Chapter 120: All Thanks to Cheng Yuan
Lin Ruoxi, Lin Xinghe, and Hua Yao were all a bit hoarse from answering the phone. They had fielded calls for over a solid hour, continuing until the work phone died.
Lin Ruoxi knew Zhang Zhigang had posted on his social media, but Hua Yao and Lin Xinghe were completely baffled.
The two of them walked out of the bedroom and heard Lin Ruoxi still on the phone in the living room. They quickly went over and waited quietly for her to finish her call.
Seizing the moment before Lin Ruoxi could take another call, Hua Yao asked, "Ruoxi, in just an hour and a half, I’ve answered hundreds of calls. Those Treasure Holders and wealthy businessmen have done a complete one-eighty! What on earth is going on?"
Lin Ruoxi smiled and looked at Cheng Yuan, who was standing to the side. Her eyes shone with unconcealable pride. "It’s all thanks to Cheng Yuan!"
Hua Yao and Lin Xinghe stared intently at Cheng Yuan. ’What on earth did he do? To pull off such a major comeback on the very last day!’
All along, Hua Yao and Lin Xinghe had felt their daughter was being a bit willful. Rashly breaking ties with the Lin Family to be with a commoner like Cheng Yuan didn’t seem like a good choice.
However, since their daughter insisted, as her parents, they had no choice but to support her, even if they didn’t think highly of Cheng Yuan.
Even when Cheng Yuan showed some talent in the Martial Dao and Medical Dao, the two of them didn’t change their opinion.
With Cheng Yuan’s power alone, overthrowing the Huanyu Group was a near-impossible task.
It wasn’t until this very moment that Hua Yao and Lin Xinghe finally, completely approved of their daughter’s judgment!
’Their daughter hadn’t chosen the wrong person!’
’Cheng Yuan was definitely a man with incredible potential!’
’With the abilities Cheng Yuan had demonstrated, given time, he could absolutely topple the great mountain that was the Huanyu Group!’
"Xiaoyuan, if we had known you were this capable, we wouldn’t have had to worry so much these past few days. You really hid your talents well, didn’t you?"
Cheng Yuan grinned. "Luck. It was all luck. Mom, Dad, and you too, Ruoxi—the preliminary auction is tomorrow. You should all get some rest."
"Yes, you two get some rest as well."
Hua Yao and Lin Xinghe went back to their room, extremely excited. Who knew if they’d be able to sleep at all.
Lin Ruoxi was also very excited.
However, Lin Ruoxi’s excitement quickly vanished, because Cheng Yuan was smiling as he brandished the bowl of water in his hand. "Ruoxi, we had a deal yesterday. I don’t plan on being left with just cold water anymore."
Lin Ruoxi nodded lightly. "Fine. Take it away then. It is a bit in the way, I was always worried about accidentally knocking it over and spilling it."
Cheng Yuan placed the water bowl on the nightstand, then sat down commandingly on the large bed and gave Lin Ruoxi a wicked smile.
’Hehehe... I’ve never experienced the life of a lord before.’
Lin Ruoxi felt a headache coming on. ’If she had known Cheng Yuan could actually get Teacher Zhang to come, she would never in a million years have made that bet with him!’
’Well, this is just great...’
"It’s just a shoulder massage, right? I can accept my loss!"
With that, Lin Ruoxi clambered onto the bed in a huff, knelt behind Cheng Yuan, and began to gently knead his shoulders.
A faint, sweet fragrance wafted from Lin Ruoxi. Her small hands were as soft as if they had no bones, and with their gentle pressure, a jolt shot through Cheng Yuan. It was pure bliss, enough to send him soaring.
’Now this is the life!’
"A little more pressure, please. Yes, just like that. A little to the left... ah, good. That’s great."
Lin Ruoxi was fuming. ’This big scoundrel, and he’s so demanding too!’
However, Lin Ruoxi was the type to honor her bets, so even though Cheng Yuan had many requests, she fulfilled them all.
After a full fifteen minutes, Cheng Yuan could sense that Lin Ruoxi was reaching her breaking point.
Cheng Yuan didn’t dare make any more demands. He suddenly turned, took Lin Ruoxi’s small hands in his, and stared intently at her.
Startled by her hands being suddenly grabbed, Lin Ruoxi froze for a moment.
But strangely, she didn’t feel any resistance. ’After all,’ she thought, ’I already gave him a massage. Holding hands seems like nothing in comparison.’
But Cheng Yuan wasn’t satisfied. He pressed his advantage, tilting his head slightly and slowly leaning in toward Lin Ruoxi’s face.
Even though Lin Ruoxi had already removed her makeup, her lips still looked so luscious. Cheng Yuan was desperate to taste them.
The distance between them shrank until Cheng Yuan could feel the warmth of Lin Ruoxi’s breath.
Lin Ruoxi’s face appeared calm, but inside, she was in a total panic. Her heart was already racing at over one hundred fifty beats per minute.
’Is this what being in love feels like?’
’It seems... pretty nice.’
’I guess I’ll give it a try.’
Lin Ruoxi tried to suppress her nervousness and slowly closed her eyes.
With the atmosphere built up to this point, Cheng Yuan certainly wasn’t going to miss such a golden opportunity! He seized the moment and pressed his lips to Lin Ruoxi’s.
Sweet, fragrant, soft.
Cheng Yuan was lost in the sensation.
Lin Ruoxi was completely immersed in the wonderful feeling, as if she and Cheng Yuan were the only two people left in the world.
The kiss lasted for a full two minutes.
It wasn’t until Lin Ruoxi was getting breathless that she gradually regained her senses.
Lin Ruoxi suddenly realized something was wrong. Her pajama top had been taken off, and Cheng Yuan’s large hands were clumsily fumbling with the clasp of her bra.
Perhaps it was due to inexperience, or maybe nervousness, but he fumbled with it for ages without managing to undo it.
Lin Ruoxi quickly stopped Cheng Yuan’s hands, saying in a fluster, "Cheng Yuan, please don’t, okay? I’m not ready yet."
Cheng Yuan didn’t force her. He said softly, "Okay, honey. We’ll take it slow. I believe that one day, you’ll truly fall in love with me."
Lin Ruoxi bit her lip, her face flushing. "Actually... I think I’m already falling for you a little. The preliminary auction is tomorrow, I need to get some rest!"
Saying this, Lin Ruoxi dove under the covers in embarrassment, wrapping the comforter tightly around her body.
Cheng Yuan was ecstatic!
’What did Ruoxi just say?’
’She’s already falling for me a little?’
’Yes!’
’It seems victory isn’t too far away!’
Cheng Yuan stared intently at the exquisite figure outlined beneath the comforter, feeling a stir of restlessness inside him.
In truth, if Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil, he could easily see Lin Ruoxi in her entirety.
But Cheng Yuan didn’t do that.
’It’s more satisfying to make progress bit by bit, to win her over little by little.’
’The mood is perfect right now, time to take another step!’
Cheng Yuan lay down, but instead of getting under his own covers, he carefully slid his hands and feet into Lin Ruoxi’s side of the bedding.
’Sleeping under the same covers as my wife would be a huge step forward!’
Lin Ruoxi felt Cheng Yuan’s small movements and clutched the comforter tighter again. But she was just a girl; how could she possibly fend off Cheng Yuan?
After a bit of tugging, Cheng Yuan slipped into Lin Ruoxi’s covers like a slippery loach.
"Honey, it’s too cold sleeping alone. Let me share the covers with you."
Lin Ruoxi’s heart nearly leaped into her throat. ’This big scoundrel, give him an inch and he takes a mile!’
What drove Lin Ruoxi the craziest was that she wasn’t resisting Cheng Yuan’s advance. In fact, she was even faintly looking forward to it.
Seeing that Lin Ruoxi wasn’t putting up any strong resistance, Cheng Yuan asked tentatively, "Honey, how about I just hold you and don’t do anything else? Is that okay?"