novelraw Chapter 58 So it has nothing to do with me.
Chapter 58 So it has nothing to do with me.
"You're lying!" Chen Bo interrupted Zhou Lingyan, his tone certain.
Zhou Lingyan bit her lower lip and remained silent.
Chen Bo sighed, rolled over and lay down next to her, staring at the ceiling: "Zhou Lingyan, if you're a virgin, just say so. I'm not that kind of person..."
"I'm not!" Zhou Lingyan sat up abruptly, her voice urgent. "Chen Bo, stop flattering yourself! How could I still be... I haven't been for a long time!"
She remembered what Zhao Lulu had told her—that Chen Bo stopped after he found out Bei Weiwei was an original, saying that they should be careful and have a sense of ceremony.
If Chen Bo knew she was also a virgin, then her desperate gamble tonight would have been in vain. This man is a bit of a scumbag, but he has some principles.
Chen Bo turned to look at her, and he was almost certain that the woman was lying.
But why?
Why did she lie?
"Zhou Lingyan," he sat up, looking at her, "if you're worried that I won't touch you after I find out you're a virgin, then there's no need for that. I'm not a saint; with such a beauty before me, I don't have that much self-control."
Zhou Lingyan was taken aback.
"But," Chen Bo continued, "if you're the original, I hope you can tell the truth. It's not shameful; on the contrary, I think it's precious. I don't want things to be left unsaid; that wouldn't be fair to you."
Looking into his earnest eyes, Zhou Lingyan wanted to confess, but she couldn't admit it.
Once she admits it, she has lost.
She lost to Bevyvi, and she also lost to her own pride.
"I told you, I'm not." She turned her face away, her voice turning cold. "Chen Bo, if you're going to do it, then do it; if not, then forget it. Stop dawdling around here."
Chen Bo stared at her for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.
He reached out, pinched her chin, and turned her face towards him: "Zhou Lingyan, do you know that your ears turn red when you lie?"
Zhou Lingyan subconsciously touched her ear.
Sure enough, it was scalding hot.
"I..." She opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but didn't know what to say.
Just then, Chen Bo's phone, which was on the bedside table, suddenly vibrated.
Two words appeared on the screen: Weiwei.
Zhou Lingyan also saw it.
Her face instantly turned ugly.
Chen Bo glanced at his phone, then at Zhou Lingyan, but didn't move.
The phone rang for about ten seconds, then automatically hung up.
But soon, it started ringing again.
Chen Bo sighed, picked up his phone, and answered the call.
"Chen Bo!" Bei Weiwei's voice came through the receiver, trembling with tears. "Why aren't you answering my calls? Are you angry with me? Did my argument with Ling Yan cause you any trouble?"
Chen Bo adjusted his expression and said in a gentle tone, "No, I was taking a shower just now and didn't hear you."
"Really?" Bei Weiwei's voice was full of worry. "Are you asleep now? I... I can't sleep, I want to see you."
Zhou Lingyan lay on the bed, listening to Bei Weiwei's soft voice, feeling as if her heart was being pricked by needles.
She looked at Chen Bo with a defiant look in her eyes and a hint of barely perceptible grievance.
"Weiwei, I'm a little tired and I'm going to sleep," he said on the phone. "You should get some rest too, you have to go to work tomorrow."
"Okay..." Bei Weiwei's voice was full of disappointment, "Then... kiss me, okay? Just once, even through the screen."
Chen Bo: "..."
Zhou Lingyan's lips curled into a mocking smile as she stood up and gave Chen Bo a loud, forceful kiss.
Upon hearing this, Bei Weiwei on the other end quickly made a "mua" sound into her phone as well.
Chen Bo was stunned. So this had nothing to do with him.
Zhou Lingyan was quite pleased with herself; she could tear Bei Weiwei apart behind Chen Bo's back, and even fight her in the street.
But she knew she couldn't lose her composure in front of Chen Bo.
That would make him seem petty and lacking in manners, essentially pushing Chen Bo towards Bei Weiwei's side.
Only a fool would do something like that.
Chen Bo comforted Bei Weiwei for a few moments and then hung up the phone.
He put down his phone and looked at Zhou Lingyan.
Zhou Lingyan had already sat up, hugging her knees, her long hair disheveled, the flush on her face still lingering, but her eyes were cold.
"Your girlfriend checking up on you?" she said sarcastically. "Chen Bo, you really are a master of time management."
Chen Bo ignored her sarcasm and simply looked at her: "Zhou Lingyan, let's talk."
"What are we talking about?" Zhou Lingyan sneered. "How you're juggling your girlfriend and me, or who you'll ultimately choose?"
"I'm not choosing anyone," Chen Bo said calmly. "Weiwei is my girlfriend right now, that's a fact. And you..."
He said, "You are my... friend and my landlord. Let's pretend tonight's events never happened."
"Nothing happened?" Zhou Lingyan's voice suddenly rose. "Chen Bo, you kissed me, you touched me, and now you're telling me it didn't happen? What do you take me for?"
"So what do you want?" Chen Bo retorted. "You want me to break up with Weiwei and be with you? Zhou Lingyan, do you think that's possible?"
Zhou Lingyan fell silent.
She knew it was impossible.
Chen Bo was more serious about Bei Weiwei than he was about her.
"You can go now," she said suddenly, her voice weary. "Go back to your room, or... go find Xu Yueqing across the street. Anyway, didn't you two already sleep together?"
"Xu Yueqing is not in Haicheng." Chen Bo said with regret.
Zhou Lingyan got angry again. "Xu Niu, do you really want to go over there and make her lean on the wall again?"
Chen Bo stood up, straightened his pajamas, and turned to walk out.
As he reached the door, he stopped and glanced back at Zhou Lingyan.
She sat on the bed, hugging her knees, head down, her long hair obscuring her face, making her expression unreadable.
But Chen Bo could sense that she was crying.
Silent.
He ultimately said nothing and quietly closed the door.
Inside the room, Zhou Lingyan heard the door close and finally couldn't help but bury her face in her knees, her shoulders trembling slightly.
She regretted it.
It's not that I regret my boldness tonight, it's that I regret... why I had to meet Chen Bo.
Why did we bring him back?
Why did I... fall in love with him?
Back in his bedroom, Chen Bo went out onto the balcony and looked at Xu Yueqing's dark villa across the street.
He took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.
Amidst the swirling smoke, he recalled Zhou Lingyan's long, straight legs, the passion in her kisses, and her red ears when she lied.
Chen Bo took out his phone, opened Xu Yueqing's chat window, and typed: "Asleep?"
After thinking about it, I deleted it again.
Forget it, let's not provoke them anymore.
One Bei Weiwei and one Zhou Lingyan are already enough of a headache for him.
Just as he was about to turn off his phone, Xu Yueqing's message came through first.
Are you asleep?
Chen Bo was stunned for a moment. If it weren't for Bei Weiwei and Zhou Lingyan's actions, he would not have taken the initiative to chat with Xu Yueqing, and he wouldn't have even bothered to talk to her.
But now.
He replied, "No, I don't want to stay here anymore."
Xu Yueqing: "Because of Lingyan and Weiwei?"
Chen Bo: "How did you know?"