Chapter 14 Do you have a fever? Your face is very red.
The bus was still swaying along, and the colorful neon lights of the city shone through the windows onto Xu Yan's face, outlining his long eyelashes.
It was too close; so close that Chi Chen could smell the faint scent of shampoo, along with a hint of the cool air after the rain.
With his heart pounding, Chi Chen lowered his head and stared at Xu Yan's hand, which was gently resting on his knee. It was very white, slender, and the fingertips were almost touching the side of Chi Chen's leg.
Chi Chen's Adam's apple bobbed, and the thought of holding hands grew wildly like weeds.
Like a thief, he fixed his gaze on that hand and slowly moved his right hand... an inch, two inches.
Chi Chen's fingertips touched the back of Xu Yan's hand, which was a little cold. His heart beat faster. He looked at Xu Yan's face, and the other's eyelashes trembled slightly, but her breathing remained steady.
Chi Chen held his breath for a few seconds before daring to continue, carefully placing his palm on the back of Xu Yan's hand.
The instant they overlapped, he felt as if an electric current surged from his fingertips throughout his entire body.
Chi Chen dared not use force, so he could only press lightly against her, his fingers slowly squeezing apart and then overlapping.
An unprecedented sense of satisfaction filled his chest, seemingly more comfortable than any more intimate act before.
Chi Chen let out a deep breath, a self-deprecating smile curving his lips. Before meeting Xu Yan, he hadn't expected to be so careful just to hold hands.
As planned, they were able to win each other over shortly after meeting, and their passion quickly led them to bed.
After all, they had done it many times online, and he knew Xu Yan's fetishes and lecherous nature very well.
Chi Chen quietly savored the moment, intending to let go before reaching the stop, but the bus suddenly braked sharply.
Chi Chen abruptly let go, afraid that his innocent and somewhat embarrassing action would be discovered.
He turned his head and saw Xu Yan looking at him. Her eyes, which usually exuded a sense of distance and seemed frozen, were now misty with tears. Her gaze slowly moved down from Chi Chen's face.
Chi Chen's heart was pounding, his blood rushing to his head. He didn't know if he had been discovered, so he could only force himself to remain calm and whisper, "Brother, we're almost there."
Xu Yan's gaze fell on Chi Chen's nervously clenched fist resting on his knee. Suddenly, she raised her hand and hooked Chi Chen's index finger out. "You want to hold my hand?"
After his foolish behavior was exposed, Chi Chen panicked for a moment, but quickly regained his composure. As a skilled hunter, he quickly adjusted his expression.
Chi Chen deliberately loosened his grip, letting Xu Yan's fingers teasingly dart between his fingertips. Then he raised his eyes, revealing an innocent yet perfectly balanced nervous anticipation. "Brother, can I?"
He was also curious to know just how far Xu Yan could go.
Xu Yan looked at him. The dim lights in the bus cast flickering shadows on Chi Chen's face. For a moment, he felt that perhaps this was how he should look.
He suddenly chuckled softly, without any coldness or distance.
She looks a lot like Yan in the live stream.
Chi Chen's rational mind told him that whenever Xu Yan showed such an expression, it was like a fox plotting something wicked, manipulating people at will.
“You always like to test people.” Xu Yan paused, her gaze sweeping over Chi Chen’s face. “It makes people think you’re a coward.”
“I…” Chi Chen opened his mouth, trying his best to maintain his persona, “I’m just afraid my brother will be angry.”
Xu Yan's fingertips gently tapped on the back of Chi Chen's hand. "What if I said that I am indeed a little angry?"
"I'm sorry, brother, I won't do it again next time." Chi Chen apologized quickly; apologies that don't require genuine emotion are always simple.
Xu Yan paused, released Chi Chen's hand, and his face returned to its usual cold expression.
"It's boring." Xu Yan leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples wearily.
It was as if she had lost all interest in Chi Chen in an instant.
Chi Chen felt a sudden pang of panic; he didn't know why Xu Yan seemed to have suddenly lost interest in him again.
Instead of foolishly asking for the reason, he seriously considered the conversation they had just had and whether he had really said something wrong.
It seems to have started with him apologizing.
Xu Yan immediately showed his undisguised irritation.
Before that, Xu Yan had made it clear that he didn't like the way he was testing the waters.
Recalling that when discussing borderline topics, Xu Yan also liked relatively crude language.
Does that mean he has to take the initiative?
Chi Chen suddenly felt that he might have a glimmer of hope.
The bus stopped at this point, and it was just a matter of crossing the street to get back to the hotel.
They were all a bit tired after a long day.
Chi Chen took two steps forward and stood next to Xu Yan. This time, he didn't test her, but simply reached out and easily grabbed Xu Yan's hand.
The movements were decisive, and the grip was very tight.
Xu Yan paused for a moment, seemingly surprised, but he neither turned around nor spoke.
With tacit approval, Chi Chen became even bolder and led Xu Yan's hand into his pocket, saying, "Brother, your hands are too cold."
The two walked hand in hand into the hotel, and only reluctantly let go of each other's hands after entering the room.
Xu Yan seemed oblivious, casually taking off her coat and tossing it into Chi Chen's hands, her voice sounding somewhat tired, "I'm hungry."
"Shall we go to the restaurant upstairs? They should still have dinner at this hour?" Chi Chen didn't hang up immediately, but instead greedily savored the warmth of the coat.
"I don't want to move." Xu Yan's tone was somewhat willful. He closed his eyes, bent down and took a bath towel from his suitcase. "Have the hotel send it up. I'll eat whatever I want."
“Okay.” Chi Chen quickly returned to his role as assistant.
He sat on the small sofa and ordered several light meals and desserts featuring the local specialties of Nancheng using his tablet. At that moment, the sound of water could be heard from the bathroom.
Chi Chen's thoughts drifted, the image of the bath towel Xu Yan had just held flashing through his mind, extending to the bathroom at this moment.
He felt as if he could guess what part of the other person was washing just by the changes in the sound of the water.
Until the sound of water stopped.
Chi Chen snapped back to reality and lowered his head, pretending to be playing on his phone.
After a moment of silence, the bathroom door clicked softly, and warm, humid steam escaped. Xu Yan, wrapped in a bath towel, came out and said, "Turn on your computer; I have some work to do later."
Chi Chen could see out of the corner of his eye that Xu Yan was wearing a dark purple silk bathrobe, which was different from the one at home.
He always felt that such dark colors seemed to make the body's contours and lines more clearly visible.
"Okay," Chi Chen replied, glancing at Xu Yan unintentionally.
Her jet-black hair was damp and clung to her forehead and neck, and her face was flushed slightly by the steam.
The stark color contrast made Chi Chen feel breathless, and he quickly looked away, feeling somewhat embarrassed to look any longer.
But Xu Yan walked straight over and sat down next to him, her waist was cinched very tightly, and the shape of her thighs and the shape of her legs were very clear.
Chi Chen even suspected that Xu Yan was deliberately dressed like this to seduce him.
"Ding-dong." The food has been placed in the delivery locker.
Chi Chen quickly got up, casually walked to the counter, and took out the plate.
Two elegant dinners were served, each with a small portion, but the variety was still quite good.
He placed the plate on the small table in front of Xu Yan. "Shall we eat first?"
"good."
The two sat facing each other. Perhaps because it was the first time Chi Chen had eaten with Xu Yan, who was awake and wearing pajamas, Chi Chen felt that the atmosphere was a little off.
He glanced at Xu Yan from time to time, only to see the other girl eating dessert in small bites, her cheeks slightly puffed out, making her look even cuter than usual.
Because it was a small table, and both of their legs were long, Chi Chen suddenly felt Xu Yan's knee brush against the inside of his leg, which was very noticeable even through a layer of fabric.
For some reason, Chi Chen's face suddenly turned red.
Xu Yan merely glanced at him, and before she could speak, Chi Chen subconsciously said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to."
After saying that, Chi Chen suddenly stopped.
He remembered how he was harshly criticized last time he apologized, and it wasn't even him who touched her just now.
However, Xu Yan just smiled slightly, her tone lazy and casual, "Do you have a fever? Your face is very red."
Chi Chen was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized that his face was burning hot.
He lowered his eyes to hide his emotions, and said in a coquettish tone, "Brother, did you do that on purpose?"
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