Meanwhile, time jumps back to Gong Ning watching Ji Qingmeng leave in a car at the entrance of the coffee shop.
She was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly remembered something and quickly turned around. Yan Jingzhou, who had been standing next to her, had suddenly disappeared.
A sudden panic gripped her, and she anxiously looked around until the familiar license plate of the car came into view. Gong Ning breathed a silent sigh of relief.
The next instant, his dark eyes shone brightly, and he hurriedly ran over, eagerly pulling open the car door and jumping in before the car had even come to a complete stop.
Yan Jingzhou's incomparably handsome profile suddenly came into view, and Gong Ning's breath caught in her throat for a moment.
So handsome...
Yan Jingzhou suddenly turned his gaze and gave her a cold look. Gong Ning blinked nervously twice and came back to her senses.
Looking into the man's unfathomable eyes...
A sly glint flashed in Gong Ning's eyes, and a bright smile gradually bloomed on her small face. She blinked her big eyes and gave the man a not-so-perfect flirtatious wink, as if trying to please him.
Yan Jingzhou's fingertips suddenly froze, his handsome brows twitched imperceptibly, and cracks seemed to appear uncontrollably in the icy coldness of his eyes...
But Gong Ning, who was staring intently at him, caught all of these subtle micro-expressions.
Gong Ning's eyes lit up, and she quickly moved closer, hugging the man's strong and muscular arms tightly. She tilted her head up, her pink lips slightly pouting, and stared at him without blinking.
His dark, shiny eyes shone brightly.
Yan Jingzhou's Adam's apple bobbed unconsciously, his thin lips tightened even more, and even his elegant jawline seemed to tense up.
After a short while, Yan Jingzhou suddenly sighed in resignation and indulgently pulled the girl into his arms.
His fair and handsome hand covered the girl's fluffy hair, and he ruffled it roughly, as if he were sulking and slightly angry.
His deep eyes were filled with frustration and helplessness at the inability of his children to compete.
Still feeling a lump in his throat, Yan Jingzhou's long, slender hand, with its sharp, defined bones, suddenly moved down, his knuckles tightening to pinch Gong Ning's cheek. His harsh voice carried a hint of gritted teeth, "Gong Ning, you're just taking advantage of my inability to be ruthless, aren't you?"
One of her cheeks was suddenly pinched, and Gong Ning's slightly puffed-up cheeks instantly deflated, obediently shrunk down.
Even so, the girl didn't forget to use her cuteness to get away with it. Her dark eyes blinked innocently, gazing at the man with a pure, expectant light, and she softly pleaded, "Ah Zhou~~"
Because of the man's action of pinching her cheeks, Gong Ning's mouth was pulled into a tight zipper, and her soft voice escaped through the pitiful gap between her lips, carrying a muffled hoarseness.
The man lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable, and stared intently at the girl. After a few moments, he suddenly loosened his grip on her fingers.
He pressed his palm against the girl's brow and pushed her back a few times in an annoyed tone. "Don't pull this stunt. What's the result of your reflection these past few days?"
Gong Ning tilted her fluffy head back, her little mouth pursed in grievance upon hearing this, and even her originally bright eyes were tinged with obvious dimness.
Her clear, black-and-white eyes darted around listlessly, and she tentatively poked Yan Jingzhou's side with a delicate, pale finger. "That day... I didn't mean to drink..."
The man's muscles tensed, and he reached out his large, broad hand to grasp the girl's delicate fingers. He glanced at her with dark eyes, a barely perceptible warning in his gaze.
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