10I didn't know if I had something on my face. After getting in the car, Jones kept staring at me.I felt a little awkward under his gaze.In the end, he concluded, "Bertram is quite perverted, but his niece is really beautiful."I thought he was praising me. I felt a little shy."Are you his niece? Why hadn't I seen you before? Or did he hide you so well?" He drove with one hand and teased me with a smile."Kind of," I said slightly."Then I will have to call the beast uncle?" He smiled and cursed.I was a little confused, "What do you mean?""Don't be afraid. I’m joking with you. Are you hungry?" He looked at my growling stomach.I was a little embarrassed."A little." I reached out and covered my stomach."Do you like seafood?" He asked."Yes."He turned the steering wheel and took me to a seafood restaurant by the sea.He was probably a regular at this restaurant. He was enthusiastically greeted by the restaurant owner as soon as he entered."Why did you come alone
13In the following week, Jones did not contact me much.He probably thought that I had used him that day, or maybe he was afraid of Bertram.I met Jones again in an entertainment club.It was Jenny's birthday. His rich second-generation boyfriend invited all my roommates to go to a luxury KTV.I found the deafening music in the private room a little bit unbearable. I went to take a break under the pretense of going to the bathroom.As soon as I came out, I ran into Jones, who was smoking. He was reeking of alcohol."Beautiful niece." His voice was a little vague, but his eyes lit up when he saw me."Jones." I greeted him.Watching him glance at me, I was a little scared. How much wine had he drunk?"We haven't contacted for a week and you don’t know me?" Seeing me about to leave, he squeezed my hand gently. His hand was very warm.I had never held the hands of other boys besides Bertram."No, you are drunk. I will ask your friend to help you go back." I was a little uncomf
15When we got to the garage, I shook off his hand."You were just like that. What should we do if anything went wrong?" I was worried about him. I was afraid he would get himself into trouble because of me.He was so scary just now.In the past eight years, he had always been very gentle to me. Even if we were fighting so badly now, he just ignored me. I had never seen him as scary as just now."He should be glad that you didn't get hurt." He took my wrist again, checked it carefully, and breathed a sigh of relief."It's work. It’s not the first time I have met such a person. You can protect me once, but can you protect me for a lifetime?""I told you not to let others bully you." He was also a little angry."Bully?" I smiled bitterly, "Isn't it you who has bullied me the most?"He was silent for a while, "Don't do such a part-time job.""Let go, Bertram, I don't need you to do this. I will eventually have to live on my own. I once relied on you to live, but you kicked me aw
19"Did you have a good Christmas?" He rolled down the window and glanced at me. Then he retracted his gaze without any emotion.I had thought he would ask me where I and Jones had gone, but he didn't."Yes," I replied.I waited for him to go on, but he lowered his head, was silent for a while, and finally said, "I’m glad to hear that."He took out a bag from the car and handed me through the window."What?" I looked at the bag and didn't reach out.I was curious. After all, I hadn't met him for a long time."Last time I went to France and I brought you a gift." He looked at me. He looked exhausted after a long time of work."Thank you." I hesitated for a while and took his bag."Bertram." I summoned up courage and called his name."Well." He looked up and his eyes lit up a little."I’m dating," I announced loudly as if I was trying to tell him that I didn't like him anymore, and we could finally reconcile.I looked forward to his happy smile and praise, "Sandra, you’re do
21I took out my phone and sent a message to Jones, "Hello.".He didn't reply. I put my phone aside.Bertram didn't speak much and kept sending messages with a frown.I looked at my phone from time to time to see if Jones texted me back."What do you want to have for lunch?" He asked suddenly."Anything." I had no appetite and I was not interested.He called to order lunch.At this moment, Jones's sent me a message, "What's wrong?""I want to see you." I was very straightforward.In the previous years, I had always stayed with Bertram when I felt so upset.Now the first person I thought of was Jones, the first man to give me love."Okay, I'll go to school to see you."I replied, "OK.""There is a seafood restaurant. I haven't taken you to try it yet. I booked lunch. I will take you to try it." Bertram suddenly looked at me.I remembered the one Jones had taken me to, and blurted out, "Mr. Brian’s? I went there once."He turned his head and looked at me, a little surpr
23The exam was over.I didn’t go back to school.Throughout the winter vacation, I hid at home without going out.Bertram didn't seem as busy as before. He moved his work home and stayed with me every day.He was probably worried that I would do something stupid. But I wasn’t so fragile.Since my parents died, I had known how precious life was. How could I waste it? I was living for my parents and myself.However, I couldn't live as I had promised them, and I had failed.When the New Year was approaching, the school's exam results came out. Unsurprisingly, I flunked math.Bertram hadn’t brought any women back recently.It was like we were back in the old days when we talked about everything without scruples.He listened to me talking about the interesting things I had read online every day. He was very patient and cooperative. When he heard that I had flunked, he bought a math book and studied it, and then explained it to me seriously.But I disappointed him. Every time he
Author: Xian De Wu Liao De Xian Nü Seeing the performance ranking, she found herself in the center position of the stage once again. She froze. God! She did not have that secular desire of making her name and she just wanted to get off work now...1It was the first day of their living together.Molly sneered at her parents' act of arranged marriage.Even though her parents froze her credit card and threw her into this premium apartment along with her luggage. She was not going to give up on Alex.She was going to fight to the end!Talk to him? No way!She would never talk to him.2It was the second day of their living together.Her fiancé turned out to be a big star. She froze when she learnt that. When she went online, she found that he made it to the trending topic on Twitter every day.She had the urge to ask him about the gossip in the entertainment industry. For example, was the secret girlfriend of that successful young actor pregnant? Were there any inside stori
9It took a long time before the doctor came.Molly used a towel to cool him down and snorted coldly."Your mother told me to pay attention to health?"Alex's eyelashes fluttered. His dark eyes looked tired. His thin lips became rosier because of the fever, and a thin layer of fine sweat could be seen on his forehead.He said in a sexy and magnetic voice slowly, "Did you pay attention?"When he thought that she had broken in when he was taking a shower last night, he couldn't help frowning."What have I done to you? Why did your mother say that?" Molly was annoyed.She hadn't even touched him yet. Why did his mother complain?She had done nothing wrong."Think about it." His face darkened and he closed his eyes."Why should I think about it? If I did something to you, your mother could complain about me. But the problem is that I have never touched you. Don't you think I'm wronged?" Molly lost her temper.Hearing her complaints, Alex opened his eyes with difficulty, glanced
21As soon as I walked to the stairs, I met Charley, who was holding two cups of coffee.What a coincidence!"Joy." As soon as I turned around, he stopped me."Hi." I had to stop and say hello to him.He walked upstairs, trying to hide the coffee in his hand.The coffee should be for Jane Lynch.Thinking of that, I was amused.I used to buy coffee for him."Aren't you going to study at the library? Why did you leave?" he asked in a tone as gentle as ever.I lowered my head in embarrassment and said, "Well, I have something to do. I gotta go now.""Okay." He stepped aside to make way for me."Goodbye," I said and walked downstairs without looking back.When I was about to turn the corner, a voice suddenly came from behind me. "Are we... still best friends?"I stood rooted to the spot.I had mixed feelings."..." I didn't reply and left directly.Were we still best friends?I was just having a lot of thoughts.In the past three years, I had been hanging out with Charle
17When I grew more and more nervous, I finally arrived at college.I got out of the cab and watched him walk over. I became even more nervous.Would he kiss me again?Would he be upset if I reject him?I was completely new to that, while he was too overwhelming. I was scared when I thought of the coming kiss.But I was his girlfriend. I couldn't say no to his request, could I?After thinking for a while, when he was approaching, I was so scared that I closed my eyes.I waited for a few seconds, but the thing didn't turn out to be as I had imagined it. I slightly opened my eyes.I looked up and saw him looking at me playfully."Were you thinking about it in the cab?" he asked me with a smile."Huh? No." I quickly returned to normal."Then, excuse me..." He pointed to the road nearby.Huh???So, was I in his way?I had thought that he was going to kiss me, but...It was such an embarrassing situation for me."Okay." I quickly stepped aside to make way for him.He put h
14"Enough?" I didn't come back to my senses until I heard his sexy voice."Enough." I swallowed hard."Liar..." He stared at me, then lowered his head and kissed me.Help!My nerves, which had just relaxed, were on edge again in an instant.After a few seconds, he finally let go of me.He stared at me, then looked down, unzipped my bag, groped for my cotton pad for few seconds, took it out, and wiped his lips himself.After wiping, he stuffed it into my hand and turned to leave.Did he heave?Bad boy.My heart was still beating fast.The place was already buzzing with people. I didn't dare to look around."Are you not leaving?" He walked a few steps and found that I didn't keep up with him. He turned to look at me helplessly.He probably thought that I was a troublemaker."Yes." If I didn't leave now, there would be more people watching me.I hurried along after him.He didn't hold my hand, nor did he especially wait for me. Instead, he walked side by side with his bu
11After that, my hands had been trembling while playing poker. His words kept echoing in my mind: "Can I eat you?"After two more games, I could barely keep my eyes open.After losing all my chips, I stretched lazily as if I had accomplished something important."Can... can we stop here?" I asked in a low voice."Keep going.""I'm sleepy."Looking at them in high spirits, I was speechless."Sleepy?" A boy looked at me and then at Julian. He was about to say something but swallowed the words."Okay, okay..."The boys immediately understood and stood up.Huh???They must get the wrong idea."No... you get the wrong idea.""We see, we see..."I felt so depressed and helpless.I looked back and found Julian still as calm as ever. He was not going to make it clear at all."So, get lost now!""Okay, okay, okay. You're really hoes before bros, huh?" The boys had rushed out before they could take their coats."When will you pay us?" one of the boys asked desperately."When
7Five minutes later, I walked out of the room with Julian, clutching a blood-stained T-shirt. Seeing that, his friends were all stunned.But the next second, they looked at each other and smiled."Julian, you... come on too strong, don't you?""Yeah, too short to change clothes.""Spend less time on basketball. That will wear you out...."...I stood there awkwardly."Get lost. Cut the crap." Julian hit them with the basketball.He was so aggressive that I was too scared to make a sound.When he was leaving, I remembered the reason why I came here.I hurried up to him. "Julian."The gang of people stopped. Julian did not even turn his head as he impatiently asked, "What's the matter?""Yesterday, I... You... It was just a misunderstanding. I'm sorry that you broke up with your girlfriend..." I recited the draft of my apology.Before I finished reciting it, he turned his head slightly and said, "Broke up? With who?""I don't know. Maybe the one you met in the bar?" One o
Author: Xian De Wu Liao De Xian Nü I went to watch the basketball game with the boy I had a crush on.When we appeared on the monitor above, he refused to kiss me.On impulse, I turned around and kissed the bully in my college next to me.The bully's girlfriend broke up with him for this. And he asked me to get him a new girlfriend as compensation."May I?" I asked with trembling lips.Julian Joule glanced at me and smiled, "Good, but I'd love to make love to you as well."What???1Everyone knew that I had a crush on Charley Johnson.Except for Charley himself.On the day of the basketball game, the camera focused solely on Charley and me.At that moment, my mind went blank.According to the rules, the two people appearing on the large screen had to kiss each other.All the spectators present encouraged us to kiss each other."Kiss!""Kiss!"...I lowered my head, too shy to look at him.I imagined the wonderful moment when he kissed me.I imagined that my unreq
23As soon as I went out, I was stunned.There was a Rolls-Royce parked at the door. I saw the car's plate number. If I remember correctly, it belonged to my father, Giovanni.Ten minutes later, Samuel invited Giovanni to the back room and gave him a cup of coffee.Giovanni sat opposite me and whispered, "Soph, come here."I looked at Samuel, who was staring at me and didn't want me to go there.I had no choice but to sit still.Giovanni didn't panic, as if he had expected it. He waved his hand and the bodyguard behind him took out a suitcase and put it on the table.Then, Giovanni reached out and pushed the suitcase over."Here's 1.5 million dollars. Now give me my daughter back."Samuel didn't say anything. He glanced at me, took the suitcase, opened it, and glanced at it."There's no need to talk about money," Samuel said in a soft tone."What? Is it not enough? Don't go too far!" Giovanni got angry all of a sudden."Dad..." I whispered to my father."Soph, you don't h
21In the days that followed, I lived a full and purposeful life.It seemed that I suddenly found the path that I would be going in life. I must enter a university and become a better person, then I could ask him if we could be together.However, my foundation was very bad.I worked very hard to get into university.I didn't even have time to think about whether I was stupid or suitable for academics.I completely drowned myself in practice questions.Every night, my mind was full of test questions, and I didn't even have time to think about Samuel.At first, I went home once a week. Near the end of the university entrance exam, Samuel thought that it would be too tiring for me to come back and forth and too much time would be wasted. Hence, he came to the county to visit me every week.Sometimes he brought Fatso and the others, and sometimes he was alone.He always said that he would pass by my school to do some errands, so he stopped by along the way to visit me.I wondere
19When I went back at night, I was surprised to see that Samuel had learned how to cook.In the past, he would either order a takeaway or heat a dollar-slice frozen pizza. It was his subordinates who sometimes cooked nice meals.He made my favorite food, which was meatloaf and fried chicken."Mr. Carter, when did you learn to cook?""It's not that difficult.""If it's easy, then why haven't you learned it in the past 31 years?""It's not that I didn't learn it. It was unnecessary.""Is it necessary now?" I asked him with a smile.He looked at me and said, "Hmm... It doesn't seem necessary."I hugged him from behind and said, "Of course it's necessary. You made all my favorite food, so that means you've waited for me to come back to eat."He grabbed a fork and pointed it at me. "Let go of me. Who said that they were for you?"I held his waist. "No, I won't. My heart told me.""If you don't let me go, believe me or not, I'll—""Will you hit me?" I looked at him with a smil