Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
He could not help but break into a smile as he stood behind Su Zhixi and watched her childish behavior.
This woman was adorable.
He had just been relieved, but he felt himself heat up when he saw her silly behavior.
She looked up when she heard the man’s laughter. She saw his reflection in the mirror, and the scenes from earlier replayed in her head. Her face turned red, and she felt like her cheeks were on fire.
Gosh!
She splashed water on her face frustratedly.
When she finally cooled down and walked downstairs, the giant TV in the living room was already on.
He Jingyao sat on the couch with his legs crossed and an arm resting on the back of the couch casually. Su Zhixi was a little enchanted. The man managed to make everything he did look elegant and casual, no matter what it was.
A smile flashed across the man’s eyes when he saw that she had finally made her way down.
He curled her fingers at her, his voice seductive. “Come here.”
Su Zhixi was going to walk there, but she paused when she heard his voice.
He Jingyao picked up the remote on the coffee table and pressed a button. Instantly, the TV began to replay footage from the surveillance cameras last night.
Su Zhixi hurried over without thinking and sat down next to the man. She stared at the screen without blinking.
It was footage of the corridor from last night. It was empty at this time. Su Zhixi took note of the time; it was quarter past ten.
She was drugged at half-past nine. Forty minutes was more than enough time for her to be sent to the hotel. People would probably appear in the footage really soon.
Su Zhixi clenched her feet at the thought.
Suddenly, a cup of warm milk appeared before her. Su Zhixi took it instinctively. “Thank you.”
She then took a sip of it.
He Jingyao laughed. “Su Zhixi, aren’t you afraid that I’ve spiked it?”
Su Zhixi froze. She held the mouthful of milk in her mouth, unsure of what to do with it.
The man could not help but laugh again.
He pulled the woman nearer to him. “Look at you, all silly. No wonder you got set up last night.”
Su Zhixi was also reproaching herself. Why don’t I ever learn?! Even though she felt that He Jingyao would not harm her, one could never be too sure. She was sisters with Su Lianxi. Even though they were not very close, she never felt that Su Lianxi would set her up.
You never know what anyone else was thinking.
“But don’t worry, you can trust me.” He Jingyao’s gaze suddenly became deep and focused. “I would never hurt you.”
This was the only woman in his life. No matter the price, he would protect her.
He Jingyao suddenly realized that he could not imagine a situation in his life where she was not with him. Even though he had not had a woman in the last twenty-five years of his life and should be used to that life, he never wanted to go back to that state ever again.
Even though he had known Su Zhixi for only a day, she had made him feel a sense of contentment and happiness that he had never felt before.
Not just physically, but emotionally too.