Chapter 206

"You—hey, hey! I still have serious business to discuss!"

"Talk while we do it."

"You, um..."

This chapter is free primarily due to personal bias. The punk girl in here is named Fu Xin, the heroine of the bodyguard story. The smoky makeup is because it’s the simplest way to be "unrecognizable." I originally thought about telling her story after the apartment arc concluded, but I probably won't write it now. Yet, she truly lived in my heart, so bringing her out for a cameo is a way to fulfill a wish.

Love you all~

Goodnight~ Sweet dreams~

☆, (9 Fresh Coins) Chapter 221: Idiot Plot

"Get away! My business is none of your concern!"

"If I don't care, who will? Him? Exactly where am I inferior to him?"

"I'm begging you, can you stop pestering me? I've told you many times, it's impossible for me to fall in love with you in this lifetime. Give up!"

"The one who should give up is you. In this life, even if I can't have your heart, I will have your body! Just wait for others to call you Mrs. Zheng!"

"You! Do you have to force me to die before you'll let me go? Fine! I'll die for you to see!"

When Ji Jie pushed the door open with a bouquet of flowers, the melodramatic romance on TV was reaching its climax.

He Lele, having just finished moxibustion, smiled at him and watched quietly as he placed the lilies into a vase.

After arranging the flowers, Ji Jie walked over to He Lele and leaned down to steal a kiss. One wasn't enough, so he stole two or three more, only "closing his mouth" when she struggled from a lack of oxygen.

"Why are you still watching TV while doing moxibustion? Too bored?"

"Mm." He Lele nodded. She had been in the hospital for three days, drinking a mountain of herbal medicine, undergoing acupuncture, moxibustion, and massage every day, and being put into some machine cabin for reasons unknown. Although her body felt much lighter after three days and her complexion was visibly rosier by the day, it was truly dull. Besides, if she really stayed here for seven days, the recording of the audiobooks would be very rushed. "Can you help me ask Dr. Zong? I really feel like my body is fine now."

Ji Jie looked at her with a smile, offering no reply.

"W-what's wrong?"

"I really want to... swallow you whole."

He Lele blinked innocently, not understanding how she had provoked him again; she had been following his lead in everything these past few days. Thinking this, her rosy little mouth naturally pouted.

"You are just—too cute!" Cupping her small face, Ji Jie happily covered her face in kisses.

"Xiaoyou! No!" A man's desperate cry came from the TV.

He Lele pushed Ji Jie's head away to look at the screen.

"Is it that good? What's it about?" Ji Jie asked.

He Lele glanced at Ji Jie. "The second female lead couldn't handle the second male lead's pursuit and jumped off a building."

"...Which idiot wrote this script?" Ji Jie hugged He Lele and sat on the sofa.

"Do you want to guess the plot that follows?"

"You know it?"

"Mm. I've seen the later parts."

Ji Jie thought for a moment. "The second female lead didn't die but became a vegetable, and the second male lead stays by her side affectionately until she wakes up?"

He Lele shook her head. "You guessed the first half right, but the second male lead's devotion didn't wake her. In desperation, he found the first male lead. As it turns out, the first male lead woke her up, but he loves the first female lead, so the second female lead married the third male lead in despair."

"..."

Seeing the expression on Ji Jie's face as if he had swallowed a fly, He Lele couldn't hold back her amusement and let out a low laugh.

Ji Jie watched her sweet smile intently, his amorous eyes filled with comfortable enjoyment.

He Lele stopped laughing, glanced at the TV, and asked tentatively, "Don't you think the second male lead is very stupid?"

"It is indeed very stupid."

"Do you also think he should have given up sooner?" He Lele asked with bright eyes.

"No, I just think he must be incredibly dim-witted to go find another man to wake up his own woman." Ji Jie mocked.

"..." She knew it. When it came to forcing someone to jump off a building, this man wouldn't feel there was anything wrong with it at all.

Death... although death can indeed solve many problems, once dead, what meaning is there in the problems being solved?

"By the way, how are things with Qin Zhixiu and Du Wei?" He Lele changed the subject.

"...I don't intend to get involved in that. Let them make a scene. Du Wei probably thinks a celebrity couple is good for hype. Hmph, she's not afraid of burning out."

"Is Hongdou doing okay?"

"Don't worry, it won't go hungry. It eats and sleeps every day, and rolls around on the floor when it wakes up."

After she was hospitalized, Ji Jie had Uncle Guan bring Hongdou to the apartment. With Wang Yi there, it was certainly more comfortable than at her place.

"Ji Jie, I want to be discharged."

"...Say something sweet for me to hear."

"..." He Lele opened her mouth several times, but in the end, she didn't say a word, frowning in distress.

Stupid woman. "Kiss me." But he loved her.

Pressing against his lips, He Lele kissed him earnestly.

People, especially men, are always full of possessiveness and a desire to conquer things they cannot obtain. Once they have them, they often grow tired quickly after the novelty wears off.

"Mr. Ruan? Are you not going in?" A nurse's voice came from outside the door.

Ji Jie lowered his eyes to look at He Lele. He Lele remained unmoved, still leaning against him obediently.

Following the nurse into the room, the nurse looked at the three of them strangely, handed He Lele her herbal medicine, and quickly retreated from the room.

Ruan Lin...

Since leaving the apartment, she had only seen him here once. He was still the same... "graceful and extraordinary." Seeing that Ruan Lin didn't speak, He Lele didn't make a sound either, lowering her head to sip the herbal medicine.

"Are you... doing well?"

"She is doing very well. However, whether she is well in the future is no longer your concern." Ji Jie said this with a flair that bordered on arrogant.

Ruan Lin furrowed his brows. "Oh? When did I ever need your permission to concern myself with someone?"

"Heh, I naturally don't care who else you concern yourself with, but her... sorry... she's mine."

"Yours?"

Ji Jie raised an eyebrow, took the medicine bowl from He Lele's hand, took a large gulp, and then lifted her chin to feed it into her mouth.

"Mm..." The medicine she couldn't swallow in time slid from the corner of her mouth, down her jawline to her neck. Ji Jie immediately extended the tip of his tongue to catch the drop, tracing the path of the liquid in an extremely erotic manner as he licked her slender neck and the corner of her mouth.

"Ji Jie!" He Lele called out softly in embarrassment, her eyes darting past Ruan Lin's face.

"...If she is yours, then what is going on with Li Yiquan?"

I saw them... I couldn't open my computer in the guest room earlier, and I could see but not reply on my phone, so I decided long ago to reply to everyone one by one after finishing the story~~

Thanks to all the lovely girls!

Just thinking about everyone's existence makes Jiangshan feel very happy! Love you all!

Bye~

☆, (8 Fresh Coins) Chapter 222: Who is More Overbearing

Hearing the name Li Yiquan, He Lele couldn't control her body from trembling. Such an obvious physical reaction made both men narrow their eyes dangerously at the same time.

"Are you cold?" Ji Jie asked in a low voice.

"I, I'm going to the restroom." He Lele hurried to stand up.

"Sit down." Ji Jie ordered coldly.

He Lele stood on the spot, caught in a dilemma. The gazes of the two men felt like thorns on her back, yet she had nowhere to hide—hide? No, hadn't she decided not to hide anymore? If she didn't even dare to face these two, she would never have the strength to fight back against Shentu Mo.

Taking a deep breath, He Lele sat down, took the medicine bowl back from Ji Jie's hand, and finished it in small sips.

Ji Jie glanced at Ruan Lin, who had been standing before them, and watched silently until she finished before taking the empty bowl and placing it on the coffee table. "You know Li Yiquan? How come I've never heard you mention him?"

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