A man and a woman alone in a room, when the man is about to leave, the woman holds him back, asking him to stay with her for the night.
In such a situation, any man would understand that the woman isn't just asking for company, but for something far more intimate.
Chu Lingtian hadn't expected the innocent and pure Guo Xiaoyan to be so bold and direct tonight. His lips still held the lingering scent of her moist mouth from their earlier kiss, and now she was hugging him from behind, preventing him from leaving, asking him to stay the night.
"Xiaoyan..."
Chu Lingtian turned around, looking at Guo Xiaoyan, who wasn't wearing a bra but whose chest was still proud. Her face was flushed with embarrassment, her head lowered, avoiding his gaze. Her hands nervously fumbled with the hem of her clothes. He called out to her.
"Brother Chu, I like you, I love you!"
Guo Xiaoyan threw herself into Chu Lingtian's arms and whispered shyly.
Chu Lingtian knew that Guo Xiaoyan's bold actions tonight were all because she liked and loved him.
His heart was also burning with desire, a restless stirring, because if he agreed, he could stay at Guo Xiaoyan's house for the night. This pure and beautiful girl would undoubtedly give herself to him.
But Chu Lingtian knew that someone like him could hardly bring Guo Xiaoyan a peaceful life or a happy future.
He was the captain of the Dragon Country's elite "War Wolf" commando unit, a legendary man known as the "Death Wolf King," constantly burdened with the heavy responsibility of protecting his country.
He had killed countless enemies and made just as many, with countless adversaries eager to end his life. Danger lurked around him at every moment.
His return to the city this time, hiding his true identity, was twofold: to complete a top-secret mission entrusted by his superiors, and to uncover the truth behind the annihilation of his Chu family. This was a dragon entering the sea, a tiger returning to its mountain, destined to paint the skies red with blood.
Once these tasks were completed, his country would need him, the borders would need him, and as a soldier, his duty to protect the nation and its people would compel him to return to the military.
Therefore, in a sense, Chu Lingtian didn't want to hurt Guo Xiaoyan. He hoped she would think clearly, understand, and not act on a mere impulse of nascent love, only to regret it for the rest of her life.
As for the one-night stand with Liu Bingxue, that was purely an accident. The other women Chu Lingtian had slept with before were different from the pure and kind Guo Xiaoyan; they had different personalities, thoughts, careers, and family backgrounds.
A kind and pure girl like Guo Xiaoyan was best suited to find a man who loved her and live a quiet, ordinary life forever.
"Xiaoyan, you are a very good girl, excellent in every way. I believe you can find a better man. Brother Chu, I..."
Before Chu Lingtian could finish his sentence, Guo Xiaoyan interrupted him.
Guo Xiaoyan's beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and she looked at Chu Lingtian with great sadness, asking:
"Brother Chu, don't you like me? Don't you love me at all?"
"Xiaoyan, I like you, but I hope you can think it through. We haven't known each other for long, and we don't know each other well at all. For you to give yourself to me like this is too impulsive, too ill-considered. I'm worried you'll regret it later, do you understand?"
Chu Lingtian said earnestly.
Guo Xiaoyan was silent for about a minute. She released her hands, which had been tightly holding Chu Lingtian, and forced a smile, saying:
"Brother Chu, you're right. We haven't even known each other for a month, and we don't really understand each other. I'll listen to you and think carefully about my feelings for you before I make up my mind."
"Okay, then I'll be going."
Chu Lingtian nodded. He didn't know what else to say. Perhaps saying less and letting Guo Xiaoyan think for herself, to confront her innermost true emotions, was the best course of action.
As Chu Lingtian opened the door and walked away, Guo Xiaoyan's tears streamed down her face.
Her crying was from a sense of injustice. She had been so proactive, even summoning the courage to ask Chu Lingtian to stay the night and offer herself to him, yet he hadn't immediately agreed or taken her. This had wounded her pride and made her doubt her allure as a woman.
However, Guo Xiaoyan soon wiped away her tears and a happy expression appeared on her pure and beautiful face. She murmured to herself:
"Brother Chu, you are a good man, a gentleman, and more importantly, a responsible and caring man who truly thinks of my well-being. Now that I've calmed down, I realize I don't know if my actions tonight were due to loving you too deeply or simply being too impulsive. In the next few days, I will seriously consider my feelings for you. If I confirm I truly love you, then next time, I, I will definitely go to bed with you, I will give myself to you completely. Let's both look forward to next time..."
As Guo Xiaoyan spoke, she fantasized about being in bed with Chu Lingtian, deeply in love with him, willingly cooperating with all sorts of intimate poses.
At this moment, Chu Lingtian had exited the gate of the residential area where Guo Xiaoyan rented her apartment. The sky was dim, threatening rain, and there were few pedestrians and vehicles on the road. He glanced in the direction of his former Chu family residence, lit a cigarette, and walked slowly along the sidewalk, lost in thought.
Boom!
Suddenly, a yellow Ferrari sports car, as if out of control, swerved directly towards him.
In a flash, accompanied by the screams of the woman driving the car, the vehicle sped past where Chu Lingtian was standing. Although the emergency brake was slammed, the car still skidded for more than ten meters before coming to a halt, leaving black tire marks on the road.
Immediately after, a young woman, about 1.75 meters tall, wearing a red dress and red high heels, with long, wavy hair, stunningly beautiful, with a voluptuous figure, and an extraordinary aura, rushed out of the driver's seat, her face filled with panic.
This beautiful woman quickly ran to where Chu Lingtian had been standing.
"Did I… did I not hit that man? But the car seemed to run over him. Where is he?"
The beautiful woman looked at the ground, found no blood, and then frantically scanned her surroundings. She couldn't see Chu Lingtian and muttered to herself.
"Could the man's body have been dragged under the car when I ran him over?"
The beautiful woman then looked at the car parked not far away.
Suppressed her fear, she walked back to the car, slowly bent over, her rear end protruding, and mustered the courage to peek under the vehicle. She still couldn't see Chu Lingtian.
This shocked the beautiful woman. In such an open space, even if she hadn't hit Chu Lingtian, how could he have vanished into thin air in just a few seconds?
Was she experiencing a ghost encounter at night?
Recalling the old tales of the night belonging to ghosts and spirits while the day belonged to humans, the beautiful woman, terrified, hurriedly got back into the driver's seat. However, due to her extreme nervousness and fear, her right hand failed to press the ignition button correctly three times in a row.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a hand emerged from the back seat of the car and grabbed the beautiful woman's right wrist.
"Ah, a ghost!"
The beautiful woman's face turned ashen, and she screamed in terror, trying to open the driver's door to escape. But she realized that the door had been locked at some point, and it wouldn't open.
At this moment, Chu Lingtian's ethereal voice echoed from the back seat of the car, drifting and disembodied: "I died so miserably. My head was knocked off by you. You have to hold it and put it back in place for me..."
Hearing such a ghostly voice at night was truly terrifying.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. I know I was wrong. Please, please let me go. I'll pay money, I'll burn paper for you, I'll burn lots and lots of paper money and paper beauties to accompany you..."
The beautiful woman was so scared by Chu Lingtian's voice that she actually wet herself, babbling incoherently.
"What's the point of paper beauties? A real beauty like you is more fun. Why don't you come down and keep me company? We can be a ghostly couple!"
Chu Lingtian sat in the back seat of the sports car, a wicked grin on his face.
"No, no, ah..."
Before the beautiful woman could finish her sentence, she was so terrified that she fainted dead away.
Damn it!
Chu Lingtian looked at her and realized he had gone too far.