"Damn it!"
Xie Shu punched the bed hard, his face a picture of utter despair.
"Pfft—" Shen Jianxi truly couldn't hold back her laughter anymore and burst out laughing.
Under Xie Shu's mournful gaze, her shoulders trembled with laughter.
He abruptly lay down and pulled the covers over his head. Xie Shu was utterly mortified. He had tried to kiss her twice and failed both times, and both times his mother had interrupted. If she wasn't his mother, he would suspect she was doing it on purpose.
He couldn't face anyone!
Shen Jianxi stifled her laughter and reached out to pat the quilt. "Come out, aren't you suffocating?"
"I'd rather suffocate than face anyone," a muffled voice came from under the covers.
"Oh really? I was going to give you a makeup kiss, but since you don't want it, I'll be leaving now." She said, making a move to get up.
Hearing this, Xie Shu forgot all about his embarrassment. He quickly pulled down the covers, sat up, grabbed her wrist, and said urgently, "Who's embarrassed? It's definitely not me!"
Pulled by him, Shen Jianxi lost her balance and sank back down. She glanced at him, and Xie Shu smiled guiltily.
"Come on, I'm ready."
After saying this, he closed his eyes and waited quietly.
Shen Jianxi snorted softly and slapped his face. "Dream on, I'm not kissing you!"
"Then I'll do it," Xie Shu smoothly replied. "If you don't kiss me, I'll kiss you."
He seemed to know that Shen Jianxi was finding it hard to resist him in her current state, and he was adept at using the advantage of the moment, looking at her with dewy eyes.
Indeed, Shen Jianxi's heart softened when he looked at her like that. She cleared her throat and said, feigning seriousness, "Just one kiss, okay?"
Xie Shu dropped the pretense, put on a smile, and said, "Here we go!"
Hearing his words, Shen Jianxi's face showed a hint of helplessness. This guy was so restless even when he was sick.
She placed her hands on his shoulders, stopped teasing him, and leaned in to kiss him.
As their lips met, Xie Shu let out a sigh.
So soft.
77: "Beep! Favorability +6, current Xie Shu favorability is 76."
Xie Shu took the initiative, cupping her head and kissing her clumsily.
"What are you two doing?" a cold voice echoed from the doorway. They separated, panting.
Turning their heads, they saw Song Duanli looking at them with a fierce expression. Mother Xie stood behind him, signaling them.
Shen Jianxi remained unfazed, calmly taking out a tissue to wipe off her smeared lipstick.
In contrast, Xie Shu, looking guilty, got out of bed and stood up.
This was bad. He had kissed someone else's sister in front of her brother. Who wouldn't be upset?
"Haha, President Song, this is just how young couples are," Mother Xie said with an awkward chuckle, giving Xie Shu a fierce glare when no one was looking.
This scoundrel son of hers was always causing trouble. She should have had a daughter; they were so much more comforting!
Song Duanli ignored Mother Xie's attempt to smooth things over. His mind was filled with the image of them kissing.
His dark eyes were deep and his face was grim. "Go back with me."
Shen Jianxi didn't choose to provoke him further at this moment. She crumpled the tissue into a ball, picked up her bag, and walked towards him. As she passed Xie Shu, she impulsively kissed him on the cheek, saying intimately, "I'm leaving first, miss me."
Xie Shu's head was spinning. He nodded instinctively. When he came to his senses, he saw Song Duanli's face grow even darker and his body tensed.
Where was his survival instinct?
Would his brother still let Xi Xi marry him in the future?
When he reached Song Duanli, he directly put an arm around him and said to Mother Xie, "Sorry to have bothered you, I'll take my sister back now."
"Alright, have a good trip."
Mother Xie stared blankly at their retreating figures, a strange feeling dawning on her. Why did these siblings have different surnames? And weren't they a bit too intimate?
...
After buckling his seatbelt, the car shot forward.
Looking at Song Duanli's cold, hard profile, Shen Jianxi chuckled and turned to look out the window.
Her actions caused Song Duanli's hand on the steering wheel to tighten. His lips thinned into a straight line, and his gaze remained fixed on the road, his aura terrifying.
The car stopped in front of the villa. Seeing Shen Jianxi about to get out, Song Duanli finally couldn't help but speak, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Hearing this, Shen Jianxi looked at him with surprise, her mocking gaze making Song Duanli clench his fist.
"What do you want me to say?"
"How much my boyfriend and I love each other?"
"Or about the feeling of our kiss?" She then let out a cold laugh. "Song Duanli, are you that pathetic?"
After a moment of mockery, Shen Jianxi felt better. Regardless of how ugly Song Duanli's expression was, she opened the car door and walked straight into the house. Su Dan Novel Network.
Watching her retreating back, Song Duanli's jealousy burned. He slammed the car door shut and chased after her into the house.
Before she could close the door, he wedged his foot in the door frame. Then, with force, he pushed open the bedroom door.
"What, you remember the three agreements?"
Shen Jianxi looked at him, her voice even colder than his just now, which immediately sobered Song Duanli.
He knew that if he acted on his impulses, she would run away again.
"I... I, I didn't."
"Please leave," she said directly, kicking him out.
Shen Jianxi didn't care whether he had or not; she just wanted him gone. Coincidentally, Song Qi called at that moment.
Song Duanli noticed who was calling and pressed her hand. "Don't answer."
Switching hands to hold her phone, Shen Jianxi swiped to the answer button in front of him and then held the phone up, her face instantly beaming with a smile.
"Brother!"
"Zai zai, look! Brother won!" Song Qi on the other end was beaming with joy, showing her the trophy he had won in the competition.
Shen Jianxi's sharp eyes noticed the players from Country West walking past behind him, all of them looking dejected and walking away in silence.
"Brother is amazing!"
After saying that, she glanced at Song Duanli, signaling him to leave.
Listening to her call Song Qi so affectionately, Song Duanli felt a twisting pain in his heart. He weakly released his hand, gave her a deep look, and turned to leave.
Seeing him leave, Shen Jianxi casually closed the door and threw herself onto the bed.
"Wait a minute, brother, find a quiet place."
The backstage was chaotic after the competition, and Song Qi's voice was indeed not very clear.
As Song Qi walked further away, and there were fewer people around, he found a stairwell and sat down casually.
Shen Jianxi looked at the man on the video call. He was dashing and unrestrained, and his eyes were gentle and serious as he looked at her.
"What's wrong? Lost in thought watching your brother?" Song Qi teased her.
"Well, my brother is so handsome, it's normal to be stunned,"
Shen Jianxi's face didn't even blush. She rested her chin on her arm, her voice carrying a subtle hint of amusement.
"In that case, do you want to... with your brother?"
A dog barked outside, attracting Shen Jianxi's attention. She came back to her senses and looked at him blankly. "Want what, brother?"
Song Qi chuckled, seemingly self-deprecating. He looked up again, returning to his nonchalant demeanor, and said lazily, "Do you want to have a good hug with your brother?"
"Of course! When brother comes back, I'm going to give him a big hug."
"Okay, then you'd better remember. If you don't give brother a big hug when you get back, brother will be angry."
"I know, don't worry. I'm going to take a bath, so I'll talk to you later, brother. Bye~"
"Bye."
Shen Jianxi quickly hung up the phone. Song Qi looked at the darkened screen, his mood sinking slightly.
What he had originally said was—
"Do you want to date your brother?"