Chapter 135 Punishment

Chapter 135: Punishment

It wasn't about the other person; at this moment, she proceeded purely from her own inner feelings.

To respect every choice her present self made.

Whether it brought bliss or regret, she accepted it all.

She responded to him.

Sensing her desire, Ling Jue tightened his grip around her waist.

He parted her red lips, engaging her in a frantic, back-and-forth battle—a push-and-pull, a clash of seductive tactics.

The air was filled with the wet, smacking sounds of their kisses, burning with lust.

His force was so great, as if he wanted to meld her into his own body, to devour her whole.

Qin Shuyi, Qin Shuyi—how could she be this good, this utterly likable?

He was forever defeated by her openness and integrity, moved by her courage.

They were all wrong—Qin Shuyi was the free wind.

He was the mortal, the one graced by a goddess walking the earth.

His kisses grew increasingly fierce, and tears began to well up in his eyes.

He, who had always thought tears were weak and useless, found himself repeatedly red-eyed before her.

Qin Shuyi sensed his trembling and pushed against his shoulders to separate slightly. A soft, wet smack sounded between their lips as they parted—sticky and thick, spreading with desire.

Her fair fingers brushed over his face, tenderly kissing away his tears.

"Ling Jue, why are you such a baby?" she teased him.

Ling Jue pinned her down on the bed, his entire body completely covering hers. From the doorway, only the man's broad back and a small section of her luminous white calf peeking out from beneath his black suit pants were visible.

The beast had caught its pitiful little prey, yet its own voice was muffled, undercutting his menace.

"You're so good with words—be careful, or I'll kiss you senseless," he growled fiercely.

Qin Shuyi raised her eyebrows, spreading her hands out to the sides. "Try me?"

As if hearing a command, Ling Jue pressed down on her again.

This time, even his hands began to wander.

The goose-down quilt on the bed was stirred into the air from their rolling movements, gently drifting.

He tentatively moved his hands up from her waist, touching the snowy peaks that had appeared in his dreams many times since their breakup. He buried his head...

Then sought her lips again.

As someone who frequently went deep-sea diving, it didn't take long before Qin Shuyi's breathing became ragged.

But just as he was encouraged and most immersed in paradise, a foot pressed against his abdomen, pushing away the man with crimson eyes.

She pulled her clothes together, sat up with her hands braced on the bed.

Though her face was still flushed and her breathing unsteady, the way she cast him aside was like a heartless patron dismissing a service.

"Alright, that's enough for now."

Ling Jue glanced down at himself...

Then leaned in again, rubbing his face against hers. "Baby~"

Qin Shuyi stroked him a couple of times, seeing he was truly about to explode, and patted his cheek.

"What you did tonight, I can understand as being driven by alcohol and heightened emotions. But no matter what, I felt disrespected and didn't like it at all. So, for the next while, you'll be on a vegetarian diet."

She calmly delivered her verdict.

Ling Jue froze completely—leaving him in this state was tantamount to torture.

But his mouth opened and closed, unable to say anything.

He was guilty. He would take his punishment.

Qin Shuyi was doing this deliberately.

But...

Lying on the bed, he pulled her into his arms again and whispered something into the ear of the person resting on his chest.

Qin Shuyi paused for a moment.

The next second, their positions swapped.

Qin Shuyi ignored the lewd words he had spoken, her body tensing as she placed her hands on his shoulders. "We're not clean."

"It's fine," he said urgently and eagerly.

But Qin Shuyi refused.

"Here is still a mess, and my door isn't locked."

Ling Jue thought for a moment, then picked her up.

With one arm around her waist and the other cupping her bottom, he let her wrap her legs around his waist and strode out of the room.

"I closed your door. Caesar and Princess are asleep."

Just as Qin Shuyi was about to say something else, he had already carried her quickly to the guest bedroom and into the bathroom.

Warm water showered over them. With her back against the cold tiles, she shuddered, her brows lightly furrowing as she let out a soft moan. Her fingers tangled in his black hair as she gazed dazedly at the hazy bathroom light.

...

The sheets in the guest bedroom were changed several more times.

Qin Shuyi succumbed to exhaustion and fell asleep.

Tonight, her emotions and physical strength were truly spent.

Ling Jue carefully supported her, held a cup to her lips to give her a drink, replenishing her lost fluids.

His lips were still red and moist, contentment written all over his face.

Although he hadn't done it even once—because she was punishing him, forbidding him from going all the way—seeing her satisfied brought him more joy than anything else.

Too bad. He licked the corner of his lips and didn't bother her again.

As for the towel wrapped around his waist… he didn't bother with it either. After gently kissing her forehead, he quietly walked out.

Baby had forbidden him from touching her.

...

The living room remained untidy, the remnants of their argument still faintly visible.

He paid the mess no mind as he sat on the sofa and dialed Special Assistant Li's number.

Without Qin Shuyi in sight, a deep ferocity surfaced on his cold, stern face.

He'd never laid a hand on any of the women from his past, so naturally, he'd never paid any mind to the gossip and rumors.

He had a rough idea that outsiders might see him as a player, but he didn't care. Little did he know the rumors had spread so far that Qin Shuyi, without even asking, had branded him as filthy.

A vein throbbed on his forehead—he truly wanted to kill his past self.

Special Assistant Li, who hadn't received any calls from Qin Shuyi or Ling Jue earlier, had assumed everything was fine. He never expected to be woken up in the middle of the night again.

Dear lord!

While lamenting his miserable fate, upon hearing the generous offer of ten times the overtime pay, his body betrayed him and he got right up.

He felt he could work for Master Jue for another hundred years!

However, upon hearing the instructions, his brain short-circuited.

"Um, are you sure about this?"

Clearing false news from gossip media wasn't difficult, but tracking down all those women and having them detail the times, frequency, what they did, what was said, and when they left their meetings with Ling Jue—wasn't that just weird?

Although Ling Jue's status was special, and those around him would surely remember all that clearly, who on earth would collect this information as if interrogating criminals?!

"I want to see the results by tomorrow morning," Ling Jue replied coldly.

Special Assistant Li: ...

Fine, fine. He wasn't the one who'd be embarrassed.

With that thought, he noted down the tasks and was about to hang up when Ling Jue asked another question, "Do you have Tang Wei's contact information? Send it to me."

Special Assistant Li: ?

He didn't get it, but he wasn't about to question it.

Honestly, why do people always test the boundaries between clearing their name and digging their own grave?

If Miss Qin found out he dared to privately contact another woman...

He pictured a whole soap opera.

Ling Jue was unaware of Special Assistant Li's rich inner monologue.

He hung up the phone and pinched the bridge of his nose.

Qin Shuyi wouldn't suddenly mention Luo Yanning.

Since she brought it up, something must have happened that led to her misunderstanding.

As long as it didn't involve Qin Shuyi herself, his mind was razor-sharp about everything else.

He quickly recalled that during the dinner gathering, Qin Shuyi, Luo Yanning, and Tang Wei had stepped out together for a bit. When they returned, Qin Shuyi had clammed up, and Tang Wei and Luo Yanning looked like they'd had a fight.

He had no intention of letting this unresolved issue linger overnight.

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