Pretending To Be Affectionate [Transmigration] - Chapter 11

The former contract boyfriend’s unattainable “white moonlight” was the very person Ling Yu was now aggressively pursuing…

This was something that would never even happen in a TV show. Ling Yu was at a loss for words.

In front of her, Li Jun was exchanging pleasantries with Gu Qing, his eyes occasionally darting toward Ling Yu. Li Jun’s appearance was on the cleaner side for a man. His glances weren’t lewd but rather filled with a gentle affection. However, his admiration was twofold. He was overtly fond of Ling Yu, but with Gu Qing, he was cautiously reserved, concealing most of his admiration.

“When did you get back?” Gu Qing narrowed her eyes and took two discreet steps forward, positioning herself in front of Ling Yu. She nonchalantly glanced at the man two meters away and asked casually.

Noticing that his view was blocked, Li Jun instinctively frowned. When he saw Gu Qing looking at him, his brows slowly relaxed. It was the first time Gu Qing had shown him any personal concern, and he seemed pleasantly surprised. His voice was filled with excitement. “Last week.”

“That’s a coincidence… You’ve heard about the Jiang family case, right? A month ago, Mr. Li senior took on this criminal case on behalf of the firm under your name. The trial starts in two days. Since you’re here, let’s have a meeting together.”

Gu Qing’s words were seamless. By bringing up Li Jun’s father, she didn’t give him any room to object. Li Jun’s expression became serious. He finally remembered that the reason he rushed back to Yuncheng was for the Jiang Wei rape case. Now, after Gu Qing’s sudden reminder, his romantic thoughts were temporarily suppressed.

Li Jun cleared his throat and glanced at the department heads who were eagerly looking over. As the founder of Kaihe Law Firm, Li Jun hadn’t visited the firm in the two years he was abroad. For important meetings, he usually participated via video call. This was the first time in two years that Li Jun was inspecting the company in person.

Upon seeing his gaze, the high-level executives, who had been trying to look inconspicuous, immediately plastered joyful smiles on their faces and rushed forward to greet him.

As they swarmed around her, Ling Yu, who had been pretending to be lifeless, felt a mix of male scents approaching from behind. She frowned and instinctively stepped aside. However, the HR director, carrying a cup of tea, was hurrying toward Li Jun from behind. Ling Yu’s sudden movement caused her to collide with the cup.

“Be careful!” Li Jun raised his voice in a warning and instinctively moved to pull Ling Yu away. But it was too late. The hot tea from the HR director’s cup spilled, splashing onto Ling Yu’s chest.

Ling Yu lowered her eyes and stopped. She leaned her body, preparing to roll on the ground in a less-than-graceful way to avoid the danger. But a hand suddenly wrapped around her waist. Gu Qing’s cold fingers firmly held her slender waist.

Ling Yu’s attempt to avoid the tea was interrupted. She used the momentum from Gu Qing’s pull to expertly fall into the woman’s soft embrace. The incident happened so fast that Li Jun watched as Gu Qing got to Ling Yu before he did. Since they were both women, their bodies pressed together simply looked pleasant, like a beautiful view.

Li Jun’s gaze was a little dazed, and his heart pounded. Afraid that he would reveal his desire for a polygamous relationship in front of Gu Qing, he carefully looked at Ling Yu. Seeing that she was fine, he turned around and angrily scolded the high-level executives who had been foolishly swarming around him.

The faint, cold fragrance from Gu Qing’s body mixed with and overpowered the strong masculine scents. Ling Yu’s feeling of disgust subsided. She tilted her head and nuzzled Gu Qing’s shoulder, sniffing her scent again. Thinking about Gu Qing’s action of saving her, Ling Yu’s lips curved upward. She leaned into Gu Qing’s ear and whispered, “Why did you catch me, huh?…”

Gu Qing’s eyes lowered, her gaze lingering on Ling Yu’s exquisite lips for a full three seconds before moving away as if it were nothing.

“Did I have a choice not to?” Gu Qing’s voice was very low. Under her cold exterior, she seemed to be desperately suppressing a restless urge. This made her blue eyes look as if they were coated in a layer of blue paint.

Ling Yu shrugged innocently, not taking her threat seriously at all. She fearlessly held onto Gu Qing’s shoulder, leaning most of her weight onto the other woman. Her hand rested on Gu Qing’s back, which was as smooth as silk, and she gently caressed the woman’s delicate shoulder blade. Gu Qing’s back straightened again. Ling Yu’s lips curled, and a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.

[Host, what are you trying to do? You’re provoking the protagonist again and again. Don’t you know she’s a lunatic who wants to destroy the world and can snap at any moment? It’s important for us to complete the mission, but your safety should be the top priority.] 008’s voice was filled with anxiety.

Ling Yu lowered her eyes and slowly hummed in acknowledgment. Originally, she was going to fully commit and use her affection to change Gu Qing’s mind about destroying the world. If she succeeded, her mission would be complete. But Gu Qing was cold and heartless. She had lost her last bit of empathy, and her beautiful phoenix eyes showed no one’s reflection. Ling Yu had been pursuing her for two months and, to be honest, her patience was running out. She was already an arrogant person, and constantly pretending was making her temper reach its boiling point.

[Don’t worry,] Ling Yu said with a smile. [Gu Qing wants my body.]

At the same time, Gu Qing’s cold breath was close to her ear. “If I didn’t catch you, Li Jun would have. Or would you have preferred for him to catch you?”

Ling Yu raised her eyes. Gu Qing gestured with her chin toward Li Jun, who was not far away, and patted her shoulder. “Ling Yu, as a woman, you shouldn’t be so aggressive. Your intentions are too obvious. Everyone is an adult here. Be more self-respecting.”

Her tone was condescending, and she disdainfully looked away.

Undeniably, Ling Yu felt humiliated at that moment. She watched as Gu Qing coldly took her hand away and pushed her away again. Ling Yu’s lips held a hint of a resentful smile. The moment she looked up, her face had a wounded expression.

After two months of being with her, Ling Yu knew where Gu Qing’s bottom line was.

“Liking you means I have no self-respect?”

Ling Yu stood there, her clear eyes glistening with tears. Her eyelashes fluttered, but no tears fell. Ling Yu, who was usually so emotional in front of Gu Qing, holding back her tears made her look like a hibiscus on a cliff that was not afraid of the wind and frost. It was a heartbreaking sight.

Gu Qing’s pale lips were pressed into a straight line. The fingers of the hand at her side were dug into her palm. She moved her lips but said nothing. Instead, she turned away in a flustered manner.

“Notify all departments. There will be a meeting in the conference room on the second floor in ten minutes,” Gu Qing said with a cold face, leaving no room for argument.

Over the past two years, Gu Qing had become the core of the law firm. Her word was law. Even with Li Jun here, in the face of Gu Qing, who had a firm footing in the industry, he would give her some respect. Moreover, Gu Qing was his “white moonlight” whom he couldn’t have.

Li Jun cautiously glanced at Gu Qing’s professional face, coughed slightly, and nudged the HR director next to him. “Did you not hear what Lawyer Gu said?”

The HR director didn’t dare to breathe. He frantically nodded at the two big bosses and then rushed off.

After giving her instructions, Gu Qing turned and walked away in her heels. But when she reached the door, she suddenly stopped.

Li Jun’s voice came from behind. “Yu Yu, what are you doing here? It’s been years. How have you been?”

“I’m here for an interview.” Ling Yu took a step back and glanced at Li Jun with a sidelong look. “Did you recover? You’re back in the country so early.”

Being reminded of his mental illness, Li Jun’s lips twitched uncomfortably. He was even more afraid than Ling Yu of others knowing about his past with her. Especially since he hadn’t fully recovered from his mental illness. He still couldn’t get over his love for two women, and he didn’t even want to.

Li Jun had decided before he came back that instead of trying to forget, he would enjoy having both of them. Therefore, Ling Yu and Gu Qing couldn’t know about each other. It would be easier with Ling Yu, since she was a free spirit and easy to talk to.

Gu Qing was a different story. Li Jun had suffered a major setback with her, and it had become a lifelong psychological trauma. He loved her, but he also feared her. Li Jun secretly looked at Gu Qing a few times. Seeing that she hadn’t turned back, he lowered his voice again. “Interview? For what?”

Ling Yu didn’t have much patience for small talk with Li Jun. She tilted her head to look at the executives behind him. After a moment, she said, “Paralegal intern…” Then, Ling Yu smiled bitterly. “I was just rejected by your company’s HR…”

“That’s all?” Li Jun couldn’t help but laugh. He couldn’t understand why a young woman of Ling Yu’s status would want to intern at a law firm. But he was happy to be able to show off in front of the beauty and make Ling Yu owe him a favor.

Li Jun cautiously looked at Gu Qing, who had reached the door, and thought she had stopped to wait for him. His face was filled with a triumphant expression. He laughed loudly and turned to Cai Dong. “Director Cai, please pull up Ling Yu’s file. She’s hired.”

Cai Dong first looked at the door. Seeing that Gu Qing hadn’t said anything, he smiled and nodded.

“Yu Yu, are you free for lunch today? Can we get some food together? I know back then…”

Li Jun’s voice was very low, but Gu Qing, standing at the door, caught it.

Ling Yu felt the woman’s gaze like a knife in her back. She scoffed and interrupted Li Jun with a casual tone. “Sure.”

Li Jun was surprised. “You’re agreeing so quickly?”

Ling Yu gave him a gentle smile. “Just think of me as a low-class person who will do anything to achieve my goals, even throwing myself at people…”

The words were clearly meant for someone else. Gu Qing, standing at the door, looked gloomy. She held back her anger, then calmly pushed her long, curled hair back and walked away.

Later, around noon, Ling Yu and Li Jun were about to go to lunch when Gu Qing showed up again.

“Do you mind if someone joins you?”

Li Jun looked at Ling Yu awkwardly.

Ling Yu said, “I do mind.”

Gu Qing looked back at her. Their eyes met, and the other woman suddenly curved her lips into a smile. She said nothing. She turned sideways and handed a stack of files to Li Jun. “The Jiang Wei case has some things that aren’t convenient to discuss at the law firm…”

Li Jun was stunned, then his eyes lit up. “Xiao Qing, have you found a solution?”

Gu Qing nodded, then her gaze fell on Ling Yu. “The voice recorder I have is the solution. Do you mind if we have lunch together?”

“What do you want to eat for lunch?” Li Jun said, counting on his fingers. “French food, Japanese food…”

He thought Gu Qing wouldn’t care, but she suddenly turned her head and looked at Ling Yu. “Which restaurant did you order that lunchbox from last time?”

Ling Yu scoffed and answered without hesitation, “I made it myself.”

Gu Qing was silent for a moment. Then she said calmly, “Oh. I saw the food container had the taste-of-food restaurant logo on it last time, so I misunderstood and thought you ordered takeout. My apologies…”

008: [How embarrassing, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.]

Ling Yu stared at Gu Qing’s flawless, beautiful face and let out a cold laugh. [Shut the fk up.]