CHAPTER 226: CHAPTER 226: BEWITCHED BY HER

It was his first time confessing to a woman, and yet... he was mercilessly rejected.

"Are you rejecting me?" His handsome face grew taut, his voice dark and husky, as though he’d been wronged in some way.

Lin Banxia heard the traces of disappointment in the man’s words. She turned her back to him and said, "I didn’t reject you. To be honest, knowing you like me makes me happy, even honored. Being liked by you is definitely the dream of many women."

"Then why won’t you agree to date me right away?" Yan Ting asked, his tone edged with urgency.

Lin Banxia had honestly never seen a man this impatient before. Did he think that just by confessing, she’d immediately become his girlfriend?

"Getting into a relationship is something we need to consider carefully. For now, it’s better if we don’t see each other. I wouldn’t know how to explain it to your grandfather," Lin Banxia replied calmly and rationally, as though she were an outsider.

Yan Ting’s handsome face darkened instantly.

To still be so rational when dealing with love—what did that mean?

Did it mean she didn’t love him?

It had to be. She didn’t love him, and that’s why she could so calmly weigh the pros and cons.

"Lin Banxia, do you know how many women are fighting tooth and nail to be with me? Aren’t you afraid that if you miss this chance, you’ll never have another one?" Yan Ting threatened.

Lin Banxia froze for a moment, then curled her lips into a smile. Her tone was light and casual as she said, "Yan Ting, let me tell you something serious too. I think it’s better if you don’t like me. What if one day I disappear from this world? How would you deal with that? Wouldn’t it absolutely break your heart?"

This time, it was Yan Ting’s turn to be stunned.

What nonsense was this woman spouting? She was actually cursing herself with an early death. Yan Ting had never felt this irritable before in his entire life.

Once again, he yanked the woman in front of him and, with a hoarse voice, spat out, "Lin Banxia, if you don’t like me, just say it outright. Don’t string me along, got it?"

Listening to the man’s words, Lin Banxia’s heart filled with sorrow and bitterness. The things she had said just now weren’t jokes; they were her true feelings.

She was genuinely afraid—afraid that three years from now, she might die, leaving Yan Ting behind to carry the weight of his feelings for her. How painful would that be?

Better a short pain than a long one. So why not...

Lin Banxia was about to speak again when the man’s domineering lips came crashing down.

Sealing off any sound she might make.

That little mouth of hers was too disobedient, saying things he didn’t want to hear. So he chose not to hear another single word.

Lin Banxia’s mind went blank once again. Her earlier clarity and rationality had long been thrown into disarray by the man, leaving only his overbearing, merciless kiss.

She didn’t even know how much time had passed, but Lin Banxia felt as if she could barely breathe before the man finally released her.

Yet his thin lips still lingered, brushing against hers. "Say it. Say you love me!"

Lin Banxia was so exasperated by him that she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"I won’t!" Lin Banxia’s little mouth pouted stubbornly.

This man was as domineering as an emperor. Why on earth should she obey him?

She wasn’t his little pet puppy.

"Say it once, and I’ll grant you one condition." The man coaxed and tempted her, his low, magnetic voice carrying an almost spellbinding allure.

Lin Banxia was about to stick to her usual resolve, but the moment she heard "a condition," her beautiful eyes sparkled mischievously.

"Really?" She smiled playfully, tilting her lips upward as though she didn’t quite believe him.

"Really!" At this moment, the man, entranced by some unknown force, just wanted to hear her say those three words.