Such a kiss, so gentle it feels unreal.
Sipping lightly, bit by bit, every touch filled with deep affection.
The gloom built up over so many days seems to be lifting little by little, and her heart brims with a sweet, tingly sensation.
Even though she had been with Ou Jue for quite a while now, this guy still had the ability to stir her heart with just the slightest move.
After the kiss ended, Xia Xiyan’s cheeks were flushed, and she found herself a little embarrassed.
She couldn’t even raise her head to look at him, her small hands gripping the collar of Ou Jue’s shirt.
Ou Jue’s thumb traced her chin, brushing against it in slow, repeated motions. "Why aren’t you looking at ?"
"Uhm..." Her gaze finally landed on his outrageously handso face, and Xiyan quickly changed the topic, "Speaking of which, how’s the Ou Group doing now? Is it really on the brink of collapse? I overheard the nurse earlier saying you’ve even started selling off assets..."
The concern in the girl’s tone was unmistakable.
Ou Jue’s lips curled, "With here, even if it’s on the brink of collapse, I’ll make sure it turns things around just fine."
His voice carried an absolute confidence, laced with the typical arrogance of Ou Jue.
"Really?" Out there, it’s not what people are saying though...
"If only you could give less to worry about." Ou Jue straightened up in his seat. "Arguing with a fool like you is far more exhausting than running a corporation."
A few days ago, the Ou Group’s situation had indeed been dicey, but everything was still within his control.
But... who could have spread such baseless rumors about the Ou Group selling off assets?
What was their motive?
Ou Jue’s gaze darkened slightly.
The dia’s problem always lies in their habit of fabricating stories.
Even the slightest movent, no matter how groundless, becos exaggerated and blown out of proportion.
It’s no wonder there are currently so many rumors circulating outside.
Xiyan puffed up her chest in defense, "Well, it’s your fault for being so reserved and not telling the truth from the start. Instead, you kept everything bottled up by yourself. And now everyone’s saying that I broke up with you because the Ou Group is in trouble. How are you going to compensate for the damage to my reputation?"
"You heartless little brat." Ou Jue pinched her small nose in mock annoyance. "Compensate you for what? Wasn’t it you who deliberately fild a kissing scene with another man just to provoke ?"
"I wasn’t deliberately provoking you!" Xiyan protested. "Besides, what kissing scene? That was just using cara angles!"
"Using angles doesn’t make it okay." Ou Jue’s face turned cold as he growled, "Even just seeing you get that close to another man makes want to kill him."
"I don’t care what you think." Xiyan suddenly hugged him tightly. "Can you promise not to shoulder everything alone in the future? You always say I have you now, but... you have too."
Ou Jue froze for a mont.
"I want to help ease so of your burdens too," Xiyan murmured as she nuzzled her little head against his chest, "Even if it’s just a tiny bit."
The young man was silent for a long ti, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly, before he looked down at her.
"Idiot."
"Next ti we argue, don’t be so an to ," Xiyan looked at him with childlike grievance, "Sotis I’m already upset, and when you’re an to , I just get angrier and feel like biting your head off. And also, um... if we argue again and I tell you to leave, you absolutely must not actually leave..."
Most of the ti, when a girl fights with her boyfriend, those harsh words are rely her way of asking to be cherished and coaxed.
Looking up at Ou Jue’s resolute chin, Xiyan whispered, "Promise ..."
"I’m not promising you." Ou Jue replied firmly.
"You—"
"Because..." Ou Jue lowered his head until his forehead touched hers. "There won’t be a next ti."
Once was enough.
Ou Jue simply couldn’t bear the thought of this idiot possibly storming away in a fit of anger because of another argunt.
The terror of that experience was sothing he never wanted to feel again as long as he lived.
Hearing his words, Xiyan felt like countless little fireworks exploded in her heart.
So sweet, so sweet.
—
Though Master Ou had pulled Xiyan straight out of the studio.
The comrcial still had to be fild.
They really couldn’t return to B City imdiately.
On the drive back to the hotel, Xiyan used Ou Jue’s phone to video call Ou Mama and Ou Grandma.
She also checked in with Xia Zhiyun and early morning to let them know she was safe.
Inside the hotel room.
As soon as they entered the suite, Ou Jue walked gracefully to the window and pulled the curtains shut.
It was now early evening, and with the curtains drawn, the room plunged into darkness as though it were nightti, unless the lights were turned on.
He leaned down and switched on the bedside lamp.
The warm orange glow instantly transford the atmosphere.
Then he turned to face Xiyan, his deep eyes fixed on her.
Xiyan swallowed hard, instinctively pressing her back against the door.
Oh my god, why does just being stared at by him make her heart race?
"You-you-you... what are you up to?"
Ou Jue elegantly loosened his tie, his gaze never leaving her. "Co here."
Xiyan hesitated.
"Are you pretending to be a gecko against the door?" His thin lips moved, his already deep voice now imbued with the smooth richness of aged wine in the ambient lighting. "I said, co here."
This guy!!
You’re the gecko!
Xiyan straightened up and started walking forward. Thinking quickly, she tried to lighten the mood. "By the way, it’s dinner ti. Should we go downstairs to eat?"
Ou Jue tossed his tie aside, then grabbed her arm and leaned in to whisper sothing close to her ear.
Ahhh!!
Xiyan’s face instantly turned scarlet.
...This is a pure boundary line for ...
Xiyan woke up to find it was nine o’clock at night.
She had only slept half an hour.
And yet, her body felt like it was falling apart.
She glared at Ou Jue with exasperation.
This guy went from afternoon straight to night!!
What kind of stamina was this?!
And the worst part was, while she felt like she was about to keel over, Ou Jue, on the other hand, was looking as smug and composed as ever!
Ou Jue was holding two bags containing food he had ordered soone to buy.
Two bowls of congee and so small dishes.
He placed the food on the bedside table and calmly picked up a bowl of congee, sitting by the bed. "Get up and eat sothing before you sleep again."
"Hmph." Xiyan pouted and pulled the blanket tighter.
"Seems like you’re not in the mood for food but rather for sothing else?"
"You’re awful! You just bully and exhaust ! I feel like I’m going to die!"
"You’re my wife. Who else am I supposed to exhaust?"
"You—"
How could he say that so confidently?!
"Be good." Ou Jue tugged the blanket down. "Eat well so you’ll have enough energy to keep enduring, hmm?"
Xiyan leaned back against the headboard as Ou Jue sat beside her, feeding her spoonfuls of congee.
One bite after another.
Xiyan felt like royalty, enjoying the care of soone like Ou Jue—as if she were an empress.
After taking a few bites, Xiyan teased him deliberately, "I feel like I’m an empress from ancient tis, and you’re just my little eunuch."
Ou Jue froze briefly, the hand holding the spoon pausing mid-air before turning to look at her sideways. "What did you just call ?"
Xiyan instinctively shrank back.
The young man lifted her chin with his fingers. "Idiot, are you challenging ?"
"It’s true." Xiyan receded and muttered softly.
Ou Jue stared at her for a mont. "Heh."
Then he picked up the bowl again, gracefully stirring the congee. "An empress, hmm? A little eunuch, hmm? Xia Xiyan, just wait until I make you cry later."
"Don’t, don’t, don’t!" Xiyan quickly shook her head, opening her mouth obediently for another spoonful. "Let’s just focus on the congee."
The young man lowered his gaze, full of adoration as he softly muttered, "Fool."
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