Chapter 212: A Beauty That Could Bring Down Nations

I hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly.

Poor Gong Jian… Honest to goodness, I… I think you and Lin Yin were a good match! I… I really didn’t mean to do this on purpose…

A moment later, Lin Yin also let out a startled “Ah!” Glancing down at her own body to confirm they had swapped back, she abruptly pushed herself off Lü Yang, scrambled away, grabbed the sheet to cover herself, and then began to cry while shoving Lü Yang vigorously to get him out of the room.

Lü Yang got off the bed reluctantly, picked up his pants, left the bedroom — closing the door softly after him — and headed to the bathroom to clean himself up.

The feeling of her tight clamping remained… Truly, doing that with a woman was fantastic. If it felt this amazing from behind, he could only imagine how incredible it would be from the front.

He really should settle things with Yi Ya sooner. Then they could have some fun several times a day… Uh-uh-uh… No, bad thoughts…

Better yet, save Yi Yi first. Then he could enjoy himself with both sisters several times a day…

With three people, they could try far more positions…

Doing it one after another, piled up, stacked together…

No good, he was hard again!

Dammit! It felt really good to be a man again!

Do it! Do it! Do it!

…

Once cleaned, Lü Yang returned to his familiar Worn-out Sofa and sat down. Strength filled him once more — a man’s strength! Only after losing it had he realized how vital that strength was to him.

If he had this body back when dealing with those four thugs at the restaurant in Lexing City, he wouldn’t have wasted Eerie Points on that Eerie Card. Being a woman? Ha! The only benefit seemed to be the eye-candy in the bathroom — nice to look at, but forbidden to touch, causing nothing but unnecessary nosebleeds. Useless otherwise.

Several minutes later, Lin Yin finally emerged from the bedroom. Her eyes were red and swollen, like overripe peaches from crying. Lü Yang was impressed; he’d only been in her body for less than two minutes, yet she’d managed to cry this much.

While Lü Yang felt fantastic having his body back, Lin Yin felt a huge sense of loss returning to hers. Sure, she was prettier now than before, but she lacked that raw strength, and her future with Liu Hui looked impossible… Plus, her mother was sick, she’d inexplicably lost her virginity to Lü Yang, and he showed no sign of taking responsibility.

Each problem piled on top of another, driving her to feel utterly heartbroken. Her crying fit wasn’t surprising.

After leaving the bedroom, Lin Yin cast a resentful glance at Lü Yang before heading straight for the front door. All she felt now was a sticky wetness between her legs and an overwhelming sense of violation. She had no idea Lü Yang had deliberately tried to protect her body, leaving her untouched. He’d simply exploited a back door in the packaging to complete the ritual.

Lü Yang quickly caught up and grabbed her arm. “Yinyin, I’ll take you to the hospital.”

“I don’t want you to!” Lin Yin snapped, voice loud, but she didn’t push his hand away. Instead, she burst into tears again, weeping beautifully like pear blossoms drenched in rain — that lethal kind of beauty that kills without bloodshed.

Admittedly, a beauty enhanced by the Mysterious Domain was definitely the kind that could bring down nations. Seeing a woman weep like this would melt anyone’s heart, Lü Yang included. He found it hard to resist her charm right now.

Lin Yin’s tears and resentment towards Lü Yang stemmed directly from the fact that her body, kept pure and chaste for nearly nineteen years, had been so casually ruined by him!

“Please let me take you. I just won’t feel comfortable letting you out by yourself, looking like this.” Lü Yang ignored her protest. He stuffed his wallet, bank cards, and essentials into his pockets, locked the door behind them, and followed Lin Yin down the stairs.

Lin Yin walked silently with her head down, clearly in terrible spirits. Lü Yang worried she might do something rash — that’s why he insisted on seeing her safely to the hospital. After all, he was responsible for putting her in this state.

Even if he hadn’t technically taken her virginity, being violated from behind by a man was still deeply traumatic for a girl who’d kept herself pure and untouched.

“This whole mess is my fault. If there’s anything you need me to do for you in the future, just ask. If it’s possible for me, I’ll do it without hesitation. If it’s beyond me, I’ll do everything in my power to make it happen,” Lü Yang said lowly as they walked towards the exit of the Residential Area.

It was the solemn promise of a man. If he said it, he meant it; he’d walk through fire for her if demanded.

Not out of love, but out of duty.

He wasn’t the type to shirk responsibility — ever.

Hell, even just for Gong Jian’s sake, he couldn’t abandon Lin Yin.

Lin Yin remained silent. Between what had just happened, what Lü Yang had done to her, and the fear for her mother, she was clearly overwhelmed and confused.

Not understanding the specifics, she didn’t know Lü Yang had used the back entrance. Lü Yang, thinking she could feel it and not wanting to bring up such an awkward topic, hadn’t clarified… So in Lin Yin’s mind, Lü Yang was the man who took her first time.

As they walked out of the Residential Area, Lin Yin became acutely aware of how differently people reacted to her now…

The number of heads turning was overwhelming, leaving her flustered.

Thankfully, Lü Yang stood beside her like a Big Block, deterring those drooling fools and the guy who bumped into a tree from outright approaching her.

Lü Yang hailed a taxi parked along the street. Opening the back door for Lin Yin, he made to take the passenger seat. Lin Yin tugged at his shirt, indicating she wanted him to sit beside her in the back. Lü Yang nodded and joined her.

The driver, a thirty-something man, couldn’t take his eyes off Lin Yin from the moment she slid in. Spotting the tall, burly Lü Yang beside her, he quickly straightened up, gave Lü Yang a nod and a sheepish smile meant as an apology for his gawking.

Lü Yang wasn’t surprised. He’d experienced this firsthand while he was in Lin Yin’s body during those past few days. The current Lin Yin was terrifyingly beautiful — more so than even Yi Ya. She was disaster-on-legs gorgeous. Not just any man, even Lü Yang himself felt dizzy from seeing her.

Fortunately, Lü Yang had spent his time in her body studying her carefully in the mirror — stark naked, examining every pore, every … crevice … multiple times. That gave him some small immunity to her nation-toppling looks now.

He couldn’t deny that having a disaster-level beauty like her beside him felt amazing, particularly under the constant stares of passersby. It was a source of pride.

Once the taxi started moving, Lin Yin gave the driver the hospital address in a strained voice, urging him to drive quickly. Then she leaned against her window, radiating deep sadness. Soon, she was crying again, trembling violently with each sob.

The driver kept sneaking glances at her through the rearview mirror, clearly wrenched by the sight of such a beautiful girl crying so hard. But every time his eyes met Lü Yang’s gaze, he spun back around, instantly cowed.

Lü Yang could easily imagine what the driver was probably thinking — something like ‘why do dogs always get the best meat’. He’d be silently cursing Lü Yang to feel better about himself.

Was Lü Yang a dog? Well… no. And he hadn’t taken her front door either; he’d settled for the back alley. Looking at Lin Yin’s breathtaking form next to him — a body he knew intimately well — stirred incredibly complex feelings inside him. Despite countless frustrations her actions had caused him, he had lived within that soft, vulnerable frame for days. He felt a strange, profound attachment to that body — an attachment impossible for anyone who hadn’t experienced it to truly understand.

Like a house where you lived, a car you treasured, a dog or cat you raised… if you eventually handed them over to someone, weren’t you bound to still care? Only here, it was about a body, something far more personal than a house, car, or pet.

To an individual, owning your own body meant everything.

Compared to Lü Yang’s feelings, Lin Yin’s emotional bond to Lü Yang’s tough, rugged form ran even deeper. Much deeper. Living inside that powerful frame had allowed her to experience Liu Hui’s unexpected, passionate love, bask in a life of impossible luxury she’d only dreamed of… It had even sparked unexplainable tender feelings within her towards Liu Hui…

Compared to her own delicate, weak body, the overwhelming sense of strength Lü Yang possessed — the raw confidence that power bestowed — was something Lin Yin desperately longed to feel again. Her longing for his body far surpassed his nostalgic fondness for hers.

If it hadn’t been for her parents waiting at the hospital, Lin Yin honestly wouldn’t have wanted to give Lü Yang’s body back.

“Yinyin, don’t cry. However hard it gets, I will face it with you. I will make things right for my wrong against you — I promise that to the very end!” Seeing Lin Yin weeping harder and seeming lost, Lü Yang leaned closer to comfort her.

Lin Yin finally raised her teary gaze to meet his eyes.

Right now she felt helpless, scared, adrift and utterly defeated…

Seeing him still beside her, hearing these words he spoke, eased her helplessness, fear, lost feeling and defeat.

Then, an idea popped into her head — startling even herself… Since the deed was already done — since he had taken her first time — why not… why not hold him to that promise of ‘making things right until the very end’?

‘Making things right until the very end’ were his exact words. He’d sworn: what he could do, he would do without hesitation; what he couldn’t, he’d give his absolute best effort. Holding him responsible for her— wouldn’t that be something he could do? Wouldn’t that be part of his ‘without hesitation’ promise?

If she got involved with him… maybe she’d still have a shot with Liu Hui after all…

Wait — no… if she hooked up with him, how could she also hook up with Liu Hui?

So confusing! So tangled!

The taxi suddenly swerved as it pushed through a yellow light at an intersection. Lin Yin, weeping helplessly, was thrown sideways right into Lü Yang by the force of inertia. Lü Yang reflexively wrapped an arm around her shoulder. Once the taxi straightened out on the road again, Lin Yin didn’t move away. She just slumped against his shoulder and kept crying sorrowfully into his jacket.