The aloof beauty always has weak legs; the crazy boss is too ruthless.

Chapter 163 Nightmare
Ever since Bangnan returned, Lu Siqi has been having nightmares frequently.

It was like a dream; Hua Yin was kicking me hard in the stomach again.

The pain was so real that even when she woke up from the dream, her stomach was still aching.

Every time she finished having a dream, she would be covered in cold sweat, even her nightgown would be soaked through.

I got out of bed, ready to take a shower, when I heard noises coming from the living room. I remembered that Lin Chen had said he would come over at 10 p.m. tonight.

Upon opening the door, I saw Lin Chen, who had already taken off his suit jacket, sitting on the sofa smoking. "How did you get in?"

"The hotel belongs to the Lin Group. How do you think I got in?" Lin Chen blew a smoke ring in her direction. Even under the warm night lights, her pale face was still visible.

I got up and walked over, raised my hand and touched her forehead. It wasn't too hot, but why was there so much sweat on her face?

"Did you have a nightmare?" Lin Chen asked.

"Hmm." Lu Siqi didn't shy away from the topic. "I'm going to take a shower first."

She turned her back and saw that her nightgown was soaked.

Is the night sweats that severe?

"Have you had a medical check-up recently?" Lin Chen walked into her bedroom and saw that she was already heading towards the bathroom. "I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow."

Lu Siqi didn't respond to him. After closing the door, she took off her nightgown, rinsed off the sweat with warm water, wrapped herself in a bath towel, and went out to find a change of pajamas in the closet.

At that moment, a pair of arms hugged her from behind.

Lin Chen held her in his arms and whispered an apology in her ear: "I'm sorry about today, I acted impulsively."

“I was wrong too.” Taking off her nightgown, Lu Siqi turned around. “I shouldn’t have verbally humiliated you.”

I never expected her to be so well-behaved and sensible that evening.

Lin Chen, in high spirits, let go of her. "I really like this way of talking."

"I'm glad you like it." Lu Siqi took the nightgown to the bathroom, changed, and then came out.

The light beige silk slip dress was specially chosen for her by Song Nuan before she came to the port city.

Song Nuan said the fabric was good, it draped nicely, and it was breathable.

But after putting it on, Lu Siqi realized that the neckline was a bit too low, the deep V revealing cleavage, which was vaguely alluring.

Lin Chen liked her nightgown; it accentuated her figure beautifully and added a touch of gentleness to her stubborn personality. He walked over and hugged her again, smelling her familiar scent. He remembered the perfume she had worn during the day that was said to be irresistible to men. "Who gave you that perfume during the day?"

Lu Siqi answered truthfully: "Song Nuan."

"I knew it was her." Lin Chen smiled with relief, not objecting at all to her getting closer to Song Nuan. "She picked out this nightgown for you too, right?"

"Ah."

“It suits you very well.” He cupped her face in his hands. Her face was clean and clear after removing her makeup. Gone was the poise and charm she had during the day. Lin Chen said to her, “I like you without makeup.”

He lowered his head, wanting to kiss her lips.

Lu Siqi turned her face away again, saying, "You're too fixated on things. This isn't good for you; you're likely to get stuck in a dead end."

“I can’t get out of this.” Turning her face back to face with her, Lin Chen’s eyes were filled with a smile: “I see you even when I close my eyes. Tell me, how can I get out of this?”

"You're just resentful because you didn't get me."

"you know me well?"

Lu Siqi shook her head, "A man as outstanding as you has no shortage of women."

“I’m not lacking in anything, but I’m not that kind of man. I can’t just fall for any woman I meet.” Lin Chen lowered his head and touched his forehead with hers. “Don’t provoke me tonight, okay? I want to be gentle with you. I don’t want you to make me lose my temper again.”

Lu Siqi knew that she couldn't escape tonight.

Just as his kiss was about to land on his lips, she spoke up to remind him, "Sheng Huai'an lives next door."

Lin Chen chuckled softly, "Then I need to be even gentler."

...The promised gentleness.

But when they got to bed and were truly honest with each other, Lin Chen still lost control like a hungry wolf that had just tasted meat.

Lin Chen is inherently evil.

He is the embodiment of both evil and justice.

When he was Musen, he had the faith of an undercover agent and his own principles.

But when he is Lin Chen, the demons lurking deep within his heart slowly awaken.

Men who are both righteous and wicked are often the most charming, because they are so elusive that you can never truly understand them.

The more I can't understand him, the more I want to get closer to him and figure him out.

Lu Siqi opened her eyes and saw Lin Chen looking at her with a sinister and wicked gaze. She guessed what he was going to do next: "You know I've never liked excitement."

"It's not that you don't like it, you've just been running away." Lin Chen lowered his head and kissed her flushed cheeks. "Your fiancé, Sheng Huai'an, is right next door. Can you honestly say you don't feel even a little bit of excitement deep down?"

"Bastard!" The only harsh words and foul language Lu Siqi could utter were "bastard" and "scoundrel." Even when she was most agitated, she would only call him a beast.

Besides that, she couldn't think of any other words to curse Lin Chen.

"You were the one who misbehaved first, my darling." Lin Chen chuckled softly, sucking on her earlobe. He murmured to himself, "How about we stop here at the engagement stage?"

"I will do what you want to do for you."

"You don't need to risk doing those dangerous things, leave them to me."

His voice was gentle, as if he had returned to the "humble" feeling of that night in the northern city.

Lu Siqi didn't want him to become humble because of her anymore, so she reached down and pressed his wrist. "Lin Chen, you don't understand me. You don't understand why I do these things at all."

"I don't understand because you've always been hiding things from me!" Holding her hand in return, Lin Chen turned her around, scrutinizing her face to face. "Tell me, what exactly did you and Sheng Huai'an agree to?"

“There was no agreement. I just want to live out the rest of my life in peace and tranquility.” She raised her head, her eyes already filled with tears. “Do you know? Whenever I see you, I am reminded of your past betrayal and deception. I kept telling myself that you deceived me because you were an undercover agent and couldn’t reveal too much during the mission. I also convinced myself that you had to use that plan and hide it from me for the sake of your comrades.”

“But Lin Chen…” He raised his hand to stroke his face, “You have no idea what kind of despair I went through during those days. When I closed my eyes, all I could see was Bangnan. Even when I slept, I would dream that I was back in Bangnan, that Hua Yin had captured me again, and that he had beaten and humiliated me in every way…”

Lu Siqi's emotions were already out of control, and tears streamed down her face. Her voice trembled as she continued, "Do...do you know?"

“I…I have nightmares whenever I see you.”

"Seeing you reminds me of the day Hua Yin beat me up."

She began to choke up: "I...I...I don't want to hate you either. I know you had no choice at the time, but...but I really can't forgive you, and I can't forgive myself either."

"If you don't want to let me go so soon, I'll agree to your previous request. You give me 100 million RMB, and before I marry Sheng Huai'an, I can let you sleep with me ten times. After that, please let me go, okay?"

Unexpectedly, she made such a request. Disappointed, Lin Chen lifted her head with his hand and saw her tear-streaked face and the despair in her eyes. It was as if she were ripping his heart out with a knife.

Lin Chen asked her, "Are you short of money?"

Lu Siqi nodded truthfully, "I need a lot of money."

"how much is it?"

"a lot of."

Why is so much money needed?

"This is my secret."

After a series of questions, the answer was always "it's a secret." Lin Chen took a deep breath: "One hundred million is simply not enough, right?"

Lu Siqi closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, a mixture of grievance and helplessness in her expression. "It's not enough."

"How much do you need?" Lin Chen's expression had become somewhat serious. Seeing that she was still crying with her eyes closed, he pinched her chin. "Don't cry, tell me how much you need."

Originally, Lu Siqi didn't want to tell him that she was short of money, but now that things had come to this, she could no longer hide it from him. "I still need 500 million."

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