Chapter 64: Long Qinxin’s Transformation (2) (Extra 17)
“Sorry…”
A muffled apology, Lu Zhiyin was like a hedgehog with its head tucked away, no, she was even worse than a hedgehog.
After all, hedgehogs had sharp shells to protect themselves, but Lu Zhiyin did not, which allowed Long Qinxin, whose illusions about Lu Zhiyin had been shattered, to directly pressure her with words.
Lu Zhiyin was always like this when interacting with people; as long as the other party was slightly stern, she would become soft.
Although she had tried to change her weak nature, the process was far from quick.
Of course, the more primary reason was that she naturally felt guilty towards Long Qinxin.
Long Qinxin had never hit her or bullied her; on the contrary, Long Qinxin had trusted her wholeheartedly before and had stood in front of her more than once.
Facing such a Long Qinxin, Lu Zhiyin still couldn’t be tough.
She had long stopped treating this terrible world as a game and couldn’t treat the people in this world like game characters.
Lu Zhiyin’s apology did not calm Long Qinxin; instead, it made Long Qinxin’s chest feel even more troubled.
As Long Qinxin had predicted, Lu Zhiyin once again chose to back down.
As long as she acted tough, Lu Zhiyin would correspondingly become weak.
She really couldn’t stand being treated softly.
Long Qinxin was a little confused; for now, she didn’t know what attitude she should take towards Lu Zhiyin.
But one thing was certain: she would no longer trust Lu Zhiyin unconditionally. Her salvation, like everyone else’s, could also deceive.
“Why did you lie to me?”
Moving closer, Long Qinxin looked down at Lu Zhiyin from above. She hesitated for a moment but did not grip Lu Zhiyin’s neck. Instead, she placed her hands on Lu Zhiyin’s shoulders.
“…”
The weight on her shoulders and the words in her ears made Lu Zhiyin shrink her neck even further.
How was she supposed to answer Long Qinxin’s question? She couldn’t exactly tell her that because of the deity, she had to “capture” the female leads, right?
Actually, Long Qinxin couldn’t understand why Lu Zhiyin was dating two people; Leng Qing Qiu couldn’t give her anything.
Lu Zhiyin’s prolonged silence fanned the flames in Long Qinxin’s heart, and she finally grabbed the girl’s slender, fair neck.
“Mmm… cough, cough…”
Frowning uncomfortably, Lu Zhiyin’s red eyes were still filled with helplessness and distress.
The different Long Qinxin and the long-lost sense of suffocation made her realize that things had once again gotten out of her control.
She really couldn’t make everything go according to her plan.
The chaotic thoughts made it impossible for her to calmly think about how to answer Long Qinxin’s question.
There was no resistance, nor any intention to resist; for whatever reason, Lu Zhiyin had ultimately deceived Long Qinxin’s feelings.
It’s just being choked, anyway… it’s nothing, right? Long Qinxin wouldn’t try to kill her, so it didn’t matter…
Emptying her mind, Lu Zhiyin tried her best to calm down. If her mind was a mess, she wouldn’t be able to figure out what to say to appease Long Qinxin…
“Why aren’t you talking?”
Lu Zhiyin’s silence only made Long Qinxin more annoyed. It was like punching cotton; no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t get a good grip.
Lu Zhiyin shouldn’t be like this.
Long Qinxin thought that no matter what Lu Zhiyin said, whether it was pushing her hand away or calling her an ungrateful wretch, it would be much easier to accept than silence.
Why didn’t she answer herself? Was it because she wasn’t suffering enough? Was it because she wasn’t being rough enough?
The hand gripping Lu Zhiyin’s neck tightened, her fingernails digging into the flesh, and streaks of glaring red appeared on the fair skin.
“Mmmph… ha…”
Accompanied by a slight sting and an increasingly intense sense of suffocation, Lu Zhiyin’s brain was starting to lack oxygen.
“I… I don’t know… I don’t know how to answer…”
Spitting out fragmented words with difficulty, the girl’s red eyes were gradually filled with pain.
Being interrogated was indeed very uncomfortable.
Both physically and mentally, Lu Zhiyin found it difficult to breathe.
“…I…”
Noticing the pain in Lu Zhiyin’s eyes, Long Qinxin suddenly let go. She really couldn’t bring herself to be harsh with the girl in front of her.
She wanted to say sorry, but she couldn’t. She didn’t want to go back to being the pathetic victim who was deceived. She was the one who was lied to, so she shouldn’t be the one to apologize.
Her mind in a mess, Long Qinxin swallowed the apology that was about to be spoken.
“You really are a pervert who likes to be abused, aren’t you.”
She remembered the incident where Lu Zhiyin was forced to make an independence declaration in the cafeteria.
She couldn’t figure out any other reason for Lu Zhiyin to be willing to stay by Leng Qing Qiu’s side besides liking abuse.
Just now, too, she had asked Lu Zhiyin politely, but only received silence. Only when she actually laid hands on her did Lu Zhiyin start talking to her.
“…I…”
Her heart pierced by Long Qinxin’s words, Lu Zhiyin became even more helpless. She didn’t like being abused, she didn’t like pain, and she didn’t like the feeling of suffocation.
But it seemed she didn’t have a better explanation…
Her eyes dimmed, and a strange sourness welled up in her heart. Lu Zhiyin no longer wanted to have a meaningless conversation with Long Qinxin; she needed time to calm down.
“Sigh… You should go.”
Letting out a long sigh, Lu Zhiyin tried hard to calm herself down, at least outwardly.
She tried to get Long Qinxin to leave for now.
She couldn’t admit that she was a masochist. She had a premonition that if she admitted it, she would suffer greatly later.
“You’re going to drive me away again…”
Looking up, Long Qinxin glanced at the white ceiling, the flames in her heart about to erupt, and tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously.
She wiped away her tears, climbed onto the bed, and straddled Lu Zhiyin.
Cupping Lu Zhiyin’s face with her hands, Long Qinxin looked into Lu Zhiyin’s eyes.
“…Let go of me… I said, you should go.”
Daring not to meet Long Qinxin’s gaze, Lu Zhiyin tried hard to be tough, her voice becoming slightly cold and hard.
Unfortunately, Long Qinxin didn’t fall for it anymore.
The image of Lu Zhiyin kissing Leng Qing Qiu in the video flashed through her mind. The person she cherished was willing to be someone else’s plaything when she wasn’t around.
Long Qinxin’s heart was filled with bitterness.
She pressed her lips onto Lu Zhiyin’s.
They were as soft and tender as she remembered, but Long Qinxin couldn’t be happy at all.
She looked at Lu Zhiyin’s wide-open eyes at close range and bit Lu Zhiyin’s lower lip with her teeth.
With a slight force, she could see the girl’s brow furrowing in pain.
In her confusion and helplessness, Lu Zhiyin pushed Long Qinxin’s shoulder forcefully with her left hand.
Sensing the force on her shoulder, Long Qinxin bit down even harder. When she released her mouth, Lu Zhiyin’s originally pale pink lips were already stained with blood.
The bright red stimulated Long Qinxin’s senses, and she cupped Lu Zhiyin’s face again.
“You should go!”
The pain on her lips, combined with the complex emotions in her heart, made Lu Zhiyin a little agitated, and her voice was a bit loud.
Raising her left hand high, Lu Zhiyin ultimately did not bring her palm down.
“Go. Leng Qing Qiu will be back soon.”
Turning her head away, Lu Zhiyin avoided looking at Long Qinxin. She used her sleeve to wipe her lips.
The sleeve of the hospital gown was stained with a touch of red.
