Chapter 209: It Was All Part of Your Plan. Did You Feel It?
Lin Yibai was like a tempting devil.
She knew exactly what her actions meant, but she still did them anyway.
With just one quick glance, she had already spotted her love rival’s embarrassment. He had clearly lost control, and something was already pointing toward the sky. That meant one of her goals was already reached!
Since there was desire, why hide it?
What Lin Yibai had been doing all this time… Was carefully pulling out the hidden feelings in her love rival’s heart.
She stood still, looking pleased, and asked with a little pride, “So, how was it? Didn’t I tell you I dance pretty well?”
Xia Changyu, breathing in the light sweet scent in the air, tried hard to stay calm as he replied, “It was beautiful. Really… beautiful!”
Lin Yibai gave a small smile, then added, “In that case, shouldn’t we celebrate?”
Xia Changyu: “Huh?”
Lin Yibai picked up a bottle of champagne from the table.
Why was there champagne here in the first place?
Who even orders champagne at a KTV these days?
There was even a box of beer on the floor earlier…
But now the beer box was gone. In the dim lighting, maybe it was hiding near the door?
If champagne wasn’t supposed to be here, but was—
Then was this all on purpose? Or just a coincidence?
Or… was it all part of the girl’s clever plan?
Lin Yibai had probably set this all up already. That’s why she chose a small private room, and now she was shaking the champagne.
Xia Changyu stared at the bottle, starting to get nervous. Was the foam going to spray everywhere? Or was that exactly what Lin Yibai wanted?
His mouth was dry, and his voice came out hoarse, “Baiyi… if you keep shaking it, it’s going to explode.”
Lin Yibai just shrugged with an innocent face. “Eh? Really? Is that so? It’s my first time opening champagne, so I didn’t know~”
Xia Changyu: “Oh…”
So she was just curious?
Maybe that’s why she ordered champagne instead of beer? If that’s the case, then it’s no big deal.
He had definitely overthought it. Lin Baiyi was such a good girl, how could she have any bad intentions?
Since she was now acting like a total beginner, Lin Yibai decided to keep going with the act.
She tore off the foil wrapping. Pressed her thumb on the cork. And gave it a few more hard shakes.
You could already hear the fizzing sound and feel the pressure building up inside.
Then—POP!
The cork flew off with a loud sound.
Champagne sprayed out everywhere. It covered the glass table, and even one of the sofas was now soaked with champagne.
Lin Yibai: “Oh no, oh no~”
Xia Changyu: “How could you be so careless? Are you okay?”
At that moment, Lin Yibai raised her eyebrow.
Careless? Please. She had done it on purpose.
If she didn’t dirty that sofa… Then how could she have an excuse to share the other sofa with her love rival?
Did he still not understand her deep and thoughtful plan?
If she hadn’t drugged him earlier, she wouldn’t be going through so much trouble trying to help undo the effects of that same drug!
Lin Yibai just kept her innocent expression and said, with a hidden meaning in her tone.
“Oh no~ The sofa I was going to sit on is all wet now! Why don’t you scoot over a bit, Xia Changyu? I guess I’ll just sit next to you for now.”
Xia Changyu: “!!!”
S-So that’s what this was all about?!
At this moment, Xia Changyu only had one thought, ‘Yes! That champagne spraying was the best thing ever!’
But to avoid showing his awkwardness, he crossed his legs, putting his right leg over his left, trying to hide something.
Lin Yibai looked at him and just wanted to laugh. ‘Stop hiding it. I already know your secret.’
She changed the subject and asked Xia Changyu to sing a song, but sadly, Xia Changyu was already very tired from trying to control his gun skills, so he didn’t have the energy to sing.
Seeing this, Lin Yibai snorted coldly:
“Hmph, you don’t want to sing? Then I’ll sing! Remember when I told you I’d sing a love song in your ear? I’ve already thought about it, I’ll sing ‘Red Bean’ for you! How’s that?”
Xia Changyu: “Okay.”
They had agreed it would be a soft whisper in his ear, and Lin Yibai would never break her promise.
She gently leaned close to Xia Changyu’s ear, and maybe on purpose, or maybe just to get ready for the song, she blew a cool breath into his ear.
Xia Changyu felt like a hot piece of iron. That little cool breeze made him feel like he would crack from the sudden change.
Then, came the girl’s soft, beautiful singing.
“We haven’t really felt the moment when snow blossoms,
When we tremble together, we understand what gentleness is,
Before holding your hand and walking through the empty sand dunes,
Maybe from now on, we will learn to treasure forever and always,
Sometimes, sometimes, I believe everything has an end.”
Some songs are just perfect for singing softly.
Her sweet voice even made Xia Changyu feel a bit cooler inside. But in the next moment, maybe on purpose or maybe by accident, something soft touched his earlobe.
This made Xia Changyu’s feelings flare up again, even stronger than before.
How many of these touches were on purpose? How many were accidents?
If Lin Yibai could hear his inner thoughts, she would say, ‘Not many, maybe just one or two, or maybe three or four!’
But the real number depends on when Xia Changyu can finally relax and let go.
After she finished singing, Lin Yibai took a long breath.
On the table was a bowl of cold sweet soup. She first touched Xia Changyu’s forehead and cheek, then said,
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you so hot? Are you feeling sick from heat? Maybe you should drink some cold sweet soup?”
With that, Lin Yibai scooped a bowl for him.
Xia Changyu was already very thirsty and thought drinking some cold soup might be good.
But just as he reached for it, Lin Yibai gently flicked the bowl with her finger, tipping it over onto the sofa beside Xia Changyu.
“Baiyi?”
Xia Changyu was full of question marks. Actually, he wanted to say, ‘I saw that. You did it on purpose, right? So, what do you have to say now?’
Want a reason? She quickly made one up, “My finger just cramped!”
Xia Changyu: “!”
Lin Yibai added, “But the sofa I was sitting on got dirty too! So Xia Changyu, what do you want to do now?”
Do what?
Call the waiter to clean it up!
Xia Changyu reached to press the button to call for service, but then heard Lin Yibai’s voice again.
She suggested a possible solution. “The sofa is really big. Why don’t you move back a little? I can squeeze in front of you. It might take up most of your sofa space and be a bit uncomfortable for you. But you’re a guy, so it shouldn’t be a big problem, right?”
Did he have a problem with it? Well, his hand stopped moving toward the call button.
Xia Changyu thought maybe it was okay. But he still needed patience and a strong will to handle it.
But as soon as Lin Yibai sat in front of him, she started playing some fun, lively songs. She sat on the sofa, moving her hands and feet with the music. So, love rival, how would you deal with that?
Xia Changyu had already been holding back his feelings to the limit.
Now Lin Yibai was acting so wild, and sometimes touching him lightly. This made Xia Changyu completely forget to think clearly. All he knew was the exciting music, the girl’s sweet smell, and the bodies sitting close, touching each other from time to time.
Who said letting go always needs deep talks? Maybe just touching a little, even a little shy touch, can have the same or even better effect.
At some unknown moment, Xia Changyu put one hand gently on the girl’s waist and softly hugged her.
Then, it finally exploded and his body became stiff.
Lin Yibai truly felt it. She was a little shy, but also secretly relaxed and thought, ‘After all the things I planned, finally... this matter is clear between us.’
Maybe because he was still feeling the strong emotions, Xia Changyu’s body was stiff in a scary way, like he was holding the girl tightly and didn’t want to let go.
Lin Yibai put one hand on the love rival’s leg and asked gently, “Changyu, are you okay?”
It was her voice that brought Xia Changyu back to reality from his daydream. At that moment, he looked calm and wise, and he realized how serious what he just did was.
With the way he was acting just now, and how close they were sitting, Lin Yibai surely must have noticed, right?
Xia Changyu said, “Sorry.”
Lin Yibai said, “Sorry.”
They both apologized to each other at the same time. This made Xia Changyu a little surprised.
He knew he was the one who made the mistake.
So why did she apologize too?
Actually, Lin Yibai could have used this chance to hold something against Xia Changyu and get more advantages from him, but after thinking, she didn’t do it.
Xia Changyu felt nervous and quickly asked, “Do you know what just happened to me?”
Lin Yibai nodded and looked at the sofa that was covered in champagne, and at the messy cold sweet soup on the sofa they were sitting on. She said, “I know. How could I not know?”
Following Lin Yibai’s eyes, Xia Changyu seemed to understand something, but he didn’t get why she did all this.
Lin Yibai stood up.
She took a new set of clothes and pants from her bag and threw them to Xia Changyu, then playfully said,
“The beef stew I gave you this morning had a little problem, so I guess I have to pay for my own actions too! Of course, if you feel like you lost something, then I apologize to you.”
Xia Changyu said, “No, but... but...”
He wanted to say, after all this happened, can things go back to how they were before?
So, why think about the past? Shouldn’t it be about the future?
Lin Yibai moved the box of beer that was blocking the door and then sighed, talking to someone behind her. “Don’t tell me you’re holding a grudge! I don’t want to have to find a psychologist for you.”
Xia Changyu quickly said, “I mean, can we still be like before?”
Lin Yibai asked back, “Why the past? You’re so stubborn! Can’t you think about the future? And you are not at fault here, I should be the one apologizing here.”
Xia Changyu said, “Yes, I understand.”
Lin Yibai put one hand on her waist, finally turned around, and sighed deeply. Her expression was a clear mix of feeling responsible and completely overwhelmed.
After thinking for a moment, she pointed to the dirty places in the room and quietly said,
“If you really cared, it would be great if you could help me sort out the compensation for the dirty sofa... You know how I am, my salary this month is only enough for next month's rent.”
All the damage in the room was caused by her plan to trick him.
Now, the real question is whether you will assist her in covering the costs.