Roses in Flames

Are you free tomorrow?

Ye Yuntang took her phone and walked to the balcony.

She immediately made a video call to Xiao Lin.

The video call rang for a while before it was answered.

Xiao Lin had just finished showering and came out of the bathroom wearing a camouflage t-shirt.

Her hair was wet, with water droplets still dripping from the ends.

He held his phone in one hand and wiped it with a towel in the other.

The silhouette in the lens is sharp and angular, cold and hard as if carved by a knife.

Ye Yuntang stared at the man's deep, sculpted features, a smile playing on her red lips. "Captain Xiao, you missed me?"

Xiao Lin's dark, sharp eyes and handsome face were composed and cold. "Didn't you ask me to pay for your clothes?"

Ye Yuntang recalled the swimsuit he had torn that night.

She's been so busy with Ji Chen's case lately that she almost forgot about this.

He's quite trustworthy.

"See you at the mall tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.

Xiao Lin nodded.

Just as he was about to hang up the video call, Ye Yuntang gave him a flirty wink and said, "I was just chatting with Mengmeng, and she said she wants you to be her brother-in-law."

Xiao Lin, "..."

"I told her not to go around clinging to someone, since you're the kind of person who likes being cuckolded, and I don't want her to have a cuckolded brother-in-law."

Xiao Lin gritted his teeth, "Ye Yuntang!"

Goodnight, Captain Green Hat~

Xiao Lin, "..."

……

The next day, at 10:00 AM.

Ye Yuntang met Xiao Lin at the entrance of the mall.

He was wearing a military green t-shirt and dark cargo pants today.

Cold and resolute, handsome, abstinent, and righteous.

He simply stood there, doing nothing, and he exuded a unique aura.

Ye Yuntang noticed that many passersby were looking at him without prior arrangement.

After Ye Yuntang got out of the car, she walked towards him.

"Team Leader Xiao."

Upon hearing Ye Yuntang's voice, Xiao Lin looked in her direction.

Ye Yuntang wore a burgundy camisole top and slim-fit jeans today.

Her long, slightly wavy hair cascaded over her shoulders, she wore sunglasses on her head, and long, thin diamond earrings adorned her earlobes.

Her skin was snow-white, her red lips were bold, and she was stunningly beautiful.

As she drew closer, a faint, sweet fragrance wafted into my nostrils.

Xiao Lin pursed his thin, crimson lips, shifting his gaze away from her. "Which floor?"

"Third floor."

The two took the elevator to the third floor.

Ye Yuntang led Xiao Lin to a swimsuit shop on the third floor.

This swimwear store has a Victoria's Secret vibe; it's super hot and sexy.

The sales assistant greeted them warmly, "Sir, Madam, please come in."

Xiao Lin's deep black eyes didn't glance into the store. With a tense expression, he said to Ye Yuntang, "Once you've chosen, I'll come back to pay."

As he was about to leave, Ye Yuntang grabbed his arm. "Come here and give me your opinion."

Xiao Lin frowned deeply. "I don't understand."

"Just tell me, from a man's perspective, which outfit looks better?" With that, she tiptoed closer to the man's ear, "Captain Xiao, you're not afraid to look, are you?"

Xiao Lin pressed his tongue against his back teeth, his dark eyes deep and cold. "What wouldn't I dare to do?"

Ye Yuntang blinked her captivatingly beautiful eyes. "Then you can stay here~"

Xiao Lin's jawline tightened. "Ye Yuntang, don't flirt in public."

"What did I do indiscriminately? Those who are lewd see lewdness."

Xiao Lin, "..."

This woman is really good at turning the tables and crying wolf.

Ye Yuntang pulled the upright and dignified man into the store.

The sales assistant recommended several products to Ye Yuntang.

Ye Yuntang picked up one of the light green ribbon-style dresses. "Captain Xiao, what do you think of this one?"

Xiao Lin glanced at it with his dark eyes, and said in a low, husky voice, "Whatever you like is fine."

Seeing the man's innocent look, which made him afraid to look at her too much, Ye Yuntang couldn't help but find it a little funny.

Is this the first time he's accompanied a woman to this kind of store?

Ye Yuntang looked at a few more, one of which, a leopard print, was quite sexy.

The sales assistant said, "We don't have your size in this store. I'll go to the warehouse to get it."

Ye Yuntang took the light green swimsuit and went into the fitting room.

The swimsuit had straps, and Ye Yuntang found that she couldn't tie it up.

She opened the fitting room door a crack.

Seeing that the sales assistant hadn't returned from the warehouse, she glanced at the man sitting on the sofa.

"Captain Xiao, come here for a moment."

Xiao Lin walked to the fitting room door and met Ye Yuntang's beautiful, almond-shaped eyes. "What's wrong?"

Ye Yuntang didn't say anything, but opened the door and pulled the man inside.

A large expanse of the woman's snow-white skin suddenly came into view, and Xiao Lin's Adam's apple bobbed. He instinctively wanted to leave, but the woman stopped him. "Why are you running? I'm not asking you to do anything else, just help me tie the straps."

The swimsuit she tried on was quite sexy.

Her back was almost entirely open, and at a glance, in addition to her alabaster-white skin, there was her beautiful spine and the sexy curves that extended downwards.

Xiao Lin's ears involuntarily flushed red, and he didn't know where to look with his dark and deep gaze.

"Captain Xiao, hurry up and help me fasten it."

Ye Yuntang had already turned around and was facing away from him.

Xiao Lin's gaze swept over the woman's exquisitely beautiful back, her skin as smooth as ice and jade. His lower abdomen tightened, and his blood boiled.

"I just asked you to tie my belt, why are you breathing so heavily—"

Just as Ye Yuntang was about to turn around to look at the man, the back of her head was firmly pressed down by his large hand.

"Don't turn around." His voice was terribly hoarse.

After taking a deep breath, he hooked his fingers around the two thin, long, light green ribbons.

She reached up and swept her long hair back, revealing her slender, fair nape.

His fingers were long and slender, and his skin was a healthy bronze color, creating a strong visual contrast with her pale skin.

He slowly wrapped the ribbon around her neck. Since it was his first time doing this for a woman, he was a little nervous and clumsy. His rough fingertips accidentally touched the delicate and smooth skin on her neck.

He had never felt so panicked, tense, or lost, even when he had experienced gunfire and bloodshed.

He was a tough guy with an iron will, but at this moment, he was completely at a loss.

"Captain Xiao, is it that hard to tie a bow?" The woman turned to look at him.

Seeing the redness at the corners of his eyes, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her gaze unconsciously drifted towards his abdomen.

She noticed something amiss, but before she could take a closer look, the man pressed the back of her head and turned her face away.

In the cramped space, for a moment, the only sound was the varying depths of each other's breathing.

Just then, a soft, sweet female voice came from outside, "Brother Shili, do you think this outfit looks good on me?"

Bai Chuwei.

Ye Yuntang subconsciously looked at the man behind her, whose expression was inscrutable.

"Forget it, I don't need you to tie it anymore. Get out."

Ye Yuntang tried to open the door, but the man grabbed her slender white wrist and pinned her against the door frame. "Stop fooling around."

Ye Yuntang's lips curled into an ambiguous smile. "What, afraid your ex-fiancée will see?"

Xiao Lin's dark eyes were deep and unfathomable. "Your ex-husband is also outside."

Ye Yuntang raised an eyebrow. "I'm not afraid. He was the one who cheated first, not me."

Xiao Lin's jawline tightened. "Wait until they leave before going out."

Ye Yuntang was born rebellious; the more he tried to keep it a secret, the more she wanted to cause a stir.

She kicked the door frame, then stood on tiptoe and kissed the man with her red lips.

Xiao Lin's tall frame froze.