Chapter 79: Running Away But Being Caught, Kiss on the Fourth Day.
Xie Ruan froze.
Pei Zhi's grandfather was indeed a big shot. Even as a ruthless tycoon who dominated the business world, he left almost no impression of having any emotions. Yet, he still managed to keenly sense whether he and Pei Zhi were just pretending to be a couple.
Xie Ruan's fingers trembled slightly.
Before Xie Ruan could react, his fingers, which he had instinctively placed under the table, were grasped by a warm hand that was much larger than his own.
It looks like Pei Zhi's hand?
Xie Ruan didn't even remember how she got off the table.
Just as Xie Ruan's mind went blank, he seemed to hear Pei Zhi's deep, magnetic voice speaking to Pei Zhi's grandfather with ease.
After that, it seems that Pei Zhi's grandfather was fooled.
A true master is a true master.
Xie Ruan froze, like a docile little chick, only daring to sit between the two and nodding stiffly.
As for what they said...
Xie Ruan was too embarrassed to hear clearly.
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Then, Xie Ruan was taken to a room by Pei Zhi.
Xie Ruan didn't think much of it at first.
Until he was led by Pei Zhi to the bedroom.
Xie Ruan seemed to realize something, and pinched her fingers, once, twice, Three Gorges.
It wasn't until she had squeezed it three times that Xie Ruan realized she wasn't squeezing her own hand, but rather Pei Zhi's.
Xie Ruan realized that she was holding Pei Zhi's hand, and her cheeks almost immediately burned.
Xie Ruan instinctively tried to pull away, but Pei Zhi's grip was very strong.
Although Pei Zhi's grip wasn't as strong as Zhou Jingchi's, nor as rough as Ji Ye's at the beginning—the kind of roughness that could leave red marks on someone—it still prevented Xie Ruan from breaking free.
The sudden difference in strength between the man and his body felt strange.
It seems that Xie Ruan only doesn't feel uncomfortable when she's with Pei Zhi.
This wasn't the first time Xie Ruan had held hands with someone, nor was it the first time Pei Zhi had held her hand.
Prior to this, he had also been held hands by other employers, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
However, Xie Ruan didn't know if it was because Pei Zhi's grandfather was also present today.
Xie Ruan clearly felt different from before. She could even clearly feel that her breathing was inexplicably disordered, her heartbeat was strangely accelerating, and even her body temperature had risen by several degrees.
Xie Ruan almost thought she was sick.
Xie Ruan's hands were slightly sweaty, and she awkwardly tried to pull away from Pei Zhi, but Pei Zhi didn't give her the chance. Instead, as if he had planned to deal with Xie Ruan in advance, he moved closer.
Xie Ruan felt the breath Pei Zhi exhaled as he opened his lips.
Pei Zhi's breath was thin and weak, and the thin air flowed around Xie Ruan's ear. Xie Ruan's heart was pounding so hard that she could hardly breathe.
Despite seeing Xie Ruan's loss of control, Pei Zhi still spoke up as if he had malicious intentions: "There are surveillance cameras in this villa."
Again! It's surveillance footage again.
Xie Ruan's cheeks burned even hotter, and her eyes drooped, casting a thin shadow.
Xie Ruan had no idea about the surveillance cameras at first, until Wen Hezhou told him that there were surveillance cameras in the villa.
He then realized that the stupid things he had done in the villa had been recorded by surveillance cameras.
When Xie Ruan was alone in the villa, she did a lot of embarrassing things. However, she also had countless happy moments in the villa, dancing and singing with a broom in hand.
Xie Ruan heard that the surveillance footage was in Pei Zhi's possession.
Xie Ruan almost dared not look at Pei Zhi.
He thought, Pei Zhi is so busy, he probably won't watch it.
Otherwise, how could he face anyone if Pei Zhi saw him looking like that?!
Xie Ruan was covered in Pei Zhi's minty scent, and even her skin felt slightly cool. However, this coolness did not have any soothing effect on her rising body temperature. Instead, it made her feel Pei Zhi's approach even closer.
Xie Ruan instinctively shrank back.
Pei Zhi, as if on purpose, leaned closer: "You don't want Grandpa to find out we're not a real couple, do you?"
Xie Ruan's eyelashes trembled slightly.
Xie Ruan dared not move.
Xie Ruan originally thought that since she couldn't pull her fingers away, it would be fine to keep them further away.
Unexpectedly, Pei Zhi didn't give him that chance at all, and instead moved over in one step.
Xie Ruan leaned against Pei Zhi's shoulder.
He seemed to feel Pei Zhi's body temperature...
It was much warmer than I had imagined.
Xie Ruan's breathing became increasingly labored.
When Xie Ruan arrived at the room, he realized that he was going to share a room with Pei Zhi that night!
Xie Ruan looked at the double bed in the room and suddenly felt that sleeping with the villainous boss was too offensive. He subconsciously lowered his voice. Even though he was already embarrassed because he was so close to Pei Zhi, he still mustered up his courage and slowly said, "Um... that."
Xie Ruan: "I can sleep on the floor tonight."
Before Xie Ruan could react, Pei Zhi suddenly picked him up.
Xie Ruan's dangling legs suddenly left the ground, and before her mind could even go blank, she was shoved onto the bed.
Pei Zhi chuckled lightly, seemingly because they had been estranged for too long. Even when he smiled, Xie Ruan couldn't see the tenderness in his expression, only a slight sense of something she couldn't quite grasp.
Pei Zhi: "If you sleep on the floor, we'll be discovered when Grandpa checks the rooms."
Pei Zhi leaned closer, his warm breath falling on Xie Ruan: "So, we'll sleep together. Or, if you really feel uncomfortable sleeping with me, then I'll sleep on the floor."
No, it's not.
How could he dare?
Xie Ruan's fingers trembled slightly.
Pei Zhiming didn't hear Xie Ruan's response, but it was as if he had heard half of it. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, then he quietly said, "Do it."
Pei Zhi leaned slightly to be level with Xie Ruan.
This sudden shift from normalcy is not comfortable.
Xie Ruan inexplicably felt something strange and unusual about her heart.
It seems that ever since Pei Zhi suddenly found him and rescued him from the trap of a romantic relationship, he...
For some reason...
Xie Ruan's eyelashes swept towards Pei Zhi.
Seeing Pei Zhi for no apparent reason made her heart race even faster.
This feeling is something I don't experience with anyone else.
He seems to have become strange.
Xie Ruan's fingers curled up nervously.
Pei Zhi's narrow eyes met Xie Ruan's gaze. Xie Ruan instinctively looked away, but Pei Zhi didn't get angry. Instead, he moved even closer.
Xie Ruan even felt that Pei Zhi's eyelashes were about to be brushed onto his own.
I held my breath, not daring to breathe or move at all.
Pei Zhi: "Ruan Ruan, let's hold hands a little longer."
Pei Zhi's fingers went deeper, interlocking with Xie Ruan's, causing Xie Ruan's fingers to tremble.
Pei Zhi, however, seemed not to notice, and instead looked at Xie Ruan with utmost sincerity.
Pei Zhi: "Grandpa has just become wary. We need to practice pretending to be a couple more to gradually dispel his wariness."
Xie Ruan: "..."
Pei Zhi's words make a lot of sense.
Xie Ruan couldn't refuse.
Xie Ruan felt Pei Zhi's grip tighten even more.
The feeling of their fingers intertwined made Xie Ruan's heart beat faster and faster; she felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
Pei Zhi gently pressed him down onto the bed, the soft mattress leaving soft marks from their bodies. Xie Ruan, however, was filled with confusion.
Wait a minute? Do we need to get this close for practice?
Waaah, making money is so hard.
However, as a minor character, it's difficult to make money in other fields.
So Xie Ruan thought, he can probably hold on a little longer... right?
Xie Ruan dared not look at Pei Zhi, but Pei Zhi reached out and gently turned his face to face.
Pei Zhi made Xie Ruan only look at Pei Zhi.
Xie Ruan felt that he and Pei Zhi were getting too close.
Xie Ruan felt like she couldn't breathe.
But Pei Zhi acted as if nothing was wrong.
But Xie Ruan didn't notice—
If he looked more closely, he could see that Pei Zhi's ears had also turned red.
Xie Ruan pursed her lips.
In an instant, the contact with Pei Zhi seemed to have drained him of all his moisture.
Xie Ruan's throat felt dry, and swallowing became much more difficult.
Xie Ruan still dared not move any further, afraid that Pei Zhi would get angry.
After all, Pei Zhi was very aloof and indifferent to people.
If it weren't for his grandfather, Pei Zhi probably wouldn't have condescended to practice contact with a nobody like him, right?
Thinking about this, Xie Ruan suddenly realized that even someone like Pei Zhi had persevered.
He's just a nobody; what can't he tolerate for the sake of money?
Xie Ruan could only console herself like this, forcing herself to resist the urge to move away, and staring intently at Pei Zhi.
Xie Ruan's eyes were round and beautiful, like a deer's almond-shaped eyes, dark and clear.
It stared intently like that, round and chubby, utterly adorable.
Xie Ruan was completely unaware of how adorable she was.
Can--
Pei Zhi: "Pfft."
?
Xie Ruan seemed to be hallucinating.
Did he hear Pei Zhi laugh?
The kind that makes you laugh out loud.
Xie Ruan had no idea that Pei Zhi was thinking of Xie Ruan at that moment—
She's kind of cute.
Xie Ruan blinked.
Pei Zhi then pulled Xie Ruan into his arms.
Xie Ruan pressed her small face against his chest.
Xie Ruan seemed to hear Pei Zhi's body growing warmer and his heartbeat quickening.
Xie Ruan was still a little slow to react when he felt Pei Zhi's arm tighten, pulling his body even more.
Pei Zhi's voice, seemingly whispering in her ear, became ethereal and gentle: "If you're not used to eye contact, don't force yourself, Ruan Ruan."
Pei Zhi: "More physical contact might help you gradually get used to it."
Xie Ruan suffers from social anxiety. He has never dared to get close to anyone, let alone hug them, and he is even afraid to say a few words to Duo Duo.
By stating it so directly and openly, it is accepted and allowed to get so close.
This is the first time.
Xie Ruan's heart beat a little faster.
I don't know why, but compared to the usual fear of social anxiety, it's more of a—
After being accepted...
Excited?
With Pei Zhi's indulgence, Xie Ruan seemed less afraid.
Xie Ruan has never quite understood why she has social anxiety.
But for some reason, at this moment, he suddenly realized that he seemed to lack a sense of security.
And once this sense of security is satisfied.
It seems like I won't feel fear.
But is there really someone he can rely on?
Xie Ruan was very uneasy.
Xie Ruan tightened her grip on Pei Zhi's fingers.
Pei Zhi seemed to notice Xie Ruan's tight grip, and he tightened his embrace of her as well.
Xie Ruan drifted off to sleep.
In her dream, Xie Ruan seemed to return to her childhood, to her warm bed.
In the apocalypse, those born into poverty have no safe haven.
Xie Ruan was lucky; when he was working as a nanny, he had a bed. Resources were limited in the apocalypse, and beds weren't as soft as modern ones.
But at that time, he was also safe, protected by his young master's family.
Xie Ruan was sleeping soundly.
It's like the sweet milk from my memory, the sweet aroma still lingering on my nose.
Xie Ruan's lips curled into a smile.
Her gentle smile was so sweet and innocent, but Xie Ruan was completely unaware of it.
Unbeknownst to Xie Ruan, when he laughed, Pei Zhi looked at Xie Ruan with a gentle smile on his lips.
Xie Ruan instinctively hugged Pei Zhi tightly once again.
She was sleeping soundly.
Xie Ruan doesn't even remember how she fell asleep.
It seems that because of the intense emotions, too much energy was wasted.
Perhaps Xie Ruan subconsciously felt that the dream world was too wonderful, making him almost unwilling to step out and face the world.
Xie Ruan slept very soundly.
Xie Ruan snuggled into Pei Zhi's arms.
When I woke up again, it was already dawn.
Xie Ruan opened his eyes, his misty pupils making it almost impossible for him to see clearly, but he could vaguely discern with his hazy consciousness that what was in front of him was Pei Zhi's chest.
Xie Ruan seemed to have lost consciousness. He didn't even know when he was covered with a blanket. When he woke up again, he was already awake in a warm bed.
Xie Ruan loosened her grip slightly in a daze. Her arms, which were holding Pei Zhi, were a little stiff. Xie Ruan moved around a bit, adjusted her breathing, and originally wanted to look up and carefully move away from Pei Zhi.
But unexpectedly, he looked up.
One careless mistake.
They ran into Pei Zhi...
lip.
Xie Ruan's brain went blank.
She glanced tentatively at Pei Zhi, hoping to take advantage of the fact that Pei Zhi might be sleeping and quietly pretend that nothing had happened. But when she looked up, she met Pei Zhi's eyes, which were already open.
wrong.
This isn't right.
QAQ!
How could they kiss from this angle?
Unless Pei Zhi was looking down at him just now.
Xie Ruan's brain completely shut down.
When Xie Ruan kissed him, she didn't know what to do. She just stood there blankly, still thinking about how to explain.
Unexpectedly, Pei Zhi tightened his arms around Xie Ruan's narrow waist, and Xie Ruan moved even closer to Pei Zhi.
kiss……
It's also deeper now.
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