Chapter 177

But she didn't love him.

There was never any admiration in the eyes with which she looked at him, at most... there had been appreciation. When? What could he do to make her appreciate him? To make her have a good impression of him? What could he do so she wouldn't just accommodate him? What could he do so that the her he wanted—would also want him?

"Ling." Leaning against the headboard, gently stroking the long hair of his sleeping lover, Ruan Lin dialed his younger brother's number.

"Big brother? What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"..."

"Is it about the future sister-in-law?"

"..."

"Brother... did you hit a snag?"

"Help your big brother."

"...Brother, it's not that I won't help you. But... you're actually not suited to putting effort into chasing women. You've known her for over two months, right? If she hasn't fallen in love with you after two months of being together, no matter how many tricks you play, it's useless."

"No—" Ruan Lin subconsciously denied his brother’s conclusion. But he couldn't explain the situation between him and her to his brother.

"Brother, have you considered... giving up?"

"..."

"I know this is the first time you've fallen in love with someone. But sometimes, considering giving up... is also necessary. If she doesn't love you, your love might also be a burden to her. Cooling down for a while and thinking it through clearly might be good too."

"..."

"Brother, you want to see her smile, not have her hide when she sees you, right? With women, you really need to rein in your overbearing temper."

"I know."

"Come back more often when you have time."

"Mm."

Putting down the phone, Ruan Lin lowered his gaze to look at the woman beside him with affection.

"Am I... a burden to you?" Gently smoothing her slightly furrowed brow, the man who was seen by the world as a gentlemanly and elegant figure, but was domineering and strong-willed at his core, whispered to himself.

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☆, (9 Fresh Coins) Chapter 186: Three Months of Wasted Effort

13, 14, 15.

The moment she opened her eyes, He Lele reached out to touch the phone on the nightstand to check the time. For the past two days, she had reflexively checked the time countless times, confirming and counting down over and over.

Time passed both quickly and slowly. These two days, Ji Jie and Qin Zhixiu both had work and would go out from time to time. Mu Wei and Ruan Lin were on their respective floors, and Shentu Mo had come back once, eaten something, and after having her once at the dining table on his floor, he changed his clothes and went out.

For two consecutive nights, she had spent the night at Mu Wei’s place. He showed her all the photos they had taken previously, taught her how to retouch them hand-in-hand, and asked for her opinion on the photos—just as if she were his student, a work partner, a friend.

Even though he would still hold her and say things in her ear that made her shy, relatively speaking, being with him... was very relaxing.

Finally, it was the last day. The wound on her foot was healing quickly; wearing running shoes tomorrow should be fine...

A powerful arm wrapped around her waist, dragging her back into the embrace behind her. The man’s light kisses fell on her shoulders and spine, gentle as water, a far cry from his past brutality.

The memories of three months flashed through her mind like slides. Only three months, yet so many... unbelievable things had happened. If she told others, perhaps even Ren Lingyu, who was always accepting, wouldn't believe it.

The man lifted one of her legs and entered her from behind while lying on his side. She was becoming increasingly sensitive in the morning, and coupled with the repeated lovemaking at night, her small-cave would always maintain a certain degree of moisture, allowing them to enter and thrust whenever they felt aroused in the morning.

"Mm..." If the men were ruthless, they could make her suffer, but when they were gentle, they could make her feel so comfortable and happy she couldn't help herself.

The proud size rotated and thrust within her petite lewd-cave, like a dignified yet approachable lord inspecting his territory, while the lewd sound of skin hitting skin was the rhythmic hoofbeats of the lord’s steed.

"Mm..." Biting her lower lip, enduring the pleasure raging in her body, she couldn't reach orgasm too quickly, otherwise, she would completely collapse from the repeated torment of successive orgasms before he finished. But...

So hot, so burning... the fiery giant rod would soon make her whole body feel like it was burning, and her small-cave was being dry-fucked until it made "squeaking" sounds, which made her ears turn red. He also pinched her clitoris in front and thrust his fingers into her chrysanthemum-cave in the back, forcing her to cry out with tears in her eyes.

The sweet and intense sex was addictive, the gentle and powerful man made her submit, she—

No, no! Whether it was addiction or submission, she couldn't afford the price!

Mu Wei stood up on his knees, lifted her left leg, left her buttocks suspended in the air, and aimed into the water-slicked small-cave hole, thrusting in from the side.

"Ah ah..."

It was as if he had thrust into her stomach; it was terrifyingly deep. Her flower-core was pierced until it ached madly, and that sensitive spot inside her body was attacked until it sent out waves of electric currents. The extreme sex, the extreme pleasure—every inch of skin and bone that touched him happily forced her to submit to him. The flesh-pearl and chrysanthemum-cave that he continuously caressed had long since surrendered, enjoying fatal pleasure under his play.

Forget it... it was the last day, let her be decadent if she must. Tomorrow, when she left here, she would forget everything!

Going downstairs to make breakfast, Ruan Lin was already waiting at the dining table. At first, it was fine, but halfway through, he still came into the kitchen and hugged her once. This time, he thrust in a rushed and chaotic way, as if he were anxious about something. By the time he finished, it took her a while to recover. Fortunately, he knew how to help out, so breakfast wasn't too late.

After breakfast, Ji Jie and Qin Zhixiu went out together, Mu Wei went to the seventh floor to work out, and Ruan Lin glanced at her leg and drove out, saying he was going to buy some things and asking if she needed anything brought back.

She thought about it and shook her head. Even if she needed to buy something, she couldn't ask him to bring it, right? Movie star Ruan Lin going to the supermarket to buy soy sauce and rice? He’d be mobbed, right...

After cleaning up as usual, looking at the living room she was so familiar with she could see it with her eyes closed, He Lele sighed silently, returned to her bedroom, and closed the door.

Leaning lightly against the door, she looked around the room. From the first day she moved in, she had been looking forward to this day, but why didn't she feel a sense of relief now?

Clearing out her luggage, she finally sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the "extra things" on the bed.

A phone worth the equivalent of her salary for these three months.

A dress she had worn for the first time since becoming an adult.

A huge pile of medicine and skincare products whose functions she couldn't figure out.

A whole bag of discs, data, and a portable hard drive.

She had thrown the dress and bag Ji Jie bought her at that cocktail party back at him; otherwise, she would have two more things that were hard to deal with.

Should she take them?

But these things were full of their traces. Taking them away would be like taking a part of the apartment with her. But if she left them...

She reflexively shuddered. Not to mention the others, if she dared to return something Shentu Mo had given her, she probably wouldn't have long to live.

Heh... she really was being pretentious. Even if she returned these things, could she really pretend that nothing had happened? She had used the phone, worn the dress, taken the medicine, and looked at the data. The past life couldn't be denied; what she should do wasn't to deliberately erase it, but to let it fade and start a new life.

Packing the things the men had given her into the bottom of the suitcase, He Lele sat there holding her laptop, lost in thought.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but she logged into her online banking to check the balance of all her cards. Her audiobook voice-acting side job had also had its first payment come in; although it wasn't much, it was finally a good start.

Taking out her notebook to plan, she looked things up online, and after about an hour, she finally finished the rough allocation. Thinking about it, she took photos of the DV she had bought earlier and posted it on the second-hand market, hoping to sell it off as soon as possible.

Finally looking at her notebook, He Lele couldn't help but laugh and cry—these three months... really were a waste of effort.

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☆, (8 Fresh Coins) Chapter 187: Never Asking to Stay

"Knock knock." A knocking sound came from outside the door. "Are you there?"

He Lele was stunned for a moment and hurriedly put the suitcase in the corner before going to open the door.

It was laughable or perhaps sad to say, but anyone could open this door of hers, so... very few people knocked.

Outside the door, Mu Wei was shirtless, wearing a pair of loose casual pants, and was wiping his wet hair with a towel. It looked like he had just finished exercising and taking a shower.

"All packed?" Mu Wei walked into the room, looked around, and said.

"...Mm. I, I will send you a message once I find a place to live. I will definitely pay you back for that money." He Lele said solemnly.

Although that sum of money was an astronomical figure for her now, if she retreated and didn't dare to face it from the start, she would never be able to earn that money in her entire life!

Mu Wei smiled, sat on the bed, reached out to her, took her small hand, made her stand in front of him, and looked up at her gentle and strong, beautiful little face with warmth.

"You make it sound like I'm a loan shark. If you want to pay me back, I won't stop you, but—don't work too hard just to pay it back. I spent the money to make you happy; if you aren't happy, then my money was wasted."

Looking down into Mu Wei’s sincere and tolerant eyes, waves of soreness made her heart tighten painfully. What she owed him was more than just money.

"Why..." she couldn't ask.

"Why am I so good to you?" Mu Wei smiled, pulled her body down, used his high-bridged nose to gently rub against hers, and then pressed a loving kiss to her lips. "Because you are worth it, because I am willing, because... You are my angel."

He Lele’s little brow furrowed slightly. She was feeling both sad and moved, but she also really wanted to laugh.

"Did I say something wrong?"

He Lele shook her head hurriedly. He probably didn't know that love phrases like "You are my angel" or "Let's be each other's angels" had already made it onto the list of cringeworthy lines.

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