Using Marriage as Bait : Chapter 50
Chapter 50: Junting, You Are So Good
What happened later also confirmed Lin Xiyu’s suspicions. She felt that once a man who had been a vegetarian for a long time went off the rails; it was really scary.
Waking up early the next morning, Lin Xiyu realized that she was lying in a firm embrace. She looked up to see the man. He had long been awake, and as soon as she looked over, she met his gaze.
“Tired?” He asked her.
Lin Xiyu’s skin was thin. Thinking about yesterday’s events, her face began to burn again. She buried her head in his arms and answered, “It’s okay.”
Lu Junting looked down at the little girl buried in his arms. How could she like to hug him more and more? He smiled. He never thought she would be so clingy.
No, the little girl he remembers is a clingy person.
“Brother Junting, can we go out to play?”
“Brother Junting, will you take me to eat fried chicken?”
“Brother Junting, don’t ignore me, okay?”
It’s just that when she grew up, she forgot about him. She didn’t use her clinginess to him anymore, but now it looks like it’s back.
Lu Junting’s brows softened as he asked her, “Why don’t you look at me?”
After he said that, he lifted her chin to look at her face. He wanted to look at her.
Lin Xiyu was forced to face him. There was a smile on his face. He seldom smiled, but when he smiled, it was like a light wind blowing along the willow, making people feel very gentle.
Lu Junting was always unsmiling outside. It was rare for him to show his gentleness, but his gentleness would be for her and the child. She hadn’t bothered with it before, but now, in the face of his gentleness, she was enjoying it. She loved it.
A feeling of fulfilling happiness hit her heart. She called out to him softly, “Junting.”
“En?” This ‘Junting’ made Lu Junting’s heart tingle. His breathing subconsciously slowed down. He asked her, “What did you call me?”
She was a little embarrassed and slightly averted her gaze from looking at him as she said, “Junting. It will be more affectionate to call this.”
It was to be affectionate, calling him ‘Junting’ softly like that. However, through a kind of possessiveness, listening to it gave him a feeling that he belonged to her.
“Still sleepy?”
His voice had a kind of laziness in the morning. There was a smile in his tone that it was too good to be true.
“Not sleepy.”
Lin Xiyu got up from his arms. She turned her head to look for clothes and she quickly saw the condoms that were placed on the bedside table. She took it over and looked. There were only three of them left. It was 8 boxes before.
Lin Xiyu instantly looked at him with a stunned expression. “Only… only three left?”
Lu Junting, who was lying on his side with his head propped up with his palm, nodded his head calmly at the words.
Lin Xiyu was instantly ashamed. “Why don’t you even know how to be more restrained?”
The man didn’t bat an eyelid and asked back with a matter-of-fact look. “Why don’t you talk about yourself?”
Lin Xiyu was puzzled after hearing this. “What’s wrong with me?”
She saw the man with a lazy expression propping up his head and smiled. He looked at her mischievously and then he said three words in one sentence.
‘’Squeezing juice machine.”
“...”
Lin Xiyu did not react at first, but after realizing that his mischievous expression, she quickly realized what he meant. Her little face instantly turned red. A pair of little feet kicked him inside the quilt. She said with shame and anger, “Why are you like this?”
Lu Junting let out a soft laugh, catching the little girl’s wrist and bringing her toward the quilt. With another hook, the little girl was in his arms again.
He looked at the woman, who was blushing with shame. Her eyes were moist as she pouted. He thought that she was so adorable that he couldn’t help but lower his head to kiss the tip of her nose.
His movements were gentle, so gentle that, almost instantly, he dissolved her anger.
At this time, the early morning sunlight was filtering in through the window in wisps. His face was bathed in the sunlight, exuding a soft color.
The man with an icy aura now looks gentle before her. The breath he exhaled out to spray on her face was also warm.
She felt that she was mesmerized by him. Her heart surprisingly softened. She couldn’t help but touch his face and said, “Junting, you are so obedient.”
“Obedient?”
Lu Junting felt that this was not a suitable word to describe him. Since he was a child, none of his elders had ever praised him for being obedient. He had been better than normal since he was a child, yet he was also more of a headache to others.
But now, this little girl said he’s obedient?
Lu Junting thought that the adjective ‘obedient’ was in a way a kind of blasphemy to him. He was not the kind of pet that wagged its tail and pretended to be good to make people happy.
“Getting bold? Not afraid of me anymore?”
His tone was still gentle, but the man’s aura was too strong. It sounded like a warning. Lin Xiyu hastily retracted her hand.
With a slight frown on his brow, he asked her, “Why don’t you touch it again?”
She pouted. The aggrieved expression was exactly the same as his son's.
“Afraid.”
“...”
Lu Junting just wanted to tease her, but he didn’t want to scare her. He grabbed her hand and put it towards his face, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I’ll give you the courage.”
His skin was very smooth, and the palm of his hand had a warm and delicate feeling. It was really incredible. He just obediently gave his face to her to touch. It gave her a feeling of a tiger letting her pull his whiskers. This man was well-regarded outside, but he was obedient at home to let his wife touch his face.
Lin Xiyu suddenly felt that this formidable man seemed to be transformed into a kind of domesticated cat, obediently lying down to her to play. She didn’t say it wrong. He was really very obedient.
Mr. Lu surprisingly didn’t resist at all. He had to go to the office and didn’t remind her to stop, only waiting for her to stop herself.
Lin Xiyu retracted her hand and said, “It’s getting late. Get up.”
She withdrew her hand and then got up.
Lu Junting walked Lin Xiyu to the company's door. However, before she could get out of the car, he grabbed her wrist. Then, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her into his embrace.
“What…”
Lin Xiyu was about to ask, but he directly lowered his head and took a bit of her lips. The sudden kiss made her head dizzy. He released her before she could recover from the kiss.
He was in a good mood, looking at her with that dumb and cute look for a moment. He actually could not let go and kissed her on the cheeks before saying, “You can go to work. I’ll pick you up after get off work.”
When Lin Xiyu stepped out of the car, she felt that her face was still hot. It was really… the driver was still there. How could he kiss her direction in front of other people?
Lin Xiyu came to the club with a red face. Some people passing by had to look at her twice more. Lin Xiyu covered her face and was a bit embarrassed. She thought that people were looking at her because she was blushing. She didn’t realize what was going on until one trainee, who had a better relationship, reminded her.
“Great Aunt, why is your lipstick smeared?”
“...”
Lin Xiyu came to the office in a hurry, took the mirror out, and looked at it. She usually wore light makeup at work. At that moment, the lipstick was smudged, and there was a big circle of spots around her lips.
Lu Junting really convinced her. He had to make trouble and eat her lipstick to become like this. She wanted to talk to him after going back. He couldn’t make any trouble like this in the future.
Lin Xiyu touched up her makeup. Her phone rang shortly after she sat down. Lin Xiyu picked up and looked at the phone. It was Lin Xiqian who called. Both of them had a period of contact. Lin Xiyu didn’t think much as she picked up the phone.
“I’m back. Do you still live in the same place? I’ll catch up with you later.”
Since Lin Xiqian had gone back to the United States, he had come to visit her from time to time over the past year. He knew that she had bought a house on her own.
Lin Xiyu said, “I don’t live there anymore.”
“Where do you live now?”
Lin Xiyu thought about it and said truthfully, “I remarried Lu Junting.”
Lin Xiqian on the other end, fell silent. After a while, he asked, “What happened? Why did you suddenly remarry him?”
“It’s a long story.”
“I’ll meet you after work in a little while, at the restaurant you always go to. You can tell me about it slowly, then.”
Lin Xiyu knew that she would have to tell him about this eventually, so she answered, “Okay.”
Lin Xiyu called Lu Junting over before she got off work, telling him that she would go back later and that he didn’t have to come to pick her up.
“What’s wrong? Has your club been busy lately?”
“No. Lin Xiqian is back, and he wants to talk to me.”
“Oh?” Lu Junting didn’t seem too surprised by Lin Xiqian’s appearance. “That’s just right. I also have something to talk to him about. Shall we go together?”
“It’s also okay.”
After work, Lin Xiyu arrived at the restaurant. Lin Xiqian had already arrived. He had come to her before and sat in the window seat every time. This time was no exception as if it had become a habit.
Lin Xiyu walked over and asked, “How long have you been here?”
“Not long. I haven’t ordered yet. See what you want.”
“Let’s not order it first. Lu Junting is coming over later.”
Lin Xiqian gave her a meaningful look and said, “Okay, don’t order first. Tell me what’s going on before he comes. Why did you remarry him again? Did he do something to you again?”
“No. I initiated the remarriage this time.”
This answer surprised Lin Xiqian. “You initiated it? Why? Have you forgotten how much of a bastard this guy is?”
Lin Xiyu said, “Lu Junting is indeed a bastard. He set me up to give birth to a child and lied to me. I really should hate him. But I later found out that this bastard helped my parents to pay for the money they owed after they passed away. He paid for my university tuition and living expenses all these years. Even if my Aunt Yao had the intention of helping me, she couldn’t help me with such a large sum of money owed by her parents. I would most likely have dropped out of school early to work to pay off my debts. I wouldn’t have been able to go to the university and do what I wanted to do. I wouldn’t have been in the position I’m in now. So tell me, how can I hate him when he’s helping me so much?”
Hearing this, Lin Xiqian fell silent. After a while, he asked, “How much did he help you pay back?”
“More than 1 million.”
This number surprised Lin Xiqian for a moment. He pondered for a while and said, “I will help you pay back this money. You don’t need to stay by his side because of the money.”
“I’m not staying with him because of the money. I have feelings for him.”
Lin Xiqian frowned at her. He immediately rushed at her in anger. “You have a feeling for him? Have you forgotten what this bastard did to you? Having sex with you while you’re drunk and forcibly manipulating your life. Do you have Stockholm syndrome? Why do you have feelings for him?
“In that incident, he’s not entirely at fault.”
“How is it not all his fault? You could totally sue him for that kind of behavior.”
“If you say that, then he can sue me, too.”
“...”
“I drank alcohol and went to hug him. I also kissed him. My behavior counts as sexual harassment, right? You don’t have to say anything about me being drunk and not sober. Hooking up with someone is still hooking up with someone. Just like you won’t be found not guilty in a court of law just because you were drunk and killed someone. So, as far as this is concerned, I’m partly to blame.”
“What he was sorry for me was deliberately making me pregnant and giving birth to a child. He was really a bastard at this point. He was wrong, but then he took responsibility for it. He put half of his pre-marital property in my name. To buy my father's letter that was written for me, he stood in the wind and snow for one day. He protected me and my child well. He never treated me and my child rashly. If these are not enough, he secretly helped me pay back more than ten million owed by my parents and purposely left a million to me so that I could feel at ease to stay in the Lu family. He did all this for me. It can completely offset the faults that he has committed. Don’t think that for Lu Junting, more than 10 million is nothing. A few years ago, it was difficult for him to come up with more than 10 million. Even if more than 10 million is just a drop in the bucket for him, it’s something I can’t pay back for the rest of my life.”
“There’s no one who is an absolute good person. Everyone will make mistakes. Lu Junting has a bad side, but he also has a good side. I hate his bad side, but I like his good side. His good side is far greater than his bad side, so there is nothing wrong with me liking him.”
After listening to her, Lin Xiqian rubbed his forehead. “What about the matter of him using you as a stand-in?”
Lin Xiyu said, “None of it matters. I don’t want to bother about the past. As long as he has me in his heart now. That’s enough.”
The car Lu Junting was sitting in stopped at the restaurant's entrance. Through the window, he saw the two people sitting by the window. A certain image in his memory overlapped. At that time, it was the same season as now. The gardenia on both sides of the restaurant’s front door was in bloom, and she was sitting in the same position and also with Lin Xiqian.
That day, he was here to realize that she did not love him. He would never forget the smell of gardenias that pounced on the end of his nose at that moment.
At this moment, he came down from the car. A gust of wind sent the familiar scent of gardenia. The familiar pain came, yet he didn’t even furrow his brows. He just stood by the window and looked at both of them.
As soon as Lin Xiyu turned her head, she saw Lu Junting standing outside the window, with his hands in his pockets. He stood straight, just standing there looking at her side at this moment.
Lin Xiyu felt that his expression was strange. There were complicated emotions welled up in his eyes, but on the contrary, he looked unperturbed.
She didn’t know if it was because she had an understanding with him after falling in love with him, but at the moment, he looked uncomfortable. An uncomfortable feeling that she could really feel. She didn’t want to see him feeling uncomfortable, so she smiled at him.
The soft smile and the scent of gardenia flowers were sent to him in one piece, letting him forget the uncomfortableness in his memory for a moment. He saw her smile with his eyes and his nose only smelled the fragrance of flowers.
Lu Junting also slowly put a smile on his face in response to her. He walked in from the doorway and politely and courteously greeted Lin Xiqian, “Mr. Hinton, it’s been a long time. How are your adoptive parents?”
Lu Junting said, sitting down beside Lin Xiyu, moving naturally to hold her hand on the table. His expression towards Lin Xiqian was still modest and courteous, but Lin Xiqian didn’t miss the sharpness and warnings in his eyes.
Lin Xiqian returned to the United States a year ago because his adoptive father’s debt problems were prosecuted. He had to go back and deal with his stepdad. Later, he investigated that he could solve the crisis of his adoptive father’s debt, but it took time. The sudden prosecution this time seemed to be suspected of improper financial disputes and was sued by the company he was now working for. He followed this line of thought and investigated the company where his adoptive father was. He had been in the company for many years and was considered a veteran. His colleagues inside the company had a certain amount of friendship with him and would not intentionally mess with him. However, he investigated and found that the company recently added a shareholder and a Chinese. Lin Xiqian suspected that this shareholder was Lu Junting, but he did not get the information of the shareholder. There was no definite evidence.
At that time, Lu Junting and Lin Xiyu had just divorced. His adoptive father had an accident so coincidentally that he had to go back to the United States. If this was Lu Junting’s doing, then he could guess his motives. Lu Junting didn’t want him to take advantage of the situation and made Lin Xiyu depend on him. He had never thought of letting go of Lin Xiyu.
Lin Xiqian was also familiar with Lu Junting’s routine. He didn’t want to be easily provoked by him. He calmed down a bit and calmly said, “I’m sorry to bother you, but my adoptive parents’ health is quite good.”
Lu Junting nodded. “That’s good. It’s just right that you’re back in China this time. I have something I want to talk to you about.”
After saying that, he rubbed Lin Xiyu’s head with his big palm. The little girl not only didn’t resist but also lowered her head with a shyness. He was very satisfied and smiled before he said to Lin Xiqian, “I know that we had a little misunderstanding before, but we are all Xixi’s relatives. Naturally, we don’t want to make things difficult for her. I’m here to apologize to you.”
Lin Xiqian really didn't expect to hear these words from Lu Junting, and even lowered his posture to apologize to him. Also euphemistically saying that he didn't want to make things difficult for Xixi? Did he have to accept it even if he didn’t want to? Otherwise, it would make things difficult for Xixi, right? Lu Junting obviously knew how to respond to him. He treated him as his brother so generously and decently and hoped that he could fulfill them. If he didn't fulfill it, he would look like a narrow-minded person. If he fulfilled it, he would feel sick.
Lin Xiqian calmed down his anger. Now the situation differs from before. Lin Xiyu didn't like this beast before. Now, Lin Xiyu likes him because he helps to pay off her parents’ debts. It will depend on him. If he shows off as her brother and disagrees with them at this time, Lin Xiyu will probably be unhappy. After all, he is not her biological brother.
Lu Junting was clearly asking for his opinion, but in fact, he didn’t give him any room for discussion at all. Lin Xiqian did not want to confront this beast head-on. He knew he couldn’t defeat him, but Lu Junting had already set him up and he still needed to express his attitude.
Lin Xiqian said to Lin Xiyu, “All I want is for you to be happy. If you think your choice is right, then I also choose to bless you.”
Lin Xiyu smiled and held Lu Junting's hand as if to give him the answer and tell him her choice.
“Thank you.” She said to him.
Lin Xiqian could tell that she was happy at this moment. After all, she still couldn't escape the clutches of this beast. Lin Xiqian felt that if he were her brother, he might have had a heart attack.
He sighed silently in his heart. Now he only hoped that Lu Junting, this beast, would treat her well because she had no parents, no relatives.
After finishing dinner with Lin Xiqian, Lu Junting, and Lin Xiyu got into the car together. After getting in the car, Lu Junting said, “It seems that your stepbrother has not forgiven me, but I don't blame him. I really did the wrong thing before. Of course, I will try my best to make up for it, and one day I will let him hand you over to me happily.”
In fact, the relationship between Lin Xiyu and Lin Xiqian was not that close. In the end, it was just a few years of friendship, but because his parents had been thinking about him all these years, they had a kind of intimacy with him. Lin Xiyu's responsibility was not on Lin Xiqian, and there was no such thing as Lin Xiqian handing her over to someone.
Lu Junting said this only because he respected Lin Xiyu. After all, she still regarded Lin Xiqian as her parents' adopted son. He also didn't think he was nosy. He gave him the face as her stepbrother, hoping to get his approval.
Lu Junting's handling of affairs was indeed much more impressive.
Lin Xiyu hugged his waist. The man's embrace was warm and broad, giving a sense of peace of mind. “You don't have to think too much. As long as I approve of you, it's good. Of course, I understand the matter between you and me better than others. I'm not a child anymore. I know what I'm doing.”
Lu Junting lowered his head and sniffed the scent in her hair, flipping his fingers around and playing with her hair. He nodded slightly, restrained his gaze, and a cold murderous intent flashed across his face. However, his voice remained calm as he said, “He misunderstood me too deeply. I’m afraid that he will speak ill of me in front of you. If he said too much, you would believe him. It's hard to say that one day he will take you away.”
Lin Xiyu looked up at him with a smile in her eyes and a gentle expression on her face. “No, I fell in love with you now, and my heart is with you. It's not something anyone can take away with just a few words. Besides, I haven't forgotten that I owe you over ten million yuan. I'm afraid I won't be able to repay it in my lifetime, so I'll have to pay it off myself.”
I fell in love with you.
My heart is with you.
She could always please him so easily.
He touched her face with his fingers. His calm face concealed the greed and possession in his eyes. His movements were also modified by him to be gentle and affectionate, without any aggression.
He said, “It's just money. What does it matter?”
“How can it be nothing?” She poked her head out of his arms and straightened her face. “If it wasn't for your ten million, I might not even be able to go to the university. I have always had clear grievances.”
Lu Junting held her in his arms, and the corners of his mouth curled into a smile. “Okay, then I'll pay off your debt with yourself.”
The kind that lasts a lifetime.
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