"Baby, don't be angry. The situation was too critical at the time. If I didn't say something dramatic, I couldn't distract her attention."
Sensing her immense anger, he quickly smiled and stepped forward, trying to embrace her.
She easily broke free with a sharp movement.
"Don't give me that," she said, her teeth almost gritted.
"I was just using exaggeration, trying to make her learn to love herself."
"Oh, so I should praise you then?" A cold smile flickered across her face, her voice laced with frost.
"You don't have to praise me. Just don't be angry with me anymore," he said, seeming to find an easy way out.
Su Yue took a deep breath, trying to prevent herself from exploding.
"If you want to say something dramatic, why not about yourself? Just say it straight: I'm just an ordinary man, I like pretty women, so go and love yourself, strive to become prettier than Su Yue, and I'll dump her and chase you."
"Or you could just say: I'm very promiscuous, sleeping with one person today and another tomorrow, I'm a total scumbag, and I wouldn't care even if you jumped."
"Stop using exaggeration as an excuse. Why didn't you smear yourself instead of slandering me?"
Silence... A heavy silence.
"What's wrong? Can't speak?" She raised her eyebrows, looking at him as he bowed his head as if reflecting. A small part of her felt better.
"Mmm, I can't. Baby, you're an excellent debater, truly formidable."
"..."
"But I couldn't say that." He lifted his head, his eyes full of smiles. Clearly, he had reflected, but not enough.
"Why?" Her anger surged again. She glared at him, waiting for his explanation.
"My colleagues were also present," he said, his smile widening, revealing his handsome teeth.
???
Su Yue felt an even greater fire surge from her chest to the top of her head, becoming uncontrollable.
She stood up directly, preparing to leave.
She couldn't stand being near that scumbag for another second.
Unexpectedly, he grabbed her, pulling her down beneath him, his eyes filled with affection, and he spoke in a low voice:
"Baby said she wanted to be with me forever."
How dare he use that to threaten her.
Su Yue retorted directly, "I've changed my mind, is that not allowed?"
He smiled again and said, "You can go back on anything, but not this."
"Just because you say it's not allowed, it's not?" She didn't argue with him, struggling to escape.
But she was clearly no match for him.
"Baby." He ultimately couldn't bear to hurt her, fearing he might injure her this way. His expression turned serious as he prepared to speak to her properly.
"What else do you want to say?" Su Yue also stopped struggling, looking at him coldly, vowing not to listen to anything else he said.
"There's another reason why I couldn't say that."
When Chen Ziming was serious, he was incredibly charming.
Just like that lecture where they first met.
Restrained and rational, intelligent and composed.
No one could resist that.
Including the girl beneath him.
Su Yue's heart softened a little, and she was also drawn in by his words. However, she deliberately frowned and stared at him, waiting for him to continue.
"When I said 'Baby,' it was just a hypothetical. I didn't even believe it myself, I just wanted to stabilize Feng Jingjing."
"But to say that about myself would have been a grave injustice."
"Because I've only slept with you, and you're the only one I could possibly fall for. I can't give her that kind of false hope, it wouldn't be fair to you, even if you don't care."
"Baby, you're not angry anymore, right?"
After saying that, he leaned down and gently kissed her lips.
Su Yue, however, was utterly shocked.
These words were clearly impossible to pretend not to hear.
He had only slept with her?
Although she could basically believe he hadn't been in relationships, it didn't mean he hadn't had any experience in that area.
In fact, she thought he was very practiced.
Like a seasoned veteran.
Seeing her look of astonishment and disbelief, the man smiled and asked softly in her ear, "It seems my performance was good."
A single sentence made her face flush with embarrassment.
Just as Su Yue was about to be moved by his sincere gaze, almost believing him, she suddenly realized something was amiss.
Her slightly softened face instantly contorted with renewed anger:
"Chen Ziming, you lied to me?"