Chapter 79: A Kiss Mark That Inspires Reverie

  "Bastard bastard bastard..."

  Tong Mai's mouth was constantly spewing out curses, full of anger. Damn it! Does he think he's a stud horse? He's desperately trying to...

  The most crucial thing is that she really missed the appointment with Lian Xinniang, and when she arrived at the agreed location, she was already five hours late. I ask you, which idiot would wait for five hours on a first meeting?

  Tong Mai's hatred in his heart had nowhere to vent, and he was about to burn himself up!

  "Wheat, wheat..."

  When she returned to the Yin's house, Yin Yuqi called out to her several times, but she didn't react.

  "Wheat..."

  "Huh?" It took her a while to come back to herself, and she turned around to stare at Yin Yuqi, her eyes slightly dazed.

  "Wheat, didn't you promise to meet Lian Xianning yesterday? He waited for you at the meeting place for a whole hour and didn't see your shadow. I called your phone, but it was turned off. What's going on?" Yin Yuki felt helpless about Tong Mai's behavior. What did she want to do?"

  Actually, the phone's shutdown state... was adjusted by He Yize.

  While Tong Mai was sleeping, Yin Yuqi did call her, but she was hung up by him without hesitation.

  "My...my phone is out of battery." Tong Mai made an excuse.

  "So, why not go see Lian Xian Ning? Do you think I would introduce you to some disorganized and sloppy men?" Yun Yuqi's face showed a hint of anger, she was angry that he wouldn't seize the opportunity. With Lian Xian Ning's status, what kind of woman wouldn't he have?

  "No, I haven't thought of it that way, it's just that I really have something on my mind."

  Tong Mai rarely spoke to her in a calm tone, and for a moment, she gazed at Yin Yuqi with an anxious and worried expression, with threads of guilt floating in her heart.

  Yin Yuqi was busy with things for her, while she and her man were desperately entwined in a crazy way, although this was not her own will, but these are no excuses.

  At this moment, Tong Mai even dared not to raise his eyes and meet Yin Yuqi's gaze.

  Yin Yuqi inadvertently caught sight of the hickey on her neck again, with shades of blue and purple, one glance was enough to reveal the intensity of it all...

  "Wheat, are you seriously telling me that you have a boyfriend now?" Yin Yuki's face was unusually serious. This wasn't the first time she had seen the marks on her body, and she had only just come back, so how did she already know a male friend? She furrowed her brow, waiting for Tong Mai's response!

  Tong Mai was unaware of the hickey on her body and hastily denied, "No... I don't have a boyfriend." She felt like she had been caught red-handed, with people guessing her inner thoughts, and her whole person was out of sorts.

  In her subconscious, what happened between her and Huo Yize was not something glorious, she didn't want to let Yin Yuqi know what had happened between her and Huo Yize, of course, the thought of ruining them still existed.

  "What is this?"

  Yin Yuqi seemed a bit flustered, grabbing his collar and pulling him in front of the mirror, "Take a look... what's this?"

  Tong Mai stared at himself in the mirror, also shocked beyond words, his cheeks burning like wildfire for a moment.

  "Wheat, have you made some bad friends? Now people's hearts are treacherous, don't easily believe what men say!" Normally, as an onlooker, one would lecture others with a bunch of reasons, but when faced with reality, Yin Yuki couldn't remind herself with these words at all.

  In her panic, Tong Mai clutched at her collar tightly, her whole body feeling hot and unbearable.

  This son of a bitch! He's already left his mark on her, but that's not enough, he has to go and brand her with a few more obvious stamps. She knew perfectly well that he was deliberately trying to humiliate her!

  As she woke up, Huo Yize was leaning lazily on the sofa, gazing at her with his eyes, and in the deep pupils of his ink-colored eyes, there was a profound and terrifying meaning. How long had he been watching her while she was asleep?

  Thinking of Huo Yize, Tong Mai's mind wandered...

  "Wheat... did you hear me at all? Even if you hate us, it's not right to be so self-abandoned and casually find a man."

  Yin Yuqi felt a bit resentful towards her mother's "heartlessness" at this time. Even if she hated Tong Mai's mother, Tong Mai was only a 5 or 6 year old child back then, what could he have done wrong?

  If she really deserves a "wrong" label, it's that she was born into the wrong family and shouldn't have been named Yin.

  So, at such a young age, living alone abroad, not a virgin, will live a messy life...... These are also to be expected.

  Yin Yuqi's chest couldn't help but ache a little.

  Self-abandonment... she had never had it. When Tong Mai heard this word, she immediately vetoed it in her heart!

  If she really wanted to give up on herself, she wouldn't have struggled so hard to finish her studies in London by working part-time and relying solely on herself.

  However, there is one thing that cannot be denied, she fears loneliness, is afraid of silence, so occasionally a little impulse will emerge from her bones.

  "If you have a boyfriend now, end the relationship immediately and start a new romance with Li Xianning." Yinyin's tone became heavier as she saw that Tong Mai didn't respond, completely taking on the role of an older sister, stern and unyielding, yet also revealing her urgent concern for Tong Mai.

  Tong Mai looked at Yin Yuqi in disbelief, "You're saying...?" Was she still trying to match her with Li Xianning?

  "I'll arrange for you to meet Lian Xinning again, so you'd better behave yourself and not be absent or late this time. Even if you don't believe me now, once you see Lian Xinning, you'll naturally believe what I said - he's a good person." Yin Yuki's sincerity and concern had made Tong Mai's emotions become exceptionally complicated and turbulent, to the point where even the air she breathed in through her nostrils felt like a knife cut.

  She now wishes that Yoon Woo-ki wasn't so good to her, so she could let go and take revenge on them. Otherwise, while hating them, there is also a lingering sense of guilt in her heart that keeps spreading.

  "Also, the marks on your neck, remember to cover them up. Don't say things that shouldn't be said. He's not a casual person, you should also take him seriously."

  Yin Yuqi couldn't wait to pour all the etiquette and proper attitude into Tong Mai, so that she could wake up...

  At this meeting, only Yin Yuqi was talking incessantly, Tong Mai was unusually quiet, with a complex mood, just staring at Yin Yuqi...

  "If I've confirmed the time and place, I'll let you know."

  After finishing speaking, Yin Yuqi didn't linger any longer. Even if she said more now, Tong Mai seemed to not be listening anyway. Staying here would only make her unhappy, so it was better to leave. Just as she took a few steps away, she heard Tong Mai's voice of gratitude behind her, "Thank you..."

  Two simple words, but Yin Yuqi suddenly felt a pang in her heart.

  Tong Mai had never given her a good look, she was just a wild horse at home, no one could control her, and the two words that came out of her mouth were exceptionally precious to Yin Yuqi.

  "Wheat, don't say such outsider words, we are sisters." She stood there, although she didn't turn her head back, a faint smile rose at the corner of her mouth.

  These two words slipped out of his mouth, Tong Mai hated himself for not being able to bite off his own tongue immediately...

  The loud sound of the door slamming shut was like the pounding of her heart now, "thumping" wildly.

  "Who is her sister? My surname is Tong and hers is Yin! We can never be sisters." She hastily denied.

  As soon as she thought of the hardships she had endured over the years, her emotions, which had been disturbed by Yīn Yǔ Qí, returned to their original "iron and stone heart".

  She involuntarily opened the door, and her footsteps also unconsciously approached Yin Yuqi, wanting to tell her that even if Li Xianning was good, she didn't care about her introducing him to her!

  Just then, when she heard her voice coming from Yoon Woo-ki's room, she stopped in her tracks.

  "Xian Ning, sorry about that. Xiao Mai didn't intentionally stand you up! She encountered something and coincidentally her phone was out of battery, so she couldn't tell you in time, leaving you waiting for so long, sorry."

  Yin Yuqi's words were filled with a deep sense of apology.

  On the phone, Li Xian Ning also had some dislike for this kind of woman who stood him up and wasted his time. So when talking to Yin Yu Qi, his emotions were a bit off too.

  "Is that so? Yuqi, this is your sister's excuse, right?! Even if the phone really ran out of battery, aren't there public phones?! She must be intentionally trying to make things difficult for you, putting you in a tough spot."

  Lian Xian Ning initially guessed that Tong Mai didn't want to meet with him, probably because he wanted to make things difficult for Yin Yuqi. For a while, the emotions Tong Mai had stirred up were greatly reduced after being stood up.

  "It's not that... she really has something on her hands. If she could use a public phone, she would have already! Don't be angry, don't mind it. My sister is a person who keeps her promises, since she agreed to meet you, unless something unexpected happens, she won't absent herself casually. Just for my sake, don't take it to heart."

  Tong Mai listened to her words outside the door, his face turned red again. It would be great if she was that good, unfortunately, she wasn't.

  Is she really stupid or pretending to be a good person? Why is she so enthusiastic about helping her?

  "Alright, alright, I won't take it to heart." Li Xian Ning wasn't a difficult person after all.

  "Can't... can't you give me another chance? Let's meet again! Don't miss out on Xiaomai, she's really popular!" A girl with a boyfriend should be considered popular, right.

  "Ah...... you're not, are you? Want to see again? I really don't want to be fooled again! And besides, a girl who's too popular, it's stressful..." Li Xian Ning said with a half-joking tone.

  "There won't be any pressure, and I won't bother you again. Just help me this one time, let's give each other a chance to get to know each other."