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Chapter 276 The Reason and the Phone Call

Zhang Liangying curled up in his arms, her face pressed against his chest, her breathing not yet fully calm.

Her skin had a faint pinkish hue, and her sweaty hair clung to her forehead.

Fu Yibai put his arm around her and gently stroked her back with his hand.

Her back was slightly damp with sweat, and her skin was smooth, feeling like the finest silk.

"Bright Shadow".

"Um?"

Her voice was muffled, carrying a languid quality.

"You're not..."

"I've already broken up."

Her voice was soft, but clear.

"When?"

"Last week."

Fu Yibai didn't say anything, but simply pulled her closer.

Zhang Liangying buried her face in his chest again, gently tracing circles on his lower abdomen with her fingers.

"He wants me to terminate my contract with Chenxi."

Her voice muffled in his chest, buzzing.

He said he had already secured investment and wanted me to start a company with him.

I did not agree.

Then he got angry.

They said I was after your money, they said I was—

"What is it?"

Zhang Liangying bit her lip.

"Call me your plaything."

Fu Yibai's hand stopped on her back.

"and then?"

"Then I slapped him and broke up with him."

"So, are you getting revenge tonight? Or...?"

"That's right, didn't he say I was your plaything?"

The snow was still falling outside the window, and the room was so quiet that only the intertwined breathing of the two people could be heard.

After a while, Fu Yibai's hand slid off her back.

"Bright Shadow".

"Um?"

"One more time?"

Zhang Liangying blushed and lightly punched him, but did not refuse.

.........

My phone suddenly rang.

It's not Fu Yibai's.

Zhang Liangying turned her head and glanced at the phone screen on the bedside table; her expression froze.

Two words appeared on the screen: [Feng Ke].

Fu Yibai saw it too.

"catch."

Zhang Liangying turned her head and met his gaze, somewhat uncertain.

"But--"

"catch.

"Didn't you want to get revenge on him?"

Zhang Liangying's face instantly turned bright red.

She bit her lip, reached for her phone, paused for a moment on the answer button, and then pressed it.

"Feed".

Her voice was as steady as possible.

"Liangying! You finally answered my call!"

Feng Ke's voice came through the receiver, sounding urgent and ingratiating.

"I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

Those words were spoken on impulse. You know me, I just have a sharp tongue—”

"Feng Ke, we've already broken up."

Zhang Liangying's voice was cold.

"Don't do that, Liangying."

I've thought about it for two days, and I realize I was wrong.

If you don't want to terminate the contract, then fine. How about we stick to the way things were before?

Zhang Liangying's body trembled slightly.

"Feng Ke..."

Her voice was a little unsteady. She took a deep breath and suppressed the strange feeling.

"It's impossible for us."

Why?

Just because of what I said?

I can apologize, I—”

"It's not about apologizing."

Zhang Liangying interrupted him, her tone calm.

"I've finally seen through you."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

"What do you see in me?"

"You have never treated me as an equal."

You think I should listen to you, you think your judgment is more accurate than mine, you think—”

Her voice trembled slightly, not because of her emotions, but because of Fu Yibai.

You think I can't live without you.

Feng Ke's voice became urgent.

"Liangying, I've really changed."

Give me a chance.

"No."

Zhang Liangying's voice was very low, and her breathing became somewhat unsteady.

"We... are over."

"Liangying, are you...?"

That's fine.

She finished speaking quickly and hung up the phone.

The phone slipped from her hand and fell onto the pillow.

"Mr. Fu..."

Her voice carried a hint of reproach, yet also an indescribable softness.

"You're so mean..."

Fu Yibai didn't say anything, but just hugged her tighter.

The snow outside the window had stopped sometime ago, and moonlight streamed down through the gaps in the clouds, spreading a silvery white across the floor.

Zhang Liangying's low murmur echoed in the room, like a spring stream, exceptionally clear in the quiet snowy night.

She bit her lip, trying not to make too much noise.

Fu Yibai lowered his head and kissed the back of her ear.

"Don't hold it in."

There was a glint of tears in Zhang Liangying's eyes.

"But……"

"No buts."

It's just us here.

Zhang Liangying looked at him, her eyes brimming with tears.

She loosened her bitten lips and buried her face in the crook of his neck.

Then, she made a sound.

After an unknown amount of time, everything returned to calm.

Zhang Liangying curled up in his arms, her whole body like a puddle of water, softly pressed against him.

Her face was buried in the crook of his neck, her breathing not yet fully calm, her chest rising and falling rhythmically.

"Mr. Fu, can I contact you again in the future?"

"Of course, if you miss me, just send me a message, or tell Jenny."

"...

good."

After resting for a while, Zhang Liangying regained some strength and began to fidget restlessly again.

"Still not full?"

The woman in his arms didn't speak, but responded with her actions.

That night, the temperature inside the villa was unusually hot.

As dawn broke, Zhang Liangying was so exhausted that she couldn't even lift her fingers, her consciousness fluctuating between lucidity and confusion.

Fu Yibai carried her into the bathroom, and when the warm water flowed over her skin, she almost fainted.

When she returned to her bedroom, her breathing had become long and even.