Chap 6- Wild Ambitions

Lin Zhinan came to a realization that she had gone into a huge misunderstanding in her thinking before.

Before, she was like a rampaging little beast, believing there would come a day when she would demolish the South Wall.

She is the child of a prostitute, so she vowed not to follow in her mother’s path; she is arrogant and disdainful, disdainful to use her looks to exchange for anything.

She is confident that she has such an ability.

But reality gave her a huge hit in the head. She was but a creature that could not live to see daylight from beginning to end, never reaching the starting point of some other people in her entire life.

Now Zhinan understood that privilege and beauty should complement each other.

What is the privilege? It is in the hospital where others are in long queues and full of complaints.

Lin Zhinan was sitting in the large lounge for a mere hand injury attended to by two doctors and nurses who showed her great care and concern.

Zhinan’s heart was beating wildly as if a door never before seen had been opened to her, the few gleams of light that leaked out made her feel like a moth to the flame.

It’s fine if she doesn’t want it.

But if she wanted it, it wouldn’t just be these few beams of charity light.

Lin Zhinan let the nurse do her job, turning her face to the side slightly, her eyes fell silently on the clothes of the man next to her, a faint scent of citrus drifted over with his every breath, very faint.

Yet, it wasn’t the smell of sweat that she was so used to.

She couldn’t see the brand of the shirt and slacks he was wearing, but a Ferrari and the special treatment in the hospital was enough to explain everything.

This is the second generation of a wealthy family that boasts a high status even in the imperial capital.

With peach eyes that could electrocute and the concern at the corners of his mouth, his intention couldn’t be more obvious.

——He wants to pick-up.

Based on past experience, these type of men was very fierce in their onslaught.

But if they don’t get a response, they would easily turn their heads to others.  

After all, in Beijing, beautiful women are everywhere. 

The only flaw was that this person looked only a few years older than her and most likely is still in school. 

But because of his substantial family, even if he were to spend the rest of his life unrestrained like a prodigal, his pocket money would still be inexhaustible.  

However, the things he can get are also limited– a few bags and dollar bills to add on to vanity.  

If she wanted these things, she could have followed Lian Sheng from the start. Why bother running out of the county town.

Thinking of the two calls he had received from his lovers before coming to the hospital, Zhinan hesitated, then gave him a definite “x” in her heart.

It’s impossible for a playboy like this to hang himself onto a tree, and entanglement with him meant having to deal with the wildflowers around him.

With the great effort put in, comes great rewards… this can’t be confirmed for the time being.

Beside her, Tang Ziyu was also blatantly taking advantage of the light to look at the beauty. On the girl’s side profile, her full forehead and her nose were just the right height. The beauty was so gorgeous, not to mention the seductive red lips underneath.

Only after experiencing the torrential rain, can you get a glimpse of its true nature. Tang Ziyu truly was surprised. The person in front of him hadn’t even put on makeup.

Her skin is white and delicate, as crystal clear as a jade bracelet. Her lips were the only touch of color on the jade white face, every slight movement of it like silent temptation.

If he thought she was a stunning fairy at first sight, then at this moment, she is like an Oriental lily blooming in front of Tang Ziyu’s eyes.

Those tasteless women on his phone suddenly made him bored.

They were similarly aged eighteen to nineteen, but k*ssing them leaves him with a mouthful of powder, truly a bore.

It’s a lie when a man says he loves heavy make-up. His favorite was still lychee harvested in July– tender and full of running juice once its shell is peeled.

Hence when Tang Ziyu saw her frown slightly, he asked softly, “Does it hurt?”

Then he said to the doctor who was bandaging next to him, “Don’t apply too much pressure.”

Doctor, “…” You think bandaging can be done just by opening your mouth.

In her heart, she isn’t fond of these types of rich second generation. Brought a girl to the hospital for an abort*on six months ago, yet relying on the fact he’s the son of Tang Dynasty Entertainment, still wandering round the sea of women.(Note: this is the doctor’s thought)

Ain’t it, he’s now talking to a new girl.

However, this kind of thing requires two palms to clap, one party is willing to hit and the other willing to be hit. The girl before her isn’t necessarily a good one.

Meanwhile, Lin Zhinan who was asked by him, just pretended not to understand the deep meaning in the doctor’s eyes, shook her head then lowered it completely.

The slender curvature of the back of the neck was fully exposed with this motion, causing the peach eyes focused on her to be dazed, staring at the milky white exposed skin for a long time.

This minor injury was dealt with in the hospital for nearly an hour before they left. When they walked to the parking lot, Zhinan had already changed out of the hotel uniform.

She looked young and bright in the plain white tee and denim jeans.

The outfit was the most common style but when printed with the Chanel logo, it’s luxury wear admired by thousands of people.

When the shopping assistant sent the clothes to the hospital, Tang Ziyu thoughtfully apologized, adding that it was compensation for her injury. Besides, she was wearing wet clothes, and if she were to fall sick, he would be guilty of the crime.

This person gave so many graceful reasons in order for her to accept the clothes without feeling burdened, that she would appear dull if she rejected.

Zhinan nodded and thanked him, and after changing in the toilet, the two walked side by side to the parking lot. They already knew each other’s names from previous conversations.

Tang Ziyu?

There are many wealthy families in Beijing, so Lin Zhinan isn’t sure of his roots, but a person who was so obstinate in speaking and manner of conduct wouldn’t have a low family background.

“Which hotel does Miss Lin work part-time in?” Tang Ziyu felt the work clothes she was carrying felt awfully familiar to some hotel he’d have seen before.

“You are really hard working. Working while attending school. It makes me feel ashamed of myself,” he appropriately praised, “Compared to you, I’m just like the group of people who’re just sitting around and doing nothing.”

Hit where it hurts, Tang Ziyu thought that girls like this have the strongest self-esteem. If he brazenly displayed his wealthiness to her, he’s afraid she will start avoiding him.

It would be a better idea to belittle himself first, to retreat in order to advance, in order to lure out the motherly love she had internally.

Unexpectedly, the girl did not play her cards according to common sense, and told him directly, “It is the Marriott hotel, but it’s not a part-time job. I work there.”

Lin Zhinan smiled with a slight upturn of her lower lip, pretending not to understand the glimmer of light passing through Tang Ziyu’s eyes, and said, “I didn’t go to college, I went out to work after graduating from high school.”

She looked upfront towards the parking lot that was huge to the point she couldn’t see the end, her voice was a little shy as if she was afraid of being ridiculed.

“The conditions at home didn’t allow it, so I couldn’t continue studying.” Zhinan said softly, “But when I save enough money, I will definitely find a way to go back to school.”

Since she made up her mind to pretend to be innocent, she might as well pretend to be the most harmless flower– Edelweiss.

No thorns nor anything to lean against, giving others the hallucination that plucking it required little to no effort.

If Tang Ziyu had seventy percent of playing around and thirty percent of just probing just now, then after listening to Zhinan’s words, his interest immediately became one hundred percent.

Every sweep of his eyes was like a falcon catching its prey, very aggressive.

There was no other reason.

Then the fact that pure wildflowers on the roadside incites most a desire in men to pluck it. They have no backing nor family background, never seen temptation. Truly easy to play with, no burden or even the awkwardness of being entangled in school.

After a short conversation, Tang Ziyu already felt that the girl next to him was like a floating rose, easily grasped in his fingertips, his gaze burned with even more eagerness.

“You work so hard, you’d definitely be able to do it.” He encouraged, “If you need any help, please feel free to ask me.”

Tang Ziyu paused and said, “As long as you need me, I will be there.”

The latter sentence implied infinite ambiguity.

 Hah…..

She was satire internally, but her lips were softly upturned, “Thank you.”

While they conversed, a silver car slowly drove into the parking lot. Just by listening to its sound, she knew it was extremely rare on the market.

As it moved closer, Zhinan noticed the logo with her sharp eyes.

——Porsche.

Her heart jumped wildly, what lucky day is it today?!

Zhinan puzzled internally, but saw Tang Ziyu stretch out his arm and waved, smiling and greeted, “Brother Ting!”

Very obviously, they were acquaintances.

The car stopped when it drove in front of them, and the rearview window dropped halfway.

A deep voice sounded, “What are you doing here and not in class?”

The parking lot was a bit dark so Lin Zhinan could only see the man’s thin lips and his distinct fingers that were tapping on his knees.

“I’m accompanying a friend to bandage her wound.” Tang Ziyu asked with a smile, “Brother Ting, how about you?”

“My grandfather was still talking about you last time, lecturing me while using you as the model example.”

Jiang Ting didn’t plan on paying attention to him, he only raised an eyebrow when he heard the word friend.

The mixed meaning of this word in his mouth is self-evident.

Jiang Ting turned his attention to the girl next to Tang Ziyu, following his introduction.

——”Her name is Lin Zhinan. My friend.”

The moment the man turned his face, a few soft lights from the opposite side hit his face. His brow bones and lowered eyelids blocked the light from above, casting a shadow of darkness in the area of his eye sockets.

He raised his eyes, not a short distance, but Lin Zhinan’s breath still stopped for a second.

When the man fixed her eyes, his pupils suddenly shrank.

At that moment, his faint gaze suddenly turned intense and dangerous.

But only for a moment, before it became light and breezy.

Lin Zhinan frowned her eyebrows.

Why did he look at me that way?

  

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Author’s Note: Guess which of these two is the male lead. 

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