Chapter 1431 - 1425: Once More
Du Jinglan saw the look in Lin Chuan's eyes and naturally noticed the bra she had left on the bed earlier. Her face immediately turned crimson. She secretly blamed herself for her carelessness, having forgotten to put her underwear back into her travel bag after changing clothes and showering!
Feeling embarrassed in front of Lin Chuan, she smiled awkwardly, grabbed the bra, and quickly walked to her travel bag on the floor, swiftly unzipping it and placing it inside.
"Um... my... this..."
The more Du Jinglan thought about it, the more her face flushed. She now wished there was a hole she could crawl into. She even found it hard to explain herself, stumbling over her words, unsure of what to say!
"It's okay, I've seen plenty of things like this before. There's nothing unusual about it," Lin Chuan said graciously, while casually getting dressed.
When he woke up in the morning, he was sleeping naked, and it seemed like he had already had relations with her. Since it had already happened, and though the other party was a beauty, Lin Chuan didn't feel any need to be overly polite.
But what made Lin Chuan very frustrated was that he had relations with such a stunning beauty, only for it to occur in his sleep, leaving him with no recollection of anything from the previous night when he woke up. This truly felt like a crime.
To relive the passionate moments and verify that this girl did what she was supposed to (in Lin Chuan's eyes, this beauty was simply in the flesh trade, albeit more attractive. If she had merely slept beside him and done nothing, yet still expected money the next day, he'd feel quite cheated), Lin Chuan was contemplating whether to try again this morning.
Though he generally despised such women, this time was different. Her sheer beauty alone made Lin Chuan capable of forgiving her past. Plus, he could justify it to his conscience.
After all, such a pretty girl must be facing particular hardships, and he's choosing to help the needy by sacrificing his own body. Isn't this great spirit something all men should learn?
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Du Jinglan asked with a frown, obviously curious about Lin Chuan's statement, as it's rare for a man to openly admit in front of a woman that he's seen many types of women's underwear.
Lin Chuan smiled and answered honestly, "I do, but there are two or three such girls around me, I'm not sure whom to choose as my girlfriend." In his view, although these women were beautiful, it wasn't much—after all, it was just one-time tenderness, even if they shared personal talks, it wouldn't be known to outsiders. Moreover, indeed, there were several women around him.
"Men as honest as you are quite rare now, but there are certainly many men like you who are quite flirtatious!" Du Jinglan said, and her face showed a slight expression of disgust as she spoke.
'Hmph, selling oneself and blaming men for being unfaithful, always putting blame on men's shoulders,' Lin Chuan muttered inwardly while remaining silent, then lay back on the bed.
If he had really had relations with this woman last night, the bed should have left some traces. But Lin Chuan flipped the quilt over and over, checked every corner of the sheets, yet found not a single trace, not even any scent in the air.
"Uh... could you go out for a moment? I need to get dressed now. I'm a bit uncomfortable with you here," Du Jinglan said softly, seeing Lin Chuan turning things over on the bed as if searching for something, noticing the sun was already high outside.
"For someone in this line of work, how can you still mind being watched? Such an act!" Lin Chuan thought disgruntledly, but he knew some women have this quirk, like not wanting to have the lights on.
He promptly patted his chest, reassuringly saying, "No problem, go ahead and change. I'll cover my eyes. I swear by my name, if I peek, may I be forced to engage with beauties like you every day! This vow is cruel enough, right!"
About half a minute later, Lin Chuan didn't hear anything, so he peeked through the gaps between his fingers. He saw Du Jinglan still standing there, her face filled with resentment and speechlessness.
"Seems you don't trust me. Well, alright then, I'll hide in the quilt. This way I definitely can't see. I don't possess any x-ray abilities; that's all made-up stuff in online novels. I am a gentleman, and young lady, you should trust me!"
Lin Chuan lifted the quilt and covered his head, still saying, "Okay, go ahead!"
"I asked you to leave, I need to change clothes now. Wouldn't you find this very impolite?" Du Jinglan said loudly.
"I don't think it's impolite at all! You've already shared a bed with me; surely you didn't find that impolite?" Lin Chuan asked back, removing the quilt from his head.
"I..." Du Jinglan was speechless, her cheeks turning pink. Last night, had she not been forced, she wouldn't have chosen this last resort, nor shared a bed with this vile man.
Lin Chuan wasn't a shameless person either. Seeing the other party speechless, considering she was a beauty, and since she didn't like changing clothes in front of others, he decided it wouldn't be good to forcefully stay here, thus he voluntarily stepped outside, saying, "Let me know when you're done."
When closing the room door, Lin Chuan left a small gap so he could see inside. But before he could stoop down for a peek, the door was slammed shut from inside, tightly sealing.
"Stingy, acting like I'm so eager to look. Even if you let me watch for free now... I'd at most only glance twice." Lin Chuan muttered angrily to himself. Thinking of a beauty changing clothes inside while he waited outside felt unsatisfactory.
The precious view inside was wasted in vain; Lin Chuan wasn't fond of waste. Since their encounter was merely a transaction, he thought, today he wouldn't look, tomorrow if he did, it'd cost him more; wouldn't that be a loss.
Without realizing it, when Du Jinglan turned around, Lin Chuan walked out, feeling his heart racing for some reason, probably because for the first time ever, he had a guilty conscience.
The room door was once again opened, Du Jinglan came out, holding her suitcase, seeing Lin Chuan standing dumbfounded at the doorway, she smiled and said, "Alright, you can go in now, but I'm leaving first. Goodbye."
It was only then that Lin Chuan noticed Du Jinglan's suitcase and asked, "You're leaving?"
"Yeah, didn't I just mention it to you? I'm in a hurry, so I'm leaving first," Du Jinglan said helplessly, wondering what this man was thinking earlier.
Lin Chuan pouted, looked around, and then softly asked, "Did they give you the money in advance?"
According to Lin Chuan, if Shi Houcai and the others paid upfront, then it was fine. But if they hadn't, he was determined not to pay, unless she served him again now.
"Pay money, what money?" Du Jinglan asked perplexed, then seemed to realize something, her face immediately turned angry, fuming as she said, "I already told you, I am not what you imagine, my dealings with you are entirely clean."
"Hah, who'd believe it!" Lin Chuan sized up Du Jinglan. She dressed quite decently now, but wolves in sheep's clothing are numerous; who knows how wild she is at night.
"Okay, I'll tell you. I am a senior in college, and my female classmate and I were planning a road trip. However, due to lack of preparation, we went the wrong way and ended up in this small town. We searched throughout the town, yet could only find this one inn," Du Jinglan put down her travel bag, explaining seriously to Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan carefully observed Du Jinglan's expression, seeing no sign of dishonesty.
"But when we wanted to stay at the inn, it was already full. The last two guests checked in just seconds before us—those guests being you and your friend. We watched as the two helped you both inside. When we felt helpless, I overheard the guy accompanying you say they needed to find a woman for each of you, so you wouldn't complain about their poor care when you woke up."
"Even though they spoke softly, I still heard them. So I boldly persuaded your friend to let my classmate and me serve both you and your friend. Anyway, both of you were too drunk to be aware, allowing me a free night's stay. However, you vomited all night, so I barely slept and ended up covered in vomit, explaining why my clothes were left on the bed and I needed to shower."
Lin Chuan listened in greater astonishment as Du Jinglan's explanation resembled a TV drama plot, making it sound so unreliable. Yet there were no flaws noticed in her tone and demeanor.
Could it be real? Did she deceive Shi Houcai and the others only to have a place to sleep, hence sharing the bed with him?
"No way, when I woke up, I wasn't wearing anything. Could my clothes have grown legs and ran off on their own?" Lin Chuan finally found a flaw and asked with a smile.