Chapter 657: Chapter 657: Temptation
"I can walk, but my skirt is sticking to my legs, it’s really uncomfortable. I’m a bit of a neat freak, so I want to take a shower. How about this, why don’t you see if there’s a hotel nearby, and help me book a room. I’ll take a shower, and after you buy some clothes for me, bring them over. I’ll cover the cost of the room and the shower, I’m begging you." Xingyue clasped her hands together in a praying gesture, her eyes filled with a pleading look towards Xu Ke.
Xu Ke shrugged indifferently, "Alright, I’ll be the good guy till the end today."
Xingyue didn’t notice Xu Ke’s attitude, or perhaps she didn’t take it to heart. In her opinion, someone with such a large company, who still kept this demeanor towards a stranger, had a pretty decent character. So, Xingyue blushed, and when Xu Ke turned around, she carefully glanced at his back, then quickly lowered her head as if trying to hide it.
The two of them walked out of KFC one after the other. Xiong Yun watched Xingyue get into Xu Ke’s car, a hint of jealousy flashing in his eyes, "Bitch, just wait until this is over and see how I deal with you."
This whole thing was Xiong Yun’s idea, and he was the one who just forced Xingyue out of the car. Yet now he felt as if his entire heart was soaked in jealousy, corroded and aching.
Xu Ke took her to a nearby hotel and booked a room.
"Hey, don’t forget to come back," Xingyue said as she saw Xu Ke about to leave after opening the door.
At an angle where Xingyue couldn’t see, the corners of Xu Ke’s mouth slightly curled up, showing a smile with an unclear meaning. Xu Ke didn’t respond to her words but nodded, and so Xingyue let him leave at ease.
The hotel Xu Ke found was small, with barely any security measures, so as soon as Xu Ke left, Xiong Yun sneaked in immediately.
In the hotel, Xingyue was still waiting for Xu Ke to return. Upon hearing a knock, she didn’t even realize her eyes lit up, thinking it was Xu Ke who forgot something, but when she opened the door, she saw Xiong Yun’s despondent face. The light in Xingyue’s eyes instantly extinguished.
"What’s wrong? Disappointed it’s not Xu Ke? Xingyue, isn’t it just pitiful? You’ve only met Xu Ke a few times and exchanged a few words, don’t tell me you’ve fallen for him already. Don’t forget why you’re here." Xiong Yun, looking at the instant dimming of Xingyue’s eyes, said mockingly, his words like knives stabbing into Xingyue’s heart.
Xingyue’s expression changed immediately, although it was unclear if this was because her real feelings were exposed or for some other reason, "I haven’t forgotten what I promised you, but you remember what you promised me too. Once this is over, we go our separate ways. Honestly, Xiong Yun, seeing you like this now, I really regret it. I really don’t know what I ever liked about you. If I could, I wish I’d never met you."
Seeing Xingyue’s disappointed eyes, Xiong Yun lit up like a sudden powder keg and began to sneer, "Don’t bring up those useless ’if’ scenarios. The only reason you don’t care about me now is that I’m broke and jobless, unable to bring you dignity. Don’t think of yourself as too noble. You never despised my poverty before, but honestly, as poor as I was, did I ever let you run short of anything? Even when I barely had anything to eat, did you ever go without your LV bags? Did you ever lack gifts during holidays?"
"Don’t worry, once this is over, I certainly won’t cling to you anymore. These days, I’ve seen through you, too. A person like you doesn’t deserve my love." Xiong Yun concluded calmly, summing up his thoughts.
Xingyue was infuriated by Xiong Yun’s words, her chest heaving, "I might not be noble, but you have no right to be aggrieved, either. One of us wants money, the other beauty. If I weren’t pretty, would you be willing to spend on me? And every time you bought me something, didn’t you expect favors in return? Haven’t I spent enough time with you? Have I not served you well enough? We’re equal at best; neither of us has the right to judge the other."
The nice façade was torn away, this veil no longer needed by Xingyue, she directly exposed the truest side of their past. Xiong Yun was left speechless by Xingyue’s harsh words.
"You’re right, so you’d better do your part. If you mess up what I’ve tasked you with, this broken man will latch onto you." Xiong Yun sneered and said.
Xingyue was stunned by his shamelessness. She didn’t expect him to say something so shameless, "Don’t your words weigh on your conscience? I’m helping you, not obligated to do this. It’s out of respect for our acquaintance. If you continue to threaten me, thinking you can control me, we might as well drag each other down. Since I’m bound to you anyway, I won’t do any thankless tasks; let’s go down together."
Seeing that Xingyue seemed to be provoked, Xiong Yun’s attitude softened immediately, at least on the surface. What he truly thought remained unknown. "You can interpret it however you like, but I can’t lose this opportunity. I know what we just said was out of anger. After all, we’ve been in love, how can we really do something so extreme to each other, right? At the worst, we can have a nice separation."
After listening to Xiong Yun, Xingyue seemed to calm down a lot, "Don’t worry, like you said, after all, we’ve been in love, so we can have a decent separation. No matter what, I won’t just watch you do nothing at home. I’ll help you, just go, I’m afraid he’ll return soon and disrupt our plan."
Xiong Yun nodded, "Then I’m leaving, if this thing succeeds, I’ll treat you to a meal to thank you."
Xingyue nodded without speaking, watching Xiong Yun turn around and she closed the door behind him. At the moment the door closed, the expressions on the faces of the two people changed simultaneously.
Darkness and coldness intertwined and spread, forming a vast net covering the two of them.
Xu Ke returned neither quickly nor slowly, and by the time he came back, Xingyue had already finished a game on her phone.
"I don’t know your size, I got whatever, hope it fits." Xu Ke threw a bag with clothes onto the bed, and just as he was about to leave, Xingyue grabbed his hand.
At this moment, Xingyue’s cheeks were tinged with an enticing flush. The hotel door, at some point, was locked by her, and she slowly approached Xu Ke, like a stunning enchantress, with Xu Ke being her targeted prey.
"What are you doing?" Xu Ke frowned as he looked at the woman with slightly damp hair, wrapped only in a towel, and asked.
"Do you still not know what I want in this situation? I’ve fallen for you at first sight. I like you, I want to be with you. What about you? Do you like me?" Xingyue lifted her head, her gaze moist as she looked at Xu Ke’s face.