Chapter 56 Strategy: On the fifty-sixth day, I should be blushing.
After the car door was closed, Xiang Di was still unwilling to give up. After a few seconds of silence, she took advantage of Bai Jiangxin's inattention and went to pull the car handle again.
But this time she couldn't pull the handle open no matter what she tried. What was wrong? She tried pulling it a couple more times until Bai Jiangxin calmly told her.
"Stop pulling, I've already locked it."
At the same time, the originally dark carriage had been lit up with a faint light a few seconds earlier.
The light and shadow behind him were reflected on the completely black car windows. The case was solved. There was a control panel next to Bai Jiangxin's seat. He only needed to sit there and move a finger to lock her in the car at any time.
Damn Rolls-Royce! Damn VIP seats!
When Xiang Di read novels before, she thought that the behavior of domineering CEOs was particularly cool and charming. Now that this kind of thing has actually happened to her, she realized that when these domineering CEOs get domineering, they really don't give anyone a way out.
That last sentence had exhausted all her courage. She really needed to get off the bus to calm down. If she didn't, her heart would beat so hard it would kill her.
Xiang Di whispered, "...I want to get off the bus."
Bai Jiangxin said calmly, "I just gave you a chance to step down, but you didn't. It's too late now."
He hadn't locked the car doors, which gave her a real chance to get out, but she didn't seize it.
Now that you've said all that, you think you can get off the bus? No way!
Xiang Di was on the verge of tears. She should have known better than to worry about whether he was hungry or not, and not to bring him food and drink!
The control panel screen was still lit, and Xiang Di kept his head down, avoiding his reflection in the car window.
She was now like a turtle in a jar; in the confined space of the carriage, Bai Jiangxin could grab her at any moment if he reached out.
“…Say what you just said again,” Bai Jiangxin said softly.
Xiang Di opened her eyes wide.
How could she possibly say those words again!
Could it be that she misspoke just now, so he didn't hear her?
Xiang Di refused to speak, saying, "...If you didn't hear me clearly, then forget I said anything."
Bai Jiangxin: "I heard you clearly, I just asked you to say it again."
Why make her repeat herself even though I heard her clearly? What does that mean? Are you deliberately trying to embarrass her?
Xiang Di pursed her lips and remained silent. Seeing that she hadn't moved for a while, Bai Jiangxin said again, "If you're not going to talk, just sit in the car. You can get out when you talk."
Xiang Di: "..."
No matter which book you came from, I now order you to get off Bai Jiangxin immediately!
Time flowed quietly; although only a minute had passed outside the car, it felt like a year had gone by inside.
Xiang Di didn't want to repeat herself, nor did she dare to go crazy in the car and threaten Bai Jiangxin to open the door for her. This was a Rolls-Royce, and she couldn't afford to pay for it if anything was damaged.
So she remained silent, facing the car door, determined not to speak, her hands gripping the door handle tightly, which she couldn't open at all. She thought to herself, "Sitting here is fine. Apart from the slightly awkward atmosphere, there's nothing else I can't tolerate. Sitting in a ten million dollar car for even a second longer is like seeing the world. Anyway, I'm not losing out."
What a joke! How can you play the role of a secret crush without some ninja skills? When it comes to pretending to be mute, she's a professional.
Bai Jiangxin remained silent. The two stubborn men were locked in a stalemate, each waiting for the other to give in first. The air, thick with the scent of rosewood, grew increasingly tense. Finally, Xiang Di heard him squeeze out a short, sharp "tsk" from his throat.
I'm impressed by her; she can hold it in so long. She must have been a tortoise in her past life.
Bai Jiangxin, who had been leaning back in his chair, leaned forward and reached out his hand to her.
But as soon as he touched her arm, it was as if he had triggered her sensitive switch. Xiang Di jerked in her seat, quickly shook off his hand, turned around, leaned against the car door, and looked at him warily.
"What are you trying to do?!"
In the dimly lit carriage, relying on the faint light from the control panel, the two finally met eyes.
Unlike her nervousness, Bai Jiangxin's eyes flickered, and he immediately saw the tense and frightened expression on her face.
He didn't understand why she was reacting so strongly. Did he think he could eat her?
Seeing that she was so far away from him, almost as if she were pressed against the car door, Bai Jiangxin frowned, reached out again, and dodged Xiang Di once more.
Bai Jiangxin asked impatiently, "Why are you hiding?"
Xiang Di asked warily, "What are you going to do?"
"What are you hiding from?"
"Tell me what you want to do first."
Bai Jiangxin's forehead twitched; she had successfully provoked him.
He was always the one who refused physical contact from others, but today he was not only rejected, but also rejected by the very person in front of him who fantasized about him every day.
Bai Jiangxin stood up abruptly from his chair. In the dim light, his figure loomed over Xiang Di with an oppressive aura and a sinister presence, causing Xiang Di to slam her head against the car door in fright.
Before she could even consider whether the precious car door had been damaged by her collision, he had already easily grabbed both of her slender wrists with one hand and pressed them down onto the car seat.
Xiang Di opened her eyes wide in panic as she watched him trap her in the seat from above. The originally spacious single seat felt cramped as his tall figure forced his way in.
One knee was pressed between her legs, and even though she was wearing safety shorts under her school skirt, a cool breeze was still blowing in.
Xiang Di couldn't help but recall a novel she had once read, in which two people were also crammed into one seat.
She wished she had changed out of her skirt earlier. She instinctively squeezed her legs together, but instead trapped his strong knees.
Xiang Di was desperate. "You're so stupid! Even at a time like this, you still have the mind to think about getting off!"
Fortunately, Bai Jiangxin didn't notice her leg-clamping motion. He looked down at her and repeated his request, which was to ask her to say it again.
He was deliberately trying to embarrass her by making her say those embarrassing words again in that position. Xiang Di bit her lip and insisted, "I don't want to."
Bai Jiangxin insisted, "Say it again."
She firmly refused: "No!"
“Say it again,” he said softly. “Just once.”
Xiang Di blushed deeply, her lips almost bleeding from being bitten. She tried to pull her hand away from his, but it was all in vain. He held her wrist tightly, causing her some pain and her heart to race.
Xiang Di felt incredibly pathetic. He had pushed her to this point; she should have been angry and sternly reprimanded him for not letting her go. Yet, she was still feeling attracted to him.
You've been reading too many domineering CEO novels; it's ruined your brain.
Xiang Di couldn't tell if she was angry at Bai Jiangxin or at herself for being so spineless. Suddenly, her nose stung with tears. She pouted, sniffed, and muttered accusatoryly, "Didn't you already hear everything clearly? Why do I have to say it again..."
Bai Jiangxin was slightly taken aback, sensing the grievance in her tone. He opened his mouth, about to say something, when he heard her shout again: "You're trying to drive me crazy!"
Xiang Di tried to break free from his grasp, but he still wouldn't let go.
She became even angrier: "You..."
"...I'm the one who's being driven crazy by you."
Bai Jiangxin suddenly spoke to her in a hoarse voice.
Xiang Di: "...What?"
Xiang Di winked, and the oppressive feeling in front of her suddenly disappeared. Bai Jiangxin released her and sat back in his original seat.
Xiang Di quickly brought her legs together and massaged her wrists.
Silence fell again in the carriage. Xiang Di sighed, thinking of his helpless tone just now. She felt like a fish on a chopping board, no matter how she turned over, she would only end up being chopped into pieces by him.
"...Why do you insist that I repeat myself?" Xiang Di whispered. "I'm not a repeating machine."
Bai Jiangxin said softly, "Because I'm not sure."
Xiang Di: "Unsure about what?"
I'm not sure if you've truly opened your heart to me and are willing to admit that you like me.
I'm not sure if that was truly you saying you liked someone, or just another unspoken sentiment from you.
Bai Jiangxin just wanted her to repeat what she had just said to him so that he could be sure that it wasn't what she really thought, and that he wasn't hallucinating; she really had said it.
Only when Bai Jiangxin expresses his affection verbally will he feel truly at ease.
For her, unrequited love was perhaps the safest form of affection, because she didn't have to worry about rejection or getting hurt. But for him, it wasn't the same, because he didn't know when she would give up.
Once she says it, she'll have no other way out with him. From now on, she can only love him, and he will cut off any potential threat from the opposite sex around her, even her own brother.
Since she said she liked him, he would cling to her for the rest of his life.
But how could Xiang Di know that she would only think he was being unreasonable and making her repeat herself, thus embarrassing her?
Unable to openly express the anxieties and uncertainties he felt because of her, Bai Jiangxin sighed softly, his voice deep and muffled: "...I'm not sure if you're joking with me."
Knowing full well that she's easily embarrassed, forcing her won't work and will only backfire. Since we already know the answer, we should be content.
Bai Jiangxin said softly, "Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't—"
The last word, carrying a hint of compromise, was left unsaid, interrupted by a sudden touch on the cheek.
Careful and hesitant, yet incredibly soft and sweet.
His previously drooping eyebrows suddenly relaxed, and Bai Jiangxin was stunned.
He seemed to hear his heart, which was already melting away layer by layer, suddenly being doused with a pot of boiling water, and then the last thin layer of ice clinging to his heart suddenly shattered and exploded.
Like a small stone suddenly breaking the surface of a lake in winter, ice crystals scatter and vibrate in the air, the sound seeping into the eardrums.
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Xiang Di admitted that for a second, she was somewhat swayed by his uneasy tone.
Inferiority complex is indeed the best cosmetic treatment for men, especially for someone like Bai Jiangxin who is admired from afar. So she mustered up a lot of courage, leaned over, and gently kissed his face in the dim light.
"...I'm not kidding you."
"It's true... I like you."
After kissing him, Xiang Di whispered something in his ear and then quickly shrank back into his seat.
Why is it so hard to say the word "like"?
At this moment, Xiang Di sincerely admires everyone who has the courage to confess to the person they like.
Xiang Di scratched his eyebrows and then ran his fingers through his hair, but it seemed that no matter what small movements he made, he couldn't relieve his helplessness for that second.
Fortunately, it was nighttime and the car was dark, so her heart could still handle it.
But it's strange, why didn't Bai Jiangxin react?
Could it be that she kissed him too lightly and he didn't feel it?
Just as he was wondering what was going on, his eyes lit up as Bai Jiangxin turned on the car lights.
She was just relieved that it was nighttime!
Xiang Di immediately turned around to face the car door and covered her face.
At the same time, she shouted, "Why did you suddenly turn on the light?!"
Bai Jiangxin didn't answer, but simply reached out and picked her up, who was curled up in her seat like a turtle.
Xiang Di didn't want to face him. She wanted to reach out and cover herself to avoid being picked up by him, but that would leave her without hands to cover her face. She also didn't want Bai Jiangxin to see her current expression.
She hated that she only had two hands; why wasn't she an octopus!
However, there was nothing she could do; she was just a human with only two hands, so she was lifted onto Bai Jiangxin's lap.
Wearing a skirt, the back of her bare thighs was so clearly tactile. She straightened her back, covered her face, and turned to one side, trying to keep her distance from him as much as possible.
The skin on the back of the thigh alone is not enough to create a connection. Bai Jiangxin said, "Put your hands down."
Xiang Di: "Don't let go."
Bai Jiangxin: "Why won't you release it?"
"We won't let go, that's it."
"Put it down, let me see you."
"There's nothing to see."
Unable to persuade her otherwise, Bai Jiangxin grasped her wrist, trying to help her lower her hand.
Xiang Di's palm was now like an octopus's suckers, clinging tightly to her face. The two resisted each other for a while. In fact, Bai Jiangxin had the strength to forcefully pull her hand off, but seeing the red mark on her wrist that he had just made, he didn't dare to use any more force.
Her wrists were so thin that he could hold both of her hands in one.
He swallowed hard and said, "You kissed me, I should be the one who feels embarrassed."
Xiang Di curled her lips: "...Then why did you turn on the light? I don't see how embarrassed you are."
How would you know if you didn't take a look?
"..."
Xiang Di wondered to himself, was he really embarrassed?
Did he blush too?
I kind of want to see him blush.
So she carefully spread her fingers apart, wanting to peek at Bai Jiangxin's expression.
However, in that one second of relaxation, Bai Jiangxin seized the opportunity, grabbed her hand and pressed it down, then intertwined their fingers tightly. By the time Xiang Di realized what was happening, she couldn't pull her hand away.
She was immediately flustered and didn't know where to look. Her evasive eyes caught a glimpse of Bai Jiangxin's current expression.
He was aloof and peerless, flawless like white jade, yet a hint of shyness flickered in his cool and handsome eyes, and a faint blush spread across his jade-like face, reaching all the way to the tips of his ears.
Xiang Di parted her lips slightly, unable to look away.
For the sake of this beautiful scene, she suppressed her shyness and stared at him. After only a few seconds of eye contact, Bai Jiangxin lowered his eyes.
His eyelashes fluttered, and he asked her, "I think I should be blushing, right?"
Xiang Di hesitated and raised his voice.
Bai Jiangxin lowered his eyes, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he sighed softly.
Then her eyes were suddenly covered again, but this time she didn't cover them herself.
Xiang Di asked, puzzled, "...What?"
Bai Jiangxin: "Didn't you say there wasn't much to see?"
"I meant I'm not good-looking," Xiang Di mumbled. "I wasn't talking about you..."
Bai Jiangxin said, "It looks good."
Xiang Di: "...Huh?"
I said you're beautiful.
She was very beautiful. Her eyes were darting around, full of shyness, yet exceptionally bright. The blush on her cheeks was like the color of the morning glow, and her lightly bitten lips were a delicate pink.
Bai Jiangxin stared at those two pale pink lips. Her timid mouth, having exhausted all her courage, only dared to kiss his cheek once.
He lowered his hand, looked down at her, and stared at their intertwined hands with hers.
Xiang Di's large, slender hand enveloped his. Compared to the back of his hand with its distinct knuckles, Xiang Di's hand was obviously much softer, with reddish fingertips, like the gradually changing heart of a flower petal.
They weren't hand fetishists; no matter how beautiful the hands were, they couldn't compare to the other person's face. But at that moment, the temperature on their faces wouldn't drop, so they could only stare at the hands.
After a few seconds of silence, Bai Jiangxin suddenly called her name: "Xiang Di".
Xiang Di kept staring at his hands: "Hmm."
"You like me, right?"
"..."
Why are you asking again? Xiang Di pursed her lips and gave a forced "hmm".
"Don't just say 'um,' say it clearly, say you like it."
"..."
"Speak quickly."
"Why do you have to tell me? You already know, that's enough."
“Then you have to say it too,” Bai Jiangxin said stubbornly. “You’re not allowed to say it in your heart, you have to say it out loud to me.”
I've never seen him so long-winded, and he's acting like a child. Xiang Di had no choice but to accept it; he'd already laid his cards on the table, so he might as well just leave it at that.
"Sigh, I like you, I like you, I like you, I like you—"
Actually, she had several other crushes, and she thought she might as well tell them all at once, so that he would hear enough and get tired of hearing them and wouldn't let her say them anymore. But she didn't say the rest of her crushes.
He suddenly leaned in and kissed her.
Bai Jiangxin tilted his head slightly to avoid their noses touching, and he even deliberately tilted the head to the side.
This time it wasn't the corner of the mouth, nor was it a fleeting touch; it was a solid, firm touch between the four lips.
He wanted to hear what she liked, but she hadn't finished speaking yet, so why did he suddenly kiss her?
Caught off guard, Xiang Di stared blankly, her mind blank, her entire body frozen on his lap.
Bai Jiangxin's legs were pressed against the back of her thighs. He held her hand tightly with one hand, and placed the other hand on the back of her neck. The area of physical contact was not large, so they should not have been able to hear each other.
Fortunately, the lips are different from other parts of the body. They have no hair, are thinner and more sensitive than normal skin, and therefore are easier to connect with when touched than other parts of the body.
What was supposed to be a quiet kiss suddenly became noisy in his heart.
【Aa ...
The continuous screams made Bai Jiangxin feel as if his eardrums had been stabbed, and his heart went numb.
...So excited.
No one can understand the significance of her list of favorite things, but Bai Jiangxin does.
Xiang Di waited a long time for him to turn around and look back, and he waited a long time for Xiang Di to say "I like you".
No one understands how many ineffective communications two people who are used to being passive have to go through before they can be honest with each other to this point.
Her unrequited love finally blossomed into mutual affection, and he clearly heard her say she liked him.
Bai Jiangxin originally only intended to touch her lightly, as a way to reassure himself and make sure that she had truly admitted to liking him.
But when he heard her scream, he thought, since she's already screamed, she might as well scream even louder.
Xiang Di was already on the verge of collapse. She felt incredibly hot in the car and even considered suggesting that Bai Jiangxin turn on the air conditioning. But then she felt him slightly open his lips, heard him swallow, and his cool breath enveloped her lips. Then, he moistened and licked her lower lip. Only then did she realize that her heart was beating even faster.
He wants a French kiss?!
Xiang Di tensed up, thinking to herself, "I know this? I didn't read so many novels for nothing."
However, her stiff body, tightly closed eyes, inexplicably open lips, and the fact that she dared not even breathe properly proved that all those novels she had read were a waste of time and she had learned nothing.
Her mouth was closed so tightly that she didn't give him any chance. At the same time, Bai Jiangxin heard her mentally recalling which novel she had read that described French kissing techniques, guaranteeing that the other person would have a physical reaction on the spot.
[Think fast, you idiot!!!]
Don't waste this Rolls-Royce!! It's the perfect car for having sex in a car! Nine out of ten novels feature the male and female protagonists achieving physical and spiritual union under a stunning starry sky!
Bai Jiangxin: "..."
No wonder she likes Rolls-Royces.
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