Chapter 132: Chapter 132 The Feeling of Liking Someone
“Hmm?” the man’s tone lifted slightly.
Although she couldn’t see, Su Zixi could imagine his expression at that moment, with the corners of his lips slightly turned up in a smile that was not quite a smile.
She gritted her teeth, but had no choice but to mumble reluctantly, “I’m scared being alone, don’t go…”
He laughed again, “So, it’s you asking me to stay?”
Su Zixi nodded angrily, then remembered that he couldn’t see her movements in the dark, and so she relented with an unwilling “Mhm.”
“All right.” His tone seemed rather reluctant.
Su Zixi felt suffocated and decided to change the subject, “Were you busy just now? Did I interrupt you?”
“Yes,” he admitted without hesitation, “I was in the middle of a remote meeting, and now I have to interrupt it.”
Su Zixi felt another wave of guilt and was thinking about how to speak when she suddenly heard the man’s unrestrained laughter.
She suddenly realized and said angrily, “Since there’s a power outage! You couldn’t have had the meeting anyway, right? It’s not my fault.”
“Su Zixi…” the man suddenly called her name in a low, slightly hoarse voice, laden with an intimate, teasing laugh.
In the darkness, he still accurately caressed her cheek.
Su Zixi’s heart suddenly started beating wildly. Perhaps it was her illusion, but from those simple three words, she heard a depth of affection and indulgence that was unbearable…
“Wha… what…” Her face flushed and her voice faded to a weak murmur.
“Nothing much, just suddenly feeling a bit regretful,” He Jingyao’s voice sounded very pleased.
He suddenly really wanted to see her expression at that moment, which was surely flushed but pretending to be serious.
He never knew that liking someone could feel this wonderful, that genuine joy and contentment were incomparable to solving any number of cases.
Listening to his deep and slightly hoarse voice, Su Zixi’s heart suddenly felt unbearably tender.
She involuntarily tightened her arms, holding him firmly.
He Jingyao keenly sensed it, and with a stirring in his heart, he wrapped his arms around her waist and let her lie on him. In the darkness, they couldn’t see each other, but their breaths became intertwined, increasingly ambiguous and indescribable.
“Zhixi, I want to kiss you,” he suddenly said in a low voice, gently stroking her cheek with his right hand.
Su Zixi’s face flushed red, “You…”
If he wanted to kiss her, he should have just done it directly. After all, he didn’t know how many times he had taken her by surprise, so why was he formally asking for her opinion now?
How was she supposed to respond?
Refuse? No, at that moment, she couldn’t say “No” no matter what, but for her to actively say “Yes” was far too embarrassing…
Her inner turmoil raged fiercely.
“Hmm?” the man’s voice was thick with amusement, “You’re not willing?”
“It’s not that…” she replied falteringly.
“So it’s a ‘Yes’ then…” He Jingyao’s voice deepened, and the next second, his right hand cupped the back of her head, applying a little force… Su Zixi unwittingly kissed his lips.
In the darkness, she heard her own heart pounding so fiercely, alongside the man’s increasingly rushed breathing… The sensation of their lips and teeth grinding against each other was clear and ambiguous, making her a little dizzy.
But beyond the blushing and heart-racing, Su Zixi also felt exceptionally warm and content.
The feelings she was usually too embarrassed to admit seemed to find an excuse for release in the dark.