Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 391: Fate Always Loves to Play Tricks on People

In truth, Li Qiang had barely interacted with women before. This was his very first time pinning a woman to a bed at such close quarters, let alone a woman like Lu Hui, who was wearing stockings. The moment they hit the mattress, Li Qiang began kissing Lu Hui's neck frantically, rooting around like a starving animal.He even began tearing at Lu Hui's clothes. Two of her buttons were yanked open, revealing a patch of snow-white skin on her chest.

One glance was all it took for Lu Hui to realize that Li Qiang was the sort of man who had never been with a woman. Honestly speaking, Li Qiang was completely different from the people she had interacted with back in Jingcheng.

'Why does he feel a bit like Liu Shuo...'

However, perhaps because of his different status, Lu Hui simply had a better impression of Li Qiang than she did of Liu Shuo. She watched as Li Qiang gritted his teeth, awkwardly trying to press against her.

At first, Lu Hui closed her eyes and enjoyed it for a moment, but just as Li Qiang was about to take things further and do it for real...

Lu Hui suddenly cooled down, snapping back to reality.

'I can't do this! I have a boyfriend!'

Thinking this, Lu Hui gritted her teeth and hurriedly pushed Li Qiang away.

"Ah!"

At that moment, Li Qiang had been focusing all his strength in one direction. Caught completely off guard, he was shoved onto his back, arms and legs splayed out. This left him stunned for a second. He scrambled up to kneel on the floor, looking at Lu Hui in utter confusion. "Sister Hui..."

But he saw Lu Hui clutching her collar, looking back at him with an expression of feeling wronged.

Seeing this scene, Li Qiang felt his heart shatter.

He immediately slapped himself hard across the face, blaming himself for everything.

"Sister Hui, I'm sorry. I was too impulsive."

Lu Hui, however, kept a cold face and said angrily, "You have really disappointed me!"

After dropping those words, Lu Hui walked out.

She left Li Qiang alone in the hotel room, feeling lost and empty. He felt like absolute scum.

He stayed in the hotel, endlessly sending apologies to Lu Hui.

In reality, Lu Hui was just playing hard to get. Truth be told, she actually quite enjoyed the feeling of playing a university student in the palm of her hand.

While chatting online, Lu Hui told him that she hoped their relationship would remain pure.

"Could it be that you came all this way to find me just to sleep with me?"

"Of course not!"

Li Qiang quickly denied it, saying, "Sister Hui! I truly like you!"

"Then are you willing to marry me?"

"I..."

Li Qiang paused. It was not hesitation; rather, he was thinking about the fact that he was not a true Jingcheng native. If Sister Hui knew this truth, would she still be willing to marry him?

But right now, Li Qiang could not care less about all that. He gritted his teeth and declared, "As long as you are willing! Then I will marry you!"

"Hmph, you Jingcheng people are all the same, acting one way to someone's face and another behind their back! Even if you are willing, would your family agree? Not to mention, I am so much older than you."

Hearing this gave Li Qiang a terrible headache. He replied, "Sister Hui, I don't know about others, but when it comes to you, I am truly devoted. Sister Hui! Let me tell you the truth. In all my years growing up, you are the only girlfriend I have ever had, and you are the only woman I have ever liked!"

"My family listens to me! If they do not agree, then I won't go home. I will wander the ends of the earth with you!"

Li Qiang's deeply moving speech left Lu Hui feeling touched as she read it, but she did not reply.

It wasn't until Li Qiang was pacing around like an ant on a hot pan, utterly consumed by impatience.

That Lu Hui suddenly asked, "Where do you want to go have fun tomorrow?"

"Ah?" Li Qiang was stunned for a moment, then overwhelmed with joy. He quickly replied that he was fine with casual plans! Going anywhere was fine!

After all, Lu Hui figured that since Li Qiang had traveled thousands of miles just to find her, she ought to take him out and show him around.

The two of them visited many tourist attractions. When it came to things like entrance tickets, Li Qiang naturally paid for everything.

Lu Hui had wanted to pay, but Li Qiang put on an incredibly generous front and said, "How could I possibly let you pay?"

Seeing Li Qiang say this, Lu Hui naturally did not insist on paying. After all, it was only natural for boys to foot the bill when taking girls out.

Li Qiang had been wanting to sleep with Lu Hui all along, so even though he had his dormitory, he did not dare go back there to sleep. He exclusively stayed in a cheap hotel that cost two hundred yuan a day. Furthermore, the money spent on outings, taking taxis, and buying clothes while shopping was all covered by Li Qiang.

In just three short days, he spent over two thousand yuan.

Of course, for someone of his supposed background, this was merely a drop in the ocean.

You had to know, Li Qiang had been working part-time for an entire semester. He had saved up all this money precisely to spend on the girl he loved, hadn't he?

And Lu Hui was exactly the kind of beloved girl Li Qiang had been looking for. He was perfectly willing to spend his money on her.

As for Lu Hui, seeing how generous Li Qiang was, she did not skimp on providing emotional value in return.

After all, she had never truly gone shopping or out to play with Liu Shuo, and Li Qiang had filled that void for her. The two of them held hands and kissed at the tourist attractions.

Then, at night, after returning to the hotel...

They started kissing before they were even fully inside the room, stumbling to the edge of the bed locked in each other's embrace.

This was already Li Qiang's fourth day in Jinling. Having spent so much money, Li Qiang was indeed growing somewhat anxious. He pleaded with Lu Hui, "Sister Hui, give yourself to me. I know you are a traditional woman, but I promise you, I will definitely not let you down! I will marry you!"

He certainly wanted to push his luck to go a step further, but Lu Hui stubbornly refused, insisting that things were moving too fast.

Helpless, Li Qiang had no choice but to take things slowly.

However, Li Qiang was genuinely happy these past few days. From that day on, he and Lu Hui fooled around in the hotel almost every night. They pushed the boundaries further each time, and their feelings for each other rapidly heated up.

Of course, the money Li Qiang had earned last semester was pretty much gone. He had only saved a total of eight thousand yuan the previous semester, yet he had burned through five thousand yuan on food and drinks over the past few days alone.

Just as Li Qiang found himself stretched thin, Lu Hui appeared incredibly understanding and unexpectedly started taking the initiative to pay.

In Lu Hui's words, he was still a student and wasn't making money yet.

"I have money. Let me pay."

"Sister Hui..."

Li Qiang was deeply moved hearing this. He felt that Lu Hui was the best girl he had ever met; she wasn't after his status at all, but truly loved him.

Yet, he was deceiving her like this.

'How could I be such a beast!'

In truth, more than once, Li Qiang had wanted to lay his cards on the table with Lu Hui.

But he lacked the courage.

With the start of the semester approaching, Li Qiang had been living in the hotel for over ten days. After wrapping things up that night, he planned to head back to the dormitory. Li Qiang had made up his mind.

Tonight, he would truly be a husband to Sister Hui for the first time, and then he would lay his cards on the table!

Even though he was not from Jingcheng.

Even though he had no money.

He still had a heart that deeply loved her!

Sister Hui was so considerate; she would definitely be able to understand him.

Having made his decision.

Around 4:00 PM, before Lu Hui got off work, Li Qiang headed over to the university's Pioneer Park, planning to find her.

He had even just gone to line up at Xinjiekou to buy Lu Hui's favorite pastries.

Just as he excitedly dashed to the entrance of Pioneer Park...

He happened to see Lu Hui stepping out of a brand new black Magotan. Li Qiang did not think much of it and reached out to greet her.

As a result, he saw Zhou Yuwen walking out of Pioneer Park.

Seeing Zhou Yuwen, Li Qiang instinctively dodged out of sight.

'Why is Old Zhou back already?!'

Li Qiang truly did not dare to show his face. After all, his relationship with Lu Hui was built entirely on lies. He had not synced his story with Zhou Yuwen at all, so what would he do if Zhou Yuwen exposed him?

Unfortunately, he ducked away too late.

The moment Zhou Yuwen stepped out, he spotted Li Qiang standing conspicuously in the distance. Even a fool would have seen him.

"Li Qiang?"

Following Zhou Yuwen's call, the few people who had just stepped out of the car all turned to look.

When Lu Hui laid eyes on Li Qiang, all the color drained from her face.

'It's over!'

Both Lu Hui and Li Qiang's minds went completely blank.

Zhou Yuwen called Li Qiang over and asked, "The semester hasn't even started yet. Why are you here?"

"Ah, I... I had some things to take care of, so I came back to school early. Oh, right! Old Zhou, I just bought some mung bean cakes, do you want some?!" Li Qiang was panicking out of his mind. He didn't even dare to shoot a single glance at Lu Hui, directly shoving the mung bean cakes into Zhou Yuwen's hands.

Zhou Yuwen took a look and realized they were from that famous pastry shop in Xinjiekou. He couldn't help but chuckle. "Since when did you start liking these things? You didn't buy them for a girlfriend, did you!?"

"What are you joking about? How could I possibly have a girlfriend? You're kidding, right!" Li Qiang absolutely did not want Zhou Yuwen to dwell on this topic. He hurriedly insisted that this shop's mung bean cakes were quite good.

"Quick, taste one!"

Seeing that Li Qiang's hospitality was hard to refuse, Zhou Yuwen opened the box and took a bite, remarking that the taste was not bad.

"Let's all have a taste."

At present, besides Zhou Yuwen, everyone present—Liu Shuo, Lu Hui, and Jiang Xinyi—each took a piece.

Jiang Xinyi was the first to grab a piece.

Zhou Yuwen teased, "You always have a craving."

Jiang Xinyi let out a hmph and glared at Zhou Yuwen. This guy! She hadn't expected that after being apart for the entire winter holiday, the very first thing he would say upon returning was something like that.

Liu Shuo also followed suit and took a piece. After a chew, he found it really was quite delicious.

While eating the mung bean cake, Zhou Yuwen asked, "Li Qiang, I heard from Linlin that you've been coming around here quite often lately. Are you looking for a job?"

"What a joke, how could someone from a family like mine need to look for a job?" Li Qiang laughed it off, playing the part.

Actually, after these few sentences, Lu Hui was also feeling puzzled. She couldn't shake the feeling that Li Qiang was acting extremely odd.

However, she didn't have the time to dwell on it.

At this moment, Liu Shuo, who was munching on his mung bean cake, threw his arm around Lu Hui's shoulder and said, "Wife, the taste of this mung bean cake really is pretty good. Here, try a bite!"

As Liu Shuo spoke, he brought his half-eaten mung bean cake up to Lu Hui's mouth.

'?' Hearing these words, Li Qiang froze in disbelief.

From the moment he arrived until now, he had not dared to lift his head to look at Lu Hui even once. But after hearing Liu Shuo's words, he found it impossible to tear his gaze away.

And the second Liu Shuo said those words, Lu Hui knew things were about to go terribly wrong.

Facing Li Qiang's stare, Lu Hui did not even dare to look up.

The worst part was that Liu Shuo kept holding the mung bean cake up to her face, insisting she eat it.

"Hurry up and taste it!"

Li Qiang's piercing gaze left Lu Hui restless and on pins and needles. Unable to hold back, she turned her mouth away and muttered, "There are people watching!"

"So what if there are people watching? Who doesn't know you're my woman!?" Hearing her response immediately rubbed Liu Shuo the wrong way. To be honest, Liu Shuo had been in quite a good mood today. After all, he had just bought a new car and had assumed Lu Hui would be thrilled when she saw it.

Who could have guessed that upon seeing the car, Lu Hui would unexpectedly drop the comment: "It's not even a BBA."

That single phrase had left Liu Shuo utterly speechless.

Furthermore, Liu Shuo had always wanted to grope her legs while driving. Now that he had finally bought a car, he naturally expected to drive and touch her thighs at the same time.

Yet, just a moment ago when he reached for her legs...

Lu Hui had shockingly shoved Liu Shuo's hand away, muttering, "Someone is watching!"

At the time, Jiang Xinyi was indeed sitting in the back seat.

But in reality, Jiang Xinyi wasn't paying any attention to them whatsoever. If Lu Hui hadn't said anything, Jiang Xinyi would have just continued keeping her head down and playing on her phone.

Regardless, Liu Shuo's attempt to share the joy of buying a Magotan with his girlfriend had failed spectacularly. This alone had left Liu Shuo feeling annoyed. He couldn't help but think of his big brother, Zhou Yuwen, who practically had women throwing themselves into his arms left and right.

Zheng Yanyan had even traveled all the way from Jingcheng specifically to see his big brother.

And what about his own woman?

He had bought a car and rushed to share the news with her first. He hadn't even waited for his big brother, arriving in Jinling a step early, only to be met with a cold shoulder from this bitch.

So what if others were watching? Did that mean she couldn't eat it?

Back during the New Year, Zheng Yanyan would literally fight to eat whatever was in his big brother's hand!

When Zhou Yuwen wouldn't feed her, Zheng Yanyan would even get upset.

So why couldn't he do the same?

"Eat!"

Liu Shuo suddenly flared up with anger, absolutely insisting that Lu Hui take a bite.

Lu Hui was somewhat displeased, feeling that Liu Shuo was disrespecting her.

"Eat it!"

Watching this unfold, Li Qiang couldn't help but furrow his brows. "Don't force her!"

'?'

Hearing Li Qiang speak up, everyone around them froze for a moment.

Liu Shuo was particularly baffled. "I'm talking to my partner, what does it have to do with you!?"

Li Qiang's expression was incredibly grim. "I just can't stand seeing you bully people!"

"I'm bullying people!?"

Liu Shuo laughed out of sheer anger.

At this point, Lu Hui plunged into full panic. She quickly pushed Li Qiang away and said, "I'm sorry, my boyfriend has a big temper. He's always like this. We've always interacted this way. I'm really sorry."

'?' Li Qiang stared at Lu Hui in utter confusion.

However, Lu Hui acted as if she didn't know Li Qiang at all. After apologizing to him, she tugged on Liu Shuo's arm. "Why are you losing your temper at an outsider? I'll eat it, okay!"

With that, she took the half-eaten pastry from Liu Shuo's hand and began to chew.

"Hmph!" Looking at her behaving like this, Liu Shuo's anger had clearly not yet subsided.

Zhou Yuwen saw that it was almost 5:00 PM and suggested they all grab dinner together, saving the discussion of the day's events for the dining table.

"Oh right, Li Qiang, why don't you join us?" Zhou Yuwen asked.

"N-no, I'll pass..." Li Qiang's spirits had hit rock bottom, and he replied like a man who had lost his soul.