The cold wind was biting. She walked briskly, as if trying to shake off Lu Qianzhou's following.
She simply couldn't stand Lu Qianzhou's elusive attitude any longer. What did he take her for?
A plaything that could be summoned and dismissed at will? When he was in a good mood, he would come back to joke around with her; when he was in a bad mood, he would wave her off and go flirting with his childhood sweetheart, completely regarding her as a tool for his amusement!
Although Fang Jiangyi said he had never loved her sister, when he was with her sister, he had always been very self - disciplined and there had never been any unpleasant rumors about him. That was why the media had given him the title of a lovelorn fool.
But all this seemed so natural. He had never said he loved her. What could a couple of kisses prove? It was just her wishful thinking, coveting the tenderness that didn't belong to her.
So now she admitted defeat. If she couldn't afford to provoke him, couldn't she at least avoid him? But that guy still wanted to flirt with her wantonly as usual.
"Cheng Yanxia." He finally couldn't help calling her from behind.
Have you ever heard the howling of the night waves?
Have you ever heard the rustling of the leaves in the mountains?
Have you ever carefully felt the sound of the gentle breeze?
She used to think that hearing Lu Qianzhou say her name, "Cheng Yanxia", was the most beautiful sound in the world.
It was all fake, completely fake.
She ignored him and instead walked even faster with a straight face.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, soaking her hair and clothes.
Yanxia wrapped her coat tightly around her. Lu Qianzhou chased after her from behind and grabbed her arm. The hair on his forehead was wet with rain, clumping together.
Yanxia struggled to break free from his grip.
He grabbed her again, and Yanxia continued to struggle. He simply hooked her waist.
"Let go of me. What are you doing, Lu Qianzhou!"
She struggled desperately, slapping his arms with both hands, but he remained unmoved. With one hand, he easily lifted her up, opened the car door by the roadside, stuffed her into the car, and then got in himself.
Yanxia quickly reached out to open the door, but Wen Liang was quicker. He pressed the central control to lock all the car doors.
Turning back, she stared at him angrily and aggrievedly.
"Get out of the car." Lu Qianzhou said.
Wen Liang immediately understood and quickly opened the car door and got out to wait, leaving the isolated space in the car for the two of them.
The anger in Yanxia's heart flared up again. She stubbornly turned her head away, not looking at him.
"Lu Qianzhou, please stop playing with me, okay? I'm not in the mood to play with you, and I can't control you either. If you want to play, as long as you say a word, there will be plenty of women willing to play with you, but I don't have the time or the energy." She closed her eyes wearily. "Please let me go. Stop torturing me."
Lu Qianzhou raised his eyebrows, grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her head, rubbing her hair up and down. He put the towel on her head, then reached out to take off her coat and put on the clothes she had left in the store for her. After doing all this, he finally calmed down and looked at her seriously.
"Have you vented your temper enough?" he asked.
Yanxia snatched the towel off her head. "Fine, I won't lose my temper with you. Let's get things straight now."
Lu Qianzhou smiled. "What do you want to say?"
Yanxia said, "You said before that after the Xinghaiwan project was over, you would properly handle your relationship with me. I already know what your decision is. No matter who you end up with, I will bless you, but I'm definitely not the kind of girl who will come back crying and begging you."
She took a deep breath, as if finally calming down the emotions in her heart.
"I just beg you not to use me for amusement anymore. Let's just go back to the way we were before. I'll report my work progress to you. That's all."
"Isn't it too late to try to escape now?" Lu Qianzhou remained calm. "When did I ever say what my decision was?"
"Haven't you had enough fun?" Yanxia was extremely angry. "You're being ambiguous with your childhood sweetheart on one hand, while on the other hand, you're flirting with me, kissing me, and sleeping in the same bed with me. You're always so elusive. Is it fun to deceive me like this!"
Lu Qianzhou frowned. He didn't expect her to react so strongly.
He said, "I've already said that she's just my childhood friend."
"You don't need to explain it to me. I said I don't care. You don't need to use me for amusement anymore."
Lu Qianzhou suddenly asked, "Are you jealous?"
"How could I be jealous? I just don't want to be used for amusement by others." Yanxia's face darkened completely. "Mr. Lu, have you finished speaking? Can you let me go now?"
Lu Qianzhou looked at her intently. As if thinking of something, he let out a long sigh.
"I originally wanted to take some time to calm down and confirm my feelings, but I didn't expect time to be so tight. But now, there seems to be something more important to confirm."
His gaze fell on her lips.
"I'm really fed up. What on earth are you hesitating about, Lu Qianzhou? For you, any matter is just a matter of a single word. What can't you just say?"
It seemed that she had been driven crazy by his elusive attitude. Clear mist quickly welled up in Yanxia's eyes. She looked at Lu Qianzhou, feeling extremely sad. Her internal organs felt as if they were soaked in chili water, burning with pain.
He said, "I just need to confirm one thing."
Confirm what?
Yanxia frowned. Before the uncomfortable feeling in her heart had dissipated, he reached out and pulled her into his arms, lowering his head to kiss her deeply.
The sharp edges of her struggle and resistance gradually smoothed out in his kiss. Tears slid down the corners of her eyes, and she choked with sobs.
After a long time, Lu Qianzhou looked at her with a complex expression.
Finally, he let out a soft laugh.
"So it's true. I know now."
He held her face in his hands and looked into her eyes.
"Cheng Yanxia, listen carefully to every word I'm going to say next."
Yanxia looked at him with tear - filled eyes.
"I originally wanted to stay away from you for a few days to see if I really liked you as I suspected. But my emotions came faster than I expected, so I couldn't help seeing you today." He continued, "Because of you, you've disrupted all my emotions, all my rationality, and all my reluctance."
"What do you mean..." It seemed that he was joking with her again.
Lu Qianzhou said, "Cheng Yanxia, do you want to try dating me?"
Yanxia was suddenly stunned. Was this guy just finding another way to amuse her?
But she simply couldn't resist. There wasn't even a single thought of rejection in her heart. It was just that her reason told her to be calm and not to be easily manipulated by him again.
So she said, "You're just joking with me again. You don't like me."
Lu Qianzhou smiled. "When did I ever say I didn't like you?"
"Impossible..." She denied it without even thinking.
How could he possibly like her? She had nothing, and she was always impulsive and prone to making a scene for no reason.
Lu Qianzhou asked, "How do you know it's impossible if you don't try?"
She suddenly felt a bit sad. "I can't stand you being ambiguous with other women. If that's what the relationship is like, then I'd rather not have it. I want a love that will last a lifetime. You can't give that to me."