Chapter 479 We are engaged by agreement
The sudden realization was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up towering waves in Cui Xiao's heart.
She unconsciously loosened her grip on her palm, leaving faint marks on her fingertips from the earlier pinch, but she had already forgotten the pain.
He just stood there, stunned, even his breathing slowed down.
She never imagined that Zhou Mubin and Lin Yuwei were in a contractual relationship, and she certainly didn't expect that the eldest daughter of the Lin family would like girls.
Lin Yuwei's image involuntarily surfaced in my mind.
When they met last night, Lin Yuwei was dressed in a neutral style, which accentuated her sharp and defined shoulder line. Her short hair was styled with hair gel, with each strand clearly defined, without any unnecessary embellishment. Even the way she looked at Zhou Mubin was completely different from those other women.
At the time, I only felt that she had a unique and outstanding temperament. Now, thinking back, that so-called "heroic spirit" was simply her true self.
"No wonder..."
She murmured unconsciously, her voice so soft it was like a mosquito's buzz, audible only to herself.
Zhou Mubin leaned against the door and didn't approach any further. With his hands in his suit trouser pockets, he took in the changes in her expression, from shock to realization, and then to deep thought.
They didn't even miss the detail of her fingers, which were gripping the hem of her clothes, going from tense to slowly relaxing.
He wasn't sure how much she believed him, since the facts were so unbelievable, so he took a half-step forward and deliberately moved his feet lightly.
With a hint of deliberate teasing in his tone, he tried to break the slightly awkward atmosphere. "What, you're scared out of your wits? Do you really think my taste would be so low as to marry a tomboy who's all masculine and more 'gentleman' than me?"
As he said this, he deliberately raised his eyebrows, a hint of probing in his eyes.
Cui Xiao immediately looked up and retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Her voice rose slightly, and the shock in her eyes faded considerably, replaced by a serious and protective tone. She hated it when people used such an insulting term as "tomboy" to describe women, no matter who the person was; Cui Xiao felt it was excessive.
"Miss Lin is so dashing, that confidence comes from within, which is far better than a frivolous person like you who resorts to physical violence at the drop of a hat. It's clear that you lack vision and are not good enough for her."
She spoke forcefully, but her tone lacked the sharp anger of before. Even the fingers gripping the hem of her shirt loosened slightly, no longer as taut and white as before.
Zhou Mubin accurately caught the softening in her tone and even noticed her small gesture of clutching the hem of her clothes. His smile deepened instantly, like a child who had received candy. His peach blossom eyes curved into beautiful crescents, and a hint of certainty was hidden in the cunning in his eyes.
He continued, "Okay, you're right. I'm not good enough for her. I have a narrow perspective and no taste."
He suddenly took a step closer to her when she wasn't paying attention, and the distance between them instantly shrank to only half an arm's length. His warm breath gently swept across her cheek, carrying a reassuring yet aggressive quality.
"But even with my poor judgment, I can still tell who I truly want. It doesn't matter if I'm not good enough for her; being good enough for you is enough, isn't it?"
Zhou Mubin's approach and blunt words made Cui Xiao's cheeks flush instantly, as if she had been placed on a heater, and even the tips of her ears turned pink.
She instinctively took a half step back, her back slamming against the door panel again with a thud. The cold touch brought her back to her senses slightly.
She hurriedly turned her head to avoid his overly intense gaze, but her eyes darted nervously toward the desk, avoiding eye contact with him. She stubbornly said, "Don't overthink it. I never said you were good enough for me... We have no relationship whatsoever, so don't make things up."
"Not saying it doesn't mean I don't think that way, nor does it mean I don't feel it."
Zhou Mubin gently interrupted her, his gaze falling on her reddened ear tips. After hesitating for two seconds, he reached out his hand.
He felt the burning heat of that skin as soon as his fingertips touched it. He paused for a moment, not daring to linger, and withdrew his hand after a light touch.
Seeing that she didn't resist as fiercely as before, and even just shrank back slightly.
He grew bolder, leaning forward slightly, his voice lower, like a cotton candy, carrying a hint of barely perceptible tenderness and nervousness, "Cui Xiao, I've never told a lie against my conscience in my entire life, especially about you. Saving you on the rooftop just now was instinct, and that kiss just now... was serious, more serious than ever before."
Zhou Mubin was born with a stunningly handsome appearance. His sword-like eyebrows slanted upwards and his slightly upturned peach blossom eyes had a captivating charm. When his long eyelashes fell, they cast a light shadow under his eyes.
Even the gentleness in her tone was wrapped in just the right amount of flirting, with a deliberate lingering tone at the end.
This kind of handsome and tactful man is the type that women can easily fall for at first glance, not to mention the unreserved honesty in his eyes at this moment, with her image clearly reflected in his pupils.
Cui Xiao stared intently at the tips of her shoes. The toes of her high heels were covered in dust from the rooftop. Her fingertips curled unconsciously, her nails almost digging into her palms.
I thought she was as steadfast as a rock.
But at this moment, Zhou Mubin's few words were like warm needles, easily piercing through the cocoon and exposing the softness hidden underneath, even his breathing became scorching and disordered.
She bit her lower lip, tasting a faint metallic flavor of blood, and couldn't even muster the strength to argue.
Just then, my phone in my pocket suddenly started vibrating rapidly, so strongly it almost jumped out of my pocket. It was the nanny who takes care of my daughter.
Without the slightest hesitation, Cui Xiao immediately took out the phone and answered it.
A hurried voice came from the phone, "Is this Ms. Cui Xiao? This is the city hospital. Your child and nanny..."
Cui Xiao's face suddenly turned deathly pale, her knuckles gripping the phone turned white, and the veins on her fingers stood out clearly.
Without saying a word, she hung up the phone, which fell to the ground with a "thud." She hurriedly picked it up and, as if she had lost her soul, turned and rushed out the door, not even noticing the pain when her shoulder bumped into the corner of the desk.
Zhou Mubin's heart skipped a beat at her sudden action. He had seen her calmly handle crises and her angrily resist when she was annoyed by him, but he had never seen her so flustered and at a loss.
His back was taut and straight, and his steps were unsteady, as if all his strength had been drained away, leaving only the instinctive act of fleeing.
The unease in his heart surged into a huge wave, and without thinking, he chased after it.
The two rushed out of the office, and the elevator happened to stop at their floor. As soon as the doors opened, they squeezed in. In the cramped elevator, Cui Xiao gripped her phone tightly, her fingertips trembling from the force.
Zhou Mubin stood beside her, watching her nervously.
Upon reaching the first floor, Cui Xiao practically ran out of the building and headed straight for the underground parking lot.
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