Imprisoning the Black Moonlight

"I don't want to hear it!" The girl coldly pulled her hand away. "I admit I was attracted by the high salary you offered, but I thought you were a rich kid with too much money. Since everyone works hard to earn money, I can't cheat an honest person. I'll transfer your money back to you. I'm unilaterally terminating our verbal employment relationship!"

After she finished speaking, she stood up, picked up her bag, and tried to leave.

"The moon... the moon..." The man was on the verge of collapse, ignoring everything else, he hugged her from behind, "You don't want me anymore? Why? What sins have I committed to deserve being abandoned by you again and again? Just kill me already, stop torturing me like this..."

Yao Gongyue's heart clenched, a twisting pain that was real and tangible, so intense that cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

"I'm not the moon, you've mistaken me for someone else. We've only known each other for two days. The person you're looking for isn't me!"

"I'm not blind, I know who I'm looking for!"

"I don't want to hear it!" Yao Gongyue pushed him away. "Who you want to find is none of my business. I'm feeling very unwell right now and want to go back to school. Please let me go!"

Nuohan loosened his grip slightly, his handsome brows furrowing. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I'll take you to the hospital!"

"No need. I'll go back myself!" She stubbornly pushed the man away and walked out.

"Ugh~, what are you doing?" Suddenly, an iron hand covered her waist, picked her up, and walked straight outside.

"I'm not going to let you leave angry. Come with me to the hospital!"

Damin saw Nuohan carrying someone out of the restaurant in broad daylight, and she kicked the back of the chair in front of her twice in anger, shouting, "Idiot, complete idiot!"

The man shoved Yao Gongyue into the passenger seat, then turned around, hailed a taxi, and took all the gifts he had given to Damin from the trunk into the taxi. "Damin, I'm sorry. Yueyue isn't feeling well, I need to take her to the hospital. The taxi is ready, and I've already paid. Go home by yourself!"

Damin felt humiliated and resentful, but she was helpless and got into a taxi and left in tears.

Nuohan sped all the way to the hospital, where the person underwent a full-body checkup. Only after hearing the doctor say that everything was fine did he feel relieved.

At this point, Yao Gongyue could no longer pretend to be stupid.

"After going through all this trouble, you just want to pursue me? Was it You Lili who gave you this idea?" After a long silence, Yao Gongyue finally spoke as the car pulled up to a secluded corner by the river.

"Hmm!" Half of the man's face was hidden in the darkness. Outside, the river flowed quietly, and in the distance, a bustling street was illuminated by neon lights. His silence and repression seemed out of place in this city.

He seemed to belong to a life devoid of prosperity, like a wild beast roaming the night alone. Loneliness was his ultimate destiny, yet the desolation and loneliness emanating from him were as alluring as a deadly poison.

His arm, draped over the window, was bulging with veins, and his calloused fingers held a cigarette, taking occasional puffs to suppress the pain in his chest.

"Am I out of luck again? I'm always so stupid, I'll never be able to get close to you, right?"

Yao Gongyue looked at him, pursed her lips, and said, "Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else? I've never seen you before, and my name isn't Yue Liang!"

"I didn't mistake you for someone else!" The man took a drag of his cigarette, unsure of what to say. "I've known you for a long time, and I've liked you. It's just that you don't know me, but I think it's fine that way!"

Even if we don't know each other, at least you won't dislike me!

Yao Gongyue wasn't unfamiliar with being secretly admired by boys, so she didn't show much shock at what the man said. On the contrary, she had a feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on.

Her slender white fingers hooked around her skirt. "It's a bit cold, I want to go back!"

"Okay!" The man stubbed out his cigarette, said nothing, and drove the car to the dormitory building.

"Goodbye!" She got out of the car, waved to the man, and headed upstairs.

"Moon!" The man caught up in two steps. "Can I come back to you again?"

"What do you want from me?"

"I feel anxious when I can't see you!"

"Pfft!" Yao Gongyue couldn't help but laugh out loud, giving him a playful glare. "No way!"

Nuohan didn't say anything more, just watched her back as she disappeared into the corridor.

******

"Baby, how was it? Did you spark any romance with that amazing guy?"

As soon as she entered the dormitory, Yu Lili was so excited that her face mask fell off, and she quickly caught up with him to ask about the progress.

"Are you sick?" Yao Gongyue pinched You Lili hard. "What kind of terrible ideas did you give him? It's not easy for him to earn money, and you're bullying an honest person. Aren't you afraid of getting retribution?"

"Wha...what happened? He confessed so quickly?" Yuli couldn't believe it. She hadn't even kept it a secret for a day. She clapped her hands. "Oh dear, how could he confess? All that planning I did for him was for nothing!"

"Alright, alright!" Yao Gongyue rolled her eyes at her. "Nuohan introduced me to one of his fellow villagers today. The girl said that he doesn't earn money easily; it's all hard-earned money. Even if we're looking for a sucker, we can't cheat good people. We'll be struck by lightning! Some money can be earned, and some money can't!"

"I know, I know. I only did it because he genuinely likes you, has good character, and is handsome. He's a good match for you. Since you don't want to, then forget it!"

Yao Gongyue didn't say anything more. She changed into her pajamas, washed up, put on a face mask, and lay down on the bed.

With only a month left until the exam, and unlike in China, there are no private lessons here, so there's basically no chance of passing.

Those who can come to study here are either rich or noble; students from ordinary families like her are rare.

A teacher's private lessons cost $300 per session. In addition to physical education classes, there are also professional courses, and you also need to hire a teacher to choreograph the final exam piece. All of these cost money. Not to mention, hiring stage designers, lighting, props, a symphony orchestra, etc., all of which require real money.

I suddenly regretted returning the money.

"Sigh! I never imagined that in the end, what would stop me from getting rich would be morality! Even fairies can't stand the stench of money, what am I going to do?"

"Why don't you cling to the readily available thighs and come here sighing and complaining? Morality? Do you even have that? You talk such high and mighty things, but aren't you just afraid of being entangled with men and not being able to get rid of them, and you don't want to take responsibility? You scumbag!"

"I'm a scumbag? You Dazhuang, you explain yourself clearly, who did I scumbag?" Yao Gongyue threw the soft cushion she was using to support her waist at You Lili.

"Nuohan seems like a reliable man, and he's deeply in love with you. You already agreed to his proposal, and then you went back on your word at the last minute. Isn't that just being a jerk?"

"Screw you, get out!" Yao Gongyue irritably ripped off her face mask, quickly finished her skincare routine, and pulled the covers over her head to sleep.

In the middle of the night, a strong wind blew, and a heavy rain was about to fall.

Yuli was awakened by the thunder and realized that the window was not closed, so she quickly ran downstairs to close it.

A crimson lightning bolt tore through the darkness, and a fierce wind howled. Beside a black SUV that flashed past downstairs, stood a tall, forlorn man, the cigarette between his fingers glowing. The storm seemed powerless against him. He stood there between heaven and earth, like a steel nail, deeply embedded in the ground.

"Oh my god!" Yuli screamed.

Yao Gongyue was woken up by her best friend while she was still asleep, "Yuebao, Yuebao, wake up and see!"