2 – Adult’s Game
This was an unspoken pretext between adults.
And also her seduction.
That’s right.
She had changed her mind.
Since Fu Qibai could disregard the friendship between their families and humiliate her by sleeping with another woman at a party with so many people present, why should she endure the humiliation? Why should she swallow this bitter pill in silence?
He cheated on her?
Was he even worthy?
Perhaps it was an illusion, but in the dim light, the man before her seemed to have the faintest hint of a smile at the corner of his lips, fleeting and gone in an instant, leaving a chill that pierced through her.
Xu Ni’s heart suddenly felt as if it had been submerged in a jar of ice water, an indescribable sensation.
In the midst of this awkwardness.
A faint commotion suddenly came from next door.
It was the sound of ambiguous moans.
As if gradually moving toward the balcony.
The balconies of the two rooms were open-air, meaning that if Fu Qibai brought that woman to the balcony to do it, they would be face to face.
Xu Ni looked at Fu Guidu. He must have heard it clearly too, yet his expression remained so detached and inscrutable.
Like an emotionless, desireless Buddha, impossible to drag down into the mortal world.
Xu Ni truly couldn’t fathom this man’s thoughts.
But her heart was boiling, unable to calm down.
She took a step forward, her fingers tangling with the buttons on the man’s shirt, lifting her chin: “Want to?”
Her intention was clear, the arrow already on the bowstring.
Fu Guidu gazed at her with deep, restrained eyes.
Allowing the woman to push him step by step against the balcony railing, the cold of the falling rain seeping into the small of his back.
“I remember you,” he said.
Xu Ni’s gaze remained fixed deep in his pupils.
“You have a boyfriend.” Fu Guidu’s voice seemed colder than the autumn rain, his tone so casual. As he spoke, his right hand rested on her waist with a force that was neither light nor heavy—unclear whether he intended to push her away or pull her closer.
It made her heart race inexplicably, her scalp tingling.
Xu Ni was taken aback.
How did he know?
When they met a year ago at the Fu family banquet, she wasn’t yet with Fu Qibai. They didn’t even know each other, so how could he have found out?
Hearing the commotion from next door growing closer.
Xu Ni didn’t have time to dwell on it. Suddenly, she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down forcefully, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed his lips.
Fu Guidu was pulled into bending down.
His light-colored eyes didn’t close, simply watching the woman’s trembling eyelashes.
He showed no trace of desire, gripping her waist and spinning her around, pressing her against the railing. With both hands on the railing, he bent forward, opening his mouth in a sudden act of aggression that startled Xu Ni into opening her eyes wide. She met a pair of detached, otherworldly eyes that, though calm as a lake, seemed to reveal the roaring waves of the deep sea, leaving her unable to escape.
The candy in her mouth was searched for and found.
Things had gone this far.
Xu Ni hardened her heart and tore open the buttons on the man’s chest.
Just then.
A commotion came from next door.
Xu Ni happened to turn her head.
Fu Qibai appeared with that woman.
Their eyes met.
Everything came to an abrupt halt.
Fu Qibai’s face changed dramatically. He immediately released the woman clinging to him, his eyes red as he stared at the two entwined figures on the left balcony. “Xu Ni?!”
At this exclamation.
Xu Ni instead curled her lips.
Ignoring him completely, she continued to stir up trouble.
Fu Guidu’s eyes held no emotion, not even a hint of desire stirred within him.
How could he not know?
He had become a pawn in a game of revenge.
Fu Qibai’s face turned ashen. Unable to get a response from Xu Ni, he realized she might even go through with it right in front of him.
Wrapped only in a towel, he rushed out of his room.
Pounding heavily on the door: “Xu Ni! Xu Ni, come out! What are you doing?!”
How dare Xu Ni!
His commotion instantly drew the people downstairs upstairs.
The situation quickly escalated.
Seeing Fu Qibai’s disheveled state, many teased, “Did you get kicked out in the middle of getting intimate with your girlfriend?”
“Wait, wasn’t Xu Ni just downstairs? What’s going on, Young Master Fu?”
Fu Qibai’s face turned pale and then flushed with anger. He had been so furious earlier that he rushed out without a second thought. Now, with so many people watching, where could he possibly save face? How could he tell everyone that Xu Ni had cheated on him?
Suddenly.
Someone remarked, “This room… wasn’t it off-limits? Your cousin said everywhere else was fine to use, but not here. Fu Qibai, hurry and tell your girlfriend to come out and stop making a scene.”
It seemed some taboo had been violated, as some grew anxious.
Fu Qibai gritted his teeth, his anger boiling over.
“Xu Ni! With so many people watching, don’t go too far!” His words carried an unmistakable threat.
On the other side of the door.
Xu Ni felt a sharp pain in her lungs, as if they were being squeezed. She was pressed backward, drenched as if by rain.
Staring at the man before her, who seemed detached and untouchable like a divine being.
Her heart slowly sank.
In her daze.
She began to doubt whether what she was doing could remain within her control.
“What should we do? You’re going to bear some infamy,” she murmured, her lips tingling. The words slipped out with a hint of amusement. She admitted this kiss had left her dizzy—her first kiss, starting off so thrillingly, left a bittersweet, mocking taste in her heart.
Fu Guidu seemed oblivious to the commotion outside.
He glanced at her leisurely. “You seem quite excited?”
Listening to Fu Qibai’s furious shouts outside, Xu Ni tilted her head. “Maybe this is the thrill of being a bad woman. Does it bother you?”
Fu Guidu: “It doesn’t.”
Xu Ni narrowed her eyes. “You really aren’t afraid of being seen and criticized?”
This man—she was starting to feel she couldn’t control him at all.
But she wasn’t ready to abandon her plan yet.
A man as proud and exceptional as him—she truly wanted to have him.
To make Fu Qibai watch in the future, gnashing his teeth in hatred, yet forced to call her sister-in-law.
That would be truly satisfying.
When it came to disgusting people and being sarcastic and passive-aggressive, Xu Ni was an expert.
“Wouldn’t it be fine if no one saw?”
Fu Guidu’s voice was calm.
He even used his thumb to wipe away the smudged lipstick at the corner of her mouth.
Xu Ni froze. “Do you have a way to resolve this?”
“Yes.” Fu Guidu leaned against the railing, his tone as casual as if discussing everyday matters, yet unsettlingly composed.
Just as Xu Ni was about to ask more.
Fu Guidu suddenly bent down and lifted her into his arms. His body temperature was slightly cool, carrying the pleasant scent of cedar and sandalwood.
It felt like the lingering tenderness of lovers unwilling to part.
Xu Ni was stunned, her heart pounding wildly. “What are you doing?”
Fu Guidu looked at her, his crimson lips curling as if softening icy rain. “The second floor won’t kill you, Miss Xu—”
“Bear with it for a moment.”
Xu Ni had almost no time to react.
She was carried outside the railing, and the moment their eyes met, the hands holding her released her—swiftly and mercilessly.
In an instant.
Xu Ni plummeted downward.
In her stunned, horrified descent, she could still clearly see his expression.
His shirt was disheveled and torn, the mole at the corner of his eye as cold and detached as ever—a bone-deep, genuine indifference.
Xu Ni: “…”
Damn!
This was clearly a devil wearing a beautiful disguise!
In just two seconds.
Xu Ni’s heart had already turned cold.
She had even thought about where her funeral would be held.
But just as she thought she was about to be shattered into pieces.