"..."
Jian Liangtong’s eyes quivered slightly, "I’m not as good as you think."
"You are!" Zhang ng said.
"Actually, I have many flaws. I’m sloppy, often not showering for two months, not washing my feet for a week, I could go years without washing my face..."
"Stop saying that!" Zhang ng suddenly shouted angrily, glaring at Jian Liangtong, "I won’t allow you to talk about yourself like that! I say you’re perfect, so you are perfect!"
Jian Liangtong was so scared that her throat trembled, she looked at Zhang ng with a pale face.
"Tonight is my only chance, I absolutely won’t give it up."
Zhang ng said fiercely, grabbing Jian Liangtong’s arm and dragging her towards the bed with brute force.
"Zhang ng, don’t do this, we’re still students, what you’re doing is illegal." Jian Liangtong was shocked.
"My dad will help ." Zhang ng said obstinately, his eyes a bloodshot red.
"Even if your dad is the Chief of Police, he can’t ignore the law, ah..."
Jian Liangtong was yanked onto the bed, and as soon as her body hit the bed, she hurriedly propped herself up.
Seeing Zhang ng beginning to undress, Jian Liangtong’s brain throbbed with pain!
Zhang ng was actually also nervous, perhaps with an underlying sense of fear, which made his hands tremble while undressing, his forehead and temples sweat-soaked.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes darted around frantically, finally pausing for two seconds in the direction of the bathroom.
Zhang ng’s shirt was already off, and Jian Liangtong noticed his hand hesitating on his belt, her eyes flickered slightly, she pinched her palm hard, pretending to be calm, "Zhang ng, we are adults now, anything we do, we must be responsible for ourselves, not expect others to share or alleviate that responsibility. You know what this ans if you do this today."
Zhang ng clenched his fist, raised his nervously trembling eyes to look at Jian Liangtong, breathing heavily.
Jian Liangtong slowly sat up, "Zhang ng, I’m very grateful that you like ."
There was a trace of pain flickering in Zhang ng’s expression.
Jian Liangtong blinked, tugged slightly at the corner of her mouth, "I’m thirsty, could you pour a glass of water?"
Zhang ng stared at Jian Liangtong for a few seconds, nodded, and turned around to get her a glass of water.
Now’s the ti, Jian Liangtong quickly got up, running into the bathroom with the fastest speed she could muster in her life.
Slamd the door shut, locked it!
From start to finish, completed in one smooth motion, without hesitation.
Hearing the door close, Zhang ng turned sharply, angrily staring at the bathroom door.
Then, he charged forward in a few strides, pounding the door with his fists, "You lied to ! Open the door, open the door!"
Jian Liangtong sat nervously on the toilet seat, watching the door shake under Zhang ng’s pounding, as if it could collapse at any mont.
Jian Liangtong forced herself to remain calm, glanced at the bathroom window.
The window was too small, she simply couldn’t squeeze through it.
Her phone wasn’t with her, she had no way to contact the outside world!
Jian Liangtong’s almond eyes filled with a sense of collapse, she held her face with both hands, at her wits’ end, terrified to the extre...
The persistent pounding on the door continued for what seed like ages, Jian Liangtong almost thought Zhang ng wouldn’t stop until he broke the door, when suddenly, the noise stopped.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes fluttered, her body involuntarily straightened on the toilet seat, ears perked up listening for any sounds outside.
The bathroom door wasn’t very soundproof, yet bizarrely, Jian Liangtong couldn’t hear any noise from outside.
People often fear the unknown more.
Jian Liangtong’s heart hung suspended, she slowly stood up, creeping towards the door.
"Ah..."
Just one step away from the door, a piercing scream suddenly ca from outside.
Jian Liangtong’s ears buzzed.
That voice... it was clearly Zhang ng’s!
Jian Liangtong took two more steps forward, her hand already gripping the door handle, her other hand reaching out, seemingly to unlock and open the door.
But just as she was about to unlock it, she suddenly stopped again.
Zhang ng’s agonized screams outside continued, but Jian Liangtong slowly lowered her hands.
About half an hour later.
Zhang ng’s screams suddenly stopped.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes widened, staring intently at the door.
The door knob suddenly turned twice, startling Jian Liangtong, her eyebrows twitching.
"Grown fond of staying in the toilet, can’t bear to co out?" A slightly teasing male voice ca through the door.
The voice was very unfamiliar.
Jian Liangtong reached out, grabbing the door handle cautiously, "Who are you?"
"Why? Want to know my na, so you can thank for saving your life?" he said, "If you really want to thank , I only accept one form of gratitude... you pledge yourself to ."
Jian Liangtong sweatdropped, her eyebrow twitching, "How do I know you’re truly trying to save , and not..."
"Miss, aren’t you a bit too confident about yourself?" The man laughed, with a hint of disdain in his tone.
"..." Jian Liangtong was slightly embarrassed, bit her lower lip, and said no more.
"You..." The man paused for a mont, about to speak.
But just as he spoke, a sound like a phone vibrating ca through.
Jian Liangtong slightly lifted her eyelashes, staring at the door panel.
"Okay, I’ll co over right away."
Jian Liangtong could only hear this sentence, followed by footsteps getting farther away.
A look of surprise crossed Jian Liangtong’s eyes. She unlocked the door and slowly pulled it open.
The lounge was empty, not a single person in sight.
So, had he already left?
Jian Liangtong quickly ca out of the bathroom. Without hesitating, she ran towards the half-open door.
Halfway there, Jian Liangtong slipped, her upper body pitching forward.
She barely managed to steady herself without falling and looked down to find the ground covered in bright red blood. Her face turned white with fright as she rushed out.
After leaving the lounge, Jian Liangtong didn’t return to the private room. Her bag and phone, which she brought with her, were nowhere to be found.
Leaving the karaoke room, Jian Liangtong walked for an hour and a half on foot before reaching the school.
Standing at the school gate, Jian Liangtong let out a long sigh of relief, finally feeling truly safe.
Beep—
The sound of a car horn ca from one side.
Instinctively, Jian Liangtong looked towards the sound and saw a Maybach parked not far from the school gate, under a palm tree.
Beep—
The horn sounded again.
Jian Liangtong stared at the car, showing no expression.
In the end, Jian Liangtong walked towards the Maybach.
Once inside the car, Jian Liangtong leaned her body to look at the man with a composed deanor wearing dark sunglasses in the driver’s seat. Her voice ca out completely steady, "Did you co to find ?"
"Why didn’t you answer the phone?" His tone was slightly cold.
Jian Liangtong moved her lips, "I lost my phone."
The man took off his sunglasses, furrowing his brow slightly as he turned his eyes to focus on Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong also quietly looked back at him.
Since the last ti she went to his villa, it had been ten whole days without eting.
During those ten days, there was no phone call, no text ssages, nothing.
She thought that was it for them, and there wouldn’t be any more interaction in the future!
But today, he appeared again.
"Unhappy?" the man asked softly, gazing at her.
"..." Jian Liangtong’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, she shook her head.
Huo Shaojun lowered his gaze, his voice softer, "Where did you go? You ca back so late."
Jian Liangtong looked at him, still shaking her head.
Huo Shaojun pursed his lips, "Tongtong..."
"I’m tired. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to the dormitory." Jian Liangtong spoke quickly and reached to push open the car door.
Her wrist was suddenly grasped, and Jian Liangtong felt a prickling sensation in her nose. She licked her dry lower lip and turned her gaze to Huo Shaojun.
Huo Shaojun saw the redness in Jian Liangtong’s almond eyes gradually intensifying, tugging at his heart.
His large hand cupped Jian Liangtong’s side face, leaning over quickly to kiss her trembling lips.
Jian Liangtong’s almond eyes were fixed, then slowly closed.
Huo Shaojun watched her tightly shut eyes, his icy gaze lightly flickered as he pulled away from her lips.
Jian Liangtong’s long lashes fluttered twice, her cheeks blushing as she slowly opened her eyes, looking at Huo Shaojun with a shimr.
"Still saying nothing happened?" Huo Shaojun’s brows were tightly knit, his cold eyes filled with helplessness and a deep affection.
Jian Liangtong lifted her chin slightly, her eyes so red in the corners, "Can I ask you a question?"
Her voice was shaking, her breath trembling.
Huo Shaojun saw the redness deepening in her eyes, swallowed a dry lump in his throat, and said hoarsely, "Yes."
"You." Jian Liangtong stared at him, her long, straight, black eyelashes kept blinking as she tried hard to blink back tears, but her voice was choked with emotion, "What do you take for?"
Huo Shaojun’s cold eyes trembled, gripping her face firmly, "Tongtong..."
"Ten years. You left without a word for ten years." Jian Liangtong’s mouth twisted into a sarcastic smile, "From the day I found out you left completely and would never return, I’ve been thinking if I did sothing wrong, made you angry, disappointed. So you left without saying anything. But..."
Jian Liangtong looked at him, "Back then I was only ten years old. In the eyes of adults, I was just a child who knew nothing. Ask this, what feelings could a child have for soone who suddenly leaves? What does a child know? Maybe, maybe you thought even if you left, there was no need to tell anything in person."
A red glow flashed in Huo Shaojun’s eyes, "Leaving without a word was my fault, ignoring your feelings."
Jian Liangtong laughed softly, exhaling lightly, she lifted her hand to brush off his hand on her face, "You were right, kids indeed understand nothing. They care for nothing as long as they have food and toys. I was the sa back then, when you left, I was pretty sad for the first two days, but by the third day, I was over it, no big deal."
A bout of suffocation rushed over, Huo Shaojun’s brows pained and tightly furrowed, his voice hoarse, "Tongtong..."
"Oh, did you bring the contract?" Jian Liangtong cut Huo Shaojun off, asking.
"..." Huo Shaojun looked at her.
"Haven’t you always wanted to be your assistant? I thought it over later, an annual salary of two hundred thousand, a month’s annual leave, for a student like who just graduated, the conditions couldn’t be better." Jian Liangtong’s eyes looked clear at Huo Shaojun, her tone held no trace of insincerity.
But the suffocation in Huo Shaojun’s heart only grew heavier, intensely gazing at Jian Liangtong, "Why the sudden change of heart?"
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