Why Not

Lin Yu ignored the mocking gazes around him.

He breathed onto his palms and rubbed his hands together to get rid of the tingling pain, preparing for the slaps he was about to dish out.

Tang Manman stood beside Lin Yu. She looked worried, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, appearing somewhat uneasy as if blaming herself for causing trouble for Lin Yu again.

Lin Yu noticed her unease. Just as he was about to comfort her, the walkie-talkie hanging on the chest of the head security guard suddenly beeped.

The dark-faced security guard, who had been about to lecture and scold Lin Yu, shut his mouth.

He raised his hand and took the walkie-talkie out of his pocket, not forgetting to glare at Lin Yu in the process to warn him to behave.

Then he placed the walkie-talkie to his ear. In just a moment, his expression changed.

"Oh."

"Okay."

"I got it."

The security guard gave a few weak responses. While talking, he covertly glanced at Lin Yu from the corner of his eye.

After hanging up, the guard didn't dare look at Lin Yu again. Instead, he turned to his colleague in the same uniform and said:

"Something happened downstairs. Let's head over right away."

Catching the guard's meaningful look, his colleague vaguely understood something and followed him, quickly leaving this place of trouble.

The mall security came fast and left even faster.

They only left behind that group of despairing youths, facing the fierce man who was currently cracking his wrists...

...

After teaching these blind fools a lesson, Lin Yu lost his mood for playing and left the arcade with Tang Manman.

This small interlude didn't ruin their spirits.

After grabbing some snacks, the two cheered up again.

Once they had eaten and drank their fill, seeing that it was getting late, they headed straight to a hotel to get down to business.

Actually, in a sense, this was their first true time being intimate together.

The previous time, Lin Yu had been completely forced. With his heart like dead ashes, how could he have the time to think about anything else?

Tang Manman was much the same...

...

Even though her breathing was still a bit ragged, she looked exhausted.

Her eyelids kept drooping, as if she would fall asleep in the next second.

Having put in so much effort, Lin Yu naturally couldn't let Tang Manman just fall asleep like this.

Wouldn't all his hard work have been for nothing then?

Lin Yu quickly got into character, ready to execute his plan.

"Sigh."

Lin Yu took a deep breath and let out a heavy sigh.

A girl's mind is always more sensitive right after experiencing this kind of intimacy.

Lin Yu's sigh forcefully dragged Tang Manman's half-asleep soul right back to reality.

Without waiting for Tang Manman to ask, Lin Yu continued his performance. His tone was sorrowful, and the words slipping from his lips carried a heartbreaking shade.

"Manman."

"I still can't let go of Xia Muzhu."

There was a reason he said this.

Lin Yu had thought it through carefully.

Humans share a common trait.

When you want to open a window, others who feel cold won't agree.

But when you threaten to tear off the roof, everyone will agree to let you open the window instead.

Lin Yu was exploiting exactly this.

He didn't say he wanted to build a harem.

He directly gave Tang Manman the illusion that he was going to tear off the roof, forcing her to be the one to suggest opening the window.

Sure enough.

Now Tang Manman really couldn't sleep.

Her head suddenly shot up from Lin Yu's chest. Her moist eyes looked at him, those delicate peach-blossom eyes filled with shock, heartbreak, and grievance.

It was as if she was asking why he would treat her like this.

Her innocent face still bore the lingering afterglow of their intimacy, her pinkish skin making her look even more pitiful and delicate.

Lin Yu couldn't quite bear it, but thinking about how they couldn't just keep sneaking around forever in the future, he hardened his heart and continued:

"I'm sorry."

"She has been really good to me all these years."

"She cares about me and takes great care of me."

"And now that her brother has turned out like that."

"I can't be so heartless as to abandon her and leave her alone..."

"What about me?"

Tang Manman suddenly spoke up. Without her realizing it, tears had already streamed down her exquisite cheeks. Extremely heartbroken, she cried and asked:

"Can you just leave me alone then?"

Warm tears smashed drop by drop against Lin Yu's chest, leaving it wet.

At this point, Lin Yu couldn't afford to feel bad. He hurriedly stated his position:

"Of course I want to take care of you."

"But..."

Pausing here, Lin Yu continued with a tone full of helplessness:

"Can I really take responsibility for both of you?"

"Why can't you?"

Tang Manman sobbed. She was crying a river, unable to even control the sound of her weeping.

"Why can't you take responsibility for both of us?"

As she spoke, she buried her face back into Lin Yu's chest, her crying sounding a bit muffled.

Hearing Tang Manman say this, Lin Yu was so happy he could barely suppress the corners of his mouth from curling up.

However, he didn't let himself get carried away. He pressed his lips tightly together, trying hard to reel in his smile.

After sorting out his expression, Lin Yu put on a look of reluctance. Gently stroking Tang Manman's smooth black hair, he asked with concern:

"Wouldn't that be too unfair to you?"

Tang Manman sniffled, still burying her face in his chest, and shook her head vigorously.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Lin Yu breathed a massive sigh of relief. At the same time, he kept painting a beautiful but empty picture of the future for her, making continuous promises:

"Rest assured, Manman."

"I will definitely treat you well from now on."

"I absolutely won't let you suffer any more grievances."

"I will protect you well."

"Whatever you want, I will work hard to give it to you..."

As he spoke, Lin Yu shut his mouth.

Holy crap!

Why did he feel so much like a scumbag right now?!

No!

Was it even a question of feeling like one?

No matter how you looked at it, he had already become a textbook scumbag, perhaps even surpassing his predecessors!

Damn it!

Lin Yu, how did you fall so low...

...

After a brief moment of lamentation, although he felt a slight sorrow over how things had changed, Lin Yu was overall quite happy.

This was great.

He had already resolved things on Tang Manman's end.

She was willing to accept Xia Muzhu.

In that case, all he needed to do next was focus entirely on winning over Sister Zhuzi...

...

Wait.

Lin Yu furrowed his brows.

He felt like something was wrong.

Did he leave something out...

Holy shit!

What about Qingmo!

How could he have forgotten her!