Chapter 302 I Only Treat You as My Sister (20)
Lin Shichu was lying on a rocking chair, holding a chubby puppy in his arms. The puppy was jumping around, wagging its tail and licking Lin Shichu's face with its tongue.
Lin Shichu had no choice but to fight with it with a combination of wits and courage, trying hard to subdue the restless beast.
Lian Shangrui finally came out of his studio or study and sat next to Lin Shichu, watching her playing with the puppy with his pair of silent black eyes.
"Do you want to hug it?" Lin Shichu asked Lian Shangrui, and picked up the puppy and handed it to him.
Lian Shangrui immediately leaned back, away from the puppy.
"Don't you like it?" Lin Shichu asked. But if he didn't like it, the old housekeeper wouldn't have kept a litter of puppies in the yard, right?
Lin Shichu thought so, not knowing that the old housekeeper kept a dog just to add more vitality to the home.
Lian Shangrui's two long and handsome eyebrows were tightly furrowed and his eyes were fixed on the little puppy.
When the little puppy was lifted up by Lin Shichu, its four little paws were tucked up. Its black eyes looked at Lian Shangrui with moist eyes, looking pitiful and cute, and its little tail wagged from time to time.
"Woof! Woof!" The puppy barked a few times in a baby voice. Lin Shichu couldn't help but rub his cheek against its furry little body.
Lian Shangrui saw the gentle smile on her face, was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a while, then reached out and took the puppy. When he took it, his fingers accidentally touched Lin Shichu's warm cheek.
He suddenly felt like he got an electric shock, took the puppy and quickly shrank back.
Seeing his big movements, Lin Shichu couldn't help but ask him, "What's wrong?"
Lian Shangrui looked at her with sharp eyes and shook his head.
He seemed to have never held a dog before. The little puppy felt very uncomfortable in his holding and kept struggling. It barked pitifully at Lin Shichu, obviously disdaining its real owner and wanted Lin Shichu to take it back.
Even Shangrui's movements became stiff, as if what he was holding in his arms was not a harmless, soft and weak animal, but a bomb. He dared not move his whole body. A rare look of panic appeared on his handsome face. His originally otherworldly and elegant temperament instantly became adorable and pitiable.
Seeing him like this, Lin Shichu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "This is not the way to hold a puppy. It will be uncomfortable if you hold it, and it will protest. Let me teach you how to hold it."
As she spoke, she came close to Lian Shangrui, reached out and adjusted the position of Lian Shangrui's hands, finding a suitable position for the puppy in his arms, and said to him, "Don't be so stiff, be softer, too stiff muscles will make the dog uncomfortable."
Lian Shangrui was like a puppet at this time. He did not listen to his brain at all and just let Lin Shichu manipulate him. He was extremely obedient.
The tips of his ears had turned completely red, and he could still smell the faint and elegant fragrance coming from Lin Shichu at the tip of his nose.
Lin Shichu was very close to him, and he could see the light fuzz on her face just by looking up.
Because of his prosopagnosia, Lian Shangrui has basically never been able to see other people's faces clearly, except for Lin Shichu.
And now, the only face he could recognize was so close to him that he couldn't help but open his eyes wide and observe it with surprise and enthusiasm.
Lin Shichu's facial skin was flawless, extremely delicate, and as crystal clear as snow. Even Shangrui experienced for the first time the meaning of the phrase "skin as smooth as cream."
There is a faint beauty mole on the tip of her nose, which not only does not affect her appearance, but adds a unique and more recognizable charm to her.
Lin Shichu usually has a very rich facial expression, such as laughing, scolding, and being angry. Whenever she moves, the mole on the tip of her nose moves with her, which involuntarily attracts people's attention.
Lian Shangrui was attracted by the playful little mole.
He couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the mole on the tip of Lin Shichu's nose.
Lin Shichu didn't expect that he would suddenly do this to him, and was caught off guard, so he was touched by his hand.
"What's wrong? Is there dirt on my nose?" Lin Shichu was stunned for a moment and asked him.
Lian Shangrui raised his beautiful and deep eyes and said, "Mole."
Lin Shichu immediately understood and said with a smile: "Ah, yes, there is a mole on the tip of my nose. Do you think it's ugly?"
"It looks good." Lian Shangrui answered without hesitation.
"I thought people like you who are into art were all perfectionists, with obsessive-compulsive disorder and couldn't stand any flaws," Lin Shichu joked.
"It's not a flaw, it's the finishing touch." Lian Shangrui said it seriously and solemnly, and it was obvious that he meant it.
"The finishing touch? I didn't expect you could say sweet words. You can make this little mole of mine sound so extraordinary." Lin Shichu smiled with curved eyebrows.
Lian Shangrui looked at Lin Shichu's smiling face very seriously, then suddenly stretched out a finger and gently poked the corner of her mouth.
"What's wrong again?" Lin Shichu stopped laughing and asked him puzzledly. This guy was becoming more and more presumptuous towards her. His previous aloof attitude towards her had disappeared without a trace.
Lian Shangrui ignored her and continued to poke the corner of her mouth. Seeing that she stopped smiling, he frowned and said, "Smile, smile quickly."
Lin Shichu was puzzled and did not indulge him. He said, "Why are you laughing? I won't laugh unless you explain it clearly."
Lian Shangrui seemed to be very troubled. He pursed his lips and said, "Here, there is a nest."
"Dimple?" Lin Shichu thought for a while, and finally realized: "You are talking about my dimple, right?"
Lin Shichu could not help laughing out loud, and the dimples on her lips were revealed. Even Shangrui's originally frowned brows relaxed all of a sudden, and the corners of his mouth and eyes slightly raised. It was obvious that he saw the dimples he had been thinking about, and he was in a very happy mood.
Lin Shichu's smile didn't stop, and she took the opportunity to hold the fingers that were still poking her face restlessly: "No wonder you made me laugh! I was wondering if there was some other reason, but I didn't expect you just wanted to see my dimples..."
"Why are you so interested in my face?" Lin Shichu was really curious. Lian Shangrui was usually not interested in anything except painting, but he had an unusual interest in his own face.
Lian Shangrui glanced at her calmly and said, "It looks good."
"Just because I'm good-looking? There are many people who are better looking than me. If you want a portrait model, you can find all kinds of people with unique faces, right? Why are you targeting me specifically?" Lin Shichu didn't quite believe his answer.
Lian Shangrui pulled his hand out of hers and continued to stroke her facial contours silently, staring at her without blinking, very focused, like an archaeologist obsessively observing precious cultural relics just unearthed, with a strange enthusiasm and exploration.
(End of this chapter)
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