The shadow cast by the artificial hill enveloped the two of them, as if isolating them from all the noise and prying eyes of the outside world.
Only their rapid heartbeats and warm breaths intertwined and warmed each other in the small space.
Qin Xiao could feel the slight trembling of the girl in his arms, and the awkward yet eager initiative in her response.
This gradually imbued his kiss, which was originally tinged with a hint of punishment and possessiveness, with a deeper meaning.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
I don't know how much time has passed; it may have been just a moment, or it may have been an eternity.
The sound was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly shattering the romantic and ambiguous atmosphere between the two.
Qin Xiao loosened his grip on Liu Qingyou slightly.
He looked at her.
The girl's pretty face was so red it almost blushed, her eyes were shimmering with tears, and she had a hint of dreaminess and lingering passion in them.
The slightly swollen lips added to their alluring color.
Liu Qingyou was also panting, her eyes darting away, not daring to look directly into Qin Xiao's deep eyes that seemed to suck people in.
She subconsciously touched her burning cheeks with the back of her hand; her heart was still pounding like crazy.
Qin Xiao raised his hand and gently stroked Liu Qingyou's lips with his thumb, the gesture carrying an undeniable intimacy.
His voice had regained some of its usual composure, but it still carried a hint of hoarseness from the kiss.
"I have to go."
Liu Qingyou hummed in response, her voice barely audible, and kept her head down, not daring to look at him.
The impact of that kiss was so great that her mind was still reeling.
Qin Xiao looked at her deeply, as if trying to etch her shy and charming appearance into his heart.
Then, without further hesitation, he turned around and strode out of the shadow of the artificial hill.
The sunlight fell on him again, dispelling the momentary reverie he had just experienced.
He needs to deal with more pressing matters at hand.
Ye Chen has arrived.
Nie Beini and Ruoyan are still waiting for him.
And so the Liu family's so-called "marriage proposal and curse-inducing" event officially began.
Only Liu Qingyou remained, leaning against the cold, rough artificial rock wall.
She raised her hand and gently touched her lips with her fingertips, where his domineering yet warm breath still seemed to linger.
My cheeks were still burning hot.
My heart was still pounding.
"lecher……"
She muttered a soft scolding, but her tone was gentle and yielding, revealing no real anger. Instead, it carried an indescribable shyness and lingering resentment...
Qin Xiao followed the general direction and soon saw Nie Beini and Qin Ruoyan near the entrance of the front hall.
Nie Beini was looking around, her long golden hair shining brightly in the afternoon sun, and a hint of anxiety was barely perceptible on her beautiful face.
Qin Ruoyan stood obediently beside her, her little head turning left and right, her dark eyes searching for something.
Qin Xiao quickened his pace.
"I'm here."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was enough to make both of them turn their heads at the same time.
As soon as Nie Beini saw him, a bright smile immediately bloomed on her face. She quickly walked over and naturally reached out to take his arm, with a familiar intimacy.
"Why are you taking so long? I'm starving!"
She pouted her red lips slightly in complaint, but her gaze inadvertently swept over Ye Chen and his entourage, who were chatting with several guests not far away.
Nie Beini frowned slightly, pointing in the direction of Ye Chen, her tone carrying a hint of undisguised disdain and a strange uncertainty.
"Hey you big rascal, look at that guy over there, he looks kind of familiar."
She squinted her beautiful blue eyes, examined them carefully, and then seemed to suddenly realize something.
"Oh, right! He looks a bit like the security guard my family just fired a couple of days ago!"
Qin Ruoyan followed her gaze, blinked her clear eyes, and whispered.
"Brother, although that person isn't particularly good-looking, he seems to have quite a presence."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile, and his gaze turned to Nie Beini, who was practically clinging to him.
"They were doing a great job, why did you fire them?"
Mentioning this, Nie Beini immediately reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her beautiful face instantly filled with displeasure and disgust.
"Him! He just stands there at the door like a wooden post all day. When he sees me, he grins crookedly like an idiot!"
"He's not even looking after the door properly! His mind isn't on his work at all!"
"What's most infuriating is that a few days ago he actually took out a tattered piece of paper that he'd somehow found somewhere, claiming it was a marriage certificate and insisting on marrying me!"
As Nie Beini spoke, she exaggeratedly shook her arm, as if she had remembered something extremely disgusting, her beautiful brows furrowed tightly.
"You know, I can't touch men, I get an allergic reaction the moment I do! I break out in a rash all over my body!"
"I got so angry just looking at his shifty eyes that I had the butler kick him out! Out of sight, out of mind!"
As Qin Xiao listened to her rapid-fire complaints, his gaze seemed to drift to her hand tightly gripping his arm, and to her full breasts, which were slightly deformed by the pressure of his arm, revealing their astonishing curves. His tone carried a hint of mockery.
"You can't touch a man? Then what are you doing right now?"
Nie Beini subconsciously looked down and realized that almost half of her body was pressed against Qin Xiao, their posture intimately close.
Her pretty face flushed red, but she quickly raised her chin and muttered under her breath with a self-righteous air.
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