Chapter 8: Forceful Kiss on Sister's Best Friend

Previously, Lu Cheng had already said such words, and Lin Qingyan took it as a joke, since that guy was always poor.

But now, Lu Cheng said those words again, and standing right in front of her, his body only a breath away, he was half a head taller than her.

Especially the male hormones emanating from Lu Cheng, which made Lin Qingyan momentarily flustered.

This year Lu Cheng is nineteen, truly a grown‑up now, no longer the little brat he used to be.

"Lu, Lu Cheng, don't talk nonsense, how could the two of us…"

"Now that you're in the Railway Department, there will definitely be many girls who like you; if you're uncertain, I'll keep an eye out for you."

Lu Cheng ignored that and stepped forward again.

Lin Qingyan involuntarily stepped back; she no longer dared to look at Lu Cheng.

"Qing Yanjie, may I ask you a question?"

"Y-you ask."

"If I were about to freeze to death, would you hold me to keep me warm?"

Lin Qingyan's mind was already in chaos; hearing Lu Cheng's bizarre words, her gentle face was full of bewilderment.

Yet she still answered the question.

"Of course, you're Ying Ying's younger brother, I'm good friends with your sister, and I'm also a friend of yours."

Lu Cheng stepped forward again: "Then, if in that situation you know you'd freeze to death yourself, would you still save me?"

Lin Qingyan retreated to the desk near the window, with nowhere left to retreat.

And Lu Cheng kept moving forward, just a breath away, leaning his body forward.

"Answer me."

Lu Cheng's voice was full of dominance and authority.

This was a side of Lu Cheng Lin Qingyan had never seen; in her memory, Lu Cheng was always carefree and indifferent to everything.

Lin Qingyan could only place both hands on the desk, leaning her body back slightly.

"Lu, Lu Cheng, what's wrong? I—I don't know."

Lu Cheng's eyes reddened: "You don't know? But I know you would do that."

"Do you realize how foolish that was? I've blamed myself for a lifetime."

Lin Qingyan was panicked and at a loss; why was Lu Cheng spouting nonsense today?

Though he usually liked to joke with her, he'd never been this overbearing before.

"Qing Yanjie, trust me, I will take good care of you."

"Lu Cheng, I… um…"

When Lu Cheng suddenly kissed her, Lin Qingyan's eyes widened, her mind went blank, and her whole body felt like it was struck by electricity.

Fortunately, Lu Cheng held her waist, preventing her from collapsing.

The sudden movement left Lin Qingyan half‑leaning back, frozen there.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Qingyan blinked, suddenly regained her senses, and then shoved Lu Cheng away.

In her peach‑blossom eyes, tears had already filled, and her body trembled.

"Lu Cheng, you, you bastard, you scoundrel…"

Lin Qingyan wiped away her tears and quickly ran out of the courtyard.

Leaving Lu Cheng alone in the room, he touched his lips with his finger, savoring the taste just now.

Watching Lin Qingyan run out crying, Lu Cheng felt a pang of guilt; he had indeed been a bit impulsive, but it was the only way he could think of.

He could never let Lin Qingyan be sent to the countryside for forced labor and suffer hardship; only by marrying her could he prevent all this.

And because Lin Qingyan was best friends with her sister and always treated him as a younger brother, she could never possibly marry him.

The only way was to break down Lin Qingyan's mental defenses, make her realize that Lu Cheng was not a younger brother but a man like any other, and then rebuild her perception of him.

There's a saying, right? The best way to resolve a conflict is to intensify it.

His relationship with Lin Qingyan, a "not sibling yet like siblings" one, required breaking before building.

In these times, even holding hands is a big deal; his forced kiss could only lead to two outcomes.

First, Lin Qingyan would sue him for the crime of being a scoundrel, and have him arrested immediately.

As for the second?

It wasn't until evening that Lu Cheng returned to Da Za Yuan; as soon as he peeked in, Lu Ying grabbed his ear and dragged him toward the West Wing Room.

"Hmm, that's the second outcome."

The aggrieved Lin Qingyan came to her sister, unable to bring herself to send him to prison.

"Sister, it hurts, be gentle, my ear's about to fall off."

Lu Ying didn't want this heard by others; after all, Lu Cheng's behavior, if taken to the authorities, would be a serious crime.

After closing the door, she took a broom from the corner and gave Lu Cheng a smack on the back.

Lu Ying was furious: "Why are you so messed up, are you crazy, obsessed with women to the point of madness!"

"But she's your Qing Yanjie, what kind of scoundrel are you playing at?"

"I didn't even dare tell our parents, otherwise you'd get beaten to death today."

Lu Ying, resentful that his iron wasn't steel, struck him again.

If someone else hit him, Lu Cheng would never be the one at a loss; this was his sister who had loved him most since childhood, and she could only stand there motionless.

"Qing Yanjie, are you okay?"

In these times, daring to forcefully kiss a girl makes the crime of being a scoundrel concrete.

"You still have the nerve to ask? That's your Qing Yanjie. If it were someone else, you'd have been taken away long ago."

In the afternoon, when she saw Lin Qingyan arrive with bloodshot eyes, she was startled, asked for a long time, and only then did Lin Qingyan, still crying, speak out.

Lu Ying was furious, and immediately grabbed Lin Qingyan, intending to report to Public Security.

This rascal is getting more and more lawless.

If he can commit such a thug's deed today, he'll still dare to murder and arson later.

But when Lin Qingyan heard that Lu Cheng was to be sent to the Public Security Bureau, she softened; if it were someone else, she would certainly have sent the other party to prison, but it's Lu Cheng.

She doesn't want to ruin Lu Cheng's whole life.

Even if Lin Qingyan doesn't press the issue, Lu Ying still has to give the younger brother a good talking‑to.

"Tomorrow you come with me to apologize to your Qing Yanjie; that scoundrel thing, who is that, you just kiss recklessly!"

He even kissed; his lips were still quite soft, but he forgot to stick out his tongue then.

"Sister, I've said it, I want to marry Qing Yanjie, I will take responsibility for her."

Lu Ying, truly exasperated, pointed a finger at his forehead.

"What nonsense are you spouting? You've been off all day today, must have been possessed, right?"

Lu Cheng helped his sister, who was furious to the extreme, and placed her on the bed to sit.

"Sister, Qing Yanjie truly cannot go to the countryside; she'll be tortured to death."

"Also, you think the Street Office is so kind, even reimbursing her ticket money; the Street Office just wants her to leave the Capital City quickly and confiscate her house."

These words Lu Cheng had said during the day, Lu Ying took as a joke, but the younger brother had never been so serious, making her also notice something was off.

Because of Lin Shushu's being sent down, the Street Office has harbored deep hatred toward Lin Qingyan, the sinner's daughter.

At present, they are actively sending Lin Qingyan to become an Educated Youth, and to convince her they extol the countryside labor team as extremely wonderful.

The Street Office is putting on a completely helpful posture.

It's strange, this place is strange; why is the Street Office so kind, wanting to help Lin Qingyan?

Probably, just as the younger brother said, it's for the house.

These people are truly detestable, they even want to seize someone's home!

That is Grandfather Lin's property; Grandfather Lin was a war‑hero, wounded countless times, and in the end, can't even keep a home?