Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 473: Liu Jing's Attitude

Last night, Jiang Xinyi's willingness to give herself to Zhou Yuwen might have truly been a moment of pique. Although she had gotten intimate with Zhou Yuwen before, they had never gone all the way.At the very beginning, Jiang Xinyi was highly proactive, but later, when it was time to be naked and honest with each other, she suddenly grew bashful.

When Zhou Yuwen's hand gently brushed across her lower abdomen, wanting to pull off her final piece of clothing, Jiang Xinyi's body trembled for no apparent reason, and she reached out in an attempt to block him.

Since Zhou Yuwen had always been laid-back, he simply smiled and asked, "What is it? Have you not thought it through yet?"

Hearing Zhou Yuwen say this made Jiang Xinyi angry, and she promptly dropped her half-covering hand.

Thus, as her small garments were pulled off bit by bit, Zhou Yuwen finally beheld Jiang Xinyi's true form.

Later on, Zhou Yuwen laid Jiang Xinyi down on the bed, kissing her all the way down from the top to her lower abdomen, and lingered right below her stomach.

Finally, he even kissed Jiang Xinyi's two thighs, then looked up at her and asked with a smile, "It's still not too late to regret it."

It was only then that Jiang Xinyi lightly parted her red lips, stammering out those words.

"Put... put it in..."

When they woke up the next day, Zhou Yuwen felt completely unnatural staying at Jiang Xinyi's home. He made an excuse that he had something to do and wanted to leave. However, having just truly gotten together with Zhou Yuwen, Jiang Xinyi was obviously reluctant to part. She grabbed Zhou Yuwen's hand, clinging to him, and acted out of character by acting spoiled, "Talk to me for a bit."

Zhou Yuwen let out a wry smile. Sitting on the sofa, he let her pull on him and asked, "What do you want to hear?"

Jiang Xinyi actually had no idea what she wanted to hear. She just wanted to be simple and cling to Zhou Yuwen. After thinking for a long time, she said, "Then... then tell me what it was like when you were dating Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan."

"..."

Zhou Yuwen was completely speechless.

Jiang Xinyi asked Zhou Yuwen what was wrong. Zhou Yuwen replied that her request was quite amusing.

"I wasn't bringing them up, yet you insist I talk about them. But if I do say something, you won't like hearing it."

Jiang Xinyi realized he was right and smiled embarrassedly. But since the words had already left her mouth, she could only continue pulling on Zhou Yuwen's hand, pouting her lips as she urged, "Just tell me. I promise I won't get mad this time."

Looking at her acting so pitifully.

Zhou Yuwen asked her what she wanted to know.

Jiang Xinyi immediately hugged a throw pillow happily, looking completely thrilled.

She had just taken a shower that morning, so Jiang Xinyi's hair was exceptionally soft and smooth right now, giving off a pleasant shampoo fragrance. She was wearing a loose white T-shirt that exposed her pair of snow-white beautiful legs. Initially, she was sitting next to Zhou Yuwen, but after a second thought, she simply propped her long beautiful legs over Zhou Yuwen's lap. She asked, "Then tell me, did you and Zheng Yanyan really do it eight times?"

After saying this, even Jiang Xinyi laughed in embarrassment. Zhou Yuwen naturally rolled his eyes at her a few times. 'Is she never going to let this go?'

Jiang Xinyi giggled softly beside him, saying she was genuinely curious.

Zhou Yuwen told her, "You are different from her. Do you understand, babe?"

Jiang Xinyi insisted, "I'm just curious. Tell me, I won't get angry."

Zhou Yuwen thought about it for a moment, then replied that he truly couldn't remember if it was eight times, but it was probably at least five or six times.

"In one night."

"Yeah, one night."

Zhou Yuwen recalled that period. He had just started dating Zheng Yanyan back then, lacking restraint, so there were indeed a few nights like that. Thinking of this, Zhou Yuwen could not help but laugh. He told Jiang Xinyi that after every such night, Zheng Yanyan would be completely unable to walk. Whenever she finally managed to get out of bed, she had to waddle like a duck.

"She walked exactly like this, let me show you."

Zhou Yuwen honestly found Zheng Yanyan's comical appearance highly amusing when he thought of it. As a result, he failed to notice that Jiang Xinyi, who had been acting all spoiled just moments ago, had taken on an exceptionally dark expression.

Zhou Yuwen was just about to mimic Zheng Yanyan's walk when he saw her expression, making him feel awkward. "What's wrong with you?" he asked.

Jiang Xinyi snorted and snapped, "Show me. Why did you stop?"

Zhou Yuwen sighed, "Didn't we agree you wouldn't get mad?"

"I'm not mad. I just really envy you young people at eighteen, able to stay up all night. Unlike me, doing it once last night had me gritting my teeth in pain. Isn't that right?" Jiang Xinyi asked resentfully.

Zhou Yuwen quickly defended himself, "I never said that."

"I can't be bothered with you."

Jiang Xinyi stood up and stormed into the bedroom.

Zhou Yuwen felt utterly helpless, thinking to himself, 'How did she get mad just like that?' He had no choice but to follow her into the room to coax her.

Zhou Yuwen was genuinely considering Jiang Xinyi's physical limits, as this was the experience he had accumulated over a long time. However, just using the word 'experience' made Jiang Xinyi even more furious.

There was nothing he could do. She would not give up until she hit a brick wall.

Zhou Yuwen could only let her experience his prowess firsthand. Therefore, that morning at Jiang Xinyi's home, since words failed to coax her, he could only forcefully push Jiang Xinyi onto the bed.

The main issue was that Jiang Xinyi was determined to compete with Zheng Yanyan, deliberately holding out and enduring it.

Ultimately, even though she was subdued by Zhou Yuwen, she still felt delighted on the inside.

Lying on the bed, she asked sweetly, "Am I better than Zheng Yanyan?"

Zhou Yuwen replied, "Just get some good rest. I still need to head back to the company this afternoon."

"Then will you hurry back to keep me company?"

"Yeah."

After all, having just truly become his woman, coupled with the fact that no one else was home, Jiang Xinyi desperately wished to stick with Zhou Yuwen every waking moment. But there was nothing to be done about it; work was important.

When Zhou Yuwen left the house, Jiang Xinyi could not wait to make a phone call to Tang Xinrou. With a hint of a sense of superiority in her tone, she said, "Xinrou, I won't be going to the company today. That matter I discussed with you yesterday, I might have to trouble you to handle it alone."

"Oh, alright, older sister. Did something happen to you?" Tang Xinrou was already at the company and merely asked out of curiosity.

Upon hearing this, the corner of the mouth on Jiang Xinyi's face could not help but curve upwards slightly.

"No, it's nothing."

"Hmm." Tang Xinrou did not quite understand. If nothing happened, why wasn't she coming to the company? But on second thought, it seemed Jiang Xinyi was with Zhou Yuwen last night.

And today, neither of them had come to work.

"Older sister, are you by any chance at brother-in-law's place?" Tang Xinrou suddenly realized.

"I am not!" Jiang Xinyi felt extremely embarrassed and quickly denied it.

Tang Xinrou let out a drawn-out "Oh," feeling a bit helpless. She thought to herself, 'Are they still not together yet?'

Right then, Jiang Xinyi's voice sounded very strange over the phone as she added, "Last night... last night, he was at my house."

Tang Xinrou suddenly understood.

"Ah, older sister, you!"

For a moment, Tang Xinrou didn't know how she should respond to Jiang Xinyi. After pondering for a second, she still couldn't hold back her curiosity, "Then did you guys...?"

Jiang Xinyi's face was flushing intensely right now. She mumbled, "Ugh, I'm not going to tell you any more. I didn't sleep well at all last night, so I need to go get some proper sleeping done."

"Okay, okay, okay. Rest well, older sister. I've got things covered here at the company."

In the evening when getting off work, Tang Xinrou thought about dropping by to visit Jiang Xinyi, so the two could go out for a meal and gossip about amusing secrets between sisters.

However, when she saw Jiang Xinyi and noticed the way she was walking, she was genuinely stunned. She thought to herself, 'Is brother-in-law really that fierce?'

Jiang Xinyi felt quite bashful and did not even dare to look at Tang Xinrou. Her face flushed, she muttered, "You... you didn't even let me know before coming over." Later, the two of them chatted at home for a bit. Although Tang Xinrou had never had a boyfriend before either, she knew that the first time shouldn't be that rough.

No matter how good a car is, if you constantly slam on the gas and jam the brakes, wouldn't it end up totaled?

Jiang Xinyi confided in Tang Xinrou, saying she simply refused to accept defeat. Why could that Zheng Yanyan do it but she couldn't?

"Oh, my dear older sister!"

Tang Xinrou felt helpless upon hearing this. She chided, "Older sister, that lass is already in the past. You and brother-in-law are the ones aiming for forever and ever."

"To use a car analogy, she's nothing more than a car he drove and discarded."

"You're the one brother-in-law is going to drive for a lifetime!"

Hearing this, Jiang Xinyi felt that it made some sense.

But she couldn't help but add, "What you're saying makes sense, but I don't know why, it feels so weird hearing it."

"Uh."

After going through this incident, Zhou Yuwen and Jiang Xinyi indeed entered a brief honeymoon phase. During the time Liu Jing wasn't home, Zhou Yuwen basically spent all his time keeping Jiang Xinyi company at her house.

Then, after Liu Jing returned home, Jiang Xinyi basically lived in a two-person world with Zhou Yuwen at his villa.

However, Liu Jing was indeed sharper than other parents. She had only been home for two days when she sensed something was off about her daughter. She was constantly on the phone at home, giggling foolishly, and making sure to hide away from her.

Moreover, she came home very late every night, acting completely secretive.

Liu Jing probed Jiang Xinyi indirectly, asking how her connections with Zhou Yuwen were going nowadays.

Jiang Xinyi replied nonchalantly, "It's pretty good. We're just dating for now."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "It's good to interact a bit more."

"This kid is a bit better than your previous one, but perhaps because he's too young, he isn't quite grounded. Guess who I saw on my trip to Shanghai this time?"

Jiang Xinyi was curious.

Liu Jing said, "It's your Auntie Wang's son. He came back from overseas."

"You even called him a little fatty before. Guess what he looks like now?"

Noticing that her mother's tone was going in the wrong direction, Jiang Xinyi frowned and said, "Mom, what are you saying? I already have a boyfriend."

"Besides, aren't you quite satisfied with Zhou Yuwen?"

Jiang Xinyi could not understand why her mother was acting this way, but Liu Jing appeared highly pragmatic. She stated, "The past is the past, and now is now."

"In the past, I thought this young man Yuwen was quite good—dignified and handsome in appearance, with outstanding capabilities. But his flaws are also very obvious."

"I initially thought that since you are six years older than him, you could easily keep him in check. However, I never expected this kid to have so many ideas of his own."

When Liu Jing reached this point, Jiang Xinyi's complexion was already looking quite poor.

Liu Jing continued, "Of course, I'm not saying you shouldn't interact with him. You two can continue seeing each other, but you should be a little more mindful during the dating process."

Back then, Jiang Xinyi had dated You Changjin precisely because she resented this exact trait of her mother's.

Later on, after meeting Zhou Yuwen, the mother and daughter rarely found some common language, repairing their connections slightly.

Yet now, just as things were developing perfectly well between her and Zhou Yuwen, her mother had to pull this stunt again. Jiang Xinyi was truly getting irritated. She asked her mother what exactly she needed to be mindful of.

Liu Jing replied, "Just like when you were dating that Little You, that was perfectly fine."

"Mom doesn't object to hugging and cuddling, but Xinyi, you are an adult. You need to control the boundaries of your relationship yourself."

Jiang Xinyi let out a cold sneer and said, "You are too late, Mom."

"?" Liu Jing was taken aback. Before she could process the statement, Jiang Xinyi had already walked back into her room.

Leaving Liu Jing trailing behind her, demanding, "No, Xinyi, what do you mean by that?"

Jiang Xinyi had always been a rather stubborn girl. The more Liu Jing acted this way, the more rebellious she became. And Zhou Yuwen was entirely different from You Changjin. With You Changjin, Liu Jing only had to cut off Jiang Xinyi's financial support to let her experience the disparity in social class, and Jiang Xinyi would eventually realize that a future between them was impossible.

But Zhou Yuwen was different. Zhou Yuwen was already wealthy in his own right. If she actually cut off Jiang Xinyi's financial support, it would be equivalent to directly pushing her daughter into Zhou Yuwen's arms.

However, even so, Liu Jing still could not accept her daughter simply giving herself to Zhou Yuwen just like that.

She didn't understand. She asked, "Weren't you two having a conflict before? How did you suddenly..."

But Jiang Xinyi shot back, "Well, you were forcing Zhou Yuwen and me together before, and aren't you going back on your word now too?"

Liu Jing tried to make amends for her previous words, claiming, "It's different."

"I didn't know about his ex-girlfriend situation before. You don't know about that girl named Su Qing."

Just as Liu Jing was about to say more, Jiang Xinyi informed her that Su Qing was already planning to study abroad.

"?"

Liu Jing had been stressing over the Su Qing issue. After all, being in her forties, this was the first time she had been verbally slapped in the face by a twenty-year-old little lass.

If she sought out Su Qing to settle the score, it would make her look like she completely lacked self-cultivation.

But if she didn't, she just couldn't swallow her anger.

Now, listening to her daughter's implications, Su Qing was actually going to leave on her own?

Thinking about it this way, Liu Jing felt that Su Qing actually had a bit of self-awareness.

Then, Jiang Xinyi informed Liu Jing that this was all Zhou Yuwen's arrangement.

"Zhou Yuwen knew I was unhappy because of the Su Qing situation. It's not that he couldn't let it go—he clearly handled it perfectly. But look at you! Just because he did something slightly unsatisfactory to you, you immediately thought about introducing a new guy to me. Mom, I finally realize why I'm twenty-five and haven't managed to get married yet. It definitely has to do with how you raised me." Jiang Xinyi looked at her with an expression of pure disdain.

Hearing this, Liu Jing was rendered utterly speechless. "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Am I wrong?"

Liu Jing couldn't be bothered to argue with her daughter. She defended, "I just didn't know the situation, did I?"

"If Yuwen truly sent that lass away, then it's actually still acceptable."

"Besides... since you two have already..."

Liu Jing gave her daughter a glance and said, "Then let's just set a date. You're twenty-five now. It's better to get married early."

"What are you talking about? I'm only twenty-five. Besides, who thinks about getting married shortly after just starting to date? This is our own business, Mom, so stop meddling. Alright, Mom, I'm going to start sleeping now. Hurry up and leave."

After saying this, Jiang Xinyi started shooing her out.

Even as Liu Jing was being pushed out by her daughter, she continued to shout, "You need to think this through!"

"That Zhou Yuwen is only nineteen. He has plenty of time ahead of him, but you are already twenty-five. You are dating him now, but after two years, if he dumps you for someone else, you'll be twenty-seven!"

"Alright, alright, I get it. Whatever happens, it's the choice I made, and I won't regret it."

She pushed her mother out the door.

Liu Jing still wanted to say something else, but Jiang Xinyi didn't show the slightest hesitation and shut the door with a bang.