Ruan Qinghuan's family arranged blind dates for her, and she knew she was destined for an arranged marriage in the future.
But she fiercely resisted the idea.
Her heart was very small; ever since she fell for someone, there was no room for any other man.
The taste of unrequited love was truly bitter and agonizing.
Sometimes, she felt like a clown, performing her heart out in what was ultimately just her own one-woman show.
After thinking it over and over, she made a bold decision so as not to leave herself with any regrets.
She would sleep with the man she loved and borrow his seed to have a child.
Even if she didn't get pregnant this time, she wouldn't have any regrets left.
Upon hearing Ruan Qinghuan's words, a trace of shock and disbelief flashed in Si Jingyi's alluring peach-blossom eyes.
In his impression, Ruan Qinghuan was aloof and arrogant. Words like these didn't seem like something she would say.
Ruan Qinghuan was beautiful, a different kind of beauty from Wen Yan.
Cold and ethereal, with skin as white as snow.
Looking at her, he couldn't help but think of an old poem: her dark brows arched delicately like distant mountains, her thick hair like the lush smoke of spring.
As she approached, he caught a whiff of the faint, delicate fragrance emanating from her.
Perhaps because he had drank a few glasses of liquor, the blood in his veins felt a bit restless. "Ruan Qinghuan, you're drunk."
Ruan Qinghuan stubbed out her cigarette and slightly curled her red lips. "I'm only asking you once. If you refuse, I'll go find another man."
With that, she turned around without the slightest hesitation.
Watching her swaying, slender figure, dark currents surged within Si Jingyi's eyes.
He didn't doubt her charm in the slightest.
If she just beckoned with a finger, plenty of men would throw themselves at her.
By the time Si Jingyi snapped back to reality, Ruan Qinghuan was nowhere to be seen.
The image of her rolling in the sheets with another man flashed through Si Jingyi's mind, and his breath caught sharply in his throat.
He strode out with his long legs.
She was no longer on the dance floor.
Si Jingyi walked up to the bar, his handsome face dark and cold as he asked, "Did you see the most beautiful woman here tonight?"
The bartender pointed outside. "She left with a handsome blond, blue-eyed guy."
Si Jingyi immediately chased after them.
Sure enough, he spotted Ruan Qinghuan and the man across the street.
The man was supporting her stumbling figure, seemingly taking her to the hotel opposite them.
Si Jingyi frowned deeply.
Was she serious?
With no time to overthink, Si Jingyi quickly ran across the street.
Fortunately, the hotel belonged to the Si Group. After locating the room information for Ruan Qinghuan and the man, Si Jingyi grabbed a keycard and headed up.
He threw the door open in a burning rush.
The man had just walked out of the bathroom. Without a word, Si Jingyi stepped forward and punched him square in the face.
"She's drunk! Don't even think about taking advantage of her!"
The man, whose nose was bleeding from Si Jingyi's punch, pinched his nose and glanced toward the bathroom. "Qinghuan, I'm really taking the fall for this."
Having washed her face, Ruan Qinghuan emerged from the bathroom. "Cousin, you can go first. I'll treat you to dinner next time."
The man pointed at Si Jingyi. "Lucky bastard."
Si Jingyi looked utterly bewildered. "Ruan Qinghuan, since when do you have a mixed-race cousin?"
"My aunt married abroad. He's my actual cousin."
No matter how dense Si Jingyi was, he finally realized what was going on. "So, you lured me here on purpose?"
Ruan Qinghuan walked up to Si Jingyi, her slender white fingers tracing his chest. She stood on her tiptoes and leaned close to his ear. "And you took the bait, didn't you?"
Her hot breath fanned against him as she spoke, brushing past like a feather.
It left him feeling numb and tingly.
Si Jingyi's sexy Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.
His large hand grabbed her mischievous fingers on his chest. His heart was practically in his throat, and his voice dropped to a dark, husky register. "Ruan Qinghuan, you're drunk. When you sober up tomorrow, you'll regret this."
Ruan Qinghuan wasn't drunk to the point of losing her consciousness or reason.
The alcohol merely catalyzed her inner desires, making her bolder.
She looked at Si Jingyi's stiff, taut muscles, and a faint smile touched the corners of her lips. "Si Jingyi, could it be that you can't perform?"
Any man would be enraged by being told he couldn't perform.
Much less the proud-as-a-peacock Second Young Master Si.
Gripping her hands, he forcefully pushed her against the entryway cabinet.
He looked down at her, his peach-blossom eyes tinged with suppressed, bloodshot desire.
The veins on his forehead throbbed slightly, looking inexplicably sexy and alluring.
Ruan Qinghuan pulled her hands from his grasp and stroked his devilishly handsome face with her slender fingers.
He really was incredibly good-looking.
Every inch of his features looked as though it had been meticulously sketched by an artist.
"Have you ever slept with Song Fei'er?" She stood on her tiptoes, her red lips almost brushing against his.
Their breaths intertwined.
Ambiguous and entangled.
Si Jingyi's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. "No."
"It seems you really can't perform... Mmph!"
The rest of Ruan Qinghuan's words were swallowed right into his thin lips.
He kissed her fiercely, full of aggressive dominance.
Ruan Qinghuan pressed her hands against his chest and pushed him away forcefully.
Si Jingyi stumbled back a few steps.
Before he could recover, she stepped forward and kissed him proactively, like a queen.
"Remember, I am the one wanting you. Tonight, I take the lead!"
Si Jingyi's handsome face darkened a few shades.
He wanted to push the woman away and get things straight, but in the next second, she bit his Adam's apple.
All the blood in Si Jingyi's body rushed straight to his head.
Fuck.
If he held back any longer, he wouldn't be a man.
He reached out with his long arms and scooped her up into a bridal carry.
She was tossed onto the bed, and he leaned over, kissing her fiercely.
The electric curtains slowly drew shut.
Their night had only just begun.
...
Si Jingyi felt as if he had a very long dream.
In the dream, he and Ruan Qinghuan were endlessly entangled.
He had never seen that side of her before.
Seductive, beautiful, and crazy.
Si Jingyi suddenly opened his eyes. He rubbed his splitting temples and glanced at the spot beside him.
Empty.
There was no sign of the woman.
Si Jingyi quickly turned on the room lights. If it weren't for the lingering scent of their intimacy in the room, he would have thought it really was just an unrealistic dream.
Si Jingyi picked up his phone from the nightstand and checked it.
It was already 10:00 AM the next day.
After checking the time, just as he was about to put the phone down, he noticed a stack of cash and a sticky note on the nightstand.
Si Jingyi picked up the cash and took a look.
It was all fake. No, to be exact, it was hell money.
Fuck!
What kind of crazy fit was Ruan Qinghuan throwing?
Buying him for a night and paying him with hell money?
Si Jingyi picked up the sticky note to read it.
Written on it in elegant handwriting was: "I originally wanted to give you a hundred bucks, but your skills were truly too terrible. You're worth a hundred million in hell money at best."
Si Jingyi's handsome face instantly darkened like the bottom of a pot.
Were his skills really not even worth a hundred bucks?
Was he really that terrible?
He felt furious and wanted nothing more than to drag her back here to wipe away this humiliation!
He picked up his phone to call Ruan Qinghuan.
After getting someone to find her number last time, he had never actually called her.
This was his very first time calling her.
Thinking of what happened last night, his heart couldn't help but beat a little faster.
The call didn't go through. It seemed she knew it was him calling and had blocked his number.
Si Jingyi's handsome face became so gloomy that water could practically drip from it.
He had been played by a woman yet again.
The second her dress was back on, she acted like she didn't even know him.
What a player!
