“Why? I like you so much.” Tian Mi couldn’t believe these words were coming from Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan glanced at her disdainfully. “Boring!”
With that, he ruthlessly shook off Tian Mi’s hand.
Tian Mi clenched her jaw and fists. “If you don’t like me, why did you touch me?”
“No man turns down food that delivers itself to his door.” He looked her over like he was appraising a batch of goods, a mocking sneer on his face. “Tian Mi, you’ve been deliberately trying to seduce me, intentionally or not. Do you really think you’re some kind of virtuous woman?”
Tian Mi felt wronged and heartbroken. “How could you do this to me? I like you. How could you trample all over my feelings like this?”
Lin Chuan ignored her. Furious, Tian Mi stamped her foot. “Lin Chuan, you bastard!”
She had given him her body, lost her heart, and now faced his humiliation. Her heart ached terribly. Wronged, tears streamed down her face as she sobbed, “Lin Chuan, I hate you.”
Hearing this, Lin Chuan frowned. “Suit yourself. I never liked you anyway.”
“You…” Tian Mi burned with anger. Looking at his face, a sudden thought struck her. “You… you like Xin Yue? How can you like Xin Yue? You two are…”
“Shut up. She and I are not related by blood.”
Mentioning this, a look of disgust appeared on Lin Chuan’s face, clearly unwilling to discuss it.
Tian Mi was extremely shocked. Indignantly, she said, “Lin Chuan, you’re an animal. To have such thoughts… If Xin Yue finds out, she’ll definitely stay away from you. You’d disgust her.”
Lin Chuan’s expression darkened further. His face grim, he warned, “Try saying one more useless word.”
“You…”
As Lin Chuan turned to leave, Tian Mi quickly grabbed his arm. “Lin Chuan, you’re not allowed to leave!”
“Let go.” Lin Chuan’s voice was impatient.
Tian Mi clung tightly to his sleeve, refusing to let go. Instead, she demanded, “Not unless you promise me you’ll stay away from Xin Yue.”
“Ha.” Lin Chuan laughed. He reached out and touched Tian Mi’s cheek. “Who do you think you are?”
“I forbid you from getting near Xin Yue, otherwise… otherwise… I don’t know what I might do…”
Tian Mi swallowed nervously, fear in her eyes.
Lin Chuan’s eyes flickered slightly. He gave a frivolous smile. “What are you trying to do? Threaten me?”
“That’s right…”
Smack!
The crisp, sharp sound of a slap echoed abruptly.
Tian Mi was stunned.
Lin Chuan looked down at her from his height, a warning in his voice. “If you dare say a single inappropriate word in front of Xin Yue, I’ll kill you.”
With that, without waiting for her reply, he turned and strode away.
Tian Mi clutched her burning cheek. After being dazed for a moment, she burst into loud wails.
Why did she have to encounter such scum?
The harder Tian Mi cried, the more uncontrollable it became. Finally, she crouched down by the riverbank, sobbing loudly.
On his way back, Lin Chuan ran into Li Xin Yue. His gaze flickered, then fixed on her red lips. Xin Yue sensed a dangerous aura!
A strange feeling crept over her.
“Brother…”
“Don’t call me brother. We’re not related by blood.”
Lin Chuan’s dark eyes grew deeper and more intense.
“I’ve been out for a while. Gu Yu must be getting worried. I’m going back now.”
Xin Yue turned to leave.
Suddenly, Lin Chuan spoke up. “I saw quite a show here. Mandarin ducks playing in the water*… Xin Yue’s body… it was beautiful…”
“You despicable… how could you… how could you…” She trembled with rage.
Her eyes were fixed intently on Lin Chuan.
Once this hidden, secret desire was exposed, she felt only disgust.
Li Xin Yue couldn’t stay here any longer. She ran!
The weather felt oppressively heavy, as if rain was on its way.
