That was what Han Qing meant, but when his words fell into Yan’s ears, she had a different interpretation of them. All she knew from her perspective was that he’d denied this being a marriage proposal. Although it was a misunderstanding, and the two of them had only dated for a short time which didn’t bring them to the stage of proposing marriage, she still felt a tad dejected.
“D-D-Don’t worry. I’m not hoping that you’ll propose. I was just simply spouting nonsense earlier. I…” Taking a deep breath, she hung her head, feeling slightly crestfallen. “So, you truly don’t need me to help you out?” she asked in a low voice. “Actually…” She raised her fair and petite face, her cheeks scarlet. “Even if we don’t get married in the future, I’m willing at this very moment in time.”
When she said this, her eyes were shimmering, inducing great arousal in men. Even without being drugged, a man would still crave her, what was more Han Qing who was currently drugged. If possible, he didn’t want to restrain himself. However, he hadn’t lost his sanity, so how could he take advantage of the woman he loved at such a time? As his thoughts came to this, he again reached out and stroked her head. “We can’t do it even if you’re willing. When it comes to such a matter, it’s the girl who’ll be on the losing end. In the future, you can’t act as you’re doing now whenever or wherever. Do you understand?”
Yan bit her lower lip, looking very much pitiful. “What would you do, then? A night is a very long time. Can you endure it?” She glanced behind him. “Plus, it’ll be bad for your body if you take cold showers all night long.”
“I won’t take cold showers anymore, then. I’ll just stay up tonight. You go and take a shower, then rest earlier.”
Yan still wanted to counter him, but Han Qing pushed her into the bathroom. Feeling extremely depressed, she heaved a sigh while leaning against the sink. She’d said everything she could think of, yet he still held himself back. Knowing that he would never change his mind regardless of whatever else she said tonight, she could only sigh before consigning herself to fate and taking a shower. After she was done showering, she realized she didn’t bring her clothes in, so she went out with a towel wrapped around her body. The room was silent, and Han Qing was nowhere to be found. She searched the entire place before discovering him on the balcony in the cold breeze. Fine, he’d rather weather the cold breeze than to touch me. What a block of ice who doesn’t know anything about being romantic!
She went back to the room in a cloud of despondency. No matter what, her emotions remained turbulent. In the end, she couldn’t take it any longer, so she grabbed her cell phone and started surfing the Internet. She created a private side ID and posted a thread on a love forum, detailing everything that had happened tonight. Subsequently, a bunch of night owls actively participated in the discussion.
User 1: ‘Oh my God, there are still men who can restrain themselves from touching a woman after being drugged? I thought they’re an extinct species now. Actually… I thought they’d never existed at all. After all, the majority of men are easily tempted even without any drug coursing through their systems. Even when one simply beckons with a finger, a man won’t be able to hold himself back anymore. But now, he actually refuses to touch you even after being drugged? Missy, I’m afraid this boyfriend of yours might be unable to get it up…’
User 2: ‘Just a passerby here who doesn’t know the truth, but perhaps User 1 has got it right by chance? After all, since ancient times, it has always been the first person who comments who has the truth of it.’
User 3: ‘I agree entirely.’
User 4: ‘You all need to leave room for maneuver. After all, no one knows whether he can get it up before they officially do the deed. But from the description of the thread owner, I think this man is quite decent. Putting aside the question of whether he can get it up, the fact that he can still restrain himself at such a time proves how strong this man’s willpower and mental fortitude is. This kind of person is also very strict with himself, so he must be a successful person in real life.’
User 5: ‘I think what User 4 said makes sense. There are still incredibly outstanding people in this world, but we just haven’t met them before. However, we can’t just deny their existence simply because we’ve never seen such people. I’d like to offer you a suggestion, thread owner. Since he’s reluctant to compromise you at such a time, you can take the initiative. For instance, seduce him or something. Such a point should be when this man’s defenses are at their weakest. If you like him, when else are you going to pounce if not now?’
User 6: ‘Don’t ask. If you ask, the answer is always no.’
User 7: ‘Missy, where did you find this boyfriend of yours? Which category of men does he belong to that his self-control is so incredible? Does he have siblings? If he does, please introduce them to me.’
Looking at all these replies, Yan scratched her head. What nonsense are they all spouting? It feels as though I’d have been better off not asking them. However, she took notice of one of the replies, and it was the one that urged her to take the initiative and seduce Han Qing. Such a point is when Han Qing’s defenses are at their weakest, so when else am I going to pounce if not now? Upon seeing such words, she felt greatly encouraged.
From Han Qing’s perspective, he felt that she would be on the losing end because she was a girl, and the two of them weren’t yet married, so he couldn’t simply bed her. He’s probably afraid that he can’t take responsibility. However, to her, it was a completely different situation. She was entirely certain that he’d be the only man in her entire life. Even if he didn’t marry her in the end, she wouldn’t marry anyone else. Thus, if she grasped this opportunity and slept with him, that was her gain.
As she was mulling it over, someone else replied to her thread. User 8: ‘Thread owner, I’ll just ask you this—do you want to bed him? Are you a woman? If you are, then pounce on him! Don’t wuss out.’
Such a bold and lofty aspiration truly… had Yan’s hand that was holding the cell phone tremble. This user was just too open, but… she actually felt that this user’s words were indeed… an echo of her innermost thoughts. Pounce on him! Who cares whether he’s drugged? Isn’t it even better since he’s drugged? He won’t have the ability to resist at all, and it’ll be easy to ignite a spark! As this thought crossed her mind, the corners of her mouth slowly curved into a smile. How about… I try? Anyway, I’ve just taken a shower, and I’m not dirty. After making up her mind, she placed her cell phone on the bed. Then, she stealthily walked over to the balcony.
User 9: ‘Why is there no response at all from the thread owner after she’d posted? Shouldn’t she be waiting online for such a thing like a cat on hot bricks? But now, there isn’t even a peep from her. Could it be that something had happened?’
User 10: ‘You’ve got such a dirty mind, User 9. Over.’
User 11: ‘Perhaps User 9 has hit the nail on the head. 10 minutes have passed since this thread has been posted, but the thread owner still hasn’t reacted nor responded. I think… Heh!’
Subsequent users then all joined in to click their tongues, but Yan had no idea what had happened to the thread she’d posted because she’d already made up her mind to seduce Han Qing.
There was a chair on the balcony. Meanwhile, the sea breeze blew over, gust after gust. Thus, when Yan went out, she inevitably found the breeze rather chilly since she merely had a towel around her body, and her fair shoulders reflexively shuddered. Very quickly, she started toward Han Qing with swift strides.
The man who was sitting on the chair had a handsome countenance. At this moment, however, his eyes were tightly screwed shut as beads of sweat trickled down his forehead and neck. All of a sudden, a faint fragrance flooded his nostrils. Realization dawned upon Han Qing, but just as he opened his eyes, a figure hurtled right into his embrace and sat on his lap.
