Cen Jin froze entirely, her pupils dilating slightly, feeling as if every speck of dust in the air had come to a standstill. Her heartbeat kept accelerating as he deepened this somewhat awkward kiss. Cen Jin chose to slowly close her eyes, accepting this kiss that confirmed their relationship, yet feeling inexplicably tense, her grip on his clothes growing tighter and tighter.
Feeling her grip, Jiang Baizhou’s large hand around her waist also tightened slightly.
After the kiss ended, Cen Jin opened her eyes with a trace of blush, gently fluttering her eyelashes, meeting his deep gaze. Her expression involuntarily became frantic, and before she could avoid it, a pleasant and melodious ringtone resonated throughout the villa, startling Cen Jin so much that her hair stood on end. She quickly took a few steps back and retrieved her phone from her bag: "Cough... I, I need to take a call."
Jiang Baizhou straightened up with a broad smile, one hand slipping into his pant pocket, watching her with a grin.
Seeing the caller ID, Cen Jin paused slightly, swiping to answer with a questioning tone: "Hello, Yun Qi?"
Upon hearing the name ’Yun Qi,’ Jiang Baizhou’s face instantly darkened, the smile in his eyes completely vanishing, his brows furrowing. He discreetly moved a couple of steps closer to her, focusing intently on the changes in her expression, deep unhappiness etched within him.
"Yes, I’ve confirmed last time, specific data is with Ling Ran, you can have her send it to you directly via email." Not sure what Yun Qi said on the other end, but Cen Jin responded very earnestly, even the blush on her face had disappeared.
"Ah, dinner?" After discussing some work-related matters with Yun Qi, the topic suddenly shifted, and she paused, asking: "Tonight?" Speaking, she instinctively turned to look at Jiang Baizhou, noticing he was staring at her with a sour expression.
"Uh, tonight might not work, sorry, I have some personal business." Cen Jin silently withdrew her gaze and refused Yun Qi’s invitation without even thinking.
"Okay, we’ll arrange another time then." Cen Jin chuckled, agreeing politely, and then hung up the phone, turning again to Jiang Baizhou, meeting his displeased gaze from Leng Sui: "Um... wha... why are you looking at me like that, it’s creepy."
"What did he want from you?" Jiang Baizhou asked with a casual tone, his eyes slanted.
"Discussing work over dinner?"
"It’s not like it would just be him and me, Yun Xi and Ling Ran will be there, okay?" Cen Jin retorted confidently, "Besides, didn’t I just refuse?" She paused for a moment, then smiled playfully, tilting her head: "So... are you jealous?"
Hearing this, Jiang Baizhou’s face blushed slightly, revealing a hint of unease, extending his long arm to grab her hand, gently pulling it towards him: "I don’t allow any other men to get close to you, especially those with ulterior motives."
Cen Jin was speechless but naturally understood who he was referring to with ’ulterior motives.’
But he’s only met Yun Qi a few times, how does he know others have ulterior motives? Besides, she’s not even sure herself, just a bit suspicious, that’s why she’s trying her best to avoid Yun Qi, avoiding being alone whenever possible. She doesn’t want to give Yun Qi any fantasies, nor does she want to hold him up, even if she’s the one being overly sentimental, she doesn’t want that chance to exist.