Chapter 136 "I've been your dog on a leash for a long time."
Fang Qizhou took her drooping hand and walked towards the parking lot.
On the way, Zhu Fan saw other people holding beautiful ice cream cones. The ice cream was melting and emitting an enticing sweet aroma, and her mouth watered.
During this period, she ate such a bland diet that she almost lost her appetite.
When Zhu Fan passed by the campus ice cream shop, she was completely unable to move.
Behind the glass window, a staff member was scooping ice cream; amber caramel syrup slowly slid down the edge of the cone, filling the air with a sweet, milky aroma. She quietly swallowed, her fingertips tugging at the sleeve of the person beside her.
"Fang Qizhou," she said softly, but her eyes shone brightly, "I'll buy you an ice cream."
Fang Qizhou followed her gaze to the counter, remained silent, and only slightly raised his eyebrows.
Zhu Fan immediately gripped his arm tightly, her voice as soft as melting cream: "Really, I'll buy it for you to eat... I'll watch you eat it."
She tilted her head back, but her eyes were glued to the flowing syrup, unable to look away.
Fang Qizhou stared at her for two seconds, then suddenly laughed, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly: "Are you begging me to eat?"
"Please." Zhu Fan nodded hurriedly, her fingers unconsciously scratching his palm.
He then slowly asked, "What flavor are you going to buy for me?"
"I'll buy you apple candy ice cream!" she said, stepping into the store with the anti-loss leash on her wrist taut.
The shop assistant was engrossed in scooping ice cream when she heard Zhu Fan take her order. Glancing at the leash in Zhu Fan's hand, she kindly reminded her, "Dogs aren't allowed in the store; they can be leashed outside."
The conversation got stuck halfway through.
She looked up and met the tall, slender figure behind Zhu Fan.
Fang Qizhou stood with one hand in his pocket, his eyelids drooping lazily, a black bracelet on his wrist, the same style as Zhu Fan's, attached to a short rope.
"I'm so sorry..." The shop assistant's face instantly turned red.
Fang Qizhou seemed not to hear, and took half a step forward, his phone beeping as he scanned the QR code.
Zhu Fan quietly hooked her finger around the hand with the bracelet on it, her fingertips lightly tracing across his palm.
"Take it off," she muttered softly, "I was mistaken for walking a dog just now..."
Fang Qizhou rested his chin on her shoulder, his warm breath close to her ear.
I don't understand.
He lowered his voice, his lips almost touching her earlobe, and said each word slowly and deliberately, "I've been your dog on a leash for a long time."
Zhu Fan felt a tingling sensation in the tip of his ear.
When the clerk looked over, he straightened up and took the ice cream cup from her.
He took the crispy waffle cone from the top of the ice cream cup and held it to Zhu Fan's lips.
Zhu Fan took a bite of the egg roll, her eyes involuntarily drifting towards the ice cream cup in his hand.
The rose-red syrup flowed over the snow-white ice cream scoop, it looked absolutely gorgeous.
Zhu Fan looked at the crispy egg roll in her hand, which was about the length of a finger. "Fang Qizhou, the egg roll is too dry, so I'll just dip it in a little bit of ice cream."
Fang Qizhou handed over the ice cream cup, "Just one bite."
Zhu Fan's eyes lit up instantly.
The slight tartness of the apple and the aroma of milk intertwine and melt on the lips and teeth, leaving a cool and sweet sensation.
She squinted her eyes happily.
This bite was like a sudden burst of cravings from my stomach.
She looked at Fang Qizhou longingly and said greedily, "Just one more small bite."
Fang Qizhou raised the ice cream cup high just as she reached out to dip her hand into the ice cream.
He said one bite at a time, and didn't let her touch it more than that.
He slowly scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and brought it to his lips.
The tether was tied between their wrists and swayed gently.
Zhu Fan stared at the ice cream cup in his hand, her gaze remaining fixed all the way to the parking lot.
"Fang Qizhou, you can't be so petty."
Fang Qizhou opened the car door for her, saying, "I'll buy it for you when you're feeling better."
Zhu Fan didn't get in the car, staring at the ice cream cup in his hand: "You drive, I'll carry it for you."
Fang Qizhou's hand holding the ice cream cup had a thin layer of ice beads on the fingertips.
There was still more than half of the ice cream left in the ice cream cup.
Fang Qizhou let go.
The moment Zhu Fan got the ice cream cup, she quickly scooped up a large spoonful and stuffed it into her mouth.
The cool, sweet sensation just began to spread on the tip of my tongue—
A shadow suddenly descended.
Fang Qizhou braced himself against the car body with one hand, trapping her completely between his arm and the car door, while his other hand pinched her cheek and used his thumb to pry open her teeth.
The tip of his tongue forcefully invaded, sweeping away the unmelted sweet coolness in her mouth.
His hot breath swept over her... swallowing up her stolen cool, sweet and sour taste along with her sobs.
Zhu Fan lost her grip on the ice cream cup and it slipped from her hand, falling to the ground.
Fang Qizhou stepped back half an inch, a trace of glistening moisture still clinging to his lips.
He ran his knuckles across the corner of her lips, his eyes darting furrowed as he gazed at her soft, rosy lips. "So sweet, so soft."
Zhu Fan was so angry that her nose wrinkled. She clenched her fists, pushed Fang Qizhou aside, and got into the passenger seat.
Fang Qizhou anticipated her movements.
No, I knew she would sneak a bite. I deliberately let go and gave her the ice cream cup.
That ice cream kiss was something he had planned.
The man picked up the ice cream cup that had fallen to the ground with his beautiful, slender fingers and threw it into a trash can not far away.
Zhu Fan sat in the passenger seat with his arms crossed, not looking at Fang Qizhou for a long time.
"Fang Qizhou, you are insidious."
"Yes, I'm cunning."
Zhu Fan's puffed-up cheeks were poked by Fang Qizhou.
What do you want to eat tonight?
Zhu Fan shifted her gaze from the red light to Fang Qizhou's face. "I don't want to drink any more tonic soups."
"You order, and I'll make you anything edible."
Before returning to their apartment, the two went to the supermarket.
After shopping at the supermarket, it was just past six o'clock when we arrived at Fang Qizhou's apartment.
The apartment is cleaned regularly by a cleaning lady, and everything is spotless and tidy.
Fang Qizhou put the snacks on her portable snack shelf, which she used specifically for storing snacks, and then took the ingredients and fruit to the kitchen.
Zhu Fan casually turned on the TV and found a travel variety show.
She plugged her phone in and took a picture of Fang Qizhou's back as he washed fruit in the kitchen.
She clicked into her WeChat Moments and saw a post Fang Qizhou had made an hour earlier: My girlfriend loves me very much.
Below, Zhu Fan scrolled through the likes and comments from mutual friends for a very long time without reaching the bottom.
Zhu Fan put down her phone and went to the kitchen.
Fang Qizhou held the washed strawberries to her lips.
Zhu Fan hugged his waist and followed his steps, like his tail.
"Fang Qizhou, I want to explain this to you properly now. Before I went abroad, I was photographed kissing someone passionately in a bar."
Fang Qizhou picked up the blueberries beside him, his dark eyes deep, "You've already explained."
Fang Qizhou's hand, which was washing blueberries, was stopped by Zhu Fan. "Don't interrupt me. I know you have absolute trust in me."
Fang Qizhou leaned against the sink, looking down into her eyes.
Zhu Fan placed his thumb on Qi Zhou's upper lip, with his lips resting on his thumb.
She stood on tiptoe to recreate the scene from that day.
"This is what the captured photo of a passionate kiss in a bar looks like."
"Fang Qizhou, we didn't do anything that night at the hotel, but I thought about you all night."
Fang Qizhou bit her thumb, which was pressed against his lips, and stared into her earnest, clear, and beautiful eyes. "Yes, my wife loves me very much."
Zhu Fan cupped Fang Qizhou's face in her hands, her voice firm and passionate: "I will always love you."
Fang Qizhou's dark eyes burned intensely.
It felt like there was fire burning inside my body, every inch of my bones was screaming wildly—
He crushed her, embedding her into his own flesh and blood. He frantically invaded her every breath. He branded her with a mark that belonged only to him.
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