Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love-Chapter 603 - 259. [Dew of Summer] "Busy going back to find Ji Wanxia?"_4
However, just as she took a step, her wrist was grabbed by the man’s outstretched hand. With a pull and a yank, she found herself pulled into the man’s embrace.
Her nose bumped against the buttons of his shirt, and the sour, uncomfortable feeling made Wanxia’s face cold as she asked, "Gu Shaozhi, what are you doing?"
Gu Shaozhi’s handsome features held a hint of a vague smile, his eyes gentle. "Not doing anything," he said, lifting her small face. "Did it hurt when you fell? Let me rub it for you."
The strong smell of tobacco invaded her nostrils, causing Wanxia’s good brows to knit. Her voice was very cold, "No need, let go of me."
She tried to push away the arms locked around her waist, but no matter how hard she pushed, it was useless. She struggled back and forth, but still remained in his arms.
"Gu Shaozhi," Wanxia lost her patience, her delicate features full of annoyance, "You haven’t been drinking, so stop pretending to be drunk."
Gu Shaozhi knew this woman was afraid of pain and actually wasn’t using much force; in truth, he just wanted to hold her and therefore didn’t let her escape easily.
He freed one hand, gently brushing aside the hair scattered across her cheeks, raised an eyebrow, and said with interest, "How do you know I haven’t been drinking?"
Wanxia turned her head and sneered, "Do you think I’m stupid in your eyes?"
Even if he smoked an entire pack of cigarettes, the smell of alcohol couldn’t be covered.
Gu Shaozhi’s slender fingers pinched her chin, turning her face to look at him. Although his movements were gentle, the message conveyed was strong and domineering.
His thin lips parted slightly, "I am me, you are you, Huai’an is Huai’an, and Lin Chu is Lin Chu." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
He seemed to be speaking a tongue twister, but Wanxia was not in the mood to pay attention to him.
Their faces were very close, their breathing mingling ambiguously. He deliberately lowered his voice, "Taking out your anger about Huai’an on me, isn’t that a bit unreasonable?"
Wanxia slapped away the hand pinching her chin, gave a nonchalant ’humph’, and said indifferently, "Birds of a feather."
The essence of people who are friends is the same.
Gu Shaozhi could tell that whenever Lu Huai’an was mentioned, the woman’s exquisite features turned extremely cold, clearly feeling that even saying one more word was a waste, so he didn’t continue the topic.
A low and slow laugh escaped from his throat, his voice deep and hoarse, "I remember I said: ’Make dinner, wait for me to come back,’" he nibbled her earlobe lightly, "How come you were asleep? Did you do it on purpose, hm?"
The summer pajamas hardly had any presence.
Her soft body was pressed against his chest, still scented from her bath, and Gu Shaozhi couldn’t help but have his heart and mind wander.
He really wanted to do something, and his hand uncontrollably slid up her delicate long leg, but when his fingers reached her nightgown hem, he suddenly stopped.
In the end... he did nothing.
He was somewhat afraid of her stiffness.
To avoid unnecessary embarrassment, Wanxia didn’t move and obediently let him hold her.
After some thought, she realized she was indeed at fault.
She softly said, "I thought you had social commitments, so I didn’t wait."
Hearing this, Gu Shaozhi curled his lips, "Then tonight doesn’t count, let’s continue tomorrow."
The man’s gaze was too intense, the black pupils hiding emotions that Wanxia didn’t like. She turned her head away and replied lightly, "...Oh."
The woman’s subtle evasion was noted by Gu Shaozhi, yet he didn’t get angry. His sharply defined features remained gentle.
As he was about to release her, his peripheral vision caught sight of her bare feet.
His brows furrowed lightly, "How old are you? Even An Ge knows to wear slippers when getting out of bed."
Wanxia looked at the man’s displeased handsome face, curved her lips in a gentle smile, and in the warm yellow light, she looked particularly vibrant and enchanting.
She blinked and deliberately stretched her tone, "You’re meddling too much, Mr. Gu."
Walking around in slippers would disturb Pea’s sleep; it’s summer, so being barefoot wasn’t a big deal.
Gu Shaozhi couldn’t help but chuckle helplessly, lifted a hand to pinch her cheek, and couldn’t resist leaning down to kiss her. But he didn’t linger, tasting the sweetness before pulling away.
Not really wanting to let go of her so quickly, this conveniently gave him a reason.
He picked her up and headed upstairs, each step he took was very slow.
"Miss Ji, do you think you should lose some weight?"
His deep, gentle voice contained an unmistakable degree of affection.
In this situation, Wanxia had no choice but to raise her hand around the man’s neck. From this angle, his facial lines appeared even more austere.
Yet, he gave off a sense of tenderness.
Wanxia nestled in the man’s arms, softly laughed, "Mr. Gu, have you been lacking exercise recently, not in good shape?"
This was clearly a provocation.
Gu Shaozhi paused, one foot still on the step, looking down intensely at the woman’s charming face.
If it were according to his nature, he might respond: How about we find out in bed?
But... she wouldn’t like that.
He smirked, continued walking up the stairs, and said in a deep and pleasant voice, "Miss Ji has a perfect figure; I could hold her for a lifetime."
If it were the Ji Wanxia from four years ago, hearing such heart-stirring words would have made her heart race.
But the Ji Wanxia now clearly knew what she wanted to do.
Sweet nothings, they’re just words to be heard.
When they reached the last step, Wanxia looked up at the man’s determined jawline and asked calmly, "Since you had something that kept you from coming back on time, why promise An Ge you’d tell her a story?"
Children have good memories, and whatever they hold dear, they don’t forget.
Before bed, Pea, who was usually lively and soft, lay on the pillow looking gloomy. Even when Cola pranced around next to her trying to tease her, she still hung her little head.
Wanxia noticed something was wrong and coaxed her for a while before she pouted and spoke, "Uncle Gu said he’d tell me the story of Snow White tonight."
Only then did Wanxia understand the reason for the little girl’s unhappiness was because of Gu Shaozhi.
In just about twenty days, how could he affect Pea’s mood so much...?
Clearly, Pea didn’t like him...
Upon hearing this, Gu Shaozhi stopped walking for the second time, realizing what his silly waiting that afternoon had ultimately caused.
He looked down at the woman’s serene face, his brows showing a hint of apology, and his thin lips parted slightly, "I’m sorry."
It’s really rare; this man has always been domineering and assertive, never the one to apologize...
Wanxia averted her gaze, "You didn’t promise me, so I can’t accept your ’sorry’."
"Then tomorrow morning, I’ll apologize to An Ge."
"...Don’t forget."
"Mm, I won’t."
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