"Lin Hai, can you please not be mad at me, isn't my apology good enough?"

Queen Qi hastily added with anxiety upon seeing Lin Hai not speaking.

"Uhh..." Lin Hai was at a loss for words, how could you be so direct about liking me?

Before Lin Hai could say anything, Queen Qi seemed to unleash a long-held torrent of words from the depths of her heart in a rapid succession.

"Even though our relationship didn't make any substantial progress in the past, we did have a pure romance," said Queen Qi, bashfully batting her adorable eyelashes.

Sh*t, when did we ever have a pure romance?

Lin Hai's eyes bulged, confused. Sure, there had been jokes before, but... how did they end up here?

"Lin Hai, will you forgive me, please?" Seeing Lin Hai's silence, Queen Qi asked tentatively, uncertain of his feelings.

"Uh, Qi, I was never mad at you, truly," Lin Hai said.

"So you agree?" Queen Qi asked, elated.

"Huh? Agree to what?" Lin Hai bulged his eyes out.

At his words, Queen Qi's face changed instantly.

"We agreed to grow old together, yet you stealthily slipped away," Queen Qi's resentful gaze could shatter any man's heart.

"..." Sh*t, what does 'stealthily slipped away' even mean?

Lin Hai had no answer to that, staying silent without comment.

Queen Qi got angry. Back when she was in the police force, countless rookie cops would've killed just to drink her foot water. But with him, she felt hesitance, as if he was acting aggrieved.

Suddenly standing up, her beautiful and fierce almond-shaped eyes glared at Lin Hai. She then realized that it was her own explosive temper that had caused their fallout, and she was about to make the same mistake again.

Opening her mouth, Queen Qi swallowed back the words she was about to hurl at him.

Taking a deep breath, her expression softened dramatically, as if she had become someone else, she tenderly said, "Beast, I know this is a bit sudden, and you might not be able to accept it all at once, but it's okay, just think about it, and don't be shocked. I'll wait for your answer, okay?"

"Ptui!" Lin Hai almost choked on the water he was drinking, nearly collapsing in shock, staring at Queen Qi.

"Beast? What the heck, are you talking about me?"

Queen Qi kept batting her seductive eyelashes and nodded.

"Holy sh*t, when did I ever have anything to do with 'Beast'?" Lin Hai was left speechless, the unexpected nickname was too sudden, he had no mental preparation for it at all.

Queen Qi turned her head and smiled coquettishly, her charm radiant as ever, then with a feigned gentle tone explained, "I used to call you Beast Lin, and I felt that it was quite harsh on you, considering a man's dignity. I think Beast Lin suits you better, sounds quite cute when you think about it."

Lin Hai felt terrible, his whole body breaking out into goosebumps, sh*t, it's even worse than being called Beast Lin.

"Cough cough, Qi, just keep calling me Lin Hai, oh, or Beast Lin is fine too, I won't get mad."

"That won't do, from now on you'll be my Beast Lin, the adorably cute kind." Queen Qi said coquettishly.

Lin Hai almost choked to death on his own breath.

What a ridiculous nickname, Beast Lin, it made people think of something bizarre like a "model gate," and although his legs were indeed quite long and could compare to those of a "model,"... he still couldn't accept it at all.

"Qi, please, stop messing around."

Lin Hai was totally speechless, just imagining meeting her and hearing her directly calling out "Hey, Beast Lin," followed by countless strange looks from people around him, damn, it gave him the shivers.

Queen Qi glared, unable to restrain herself any longer. Your lady has tried to amuse you three times over, even making a cute face, yet in your eyes, it seems like I've gone off my meds.

"Hmph, you dead Beast, what on earth do you want? I've apologized, acted cute, and pleaded humbly, what more do you want? Let me tell you, this Queen has dignity too, believe it or not, I can blow you away in a minute!"

Lin Hai stumbled almost falling down, was this change in attitude too sudden? One moment she was the picture of a "gentle and demure lady," and the next, she turned into a "freaking brute ready to kill if disobeyed."

Before he could say anything else, he suddenly saw Queen Qi pouting with tears swirling in her eyes.

"Qi, don't cry, what's happening now?"

Lin Hai was completely at a loss, realizing that women can be frightfully irrational, never considering whether others can handle it or not.

"I just wanted to make you happy, I've really tried my best, why won't you accept me, am I really that worthless in your eyes?" After saying that, Queen Qi's tears gushed forth.

Lin Hai's lips puckered, a bit perplexed. He hastily extended his hands, to hold her or not—it was awkward either way. His face, tangled in hesitation and awkwardness, twisted like a distressed chrysanthemum as he explained in panic: "Don't cry, Qi, I hate seeing women cry, you, you, oh boy, I didn't say I wouldn't agree."

The moment those words left his mouth, Lin Hai realized it was bad news.

Sure enough, Queen Qi immediately switched from tears to laughter, wiping away her cute little tear drops seriously and asking, "Really? That's great, I knew my Beast Lin was the best."

"... why do I feel like you're calling a pet..." Lin Hai desperately wanted to find a crack to crawl into and never come out again.

Queen Qi didn't care about any of that, enthusiastically wrapping her arms around Lin Hai's head and planting a big kiss on his face.

"Ouch, Qi, go easy, your bosom is too big, it's suffocating me."

With a loud pop, Queen Qi turned away, satisfied and smiling, ready to leave.

Lin Hai took a deep breath of fresh air, relieved to have finally sent Queen Qi away, feeling as if a huge burden was lifted.

At the villa's gate, Queen Qi seemed to remember something she had forgotten, turned around with a smile, and said to Lin Hai: "Dear Beast Lin, I'll go and apply for a surveillance residence permit, and I'll be able to move back in the afternoon, wait for me."

After that, Queen Qi nonchalantly placed a hand over her provocative red lips, kissed it, tossed Lin Hai a flying kiss, and even winked before she left.

Lin Hai instantly felt as if his world had collapsed, sh*t, this was dreadful news, how was he supposed to live?

After Queen Qi left, just as Lin Hai was about to get up for a cup of tea to calm his nerves,

Up on the second floor, Ouyang Xiaoya appeared at some point, her smile radiant but her eyes cold and sharp as a sword. Lin Hai's face immediately fell, and he started shaking uncontrollably, his face so distressed it looked like it could start dripping with worry.

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