shared about forty to fifty percent resemblance in their bone structure, but their temperaments were completely different. Even if Lian Li were dead drunk and unconscious, she could still tell them apart.
If she nodded, would the proud Eldest Young Master, like in the TV series, fly into a rage and storm out?
A flicker of hope arose in Lian Li’s heart, but she also found it strange.
If she said yes, it would not only insult Jin Shi Yue but also Jin Yan Ting.
Lian Li’s mind raced, her thoughts traversing half the Great Wall in a few seconds.
She spoke slowly, “I was thinking about Old Master Jin.”
“What kind of fetish is it to be thinking about an old man with white hair?” The dark clouds cleared, Jin Shi Yue’s voice was laced with laughter, his tone still casual.
“White hair? The last time I saw the news, his hair color was clearly a mix of black and white.”
“He dyed it.”
“That’s quite impressive,” Lian Li praised sincerely.
Jin Shi Yue’s well-defined fingers gently hooked her hair, which cascaded like silk, and moved it behind her, revealing her slender neck.
Lian Li carried herself with grace, her shoulders and neck upright and elegant, her skin clear and delicate, without a single blemish.
The suite was brightly lit, and Jin Shi Yue, after appraising Lian Li’s expression, asked, “Are you still angry?”
She was, the moment she saw the money.
Although that money meant nothing to him, it didn’t stop her from being happy.
Lian Li actually wanted to ask if his lust had subsided after he called her to take responsibility when he woke up, and if they could part on good terms.
Jin Shi Yue squinted lazily, but when he met Lian Li’s probing gaze, he smiled at her.
His phoenix eyes were indifferent and sharp, carrying an arrogant distance, but with a hint of a smile at the corners, they could instantly captivate people.
This man was too dangerously handsome, Lian Li averted her eyes and looked elsewhere, “I’m not angry.”
“Then shall we go soak in the hot springs?”
Lian Li shook her head, “I don’t want to.”
“Are you allergic to hot springs?” He rubbed her slender waist a few times with his fingertips.
“Mm.”
Lian Li was pondering other matters, her mind unsettled, and she answered subconsciously. She quickly realized her mistake and looked up, her eyes suddenly meeting Jin Shi Yue’s deep gaze.
“Allergic to hot springs,” he looked at her with a half-smile, his tone slow, “Why don’t you say you’re allergic to men?”
Lian Li: “…”
“Or only allergic to men named Jin Shi Yue?” Jin Shi Yue didn’t let her off, pressing further.
The Eldest Young Master was arrogant and sharp-tongued, that was to be expected. But did he also have a hidden drama queen attribute?
Lian Li felt as if she were lost in a thick fog, utterly bewildered.
She glanced around, preparing to jump down from the table, but Jin Shi Yue’s strong arm wrapped around her waist, stopping her.
“Where are you going?”
“I should go,” Lian Li glanced towards the living room, she was a little thirsty, but remembering their night of hooking up, she didn’t want to drink his tea.
Jin Shi Yue was in a good mood, his arm tightening around Lian Li’s waist, intending to lift her down.
Lian Li refused, “I can do it myself.”
“It’s too high,” Jin Shi Yue said casually, “If you fall and get hurt, who will compensate me.”
Lian Li: “…” How high was it? Her feet were at most 20 centimeters off the ground.
Evidence that the Eldest Young Master is blind +1.
Picking her up was instantaneous, but bringing her down felt like an eternity.
The arm around her waist was firm and strong, her breath puffing against the man’s neck, the man’s scent intimately surrounding her nostrils.
An invisible magnetic field formed, enveloping them in the most solid ambiguity.
Everyone knew that the Second Young Master Jin was powerful and unattainable.
Only Lian Li experienced firsthand the fierce, powerful strength of his body, its sudden, domineering danger.
The fervent, ruthless manner overwhelmed her, and broken moans escaped her lips, her back trembling unconsciously.
She arched her body to struggle, but he pressed her back down forcefully, coaxing her in a hoarse voice, “Be good, don’t move around.”
Her mind felt like a snapped string, pleasure like a bursting dam, instantly drowning her.
…
Lian Li’s feet touched the ground, and she felt filled with Jin Shi Yue’s aura. She suppressed her instinct to retreat, stood steadily, bid him farewell, and walked out of the room, still smelling his scent.
Lian Li raised her hand and fanned herself, trying to dispel the scent that didn’t belong to her.
Recalling what had just happened, the temperature of her cheeks rose slightly.
Kissing… Jin Shi Yue must have been drinking again.
Lian Li returned to her room, her mobile phone constantly buzzing with messages. She ignored them until she had packed her luggage, then picked it up to check.
A large number of WeChat group messages.
Oh, there was one friend request.
Lian Li clicked on the new friend’s profile and paused when she saw who it was.
Why would Duan Shiqing add her on WeChat?
Lian Li pondered for a few seconds, accepted the request, and added Duan Shiqing on WeChat.
She placed her phone on the sofa, then picked it up again after a while and clicked on Duan Shiqing’s Moments to view them.
The Eldest Young Lady Duan’s Moments had only a few posts, the latest one likely taken in New York. She was wearing an elegant white off-the-shoulder long dress, her beautiful collarbones subtly visible, the fabric of the dress slightly reflective, the hem adorned with diamonds, and the waist cinched with intricate patterns, exuding a medieval European courtly charm.
Beside her stood Jin Yan Ting, dressed in a suit. The two of them looked like a match made in heaven, a couple for the ages.
The caption was concise, just two words: A pleasure.
Lian Li exited and idly scrolled through Moments. Zhong Yang had posted a photo congratulating Wen Zhixing and Meng Yi on their engagement.
Lian Li’s fingertip clicked on the image, and she immediately spotted Jin Shi Yue, leaning casually on the sofa in the lower left corner of the photograph.
His long legs were stretched out casually, his cold white, muscular wrists resting on the armrest, holding a glass of wine.
Hooking up and entwining, he was quite restrained at first. After the first time, he held her from behind.
Lian Li guessed that she probably thought he would do it again then, but she didn’t expect him to stop.
Later, the alcohol fermented and led to a moment of infatuation. She said she could do it again, and he was very enthusiastic.
Lian Li was recalling when a sudden ringtone startled her.
The phone screen clearly displayed the words “God of Wealth Master”.
