Chapter 124: A Woman's Heart, a Deep-Sea Needle.
Hearing this response, Xiaolian finally relaxed, thankful that there was no ill intent towards her.
After calming herself, she responded, "You can borrow money, but you must be honest with me about one thing."
"What thing?" Lin Yifan asked curiously.
"Did you peep on me because you like me, or because you were drunk and had an excess of male hormones?" Xiaolian inquired.
"Neither. I've already explained to you that I rushed to the bathroom door because I was desperate to pee, and I had no intention of spying on you," Lin Yifan answered.
Getting this reply, Xiaolian felt somewhat disappointed; she had been prepared to confess to him if he had said he spied on her because he liked her. Now, it seemed unnecessary.
However, not willing to give up, she questioned again, "Are you sure you're not lying to me?"
"Why would I lie to you? If I had any bad intentions towards you, do you think you could have stopped me?" Lin Yifan replied irritably.
"So you really have no feelings for me at all?" Xiaolian asked with furrowed brows.
For some reason, she felt inexplicably sad, probably because she liked him very much.
"What... why are you asking this? Are you testing me or offering yourself to me?" Lin Yifan felt puzzled and didn't understand why Xiaolian was asking this.
Not wanting to mislead her, he answered sincerely, "I'm sorry, I really have no feelings for you whatsoever."
"Hmph! You think I have feelings for you? I was just testing to see if you were lying," Xiaolian responded proudly.
The taste of rejection from someone she liked was indeed bitter and it hurt her deeply.
"Is that really so?" Lin Yifan looked into Xiaolian's eyes and asked with a smile.
He could already clearly sense that Xiaolian had feelings for him; she just wouldn't admit it because of her pride.
"Do you think you're Takeshi Kaneshiro or Jimmy Lin, beloved and admired by everyone? Take a good look at yourself in the mirror, with that dull and uninspiring face, I wouldn't spare you a second glance," Xiaolian snapped back furiously.
"That's true, with my plain looks, I guess only ugly animals like deer and rats might like me! What a sad fate!" Lin Yifan said self-deprecatingly, feeling quite miserable.
But to Xiaolian, that comment felt like an insult comparing her to a deer and a rat, both diminutive and short-sighted.
"Don't get angry! I must not get angry!"
She kept reassuring herself, trying to calm down.
If she got angry, it would mean she had feelings for Lin Yifan.
Having just been rejected, she didn't want to face such an embarrassing situation again, so she had to hold back.
Seeing Xiaolian's angry but restrained demeanor, Lin Yifan couldn't help but laugh; then he went back to the matter at hand, seriously saying, "Lend me a hundred yuan, I'll leave right away."
"It's so cold outside, are you sure you want to go?" Xiaolian asked out of kindness.
"Do you want me to stay?" Lin Yifan asked with a mischievous smile.
"No no no, you better go."
With the atmosphere so awkward, Xiaolian really didn't know how to face him, so it was better to let him leave.
So she went into her room to get the money for Lin Yifan.
A few seconds later, she came out of the room and handed Lin Yifan a hundred yuan note.
Lin Yifan accepted the hundred yuan note and kindly suggested, "Nightclubs aren't suitable for you, you should consider other jobs. With live streaming being so profitable and you being so beautiful, why not give that a try?"
At the bar, he felt that Xiao Lian, being so innocent and cute, was not suited for working in such a chaotic place; so out of kindness, he gave Xiao Lian a suggestion, which was also a way out.
"Thank you! I'll seriously consider it." Xiao Lian expressed her gratitude.
She too was somewhat tired of the bar's day-and-night reversed work schedule; today was a lucky day, otherwise she would usually have to work until two or three in the morning.
"Thank you for your attentive care! If fate allows, we'll meet again!" Lin Yifan waved goodbye and hurriedly left the room.
"Goodbye!"
Watching Lin Yifan's departing back, Xiao Lian suddenly felt reluctant to let him go.
With his departure, who knows when they might meet again.
"Ah! Why think so much? He doesn't feel the same about you."
Xiao Lian sighed, then let her thoughts run wild, muttering to herself, "If only he had really been peeping at the door! At least it would prove that I still have some charm."
Women are sometimes so contradictory; when they have it, they pretend to be coy, refusing it. But when they lose it, they regret deeply and want it back.
If Lin Yifan knew about her thoughts, he would really faint, as he truly could not comprehend such thoughts and actions.
Leaving Xiao Lian's place and reaching the roadside, Lin Yifan hailed a taxi, rode back to the bar; then he used keys to open the car door, drove his own car and returned to his rented place.
Going up to the eighth floor in the elevator, as soon as the doors opened, Han Meiling stepped out of her room.
As straightforward and directly enthusiastic as ever, the moment she saw him, Han Meiling leaped up to hug him, excitedly saying, "Neighbor Lin, do you know? I was promoted to platinum rank today, soon I'll become a master."
"If you keep teasing me like this, I will have to take you down right here and now," Lin Yifan sternly chastised.
Han Meiling's devilish figure was crystal clear and curvaceous, something any hot-blooded man could hardly resist; especially since he had been drinking, it could really make him lose his senses and take her down right then and there.
"Great! Then hurry up and do it!"
Not only was Han Meiling not intimidated, she seemed somewhat excited.
Seeing this, Lin Yifan let it all go and immediately pushed Han Meiling against the wall, 'wall-slammed' her, and then leaned in to start kissing.
However, halfway through moving his mouth towards hers, he was stopped by Han Meiling.
"Wait!"
Han Meiling pinched her nose, making a disgusted face.
Because she smelled the alcohol on Lin Yifan's breath, a scent she always found repulsive and offensive, so she would not allow Lin Yifan's dirty mouth to make contact with her body.
"What? Do you want to back out?" Lin Yifan asked.
"It's not about backing out, I just don't like doing serious stuff with someone smelling of alcohol, so you better go back and clean yourself up first," she said.
Han Meiling forcefully pushed Lin Yifan away, intentionally keeping a certain distance.
"I'm just afraid that once I wash up and sober up, I won't be able to," he said.
Now, he could use the alcohol as an excuse to act foolishly; once sober, he couldn't anymore, as he would be governed by reason.
Han Meiling frowned tightly, feeling that Lin Yifan was a bit off today.
Usually, Lin Yifan did not drink, so why had he drunk so much today?
Believing there must be a problem, she asked caringly, "What's wrong with you today? Why did you drink?"