After the Strategy Mission Was Exposed, the Childhood Friend Became a Sinister Male Ghost - Chapter 11

Ling Luo stayed in the restroom for ten minutes. After hesitating for a long while and mentally drafting her excuses, she finally stepped out. The vast art gallery was full of twists and turns. Each U-shaped doorway lacked a door leaf, making almost every room interconnected.

The sound of her footsteps echoed through the corridor. A gentle breeze drifted through a window, causing the white curtains to flutter lightly. She glanced over. Suddenly, a mysterious force seized her wrist. Uncontrollably, she was pulled along, stumbling a couple of steps before falling into an embrace filled with the scent of cedarwood.

Before she could lift her head, she was pressed down, and her face was forced against his chest. Judging by the scent, she immediately knew his identity. Alarm bells rang in her heart.

“Let me go!” she whispered harshly.

Di Yu rested his chin on the top of her head. He slowly lowered his face and took a deep breath near her neck. The familiar scent of apples soothed his restless and anxious heart. His breathing grew increasingly hurried against her ear.

Ling Luo shrank her neck back. “Di Yu! Do you know where we are? Someone could come by at any moment. Do not humiliate me!”

“Explain yourself clearly, and I will let you go,” Di Yu said. His voice was low, magnetic, and dangerously seductive.

Ling Luo’s body tensed. “Explain what? Should you not be the one explaining? You are acting nonsensically and holding me by force.”

Di Yu hated the way she resisted him, as if he were something repulsive. Staring at her fair and delicate ear so close to him, a flash of crimson crossed his eyes, and his breathing grew heavier.

“From the moment you told me we were breaking up, you have been lying to me! You have been trying to get rid of me this whole time. Why? Explain it clearly!”

“I already made the reasons very clear! Can you please stop being so unreasonable?”

“I remember you saying that we were childhood sweethearts and a match made in heaven. Have you forgotten?”

“I,” Ling Luo felt a pang of guilt.

“Please do not do things halfway. Do not loathe me, and do not abandon me.” His voice trembled slightly, carrying a hint of a plea.

Ling Luo answered firmly, “We are not a match!”

Suddenly, she felt a surge of heat as his burning breath brushed against her neck. She froze for a second and then immediately began to struggle. She tried to push against his chest with both hands, but after only two attempts, he seized both of her wrists with a single hand. Her arms were forced upward, and her upper body was pinned against the wall. She felt the cold and hard surface behind her.

“Let me go! Mmph!”

Her lips were captured, and she could no longer make a sound. Ling Luo’s mind went completely blank. Di Yu’s tall frame almost entirely covered her body, shielding her from view. The white curtains drifted over and nearly hid their figures. Even the cool breeze could not alleviate Ling Luo’s frantic heat.

Anger, resentment, and humiliation surged in her heart. Yet, she was powerless to resist and was forced to endure his domineering and fierce kiss. Gradually, her body softened. When her arms were freed, she instinctively wrapped them around his neck and submissively responded to the kiss.

This proactive gesture comforted his insecure heart. It seemed to clear the air and prove she was willing to return to his side. Di Yu’s heart rate accelerated, and the kiss became somewhat gentler.

Ling Luo was deprived of oxygen and nearly suffocated. Finally, Di Yu ended the long and lingering kiss. The woman had become very obedient and leaned against him without struggling. Her exquisite and beautiful face was flushed, looking incredibly alluring and tempting him to continue his transgression.

Her round, almond-shaped eyes were misty with tears. She looked at him dazed until her pupils regained their focus.

“Is this your attitude when asking for a reconciliation?” she asked.

Her crimson lips moved, drawing his gaze. His dark eyes grew even darker. Di Yu lifted her by the waist and carried her toward a more secluded area. This enchanting version of her was for his eyes only.

Ling Luo was carried away like a child. Frustrated, she bit his neck. A slight sting radiated from the bite. Di Yu’s pupils contracted, and his grip on her waist tightened. Ling Luo continued to bite his neck, leaving three red and swollen tooth marks.

She said fiercely, “A breakup is mutual, so why does a reconciliation only require your consent? I do not agree! I will not get back together with you!”

Di Yu brought her into a room with a door and placed her on a clean table. He leaned his long arms on either side of her, leaning in until they were barely a finger’s width apart. They were very close. Ling Luo wanted to hide, but she could not escape the cage of his arms. He scrutinized her from a dominant and predatory stance.

“A breakup involves two people. I never nodded my head, so how did it become a mutual breakup? Luo Luo, you made me sad. I am very angry. I want nothing more than to announce to the world right now that you are my fiancée!”

“Do not think you can use public opinion to force me into submission. The more you act like this, the more I will hate you!” Ling Luo’s eyes were full of fury. She impatiently hammered on his chest. “You keep saying you respect me! Respect, my foot! You only know how to bully me! You are just a pathetic man who makes empty promises!”

“You hate me?” Di Yu’s eyes were dark and bottomless, hiding things she could not understand.

The man released a chilling and damp aura. Ling Luo felt as if she were being coiled by a snake, and her whole body went cold. She forced herself to calm down. Her mind raced. She moved her hands from his chest to his shoulders and gently touched his neck. Seeing that he did not resist or dodge, she grew bolder and moved her palms to cup his face.

Di Yu instinctively leaned into her touch and nuzzled against her palm. Ling Luo understood now. Every person had their own trigger.

She softened her tone. “I just hate it when you act like this, completely ignoring my feelings. If you fix these terrible habits, I will stop hiding from you.”

For a moment, Di Yu’s dark and predatory eyes cleared. He closed them and proactively kissed her palm. A doting curve appeared at the corner of his mouth. “I will change. Just do not say you hate me anymore, and do not use the cold treatment ever again.”

The handsome face before her was stunning enough to turn the world upside down. Ling Luo’s heart grew even more conflicted. Di Yu had been beautiful since they were children, and she had always loved beautiful things. Even though she was trying to break that bad habit, she was still uncontrollably captivated by him.

Ling Luo lowered her lashes. Having nowhere else to look, she stared at the buttons on his black shirt.

“You cannot just show up in front of me whenever you want. I have a job now. You must keep our relationship a secret. If it is exposed, I will be very, very, very angry!”

“Alright, I promise you.”

“Good boy!”

Ling Luo gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. “Fine, we are reconciled now. You must obey me unconditionally, do you understand? Otherwise, you are not a qualified boyfriend.”

The soft and warm touch lingered on his face. Di Yu’s eyes darkened, and he placed a hand on the back of her neck.