C23

A few months abroad?

Li Yang didn't have time to ponder the meaning of his words. He got up and left, and she hurried to follow.

The two of them entered the room one after the other. Lu Qimu took his clothes and went to take a shower. Li Yang sat by the bedside, feeling a little uneasy.

Recalling the nightmarish scenes from a few days ago, her hands began to tremble slightly.

What should he do? In bed, Lu Qimu had never treated her as a human being. To him, she was like a tool for him to lose his lust.

He didn't care about her thoughts at all, moreover, it seemed that she was always the one who was forced to be so. Even though she sometimes didn't even know how she had offended him.

Li Yang was completely immersed in his own thoughts. Lu Qimu had already walked up to her, but she did not notice at all.

Her hands were tightly entwined and her palms were drenched.

Lu Chi Mo glanced at her, his voice cold. "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and wash up."

Li Yang raised his head and bumped into his gaze.

Her originally calm peach blossom eyes suddenly became ice-cold and filled with loathing the moment she looked at him.

Her heart sank. It took her a while to react. She took her pajamas from the closet and slowly walked towards the bathroom.

Lu Qimu preferred showers. He had just taken a shower and the bathroom was filled with mist. There was also the faint smell of shower gel.

The bathroom was large, and the sunken tub was more like a swimming pool. Li Yang put warm water on it, dried the water stains on the mirror with a dry towel, and began to remove the makeup.

Her face was clean and fresh. Her skin was good, tender and smooth as milk, and her long, curling eyelashes moved with the wink of her eyes like a butterfly spreading its wings.

Her features were excellent, exquisite, impeccable.

The mist gradually obscured the mirror's surface, and the face in the mirror began to look familiar and unfamiliar …

"You only look like Qin Xi'er. Let me tell you, Brother Chi Mo is only playing around with you. Soon, she will dump you, and you can cry."

Ji Zuo's words were repeated over and over again, ringing in her ears over and over. They were so sharp that they seemed like they were about to pierce her eardrums. She only felt that her chest was slightly stuffy, and her heart became incredibly heavy …

She absentmindedly held a towel and wiped the mirror clean with all her might. When she looked back at the mirror, her face had actually overlapped with Qin Xi'er's …

And 'Qin Xi'er' actually had a mocking smile on her face, as if she was saying to her: Li Lang, you are just a substitute for me …

Li Yang's hands trembled, and his towel fell to the ground …

She quickly looked away and hid in the bathtub …

The water that was just right for the temperature was now at her collarbone. She opened her eyes wide, and her originally limpid and moving eyes were now dull and dull …

Even though she was calm during the day, what Ji Zuo said couldn't change the fact.

She wasn't afraid of being Qin Xi'er's substitute, but she was afraid that if time passed, she would forget who she was …

She was afraid that she would forget that she was Li Lang.

As time passed, the water in the bathtub gradually became colder …

Li-Yang took a long time to recover. Then he walked out of the bathtub, opened the drawer, took out a towel and wiped himself clean.

She put on her nightgown, took a hairdryer to dry her hair, and then, moving, opened the door and walked out of the bathroom.

At first glance, he saw Lu Qimu lying on the soft European bed with his back facing her.

She had been in this bath for nearly an hour and a half.

Li Yang thought for a long time. Finally, he made up his mind and crawled onto the bed. He crawled to the opposite side of the bed.

Lu Qimu's eyes were tightly shut, as if he was asleep.

Li Yang called to him in a low voice, "Mr. Lu …"

Lu Qimu didn't react at all, not even his eyelashes. Only now did Li Yang confirm that he was really asleep.

It was undeniable that he looked really good when he was sleeping. He didn't look like his usual cold and emotionless self at all …

Li Yang let out a breath of relief. He turned off the headlamp and the lamp, turned around and slept with his back to Lu Qimu.

It was probably because Lu Chi Mo was sleeping beside him, but Li Lang still wasn't used to it. He couldn't fall asleep no matter what, with his eyes closed.

She didn't dare to turn her body. She was afraid that if she woke up Lu Qimu, she wouldn't be able to get anything out of it.

As a result, she began to count in her mind. She did not know how long she had been muddleheaded when she finally felt sleepy and fell into a deep sleep.

Lu Qimu suddenly opened his eyes in the darkness.

He got off the bed and fished out a cigarette case. He was lying on the sofa and smoking. His brows were knitted tightly together.

In front of others, and in front of him, she was two completely different faces.

Faced with Mu Qinghan's framing and Ji Zuo's insults, she remained calm and composed, not allowing him to gain even the slightest bit of advantage from her.

But in front of him, she was always cautious and even humble.

He knew better than anyone that she was afraid of him.

Isn't that just right? He just wanted her to be afraid of him.

But he hated her so much that she was afraid of him.

This kind of emotion sometimes reached a point where he couldn't control himself. What he hated the most was losing control over himself.

Ever since he was ten years old, he knew that he should never approach this girl again.

However, at the age of 22, this girl forcefully broke into his world, becoming his first and only woman.

That night, the self-control he had been so proud of had completely collapsed.

When he thought of this, his frown deepened, and the irritation in his heart became even more uncontrollable. For eighteen years, from the age of ten to the age of twenty-eight, he had not forgotten her for even a moment.

Even though he knew she didn't like him, even though he knew she was afraid of him, he still used the most despicable method to tie her up with him.

In the end, he couldn't bear to see her sad, so he indulged her time and time again.

He was really crazy, that's why he did this, he really was crazy!

He had obviously been tormenting her on purpose, intentionally distancing himself from her, and even intentionally not returning home. Yet, he still couldn't control himself …

He suddenly thought of that night at Golden Age Entertainment Club. She had been drunk, so she hugged him and giggled as she called out his name. Lu Qimu …

These three words extinguished all his anger in one go …

Early in the morning, the sound of waves could be heard outside the window. The sunlight shined on the woman's eyelids.

She slowly opened her eyes, opened a slit, and quickly covered it with her hands.

It was too dazzling!

Li Yang turned around and rested for a while before he sat up on the bed.

As if she had suddenly thought of something, she hurriedly looked to her side …

Lu Qimu was no longer by her side. She thought, he must have left before she woke up.

She got out of bed, picked up the glass from the bedside table, and went to get some water. As she passed the coffee table, she saw that the ashtray inside was filled with cigarette butts.

Li Yang scratched his head. Lu Qimu got up and smoked so many cigarettes last night? She had slept too deeply, she hadn't felt anything at all.

No wonder she had just smelled a faint smell of smoke in the room.

After Li Lang had finished dressing up, he received a call from a stranger. It was the driver that Lu Chi Mo had arranged for her.

She packed her luggage briefly, got into the car and drove to the airport.

Two hours later, the plane stopped at B City International Airport.

After this long journey, she missed City B.

Li Yang didn't return to Lu Qimu's villa. Instead, he dragged his luggage to the school dormitory. She was very lucky today because both Tang Guo and Liu were there.

Li Yang placed his suitcase beside him and shouted to the two people in the room, "Sisters, I'm back."

When Tang Guo'er saw Li Yang, she rushed over and hung him on her neck. Luckily, Li Yang was prepared so she didn't fall down.

"Flooding, it's been a long time since I've seen you. I've missed you to death!"

Li Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What do you mean you want to kill me? You might as well strangle me if you want to."

How powerful!

Li Yang pried her hand away, and Tang Guo'er pouted in dissatisfaction. "Stinky Yang, every time you go out, you never tell us anything. You're just being secretive and annoying ~"

Li Yang opened his suitcase and hung up his clothes one by one in the closet. "Didn't I send you a message on WeChat?"

"But you didn't say it clearly." Tang Guo'er curiously asked, "Tell us honestly, you don't have a job in H City, why are you on a business trip there?"

"Alright!" Liu Gan smiled as he interrupted Tang Guo'er, "Why are you trying to get to the bottom of this? Can't others have some privacy?"

"Exactly!" Li Yang echoed.

"But I'm curious, don't I know that curiosity will kill the cat?"

"But you're a human, not a cat."

Tang Guo'er stomped her feet, "You're hateful ~"

The three of them talked back and forth, their happy laughter sounding exceptionally warm in this tiny room.

Li Yang felt that she was the happiest person in her life. Other than the village of Tao, she was also here. This was something she had never felt before when she was at home.

Thus, she had chosen to stay in school rather than return to that ice-cold mansion.

Tang Guo'er chatted for a while before she got back to talking about herself. Her face was full of excitement as she said, "Waves, I've been taking on some jobs recently. I'm really happy …"

Li Yang pinched Tang Guo's pink cheeks and asked, "What kind of work?" "Look at how happy you are, your face is about to burst into laughter …"

"He's the supporting role in 'Young Master' …"

Hearing the two words "Young Master", Li Yang's hand that was pinching Tang Guo'er's cheek stiffened. That's right, how could she have forgotten about this sort of thing?

When they were leaving B City, Fu Xiaoya had told her that she would either play "Young Master" or cancel the contract and pay the penalty.

However, it was strange that Fu Xiaoya did not call her after she had been gone for more than ten days. She did not mention anything about this matter.

Could it be that he had found a better candidate? No need for her to act?

If that's the case, then that's great …

Tang Guo'er didn't notice the change in Li Yang at all. She held her face and said lovingly, "Although he's just a minor supporting role, he's playing Lin Fengyi's maid, Lin Fengyi, a male god ~ ~"

At this point, Tang Guo'er cried out in alarm, "Yang Yang, tell me, what if Lin Fengyi falls for me?"

Liu Liu Liu shook her head helplessly, "Hurry up and place the pillow higher. Maybe you can even dream about it."

Tang Guo'er gave a coy smile, "I think it's still okay ~ ~"

"Don't even think about it, I'm about to get married to Qin Xi'er." Liu Liu Liu swept her gaze over Tang Guo'er as she teasingly asked, "What do you think, can you compare yourself to Qin Xi'er?"

"Wait …" Li Yang heard the two familiar words and asked hesitantly, "Who did you say just now?"