The Woman I Was Flirting With Turned Out To Be A Chaebol Heiress - Chapter 38

A sudden wave of deep sorrow surged through Li Nianyi’s mind, flooding her heart. She looked up at Jiang Ji’s reddened eyes and felt as if a small piece of her heart was being tightly gripped by this person.

A sour, swelling ache.

She couldn’t breathe.

Instinctively, she wiped away the cold liquid on Jiang Ji’s cheek.

“Jiang Ji, you’ve had a hard time all these years, haven’t you?”

This woman, who had spoken so harshly about herself, so unforgivably, with that stubborn and tough face, made Li Nianyi feel only how painfully exhausted she was. At such a young age when she should be innocent and carefree, she had to become cold and cruel.

Jiang Ji’s eyes widened slightly, and tears fell onto Li Nianyi’s hand like they were drawn by gravity.

“What?”

Jiang Ji seemed unable to believe that after all she had said, Li Nianyi was only concerned about this one thing.

Didn’t she fear her?

Didn’t she find her disgusting?

Did she… not even resent her for being two faced?

Jiang Ji couldn’t understand such a thing just like she couldn’t understand that Li Nianyi never cared about how many “bad things” this woman had done.

Before she could react, Li Nianyi tightly grasped Jiang Ji’s hand the very hands that had once given her a warm sense of security.

But who could know that such a person, who radiated safety, was in fact sensitive and fragile inside? Beneath that cold and hard shell, Jiang Ji’s soul trembled in silent tears.

Jiang Ji insisted on painting herself as utterly wicked because her fundamental nature was still kind hearted.

That was why she was endlessly haunted by judgment over her own actions, always convinced she was sinful.

“Jiang Ji, I hate you!”

Li Nianyi’s eyes stared fiercely at her, but without a hint of blame instead, they carried tenderness and reproach.

“Nian Nian, I…”

Jiang Ji bit the inside of her lower lip unconsciously, tasting blood within minutes. The pain cleared her chaotic thoughts a little.

“I hate how you immerse yourself in your own world, so arrogantly self-centered. You don’t understand what I truly care about.

Your definitions of good and bad are too crude. The world isn’t only saints and villains; there are many ordinary people like us who can’t even control their own lives.

Jiang Ji, I know you live in an extreme environment. You want to survive, so you have to do things against your will. I won’t excuse you, but I understand you.

You describe yourself as so despicable aren’t you afraid I’ll get angry?”

Jiang Ji’s pupils trembled slightly, her lips quivered, but no complete sentence came out.

“Jiang Ji, I care about you. That’s why I don’t like anyone twisting your story not even you.

You shouldn’t blame the fifteen-year-old you that was the best choice she could make.”

Li Nianyi pulled Jiang Ji’s wrist and drew her into a hug.

“Jiang Ji, I don’t blame you for hiding these things from me. No one likes to open up their wounds for others to see…

But I don’t want to be a lonely island with no response. I don’t want to know nothing about you, and I don’t want to stand helplessly when something happens, clueless about the situation.

You don’t know how hard this is for me. I feel like I’m desperately trying to hold a handful of sand, only to watch it slip through my fingers… Jiang Ji, I don’t want to lose you.”

If she didn’t force Jiang Ji to open up, this twisted person would probably hide her wounds forever.

But wounds need medicine to heal keeping them shut only leads to festering. Just because the wound is out of sight doesn’t mean it’s healed. If torn open by another force, the pain would be unbearable.

Li Nianyi didn’t want to lose Jiang Ji, so she must heal her.

Her thin cotton vest was soaked through, and she could faintly hear Jiang Ji’s sobbing.

“I’m sorry, Nian Nian… I’m sorry. I’m afraid you’ll hate me… I’m so afraid, so afraid…”

Li Nianyi’s hand slipped gently into Jiang Ji’s soft hair. She sighed softly.

“Try trusting my love for you, Jiang Jie. It’s not the worst yet. If we work together, there’s a chance to fix this.”

At this moment, the torrent of emotions Jiang Ji had held back finally broke free like a floodgate.

The woman’s voice wavered with sobs this was the first time in her life she cried so fiercely like a wronged child, as if the tears she hadn’t shed for over twenty years were all pressed out today.

Her voice cracked and stammered in broken words.

“Nian… Nian Nian, your kindness to me… I don’t deserve it… I’m not worthy… Not worthy… I can’t turn back… it’s too late.”

Li Nianyi pulled out a tissue from her pocket and roughly wiped Jiang Ji’s tear-streaked, messy face. The red eyes could even be described as tear-streaked like pear blossoms in rain.

She lightly pinched Jiang Ji’s cheeks, forcing her to look up. “Kiss me.”

“What?”

Jiang Ji forgot to cry.

Since she couldn’t figure things out for now, she might as well distract herself and treat it as a buffer.

“Didn’t you say you’ve learned? Didn’t you want to practice on me? After this, there’s no second chance…”

Before finishing, Jiang Ji instinctively kissed Li Nianyi’s lips.

Her long hand slid over Li Nianyi’s neck, sending electric shivers.

She kissed fiercely, almost like a beast tearing at prey, leaving Li Nianyi breathless for brief moments.

Li Nianyi leaned against the bar counter behind her if not for that, she felt she couldn’t resist Jiang Ji’s wildness.

Though inexperienced, Jiang Ji was the best learner. Even in the passionate kiss, she never forgot service awareness. From a sensory perspective, Li Nianyi thought it was excellent.

“Whew… Let’s… go to the lounge.”

Between breaths, Li Nianyi barely managed to say this. The edge of the bar counter was a bit uncomfortable for her back.

She just wanted to get up, but in the next second Jiang Ji held her tightly, making her lose balance and quickly hook her legs around Jiang Ji’s waist.

“Nian Nian, I will make you happy, just like you taught me.”

Jiang Ji’s eyes still wet with tears, voice choked yet sincere and cute.

“All right, crybaby sis.”

Jiang Ji wiped away her tears quietly, then carried Li Nianyi into the lounge. The room wasn’t large but had all the necessary furniture. Jiang Ji had occasionally stayed here before.

Only this time, Li Nianyi was there too.

After entering, Li Nianyi noticed Jiang Ji’s “already learned” wasn’t just talk the drawer was full of various kinds of condoms!

Would she ask what flavors Li Nianyi liked?

Li Nianyi thought Jiang Ji might actually do these things.

But today, her worries were unnecessary. Jiang Ji, who had just wiped away her tears, began to sob again when held by Li Nianyi.

Why hadn’t she noticed Jiang Ji was so prone to tears?

But that was good letting emotions out was better than bottling them up. Jiang Ji had suppressed too long; more tears meant sadness would flow away with them.

The room filled with heavy breathing. Jiang Ji’s rhythm was slow, unlike the urgent kissing earlier. Her pale, slender fingers gently stroked Li Nianyi’s skin.

The motion was playful, but her eyes carried hope and longing this contrast fascinated Li Nianyi.

Perhaps because the night was tinged with bitterness, even the pleasure was mixed with unease.

Maybe due to this unease, Jiang Ji kept saying strange things during their intimacy.

“Nian Nian, do you like me like this?”

“Nian Nian, am I making you comfortable?”

“Nian Nian, you’re amazing. I really like you.”

“Touch me, or kiss me.”

“Nian Nian Nian Nian, please open your eyes and look at me. I really like your eyes.”

“Nian Nian, Nian Nian…”

In the end, it turned into Jiang Ji’s overflowing confession to Li Nianyi.

“I love you, I love you so much, I can’t live without you.”

Sometimes Li Nianyi wondered if Jiang Ji was doing it on purpose, because those questions made them seem like they were playing some naughty game.

What was this sweet talk?

If Li Nianyi ignored her, Jiang Ji would pout with red eyes, looking pitiful and mischievous.

Li Nianyi retracted her earlier judgment that Jiang Ji was a simple person.

In the most passionate moments, Li Nianyi kissed away Jiang Ji’s tears and whispered in her ear:

“Jiang Jie, you’re worthy… we both deserve each other’s love and affection.”

Suppressing the sourness in her nose, Jiang Ji couldn’t say anything more touching, only leaving kiss marks on Li Nianyi’s body the proof of her love.

That night, neither of them slept. After a satisfying conclusion, they held each other close, their hot skin pressed together.

“Jiang Ji, there’s still time. Let’s get this back on track, okay? You want to break away from the Saionji family too, right?”

“Really… is it still possible?”

Relying on that suspended young cop? To fight a powerful financial dynasty?

Jiang Ji thought Li Nianyi’s idea was a bit naive. But maybe with her strength, they could succeed.

Being a bit naive isn’t so bad the world needs idealists after all.

Under Li Nianyi’s guidance, Jiang Ji seriously recounted the details of the Suzuki incident—from her perspective that rainy night.

“Suzuki jumped by herself… She met me once during filming. The moment she saw me, she seemed to understand everything.

She thought I came to kill her. Even when I promised to protect her once I got the USB drive, she still shook her head.

She said even if I could keep her safe, she couldn’t guarantee the safety of her family back in Kansai.

She said she didn’t want to be an accomplice.”

Jiang Ji paused for a moment, then continued:

“So I guess she left a backup plan. The USB drive is still missing. She didn’t trust the police and was betrayed by her mentor. In this situation, yet still resolute in her death, she must have had a way to expose everything.”