Chapter 253 Night Conversation
The air was thick with mist and flower petals were floating on the water.
The candlelight reflected on the water, outlining Yu Qinghuan's body that was looming in the water. Her wet black hair stuck to her smooth shoulders and neck, like entwined water plants.
"...Cheng Gongjin, do I look good?"
A scene that I had never imagined is now right before my eyes.
Cheng Gongjin, who was always calm and composed, said in a hoarse voice, "I'll wait for you outside."
Having said that, he turned and walked away.
Hearing his receding footsteps, Yu Qinghuan quietly stood up and climbed out of the bathtub. However, just as she had wiped herself and put on her pajamas, the footsteps suddenly sounded from behind her.
Cheng Gongjin came back and strode around the screen, his tall shadow completely covering Yu Qinghuan beside the bathtub.
The unique aura of Cheng Gongjin hit her, and she stared blankly at the man in front of her, "Why are you back again?"
Cheng Gongjin did not answer, but just stretched out his hand to grab Yu Qinghuan's waist and easily carried her off the wet ground.
"Ah..." With her feet suddenly suspended in the air, Yu Qinghuan instinctively grabbed the collar of Cheng Gongjin's shirt, and scratched him with her fingertips through the expensive and silky fabric.
Cheng Gongjin held her tighter in his arms, and walked out of the side room with steady steps, heading straight for the large, soft bed.
The brocade quilt on the bed had already been spread out. Cheng Gongjin leaned over, his movements not gentle but even a little tough, and laid her flat on the cold satin.
Yu Qinghuan felt the silky coldness on his back and shivered slightly.
She wanted to hide in the corner, but the man in front of her did not let go completely. Instead, he leaned forward, put one hand on her ear, and kept the other hand on her waist, fixing her in place and unable to move.
Cheng Gongjin just looked down at her, his eyes sweeping over the lingering blush on her cheeks, her wet neck, and the spring light revealed by the slightly open collar.
A heavy breath brushed across Yu Qinghuan's cheek, bringing with it a heart-pounding sense of oppression, and a silent tension filled the air.
Yu Qinghuan's back was pressed against the cool satin, while in front of her was Cheng Gongjin's body temperature, which was almost burning. The interweaving of cold and heat made her shiver slightly involuntarily.
She could even hear the sound of Cheng Gongjin's Adam's apple rolling as he swallowed his saliva, his heart beating like a drum. "What do you want to do?"
"What do you think I want to do, Madam Yu?"
Cheng Gongjin repeated her words, his voice hoarse, as if it had been burned by fire.
His gaze moved away from Yu Qinghuan's slightly open collar and locked onto her eyes again. An extremely aggressive undercurrent was surging in her bottomless pupils.
Yu Qinghuan's breath suddenly stopped, and her heart beat so fast that it seemed to be about to burst out of her chest.
Cheng Gongjin's hand, which was originally on her waist, moved away.
Just as Yu Qinghuan was getting nervous, a hand reached out to the bed frame, took out a piece of dry cotton cloth, and without a word, it moved a little distance away from Yu Qinghuan and sat down beside her. Then, it said in a calm voice, "Get up."
Yu Qinghuan didn't understand what was going on. She moved her lips and sat up from the bed.
Cheng Gongjin stretched out his hand, and with his big palm, he grasped her wet long hair through the dry soft cloth, gently pressing the roots to absorb excess water.
Yu Qinghuan suddenly realized that Cheng Gongjin wanted to dry her hair.
A hot feeling of embarrassment rushed to my cheeks, and I was thinking about random things again.
"...I can do it myself." Yu Qinghuan turned around and wanted to take the soft cloth.
However, Cheng Gongjin moved his wrist slightly and easily avoided her outstretched hand. His eyes fell on the black hair on the sides of her neck and back. Water droplets were winding along the ends of her hair, leaving a small dark mark on her pajamas.
"Aren't you afraid? Why did you call me in just now?" He said in a low voice.
Yu Qinghuan curled her fingertips and withdrew her hand. She felt that Cheng Gongjin behind her was unexpectedly focused, without a trace of impatience. She asked curiously, "Cheng Gongjin, have you ever wiped someone else's hair?"
Cheng Gongjin: “No.”
Yu Qinghuan asked curiously again, "Why me?"
Cheng Gongjin's wiping motion slowed down for a moment, almost imperceptibly. "Curious."
Yu Qinghuan was puzzled by the unexpected answer. "What are you curious about?"
Cheng Gongjin's Adam's apple rolled silently, but his expression was very calm. "I want to know what kind of woman is she who can make several men run around in circles."
Yu Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but turn around to look at Cheng Gongjin, "What do you mean?"
Seeing her turn around, Cheng Gongjin smoothed her hair in front of her, changed to a soft cloth and continued to wipe it.
"Jingyuan, I was there when you protected Huai'an."
At that time, he was in the private room on the second floor and saw with his own eyes Yu Qinghuan dealing with three men.
Under Yu Qinghuan's stunned gaze, he continued, "Later, you had a secret meeting with Xie Zhili in Xifeng Tower. In your haste, you bumped into me and dropped your handkerchief."
Memories gradually returned to her mind along with his words, and Yu Qinghuan only then remembered that it was no wonder that when she was in Jiuchong Mountain, Cheng Gongjin gave her two handkerchiefs!
Cheng Gongjin didn't say anything else. Yu Qinghuan should have known what happened afterwards.
It was out of this curiosity that he got closer and closer to Yu Qinghuan, and finally became deeply involved in her.
Yu Qinghuan looked at Cheng Gongjin and couldn't help but say, "Cheng Gongjin, you knew from the beginning that I was involved with them..."
Cheng Gongjin paused, his eyes darkened, and he said nothing.
Feeling his breath brushing against her cheek, bringing a subtle yet burning itch, an indescribable throbbing prompted Yu Qinghuan to move forward and put her face directly in front of him.
"So, you moved in next door to me on purpose, and that time you drank in the yard, you were also trying to seduce me?"
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