Used as "Practice" Then Kissed? I'm Done with Him!

Chapter 5

I woke up with a start.

But what I saw when I opened my eyes was a familiar chin and Adam's apple.

The scent enveloping me from above was Ryan's favorite cedar fragrance, along with a faint, unfamiliar hint of lemon.

I had almost forgotten, Ryan still knew the passcode to my front door.

Seeing that I was awake, Ryan simply moved lower, chuckling as he tried to kiss my lips.

I hurriedly turned my head to avoid it.

I pushed him away and retreated to the other side of the bed.

Ryan was stunned for a moment, then laughed at me:

"Why so shy now? Hmm?"

I didn't say anything, just pulled the covers over my head.

Ryan scolded me while trying to pull off my blanket.

"Mia, you've gotten bold, huh? You didn't even say goodnight to me last night, and you dared to turn off your phone and go to sleep.

"Now you're hiding from me?"

He deftly slipped under my covers.

Before I could react, he had wrapped me in his arms.

"Be good, how many times have I told you not to skip breakfast.

"I went for a 30-minute run specially to get you those crab roe buns you love. I queued for ages.

"Do you want to get up and eat now, or do you want to... be eaten first..."

His breath was very close to me, and his hands started roaming.

Fully awake now, I struggled desperately.

But at 5'3", I was no match for a 6'2" man.

I really couldn't understand what he was thinking. He already had Claire, why was he still messing with me?

After struggling hard for a while, I was panting heavily. I hadn't broken free, but was held even tighter.

"What are you throwing a tantrum about now?

"Are you angry? Just because I didn't take you to the party last night? Such a trivial thing?"

I didn't say anything.

He buried his face in the crook of my neck, laughing out loud.

"Let me guess, your good friend Lily tattled to you?

"It was just a game, is that worth being jealous over?

"Why are you still like before, getting all sulky whenever I get a little close to other girls."

I was furious beyond words, with no idea where to even begin.

Remembering what I learned during freshman orientation, I suddenly raised my knee and kicked him between the legs, then quickly ran off the bed while he was in pain.

"Mia!"

Ryan gritted his teeth, his face turning red.

I hurriedly threw on a shirt over my pajamas and rushed to the living room.

I didn't want to be in the same room as him, especially not my bedroom.

Not long after, Ryan also came out, looking both angry and helpless.

After a long while, he seemed to suddenly remember something and casually asked:

"By the way, you took the pill yesterday, right?"

"Don't cause any trouble. We can't explain it to our parents."

Ryan walked to the dining table and picked up a soy milk, handing it to me.

"Be good, eat something before you get angry. Your stomach isn't great to begin with."

I didn't say anything, nor did I take it.

Ryan's hand holding the soy milk hovered in the air for a long time before he finally lost patience.

"What exactly is the matter?

"Mia, even if you're throwing a tantrum, there should be a reason and a limit, right?"

I coldly replied:

"I'm not worthy."

Ryan got angry too, slamming the soy milk down hard on the coffee table.

He used too much force. The plastic cup cracked and all the soy milk instantly spilled onto the carpet.

"What do you mean?

"Who do you think you are, Mia?

"We just slept together once by mutual consent, and now you want to control me? Don't you know how suffocating that is?"

His tone was unprecedentedly fierce.

In an instant, tears streamed down my face without any buildup.

Yesterday's humiliation and grievances all came rushing back.

Ryan seemed unprepared for my sudden intense crying and was at a loss for what to do.

He apologized regretfully:

"I'm sorry, I drank too much last night. I spoke impulsively just now."

Ryan crouched down beside me as he spoke, reaching out to wipe away my tears, but I dodged him again.

He was stunned, his hand frozen in midair.

Just as he was about to continue comforting me, his phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at it once, his expression changing drastically. He immediately got up to leave.

"I have an urgent matter to attend to. Calm down by yourself first.

"We're in college now. You can't always act like a child. Who else could put up with that in the future?"