"I'm not afraid."
"You can bully me."
The moment Wen Zhaonian finished speaking, Li Tangyan realized what she had just done.
Immediately, under Wen Zhaonian's increasingly intense gaze, her face flushed.
The next second, as if he had been electrocuted, he hurriedly withdrew his hand and prepared to back away.
However, before Li Tangyan could take another step back...
Wen Zhaonian's hand had already covered her waist.
His palm was warm, and with a little force, Li Tangyan was pulled back into his arms.
In an instant, she felt as if she were enveloped by a familiar aura, carrying a faint scent of alcohol, with a hint of intoxication.
In a daze, Li Tangyan's hands had unconsciously clenched into fists and pressed against his chest.
The vibrations I felt in my chest also quickened, so much so that my curled-up knuckles began to feel numb.
Just as she was caught in a growing mix of nervousness and embarrassment about her impulsive actions, she saw the man's Adam's apple slowly bob.
Then, a low, suppressed laugh came from above.
"You told it to the person who was bullied?"
"Why are you the one who gets shy first?"
"If that's the case, then I won't listen to you anymore, huh?"
A gritty voice, slightly hoarse, drifted in slowly, tinged with lingering laughter, utterly captivating.
Upon hearing this, Li Tangyan's ears even turned red.
As he spoke, his voice involuntarily rose.
At the same time, her small face, which was so red it looked like it could drip blood, was also exposed to Wen Zhaonian's eyes as she looked up.
"Wen Zhaonian!"
Although Li Tangyan raised her voice, her cheeks were slightly puffed out as if she was angry.
But her voice always carried a soft tone, and upon closer listening, it even carried a hint of coquettishness.
Thinking of this, Wen Zhaonian seemed to have some kind of evil root deep in his heart stirred up, and as Li Tangyan called his name loudly, he had already opened his thin lips slightly and responded with an "eh".
"you--"
Li Tangyan was caught off guard by his cooperative reaction.
Her clear eyes widened slightly, as if veiled by a thin layer of mist.
Wen Zhaonian wasn't in a hurry. He just stared at Li Tangyan for a long time but couldn't come up with anything new or interesting.
Wait a while.
Just as she was about to turn away and run away in embarrassment, Wen Zhaonian raised his hand and gently rubbed Li Tangyan's head twice.
At the same time, the corners of her eyes lifted slightly: "Alright, I won't tease you anymore."
As soon as he finished speaking, as if wanting to give her some space, he withdrew his hand and prepared to pour some more food into Yuanxiao's and the others' bowls.
Upon hearing this, Li Tangyan was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
But just as they brushed past each other, accompanied by Wen Zhaonian's familiar aura, his voice slowly drifted over.
"Let's talk about it next time."
"!"
*
After all the commotion tonight, by the time Li Tangyan remembered it was already late when she finally decided to go home.
So, at Wen Zhaonian's suggestion, which was essentially a no-questions-asked decision, Li Tangyan had no choice but to stay at his place for one night.
"The guest room has been unoccupied for too long and hasn't been cleaned yet, so you'll have to make do with my room tonight."
When Wen Zhaonian came out again, Li Tangyan was sitting on a cushion, rebuilding her "mother-son" relationship with Shuzai.
As soon as it saw him come out, it released its two paws and let the little guy run happily towards the direction of Yuanxiao again.
He then raised his head and let Wen Zhaonian walk up to him and squat down.
"And what about you?"
She looked at Wen Zhaonian, her cheeks slightly flushed as she spoke, her gaze wandering somewhat.
It's obvious that there's something they want to say, but they're too embarrassed to say it outright.
Wen Zhaonian lifted his eyelids and immediately understood the meaning behind her words.
A slight smile played on his lips, and then he suddenly leaned forward.
With his well-defined knuckles supporting him on either side, he easily encircled Li Tangyan in a semi-circle in his arms.
What do you think?
His voice was low and slightly deep.
The two were so close that they could almost feel each other's warm breaths hitting their faces.
As Li Tangyan looked at Wen Zhaonian's face, which suddenly loomed closer and became magnified in front of her, her throat bobbed involuntarily.
He started to stammer, "What...do you want?"
Wen Zhaonian remained silent, continuing to move closer.
It was slow, but it made my heart race even faster.
Finally, just when the two were so close that their noses touched, Li Tangyan grabbed the clothes on his arms, and her long black eyelashes trembled.
Then those clear eyes closed tightly.
As she moved, strands of Li Tangyan's hair that fell to the side of her face unintentionally brushed against Wen Zhaonian's neck, bringing a slightly tingling, itchy sensation.
He glanced at the clothes that Li Tangyan had wrinkled due to nervousness, his lips curving into a deeper smile, and he smiled silently.
Then he raised his hand and reached behind Li Tangyan without her noticing.
After grabbing the cushion on the sofa behind Li Tangyan, he took a step back to create some distance between them.
As a gentle breeze brushed against my cheek, the warmth I had been feeling dissipated instantly.
While Li Tangyan was stunned, she opened her eyes again.
At the same time, she saw Wen Zhaonian waving a cushion in front of her.
He raised the corner of his eye and, as he spoke, raised his other free hand.
He flicked his index finger and lightly tapped her forehead: "Just kidding, I'm sleeping on the sofa tonight."
“…”
The next day, when Li Tangyan came out of the room again, Wen Zhaonian had left a note and went back to the law firm because he had something to do.
On the dining table was a still-steaming breakfast.
Seeing this, recalling what happened last night, it felt like a dream, yet it was all real. Her round eyes quickly curved into two beautiful crescent shapes.
I'm on vacation today, so I'm not in a hurry to go out.
So after Li Tangyan finished eating the breakfast he left behind, she tidied up for a while before preparing to go home.
Although she had mentioned it to Yao Qing beforehand last night, Li Tangyan knew that Yao Qing was probably already at home with Xu Miaomiao waiting for her.
At 10:30 a.m., after the sound of a password unlocking was heard, someone pushed open the door to Yao Qing's house.
Li Tangyan hadn't walked far when she saw the two people already waiting for her in the living room.
Xu Miaomiao and Yao Qing exchanged a glance, and then Yao Qing raised an eyebrow and spoke first.
"Hey, you're back~"
"You have the right to remain silent, but what you say will..."
As they finished speaking, Xu Miaomiao and the other person joined in, their voices mingling together with undisguised laughter.
"To become evidence in court."
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