5: Chapter 5 Du Aoting is back again

Du Aoting arrived quickly, following Jiang Li upstairs almost immediately.

Compared to the morning, she had changed her outfit.

The wrinkled yoga pants from the afternoon had been replaced by a tight black skirt. She wore a loose white shirt with only the third button fastened, revealing a large expanse of smooth, fair skin beneath her collarbone.

She carried two plastic bags in her left hand, her mouth slightly open as she panted, a fine layer of sweat beading on her forehead.

"I ran here. You weren't getting impatient, were you?" Jiang Li pushed the door open and turned sideways to let her in.

"Tch, I was just worried you'd be impatient, okay?" Du Aoting kicked off her high heels, turned, and shot Jiang Li a flirtatious wink.

Jiang Li changed into his slippers and walked over, peering into the bags.

Grilled chives, grilled lamb kidneys, grilled oysters... they were all fucking aphrodisiacs.

The most ridiculous part was a small square box of pills pressed to the very bottom of the bag.

His mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"Wait, what is this supposed to mean?" Jiang Li fished the box out of the bag and waved it in front of Du Aoting. "Are you trying to kill me today?"

Du Aoting wasn't embarrassed in the slightest. Instead, she stepped closer, a mischievous glint in her large, blinking eyes.

"What's the matter? No confidence in yourself?"

Jiang Li was momentarily speechless.

To be honest, under normal circumstances, Du Aoting would never agree to do something like this with a man she didn't know, no matter how much money was offered. But Jiang Li was different.

For one, he was Chen Lingling's ex-boyfriend. That status alone naturally created an indescribable sense of trust and taboo.

And for another, some things are just like that—once you've had the first time, you're not as resistant afterward.

Du Aoting also had a little scheme in mind: if she served Jiang Li well, maybe that three-thousand-plus yuan in rent could be waived.

"Who says I don't have confidence? I've got plenty!" Jiang Li slapped the box onto the coffee table, stubbornly refusing to back down.

Seeing him trying so hard to save face, Du Aoting let out a laugh.

She didn't bicker with him any further, instead, she headed straight for Jiang Li's bedroom, clearly familiar with the layout.

She had been in this bedroom before and remembered the layout perfectly. She opened the wardrobe, rummaged through it, and pulled out a camisole dress that Chen Lingling had left behind, along with a pair of black silk stockings.

Jiang Li leaned against the bedroom doorframe, watching her change. Chen Lingling's clothes actually fit her quite well.

Jiang Li nodded with satisfaction. Why hadn't he realized how considerate Du Aoting was before? She even knew how to do cosplay to spice things up.

The two spread the grilled chives, lamb kidneys, and oysters out on the coffee table and had a simple late-night snack with two cans of ice-cold beer.

Jiang Li ate a few skewers of lamb kidneys. Finding them quite tasty, he ate a few more.

Du Aoting sat opposite him, her bare feet resting on the arm of the sofa, knees slightly bent. The hem of her skirt failed to cover her thighs, revealing a stretch of fair, smooth skin.

After they finished eating, Jiang Li felt a wave of heat rising within him. He couldn't wait any longer and grabbed Du Aoting's wrist, pulling her toward the bathroom.

"Hey, I haven't finished my jelly drink yet!" Du Aoting said, flustered.

"Hurry up, time is short. Are you worried you won't have anything left to suck later?"

...

The next morning at eleven o'clock, when Jiang Li struggled to open his eyes, he felt completely dazed.

He had a headache, a sore lower back, and weak legs. His entire body felt as if it had been run over by a dump truck...

He rolled over and saw Du Aoting lying on the pillow beside him, one hand propping up her chin while the other held her phone, scrolling through short videos.

A corner of the quilt barely covered her hips, outlining a perfect curve. Her lower legs stretched out from under the covers, dangling in the air. Her ankles were slender, and her toenails were painted cherry red. She looked lively, cute, and full of energy.

"You're awake?" Hearing him stir, Du Aoting turned her head, a look of disdain on her face as if to say, "Why are you only waking up now?"

"I brought you breakfast. It's on the table." She pointed to the soy milk and steamed buns on the nightstand. "Hurry up and transfer the money to me; I need to go pick up a classmate."

Jiang Li shook his groggy head and pushed himself up into a sitting position. He glanced at Du Aoting beside him; she looked refreshed, as if nothing had happened.

A strange sense of imbalance surged within him. This was just too fucking unfair!

To get Jiang Li to perform better, Du Aoting had practically used everything she had, giving it her all. He had only ever seen those moves in pop-up ads on certain websites before; he never expected to experience them in real life. He felt like he had almost died last night.

Yet Du Aoting had recovered so quickly. After just one night's sleep, she was fully recharged and ready to bounce off to pick up her classmate. Where was the justice in that?

"Fine." Jiang Li picked up his phone, opened WeChat, found his chat with Du Aoting, and tapped the screen a couple of times.

"Ding!" A transfer of three thousand yuan went through.

Hearing her phone chime, Du Aoting glanced down and confirmed the receipt.

"That's more like it." She climbed out of bed, wrapped the quilt around Jiang Li, jumped out of bed barefoot, picked up the white shirt from the floor, threw it on, and headed into the bathroom to wash up.

Jiang Li sat on the bed, watching her figure disappear into the bathroom, then looked down at his own waist.

Working out. I absolutely have to start working out. And he specifically needed to work on his kidneys!

After changing, Jiang Li headed straight out. Although his shop was usually empty, he still had to keep an eye on it.

The elevator went down to the first floor. Just as Jiang Li stepped out of the building, he saw a familiar figure.

What a coincidence. He ran into Yuan Yan again?