Once Upon A One Night Stand

Feeling sorry for her, Li Han softened his voice and patted her shoulder. "No one thinks you're trouble. Relax, okay?" "Sorry, Han. My illness must be a drag on you..."

"Chujing!" Li Han interrupted her with a loud voice. "You know this is the last thing I want to hear from you."

Apart from pity, his heart was also filled with guilt due to her parent.

Jiang Chujing knew clearly what he feeling now, so instead of continuing to talk about this, she asked him to stay longer and spoke her mind to him.

Shu Tian would definitely feel bad even if Jiang Chujing could only make Li Han stay in her room for a little longer.

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Fifteen minutes later, Li Han walked into the bedroom.

He could only see a small bulge on the big bed. Shu Tian was all covered under the quilt, not even showing her hair.

Li Han, who had guessed out that Shu Tian wouldn't be willing to see him, sighed as he walked over and gently patted the person under the quilt. "Are you asleep?" Shu Tian replied with an angry wriggle. She shook her shoulder, trying to shake his hand off.

Li Han turned off the light at the door and then returned to sit beside her. Quietly, he reached his arm under the quilt and grabbed Shu Tian's waist.

Shu Tian dodged immediately like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She sat on one corner of the bed, glaring at him with messy hair. "What are you doing?"

"Waking you up. This is the most efficient way." He replied calmly in a righteous tone as if he was talking to a naughty child.

Shu Tian wasn't in the mood to joke with him now. She pulled the quilt over again, trying to cover herself up, but was stopped by Li Han soon.

She said impatiently, "Let go!"

"No." Li Han warned her with his eyes. Shu Tian couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

It only took him one simple word to make her surrender.

Shu Tian glared at him to show her anger since there was nothing else she could do now. However, Li Han remained calm no matter what. When Shu Tian's eyes started to ache after a long time of glaring, the expression on Li Han's face still didn't change at all.

Irritated and aggrieved, Shu Tian gave up struggling and collapsed on the bed after a moment of silence. "You're making me mad."

Now that she no longer hid from him, Li Han put the quilt away, planted both of his arms on the pillow beside her ears, and leaned over to her until their noses were about to touch each other. "Mad at me or Jiang Chujing?"

He was smart enough to see through what was going on in her mind.

Shu Tian looked away nervously. "I'm not mad. Who said I was mad?"

"Really? Then why are you pouting?" Li Han hid the smile in his eyes and slightly turned up one corner of his mouth.

Seeing that she was jealous because of him, instead of feeling annoyed, he found her adorable.

Beauty was in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps this was what he was feeling now.

Forced into the corner by him, Shu Tian gave up on pretending. With her head turned away, she told him everything. "I wasn't mad at first, but what your sister said really annoyed me. Does she always speaks like this or did she do that deliberately?"

Shu Tian chose the words cautiously, not intending to criticize Jiang Chujing too hard. She knew how important Jiang Chujing's parents were to Li Han.

"It's understandable if she acts a little strange since she has spent the last five years suffering from disease alone. Living in pain without any contact from the outside, anyone in her position will turn a little abnormal." Li Han hoped Shu Tian to understand that it was still hard for Jiang Chujing to communicate with others normally now.

Shu Tian cast her eyes down and said in a low voice. "I understand. I'm still trying to accept her. Plus, I may have felt it wrong but she seems to be hostile to me."

Li Han knew Shu Tian's guess was right. Jiang Chujing had admitted her feelings for him that were beyond what a sister should have for her brother. Although he refused her directly, that didn't mean Jiang Chujing would give up.

She couldn't be calm when she saw how sweet Li Han and Shu Tian were together.

Li Han was now hoping she could accept the reality and eliminate her abnormal feelings for him gradually.

If Jiang Chujing weren't a patient, instead of shrinking from the problem as he did now, he would have told her all the stakes.

"We've known each other for a long time. She grew up with me and her parents died because of me. That's why she seems a little possessive about me. She considers me as someone who was saved by her parents at the cost of their lives. It's understandable if she goes to extremes on matters concerning me." Li Han had to explain like this, trying to make Shu Tian understand.

Shu Tian heaved a long sigh. The strong bond between Li Han and Jiang Chujing gave her a mixed feeling. "I don't know what you two have been through since I'm not a part of your past. I'm just feeling a little upset. Leave me alone. I'll be fine soon."

With that, she lay down in bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Li Han grabbed her hand and kissed the finger where he had put a ring on. His lips touched the sharp diamond gently. "There's nothing to be worried about. I'm yours for the rest of your life."

The sudden whisper of love brought Shu Tian back to her senses. The finger kissed by him curled up as her face blushed in shyness. "I haven't decided to accept you yet."

Hearing this, Li Han narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip. "Why? Is there anyone better than me?"

Shu Tian joked with him. "Who knows? Maybe I'll find someone else..."

"Say it again."

"I said... Ouch! It hurts!" Shu Tian withdrew her hand quickly, feeling that her fingers were about to break.

Li Han only used one-fifth of his strength and let go of her immediately when she cried out in pain. "If so, I'll kill that man."

Shu Tian couldn't believe what she heard. "You're a lawyer."

"So? Don't you believe that I can get away with it?" His sharp eyes looked a little frightening under the light of a wall lamp.

Shu Tian shivered. "I do. So, what are you going to do with me?"

"You?" Li Han paused with a smile as if he was actually thinking about it. "I'll rape you and then kill you."

Shu Tian was silent in shock. Wasn't this too cruel?

She imagined the scene for a moment. How inhumane!

The tension dropped away after this conversation. No longer holding back himself, Li Han leaned over to kiss her when she wasn't paying attention.

"Mmm!" Shu Tian dodged back in surprise. Li Han put his hand behind her head and pulled her closer. There was nowhere to hide now.