Chapter 681: Chapter 681: Rong Ling, You Win
In the next second, she was lifted into his arms.
Li Yufei’s face showed a hint of nervousness: “What are you going to do…”
Rong Ling carried her to the bed, his tall figure following closely, gently pressing her underneath him.
Li Yufei lifted her head, and all she could see were his broad shoulders and his handsome face tinged with a slight anger.
He seemed to be angry.
But even when angry, there was still a sense of innocence about him.
Rong Ling didn’t want to force her.
Seeing her trying to resist, he suddenly pulled her tightly into his arms, so forcefully: “Stop pushing me away, I don’t want to hurt you.”
He gently kissed her ear: “You obviously have feelings for me, don’t you want to hold me?”
He grabbed her wrist, guiding her hand to wrap around his waist: “Fei, let’s be together, hmm?”
Fei…
Hearing him call her like that, Li Yufei’s heart unexpectedly trembled: “Don’t call me that…”
Rong Ling stubbornly said: “Didn’t you say I could call you that.”
Li Yufei: “That was because…”
Rong Ling buried his handsome face in her neck, childishly saying: “I don’t want to hear it.”
He knew she must want to say it was just an act.
But now it’s different.
Rong Ling held her wrists, pinning her hands firmly by the pillow, his handsome face low beside hers, continually suppressing the inner fire.
The most primal instincts deep in his body were constantly surging.
But he didn’t want to force her.
He wanted her willing consent.
Rong Ling slightly curled his thin lips, turned his face slightly, and softly said: “If you don’t want me to call you Fei, then what do you want me to call you?”
Li Yufei closed her eyes, her heart struggling fiercely.
Rong Ling said: “Or do you want me to call you ‘Sister’? Do you really just see me as your younger brother?”
Li Yufei’s red lips slightly parted: “…Yes.”
Rong Ling: “I don’t mind. If you want me to call you ‘Sister’, I can.”
He looked into her eyes, letting out a low, soft laugh: “Sister, can I like you?”
His hoarse voice had a certain inexplicable allure.
Li Yufei’s heart trembled again: “You… don’t call me that…”
Rong Ling: “Answer my question first.”
Li Yufei hardened her heart and said: “You can’t like… um…”
She hadn’t finished speaking when Rong Ling kissed her lips again, lightly biting her lip with a hint of punishment, yet also a bit playfully: “I’ll ask you again. Can I like you?”
Li Yufei looked at him.
She didn’t doubt for a moment that if she refused again, he would use some way to punish her.
Li Yufei: “Rong Ling, don’t like me, there will be no outcome for us.”
Rong Ling: “I don’t care about the outcome. If we are destined to have no outcome, I don’t care.”
Li Yufei: “If there’s no outcome, then don’t do it.”
Rong Ling: “If everything we do requires an outcome, wouldn’t life be too tiring.”
Li Yufei’s face froze.
Rong Ling: “Between us, it’s not business, there’s no need to talk about return on investment.”
Li Yufei: “Let go of me first.”
Rong Ling: “I can let you go.”
He gently released her hands: “Li Yufei, do you want me.”
His gaze was so intense it was almost melting her.
Li Yufei didn’t dodge, looking directly into his eyes, but her body trembled slightly beyond her control.
Rong Ling said: “If you want me, I can belong to you.”
After speaking, he straightened up, kneeling on the bed, quietly watching her, his half-dry hair sharp like needles, and from the earlier tugging, his robe’s collar slightly slanted, revealing part of his left collarbone.
Li Yufei slowly supported herself with her arms, sitting up from the bed, moving her body slightly back until her back was against the bedhead.
Rong Ling moved a few inches closer, propping his arms on either side of her, his gaze still intently focused on her: “I like you very much, do you know that?”
Li Yufei looked at him, her teeth gently pressing against her lip, and finally, she sighed: “Rong Ling, you win.”
She lowered her head, gently closed her eyes, making a barely audible sigh: “I admit… I have feelings for you.”
Hearing this, Rong Ling’s lips involuntarily curved into a smile: “What kind of feelings?”
Li Yufei’s shoulders slightly shivered: “Could you… not ask me so directly?”
Rong Ling moved closer to her once more: “Say it, I want to hear it.”
At that moment, they were only a few inches apart.
His high nose gently brushed against her forehead, and like a coquette, he affectionately nuzzled her neck: “Will you say it or not?”
Li Yufei: “I…”
When young, and fond of someone, he wouldn’t stop for anything, passionate as fire.
But she was always reserved when it came to feelings, even if she liked someone immensely, she would bury it deep inside, yet that tender feeling was never expressed.
Seeing her reluctance and struggle to express her feelings, Rong Ling let her go.
He wrapped his arms around her waist, his whole body leaning heavily against hers: “It’s okay if you can’t say it. So, can we be together?”
Li Yufei slowly opened her eyes.
She looked at Rong Ling, suddenly moved closer, and took the initiative to kiss his thin lips.
Rong Ling finally showed a satisfied expression, holding her tightly.
Li Yufei hugged him back: “So, can you briefly explain to me the origin of that woman?”
Rong Ling: “So you still won’t admit that you just misunderstood when you saw her.”
Li Yufei was at a loss for words.
Rong Ling said: “I don’t know her.”
Li Yufei: “Then why was she in your room?”
Rong Ling briefly explained the situation to her.
At the end, he added: “Before she finished talking, you knocked on the door. I thought it was someone looking for her, didn’t want any trouble.”
Li Yufei muttered: “She said the Captain and First Officer were held hostage? This cruise is heading to the Public Sea?”
Rong Ling responded with a “hmm”: “But it’s all her one-sided story, I don’t believe what she said.”
Li Yufei said: “This time, I boarded the ship for the auction. I want to bid on something. All auction participants are arranged in first class by the officials. So, everyone staying in first class is either rich or noble. For participating in the auction, accounts are required to use Digital Currency, and cash flow is prohibited at the auction, requiring uniform use of Digital Accounts.”
Previously, she had doubts about this.
Historically, auctions never had such strict regulations, which could only mean that some of the items for auction were flowing in from the black market.
And most black market transactions are conducted with mainstream virtual currencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Feilecoin.
Rong Ling said: “So, the reason Professor Lu could get me a first-class ticket was because he participated in the auction, opened a Digital Currency account, and the officials arranged him in first class.”