Chapter 80 A Long-Premeditated Plan

The sky above the terminal building was growing increasingly dark, pressed down by the clouds.

Gu Zhi stopped and turned around, and the shadow fell precisely on the side of his high, straight nose.

His gentle features, unchanged from usual, inexplicably exuded a sense of oppressive repression.

"Sister, what do you want to tell me?"

He spoke very softly, with a hint of amusement at the end, but his gaze was like an invisible net, completely enveloping the person in front of him.

Ruan Yi swallowed hard and finally asked the question she had hesitated about all the way.

"Ah Zhi, will you support me dating?"

The man seemed surprised by her words, paused for half a second, then smiled more broadly, and reached out to gently tidy her wind-blown hair, his gesture intimate and open.

"Of course I support you! I'm overjoyed that you've found someone you like."

"The prerequisite for support is to talk to him."

The slight warmth of the man's fingertips made Ruan Yi inexplicably feel a chill on the back of her neck.

“But…” Ruan Yi bit her lip, making up her mind.

"The person I'm talking about, we might have had some misunderstandings about him before."

Before he could finish speaking, the person opposite him had already withdrawn his hand, his movements casual, but the temperature in his eyes suddenly dropped.

The emotions that were just hidden in the shadows are now surging without any concealment, like a black sea brewing a storm.

"Misunderstanding?" Gu Zhi repeated the two words, his tone light and airy, yet it sounded extremely strange.

"Sister, are you sure it's just a misunderstanding, and not a fact that hasn't been revealed yet?"

Ruan Yi suddenly looked up, her brows furrowed.

"Some people may appear upright on the surface, but who can say for sure what they're really like inside?"

Gu Zhi paused, his gaze falling on the girl's slightly parted lips, as if he were making a subtle analysis.

"Things that look shiny on the outside may be rotten inside. By the time my sister finds out... she may already be injured because of it."

Ruan Yi was completely stunned. She knew that Gu Zhi was obviously extremely wary of Fu Jingchen in this life, but the implication in his words was far too obvious.

The man's words struck precisely at the spot in her heart where she was most hesitant.

Is that really the case? Could it be that what she thought were misunderstandings were actually the truth that she was kept in the dark about?

As Ruan Yi was in a daze, the man stepped forward and blocked her from seeing the last glimmer of light in the dim sky.

As the girl was lost in thought, his large hand naturally wrapped around her slender waist, his palm resting on the fabric of her lower back, gently pulling her closer to him.

His voice was lowered further, carrying a gentle concern.

"My sister is too trusting. What if she gets deceived by a seemingly respectable but actually malicious person?"

The girl seemed to resist a little, and just as she was about to speak, the man raised his calloused fingertips and gently slid them across her neck, finally stopping on her earlobe.

As if handling some precious treasure, he repeatedly caressed that soft skin with his fingertips.

Ruan Yi stared at the man's face, which was so close to hers, and with a sudden burst of strength, she gently pushed his chest with her fingertips.

Something seemed to be tearing at my mind.

The girl's voice was soft, yet clearer than ever before.

"Ah Zhi, can you... just say what you mean?"

The almost interrogative tone made the air freeze instantly.

The man's gentle expression hardened, and a flicker of surprise flashed across his eyes.

He hadn't expected her to ask that.

Those seemingly unintentional closenesses, subtle separations, and day-to-day exclusive cares.

It was meticulously planned and premeditated; it should have been like vines entwining an ancient tree, making it impossible for her to break free.

"How dare she be sober?"

The slight surprise in the man's eyes was quickly replaced by a deeper undercurrent. Instead of backing away, he took the opportunity to grasp her hand that was pressed against his chest.

His fingertips caressed her slightly cool fingertips, while his other hand climbed back up the back of her neck, this time using a bit of force to make her tilt her head back slightly.

"Why would you say that, sister?" He smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"I have always been very honest with my sister."

Ruan Yi's neck stiffened from his grip, and she gritted her teeth, trying to keep her focus.

She was having some difficulty breathing and wanted to ask more questions.

The man suddenly tightened his arms to stop her, pulling her completely into his embrace. The force around her waist was so strong that it made her uncomfortable.

With his other hand, he gently stroked her face, forcing her to lift her head, his fingertips carrying an irresistible force.

“Look at me, sister.”

Ruan Yi's gaze was forced into his eyes, which were churning with emotions she couldn't understand.

The man's pupils were like whirlpools in a deep pool, threatening to suck her in.

Before she could react, a warm hand slid behind her ear, pinched her earlobe with its thumb and forefinger, and gently kneaded it with a deliberately slow rhythm.

"Sister, is there some mistake?"

The man's voice was low, close to his earlobe as he asked the question, his touch warm and sticky.

"How could you ask such a question?"

Her earlobes were being rubbed until they were burning hot, the pressure on the back of her neck was undeniably strong, the restraint around her waist made it hard for her to breathe, and she could hear the man's whispers in her ear.

The most familiar people and the most familiar actions seemed to be repeated countless times in her memory.

Different sensations surged from different places, completely overwhelming her five senses, like countless threads tangled in Ruan Yi's mind, making it impossible for her to think.

Until he seemed to gradually lose his sense of his surroundings and could no longer perceive the outside world, completely enveloped by his own scent.

"My sister knows me best, doesn't she?"

He lowered his head slightly, his nose brushing against her cheek, his breath, mixed with a familiar, light fragrance, overwhelming her.

"I am also the person who knows my sister best."

The man's thumb brushed against her trembling lips, his gaze frighteningly focused.

"Look, in my eyes, there is only my sister, and in my sister's eyes... there is only me."

The tingling sensation in my earlobe, the touch of his lips, the restraint around my waist, and his words that pierced my ear...

Ruan Yi felt the figure in front of her begin to sway, and Gu Zhi's face appeared and disappeared in her vision.

Those moments of clarity that were about to break through the soil faded away like sand paintings being submerged by the tide, disappearing completely little by little.

The girl's eyes gradually became blank, and her lips moved, but no sound came out.

Gu Zhi watched as the light in her eyes gradually dimmed, and finally, satisfied, he loosened his grip on her earlobe and began to gently stroke it.

He lowered his head and placed an almost reverent kiss on the girl's forehead, his voice as soft as a sigh.

"Some people are nice to my sister, but they must have ulterior motives. Only by staying by my side can my sister be truly safe, right?"

The person in his arms stopped resisting, only blinking slightly, like a doll whose soul had been taken away.

"More than a decade of preparation."

"How could we possibly escape so easily?"

"If it doesn't work this time, it won't work next time either..."

A gentle breeze blew by, making Ruan Yi sway slightly, as if she were breaking free from a chaotic dream.

She looked at Gu Zhi, who was smiling at her, and suddenly shivered.

How could she even have the idea of ​​dating Fu Jingchen? She's completely insane.

I almost forgot about the fact that Ah Zhi had been inexplicably drugged in his past life.

Although Fu Jingchen has been cleared of suspicion from his mother, Ah Zhi hasn't!

Before the details of the drugging incident in her past life are clarified, Fu Jingchen may still be approaching her because of A-Zhi.

Ruan Yi recalled the novels she read when she was young and ignorant, and in some of those novels, there was no shortage of scumbag male leads who were attracted to both men and women.

The idea of ​​a protagonist who is "not picky about food" makes me want to vomit.

A strong sense of aversion surged up, and Ruan Yi pinched her palm hard, but at that moment, a faint resistance also rose in her heart.

This idea came too abruptly and too confidently, as if someone had forced it into her head...

Before she could think it through, Gu Zhi's arms around her waist tightened slightly, and his warm body temperature seeped through her clothes, instantly overshadowing her doubts.

The man looked down at her, his fingertips still lightly caressing the back of her hand, the gesture intimate and natural.

"Is your sister still feeling unwell? She doesn't look well."

Ruan Yi shook her head and unconsciously moved closer to him.

A hint of a smile flickered in the man's eyes.

The two remained in the same position, with his arm around her waist, as intimate as lovers who were inseparable in the square.

"Brother, shall we buy a bouquet of flowers for sister?"

A little girl with pigtails suddenly came over; the red roses in the flower basket were in full bloom.

"Roses represent love; once you buy them, they last forever!"

Ruan Yi was then shocked to realize how conspicuous their posture was. She hurriedly straightened up and subconsciously tried to push Gu Zhi away, but he secretly pressed her wrist down.

He had no choice but to explain to the little girl, somewhat awkwardly.

"No, little sister, he's my brother."

The little girl blinked her adorable big eyes, her gaze sweeping over the two people's clasped wrists and their bodies that had just been pressed together.

Suddenly, he showed a look of disgust, as if he were looking at a lunatic.

The two of them were so close just now.

The little girl pouted, her voice not loud but clear enough.

"Not a couple, but siblings? What's so strange..."

She didn't finish the last word, but the word "pervert" was practically overflowing from her eyes.

The little girl seemed to realize she had become part of a perverted couple's play, so she suddenly took two steps back and hugged the flower basket to her chest.

"Uh, I'm not selling it anymore!"

After saying that, he turned and ran, his short legs moving incredibly fast.

"Huh?" Ruan Yi was stunned, staring at the little girl's quick retreating figure with a look of astonishment.

"How could she..."

The pressure on his wrist loosened slightly, and Gu Zhi chuckled softly as he pulled her back into his arms, his tone tinged with indulgent helplessness.

"The child is just being silly and doesn't know any better. Don't take it to heart, sister."

Ruan Yi nodded, but that inexplicable awkwardness in her heart resurfaced.

But the body temperature of the person next to him was so familiar, and the sense of security of being enveloped by him instantly surged up, suppressing that awkwardness again.

I'm not going to think about it that much anymore.

Ah Zhi was doing it for her own good; that's how it should be.

The girl told herself this, and let herself be...

She was pulled even deeper into that familiar embrace.