She Is Such A Jerk, And Yet She’s The One Crying! - Chapter 40

Faced with Lin Dongruan’s cooperation, Qiang Ning, who had been arrogant and aggressive just moments ago, suddenly became cautious and tentative.

“Don’t be afraid…”

Lin Dongruan was telling her, “Don’t be afraid.”

It would have been better if she hadn’t said it; the moment she did, all the grievances Qiang Ning had suppressed during this period surged up at once. She couldn’t hold back and immediately began to cry, her eyes brimming with tears.

Lin Dongruan propped herself up with one hand, waiting with considerable patience for her to finish crying.

Qiang Ning wasn’t going to finish crying anytime soon; not only could she not stop, but her fingers were also trembling incessantly.

Lin Dongruan didn’t know if she was doing this on purpose or if she was trembling because of her sobbing, so she asked: “A-Ning, there is no rush for this matter. How about… you go wipe away your tears first?”

Qiang Ning lifted a pair of tearful eyes, her voice half-coquettish and half-reproachful: “Sister, you still have the nerve to talk about me? Your ‘water’ is even more than my tears; how could I dare to give up halfway?”

Lin Dongruan paused, then closed her eyes: “Nonsense.”

“I’m really not lying to you, listen—” Anxious to prove herself, Qiang Ning intentionally made a bit more commotion. “Listen, it’s splashing.”

“Mhm.” Lin Dongruan gave a soft response. When she opened her eyes again, she was already somewhat beyond her own control.

Seeing that she had finally admitted it, Qiang Ning finally released her fingers: “See, Sister, it is!”

Lin Dongruan: “Mhm.”

Qiang Ning laughed happily, even spinning around in place. If she had a tail behind her, it would be wagging into the sky by now.

“A-Ning, is there anyone outside the room? Can you have them stay away for the night?” Lin Dongruan sat up and began to tidy her disheveled black hair with her sleeve. She smoothed her silky long hair, gathering it all to one side of her neck, and then said to Qiang Ning: “The study is inconvenient. We’ll change locations in a moment.”

Qiang Ning caught the underlying meaning in her words and couldn’t help but feel surprised: “Ah?”

Lin Dongruan looked up, also somewhat surprised: “What?”

“Oh, oh, nothing.” Qiang Ning lightly touched the tip of her nose and whispered, “I was just about to go wash my hands.”

Lin Dongruan’s cool face quickly lost its gentle smile, replaced by a rare touch of sternness: “Is A-Ning joking with me?”

Seeing that things weren’t right, Qiang Ning hurriedly changed her tune: “How could that be? Don’t take what I just said to heart, Sister. I’ll go tell the people outside to withdraw right now, and we’ll go back to the bedroom.”

Having said that, Qiang Ning immediately went to handle it.

When she turned back, Lin Dongruan had already come out of the study. She was loosely draped in an outer robe, her fair hand lightly pressing the crossed collars to cover her body, walking toward the bedroom alone with a calm and gentle demeanor.

Qiang Ning secretly stared at her from a distance.

Lin Dongruan stopped her pace, turned around, and gave Qiang Ning a meaningful look: “A-Ning.”

Qiang Ning blinked and happily followed her.

Having longed for this for many days, she had finally succeeded. For a moment, her heart was filled with immense joy; the inner satisfaction outweighed her own physical desires, and she actually didn’t care much about continuing what they were doing just now. But Lin Dongruan didn’t seem to feel the same way.

While Qiang Ning intended to stop while she was ahead, the other woman’s words and deeds all revealed that her interest was far from over.

Under Lin Dongruan’s cool and quiet gaze, Qiang Ning finally snapped out of her joy and remembered that the other woman had a constitution that was naturally full of desire. She couldn’t just stir her up and then expect to get away scot-free.

“Sister, I’m sorry, I was careless just now.” Qiang Ning brought some warm water over, set it aside, and re-washed her hands. She meticulously dried them and walked over to sit by the couch. “Don’t worry, Sister, I will certainly keep you company tonight.”

Only then did Lin Dongruan finally relax her strength: “Good.”

Qiang Ning carefully stayed by her side, lying down properly and obediently, speaking in a tone that was actually quite pure: “Sister, I am really happy.”

“A-Ning, are you sleepy or tired?” Lin Dongruan hadn’t expected her to put on an air of wanting to purely chat after getting onto the bed. She couldn’t help but feel worried, her ear tips turning red as she said coldly, “Now is not the time to sleep.”

Of course, Qiang Ning knew it wasn’t time to sleep. She just wanted to express her joy and talk to Lin Dongruan. If she was too impatient, it would seem like she wasn’t being sincere enough.

So, Qiang Ning turned to embrace Lin Dongruan, nuzzling against her like a clingy wolf cub: “I’m not sleepy. Sister, I want to tell you something.”

Lin Dongruan pressed a hand to her forehead, her tone carrying a suppressed exhaustion: “A-Ning, can we talk about it later? For now… go get some silk quilts first.”

Qiang Ning asked her what the silk quilts were for.

“Layer a few more underneath, so the mattress won’t get wet,” Lin Dongruan taught her meticulously. “It must be like this from now on.”

At this, Qiang Ning suddenly understood: “Wait a moment, Sister, I’ll go get them right now.”

Lin Dongruan leaned against a soft pillow and watched her busy herself, wondering why A-Ning used to be so mischievous in Wusang Town, always pouncing on people to get close, or biting like a wolf cub when she was in a bad mood… Yet now, when the time had actually come, she was unexpectedly pure and well-behaved?

“All done!” Qiang Ning tidied everything up enthusiastically, wearing an expression that practically begged for praise. “Is Sister satisfied?”

Lin Dongruan gave a soft sigh and told her to get onto the bed quickly.

“No, you have to praise me.”

Even though she had touched Lin Dongruan, Qiang Ning was always uneasy. She feared that Lin Dongruan was only temporarily compromising, using her just to vent desire, with no actual love for her in her heart.

Qiang Ning thought to herself that she hadn’t seen the proof Lin Dongruan was supposed to give.

“Praise A-Ning.” Because of her special constitution, every moment Lin Dongruan delayed was an agonizing ordeal. She could only give a weak and perfunctory word of praise before reaching out to pull Qiang Ning’s hand.

Qiang Ning saw the word “perfunctory” in Lin Dongruan’s eyes, so she pulled her hand away in dissatisfaction: “Sister, even if you are using me, you should have a more serious attitude.”

“A-Ning misunderstands, it’s not ‘using’ you.” Lin Dongruan truly found it hard to endure. She silently gritted her teeth and bargained with her: “Can the things that need explaining be delayed for a moment? A-Ning, I… it’s hard to bear.”

Qiang Ning felt truly uncomfortable in her heart, but hearing Lin Dongruan say it was hard to bear, she couldn’t bring herself to leave the other woman hanging. She could only go to serve her with her hands, feeling a bit of a sulky mood.

“There’s no strength, and no technique.” Lin Dongruan noticed Qiang Ning’s wrong attitude and corrected her: “A-Ning, don’t throw a tantrum at a time like this, I…”

“I know.” Qiang Ning gave her a muffled response and suddenly increased her strength. “Lin Dongruan, what can I even do with you? Since you’ve said that, no matter what I do, I’m just being unreasonable. You won’t even treat me seriously!”

Lin Dongruan let out a long, satiated sigh, not hearing Qiang Ning’s words clearly. Her whole body felt unbridled and comfortable, and she couldn’t help but offer a sincere word of praise.

Upon hearing a word of praise, Qiang Ning became even more displeased: “Sister, you are just using me. You were using me before, and you’re using me even more now.”

Lin Dongruan’s breathing was disrupted, and she let out a faint “Mhm.”

Qiang Ning’s eyes suddenly turned red, and she moved against her without any regard for gentleness: “You actually admitted it!”

This time, before her voice had even faded, Qiang Ning realized she hadn’t controlled her strength properly. After being fierce, she immediately apologized: “I’m sorry, Sister, I didn’t mean it.”

It was clearly an accidental move, but because of her special nature, Lin Dongruan felt a different kind of pleasure from the pain. Her eyes were filled with emotion, her vision blurred, and she gave Qiang Ning a gentle smile.

Qiang Ning froze.

“Continue like this.” Lin Dongruan reached out to hook onto Qiang Ning, saying with a smile, “A-Ning is the best.”

Qiang Ning was a bit at a loss: “But I hurt you.”

“It’s no matter.” Lin Dongruan couldn’t bother to explain; she only said, “A-Ning… no matter what… it is all okay.”

Qiang Ning embraced her tremblingly: “Okay, o-okay.”