I Pursued My Scummy Ex’s White Moonlight – Chapter 78

Tonight, you can only lie down

Although Su Wenwen had walked out from the psychological shadow that Helian Yun had brought her, the lingering fear of being abandoned would still be magnified by any insignificant little thing. However much she liked Luo Xi, that was how much she feared Luo Xi would leave her.

This was a feeling that Luo Xi would not understand, nor did she ask for her to understand. She could argue with Luo Xi, she could have a cold war, but even if she wanted to figure out whether or not Wang Kelin liked Luo Xi, she would absolutely not accept doing it this way.

Gradually, Su Wenwen’s crying tone stopped. Her whole person appeared dazed, sitting on the sofa without moving at all, nor could she hear what Luo Xi was saying, as if her own spiritual world had automatically sealed itself off, shutting everything out.

However, this state did not last long, because Luo Xi cupped her face, kissing her lips and saying sorry over and over again. Feeling the wet softness between their lips, Su Wenwen came back to her senses and gently pushed the person away, looking at Luo Xi with a gaze devoid of any charm.

“Wenwen, don’t ignore me, okay?”

As Luo Xi spoke, her hands were still tightly gripping Su Wenwen’s, as if she was afraid she would lose her grip if she let go, as helpless as a child.

Su Wenwen’s mood had calmed down some. She tried to struggle free from Luo Xi’s grip but was instead held even tighter, so she just let her be, relaxed her body, and said with a serious expression: “I’m not ignoring you, but you made me too sad just now. Why did you have to use the excuse of dating to prove that Wang Kelin isn’t interested in you?”

Luo Xi had been too anxious at the time, and Su Wenwen had said it so certainly. She wanted to use the fastest way to prove it, so she thought of this method, simple and effective, but she forgot about Su Wenwen’s feelings: “It was my fault, I won’t make any excuses. What should I do to make you happy?”

“No matter what happens in the future, you can’t gamble with our relationship like you did today.”

Luo Xi nodded: “Okay.”

“If we argue, you’re not allowed to bring up breaking up either.”

“Okay.”

“No matter who is right or wrong, you have to be the one to coax me.”

Luo Xi’s eyes and brows were gentle, and full of obedience, she once again said the word “Okay”. In front of Su Wenwen, she was like a child who had made a mistake and been caught by a parent, obediently listening to the scolding, trying to use a compliant appearance to make the parent extinguish the fire in their heart.

The winter sky appeared gloomy, and even the moonlight seemed to have dimmed a bit. Even though the living room was brightly lit, it couldn’t dispel the gloom, but it instead made Luo Xi’s pair of pitch-black eyes shine with a bright radiance, as if they had absorbed all the light, and also sucked in Su Wenwen’s soul.

She once again stared blankly at Luo Xi. The woman’s fair and tender face had distinct angles, which made her seem extremely striking, but this was softened by the beauty mark at the corner of her eye, which melted away some of the cold hardness and added a bit more tenderness, soothing the unease in Su Wenwen’s heart.

She knew this unease was actually a lack of confidence; a lack of confidence in Luo Xi, and also a lack of confidence in herself. Luo Xi had certainly been impulsive, but was she herself not at fault?

She had been so certain that Wang Kelin liked Luo Xi based solely on the content of the novel, and had not listened to Luo Xi’s explanation.

“Also, I have to say sorry to you too.” Su Wenwen lowered her head. Sometimes, she felt she was quite despicable, clearly knowing how much Luo Xi loved her, yet relying on this love to do whatever she wanted.

Hearing this, Luo Xi’s expression relaxed: “It’s okay, I forgive you. So does that mean you can forgive me too?”

“No. One thing is one thing. I’m not that easy to coax.” Su Wenwen put on a stern face, but because her features were on the softer side, she had no authority at all. Instead, when she was crying just now, she possessed a delicate beauty like where jade-like slender fingers pluck, pearls fall, and tears flow profusely, secretly wetting the thin lead-white powder¹.

“Unless…”

“Unless what?”

Su Wenwen couldn’t think of anything either. She was a little annoyed. If she had known, she would have just said she forgave her. Why didn’t she yield, why was she being so melodramatic²? Fortunately, Luo Xi was extremely patient and, aside from treating her gently, showed no other emotions.

Luo Xi lowered her head, her slender fingertips stroking back and forth over Su Wenwen’s hand, as if passing the boring time while waiting for Su Wenwen’s answer.

A thought moved in Su Wenwen’s mind: “Let go of me first.”

Luo Xi was stunned for a moment, then released her hand.

Then, Su Wenwen said again: “You lie down.”

Luo Xi didn’t know what Su Wenwen was going to do, but she obediently did as she was told. Then, she saw Su Wenwen lean over and whisper in her ear: “Tonight, you can only lie down.”

Luo Xi was surprised, and instantly understood the meaning of these words. A soft and charming smile appeared on her face. She raised a hand to flick the strands of hair by Su Wenwen’s ear, and even though there was no one around, she spoke in a tone only Su Wenwen could hear: “Okay.”

Although Su Wenwen and Luo Xi had been together more than once, but every time it was Su Wenwen who closed her eyes, so shy she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. But this time, she couldn’t close her eyes; she had to use the light to carefully observe Luo Xi’s reaction. Yet, the moment her eyes met Luo Xi’s, the shyness in Su Wenwen’s heart surged up, rushing to the top of her head with her blood, making her own face turn bright red.

Her fingertips were also trembling; just pulling a zipper was incredibly difficult. As soon as the jacket was taken off, Luo Xi’s body trembled slightly. Seeing this, Su Wenwen put the jacket back over Luo Xi’s body and said: “Let’s go to the bed.”

The two of them kissed all the way to the room.

The cool, thin lips kissed fervently, turning into scalding hot water that burned the tip of one’s heart, transforming into the word “scorching heat”.

Su Wenwen covered Luo Xi’s eyes with the sleeve of her clothes, blocking the gaze that made her self-conscious. She was like an unrivaled general, using all the moves she had learned in her lifetime on Luo Xi.

The room was filled with a charming atmosphere³, making the cold night seem to warm one’s heart and lungs. Even without a blanket, not a trace of cold could be felt.

The sleeve slipped off, and Luo Xi’s slightly trembling eyelashes could be seen clearly. Her usual calm and self-possessed appearance was completely crushed in this moment. A blush dyed her face a different rosy color, a desire accumulated bit by bit. Perhaps from being watched for too long, shyness also arose in her heart. She threw her arm across her forehead, wanting to cover her face at this moment, but it was pulled down by Su Wenwen, who watched the bewitching beauty that bloomed as she closed her eyes and bit her lip.

At this moment, Su Wenwen’s heart was very satisfied, as if everything she had encountered before was for the sake of this better meeting at this moment. Fear became insignificant.

The next morning, a heavy snow began to fall from the sky. In the blink of an eye, the sacred snow-white color covered the entire land, hiding all the filth.

The air temperature seemed to have dropped a lot. When Su Wenwen emerged from the quilt, she was hit by a harsh cold and immediately shrank back in. She turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window, which was a vast expanse of white.

Luo Xi propped her forehead and sat up, completely unaffected by the weather. She picked up the clothes at the corner of the bed and put them on. Su Wenwen’s eyes were wide and round, her gaze fixed on the red mark on Luo Xi’s collarbone. That was the mark she had uncontrollably left last night, a mark that belonged only to her.

Everything was still vivid in her mind, and even her fingertips seemed to retain a sticky residue. After Luo Xi was dressed, she turned back and said to Su Wenwen: “You sleep a little longer. I’m going to my mom’s side to help. As for breakfast, I’ll have Wang Kelin bring it to you later.”

Hearing she was going to Ji Qingshuang’s place, Su Wenwen didn’t stay in bed any longer. She got up and dressed directly, quickly saying: “Wait for me, I’m going too.”

Because of the sudden change in weather, many people would get sick from not being able to adapt. At that time, the hospital in the restricted zone would be very crowded, and there wouldn’t be enough staff, making it easy for disturbances to occur.

However, Wang Kelin’s arrival also brought many ability users, who could be put to use. They were dispatched by Ji Qingshuang to stand guard at the restricted zone hospital.

In the past two days, ten meetings, large and small, had been held, all concerning the restricted zone hospital. Some people wanted to send the nearly dying people in the hospital outside the base. The zombies on the island had been mostly cleared out now, so it wouldn’t be too dangerous to live outside.

But others expressed that everyone will have a time when they are near death; should they all be thrown out of the base?

Moreover, the research on the medicinal agent was progressing very smoothly. Perhaps in another month or two, there would be good news. Then, the opposing side expressed that they could move the people from the hospital outside the base to wait for news; priority must be given to protecting the young survivors in the base.

The debate was endless, with no result at all. But what was strange was that during these two days of meetings, Luo Tianyang had not participated at all. Lin Yu later found out that Luo Tianyang had been accompanying Luo Qi the whole time. It was said that Luo Qi didn’t even dare to touch women now, and the psychological trauma he was left with would be very difficult to cure.

Su Wenwen didn’t believe it. How could a person like Luo Qi be so fragile? She always felt that Luo Tianyang was using the excuse of Luo Qi’s illness to secretly do something else. She told her thoughts to Luo Xi, and Luo Xi also felt it made sense. But to find out more information, Luo Xi would have to follow him personally. After all, her mental power was very strong, and all secrets would have nowhere to hide in front of her.

“It’s okay, you should go!”

Luo Xi shook her head: “I have other things to do.”

Su Wenwen was quite puzzled about what Luo Xi had to do that was more important than monitoring Luo Tianyang, until half a month later, when she saw a batch of personnel being gradually transferred out of the office building, that she had a sudden realization.

Luo Xi had demoted all of Luo Tianyang’s people to unimportant positions and transferred the people Wang Kelin had brought back into the office building, suppressing Luo Tianyang’s power in a disguised way. It was all to help Su Wenwen vent her anger.

However, the consequence of Luo Xi doing this was being called home by Old Master Luo to be criticized. Su Wenwen was worried Luo Xi would be bullied and insisted on going with her. The two of them stood silently in front of Old Master Luo, not speaking, just waiting for Old Master Luo to make the first move. And beside Old Master Luo were several bodyguards in black, their strength unknown.

“Why did you act on your own authority?” Old Master Luo didn’t look at Su Wenwen, his eyes fixed on Luo Xi.

“If Grandfather thinks that me transferring incompetent people is acting on my own authority, then I have nothing more to say,” Luo Xi said in a light tone.

“You…” Old Master Luo’s eyes widened, and the cane in his hand fiercely poked the ground, letting out a ‘DONG!’ sound of warning. “Xi’er, he is your uncle, after all, and… and Luo Qi is sick. Can’t you just yield a little?”

“So what if he’s sick? Did I cause it?” Luo Xi smiled, but the smile was very cold. “Grandfather should know me. I hate relying on personal connections the most.”

Old Master Luo tightened his grip on the cane in his hand: “According to you, I don’t need to show you any personal consideration either, right?”

Seeing the two of them with swords drawn and crossbows stretched⁴, their relationship on the verge of breaking at any moment, Su Wenwen hurriedly gave Luo Xi’s sleeve a gentle pull, then said to Old Master Luo: “I’ve heard before that an employee working under Grandpa Luo delayed a contract worth hundreds of millions because of his seriously ill parents. He should have been punished, but Grandpa Luo didn’t punish him. Instead, he advanced him several months’ salary to let the employee treat his parents’ illness. So I believe Grandpa Luo is not a person who engages in favoritism and fraudulent practices⁵. You are just worried that those who were transferred will lose their support, and besides, the crystal cores earned in those positions are not even enough to exchange for the amount of coal needed for one day, right?”

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