69novels Chapter 98 has been taken down.
Chapter 98 has been taken down.
Chapter 98 has been taken down.
Chen Yuan: (·A·)
The logic was so simple and straightforward that it left Chen Yuan speechless.
What kind of logic is this?
Does being pretty mean you have to be interested?
Is Chen Yuan that kind of person?
Chen Yuan couldn't help but look Long Jiu up and down with suspicion, his eyes filled with inquiry and incomprehension.
"Inspector Lung... what do you want to do?"
"Nothing."
Long Jiu said calmly, shifting his gaze to the noisy banquet crowd in front of him. His profile looked particularly hard under the lights.
However, upon closer inspection, one can see that her interlaced fingers are unconsciously exerting slight force, causing her knuckles to turn white.
She paused for two seconds, then spoke in a stiff tone.
I'd like to ask you out for a walk.
After saying that, although she maintained that icy expression on her face, her body involuntarily became somewhat stiff.
This was the first time in her life that she had taken the initiative to extend such an "invitation" to a man.
It felt... awful, but there was also a faint sense of thrill in breaking the mold.
Chen Yuan was completely stunned.
"about..."
He pointed to his nose.
"I?"
"Inspector Lung, are you alright?"
He asked instinctively, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Don't be long-winded."
Long Jiu turned back and fixed his gaze on him again, this time with a faint hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
"To go, or not to go?"
Chen Yuan:
'
He sensed the murderous aura.
"I'll...I'll definitely go..."
He readily agreed, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness and coaxing.
"When?"
"Now."
Long Jiu said without hesitation.
"This is a victory celebration banquet, and I'm one of the main characters. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to leave abruptly?"
Chen Yuan tried to reason with him.
Long Jiu:
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Her body stiffened almost imperceptibly.
That's something... she was so focused on charging into battle that she didn't really consider it at all.
She coughed lightly twice to cover up her momentary embarrassment, her voice remaining indifferent, but her speaking speed slowed down.
"...Then let's wait until the victory celebration banquet is over."
The celebration banquet finally came to a close amidst a cacophony of noise and congratulations.
Chen Daozai, looking completely bewildered, took the car keys Long Jiu had thrown to him and walked alone towards her cold, black car.
He glanced back at the entrance of the restaurant.
Just then, I saw Mr. and Mrs. Huang Bingyao standing on the steps, with a kind and gratified smile on their faces, watching another car drive away.
That was a Mercedes-Benz that Chen Yuan had recently bought.
And sitting in the passenger seat was none other than Long Jiu, who had ruthlessly abandoned him.
Chen Daozai's lips twitched, and he resignedly opened the car door, muttering to himself.
"Inhuman...values women over friends..."
Inside the Mercedes-Benz.
The atmosphere was subtly quiet.
Chen Yuan gripped the steering wheel firmly with both hands, looked ahead, and focused on driving.
He tried to find a topic to break the silence.
"Inspector Lung, where are we going?"
This question caused Long Jiu, sitting in the passenger seat, to tense up almost imperceptibly for a moment.
where to go?
She never even considered it!
Her earlier impassioned "invitation" had exhausted her courage.
See a movie?
It's too cliché, and it's all black, what does it look like?
Want some late-night snacks?
Just finished the celebration banquet...
A car ride?
Even sillier...
Various thoughts flashed through her mind quickly and chaotically.
As time ticked by, the silence inside the carriage began to feel unbearable.
After a long pause, Long Jiu gave up somewhat and gave the most ordinary and least likely wrong answer.
Her voice was colder and her speech faster than before, as if this could mask her lack of preparation and slight embarrassment.
"Let's go to the movie theater."
Chen Yuan turned his head and glanced at her quickly, a hint of understanding and a touch of amusement flashing in his eyes.
"What movie do you want to watch?"
"We'll talk about it when we get there!"
Long Jiu was somewhat embarrassed and angry, then suddenly turned his head to the side of the car window, pretending to be focused on watching the street scene rushing past outside the window.
All that was left for Chen Yuan was a cold profile with a faint blush and beautiful lines.
More than an hour later, the two walked out of the dimly lit movie theater.
Chen Yuan's face showed an almost numb silence as he raised his hand to rub his temples.
To his utter surprise, Long Jiu stood at the ticket window with a stern face, his eyes quickly scanning the movie posters before he picked out a documentary with a serious-sounding title.
There were only a handful of people in the entire screening room. They sat side by side in the middle to the back, listening to the narration about social changes.
Chen Yuan glanced at him secretly several times.
Long Jiu sat upright with her arms crossed, her eyes fixed on the screen, making it impossible to tell whether she was actually watching or not.
"Inspector Lung."
Chen Yuan couldn't help but speak up.
"The movie's over, can we go home now?"
"no."
Long Jiu responded immediately.
"Let's go to the next place."
Chen Yuan:
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"Okay, it's your decision. So where do you want to go?"
"Well..."
Long Jiu was taken aback by his question.
She was so focused on rejecting the proposal that she didn't think about the next step at all.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.
Chen Yuan almost laughed. He cleared his throat and took the initiative to speak.
"How about... I take you home?"
As he spoke, he walked toward his Mercedes in the parking lot and took out his car keys.
"Oh, right."
He opened the car door, as if he had just remembered something important, and asked in a natural tone.
"Which area do you live in?"
Long Jiu's face froze instantly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He actually... forgot where she lived?!
She took a deep breath, forcefully opened the passenger door, and slammed it shut with a loud "bang."
"The mountaintop Bingge Road".
She practically gritted her teeth as she recited the address, then turned her head and stared intently out the window.
Chen Yuan wisely chose to remain silent and obediently started the car.
Speechless all the way.
The car finally came to a smooth stop in front of the police station dormitory.
"Inspector Long, we've arrived."
Long Jiu pushed open the car door and got out, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood beside the car with his back to Chen Yuan, his shoulders rising and falling slightly, as if he was calming down some kind of emotion.
Chen Yuan sat in the car, watching her back, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was finally going to end.
He was about to shift gears, say "goodbye," and leave.
Long Jiu suddenly turned around and walked a few steps to the driver's side window.
"get off."
She stared into Chen Yuan's eyes and uttered two words.
Chen Yuan was dumbfounded.
"Huh? Why?"
"Come upstairs and sit with me."
Long Jiu spoke these words slowly and deliberately, his face tense.
As soon as she spoke, although she tried her best to remain calm, a blush quickly spread across her ears.
This proposal was bolder than her usual code of conduct.
But at this moment, intense resentment overwhelmed all reason.
She quickly devised an "evil" plan in her mind.
When I take him upstairs later, I'll... I'll just unleash a little bit of my charm, so he can see me, but can't have me.
Make him fall in love, then decisively brake and kick him out!
Make him regret all his ignoring and indifference towards her!
Yes, that's the plan!
Long Jiu encouraged himself, his eyes becoming even more determined.
Chen Yuan:
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He couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"This... doesn't seem like a good idea?"
"A man and a woman alone in a room in the middle of the night, if word gets out, it will damage your reputation..."
"get off."
Long Jiu completely ignored his "reasoning" and repeated it again.
Chen Yuan sighed helplessly, resignedly opened the car door, and obediently followed Long Jiu into the dormitory building's elevator.
"Ding!"
The elevator doors opened, and Long Jiu quickly walked to the door of his single dormitory room and opened it.
Long Jiu walked in first, his heart pounding, his back to Chen Yuan, his fingers trembling almost imperceptibly.
She was mentally rehearsing how to subtly exude charm later.
Is it loosening a shirt button?
still...
Before she could decide on her first step, Chen Yuan's polite and clear voice came from behind her.
"Inspector Long, that's enough to get you to the door. I'll head back now."
What?!
All of Long Jiu's plans were instantly disrupted!
He didn't even want to go inside?!
She panicked immediately and turned around abruptly!
Before Chen Yuan could react, she darted forward and pulled him into the house.
At the same time, due to inertia, she also pounced on Chen Yuan, who had been pulled in!
"Waaah~"
A short, muffled groan came from someone's throat, though it was unclear who it came from.
Caught off guard, Chen Yuan felt a force carrying a cold fragrance and immense determination as it struck him.
Losing her footing, she stumbled and was pulled inside the door, her back hitting the closed door with a soft thud.
Long Jiu's soft body was already pressed tightly against him.
Immediately afterwards, a pair of cool yet exceptionally soft lips, with a desperate yet clumsy air, precisely blocked all his unspoken words and exclamations.
Chen Yuan's eyes widened instantly, and he could only passively endure this sudden attack.
Between the lips and teeth, it was a one-sided, fierce, and chaotic battle of offense and defense.
Long Jiu closed his eyes, his eyelashes trembling violently, driven by a brute force of impulse, devoid of any skill, only fighting spirit.
I don't know how much time passed, maybe tens of seconds, maybe several minutes.
Long Jiu finally exhausted his brute strength and suddenly retreated.
She was still clutching Chen Yuan's shirt with both hands, her chest heaving violently as she gasped for breath.
Her originally fair and aloof face was now covered with a captivating blush that spread all the way down to her neck.
Her lips were slightly swollen and moist.
Those usually cold eyes were now filled with a hazy mist, mixed with a hint of triumph after accomplishing a great feat.
This appearance, stripped of all its frostiness, reveals a breathtakingly charming allure.
Chen Yuan finally caught his breath and cleared his throat as he looked at Long Jiu, who was so close to him.
"Inspector Dragon..."
"Please...have some self-respect."
Long Jiu: ? ? ?
The captivating blush on her face and the dazed look in her eyes froze instantly, then were replaced by deeper disbelief and overwhelming rage.
She actually rushed up to him and kissed him like that?!
He actually... he actually said something as utterly absurd as "Please have some self-respect" to her?!
Is he even a man?!
Or is he simply a rock?!
Angry, ashamed, frustrated, resentful...
Long Jiu's last shred of reason snapped completely.
Without saying a word, her eyes hardened, and she pounced on Chen Yuan again!
This time, the force was greater and the momentum more ferocious, as if they wanted to devour this stubborn, unromantic bastard alive!
A tear rolled down Chen Yuan's cheek. He would have to be careful if he wanted to find a third, fourth, fifth... or even more trees in the future.