108: Chapter 108 Unable to Say It

Leaving aside the exhilarating morning battle within Yinhu Residence.

Let us turn our attention back to the old residential area near Shencheng University.

The morning sunlight filtered through the dust-covered glass window, barely squeezing into the cramped rental apartment.

Lei Lei struggled to open her heavy eyelids, feeling as if an electric drill were frantically churning inside her head.

The intense headache from the hangover made her let out a painful groan.

Her mouth was dry, and her throat felt like she had swallowed a handful of coarse sand, painfully parched.

Lei Lei instinctively tried to raise her hand to massage her temples, only to find her arm being pinned down.

She turned her head, and her vision gradually came into focus.

She saw Chen Nianshu lying by the bedside, still wearing the simple, elegant white cotton-linen dress from last night.

The dress was full of wrinkles, and her long, silky black hair was scattered messily across the bedsheets.

Chen Nianshu was sleeping soundly, her pure and refined face showing deep exhaustion.

There was a fine layer of sweat on her fair forehead; she was clearly exhausted from last night.

Looking at her lover in this state, a warm current immediately surged in Lei Lei's heart.

Although her brain was still a bit foggy, she knew that Chen Nianshu must have taken care of her while she was dead drunk all night.

In this cramped, dilapidated rental apartment, even the air carried a cheap, musty smell.

Yet, the two women lying on the bed at this moment were so beautiful that one couldn't look away.

One had a hot and wild figure; even with a haggard face, she couldn't hide her inherent sexiness.

The other was quiet and elegant, exuding a scholarly aura, like a white lotus blooming in silence.

This extremely strong sense of contrast was particularly striking in this shabby environment.

Lei Lei just wanted to carefully pull her arm out, afraid of waking Chen Nianshu.

But Chen Nianshu was a light sleeper, and this slight movement still woke her up.

She lifted her head groggily and reached out to rub her sore eyes.

"Lei Lei, you're awake. Does your head still hurt?"

Seeing that Lei Lei's eyes were open, Chen Nianshu hurriedly asked with concern.

As she spoke, she picked up a glass of cold water from the bedside table.

"Drink some water first to moisten your throat."

Guided by Chen Nianshu's hand, Lei Lei drank the water in the glass in large gulps until it was finished.

The cold water flowed down her throat into her stomach, finally making her feel a bit more comfortable.

But her mind was now filled only with the crazy plan from last night.

She couldn't spare the time to dwell on her emotions and grabbed Chen Nianshu's wrist.

"Nianshu, what happened last night?"

Lei Lei's bright, beautiful eyes were full of urgency as she stared fixedly at Chen Nianshu.

"Did I manage to get that Zhang Qi drunk? Did you two succeed or not!"

Hearing this, a deep sense of speechlessness appeared on Chen Nianshu's refined face.

She really hadn't expected that Lei Lei's alcohol tolerance would not only be crushed by Zhang Qi, but that she would also suffer such a complete blackout.

She couldn't remember a single thing that happened last night.

"You still have the nerve to ask? Last night, you didn't even drink half of what he did before you were dead drunk."

Chen Nianshu sighed helplessly and reached out to tidy up the messy short hair on Lei Lei's forehead.

"You were slumped on the table, and no matter how I called you, you wouldn't wake up—you were like a pile of mud."

Hearing this, Lei Lei's eyes widened instantly, her face full of disbelief.

"Impossible! Usually, taking down three or four big men at the drinking table is no problem for me!"

She gritted her teeth, looking extremely unconvinced.

"That Zhang Qi looks so refined and gentle, how could he be such a heavy drinker?"

Chen Nianshu gave a bitter smile, her eyes filled with helplessness.

"The fact is, he sat there as steady as Mount Tai, and his expression didn't even change."

"On the contrary, you drank yourself into a state of unconsciousness."

Upon hearing this, Lei Lei slumped against the headboard like a deflated ball.

"Then what happened? What happened after that?"

She was still unwilling to give up and kept grabbing Chen Nianshu's hand, pressing for answers.

"With your alcohol tolerance not up to par, how could I have possibly brought him back alone?"

Chen Nianshu bit her rosy lower lip, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.

"And seeing you that drunk, I really had no choice but to confess everything to him."

"Confessed?!"

Lei Lei exclaimed, her voice rising an octave.

"You told him our entire plan about fake marriage and borrowing a seed?"

Chen Nianshu nodded, her eyes filled with a bit of guilt and unease.

"Yes, I told him everything, including our relationship."

After hearing this, Lei Lei's mind buzzed, and she was completely dumbfounded.

She had thought this was a flawless plan, and for the sake of love, she was even willing to wear a green hat.

In the end, after all that effort, the mission failed before it even started, and she had become the biggest joke.

However, to Chen Nianshu's surprise, Lei Lei didn't lose her temper over this.

She just slumped there, grabbing her own hair, looking extremely frustrated.

"It's all my fault, it's all because I'm so useless!"

Lei Lei's eyes turned red, and her voice was filled with deep self-reproach.

"If I had been able to drink him under the table, things wouldn't have ended up like this."

"Now the whole plan has gone down the drain; how are we going to explain this to your father?"

Seeing her lover in such a state of pain and self-reproach, Chen Nianshu felt a pang of heartache.

She hurriedly reached out, pulled Lei Lei into her arms, and gently patted her back to comfort her.

"Lei Lei, don't be like this. How could this be your fault?"

Chen Nianshu's voice was very soft and gentle, carrying a sense of reassurance.

"Actually, I didn't want to lie to him in the first place; confessing actually makes me feel much more at ease."

"At worst, we can think of other ways; we will always find a way to get through this difficulty."

Lei Lei leaned on Chen Nianshu's shoulder, remaining silent for a long time.

In the cramped rental apartment, only the sound of their slightly heavy breathing remained.

The two embraced tightly, both worrying about the old father's obsession, which felt like a mountain.

I don't know how much time passed, but Lei Lei suddenly broke free from Chen Nianshu's embrace.

A look of extreme determination flashed across her bright, beautiful face.

She gritted her teeth hard, as if she had made a major decision.

"Nianshu, since the soft approach doesn't work, let's go with the hard one!"

Lei Lei stared into Chen Nianshu's eyes, her tone filled with a desperate, burn-the-bridges kind of determination.

"If he doesn't want to get married, then we'll give him money and hire him to act!"

Chen Nianshu was stunned upon hearing this, unable to react for a moment.

"Give him money? Hire him to act?"

Lei Lei nodded heavily, her eyes becoming even brighter.

"Yes, other men have to pay a high bride price to marry a wife."

"We'll do the opposite; we'll pay him a bride price and spend money to buy his cooperation!"

The more Lei Lei talked, the more she felt this method was feasible, and she became quite excited.

"As long as we pay enough, I don't believe he won't be tempted."

"Anyway, you two were together before, so his cooperation will surely be more natural."

Chen Nianshu looked at Lei Lei, who was full of energy, opened her mouth, but didn't know how to respond.

Lei Lei didn't notice the strange look on Chen Nianshu's face at all and started calculating her own savings.

"I've been working as a private tutor for the past few years and have saved about over a hundred thousand."

She counted with her fingers, calculating the accounts seriously.

"This money is definitely not enough; I'll find a way to take out loans on various platforms."

"If that doesn't work, I'll take on a few more VIP private tutoring sessions."

Lei Lei gritted her teeth, her eyes full of determination to go all out for love.

"No matter what, I will find a way to scrape together three hundred thousand for you!"

"I don't believe that if we throw three hundred thousand at him, he won't agree to cooperate and act out this play with us!"

Three hundred thousand, for ordinary workers like them struggling in Shenzhen.

This was definitely a huge sum that would require every ounce of their effort to come up with.

The fact that Lei Lei could make such a big decision showed just how deep her feelings for Chen Nianshu were.

She would rather take on a mountain of debt herself than fail to help her lover fulfill this wish.

Chen Nianshu sat beside her, listening to Lei Lei's confident plan.

Her heart was naturally overwhelmed with emotion, and her eyes were a bit moist.

But while she was touched, her feelings at this moment were more of a deep helplessness.

On Chen Nianshu's pure and refined face, a bitter smile couldn't help but appear.

She looked at her lover before her, who was ready to work desperately for a three-hundred-thousand bride price.

She opened her mouth, wanting to tell her about what she had seen last night.

But the words reached her lips and she just couldn't say them.

How was she supposed to tell Lei Lei?

How could she tell her that the man they were plotting to hire for three hundred thousand to act in a play...

...was the one who had driven them back last night in a top-tier rolls-royce phantom worth over ten million?

She couldn't bear to crush her lover's spirit; she really couldn't bring herself to say it!