Gold Medal Mediator [Quick Transmigration] 9

Chapter 9: Cousin-in-Law, Don’t Be Like This (9)

The scene descended into absolute silence.

It was as if a ball of cotton had been stuffed down Chen Wenxian’s throat. He couldn’t squeeze out a single word in response to the absurd scene before him, just stood there dumbly like a goose.

All the color drained from Hua Baihe’s face. She looked at Luo Sheng with an expression of utter disbelief, and then—

She quickly turned her head to Chen Wenxian.

“Cousin, let me explain!”

At the word ‘cousin,’ Chen Wenxian’s mind hadn’t yet caught up, but he instinctively looked over at the sound of his name, his gaze dark as he waited for her explanation.

Hua Baihe nervously licked her dry lips.

—On second thought, she really had nothing to explain.

After all, between her and Chen Wenxian, wasn’t it obvious who was the superior one? Even a blind man could see it.

Just then, Luo Sheng took a step forward, interrupting the cousins’ tender, meaningful gaze.

A shadow suddenly fell over Hua Baihe. Before she could step back, Luo Sheng bent her left knee and, the next moment, was kneeling before her.

Hua Baihe: “!”

Her face was a mask of panic. She had never imagined Luo Sheng would pull a public proposal on her. She immediately tried to bend down and help the person up.

“Sheng Sheng, what are you doing—”

It’s not the New Year yet. This sudden kneeling is making me feel really awkward.

Before she could finish her sentence, Luo Sheng had already lowered her head slightly. She reached out and took hold of her ankle. The grip was light but firm enough to hold her in place.

Following the direction of her pull, Hua Baihe’s gaze fell downward.

And saw her untied shoelace scattered on the ground.

The System was cackling madly in her mind.

Hua Baihe: “…” Oh.

Luo Sheng lowered her head and tied the white shoelace for her. In the distance, the sky was dimming, the sun sinking below the horizon, leaving only the afterglow to paint the clouds crimson. The faint light that remained in the world cast a golden sheen on the side of Luo Sheng’s face.

It illuminated her meticulous, serious expression.

Something in Hua Baihe’s heart suddenly gave way. She felt like the little deer pounding in her chest was about to run itself to death against Luo Sheng.

Luo Sheng tied a simple bow, tightened it, and then stood up again, meeting Hua Baihe’s slightly dazed expression.

She suddenly quirked her lips, her eyes shining with confidence.

“What? Did you think I was going to ask you to say yes?”

Before Hua Baihe could answer, Luo Sheng stared at her intently, her gaze like a hook trying to pull Hua Baihe’s very soul out through the windows of her eyes. She raised a hand to caress her cheek and said with an air of absolute certainty:

“You will be mine, sooner or later.”

With that, she glanced at her watch and suggested, as if to herself, “It’s time for your dinner. I remember you like to try new cuisines. A new Thai restaurant just opened in the city. I’ve already booked a table. Let’s go.”

She took Hua Baihe’s hand, intending to lead her away, but saw that she was rooted to the spot, her attention fixed on Chen Wenxian.

Chen Wenxian had finally snapped out of it. He pointed at the two of them, his face a picture of disbelief.

“Sheng Sheng, Keyin, you… you two…”

Luo Sheng had no intention of giving him any opportunity to elaborate. She was simply annoyed that even now, Hua Baihe was still dedicating half her attention to that useless man.

Pretending to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, Luo Sheng leaned close to Hua Baihe’s ear and whispered something.

As she spoke, she shot a disdainful glance in Chen Wenxian’s direction.

A moment later, Chen Wenxian watched as his cousin’s eyes widened. After hesitating for less than half a second, she obediently followed Luo Sheng away, leaving him standing there alone, experiencing the end of a drama that had never even begun.

**

Inside the silver car.

Hua Baihe was still savoring the warmth of Luo Sheng’s words whispered in her ear.

“Do you think he can help you get away from me? Look at him one more time, and we’ll skip dinner and go straight to a hotel, how about that?”

Hua Baihe sighed and stole a glance at the woman settling into the driver’s seat. She commented silently to the System:

“The Child of Destiny is such a rogue, isn’t she?”

The System thought she had finally regained her fear of that insatiable life and asked, “Are you scared?”

Hua Baihe nodded furiously in her mind. “Scared!”

“So scared I want to spread my legs for her!”

“And then shout: Come on! Take me head-on!”

System: “…【I’ll see myself out.jpg】”

Hua Baihe was so turned on by Luo Sheng’s domineering possessiveness that she couldn’t keep her legs together. She began to repeatedly simulate pinning the woman against the seat back in this confined space and having her way with her.

Unfortunately—

She was always the one who ended up disheveled.

Hua Baihe saw the figure lean over from the driver’s seat. Although the faint, fruity scent emanating from the other woman was completely non-threatening, she was so scared she pressed her back against the car door.

Luo Sheng narrowed her eyes. She saw Hua Baihe’s hand secretly moving behind her back, trying to open the door, and immediately hit the lock button.

“Trying to run again?”

“Sheng, Sheng Sheng, you said yesterday…” Hua Baihe’s heart raced. Before she could finish her sentence, her face had already turned red.

Luo Sheng thought she was red with anger and raised an eyebrow. She said, “Yesterday, I only said I’d let you go home. I never said I wouldn’t come find you again, did I?”

Seeing Hua Baihe shocked by her shamelessness, Luo Sheng reached out and stroked her cheek, her touch tinged with a hint of pity.

“Besides—”

Her tone rose lazily. The person before her sensed danger, and her heart rose with it.

She heard Luo Sheng say smoothly, “I was only planning to give you one day to cool off, but I didn’t expect you to run off to find Chen Wenxian anyway.”

“I’m a little angry. Won’t you coax me a little, please?”

By now, Hua Baihe had practically shrunk into the corner, wishing she could flatten herself into a sheet of paper against the car door. She looked at her with alarm, thinking: How do you want me to coax you?

Go back to your place? Or to a hotel?

If all else fails… trying out some new car-based activities isn’t out of the question.

The next second, her chin was gently lifted by the other woman. Luo Sheng sighed and slowly entered her world.

The kiss was filled with tenderness and affection, but at times it grew heavier with an inexplicable jealousy and anger, only returning to a gentle facade when she heard Hua Baihe’s muffled whimpers of surrender.

A long time later, even after she was released, Hua Baihe was still reeling from the other woman’s kissing skills, which had improved at rocket speed.

A voice sounded by her ear: “Have dinner with me, go for a walk, and then I’ll forgive you.”

Hua Baihe’s eyes flew open. She couldn’t believe that in the adult world, the post-dinner activity was merely shopping?!

Luo Sheng saw the surprise in her eyes, patted her head, and repeated the same line, “Until you agree, I won’t touch you.”

Hua Baihe: “…” She was truly, deeply disappointed.

For the rest of the drive, Hua Baihe was like a wilted cabbage, limply slumped in the passenger seat as Luo Sheng drove her to the new Thai restaurant.

**

Throughout the entire evening, Luo Sheng was the perfect lover, just as Hua Baihe had once imagined.

During dinner, Luo Sheng knew all her preferences. When they were walking, Luo Sheng held her hand as if afraid she would get lost. When they passed a clothing store in the shopping center, even a one-second glance at an outfit on a mannequin was enough for Luo Sheng to push her into the fitting room and have the staff bring her the perfect size.

Throughout this process, Hua Baihe watched the affection progress bar above Luo Sheng’s head crawl like a snail, slowly moving from 95 to 99.

She instinctively shook the System in her mind.

“I spent two days and one night with her and it only went up a little. Now, after one dinner and a shopping trip, it’s gone up four points!”

The System also found it strange. Looking at the progress Luo Sheng was making because of Hua Baihe, it couldn’t help but suspect: Could it be that the previous ninety percent had nothing to do with Chen Wenxian at all, and was all Hua Baihe’s own doing?

Fortunately, after hearing back from headquarters, it had downloaded the latest scanner. A quick scan of Luo Sheng’s progress revealed that the affection system was still bound to Chen Wenxian.

Hua Baihe was heartbroken. “…She doesn’t love my body at all! She only loves my empty soul!”

System: “【Cut the drama, I’m begging you.jpg】”

Hua Baihe sniffled. “This cold, cruel world—”

The System couldn’t take it anymore. “Put your clothes on!”

Hua Baihe had been in the fitting room for fifteen minutes, and for fifteen minutes, she had been staring at herself in the mirror wearing just a bra. The System’s electronic eyes were about to be seared blind by the host’s antics.

Hua Baihe said, “Oh,” and reluctantly took off the snow-white lace bra. The openwork pattern on the two thin layers of white chiffon was enough to make one imagine—

—just how seductive the scene would be when all her other clothes were removed, leaving only this intimate garment against her skin.

However, a certain big gray wolf with the surname Luo had recently decided to become a vegetarian. Even if Hua Baihe bought it, she could only show it off to herself.

She slowly put her own clothes back on.

**

Outside the fitting room.

Luo Sheng was counting the time. Just as she was about to knock, the door opened from the inside. Hua Baihe was clutching the collar of her shirt, wishing she could use just her fingertips to hand back the series of ultra-thin, sensual lingerie.

“Wh-what is all this!”

Luo Sheng’s eyes darkened. “You don’t like them?”

Then, she saw the person before her flush a deep red from her ears to her cheeks and all the way down her neck, looking for all the world like she had been teased so much she wanted to evaporate on the spot.

Luo Sheng took the items from her hand with a hint of regret, deliberately dangling the piece of white fabric in front of her.

“You really don’t want it?”

Hua Baihe: “…” Actually, I really want it.

Luo Sheng looked at the way she was clutching her collar, as if afraid of being pushed back into the fitting room and manhandled. She asked with a laugh, “You’re not going to try any more?”

Seeing Hua Baihe shake her head frantically, she turned with a look of regret—

And said to the salesclerk:

“This one. I’ll take it.”