There was a moment of silence on the other end. "Seriously...did you two actually do it in the end?"
Gong Ning's face flushed red instinctively, before she could even answer.
The image of Yan Jingzhou's gaze at her that day involuntarily surfaced before her eyes. It was deep and complex, as if it was not just a warning to her, but something unfamiliar, leaving her feeling somewhat helpless and fearful.
She didn't know that it was a man's gaze as he looked at a woman, the deep longing in his eyes seemingly about to crumble and burst forth in an instant.
Although Gong Ning didn't understand, she could at least sense the danger in those eyes.
So these past few days I've been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding Yan Jingzhou. If we accidentally bump into each other, I'll disappear in an instant, like a mouse meeting a cat.
"Tsk, Gong Ning, after all this time, I find out that you only dare to act tough in front of me. You think I'm easy to bully, don't you?"
Gong Ning snapped out of her daze, "Don't treat you like a special case. Have you ever seen me go easy on anyone? If you mess with me, I'll deal with you just the same way!"
"Oh~~ You're so arrogant, how come you don't dare to utter a sound in front of Yan Jingzhou?"
"Xiao Yisheng," Gong Ning roared, "If it weren't for you, would I be in this predicament? The way Yan Jingzhou has been looking at me these past few days has been terrifying. If it were you, would you dare say you wouldn't be scared? It's easy for you to say that when you're not in my shoes, isn't it?"
Xiao Yisheng weakly uttered, "Didn't you rush to ask me for the secret manual?"
Gong Ning was furious. "Who knows your breast enhancement secret is those kinds of videos? Xiao Yisheng, do you believe I'll tell your brother about you secretly watching those videos?"
The other person smugly said, "Do you have my brother's contact information? Do you? Do you? You don't!"
"Heh, it's just Xiao Yiting's contact information. Do you think my huge Beiyin International wouldn't be able to find it? The Xiao family has such strict discipline. And what if Xiao Yiting finds out that his sister was caught watching porn? What if it gets exposed... Hehe, Xiao Yisheng, you're finished..."
Ignoring the angry voice on the other end, Gong Ning hung up the phone in a great mood and hummed a little tune as she walked forward. But when she turned around, she saw Yan Jingzhou standing not far from her.
Gong Ning's smile froze instantly, and the next moment, she took off running.
Before he could run more than a few steps, someone grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him to a stop.
The man frowned, looking down at the panicked little girl. "Why are you running?"
"I didn't run away, you're mistaken!" Gong Ning said, trying to get rid of the large hand on the back of her collar, her little face scrunched up. "Um, don't hold me like that, I'm not used to it..."
Upon hearing this, Yan Jingzhou frowned slightly, but still loosened his grip.
The moment she broke free of her restraints, Gong Ning used all her strength to run away, but before she could even run, the man behind her grabbed her arm.
Gong Ning's face fell, and she suddenly lowered her head, letting out a dejected sigh.
Yan Jingzhou pursed his lips. "Why do you run away when you see me? Are you afraid of me?"
The girl didn't speak.
The man's grip on her arm tightened slightly, and his deep, dark eyes flickered slightly.
This has been going on for many days now; she runs away whenever she sees him...
It's because...
"Was it because of that day?"
After a long silence, the girl spoke softly, "Mmm!"
The air between them suddenly became still. The girl lowered her head to look at the yellowing lawn, while the man lowered his head to look at the top of the girl's dark hair.
At five or six in the afternoon, the Starry Garden was bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, and a splendid, dim yellow halo gently enveloped the two of them.
The man was tall and handsome, and the girl was slender and graceful. It was a very pleasing picture, but it was somehow tinged with a sense of coldness.
This oppressive atmosphere of silence is heartbreaking to outsiders, let alone the two parties involved in this silent confrontation.
Before this, Yan Jingzhou didn't touch her, simply because he felt she was still young and there were some things she couldn't do.
This is in his understanding.
But in the past few days, he suddenly realized that, in her mind, she was not willing.
"You don't want to?"
"Um!"
The man's fingers, hanging limply at his other side, curled up almost imperceptibly; his slender, pale fingers were stiff as if lifeless.
A few subtle and complex emotions flashed in his eyes. After a few moments of silence, he spoke softly, "Why? Is it because it was a bit sudden and you weren't prepared, or is it that... you didn't actually intend to stay with me forever?"
Gong Ning's face was very red, and her dark eyes sparkled with shyness.
Why could Yan Jingzhou talk to her about such risqué topics without batting an eye, remaining calm and composed as if discussing something serious?
The girl coughed lightly, lowered her head, and stammered, "I...I'm afraid of pain..."
For the first time ever, Yan Jingzhou was slightly bewildered, a look of blank surprise appearing on his handsome, aloof face. "What?"
"Didn't you say..." the girl's voice was low, still tinged with a hint of shyness, "Didn't you say that doing that kind of thing would hurt girls a lot? If you were the one who had to feel the pain, then, then I would be willing..."
Yan Jingzhou: "..."
So he's overthinking it; the girl is simply afraid of pain?
After Gong Ning finished speaking in a stammering voice, her earlobes, slender neck, and cheeks gradually turned a crimson more radiant than the sunset clouds, and she lowered her head, refusing to look at Yan Jingzhou.
The lingering melancholy and discomfort in the man's heart vanished instantly, and the gloom on his face gradually dissipated.
He loosened his grip on the girl's hand, but still asked again, somewhat uncertainly, "Just because of this?"
"Otherwise what?" Gong Ning subconsciously looked up, her eyes blank, but the man could clearly see her shy, blushing face. "Judging from your tone, isn't this reason important? Can't it instill fear in people?"
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