785 Proposition (1/2)

Long Jinjing's mind went blank but she recovered rather quickly this time. There was no way Lu Zihao would say that to her. She was sure that she had either misheard him or her current pitiful amoeba-level brain was playing tricks on her. Yes, that should be it.

She gave him a sheepish smile. ”Excuse me? Sorry but could you repeat that, Mr. Lu? I didn't hear you clearly.”

”I said I want you,” Lu Zihao told her.

This time, she was truly dumbfounded. ”W-what?”

He took a step forward into the light of the kitchen, leaving the shadows of the dark living room. ”I want to sleep with you.”

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Was he really saying this to her?

”I want to have sex with you tonight, Long Jinjing,” he said in his low, masculine voice that seemed to spellbind her.

Her brain went whoosh! All she could do at the moment was gawk at him with eyes and mouth wide open, even as her heart started pumping so hard and so fast that it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest.

”If you say yes, we'll have sex tonight. No strings attached. Just pure pleasure.”

His words managed to register in her mind and woke her up from her daze. Sense returned to her and she grew serious after hearing what he said.

”So you want to have a…one-night stand with me?” she asked.

”Yes, Long Jinjing.”

She inhaled sharply. Her logical mind immediately protested against the idea, but something else awakened inside her and filled her with thrill and excitement at the possibility. It made her stomach tighten and her breathing quicken.

”I want you to say yes but I'm not going to force you,” he told her. ”I'm not that desperate. We're both adults here and I'm simply laying down my proposition to you. If you say no, we'll both forget about this matter and go on with our own lives. I'll return to the guest bedroom and leave first thing in the morning. I'll never bother you again. You don't have to worry about that.”

”Yes or no, Long Jinjing. The decision is yours.”

The right and proper thing to do was to reject him outright. How dare this man suggest a one-night stand when she so kindly offered him a shelter to stay during a storm and in her own home to boot? Besides, she wasn't that kind of woman. At least, she didn't think she was.