Frozen Temptation
After things settled down, Duan Lin returned to the living room and resumed arranging her flowers. She had nothing to say to Chu Fei and disdained even speaking to him. No one else showed up the entire afternoon, leaving Chu Fei to kill time by hanging around the living room with this old woman. He was sprawled on the sofa, drifting off to sleep, when his phone suddenly rang in his pocket. It not only startled him half to death but also disturbed Duan Lin across the room. She turned her head with obvious disgust. "Put that phone on vibrate, or I'll have someone chuck it out!"
Chu Fei pulled out his phone and glanced at the caller ID. It was... Jiang Ning? How the hell did she get my number? I don't remember giving it to her!
"Hello?"
"Hey! Chu Fei, it's Ningning! Where are you right now? Can I come hang out?"
"Uh, I'm at a really special place right now. It's not somewhere you should come..."
"Are you with another woman?"
No wonder they say women have a scary sixth sense—Jiang Ning nailed it on the first try.
"Yeah... but it's just some old lady! Cough cough..."
Though Chu Fei had whispered the last part, the living room was so deathly quiet that Duan Lin heard it anyway. She whipped her head around and glared at him with pure venom—not just disgust anymore, but outright hatred. Any woman would blow a fuse hearing herself called that.
"When will you be back?"
Jiang Ning perked up immediately at his words, figuring he was just with a client.
"Gonna take a bit—a good fifteen days or so."
"What? That long?"
"They dumped me here for some 'training.'... Once I slog through these fifteen days, I'll head back. Don't worry—I'll come find you then!"
"You promised! No take-backs..."
Jiang Ning's voice turned sweet and bubbly. "Chu Fei, I've missed you so much these past couple days. But you never called me—I had to ring you first!"
"Uh... I've been pretty tied up."
Chu Fei broke into a sweat. Was this shy little Jiang Ning seriously angling to be his girlfriend? That night had just been... well, the flow of the moment.
Besides, she was the one who'd insisted on giving him her virginity. She never said anything about dating.
That said, aside from her spendthrift ways, Jiang Ning didn't have many flaws. And now it seemed like she was catching real feelings for him. A girlfriend like that wouldn't be half bad. Maybe when he got back, he could give it a shot?
While Chu Fei was lost in these wandering thoughts, Duan Lin suddenly cut in with icy venom. "Who're you calling an old woman?"
"Whoever it fits," Chu Fei said with a shrug. "Quick question: where do I crash tonight?"
"No room for you in this house. Sleep wherever you damn well please outside!"
Duan Lin wasn't one to back down either—she flung his words right back at him.
"Got it."
Chu Fei nodded nonchalantly, then stood up. "In that case, I'll grab some food and scout a place to sleep. I'll swing back in the morning. Man, stuck babysitting a mummy granny for fifteen days—what a drag!"
"Who're you calling a mummy?"
Duan Lin exploded in fury. She snatched up the nearest thing and hurled it at Chu Fei—forgetting that her side of the room was littered with flower shears and clippers. Only after it left her hand did she realize, letting out a sharp yelp.
Chu Fei spun at the sound of her cry, just in time to see a glint of steel flashing toward him. The razor-sharp clippers were mere millimeters from his body!!
On pure instinct, the black-and-white energy in his body surged straight to his brain. And in that instant, the entire world froze...
Chu Fei calmly sidestepped the threat. But seeing Duan Lin chuck something so lethal at him—had he not had this special power, he'd be maimed right now—only fueled his rising anger. He strode right up to her stunned, frozen face. You hate men that much? Told me to stay away? Fine, I'll get right in your space. Hell, I'll cop a feel—what're you gonna do about it?
Truth be told, Chu Fei had been curious about Duan Lin. She was around Xie Qin's age, yet she looked like an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old girl—no more than early twenties at most. She clearly took great care of her body, at least on the outside. Who knew about the rest...
Normally, Chu Fei wouldn't dare entertain such thoughts, let alone act on them. But standing here now, with her utterly motionless, a reckless boldness overtook him. He hadn't even realized he possessed this time stasis ability until now. As long as I finish quick and step back, she won't have a clue!
With that, Chu Fei reached out boldly. He first groped her ample breasts through her clothes, but her bra dulled the sensation. So he slipped his hand under her shirt, shoved her bra up, and grasped her soft, perky breast...