After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future

A platinum, exquisite diamond necklace.

Carats is the dividing line for diamond size; once it equals or exceeds it, it's commonly known as a pigeon egg.

Tian Xi was dazed, her eyes fixated; girls have a natural lack of resistance toward shiny things.

But a remaining sense of reason told her,

This gift was too valuable to accept.

"Let me help you put it on." Lu Liang chuckled softly.

In his view, Tian Xi agreeing to the date already indicated her attitude; it was just feminine pretension at play.

He took out the necklace, lifted her hair at the back of her neck, and a fragrance unique to young girls suddenly filled his nostrils.

A subtle scent, not overpowering, without the cloying sensation of heavy makeup.

Lu Liang had smelled it on many girls, the prettier they were, the more pleasant the fragrance, and vice versa.

Warm fingers brushed across the neck, along with the necklace's cold touch, causing Tian Xi's body to tremble involuntarily.

Her face tensed, hands tightly clenching her dress hem, a blush silently creeping from her ears to her cheeks.

"Seems like it wasn't a wrong purchase, it suits you well." Lu Liang attentively straightened the necklace and observed its overall look.

Skin like condensed cream, face as if dyed with red, the unique shy demeanor of a girl made him want immortality.

"Though the flowers are similar year after year, people differ with each passing year."

He wouldn't always be young, but there would always be young people.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Tian Xi blushed, suddenly stood up but accidentally knocked over the dishes on the table.

The dishes fell to the ground, fortunately landing on a soft carpet, only resulting in a few soft thuds.

She hurriedly picked them up, quickly bowing in apology, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I didn't mean to."

Lu Liang was speechless, helped pick up the dishes from the floor, and laughed, "Where were you planning to go?"

"I wanted to go to the bathroom." Tian Xi responded softly.

"To the left, keep going."

Upon hearing Lu Liang's words, Tian Xi lowered her head, wanting to flee the restaurant, and accidentally bumped into a coffee table while passing through the living room.

The thud attracted Lu Liang's attention, he turned to look and was amused, "Are you okay?"

Tian Xi held her knee, wincing in pain, but seeing Lu Liang watching the drama unfold without a word of comfort.

She felt aggrieved again, suddenly like a child, sat on the floor hugging her knees, silently shedding tears.

Lu Liang chuckled, slowly walked to her, without a word, suddenly picked her up and headed to the bedroom.

In the long night, there was no rush; they had ample time to chat about romance and nature.

Have a drink, admire the scenery, talk a little; when the feelings deepen, everything just falls into place.

But perhaps due to the disparity in status, Tian Xi remained unable to relax and was quite restrained.

At this moment, as a man, Lu Liang found it necessary to help her ease the tension.

He remembered reading once that there are no shortcuts to a man's heart; only the woman that stands by him through storms and hardships and walks hand-in-hand through countless years can reach the deepest part of his heart.

However, it's different with women; perhaps the mindset differs, there exists a unique shortcut to enter their hearts.

No matter how unfamiliar the two individuals are, once they share a night's sleep and see each other naked, the nervous emotion would immediately fade by ninety percent.

Tian Xi also realized what would happen next, she shut her eyes tightly, arms wrapping unconsciously around Lu Liang's neck.

Suddenly she was gently placed on the bed, and a waft of male scent immediately enveloped her.

She felt Lu Liang was very close to her, his breath fell on her face like ants crawling.

Tian Xi mustered the courage and nervously asked softly, "Can you turn off the lights?"

The room was very bright; her vision was excellent; she had secretly opened her eyes a moment ago, saw Lu Liang's faint stubble on his chin, and noticed the bedroom's curtains weren't closed.

Although she was in a hotel on the highest floor of Modu's tallest building, outside was only a sky full of stars without matching skyscrapers on the level.

But the psychological barrier wasn't so easily overcome.

"If I turn off the lights, I won't see you clearly."

"Can't it be less bright...?"

Tian Xi, full of grievance, wanted to argue a little more, yet suddenly had her mouth stopped.

A neat row of teeth became pointless and was effortlessly breached by Lu Liang.

As they embraced, Tian Xi's pale blue dress was gradually removed.

Soon, she was as bare as the day she was born 21 years ago.

With a slender figure, full bosom, slender waist, and skin like snow, Heaven seemed particularly kind to this girl.

Lu Liang held her and knew the truth...

Two hours left until the clock strikes midnight.

If they were a normal young couple out on a date, they'd probably just be at the movie-watching stage by now, and whether the girl would return home tonight would still be uncertain.

But the two of them in the hotel of Modu's tallest building had already concluded an intense battle.

"Hey, do you think I'm a particularly easy girl?" Tian Xi's eyes were dreamy as she lay on Lu Liang's chest, her cheeks still tinged with a blush.

All her life, the women elders she encountered told her that the most important thing for a girl was modesty and self-respect.

She had held onto that for many years.

But it was all abandoned in just a few days.

Just now, that piercing pain made her awaken suddenly, but it was already too late.

"Why do you think of yourself like that?"

Lu Liang held her delicate hand, kissed the back of it, and said softly, "You just met the right person at the right time."

"Fate is something that some people wait a lifetime for, if you encounter it, you must not miss it."

Whether Tian Xi was an easy girl, Lu Liang, being directly involved, had the absolute right to voice an opinion.

If she were, they wouldn't be squeezing on the less than 1.5-meter wide side of the bed now.

The hotel room was large, the bed even bigger, roughly three meters by three meters, but Lu Liang didn't expect.

The main thing is, Tian Xi was already 21 this year, graduated from the Shanghai Drama Academy, and had been in the entertainment industry for two years.

So, he chose the center of the bed as the battlefield, leaving behind some unerasable marks on the bed.

There was his, and also Tian Xi's.

But they were both clean freaks and unanimously chose the clean other half as the resting area.

Tian Xi rolled her eyes, reverting to her sarcastic nature and said with a mocking tone, "You speak so nicely, how many naive little girls did you deceive to gain such skills?"

"Actually, it's not too many, including you there should be four, five, six, or seven." Lu Liang said earnestly, after some thought.

Tian Xi gritted her teeth, viciously biting Lu Liang's chin and threatening, "Is it five or six? Or seven or eight? Am I the last one?"

She didn't care which number she was; she only cared if she was Lu Liang's last.

"For now, you should be the last," Lu Liang smiled, her intent was easy to guess.

Girls who knew about his status, if still asking such silly questions, most of the time weren't overestimating themselves, they just wanted an attitude.

This attitude was trivial, they wanted it, so you give it to them, and after leaving the room, he wouldn't acknowledge them; it wasn't the first time Lu Liang had done such a thing.

"Hmph, I don't believe you."

Tian Xi pouted, looking smug, but the slight rise at the corner of her mouth betrayed her inner joy.

After a moment of tenderness, they had both regained their energy, and Tian Xi was bored, complaining, "I'm so bored, what do we do?"

"Then let's go out for a walk," said Lu Liang, exasperated, suddenly slapping Tian Xi's exposed thigh.

A crisp sound echoed as three bright red finger marks appeared on her snowy white thigh, and Tian Xi grimaced in pain, "What did you do that for?"

"If you're bored and want to go out, just say so."

Lu Liang lifted the covers with a sigh, where his calf lay, several leg hairs had been plucked around it.

This little rascal had been using her toes to pluck his leg hairs for fun, as if it were a pastime to pass the time.

Tian Xi stuck out her tongue, smiling sheepishly, "Oh, don't be mad, I thought you didn't feel it, if it hurts, you should tell me."

"Try it and see if it hurts."

"Sorry, I don't have any, they're all gone."

Tian Xi proudly lifted her leg, flaunting her fair and flawless beautiful leg, she raised an eyebrow, "Look at this leg, so straight, so beautiful, wanna have a taste?"

"Taste your big head ghost..."

Before Lu Liang could finish, Tian Xi suddenly curled up on the bed, rolling in pain, no surprise, she must've moved too much and strained a new tear.

She winced, indignant, "If I get the chance, in the next life, I must be a man."

Lu Liang couldn't help but laugh, "Pack up, let's go."

"Still have to pack? Where to? Is it far?" Tian Xi tilted her head, looking up in confusion; she thought Lu Liang's walk was just around Modu.

"You coming or not?" Lu Liang wasn't in the mood to explain.

Before the 13th, he indeed didn't have much to do, logically he should give himself a short vacation, but there were lots of matters to prepare for afterward.

Although Hilt advised him to be careful recently, best to stay in Eastern Continent to avoid accidents, it wasn't reasonable for Lu Liang to do nothing because of this.

This time going out, he wanted to prepare some countermeasures while handling business.

It's just money, it's not like he's the only one with it.

A few lousy fund managers, who knows if the available funds they can use are more than a fraction of his.

They really take themselves seriously.