Chapter 36 The Kiss...
When Lin Yi'an and Zhou Mingshi arrived home, it was not yet six o'clock. Wang Ma knew she was coming back and was preparing dinner. When she saw Zhou Mingshi coming back with her, she added two more dishes.
After they sat down, Ye Lingzhi brought them fruit.
Lin Yi'an found the things she bought today and handed him a tie clip.
Zhou Mingshi took it and opened the box: "Yi'an has excellent taste."
Lin Yi'an smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it."
Zhou Mingshi: "I like it."
After dinner, Zhou Mingshi asked Lin Yi'an, "May I use your study?"
Lin Yi-an: "I rarely use my study. There are no important documents in it. You can use it as you like. We'll be living here from now on, so do you want me to prepare a study for you?"
Zhou Mingshi: "No need, the study is spacious, we can share one study."
Lin Yi'an: "Mm."
Zhou Mingshi went to his study to work, while Lin Yi'an went to the pharmacy to organize the medicinal herbs that Changping had sent. Assistant Chen and Ye Lingzhi also came to help. When they opened the package, they found a bag of winter melon candy that their parents had sent.
Then she remembered that her mother had told her that they had more winter melons than they could eat, so she and her father made a lot of candied winter melons and sent them to her.
First, they put the candied winter melon aside, and then the three of them took out the medicinal herbs and put them away one by one.
After tidying up the medicinal herbs, Lin Yi'an washed her hands, filled a plate with candied winter melon, and handed it to Assistant Chen: "Get some for your boss to try."
Assistant Chen apologized, "Ms. Lin, I need to go to the restroom now..."
Lin Yi'an: "I'll take it up."
He carried the candied winter melon upstairs and knocked on the door of the study.
A clear and pleasant voice came from inside: "Come in."
Lin Yi'an pushed open the door and entered. Zhou Mingshi looked up, saw it was her, and smiled, "Yi'an, come and sit down."
Lin Yi'an placed the candied winter melon on the desk in front of him and said, "These candied winter melons were made by my parents and arrived today. I brought them here for you to try."
Zhou Mingshi leaned back in his chair and looked at her, saying, "I didn't wash my hands."
Lin Yi'an looked at him, thought for a moment, and asked, "Do you want me to feed you?"
Before he could answer, she picked up a piece of candied winter melon and fed it to his mouth: "That's fine too."
"..." Zhou Mingshi lowered his eyes, looked at the candied winter melon in front of him, and smiled as he put it in his mouth.
After watching him finish the winter melon candy, Lin Yi'an said, "Winter melon candy is high in sugar, so you shouldn't eat too much at night. One piece is enough."
Zhou Mingshi: "It's delicious."
Lin Yi'an: "There's still a lot left. Leave some for the Lin family, and send some more to Aunt Tan..."
Zhou Mingshi took her hand and pulled her to sit down on the sofa: "Let's talk here."
After sitting down, Lin Yi'an continued, "Give some more to Sister Shuyan. I won't give any to Grandpa and Grandma since they can't eat candy. Do you want to give some to your friends too?"
Today was our first meeting, and they gave her some of their treasured tea. Although the candied winter melon wasn't worth much, it was homemade, made with clean and hygienic ingredients, so she could eat it with peace of mind. It was also a token of their appreciation.
Zhou Mingshi: "Just give them a little something."
Lin Yi'an chuckled: "There's a big bag of winter melon candy, you can give away more."
Zhou Mingshi smiled and said, "Okay, you can arrange it as you see fit."
Lin Yi'an hummed in agreement: "You're busy, I'm going out."
"I'm not busy right now," Zhou Mingshi said, looking at her. "You don't seem to like being alone with me?"
Lin Yi'an paused for a moment, then said, "No..."
She thought he was going to work.
Looking at her stunned expression, Zhou Mingshi said slowly, "It seems I still have to keep trying."
Lin Yi'an looked at him questioningly. Did he need to try harder? He had already performed exceptionally well...
Zhou Mingshi couldn't help but pinch her cheek. Seeing her eyes widen slightly, his smile deepened, and he leaned down to gently kiss her pink lips.
Lin Yi'an's face felt slightly hot. She glanced at him and said, "You... this is too sudden."
He should have given prior notice...
Zhou Mingshi looked at the rare faint blush on her fair cheeks and said in a low voice, "Sorry, I'll be more careful next time."
Lin Yi'an nodded slightly: "I'm going out."
Zhou Mingshi didn't stop her anymore. He watched her leave, chuckled, and went back to his work.
Lin Yi'an closed the door and recalled that she hadn't even realized he had left. It was just that this was the first time she had been so intimate with a man, and he had been so unexpected, so it was understandable that she was a little surprised.
So this is the kind of effort he meant?
Back in her room, she saw Ye Lingzhi putting the small pieces of jewelry she had bought that day into a jewelry box. Hesitantly, she called out, "Zhizhi!"
Ye Lingzhi turned to look at her: "Sister Yi'an, what's the matter?"
Lin Yi'an asked, "Do you think Zhou Mingshi and I are making slow progress?"
Ye Lingzhi asked, puzzled, "What does Sister Yi'an mean?"
Lin Yi-an: "Do you think our usual pace of getting along is slow?"
Ye Lingzhi was even more puzzled: "There's a progress schedule? Isn't it supposed to be done according to your wishes?"
Zhou Mingshi's words were like a wake-up call. Lin Yi'an realized that she had been misled by Zhou Mingshi. As long as the two of them felt comfortable with each other, that was fine: "You're right."
After saying that, she picked up her change of clothes and went into the bathroom.
After washing up, I was wearing a nightgown and had just sat down to apply skincare products when there was a knock on the door.
Thinking it was Ye Lingzhi, she said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and Zhou Mingshi, wearing a silk bathrobe and with damp short hair, stood in the doorway without coming in. He asked, "This hair dryer is broken. Do you have one here?"
Lin Yi'an picked up the hair dryer from the table, walked over, and handed it to him.
Zhou Mingshi took the hairdryer, didn't disturb her, and turned to go back to his room.
Lin Yi'an slept soundly without any dreams. She got up early to exercise and ran on the treadmill.
Zhou Mingshi woke up sleepily and asked Assistant Chen, "Where's Yi'an?"
Assistant Chen asked, "Miss Lin is exercising downstairs. Would you like to work out with her?"
Zhou Mingshi checked the time: "Hmm."
By the time Zhou Mingshi finished washing up, changed his clothes, and went into the gym, Lin Yi'an had already been running for more than ten minutes.
Zhou Mingshi was also dressed in sportswear, so he didn't disturb her and got on the treadmill next to her.
After their run, the two sat down to rest. Lin Yi'an said, "Let's dry off the sweat before taking a shower."
Zhou Mingshi: "Hmm."
Lin Yi'an glanced at him, considered for a moment, and then said, "I think our pace is just right. You don't need to work hard; just keeping things as they are is fine."
Zhou Mingshi paused slightly, then looked at her and asked, "Yi'an doesn't like my efforts?"
Lin Yi'an looked at him without speaking. Zhou Mingshi's gaze remained fixed on her face as he said, "Still don't like my kiss? If you don't like it, I won't force you, but it will be a great pity."
Lin Yi-an said, "There's nothing I don't like."
Zhou Mingshi: "Really?"
He suddenly moved closer to her, looking down at her: "Since you don't dislike it, why don't we give it another try?"
Lin Yi'an looked at him and said, "Don't worry, I've already brushed my teeth."
After saying that, he gently kissed her, and to her surprise, he tentatively took her lips in his mouth, deepening the kiss little by little...
The delicate scent of cedarwood swept over her, and for the first time, she felt his domineering presence, and—an air of undeniable authority.
After a while, he released her, pressed his forehead against hers, and asked, "Do you hate it?"
Lin Yi'an shook her head slightly, and Zhou Mingshi's voice was a little lower than usual: "I'll try to make you like it next time."
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