Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 324: Wasting Away for Her

It had to be said, the collar seemed to look even better worn around Tao Tian's neck.Setting aside the stark contrast between her snow-white neck and the black collar, which only further accentuated her fair skin, just the sight beneath the collar—those snow-white peaches wrapped in green leaves—was enough to make it impossible to look away.

At this moment, Tao Tian sat sideways on the sofa, leaning toward Zhou Yuwen. With tears shimmering in her eyes, she spoke pitifully, "Zhou Yuwen, I know why you chose Qu Jing over me."

"You just think I am usually too noisy and cause you trouble every day. But I have changed so much now. I swear to you, I will absolutely never cause you trouble again."

"Anything Qu Jing can do, I can do too. I can even do it better than her."

"Really. Does Qu Jing not just pretend to be a cat or a dog in front of you? I can do that too. If you do not believe me, I will bark for you. Woof, woof!"

Tao Tian was half-kneeling, leaning forward to face Zhou Yuwen.

The two mounds on her chest were practically ready to burst out.

Her beautiful legs, adorned in high heels, appeared exceptionally long and slender.

A stubborn expression graced her face as she leaned her body forward just a bit more, letting out two barks as if out of spite.

Zhou Yuwen did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Tian Tian, please do not joke around like this."

"What is all this about cats and dogs?"

"Where did you hear these rumors? Nothing like that happened."

"This collar is just a simple accessory. The letters were already on it when I bought it. It was only because the first few letters looked like the abbreviation of my name that I bought it. It really is not what you think."

Tao Tian refused to let it go. "Even if that is true, it still says Zhou Yuwen on it. Does that not mean Qu Jing is your personal property?" she asked.

"Why can you accept her, but not me? If she can do it, I can do it too. Zhou Yuwen, I am begging you, please. Just take me!" Tao Tian pleaded pitifully, truly resembling a little kitten begging to be taken in.

Zhou Yuwen fell silent for a moment. "You two are different," he replied.

"So that means Qu Jing really did sleep with you?" Tao Tian knew it would be like this.

Nodding, Zhou Yuwen replied, "Qu Jing and I developing our relationship to this level was just an accident."

"And it really is not what you are imagining."

"I do not know where you heard these things about cats and dogs, but Senior Sister Qu Jing is a good girl. She and I—"

"She is absolutely not a good girl!"

Before Zhou Yuwen could finish his sentence, Tao Tian completely broke down just from hearing the phrase "good girl."

To think that Zhou Yuwen was actually calling Qu Jing a good girl.

In Tao Tian's mind, Qu Jing was the most vicious of them all.

If it were not for her, she would have already been happily living together with Zhou Yuwen.

But now, this shameless woman had not only stolen her Zhou Yuwen away.

But as a result, Zhou Yuwen was actually calling her a good girl?

Who could possibly accept that?

That single sentence from Zhou Yuwen infuriated Tao Tian to the point of tears. Seeing her cry, he immediately began to comfort her. "We were having a nice conversation, why are you crying now? Tian Tian, please do not cry."

He pulled Tao Tian into his embrace. After being coaxed a few times, she looked up with tear-blurred eyes and murmured, "She is not a good girl..."

Zhou Yuwen remained silent on this issue. After a long while, he finally said, "I suppose that is relative."

"I know Qu Jing has done a lot of things wrong, but for my sake, she truly has sacrificed a lot."

Tears continued to leak from the corners of Tao Tian's eyes, but she did not say a word.

Zhou Yuwen confessed to Tao Tian that he had indeed slept with Qu Jing.

Because of this, Zhou Yuwen felt that he was actually quite scummy.

He obviously already had a girlfriend, yet he ended up forming these tangled, inescapable connections with one girl after another.

The most important thing was that, in order to be with him, they actually did not care about their reputations and willingly stayed by his side.

"From that perspective, I truly feel I have let them down," he admitted.

"So in your eyes, Qu Jing might have done some things poorly, but to me, I am genuinely grateful to her," Zhou Yuwen said earnestly.

However, the more Zhou Yuwen praised Qu Jing, the worse Tao Tian felt. Sobbing, she cried out, "But everything she did, I can do too! She is not the only one who can; I can too."

"Stop making a fuss, Tian Tian. It is impossible between us."

"Why is it impossible!"

Zhou Yuwen explained, "Look, you are so beautiful and so excellent. You could easily find a very high-quality boyfriend. Why must you stubbornly cling to me?"

"I am not a good man. As you can see, I cannot remain faithful to just one person. I clearly have a girlfriend, yet I am fickle. Think about it seriously—can you really accept that?"

Zhou Yuwen spoke these words very seriously, staring straight at Tao Tian as he asked.

Facing Zhou Yuwen's gaze, Tao Tian did indeed show a moment of hesitation.

But immediately after, she nodded firmly. "Whatever Qu Jing can do, I can do too!" she declared.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen laughed outright. "Tian Tian, stop acting up. This is not something to do out of spite—"

"It is not out of spite! Zhou Yuwen, do you still not understand my feelings for you!"

Tao Tian felt so wronged. How could this possibly be out of spite? Zhou Yuwen had given her the cold shoulder for an entire month prior to this. If she did not genuinely like him, how could she have continued to endlessly pester him like this, completely abandoning her dignity?

Tao Tian did not know how to express her feelings for Zhou Yuwen. Pouting her lips for a long time, she reached out and grabbed his hand. With tears glistening in her eyes, she said, "Whether you believe it or not, in this lifetime, I will only ever like you. You are the only man for me. I do not care if you have many other women. I am not asking for much; I just want you to treat me well, even if you only share a tiny sliver of your love with me."

"Whatever Qu Jing can promise you, I can promise you as well."

"The collar she wears, I can wear it too!"

Zhou Yuwen did not know whether to laugh or cry at her words. However, seeing her tear-streaked face mixed with a touch of stubbornness, he hesitated for a moment. Hooking a finger under her chin, he asked, "Will you truly not regret this?"

"If you become my woman, I can provide for you. But if it really comes down to that, you can never betray me."

Upon hearing this, Tao Tian shook her head frantically.

"I already made a mistake once, I will not make it a second time!" she exclaimed. "I swear to you! Even if Qu Jing betrays you in the future, I will never betray you."

"They might only be with you because you have money or for some other ulterior motive, but I am different. Zhou Yuwen, even if all other women leave you in the future, I will not!"

Tao Tian placed her hand over Zhou Yuwen's, speaking with utmost sincerity. He gazed at her pitifully desperate, yet incredibly resolute appearance.

Zhou Yuwen felt that he really had been a bit too harsh on this girl.

She had indeed done a lot of wrong things in the past.

But her feelings for him were genuine.

At this moment, the two of them were sitting side by side on the sofa.

Tao Tian looked at Zhou Yuwen with red-rimmed eyes. A beautiful girl like her was actually somewhat nervous in front of him.

It was as if she was terrified that he would reject her.

Zhou Yuwen was a full head taller than Tao Tian.

Looking at her pitifully anxious demeanor, Zhou Yuwen hesitated for a moment, and then gently lowered his head.

He leaned closer and closer.

Because she had been crying, Tao Tian's breathing was a bit erratic. Seeing Zhou Yuwen approach, she closed her eyes and took the initiative to tilt her neck upward.

"Smooch."

Zhou Yuwen easily captured Tao Tian's small mouth.

In fact, this was not their first time kissing.

They had shared a brief encounter in the past.

It was just that Tao Tian had not grasped the opportunity back then, resulting in the fact that forty or fifty days had passed before they finally shared their second kiss...

She recalled that Zhou Yuwen had taught her some techniques back then, but obviously, she had completely forgotten them all...

After just a couple of pecks, Zhou Yuwen pulled away from Tao Tian with an amused expression. Chuckling, he said, "Did I not teach you this before? How did you forget so quickly?"

Embarrassed, Tao Tian murmured defensively, "That was a long time ago..."

"I am not like you, doing it every single day..."

Zhou Yuwen smiled. "So you are blaming me then?"

"I am not..." In front of Zhou Yuwen, Tao Tian appeared incredibly submissive and weak.

And Zhou Yuwen very much liked this submissive side of her. Chuckling softly, he teased, "You busty little thing, acting like such a punching bag."

Hearing this, Tao Tian got angry. "You are not allowed to call me that!"

"Oh? I cannot call you that? But what if I insist on calling you that, busty girl?"

"Ah! You are so bad!"

Tao Tian was overwhelmed with shyness. She knew that people gave her nicknames behind her back, but Zhou Yuwen was the very first person who dared to call her that to her face. She was extremely embarrassed and annoyed.

She tried to reach out and playfully hit him.

However, Zhou Yuwen laughed and dodged, falling sideways onto the sofa.

Naturally, Tao Tian refused to let him off so easily, and she collapsed onto his body as well.

The two playfully wrestled for a while, and when their four eyes met once again...

The atmosphere around them rapidly heated up.

Too shy to look at Zhou Yuwen any longer, Tao Tian's small face flushed a deep red.

"Tian Tian," Zhou Yuwen called out affectionately, holding her hand.

"Mhm," Tao Tian responded softly, feeling incredibly bashful.

"Are you absolutely sure you will not regret this?" Zhou Yuwen asked.

Pursing her lips, Tao Tian shook her head. "I will not regret it. From now on, I am yours," she declared.

Nodding, Zhou Yuwen captured Tao Tian's lips once more.

"Mmm..."

Tao Tian proactively kissed him back, thoroughly cooperating.

The two held each other tightly, practically inseparable as they completely lost themselves in the moment.

Zhou Yuwen's hands constantly caressed Tao Tian's back.

He eventually found the zipper of her clothes.

With a gentle zip, it slid open...

It was like peeling the outerwear off a cob of corn.

As the zipper slid all the way down...

First, her beautiful, snow-white back was exposed...

Then, the two large peaches in the front, at the moment the leaves fell away, finally revealed their true appearance.

Staring at her beautiful figure, Zhou Yuwen did not know what to say for a moment.

Meanwhile, Tao Tian was feeling profoundly shy.

Even during their previous encounters, Zhou Yuwen had only touched them; he had never truly looked at them like this.

But now, the lighting was excellent, and Zhou Yuwen could see everything clearly.

They were truly beautiful.

At this moment, as she sat entirely unreserved before Zhou Yuwen.

Tao Tian's face was so red it looked as if it could drip blood.

Like an ostrich, she hung her head low.

However, she was still very satisfied with Zhou Yuwen's reaction.

She asked in a whisper, "Does it look good?"