Chapter 657: Chapter 657: What It Feels Like to Be Surrounded by Women
Zhixi shuddered all over and fiercely pushed his hand away, her eyes filled with a defensive look that could not mask her sadness and fragility.
“Don’t you dare touch me again!” she said venomously, her voice already tinged with sobs without her knowing when it had started.
He Jingyao looked at her, his gaze unfathomable and deep.
“Is Xiaobao doing okay?” he asked abruptly, sounding somewhat incongruous.
Zhixi’s eyelashes quivered lightly, “He’s fine… If you want to see him, I can bring him to your place to stay for a couple of days before you leave.”
Xiaobao was their only point of contact, so since he brought it up, she was willing to discuss it properly with him.
“Quite generous of you,” he chuckled lowly, “Does Xiaobao know about you looking for a new stepfather for him? Do you think he would agree?”
“That’s my own business, and I don’t need anyone’s agreement,” Zhixi raised her chin proudly, “Besides, I’m looking for a husband for myself, not a father for him. You are Xiaobao’s dad, I have never denied that point.”
He Jingyao looked into her dark eyes that were blazing with anger and stubbornness, his gaze involuntarily softened.
All of a sudden, he grasped her hands, his voice low and husky, “Zhixi, stop this nonsense, I…”
However, his words were cut off by a series of hasty knocks at the door!
“Miss Gu, are you there? Mr. Da Gong is requesting you to come out!” The waiter outside was pounding on the door forcefully.
He Jingyao’s brows knitted together in displeasure.
Zhixi was anxious, she struggled a bit and urged him in a lowered voice, “Let me go!”
He Jingyao glanced at her, his eyes appearing somewhat fearful.
Her heart quivered lightly, her tone even colder, “Dad must need something, find a way to get the door open.”
The man then slowly released her wrists, smiling faintly, “I’m not a locksmith, how am I supposed to figure out how to open the lock?”
“You…” She clenched her lips, grabbed the door handle, and twisted it hard. This time, for some reason, the door actually opened!
Zhixi let out a breath of relief, not caring about the man behind her, opened the door, and strode out.
But before she closed the door, she still turned her head and dropped a sentence, “I’m not making a fuss!”
After saying that, she slammed the door hard!
He Jingyao looked at the slightly trembling door, and suddenly laughed silently.
At that moment, the phone in his jacket began to vibrate.
He took out his phone, glanced at it, answered, and said indifferently, “What is it?”
“Just checking in on your feelings,” Huo Yanzhao’s tone was brimming with interest, “This is your first time being surrounded by women, right? Did those socialites throw themselves at you like starving wolves?”
He Jingyao’s brows creased slightly, “No.”
“That’s impossible, right?”
Huo Yanzhao laughed, “And you? How does it feel?”
He Jingyao scoffed, “No feelings. Alright, your job is done. Put your curiosity to rest.”
After finishing, he hung up the phone without hesitation.
Indeed, this was his first time in a public setting, and moreover, without bodyguards around.
At first, when those women approached him, he instinctively felt uncomfortable, even having the impulse to turn around and leave, but luckily no one dared to get too close. Apart from those stares that made him somewhat uncomfortable, overall, it wasn’t unbearable.
What mattered most was that he suddenly realized, even though he was no longer averse to the opposite sex, the presence of Su Zixi still mattered differently to him.