Chapter 138 Do you want to know?
At the entrance of the makeshift laboratory, the cold metal door slid open, and Fu Jinxing walked out, reeking of a mixture of disinfectant and chemical reagents.
Several days of deliberate avoidance and inner torment cast a shadow of weariness over his brow.
However, when he saw the slender yet resolute figure at the door, his eyes behind his glasses flickered almost imperceptibly.
“Brother Jinxing,” Qiao Xi’s voice carried a hint of hesitation, her gaze fixed on him, “Do you have time? I’d like to talk to you.”
Fu Jinxing sighed silently to himself.
He admitted that the cold war of the past few days was initiated unilaterally by him, because he was angry that she insisted on protecting the suddenly appearing Shen Han despite his objections.
But isn't ignoring her also a form of punishment and torment for myself?
He was like a sulking child, stubbornly waiting for her to give in first.
Seeing her come to him now, the anger that had been building up inside him dissipated considerably, replaced by a complex, yearning anticipation.
"Okay." He said concisely, his voice remaining as steady as ever, and gestured for Josie to follow.
The two arrived at a relatively secluded balcony on a high point of the stronghold.
The view from here is expansive, overlooking the busy members of the outpost below and the desolate ruins in the distance.
The wind ruffled the stray hairs on Josie's forehead. She took a deep breath, turned to Fu Jinxing, and said in a tone of persuasion, "Brother Jinxing, in my heart you've always been the smartest and most rational person. Shen Han is a third-tier special ability user; his strength speaks for itself. With him around, it can only benefit the safety and development of the entire base, not harm it. We..."
Before she could finish speaking, Fu Jinxing suddenly took a step forward without warning!
The distance between the two instantly shrank to the point where they could hear each other's breathing.
Josie instinctively stepped back, but her back pressed against the cold railing.
Fu Jinxing's tall figure loomed over her, carrying an unprecedented sense of oppression. His eyes behind his glasses were as deep as a bottomless, icy pool, locking onto her directly.
"Then you want to know," his voice was low and hoarse, carrying a suppressed emotion that was almost bursting out, "why I lost my mind?"
"Wh...what?" Josie's heart skipped a beat as she looked up and met his gaze, which seemed capable of devouring everything.
In that instant, a certain answer, seemingly about to be revealed, struck her heart like an electric current, making her fingertips tingle slightly.
She instinctively wanted to turn away and escape from this overly intimate distance.
However, an arm was faster than her, with irresistible force, firmly embracing her slender waist and fixing her back between itself and the railing!
"Brother Jinxing?" Qiao Xi's voice was tinged with surprise.
"Xixi," Fu Jinxing's gaze was fixed on her lips, his hot breath spraying onto her face, full of aggression, "Do you want to know?"
Josie's heart was pounding like a drum, almost bursting out of her chest.
She tried to turn her head away, "Brother Jinxing, calm down, we..."
"Hmm..."
The unspoken words were completely sealed away.
The lips, slightly cool and carrying a hint of the crisp scent unique to the laboratory, pressed precisely onto her lips with an undeniable force!
Josie's watery eyes widened instantly, her mind going completely blank.
This was the first time Fu Jinxing had been so close to her while she was fully conscious.
The emotions that had been suppressed for who knows how long burst forth like a flood, instantly overturning the dam of reason.
Fu Jinxing was clearly no longer satisfied with this fleeting touch.
He tightened his arms, pulling Josie closer into his embrace, and with his other hand cupped the back of her neck, he deepened the kiss.
His tongue, with a probing yet irresistible tone, easily pried open her slightly parted lips, which were trembling with surprise, and greedily devoured her breath and warmth.
It carried a possessiveness that was almost never revealed before.
“Um… let go…” Josie finally realized.
She raised her hand to push against his firm chest, but her wrist was easily grabbed by his other large hand.
His kisses grew deeper and more passionate, with a fervent desire to devour her whole.
Josie was both angry and anxious. Her pearly teeth instinctively wanted to bite down, but the moment she touched his lips and tongue, her heart softened for no reason, and in the end she couldn't bear to.
He caught that moment of hesitation, as if he had received a tacit signal of approval.
The hand that had been lingering on her back suddenly became more audacious, its burning heat probing as it tentatively slipped under the hem of her shirt, its rough fingertips caressing the smooth, delicate skin of her waist.
Josie shuddered and struggled violently as if she had been electrocuted.
The twisting of his body and the choked sobs of resistance that escaped his throat finally brought back a sliver of Fu Jinxing's faltering rationality.
He abruptly stopped all movement, and as if burned, quickly pulled the mischievous hand away, the fingertips still seeming to retain that unsettling touch.
He frantically straightened Josie's crumpled clothes, his breathing still heavy and disordered, his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses filled with regret and lingering lust.
"Xixi..." His voice was terribly hoarse, his gaze almost greedily tracing her cheeks flushed with a beautiful blush. "I'm sorry, Brother Jinxing couldn't control himself."
He took a deep breath, trying to let his reason prevail.
"Xixi, Brother Jinxing has always liked you, really liked you... Please don't leave my side again, okay?"
His gaze was so intense it almost melted her, yet his body remained taut.
Josie was still breathing heavily, her lips slightly swollen and red, bearing the vivid color of having been ravaged.
She tried to calm her racing heart and chaotic thoughts.
After a long while, she finally found her voice, "Let me go first."
Fu Jinxing's arms were still wrapped around her waist. Upon hearing this, he not only did not loosen them, but tightened them even more, staring intently at her.
"If I let you go, will you get angry and leave?"
His tone carried an almost obsessive stubbornness, as if if she said yes, he would really continue no matter what, forcibly keeping her here in his own way.
This was a side of Fu Jinxing that Qiao Xi had never seen before.
"Won't,"
She was just a little flustered; it wasn't enough for her to break up with Fu Jinxing over a kiss.
Fu Jinxing's tense expression visibly relaxed.
At this delicate moment, a tall and imposing figure stood at the entrance to the balcony.
The lingering blush on Josie's face, her slightly swollen lips, Fu Jinxing's possessive posture and burning gaze that hadn't yet fully subsided...
Everything was like a poisoned needle, piercing deeply into Chen Han's eyes.
Fu Jinxing was indeed up to no good!
Fu Jinxing also saw Shen Han immediately. Instead of avoiding him, he turned slightly to get closer to Qiao Xi.
"Xixi, you go back first. I have something to say to him."
He spoke first, his voice returning to its usual steady tone.
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