Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 379 - 259 Teach Me... (2nd Update)

The Ferris wheel was quickly repaired, and Shi Nian, along with the passengers in the adjacent cabin, raised their arms in a cheer.

"Oh, we’re saved!"

The lights fell on her face, illuminating her youthful smile. All the laughter and joy were sincere and passionate.

Huangfu Huazhang quietly raised his brow, suppressing the disappointment in his heart.

Even though his plan to make time stand still for the two of them didn’t succeed till the end, her current smile was so genuine and passionate... it was all worth it.

With this in mind, he gently sighed, his lips curved into a smile, joining in her laughter.

The Ferris wheel landed safely, and they walked towards the exit with everyone else. His graceful and elegant demeanor naturally attracted the attention of many women, and even a girl who looked like a high school student blushed and asked Shi Nian if he was a celebrity. Shi Nian smiled and shook her head, whispering to him, "They must think I’m your assistant."

He cheerfully raised his eyes and smiled, "Many big stars end up choosing the seemingly obscure assistant by their side, didn’t you know that?"

Shi Nian stuck out her tongue.

Once outside, he tilted his head to look at her, "Were you scared earlier? Do you want to continue playing?"

In the crowd heading out, many girls were patting their hearts in fear, saying they wanted to go home and not play anymore.

Shi Nian shrugged, "I should be asking you, Sir. The first two attractions were under my guidance, but the next are for you to play, Sir. Do you dare to play?"

Her little provocation contained a bit of anticipation, a bit of encouragement, and he could see that.

He smiled, placing his hands in his coat pockets, standing in the winter night wind, nodding leisurely.

The wind lifted the hem of his coat, teased his scarf, making the tall and slender him appear ethereal, like a celestial being. As if he had the world in his grasp, not bothered by anything.

This was when he was truly completely relaxed, when he could really face the kingdom he once missed.

She laughed, reaching out to grab his wrist, "What are we waiting for, let’s go!"

.

Entering the "territory" of boys, Shi Nian led Huangfu Huazhang to experience electronic games that boys loved. Basketball, drumming, motorcycles, racing, shooting... 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Huangfu Huazhang’s performances were impressive.

As someone who played the piano, drumming was a basic sense of rhythm, easily conquered by him.

Basketball tested his precision and control over force, and he could continuously shoot dozens of balls to land cleanly in the hoop with almost the same arc each time.

Motorcycles... at first, Shi Nian hesitated a bit, worried that with his personality, he might never have ridden a motorcycle, let alone a game setting where the bike speeds down highway curves. But she was very surprised: not only did Huangfu Huazhang ride well, especially his technique with curves, there were times his body nearly lay flat alongside the motorcycle, almost touching the ground. His flexibility and judgement were impressive.

And as for the final racing and shooting... Shi Nian wasn’t surprised. She just quietly observed, cheering and exclaiming at the right moments, but quietly remembering the way he looked while racing and shooting.

Shooting was the last game, and after Huangfu Huazhang finished, he tilted his head to look at her.

"You watched me shoot so intently, clearly you like it. Why not give it a try?"

Shi Nian blushed and quickly waved her hand, "I’d better not, I’m afraid of making a fool of myself."

"That’s not it," he gazed at her quietly, "You have a knot in your heart."

Shi Nian knew she couldn’t hide it, so she gave a faint smile, "...I think of my dad. Sometimes I wonder if I had been stronger back then, like knowing how to shoot, could I have saved my dad then?"

She tried to smile, but the cold winter wind still crept into her nose, making it sting.

She sniffed, hugging herself tightly.

His long eyebrows trembled, he put the gun down, and drew her head into his embrace.

"Don’t blame yourself anymore. Who in this world is strong enough to do everything? Just like now, you see me as strong, but even I couldn’t protect my mother back then, and could only watch those tragedies happen..."

"Sir," Shi Nian sniffed, clutching his sleeve, "I must bring the real culprit to justice; I can’t let my dad and those innocent people die in vain."

"I understand." He stroked the top of her head, his gaze bright yet solemn amidst the neon lights.

Like the story of Cinderella, all dreams reach an end, and as the clock struck midnight, the once bustling scene returned to darkness and stillness.

Shi Nian’s VW Beetle drove towards Huangfu Huazhang’s castle, as she was bringing him home. He sat in the car, his fingers always fondling the crystal skull, deep in thought.

Finally, unable to resist, he turned to look at her, "...it’s so late tonight, why don’t you stay? There are many rooms in the castle."

Shi Nian smiled, "Is Sir worried it’s unsafe for me to go home alone? Sir seemed to have forgotten I’m now a reporter, and for interviews, I’ve driven out alone at much later hours than this. Rest assured, Sir, it’s alright."

He laughed, lowering his head, "I know I’m too greedy tonight, wanting too much. In fact, holding your hand and sharing this wonderful evening with you... I’ve already gained so much. I should be content."

He sighed softly and turned his eyes to her again, "...Yet I still want more, what should I do? Nian, without truly having you, I can never be at ease."

Shi Nian’s hands clenched the steering wheel, her heart racing.

She tried to calm herself down.

"Sir, faced with your sincerity, I don’t know what to say. But I think the enduring praise of love comes from this process of mutual attraction. It’s a time for two people to observe each other and is one of the most beautiful sceneries in love. Without this process, people would be no different from animals; and if it’s too brief, then it doesn’t take the relationship seriously enough."

She smiled calmly, turning her gaze back to him, "Sir waited 12 years for me to grow up, and talking about it always moves me deeply. But why is Sir so impatient now?"

Huangfu Huazhang laughed, "I understand your meaning, but things are different now. Before, you were a child, and I knew I had to wait for you to grow up, that couldn’t be rushed; but now—now, you’re a mature woman, and every moment you’re by my side, my heart is restless."

He gazed at her intently, "You don’t know how much you attract me... I understand now why people are so intensely drawn to matters of love."

He stared deeply into her eyes, "Nian, I want you."

Shi Nian’s heart skipped a beat, but she firmly held the steering wheel, focusing on steadying the car.

Calmly pulling to the side of the road, she sighed lightly and turned to him with a playful reproach, "Is Sir testing my driving skills? Wanting to see if I’ll almost drive off a cliff again like before?"

He raised his eyebrows, surprised at how quickly she managed to compose herself.

Feeling a small burst of admiration and pride, he covered that little flicker of melancholy, tilting his head slightly to offer her a smile.

The car was indeed a confined space, and with the two of them in silent contemplation, the awkwardness was amplified exponentially.

Shi Nian cleared her throat, "Sir... I am also an adult, and I understand where a relationship between a man and a woman should lead. My previous panic was because I was not ready. Also, you know that, in my heart, you are like a deity, so your expression of feelings even gives me a, um, pleasantly shocked feeling."

"But eventually, I’m a slow-warming person, and having gone through that marriage with Xiang Yuan, I hope to be more cautious, slower with my next relationship. So... Sir, please don’t blame my hesitance. I just want a little more time."

She no longer simply avoided the issue but faced it calmly and was willing to communicate with him.

Huangfu Huazhang listened quietly, finally nodding slowly, "I understand. I just wanted you to know—I’m not some deity, I’m just an ordinary man in this world. I am full of desire for the woman I love, and I wish to enjoy the pleasures of a mortal couple with her."

Even though they were both quite serious, she couldn’t help but blush.

"Ahem... Sir, I’m blushing!"

She turned her head, opened the car window, and took several deep breaths of the cool winter air.

Her genuine and natural reaction made Huangfu Huazhang chuckle softly. Even though she turned her head away, he still held her hand.

"Don’t say you’re blushing; I’m blushing too. Nian, in this aspect, I’m even more inexperienced than you. I’ve never been in love, never had any intimate contact with any woman... So please believe me, in this regard, I’m even more nervous than you."

He rubbed her small hand, his heart racing.

"For all of these, I’ve been waiting just for you, waiting for you to—teach me."