Stunning Dragon Wife
Chapter 481 - 480: Freedom and Bottom Line

Chapter 481: Chapter 480: Freedom and Bottom Line

"Of course not, we broke up."

Zhang Xiaoshan denied.

That was true emotionally, but physically, it was limited to revenge, and of course, to satisfy some lingering regrets from the past.

Wu Xiaoru’s flavor was indeed good, like a refreshing dish of cold marinated daylily buds, late but refreshing. Throughout the process, Wu Xiaoru was unconditionally submissive. With other women, like Ge Xiue, or Jia Lanhua, or Jiang Man, he always took their feelings into account, held back, and was careful not to be too forceful. But with Wu Xiaoru, he didn’t need to consider any of that.

He could punish Wu Xiaoru as he pleased, her cries of pain only served to excite him more.

So, when he was with Wu Xiaoru again, he could have a very special experience, feeling extremely relaxed and de-stressed.

Sincerity is a killer skill in relationships, but exposing one’s soft underbelly without reservation is also very dangerous.

These things, he would never tell Bai Shutong.

"So, which type are you?"

Bai Shutong was too curious about Zhang Xiaoshan.

Zhang Xiaoshan didn’t hide anything; he smiled.

"Anyway, the current me won’t get involved in a loveless relationship; as for love with sex, sex without love, I think I can accept both."

"Ah, you really play the field, huh? But aren’t love with sex and sex without love contradictory? If you have both love and sex with someone, then how could you have sex without love with someone else?" Bai Shutong said somewhat dissatisfied.

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at Bai Shutong as if she were an idiot.

"My dear Journalist Bai, are you a child? Haven’t you seen enough?"

"In today’s flashy society, I admit many are faithful and decent, but what’s the percentage? It’s just that you don’t know. Some people appear upright but exaggerate things in private. Even some college professors are preying on their own students, and some couples look happy together, but who isn’t just struggling along for the sake of face and children?"

Bai Shutong was at a loss for words, and Zhang Xiaoshan then said.

"I did say about having love with sex, but that’s not the only option. There are many scenes in this world; when you come across a beautiful view, do you stop forever?"

"But doesn’t that mean betrayal?"

Bai Shutong, after all, was a woman, and a woman who had been hurt at that. The emotions she had just calmed were now stirred up again.

"Betrayal? Perhaps it is."

"But as I said before, those four types of relationships, whichever it is, it’s a mutual choice."

"To be honest, I don’t think I’m one for lifelong commitment. Maybe I was before Wu Xiaoru, but not now."

"But I can guarantee one thing: I am responsible. I will take responsibility for every woman, protect them, cherish them, and I swear I won’t be like your ex-boyfriend, blaming all mistakes on others. I will tell them the truth and let them make their own choices. If I’m not sure I can avoid hurting someone, then I won’t start anything with them."

Bai Shutong thought of Xu Jing. Zhang Xiaoshan’s refusal of Xu Jing was because Xu Jing wanted marriage, something Zhang Xiaoshan obviously couldn’t provide, so he rejected her.

In this sense, Zhang Xiaoshan was also a decent man.

At least he didn’t simply sleep with Xu Jing because he lusted after her body and then clarify his intentions after, leaving Xu Jing in anguish.

"Your views are quite different from universal norms, right?"

"Universal norms, what’s the concept really? They’re just a product of a particular era, full of limitations. Where in this world is there true right or wrong? Rules are made to be observed."

"For instance, in ancient times, it was normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines, and male superiority was the norm. In our time, it seems utterly absurd and unacceptable, but back then, it was the natural order."

"Similarly, the lifelong commitment we value now, what will people a hundred years later think of it?"

"Maybe they’ll condemn us for confining human nature."

Bai Shutong looked at Zhang Xiaoshan thoughtfully, as if struck by a revelation.

Indeed, the man before her was even more interesting than she had imagined.

Every person who thinks independently deserves respect. Perhaps you can’t understand them now, but as times change, many things will be validated."

"Where’s your bottom line, then?"

"My only bottom line now is this: to live up to my own conscience."

Zhang Xiaoshan said earnestly, a special gleam in his eyes.

"Overall, I love freedom, and I absolutely won’t confine myself. Life is short; no one knows when they’ll die, so do what you want to do, as long as you can live up to your conscience. When lying in bed at the moment of death with eyes closed, having a clear conscience is what matters most."

Zhang Xiaoshan’s ideas would seem utterly insane and laughable to many.

What are rules, if not to bind ordinary people? Those who make rules need not follow them; the reason being, they are not powerful enough.

But he had the inheritance of the Dragon Clan; he had the power to change these things.

Bai Shutong suddenly felt a unique charisma emanating from Zhang Xiaoshan.

She gazed at Zhang Xiaoshan, her eyes slightly dazed.

Yes, before she was hurt, she too was a seeker of freedom.

Later, she closed off her spiritual world.

And today, that tightly closed door to her spiritual world had been pushed open.

Light shone through.

Zhang Xiaoshan sensed the change in Bai Shutong’s gaze.

He understood that now he had the chance to push away the crystal.

It was something he had longed for the moment he first saw Bai Shutong.

But now, after learning Bai Shutong’s story, he hesitated—perhaps Bai Shutong was even more extreme in her feelings than Xu Jing?

It would be better not to get involved.

"Journalist Bai, I see it’s getting late, you should rest early."

Zhang Xiaoshan stood up to leave.

But the next moment, his body stiffened and he dared not move.

"Journalist Bai, are you drunk?"

He spoke nervously.

Because at that moment, a soft, white hand passed under his armpit and embraced him, another hand resting over the area of his heart.