On the balcony where a gentle breeze suddenly arose, Li Yike's hair danced in the wind while her slender fingers tapped out two characters on her phone screen.
【Date?】
Quickly from the other end came a question mark, closely followed by a response, 【I don't touch my brother's woman】.
In Li Yike's clear eyes a glint flashed, drawing up a layer of mystery.
Her gaze swept across the summit of the camphor tree some distance away, before she emotionlessly tapped out another message: 【Date or not?】
Her phone screen dimmed for half a minute.
When it lit up again, she received a room number: 132.
Li Yike chuckled, looking down at the sexy slip dress beneath her coat. After tightening her belt, she hailed a cab to the Star Nebula Hotel.
She knew very well that for a playboy like Gu Haoyu, he wouldn't certainly refuse a prey that comes knocking at his door.
Even if, the woman belongs to his brother.
"Have you bathed?"
After a long absence, this was the first sentence Gu Haoyu said to Li Yike.
I wonder if I should call him too direct, or just too lazy to hang around with her.
"What, are you inviting me to bathe?"
Li Yike raised her eyebrows, looking at the bath towel in Gu Haoyu's hand, she deduced that he was going to take a bath.
Gu Haoyu seemed unprepared for Li Yike's response, momentarily dumbfounded, a meaningful curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
His mischievous gaze lingered momentarily on Li Yike, falling upon a corner of the strap peeking out from her collar, he left a comment, "It seems like you've taken a bath," then proceeded towards the bathroom.
The sound of the running water echoed throughout, while the translucent bathroom glass outlined the man's tall silhouette.
Removing her coat, Li Yike hung it on the nearby rack, and then took out a vial of opium perfume from her bag, dabbing a bit behind her ear and on the side of her neck.
The floor-to-ceiling windows reflect her beautiful figure in a strap dress.
However, her delicate face was calm, showing no ripples of emotions. Holding her glowing mobile phone, she looked down at the glamorous city night view beneath her feet.
Finally, she unlocked her phone and tapped on the message notification from her boyfriend: "Baby, I'm still drinking and I might end up pulling an all-nighter... You should go to bed early — goodnight in advance."
The reflection on the glass revealed the bitterness on Li Yike's face as she calmly replied to the message.
"Mm, don't drink too much."
Lei Tao: "Understood, my love."
Staring at this reply, Li Yike seemed slightly lost and frustrated as she casually tossed her phone aside.
The phone made a noise as it skid across the wooden table while — almost simultaneously — a sound came from the bathroom door being pulled open.
Li Yike instinctively turned her head.
From the bathroom, steam wafted out and Gu Haoyu emerged, idly rubbing himself down with a towel, his wet, black hair oozing restrained allure.
Lowering her gaze, the towel was lazily tied around his waist, acting like a watershed separating his wheat-colored abdominal muscles from what lay below.
Li Yike instinctively swallowed, set her teeth resolutely, and walked towards Gu Haoyu.
Gu Haoyu was standing right there, his gaze flashing mischievously over the alluring slip dress, landed on those black slim high heels, allowing them to step on the bright yellow carpet and approached him step by step.
Before he could speak, the heel of her shoes clicked on the floor, her delicate arm wrapped around his waist.
Gu Haoyu looked up and squinted at the woman throwing herself into his arms, "Two years no see, you've become more bold, huh?"
While talking, he lifted a strap, and moved towards Li Yike’s ear, with a sexy, husky voice, "Or should I say, this is your true nature, and your everyday demure behavior is just a pretense?"
Li Yike discerned the mockery in his tone, gathered her courage to peck the man's lips, her smile not reaching her eyes: "Isn't this what you love?"
On the way here, she took the time to research, knowing men prefer women who are open and liberated when it comes to intimacy.
Although she was an innocent, inexperienced flower, her learning ability was strong, she remembered clearly the methods of flirtation she read about online.
She chose to follow the steps in her research; her arm phasing around his waist slowly moved to his front, her fingernails gently traced his abs, instinctively touching.
Gu Haoyu's breath became heavy quickly, but his words were unforgiving, "So, you only learned this much?"
Li Yike, whose trick was seen through right away, blushed a little, put on a brave face and acted girlishly, "I'm waiting for your teachings."
Gu Haoyu chuckled, gazing at the woman in his arms with amusement for a while.
The next second, he raised his hand and wiped off her dense eyeliner at the corner of her eyes, and the layers of deep red on her lips, lightly commented "What a sense of beauty", then led her toward the bed.
A fierce, lingering kiss fell, and his cool hand touched Li Yike’s attractive figure, making her shudder instinctively.
In the ambiguous light, the man patiently guided the woman, advancing step by step.
Stirring passions, a raging inferno.
Although it was her first time, Li Yike did not feel the pain other girls often described.
She wondered, could this be due to Gu Haoyu's exceptional skills?
Even when it was four in the morning, she felt as if it wasn't enough.
The slip dress she had worn was torn, and she casually put on a white shirt from the wardrobe.
Gu Haoyu, leaning against the head of the bed, drew leisurely on a post-coital cigarette, his mood unclear as he watched Li Yike's back.
He never took his eyes off her, occasionally opening his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he said nothing. Both of them left without saying goodbye to each other.
The next day was the wedding feast of Gu Haoyu's brother.
Li Yike returned home to freshen up and sleep for less than four hours before returning to the Starlan Hotel.
This time, however, she did not head to Room 1302 but to the dining hall, attending a brunch with them as Lei Tao's girlfriend –
a meal Xu Shan jokingly called "the meal of freedom before the wedding."
"Babe, I didn't drink much at San's bachelor party last night," Lei Tao claimed, wrapping his arm around Li Yike's waist.
Leaning into each other, they looked just like a couple deeply in love.
When Gu Haoyu came in, slippers shuffling, this was the sight he was met with.
His gaze swept indifferently over the two people before casually pulling out a chair to sit down.
"Cough, cough," Xu Shan gave a quiet cough, casting a meaningful glance at Gu Haoyu, "Boy, you've forgotten your manners after going abroad, not even bothering to greet people?"
Everyone at the table were buddies who had drinks together the previous day, save for Li Yike.
With a cold, sneering smile, Gu Haoyu filled his wine glass to the brim and raised it provocatively towards Li Yike, "Sister-in-law?"
