chapter 1 "Feeding the Dog with Sincerity"
Location: Mingcheng, 10 PM
As the night grew deeper, the moon became more alluring. Bai Jinse woke up from a hangover, her head throbbing painfully. Glancing around the room, she realized she was in the double suite of the hotel where she usually stayed. It was the celebration banquet for her younger sister Bai Linlin's jewelry competition at the municipal level today. She never expected to get drunk after only two drinks.
Bai Jinse sat up and heard muffled voices coming from the next room. She got out of bed and walked towards the door. The door to the adjoining suite was slightly ajar, and as she was about to push it open, she caught sight of what was happening inside, and her whole body froze.
There was a woman with big, wavy, blond hair draped casually over her fair shoulders, holding her boyfriend Zheng Huaichen tightly from behind. Bai Jinse recognized the woman's voice, and it was none other than her stepsister Bai Linlin!
The woman held Zheng Huaichen's neck and cooed, "Huaichen, how was I just now?"
Zheng Huaichen's breathing was uneven as he laughed and hugged the woman back, his voice filled with passion. "Fantastic, just fantastic!"
Bai Jinse was thunderstruck. She knew that voice only too well.
Bai Linlin heard Zheng Huaichen's reply and chuckled, her voice charming to the bone. "Huaichen, since I'm so good, can you give me the design for the painting that Bai Jinse just finished?"
Zheng Huaichen rubbed Bai Linlin's cheek and chuckled. "You little devil, always thinking about how to drain me of everything, not just myself but also my resources!"
Bai Linlin giggled and cooed, "That's because I love you. Now tell me, will you give it to me or not?"
"Of course, of course!" Zheng Huaichen replied, doting on her. "You can have anything you want from me. You could have my life if you wanted!"
"You promised to marry me before," Bai Linlin reminded him. "Let's go get our marriage certificate soon, okay?"
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As Bai Linyin held onto Zheng Huaichen, her chin resting on his shoulder, she continued to push for what she wanted. Zheng Huaichen hesitated for once, saying, "All those award-winning design drafts of yours before were things I stole from Bai Jinse. If we suddenly get married, she won't willingly give you the designs anymore! We can't waste such a valuable resource."
Bai Linyin pouted with a grievance, "But I just want to marry you! Besides, what you're worried about is not a problem at all. My father already knows we're together, and he's planning to arrange a marriage between Jinse and the second son of the Jin family!"
Zheng Huaichen caressed Bai Linyin's round and lovely earlobe, "What if she doesn't agree?"
Bai Linyin's movements faltered for a moment before she sneered, "Impossible. If she doesn't agree, my father has ways of making her uncle's company go bankrupt! If you're really afraid she'll find out, we can have a secret marriage. How about it?"
"Okay, okay! I promise you!" Men couldn't resist women's sweet and tender requests.
Bai Linyin immediately placed her hands on Zheng Huaichen's face and gave him a smooch, "Mwah!" She happily exclaimed, "My dear, I knew you were the best! Tomorrow is a good day, let's go get our marriage certificate, okay?"
Bai Linyin's arms clung weakly to Zheng Huaichen's neck, making it impossible for him to resist. He chuckled and nodded, "Okay!" The two of them hugged passionately again.
Bai Jinse stood by the door, tears streaming down her face. She had been dating Zheng Huaichen for two years, and had always looked forward to a future with him, from love to marriage. During their relationship, Zheng Huaichen had constantly given his design drafts to Bai Linyin, saying that with him protecting her, she didn't need a boyfriend, and they should help each other out in their careers.
She was immersed in love, listening to everything Zheng Huaichen said. Whenever he spoke, she couldn't bear to refuse him. But little did she know, he was only with her for her design skills. Even Bai Linlin's piece for the city-level jewelry competition was drawn by her.
She had always been talented in jewelry design, effortlessly creating award-winning designs with her imaginative and unique ideas. Every time she gave Bai Linlin a design, she would comfort herself. It's okay, she's still young. It's okay, she has the ability to create even better designs.
But what she didn't expect was that her talent, in Zheng Huaichen's eyes, was nothing more than a resource to help Bai Linlin. What's even more unbelievable was her father, who had already known that these two were together and had helped them conceal it. He even wanted to marry her off to the second son of the Jin family! Didn't he know what kind of notorious bad egg he was?
Even so, she couldn't just abandon her uncle. Her mother had passed away long ago, and her uncle was her only relative!
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She was immersed in love, hanging onto Zheng Huaichen's every word. Whenever he spoke, she couldn't bear to refuse him. But little did she know, he was only using her for her design skills. Even Bai Linlin's piece for the city-level jewelry competition was drawn by her.
She had always been talented in jewelry design, effortlessly creating award-winning designs with her imaginative and unique ideas. Every time she gave Bai Linlin a design, she would comfort herself. "It's okay, I'm still young. It's okay, I have the ability to create even better designs."
But what she didn't expect was that her talent, in Zheng Huaichen's eyes, was nothing more than a resource to help Bai Linlin. What's even more unbelievable was her father, who had already known that these two were together and had helped them conceal it. He even wanted to marry her off to the second son of the Jin family! Didn't he know what kind of notorious bad egg he was?
Even so, she couldn't just abandon her uncle. Her mother had passed away long ago, and her uncle was her only relative!