Once the words were out of her mouth,
Liu Ruyan looked casual, but all her attention had settled on Jiang Che behind her.
She did not truly want to cut ties with him.
She only wanted to hear him say that last night had not been a casual fling.
If Jiang Che asked her to stay, even briefly, or teased her for saying the opposite of what she meant, she could drop her pretense of indifference.
But...
After a brief silence, Jiang Che merely nodded in understanding.
"I understand."
Liu Ruyan's hands froze at her cuffs.
She waited two seconds.
He said nothing more.
Liu Ruyan turned slightly, her cool, beautiful eyes settling on Jiang Che.
"You understand?"
"Miss Liu made herself perfectly clear."
Jiang Che lifted his coffee and took a small sip, his expression gentle.
"We're both adults. Last night was a choice we made together."
"I won't get the wrong idea, much less expect Miss Liu to take responsibility for me."
At that last sentence,
the corner of Liu Ruyan's eye twitched almost imperceptibly.
What did he mean, he wouldn't expect her to take responsibility?
She had said he did not need to feel burdened!
How had that turned, in his mouth, into Liu Ruyan sleeping with him, pulling up her skirt, and denying everything?
Liu Ruyan's chest rose and fell.
The inexplicable irritation inside her surged.
She had thought Jiang Che would see that she was only pretending to be indifferent.
Instead, the heartless bastard had made no attempt to keep her there. He had simply gone along with her words and called last night an ordinary choice between adults!
Liu Ruyan stared at Jiang Che for several seconds.
Yet he looked so open and composed, as though he genuinely respected her decision.
Even if she