Chapter Sixty-Three

Their lips intertwined, and his left arm around her waist tightened until she could hardly breathe. Lu Shi'an released her chin with his right hand, turned her over, and held her waist tightly with both arms, burying his face deep in her neck.

Jiangyou wasn't much better off, relying on the young man.

“Youyou, do you know what you look like?” Lu Shi’an raised his head, his breathing unsteady, his eyes slightly red. He cupped half of her face in his left hand, forcing her to meet his naked, undisguised, infatuated and longing eyes.

Still reeling from the kiss, Jiang You stared blankly.

His gaze was fixed on her eyes, her long, dark eyelashes trembling slightly.

His thumb rubbed her cheek, his voice low and soft, as if from ancient times, carrying an unreal quality, light yet heavy, reaching the deepest part of her ears: "Like poison, once you get a little bit, you'll be addicted and never be able to quit."

Lu Shi'an did suspect that something was wrong with the girl, and he did try to resist.

He came to Beijing from Sheng'an City. After calming down, he never contacted the girl again and even secretly sought out a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits.

Even though it felt like tiny insects were gnawing at his entire body and his bones felt like they were being broken, he forced himself not to go to the girl or text her.

Later, the pain was no longer unbearable. Even when she saw Xia Ge chatting with her and felt extremely jealous, she believed that she would gradually recover and no longer felt guilty towards Xia Ge.

That's right. When he learned that the girl would be coming over during the National Day holiday, he realized that the pain had never disappeared, but rather that he had become accustomed to the pain, which made him seem to have let go of the girl.

When they met again, he knew that once an addiction was formed, it would penetrate to the bone marrow, be unforgettable, and take deep root in the soul, never to be broken.

A kiss in the RV, Lu Shi'an completely abandoned his inner struggles and doubts, following his heart to seize, grab, and fight.

Even if he was bewitched, even if the girl had superpowers, he would accept it.

It's unbearable not to see her, it's unbearable to be far away from her, and it's even more unbearable not to be able to kiss her.

He loved her, and Lu Shi'an loved Jiang You.

He loved her so much that he willingly became her captive, gladly wearing the chains around his neck and handing over the free end to her.

As soon as her sacred hand gently tugged at the chain in his palm, he would kneel down devoutly and kiss the back of her feet.

Of course, he was not a good believer.

At the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique, Xu Yan was picking out a bracelet when Xue Yun stood to the side, chattering away, trying to get her attention. But the girl was listless and uninterested in him.

Just as Xue Yun was feeling embarrassed, he spotted his sister-in-law and Lu Shi'an entering one after the other.

"Sister-in-law, you're here. Hey, did you two sneak off to eat behind my and Xu Yan's backs?"

Jiang You paused, feeling guilty, her heart skipped a beat. Lu Shi'an walked up from behind, teasingly hooking her little finger with his, seemingly unintentionally touching it, then immediately letting go.

He slumped into a high chair, his long legs bent, his feet casually resting on the bar below, his elbows propped on the counter, and the back of his hand supporting his smooth, fair cheek.

With a pair of clear, picturesque eyes, Dianhua glanced at the nervous girl with a half-smile before slowly looking at Xue Yun and asking in a sly tone, "What do you mean?"

"Your lips are both red, did you go up to the third floor to buy some spicy food? There's no smell at all, you've done a great job!" Xue Yun leaned close to Lu Shi'an and tried to pry open his mouth to smell it, but was slapped away by the other party.

Jiang You breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time became nervous. Wouldn't he be exposed as soon as he went up there?

Lu Shi'an rolled his eyes, his face not red and his breath not out, and said, "You idiot, I took my sister-in-law to try out some lipsticks, and she wasn't satisfied after a few tries, so I came to find you guys."

That's a brilliant idea. If his sister-in-law isn't satisfied with the shop where he tries on lipsticks, Xue Yun won't go to the shop she's unhappy with again.

"Then what do you say?"

My lips have been chapped lately, so I tried lip balm, but it didn't work.

"No wonder it took so long to get here."

Xue Yun completely believed it. After all, Lu Shi'an's aesthetic sense couldn't possibly be related to Jiang You. Even if the two were in the same bed, as long as Lu Shi'an gave an explanation, Xue Yun would believe they were innocent.

Xu Yan held the bracelet, gazing in this direction, feeling a sense of unease, though she couldn't quite put her finger on why.

After thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out, so I didn't take it to heart.