Ming Zheng thought and thought, but couldn't come up with an answer.
She herself didn't even know the answer.
Hesitation implied that she was actually moved.
The reason for being moved...
Ming Zheng's gaze fell on Chi Xian's devastatingly beautiful face.
Yes, the reason was right here.
After all, he was a man whose every feature aligned perfectly with her aesthetic.
As her thoughts drifted.
The man's low, mellow voice echoed in her ears, "It's okay, I won't force you, take your time to think."
That hand with its distinct joints landed on her head.
Gentle, warm.
For a moment, she forgot to grab his wrist and execute an over-the-shoulder throw.
She blinked her long, crow-feather-like lashes.
Raising her head in a daze.
Looking at him.
Her eyes met his deep, vortex-like dark pupils.
Those vortexes seemed to be an invisible, large hand, reaching for her, pulling her in, bit by bit...
Causing her to sink into the vortex.
Never to escape again.
Her head was starting to feel a little dizzy.
Ming Zheng "swished" and lowered her eyelids, gently biting her tongue with her front teeth, trying to calm herself down.
"Whatever, whatever you want!"
Her dark, starry eyes quickly lowered, appearing to show no significant emotional fluctuation.
She raised her hand and brushed away the hand he had placed on her head.
She had touched his head.
Now he had touched hers back.
Even Steven!
Ming Zheng stepped aside.
She didn't want to be swayed by this charming, devilish anomaly any longer.
Her waist suddenly tightened.
She was once again pulled into Chi Xian's embrace.
Unlike the forceful, domineering hug at the beginning.
This was a gentle, intoxicating embrace, like mellow wine.
Softly and tenderly, he held her within his arms.
As if embracing the most precious thing in his world.
Ming Zheng's face once again pressed against the man's chest.
By her ears, she could hear the thumping of his heart.
Beat by beat, as if overlapping with her own heart.
The cold, smoky fragrance of Clear Tan lingered in her nostrils, winding around her like threads.
Ming Zheng felt her face flush from his body heat.
"Don't push your luck any further."
She spoke with a strained voice, trying to sound fiercer: "If you touch me again, I'll really fight back!"
"If I fight back, even if you are the head of the Chi family, you might not be able to beat me!"
Ming Zheng warned him seriously.
She was really unaccustomed to such intimacy.
Especially...
When it could disturb her heart.
Chi Xian lowered his gaze, his chin resting on her hair, gently and lingeringly rubbing. "In front of you, I've already lost everything."
Ming Zheng: "..."
She didn't know if it was his actions or his words.
Ming Zheng felt a numbness in her heart.
That numb feeling spread to her limbs, making her entire body feel tingly.
"Are you always so glib? How many girls have you pursued?"
Chi Xian pulled away slightly, his deep, dark eyes looking intently at her. "You are the first girl I've wanted to pursue."
He paused, then thought for a moment and explained, "I don't usually say things like this. Seeing you, I learned it naturally."
Ming Zheng: "..."
No!
She couldn't listen to the troublesome guy's sweet talk anymore!
His gaze was too sincere.
So sincere that she almost believed... that the troublesome guy wasn't confessing to repay her for saving him!
No, no!
"Let go!" Ming Zheng warned.
Chi Xian bent down slightly, resting his head on her shoulder, his low, magnetic voice tinged with a hint of grievance. "From the moment you stepped onto the track, I've been nervous for you. You won't even accept my sincere pursuit and confession."
"Now, is it too much to ask for a hug?"
Ming Zheng: "..."
He was speaking so righteously.
But wasn't he hugging her for more than "a moment"?
Although she grumbled inwardly.
Ming Zheng still allowed him to hold her.
Finally, Ming Zheng got into Chi Xian's car, and Chi Xian drove her home.
The car drove past Mo Qi Yu.
Mo Qi Yu flailed and shouted at the car.
But his baby only managed to poke her head out of the car window and glance at him.
Baby seemed to be saying something.
But the car was too fast, and it was gone in a flash, leaving only a shadow.
He couldn't hear anything.
Tears welled up in Mo Qi Yu's eyes. He flailed and rushed into his flashy purple sports car, howling as he went, "Chi Gou, I swear eternal vengeance upon you!!!"
However, before his foot even entered the car.
His feet suddenly left the ground.
The next second, he was being dragged and shoved into the back seat.
A brilliant smiling face flashed before his eyes. "Dean of the Imperial Capital, fate brings us together. Since we're so fated, drive us home!"
"I don't..." Mo Qi Yu flailed, trying to get out of the car.
This was his car.
He wasn't taking Chi Gou's two bodyguards!
Before he could finish speaking.
An arm was draped over his shoulder, pulling him back into the seat.
Mo Qi Yu turned his head and met an icy, expressionless face.
He looked at him coldly and said in a chilling voice, "We'll trouble the Dean of the Imperial Capital."
Mo Qi Yu: "...No, no trouble!"
With the terrifying Si Qi speaking.
Where did he have room to refuse?
"Since we're troubling the Dean of the Imperial Capital to drive, it wouldn't be right to let the Dean of the Imperial Capital drive himself. So... I'll drive!" Si Lin plopped himself into the driver's seat.
Mo Qi Yu: "Perhaps I should still..."
Before he could finish speaking.
The grip on his shoulder tightened.
Mo Qi Yu looked at the cold, solemn face beside him and obediently sat back in the rear seat. "You drive... you drive..."
That damned Chi Xian!
It was one thing to snatch his baby away.
But he actually left Si Qi and Si Lin, the twins, for him!
Enjoying himself.
Leaving him to suffer!
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Ming Zheng sat in Chi Xian's car.
His hand was still holding hers.
Ming Zheng's face felt numb. "Please drive carefully and don't give onlookers a bad impression! Drive responsibly, or your loved ones will weep!"
Chi Xian kept one hand on the steering wheel.
Seeing Ming Zheng was upset.
He reluctantly withdrew his hand.
His demeanor was truly like that of a large, loyal dog.
An hour later.
The car stopped in front of Ming Zheng's small apartment.
She got out of the car.
Chi Xian also got out and moved closer, wanting to hold her hand again.
Ming Zheng glared at him sharply. "If you push your luck any further, it'll be too much!"
Chi Xian's large, loyal dog-like head drooped, his thick, dense eyelashes also lowered slightly, hiding all emotion in his dark eyes.
Ming Zheng hardened her heart and turned to leave.
That trick wouldn't work on her anymore.
No matter how good-looking he was, it was useless!
She was perfectly aware that his "well-behaved" demeanor was all an act!
She wouldn't fall for it!
Ming Zheng walked away decisively.
Any slower.
She feared she... wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of that face.
Chi Xian stood by the car, under the night sky, a faint smile blooming in his ink-obsidian eyes.
The top button was fastened, and the exposed section of his sexy Adam's apple rolled gently.
His abstinent yet aloof aura was utterly wicked.