Chapter 4: You're My Lover

  "Ling Han, I heard you're back from the US, is that true?" Nellie's heart was racing like a deer, feeling a bit nervous and shy, she held her phone to her ear and spoke softly, her gentle words revealing an irrepressible joy.

  "Ah, back again." The Ling Han on the other side seemed to be enjoying this entanglement, his rich and mellow voice was filled with laziness, a sensual aura subtly transmitted.

  It's really sweet, making people's hearts move and blush. "It's great, you know? In the days when you weren't here, I thought about you every day..." Connie's face was flushed with a girl's shyness, her head lowered, and she spoke sweet words in extreme embarrassment, like a little bird leaning on someone, coquettishly shy, as if that man were right in front of her, her face blushing.

  "The words 'I think of you every day' are sweet and nauseating, yet they convey happiness. They coincidentally fall into the ears of Leng Qing, who has just finished bathing and is passing by Nian Er's room."

  That sweet and happy feeling suddenly shocked Leng Xi's heart, and unknowingly a small sourness fell into her heart. Leng Ni was talking on the phone with her fiancé again.

  Leng Xi had heard her grandmother muttering in her ear a long time ago: although the Leng family was ordinary, Mr. Leng had helped Ling Yun Tian, the president of the famous multinational conglomerate Lingyun Group, with many things when he was younger, and the two were very close friends. After Ling Yun Tian had a son, he wasn't too pleased, but readily arranged for his son to be engaged to a girl from the Leng family, so from the moment she was born, Leng Ni already had a boyfriend who would love her dearly.

  A girl born with the favor of thousands, is a true portrayal of Loni. She has been enjoying her father's love and mother's love since she was young, and as she grew up, there are men who dote on her, protecting her like a princess in the palm of their hands, warmth surrounds her everywhere.

  And she, Leng Xi, was neglected since childhood, suffered from cold shoulders and abandonment. The only person who could accompany her to talk, her grandmother, left her when she was 9 years old. The loneliness and desolation of being alone made her feel endless pain at times.

  She was probably envious of Lenny, envious of the feeling of being surrounded by love. Cold Creek involuntarily stopped in her tracks and actually leaned over to listen to their conversation.

  "Oh, thinking of me? As far as I know, we haven't seen each other in 15 years. If I'm not mistaken, when you went to the US, you were only 6 years old. So, from 6 to 21, you've been thinking of me all this time, how deep and profound." Ling Han on the other end seemed to have gained interest, slightly sitting up straight on the sofa, his drawling tone made it hard to discern what he was really thinking, but upon closer examination, his words seemed to carry a hint of sarcasm.

  "You're the one I've been thinking of, you know that. From the moment I was born, I was yours." Leng Ni's voice was filled with a playful pout, and those words, which seemed shy yet unrestrained, slipped easily from her lips.

  It should have been a tone that made others feel sour and sick, but Leng Xi didn't think so. Instead, she felt a warmth rising in her heart, and a sense of envy and blessing rose from the bottom of her heart.

  I'm afraid there won't be such a person in this life, who loves her, tolerates her, and spoils her to the point where she can be willful and demanding, only thinking of getting his attention.

  ……

  She said something else, but Leng Xi's mind wandered off for a moment and didn't hear clearly, only knowing that before the door opened, in the last voice, she heard Leng Ni use her honey-like voice to say, "Okay, you go to sleep early too, we'll see each other tomorrow..."

  "Brook, why are you standing here?" A clear voice came from behind, and Leng Xi woke up like a dream, but saw Leng Ni leaning against the door frame, looking at her with an joyful gaze that had not yet dissipated.

  "Oh... I, I just took a bath..." Cold Creek seemed somewhat at a loss for words, as if he had a guilty conscience, in the face of this sudden attack.

  Leng Ni, however, was not entangled in this issue. She was still immersed in the joy of her conversation with her loved one earlier. She walked over with a smile, putting her arm around Leng Xi's shoulder, as if to share her happiness with her. "Xi'er, my boyfriend is back and wants to meet me tomorrow." Her eyebrows sparkled, and she smiled sincerely, exuding a rich sense of happiness.

  "Oh, this is great! Look at you, so happy that your mouth can't close." Leng Xi smiled calmly and looked at Leng Ni's overjoyed expression. She leaned in slightly and whispered in Leng Ni's ear, "Your boyfriend must love you very much, I think honey has even grown on your forehead."

  Leng Ni indeed became shy, "Which one, which one, stinky boy, you're so bad." She symbolically stomped her feet, then calmed down and let out a regretful sigh, "I originally wanted to have you accompany me tomorrow, but thinking that you have work, can't delay your job for my sake."

  "I'd rather not be your light bulb, spare me." said Leng Xi jokingly.

  "Ugh, you naughty girl, I'm not talking to you anymore. I've worked up a sweat, I'm going to go take another bath." With that, Nellie skipped and ran to the door, closed it behind her, gave Leng Xue a mischievous smile, then half-skipped and half-ran off to the bathroom.

  Perhaps it was because Leng Xi was too sensitive, when he heard Leng Ni say that she would go take another bath, his heart involuntarily felt a chill and he couldn't help but feel shocked.

  Aunt Mei's words still linger in my ears: Don't get close to dirty things, if you touch them, you have to wash them clean!

  Leng Ni also despised herself for being dirty? Leng Xi brought up the painful self-doubt, and immediately she shook her head, ridiculing herself for not being gentlemanly enough.

  How could that be? Since Cold Dad brought her back home a week ago, Colney has been the friendliest and most affectionate person to her, how could she possibly harm her.

  Leng Xi shook her head and returned to her room. As soon as she pushed open the door, she heard the phone on the bed vibrating non-stop. She hurried over to answer it, because she knew that only one person had her number and would call her - her employer.

  "Ah......" Leng Xi received it with a slight gasp due to her nervousness.

  "Busy having a private meeting with a man? Received it so late!" Ling Han's cold words were filled with anger.

  "What does the employer want from me?" She calmed her breath and got straight to the point, not wanting to explain anything to him, nor was there a need to. From today on, everyone would think she's a fallen, unclean woman of the wind and dust.

  It doesn't matter, think whatever you want to think, anyway her world has nothing to do with passersby, and there's no need to care about others' opinions. In Leng Xi's eyes, the man who saved her during the day was just a passerby, once she completed the task he taught her, they would have nothing to do with each other.

  Ling Han frowned, showing his displeasure, "Call me Master, I like the feeling of being high and mighty."

  "Yes, master, is there anything you'd like to instruct me on?" Give him the title he wants, anyway, calling him that won't cost any less meat.

  Hearing the woman being so obedient and calm, Ling Han didn't feel that sense of accomplishment, but instead felt a little annoyed. He couldn't explain why, but he just felt a faint suffocation in his chest. "Tomorrow at noon, go meet my fiancée. Your role is my mistress."

  "Okay..." Leng Xi replied.