Chapter 252 - Cultivating Emotions

Chapter 252: Chapter 256 Cultivating EmotionsLi Yifei’s hand, at that moment, slid down from Lin Qiong’s face, actually reaching inside her neckline and continuing downward. Lin Qiong, frightened, quickly pulled Li Yifei’s hand out, glaring at him furiously.

Li Yifei shivered with a start and hurriedly said with trepidation, "Sorry, sorry, I was just following your lead and treated you as a woman I had a one-night stand with, so..."

Lin Qiong, originally furious enough to want to kill Li Yifei, saw his expression and her anger dissipated instantly. She bit her teeth and said, "Right, that’s the feeling I want."

"But now... you won’t let me touch you," Li Yifei complained with a pained expression.

"It’s fine, this time I’ll let you touch," Lin Qiong said, having decided to go for broke. After all, Li Yifei had already seen—and touched—her bottom; being touched on her chest wasn’t as significant. Besides, if they were to keep up such a pretense, Li Yifei’s actions were appropriate for his role.

"Really, it’s okay?" Li Yifei asked cautiously.

"Really, it’s fine, I’m not scared, what are you afraid of?" Lin Qiong glared.

"You might not be scared, but I am," Li Yifei responded.

"What are you scared of?" Lin Qiong asked, puzzled.

"I’m afraid... don’t get mad when I say it," Li Yifei stammered.

"Stop being like a woman and just spit it out," Lin Qiong said, growing impatient.

Li Yifei chuckled dryly and said, "Alright, alright, I’ll tell you. I’m afraid that after this is all over, you might cling to me and insist I take responsibility, then I’d really be screwed."

"Me, make you take responsibility?" Lin Qiong’s eyes widened in disbelief, then she burst into boisterous laughter, laughing wildly. It took her a while to suppress her laughter before she said, "Can you not be so full of yourself? Let me tell you, I, Lin Qiong, would rather marry a chicken or a dog than hang on to a fickle radish like you."

"Then I’m relieved. Let’s do this," Li Yifei instantly broke into a sly grin, appearing relaxed.

This somehow annoyed Lin Qiong, the mere idea that the guy was afraid of her clinging to him. After all, she was a police officer, even a station head, and this kid was just an employee. Surely, she was worthy of him. She found it difficult to accept Li Yifei’s reasoning.

At that moment, however, she wasn’t going to squabble with Li Yifei over such issues, and afraid that he might lose that mood again, she quickly said, "Then what are you afraid of? Don’t make me think of you as a wimp."

"No problem, I’ll soon show you I’m all man," Li Yifei said, feigning a grab with his hands, his face breaking into a lecherous smirk.

This made Lin Qiong’s skin crawl a bit. She quickly put up her hands to block him and said urgently, "Now listen here, you just need to pretend, don’t get too real."

"I’m dizzy, so do you want me to touch or not?"

"This... I wanted you to cultivate that kind of emotion, not to actually touch."

"So if we encounter that situation tomorrow, should I touch or not?"

"Tomorrow..." Lin Qiong bit her lip hard and said, "Then touch, I definitely won’t blame you. Then you can treat me as your lover."

"Alright, since you’ve said so, I’ll certainly not hold back when the time comes," Li Yifei said boldly.

Lin Qiong snorted. Why did she feel like she was throwing herself into the jaws of the tiger? But for the case’s sake, she was all in. Of course, the main thing was that although she always said bad things about Li Yifei, deep down she considered him a close friend. So if Li Yifei took advantage of her, she could somewhat accept it. If it were someone else, whether she could accept it was indeed a problem.

Li Yifei’s mood had much improved by now, teasing Lin Qiong and completely relaxing. Suddenly, he saw things more clearly. Love was all about fate, whether with Ye Yunzhu or Su Yiyi, who he would end up with depended on the future. His current struggle was pointless, better to stop worrying and interact openly with both. Eventually, either they would choose him, or he would choose one of them. Wouldn’t that be okay?

He and Ye Yunzhu might share the feelings of first love, but whether they could be together would depend on future interactions, or more precisely, whether Ye Yunzhu could fit into his current life. As for Su Yiyi, they hadn’t spent much time together, and she was still young, not completely considering everything. She might have different thoughts later on. He kept thinking about choosing between them, but who knew if they would end up with him.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? Smiling so... sleazily." Lin Qiong had twisted off Li Yifei’s lap by now and was lying on the bed. She turned her head and caught sight of the smile on his face, prompting her to ask.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "I’m thinking that tomorrow I can take advantage of you freely, that’s why I’m excited."

Lin Qiong had cooled down by now and was no longer playing into Li Yifei’s hands. She rolled her eyes at him and said, "Enough, stop pretending to be a hooligan in front of me. I’ve realized something—you might be a bit of a pervert, but you’ve got taste. You’re not the kind that preys on young girls."

Li Yifei immediately said proudly, "Exactly, you do have good insight."

"Otherwise, do you think I would have dared to ask for your help?"

"This has got to be the most thankless help I’ve ever given."

"What loss? Aren’t I letting you touch freely tomorrow? What else do you want?"

"There’s nothing much to touch, and after touching, you can’t do anything else."

"What else do you want to do?" Lin Qiong glared at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "I don’t want to do anything else, but let’s hurry up and get this done, otherwise, your mom and dad might come running and pressure us into getting married or something. Then I’d really be in trouble."

"Humph, maybe one day I’ll really put the pressure on you."

"No way?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened in shock.

"Keep dreaming, I was just teasing you." Seeing Li Yifei’s terrified expression, Lin Qiong couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

After they joked and laughed, Lin Qiong went over the plans for the next day with Li Yifei once again.

"Hold on, there’s another important issue. You’re the star of the police force right now; if you were to take action, wouldn’t you be easily recognized?"

Lin Qiong immediately replied with pride, "You don’t have to worry about that. The best thing I learned at the police academy is makeup. With makeup on, I guarantee even you won’t be able to recognize me."

"That’s pretty impressive. I’ll need to put on some makeup too; I don’t want them showing up on my doorstep later on."

"Don’t worry, I’ve thought about that. Come to my place tomorrow afternoon, help me buy some stuff, and then I can turn you into someone else."

Li Yifei thought for a moment and said, "They are powerful; it’s relatively easy for them to investigate someone. If they find out my identity doesn’t match what I told them, wouldn’t that give us away?"

"I’ve considered that too. The identity I’m giving you is actually of a guy my classmate from the police academy just arrested. He’s not from Mile City, so there’s no need to worry about them checking your identity."

"But what if they use someone from inside the police station to check?"

Lin Qiong gave Li Yifei a look and said, "Do you think this is some kind of movie? I’m sure there are quite a few people involved with the smuggling group, but they can only act as their shield. The number of people deeply involved won’t be many, so there’s no way they could exploit our internal systems to investigate or anything."

"Then I’m relieved."

Lin Qiong patted Li Yifei’s leg and said, "Don’t worry, no matter what, I’ll ensure your safety."

Looking at Lin Qiong’s determined gaze, Li Yifei smirked inwardly. Although Lin Qiong was trying to reassure him, whether she could really ensure even her own safety was questionable.

The next day, Li Yifei again brought Lin Qiong breakfast in the morning before spending half the day busy at the company. He didn’t run into Xu Yingying, and he wondered if the scare he gave her yesterday had deterred her from looking for him. However, when he encountered He Fangqing, she complained that Li Yifei didn’t drive her home the previous day, leaving her disoriented when she awoke in the middle of the night.

After noon, he took the afternoon off to go to Lin Qiong’s place. By that time, she had already dressed, and while her wound had fully scabbed over and wasn’t a big deal under normal circumstances, she still found walking uncomfortable.

Yet for the sake of the case, she grimaced and persevered. The only problem was her walk looked awkward.

"I have a way that can let you walk without being affected."

"What is it?" Lin Qiong immediately grasped Li Yifei’s arm with excitement.

Li Yifei took out a band-aid and said with a smile, "Just put this on, and it won’t rub when you walk."

"Then hurry up and stick it on me." Lin Qiong immediately lay on the bed. Without Li Yifei needing to tell her, she pulled down her pants and revealed her white buttocks.

Li Yifei broke into a sweat. Lin Qiong undressing in front of him was just too casual, with no regard for the boundaries between men and women.

He quickly grabbed the band-aid and applied it over Lin Qiong’s wound. Lin Qiong pulled her pants back up and found walking was indeed much more comfortable. She took a few steps joyfully and gave Li Yifei a thumbs-up, saying, "You’ve got quite a few tricks up your sleeve, huh?"

"That’s right," Li Yifei said proudly.

However, Lin Qiong’s expression suddenly changed, and she gripped Li Yifei’s arm, saying fiercely, "You, you had such a good solution all along. Why didn’t you tell me sooner? Were you just trying to take advantage of me?"

Li Yifei quickly pleaded his innocence, "I’m wronged! If I had put this on, it wouldn’t heal, especially in the summer heat. It would have stayed covered and taken forever to heal. I didn’t give it to you so you could heal this fast."

"Really?"

"Of course it’s true. Otherwise, try cutting yourself and compare the healing with and without a band-aid to see which heals faster."

"Forget it, I won’t try that. Fine, I’ll choose to believe you for now."