Chapter 17: The Future Movie Queen About to Be Abandoned (17)
The long-lost trap of intimacy was laid out before her, and Yu Yinglan found herself, as always, unable to resist.
She had warned herself before coming here that no matter what Su Mingxiu’s attitude towards her arrival was, she would keep this person by her side forever, never giving Su Mingxiu another chance to decide her fate.
Perhaps it was the gentle moonlight tonight, but as Yu Yinglan responded uncontrollably, she thought sadly that she actually found the beauty under the moonlight to be equally gentle.
The mint candy had long melted between their heated lips and teeth.
The sweetness fueled their desire. Even though their lips were glistening, an inexplicable longing rose from their throats, like a wildfire spreading upwards, leaving them thirstier the more it consumed.
Until the system’s sudden voice interrupted this intimacy:
[Stop it right now!]
Su Mingxiu’s movements faltered at the system’s loud shout. Yu Yinglan pulled away from her, and the hand that had been covering Su Mingxiu’s eyes was lowered.
Under the bedside lamp, Su Mingxiu finally saw the person on top of her clearly—
The girl who used to look at her with innocent affection had blossomed into a captivating beauty. The pure black cheongsam flowed down from her neck, revealing only a glimpse of landscape scenery at her thighs, showcasing the lines of her long, fair legs.
The cheongsam was black, embroidered with a golden phoenix in gold thread. This somber color, worn on Yu Yinglan, subdued her usual innocent aura by three points. Against the backdrop of this mourning color, the beauty of her features became even more breathtaking.
This person was so beautiful… like a black lotus blooming in hell, each petal exuding an ominous aura, yet its stem and leaves were so pure that they tempted one to pluck it and keep it in a vase.
Even though Su Mingxiu was used to seeing beauties, there was undisguised amazement in her eyes.
Because the conflicting auras of evil and purity on Yu Yinglan were too contradictory. As the saying goes, true beauty lies in the bones, not the skin.
And now, Yu Yinglan gave off this feeling. She had maximized every advantage of her appearance. Knowing that her features were innocent and best suited for a first love image, she had honed this aura to perfection. But her actions were willful and unrestrained, revealing an unconcealable wickedness.
Perhaps…
Even she herself was a contradiction.
Yu Yinglan tried to suppress the irrepressible joy in her chest from Su Mingxiu’s initiative, a hint of mockery appearing on her lips: “Are you not satisfied with this candy?”
The candy wrapper was still scattered on the bedside, shimmering faintly under the lamplight.
Su Mingxiu stared at the candy wrapper, her brow slightly furrowed. Having maintained her character setting for so long, some habits had become ingrained.
Seeing her frown, the curve of Yu Yinglan’s lips widened: “Or… are you so unhappy to see the chess piece you discarded re-enter your world?”
Yu Yinglan addressed her with respect, just like when she was by Su Mingxiu’s side before, but her actions and words were full of defiance.
Su Mingxiu raised her hand and pinched the bridge of her nose, knowing the resentment and anger in Yu Yinglan’s heart. She tried her best to avoid looking at the candy wrapper and shifted her gaze to the silver chain extending from her neck, which served only as decoration and had little practical use. She reached out to touch it, a smile reaching her eyes, sparkling in her dark pupils: “It seems this gift was not well-received, to have angered you so much.”
Hearing her mention the necklace, the coldness in Yu Yinglan’s eyes intensified. Although their lips still bore the evidence of their previous intimacy, her expression was as frosty as ice: “You always know what I want—”
She grabbed Su Mingxiu’s wrist, which was touching the silver chain, and pressed it into the soft bed, whispering: “You know it in your heart, but you’re unwilling to give it to me. I used to respect you, love you, cherish you, always thinking that you might have other concerns and difficulties. But it’s okay, time is long, I can wait.”
“But I didn’t wait for the answer I wanted. I only waited for that project proposal and this awful gift.”
With every sentence, Yu Yinglan moved closer to Su Mingxiu.
By the time she finished speaking, her lips were already pressed against Su Mingxiu’s ear, allowing her to hear every word clearly, along with the bitterness and resentment that had been brewing for who knows how long.
“It turns out it was all my wishful thinking. I should have listened to the advice of my seniors and recognized my place. Because no one can get special treatment from Su Mingxiu.”
“Those kisses and affection were just your pity for a stray dog.”
She closed her eyes, unable to continue.
Yu Yinglan didn’t want Su Mingxiu to hear her unwillingness and the grievances hidden in her heart. These emotions were too humble. She didn’t want to offer her sincere heart to Su Mingxiu only to have it ruthlessly shattered again.
When she opened her eyes again, there was no longer any trace of emotion in Yu Yinglan’s dark brown eyes. The rising darkness concealed all those superfluous feelings. She looked at Su Mingxiu’s snow-white earlobe with a heavy gaze and slowly spoke: “Thank you for teaching me this lesson.”
“Now I understand that waiting for handouts is the most foolish thing to do when you want something—”
“What I want, I’ll take it myself.”
As her voice fell, Su Mingxiu’s throat couldn’t help but move.
Her left ear was enveloped in a warm and moist breath. She really couldn’t control herself. Her palm subconsciously landed on Yu Yinglan’s shoulder. Before she could exert any force, the system once again appeared, its amplified voice buzzing in her head:
[Reject her!]
Su Mingxiu gasped slightly. Just as Yu Yinglan thought she had grasped her weakness, Su Mingxiu wrapped her arms around her waist. With a rustling sound, Yu Yinglan felt the world spinning. When she came back to her senses, her back was already pressed against the bed, her eyes meeting the bottomless black pool of Su Mingxiu’s gaze.
[I am rejecting her,] Su Mingxiu said, meeting her eyes and raising an eyebrow. She was multitasking, responding to the system: “I’ll make sure she doesn’t get what she wants, but what follows is not suitable for children. Please excuse yourself, esteemed system, who despises such vulgar scenes.”
System: [!]
It exclaimed: “You’re going to reject her, but why would there still be… that kind of scene?”
[I’m rejecting her taking the lead, I didn’t say I wouldn’t—]
Su Mingxiu urged: “Hurry up and disappear.”
Of course, the system couldn’t let her have her way. It was about to use its usual trick to interrupt the tangled intimacy between Su Mingxiu and Yu Yinglan, but after a burst of crackling firecrackers, it realized that Su Mingxiu wasn’t affected at all. In fact… it had even temporarily lost its ability to observe the room.
As if it had been unilaterally blocked.
The system was so angry that its code became tangled, belatedly realizing that completing the mission in this world had nourished Su Mingxiu’s fragmented soul. And this person had actually used this tiny bit of reward…
For this kind of thing!
By the bedside.
Su Mingxiu gently curved her right index finger, the back of her finger brushing against Yu Yinglan’s smooth cheek, her smile full of meaning: “You handled things so beautifully, I should reward you.”
Yu Yinglan hadn’t recovered from the sudden reversal.
Her first reaction was that Su Mingxiu was using seduction to escape the current predicament. So she reflexively stretched out her limbs, entangling Su Mingxiu completely. As the other party fell onto her, she said bitterly: “Stop pretending, I’m not falling for that anymore.”
Oh?
Su Mingxiu leaned against her, lazily hooking her chin, her fingertips moving down playfully. She asked with a smile: “Then what will you fall for now? Tell me.”
This woman!
After realizing that the situation was no longer under her control, in order to regain the upper hand, she was actually willing to lower herself and resort to seduction!
Yu Yinglan’s entire body felt hot, her eyes reddening with excitement. She thought, she shouldn’t have pretended to be well-behaved in front of Su Mingxiu all those years.
If she had rebelled earlier, betrayed her sooner, how would Su Mingxiu, stripped of everything, have begged for her favor?
The hem of the black cheongsam spread out on the side due to their previous movements, the golden phoenix tail feathers embroidered in gold thread unfurling on the snow-white sheets.
And the owner of the garment was even more audacious. She lifted Su Mingxiu’s chin, her own face flushed, her eyes misty, but her voice deliberately cold and ruthless: “Do your best to please me.”
“Perhaps if I’m happy, Star Entertainment won’t have to hold another board meeting tomorrow to discuss how to deal with the losses from the recent copyright battles.”
Hearing the first half of her sentence, Su Mingxiu tried hard to suppress her laughter. But when she heard the rest, her smile faltered for a moment.
Star Entertainment?
Since the system had been unwilling to tell her about Yu Yinglan’s actions recently, she had been too lazy to pay attention to the outside world. Hearing the company’s name now, she couldn’t help but wonder, what did this have to do with Star Entertainment?
After some thought, remembering that Yu Yinglan had the ability to turn things around and help her complete the mission, Su Mingxiu roughly guessed the storm she had stirred up outside. She chuckled and let Yu Yinglan lightly pinch her cheek, her voice casual: “There’s always a lot of competition in this industry. It’s always survival of the fittest. If Star Entertainment can’t survive, it means it’s time for it to be eliminated.”
She had originally intended to let Yu Yinglan continue her siege of Star Entertainment. But after speaking, she remembered the will she had made when she first arrived in this world. To prevent the grand gift she would eventually leave Yu Yinglan from becoming worthless, Su Mingxiu paused and said to her sincerely: “But if you can, please be lenient and give them some breathing room.”
However, her rare conciliatory tone made Yu Yinglan realize that this person… really cared about her livelihood.
When had Yu Yinglan ever heard Su Mingxiu speak to someone in such a tone?
The person who was always aloof and even maintained a cold expression when negotiating business deals, now that her fundamental interests were threatened, was finally showing signs of anxiety?
Compared to how much she cared about this money—
Yu Yinglan thought, her sincerity was indeed worthless to Su Mingxiu.
So the fingertips pressing against Su Mingxiu’s cheek couldn’t help but tighten their grip. Only when Su Mingxiu frowned again did she hear her cold and harsh command: “You want to save Star Entertainment that much?”
“I just said, if you can please me, I’ll grant your request, Agent Su. It’s time to show your sincerity.”
Su Mingxiu’s brow twitched.
Her tongue darted across her teeth, the shadows in her dark eyes deepening, like the Pacific Ocean on the verge of a storm.
But in the next second, as she looked up, the abyss of breathtaking desire was concealed by a calm sea surface.
Yu Yinglan only saw her smile faintly and reply: “As you wish.”
The buttons of the cheongsam were undone one by one, the ink-black fabric peeling away to reveal skin as smooth as milk. The stark contrast of colors created a powerful visual impact.
Su Mingxiu’s palm rested on the silk fabric. The prolonged contact almost scorched Yu Yinglan’s skin red. The person lying there appeared unmoved, but she was secretly clenching her teeth, trying her best to maintain a cold, ruthless, and perverse facade, using all her strength to prevent herself from fleeing.
She even thought, with how warm Su Mingxiu’s palm was, could it be that she was also… aroused by her?
But as the cheongsam loosened, Su Mingxiu’s movements hesitated several times. Finally, Yu Yinglan couldn’t bear it anymore and grabbed her wrist, staring at her downcast eyes, her gaze fixed on the small mole under Su Mingxiu’s left eye. For a moment, she thought she saw tears in the other party’s eyes.
She felt flustered and seized the opportunity to lash out: “What?”
“Are you regretting it, Agent Su?”
Su Mingxiu suppressed the sweet and metallic taste rising in her throat, guessing that it was most likely the system she had blocked that was causing trouble. But the duck had already been cooked and flown onto her plate, how could she resist using her knife and fork?
She was determined to ignore the system’s meddling and indulge herself tonight, but now that Yu Yinglan had interrupted her, her physical urges intensified. As soon as she opened her mouth, she coughed up blood!
Su Mingxiu: “!”
Yu Yinglan: “!!”
They stared at the bloodstains on the sheets, both falling silent. For the first time since coming to this world, Su Mingxiu felt anger towards the system, her eyes gleaming with fury. However, coupled with her pale face, it only gave the impression of a weak attempt at strength.
Yu Yinglan subconsciously recalled the results of Su Mingxiu’s routine physical examination before the New Year. All indicators had been normal, ruling out any physical causes…
The only possibility left was that she was overwhelmed by anger and anxiety.
Her mind was racing, trying to remember the emergency contact number for the nearest hospital, when she saw the person on top of her slowly sit up, raise her right hand, and wipe the blood from her lips with her thumb. Only a thin line of crimson remained, making her look like a glamorous ghost who had just drunk blood.
The next moment.
Su Mingxiu wiped the bloodstains from her finger onto the pristine white sheets. Realizing that this situation wouldn’t happen again anytime soon, she kicked the bloodstained sheets and the annoying candy wrapper to the floor. Then, she sat back down on Yu Yinglan’s lap and chuckled: “Let’s continue.”
Yu Yinglan: “…”
Her expression changed several times. Seeing that Su Mingxiu was still trying to act strong even after being reduced to such a state, she couldn’t help but push her away. Ignoring the open front of her cheongsam, she got out of bed and said to Su Mingxiu with a terrible expression: “Is this lousy company that important to you?”
“Important enough for you to endure humiliation to this extent?”
Su Mingxiu: “?”
They hadn’t been apart for long, but she found that she could no longer understand the ever-changing thoughts in Yu Yinglan’s little head.
Seeing that Yu Yinglan was about to leave and the warmth surrounding the bed was gradually dissipating, how could Su Mingxiu watch the ripe fruit she had been waiting for fall from the branch? Her expression became even gentler, and she unconsciously used her usual commanding tone, simply saying: “Come back.”
Hearing this order, Yu Yinglan felt a jolt of electricity run from her tailbone to the back of her head.
She instinctively wanted to obey, but in the next moment, realizing something, she suppressed the urge. She pretended to be disgusted and glanced Su Mingxiu up and down, her eyes moving quickly, afraid that if she was a second too slow, her soul would be hooked by this enchantress again. Her voice was stiff: “You’re ruining the mood.”
“Even if you want to continue tonight, you’ve already lost your chance.”
After speaking, she didn’t even bother to put on her shoes and walked out barefoot on the carpet. But her back looked like she was fleeing in panic, as if there was a ferocious beast trapped in the room.
Su Mingxiu’s eyes widened slightly, seemingly surprised by her reaction. Now, even if she wanted to pull her back and continue, the atmosphere had already changed.
After a while, she let out a breath, sighing and chuckling: “Disobedient.”
Outside the bedroom door, a tall figure leaned against the wall, patting her chest, trying to calm her racing heart.
Yu Yinglan listened carefully to the sounds in the room, but she didn’t hear any coughing or movements towards the bathroom. She couldn’t help but think, it seemed that the blood Su Mingxiu coughed up wasn’t that serious.
Even so, she still went downstairs, picked up her phone, and asked Yi Jia to contact a doctor and have them come to the villa early tomorrow morning.
Just as she put down her phone, thinking about the empty villa and remembering the spare blanket under Su Mingxiu’s bed, she started worrying about how to find someone to help out in the villa.
After taking care of one thing after another on her phone, Yu Yinglan, in this familiar environment, suddenly realized, she didn’t come back to the villa to return to her previous position, so why was she bothering with all these trivial matters?
Her gaze pierced through the dark living room, towards a certain room on the second floor.
—She would give Su Mingxiu one night of freedom.
If the doctor didn’t find anything wrong tomorrow, she definitely wouldn’t let her off so easily tomorrow night.
Upstairs, in the bedroom.
Su Mingxiu leaned against the headboard, untied the silver chain connected to the bedpost, and played with it in her hand, even trying to wrap it around the thorn ring on her left hand.
Since she couldn’t sleep tonight anyway, she released the system from its blocked state, resumed her calm and indifferent demeanor, and communicated with it:
[That coughing up blood thing, was that your doing?]
The system scanned her condition, knowing that she probably hadn’t succeeded tonight. But it didn’t give her a good look, only snorted in response.
It thought Su Mingxiu would try to justify why she would touch the protagonist at this time, but after hearing that snort, Su Mingxiu seemed to have gotten her answer and very naturally…
Blocked it again.
This time, the entire villa was within the blocked range.
System: “?!”
It couldn’t help but shout in Su Mingxiu’s mind: “This is a violation! Developing a relationship with the protagonist at this stage is not allowed. Aren’t you afraid of failing the mission and having your soul scattered?”
However, Su Mingxiu found the time to reply: “Which rule did I violate?”
She repeated the mission briefing word for word: “Let Yu Yinglan hold the top spot on the Superstar List for three consecutive years, give her everything she wants, then make her owe a debt a thousand times greater than the original, lose everything, and ruin her reputation… Didn’t I complete it perfectly?”
The system started to argue: “But you’re letting her have you again now! This doesn’t comply with the ‘lose everything’ part.”
As soon as it finished speaking.
It heard Su Mingxiu chuckle softly.
The countdown to world detachment appeared in both their visions simultaneously. The system fell silent for a moment, then said angrily: “Developing a relationship with the protagonist at this stage will affect the future world line. Stop what you’re doing.”
This time, Su Mingxiu only replied with two words: “No way.”
The system’s vision was once again blocked from the villa.
No matter how much it shouted, there was no response.
Early in the morning, the sound of wheels rolling over the stone path outside the villa echoed.
Thump, thump.
Yu Yinglan opened her eyes drowsily, feeling extremely warm. In her hazy state, she thought, she had clearly fallen asleep on the sofa downstairs last night, could the blankets in this villa be this warm?
Her eyelashes fluttered, and she saw the scene before her clearly. It was that exceptionally beautiful face, her closed eyelashes very close to her own, the mole beneath her eye resting quietly in the shadow.
Because Su Mingxiu had poor sleep quality, whenever they shared a bed, Yu Yinglan would always wake up to see Su Mingxiu already awake. Seeing this rare sleeping face now, she couldn’t even bring herself to breathe for a moment.
After a few seconds, she secretly reached out from under the quilt, her fingertip extending towards the mole under Su Mingxiu’s eye.
Just before she could touch it, a lively voice came from downstairs: “Sister Su!”
“Why didn’t you come to my performance yesterday? You don’t care about me at all. I even snuck out last night and brought you a gift today—”
The cheerful voice was getting closer to the bedroom.
She could vaguely hear the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs.
Yu Yinglan’s hand froze in mid-air, meeting Su Mingxiu’s gaze as she opened her eyes.
Seeing Yu Yinglan’s hand so close, Su Mingxiu, still immersed in the long-lost feeling of drowsiness, instinctively raised her left hand, wanting to grab her wrist and pull her back into the quilt, to continue this beautiful dream.
However, as soon as her palm closed, she heard Yu Yinglan gasp.
Su Mingxiu was now fully awake. She released her grip and saw a small cut on Yu Yinglan’s wrist. Although it wasn’t bleeding, it was still an eyesore. Following her gaze, she saw the ring still on her ring finger and couldn’t help but chuckle: “How does it feel to be pricked by your own gift?”
Last night, she had been fully conscious and hadn’t used her left hand to touch Yu Yinglan, so Yu Yinglan naturally didn’t know that the gift she had given had never been taken off.
Her face flushed red, then quickly turned pale as she remembered how Su Mingxiu had endured so much last night, even coughing up blood in bed. She didn’t let Su Mingxiu touch her hand again and, ignoring how she had ended up in this bedroom, repeated through gritted teeth: “Sis-ter-Su?”
Yu Yinglan raised an eyebrow, looking at Su Mingxiu mockingly: “It seems you’ve been having even more fun during the days I wasn’t by your side.”
The warmth vanished.
An inexplicable sourness filled the air.
Su Mingxiu felt like she had been hit by a jar of vinegar, her entire being immersed in that aged sourness. She couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow as she looked into Yu Yinglan’s eyes: “It’s not what you think.”
Yu Yinglan was about to scoff and declare that she wasn’t interested in Su Mingxiu’s messy past when the door was pushed open.
Ying Keren walked in confidently. Seeing the lump under the quilt, she exclaimed in surprise: “Sister, why haven’t you gotten up yet—”
Her voice abruptly stopped when she saw two people lying in bed.
The next second.
Ying Keren quickly turned around, apologizing to Su Mingxiu in a panic: “I’m sorry, Sister Su, I didn’t mean to, I didn’t know there was someone here…” Then, she realized something was wrong and tried to turn back. She clicked her tongue and said subconsciously: “Who are you, you shameless hussy, daring to sleep with my Sister Su—”
“Get out.” Su Mingxiu’s sleepy voice rang out.
Ying Keren’s feet reacted faster than her brain. She let out an “Oh” and obediently walked towards the door, even thoughtfully closing it behind her.
After standing guard outside for a while, like a loyal servant who had discovered their wise ruler being seduced by a fox spirit, she shouted through the door: “Sister Su! You need to be careful when choosing a bed partner, don’t let those with ulterior motives take advantage of you.”
“Has this person had a physical examination? Are they healthy? If you have such needs, I can help you with the selection…”
Su Mingxiu ignored her words and walked towards the bathroom.
But Yu Yinglan, listening to this, felt it was particularly jarring. Even though she knew Ying Keren’s identity, thinking about how Su Mingxiu had spent all this time with this girl in the villa, their relationship so close, she couldn’t help but feel angry. Expressionlessly, she walked to the door and abruptly pressed down the handle.
Ying Keren, who was leaning against the door, her hands cupped around her mouth like a megaphone, almost fell into her arms.
After steadying herself, she finally saw who Su Mingxiu’s rare bed partner was. Her eyes widened, and she pointed at her for a long time: “You, you, you…”
Wasn’t this the Yu Yinglan she had scolded over the phone some time ago?
Thinking of the strangely named movie “Mingxiu Jade” and seeing this person coming out of Su Mingxiu’s bedroom, Ying Keren felt dizzy. Fortunately, she was young and healthy. After a moment of dizziness, she came back to her senses, realizing that Su Mingxiu and Yu Yinglan had already been in this kind of relationship.
But that didn’t make sense!
Since she had been following Su Mingxiu, this was the first time she had seen Yu Yinglan in this villa!
Connecting this to the widely circulated movie controversy from last year and remembering how her uncle had used Yu Yinglan as a typical example when she asked about Su Mingxiu’s past, his earnest words echoed in her ears: “Look at that Qi Ran, when he won the top spot three times, who didn’t think he was unstoppable? And the result? Su Mingxiu discarded him without a second thought. Within two years, a newcomer appeared by her side, Yu Yinglan.”
“This Yu Yinglan, Su Mingxiu even gave away her beloved horse to get her an audition opportunity. Later, all her works and endorsements were handled by Su Mingxiu alone. There were even rumors that when Yu Yinglan was working on set, Su Mingxiu was worried about her being bullied and visited her frequently.”
“Who wouldn’t think she was doting on Yu Yinglan after seeing this? It’s no exaggeration to say she treated her like a fragile treasure. But look at the ending? One bad project was enough to wipe out all her savings from the past few years.”
“That woman Su Mingxiu, she demands repayment for everything she gives. You stay with her for half a year, learn what you can, and come back quickly. If you dare to have any improper thoughts about her, even if our entire Ying family offered everything we have, we wouldn’t be able to save you!”
Ying Keren carefully observed the person in front of her, feeling that her current aura didn’t match the gentle and kind image portrayed in the industry rumors. And this contrast meant…
The love-hate entanglement between her and Su Mingxiu was probably real!
She was truly abandoned by Su Mingxiu!
Such a Yu Yinglan, appearing in this villa after stirring up a storm in the entertainment industry, what did it mean?
—It meant she was here for revenge!
Su Mingxiu, danger!
A large red warning flashed through Ying Keren’s mind. Her expression changed instantly. She raised her hand to block the doorframe, preventing Yu Yinglan from leaving. Even though she was shorter, it didn’t diminish her imposing manner in this situation.
“Yu Yinglan,” she said with a stern expression, “if you dare to do anything to hurt Sister Su, I definitely won’t…” stand by and watch.
The rest of her words were cut short by the sneer that appeared on Yu Yinglan’s face.
“You?”
The other party looked at her with disdain. She was still wearing the cheongsam from last night. After a night’s sleep, the silk fabric was slightly wrinkled, but those wrinkles, paired with her slightly messy hair that fell over her shoulders, seemed like proof of their intimacy.
“What can you do if I insist on hurting her?”
After speaking, Yu Yinglan slammed the door shut in her face with a serious expression.
Ying Keren’s hand, which was pressing against the doorframe, quickly retracted. With this subconscious retreat, she was once again shut out of the room.
“She’s still a child, why are you teasing her?”
At this moment.
Su Mingxiu had already come out of the bathroom, her beautiful face still dripping with water. She had obviously heard their conversation and was ready to intervene if things got out of hand.
But Yu Yinglan felt like she was being overly protective. Thinking of the person she was protecting, she grabbed Su Mingxiu’s wrist, pressed her down on the dressing table chair, and forcefully wiped away the water droplet on her collarbone that seemed to be deliberately seductive, leaving a prominent red mark. Only then did she continue sarcastically: “In your eyes, wasn’t I also a child before?”
After wiping away the water droplet, Yu Yinglan saw the white lace ornament on Su Mingxiu’s neck. It was the one she had personally put on her last night. The blue sapphires were exceptionally clear, their purity as high as tears from the heart of the ocean, complementing Yu Yinglan’s own aura. But on this woman, it created a sense of holy abstinence.
Making people…
Want to tear her apart even more.
That’s what Yu Yinglan thought, and that’s what she did. Her fingertips hooked into the lace and Su Mingxiu’s neck, forcing her to look up. She leaned down and kissed her, her voice husky with passion: “But now you can defy me.”
A muffled laugh escaped from between Su Mingxiu’s teeth.
After a good night’s sleep, Su Mingxiu was refreshed. The system was blocked, so it couldn’t make her cough up blood at the perfect moment to ruin the intimate atmosphere.
The time was right, the place was right, only the people were left. So after a passionate kiss, Su Mingxiu looked at her and asked softly: “Do you want to continue what we started last night?”
Yu Yinglan answered her with another kiss.
A few minutes later.
The items on the dressing table were swept to the floor, the sound of bottles and jars shattering echoing in the room.
Yu Yinglan smelled a strange fragrance and finally regained some clarity. Seeing the shattered hexagonal glass bottle on the floor, her back against the mirror, she realized something was wrong and was about to speak—
Su Mingxiu’s eyes fell on the metal-framed glasses on the edge of the table, with their carved black rose pattern.
These glasses had never appeared in the villa before. They must have been brought by Yu Yinglan last night. So she picked them up with her left hand, held them up to Yu Yinglan’s face, and said with a smile: “They suit you very well.”
Yu Yinglan stared at her blankly, completely captivated by her unrestrained demeanor and the way she was lost in desire.
She even forgot what she was going to do, her gaze fixed on those beautiful black eyes. Until Su Mingxiu brought the cold glasses to her lips and sighed in a drawn-out tone: “It would be a shame to break such beautiful glasses.”
The next moment, Su Mingxiu’s seductive voice whispered into her ear, full of intoxicating tenderness: “Open your mouth.”
Yu Yinglan obeyed instinctively.
Then, she bit down on the cold, delicate stem and leaves of the black rose.
Polished by a master craftsman, the intricately carved temples were exceptionally hard due to the material. Even if bitten roughly, they wouldn’t leave any marks.
In fact.
They even made the crimson of her lips more shattered, like a fallen flower trampled in mud.
Ying Keren, who had been startled by the commotion from the room, was extremely worried about Su Mingxiu’s safety. She was about to knock on the door and come to the rescue, her hand already raised, but then she heard…
Very subtle sounds.
Her hand hovered in mid-air for a long time, her eyes wide with astonishment. Finally, she blushed and fled in panic.
After sitting cross-legged on the living room sofa for two hours, Ying Keren had played all the games and read all the news she could on her phone.
Only when the instructors from the talent show group messaged her in the group chat, asking where she was, did she hurriedly turn off her phone and look towards the upstairs room.
Those two still hadn’t come out.
Ying Keren could only wander around the house restlessly, finding other electronic devices to play with and calling her family’s nanny to the villa to help out. As the sun began to set, she finally couldn’t bear it anymore, all sorts of terrifying scenarios popping into her head.
She even thought, what if Yu Yinglan forced herself on Su Mingxiu, and after being rejected, would she do something drastic out of anger?
The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became.
So she started pacing outside the room, as if this could deter the person inside from having any evil thoughts.
Inside the bedroom.
Even the sunlight hid behind the curtains, not daring to peek at the scene of daytime debauchery.
Su Mingxiu, with her sharp hearing, naturally heard the commotion outside. She had just turned her head when her face was cupped by sweaty palms. Even though her eyes were unfocused, she still managed to order: “Don’t go…”
The glasses had long been dropped onto the soft pillow.
Su Mingxiu looked down at her, a chuckle escaping her lips. She leaned down and kissed her forehead, her voice husky with satisfaction: “Aren’t you hungry?”
Almost as soon as she finished speaking—
A soft “gurgling” sound came from under the quilt.
Seeing Yu Yinglan’s entire face turning red, Su Mingxiu couldn’t bear to tease her anymore. As she got out of bed, she caught a glimpse of the scratch marks on her neck in the dressing table mirror, marks that even the thin lace couldn’t conceal.
She simply took off the necklace.
Then, she half-knelt in front of the bed, grabbed Yu Yinglan’s ankle that was dangling off the edge, and wrapped the white lace and sapphire ornament around it again. Her eyes lowered, she said: “There’s no reason to take back a gift I’ve given.”
“If you don’t like wearing it around your neck, then wear it somewhere else.”
There was a deep bite mark on her snow-white right ankle, each tooth mark clear and distinct, forming a stark contrast with her flawless skin, making anyone who saw it blush and imagine the scene when the mark was left.
Now, covered by the white lace, those secrets were hidden from the daylight.
Su Mingxiu went downstairs first.
Yu Yinglan was left lying on the bed, her eyes blank, wondering how things had gotten to this point.
Her thoughts were sluggish as she tried to replay everything that had happened since yesterday, but she couldn’t figure out how she had become the one on the bottom. More importantly, what was Su Mingxiu thinking?
Yu Yinglan rolled over and looked down at the new ornament on her foot. The sapphires were hard and pure. With her movements, they dug into her flesh and the soft bed, causing a slight pain.
After staring at the ornament for a while, Yu Yinglan recalled her feelings when she first opened this gift.
Could it be that Su Mingxiu… wasn’t trying to humiliate her?
But why did she give her this gift along with the project contract?
Wasn’t this deliberately misleading?
Yu Yinglan, hungry and exhausted, thought for a long time, but apart from giving herself a headache, she couldn’t come up with any answers. Instead, she smelled the aroma of chicken soup wafting up from downstairs.
She sniffed and lay down for a while longer, deciding to satisfy her hunger first before thinking about anything else.
Anyway, she would be staying at Su Mingxiu’s place from now on. She had plenty of time to see what tricks the other party was playing.
Downstairs.
Ying Keren had the maid put a chicken leg in Su Mingxiu’s bowl and described to her in an exaggerated manner how delicious the free-range chicken from the mountain was, how irresistible the texture of the meat was. She almost wanted the maid to shove the entire pot into Su Mingxiu’s arms.
Su Mingxiu wasn’t very interested in the delicacy, but thinking of Yu Yinglan upstairs, she nodded and picked up her bowl, ready to leave.
As soon as she turned around, she froze. “Why are you down here?”
Yu Yinglan was leaning against the kitchen door, meeting her gaze for a moment before quickly looking away. Her voice was stiff: “I’m hungry.”
Su Mingxiu handed her the bowl in her hand and smiled: “Just in time—”
“No!”
Ying Keren immediately stopped them, walking up to Su Mingxiu like she was facing a formidable enemy, protecting both her and the bowl. She glared at Yu Yinglan and said to Su Mingxiu: “Don’t let her drink it!”
Yu Yinglan met her gaze for two seconds.
Then she turned and left.
Everyone in the kitchen was stunned by her decisiveness. They didn’t react until she had taken two steps and the white lace on her ankle loosened for some reason. The sapphires fell to the floor with a crisp sound, and the lace followed, fluttering down.
The prominent bite mark was exposed to everyone’s eyes.
Ying Keren’s eyes widened slowly, too shocked to speak.
The person who had exposed the mark bent down to pick up the lace but somehow lost her strength and sat down on the floor. She looked at Su Mingxiu with a weak gaze, her entire being radiating a pitiful aura that conveyed two words:
Carry me.
Ying Keren, who was watching: “…!”
Damn!
Where did this green tea bitch come from?
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