Behind her was a stone wall, in front of her was Li Qishen. Xie Wangzhi was stuck in a corner, unable to move. Her whole body was shrouded in his shadow. When she looked away, she could see his exposed skin, which was as smooth as jade in the dark. She looked at that beautiful neck, and her face suddenly became hot. Her breathing became heavier, and she inhaled the fragrance of his fragrance on her collar.
The taste was clearly light, with a hint of bitterness, but Xie Wangzhi was terrified when he smelled it. He pursed his lips and told the truth: "My family asked me to see him. I won't hide it from you. I did want to get married, but he and I don't get along well, so it's impossible. We just found an excuse to refuse after we went home."
The words "absolutely impossible" sounded good, but they didn't feel right when put together. Li Qi carefully considered Xie Wangzhi's meaning and suppressed his tone: "So according to what you said, if you get along with that man, would you really marry him?"
"How is that possible!" Xie Wangzhi was anxious, forgetting where she was, and instinctively raised her chin, almost bumping into Li Qishen who had just pressed down on her. Her face quickly turned red, and she explained with trembling eyelashes, "Even if we are compatible, at most... we can just be friends. I have no intention of getting married for the time being, not to mention that we only met once. After marriage, we have to live together, how can we just make a decision so casually?"
"Really?" Li Qishen seemed to believe it. He straightened up slightly, his hand still on Xie Wangzhi's side, and the distance between them was slightly increased.
Xie Wangzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time she felt a little inexplicably regretful, and then embarrassed. She tried her best to ignore the strangeness in her heart and pretend that nothing had happened. Before she could open her mouth, the shadow fell on her again.
This time, Li Qishen was even more ferocious than before, and he lowered his head directly towards her. She looked at her husband's face getting closer, and the closer he got, the more beautiful his face looked. The most attractive part was of course his eyes, which were slightly raised at the end, and his eyelashes were slanted aside. When he blinked, he was half stern and half charming. When she looked into his light amber pupils, she felt the momentary panic and instant joy of a drunken man looking at a sword swinging at him.
There was a pot of boiling water in Xie Wangzhi's mind, bubbling away. Her hands and feet were weak, her cheeks were hot, and the first thought that popped into her mind made her heart beat wildly.
Li Qishen seemed to... want to kiss her.
Xie Wangzhi frowned, suddenly closed her eyes, tensed up, and waited stiffly for him to approach. She was confused and knew whether to struggle or run away, but the person in front of her was Li Qishen. In panic, Xie Wangzhi almost desperately found...
… She seemed a little bit looking forward to it.
Xie Wangzhi closed his eyes tighter, breathing rapidly, but clenched his teeth, refusing to make any sound, waiting for Li Qishen's judgment.
Her heart was tense, her heart was rising higher and higher, waiting for the moment of collapse. However, at the moment of falling, she suddenly heard a light laugh, as gentle as a petal falling into the water.
Xie Wangzhi felt the fingertips touch his cheek, and then quickly withdraw. The breath that was close at hand moved away, and the slightly bitter fragrance also moved away. Li Qishen's voice sounded, clear and light: "It's really autumn, and your hair is full of osmanthus."
Xie Wangzhi opened her eyes and saw Li Qishen standing two or three steps away from her. His expression was calm and his eyes were clear, as if he had nothing to do with the extremely ambiguous dream just now. The nervousness and uneasiness just now turned into shame and anger. Xie Wangzhi blushed and his tone became three points harder: "What did you mean by that just now?"
The tone was wrong. Li Qishen was startled. He only saw Xie Wangzhi's flushed face and a thin layer of mist under his trembling eyelashes. The mist was lingering and seemed like it would turn into heavy rain at any time.
He admitted that he did it on purpose. It was true that he wanted to stroke the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers off Xie Wangzhi's hair, and it was also true that he was unhappy with Cui Yunqi before, so he couldn't help it. He pushed Xie Wangzhi into the corner, and seeing her unable to move and blushing, the shameful thoughts in his heart were finally satisfied. He felt extremely happy for a moment, and then the desire to destroy was ready to move.
Looking at Xie Wangzhi's trembling eyelashes as she wanted to hide but couldn't, he really had the urge to flick her eyelashes with his fingertips and taste her lipstick. It would be best if he could bite her fair neck, watch her panic, and hear her moan in pain.
But Li Qishen was able to restrain himself and did not really do anything. He just imitated Cui Yunqi and smoothed the cinnabar in Xie Wangzhi's hair, as if he was just following instinct and wanted to erase all traces of Cui Yunqi.
I didn't expect that I would go too far. Girls' minds are the hardest to guess, and she actually made Xie Wangzhi feel so wronged.
Li Qishen was panicking, but he had been around the grassland and had seen all kinds of situations, so no matter how panicked he was, he would not show it. He thought for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head, saying in a dejected tone: "… Sorry, I was rude. It's my fault."
Xie Wang was stunned and said nothing.
"I was the one who acted recklessly and offended you. I was also rude." Li Qishen continued, his tone even more pitiful than before, "I made you angry."
Xie Wangzhi wasn't really angry to begin with, but seeing him like this, he couldn't vent his anger, so he held it in for a while: "You asked me the same question just now, so I'll ask you the same question. You blocked me here, and... you did the same thing just now. What do you mean, and how do you view me?"
"I'm afraid you're really going to get married."
"… how… "
"I'm afraid you will really marry someone else. I am just a nobody. I have never gotten along with my brother and father-in-law since childhood. Today, I live in Chang'an City, but I am just a prince. I don't know how many people laugh at me for being incompetent." Of course, that was not the case. Based on his military achievements in the grasslands and the gun in his hand, those who disliked him would at most complain behind his back. To their face, saying it to their face was courting death. Sooner or later, he would be trampled to death by Zhaoye's specially made horseshoe.
But Li Qishen has this ability, he can make things that are totally untrue sound sincere and truthful. He lowered his head, with a few strands of his long black hair falling around his shoulders, vaguely looking like he had long hair when he was a child, looking lonely and sad, making people want to touch his head.
He continued, in a low voice, "If you get married, I should avoid suspicion in the future and not meet you like this, otherwise it will not be good for you. I know you will get married eventually, I just hope that day will be later, or I can know who you are going to marry in advance."
The sun shone in through the alley entrance. Li Qishen lowered his head again, so only his long hair and the vague outline of his face could be seen. His expression was hidden in the shadows, dim and unclear. Xie Wangzhi looked at him, and thousands of emotions surged in his mind. He ignored what Li Qishen had just done and raised his hand to gently place it on the top of his head.
"No, Changsheng, listen to me, no." She gently stroked the silky hair like she did when she was young, "Who says girls have to get married? Although I can't do anything, I can read and play the piano. If it doesn't work out, I can go to the East Market to copy books or be a musician. I can support myself and don't need to entrust the rest of my life to a man."
She paused, then suddenly smiled, "If I can't see you again after I get married, I'd rather be like this now."
Hearing her say this, Li Qishen felt relieved and sad at the same time. He was relieved that after this trip, given Xie Wangzhi's personality, he would not meet any man again in the short term; he was sad because even after he hinted so much, Xie Wangzhi didn't get it at all.
But he couldn't just say "Why don't you marry me? You'll have someone to rely on for the rest of your life, and we can see each other every day." Fearing a beating, he had no choice but to follow Xie Wangzhi's instructions, raised his head slightly, and said "um" aggrievedly, "Then you have to promise me, you can't lie."
"I promised you, of course I won't lie." Xie Wangzhi nodded and touched her again, "Besides, there is no need to avoid suspicion... There is nothing shameful between us, I treat you as my brother..."
"Brother?" Li Qishen interrupted suddenly.
“…Yes.” Xie Wang was shocked and confused, and then said, “Don’t you remember? During the Lantern Festival that year, we went out to play together. At that wonton stall, you asked me to treat you as…”
Li Qishen did not let her finish her words. The 19-year-old young man was full of youthful vigor and got carried away. He grabbed Xie Wangzhi's arm, which had not been retracted yet, took a half step forward, and pressed the girl against the wall.
This was not a coincidence of turning around just now. It was definitely Li Qishen who started it first. Xie Wangzhi was trapped between the stone wall and him, and she keenly felt that something was wrong with the man in front of her. Unlike her impression, Li Qishen at this moment was not like a cat, but more like a leopard or tiger whose territory was violated. He stared at her intently, and the feeling he gave people suddenly changed. Not only was he not pitiful, but he was ferocious and violent.
For a moment, Xie Wangzhi even felt that Li Qishen was going to bite her to death, but she knew he wouldn't do that. She was a little conflicted. When she looked at Li Qishen, her eyelashes trembled, her breathing was rapid, but her voice was as soft as possible: "Changsheng..."
Li Qishen was indeed impulsive, but he was born to follow his heart. He wanted to hold what he wanted even if it meant crushing it into pieces. He thought it would be okay to just sit on it. However, facing those clear eyes, his long-lost conscience jumped twice.
He thought for a moment, still holding Xie Wangzhi's arm with one hand, covered her eyes with the other hand, and then pressed against her light-colored lips.
The moment his sight was cut off, Xie Wangzhi could feel a slightly bitter aroma blowing towards him, and Li Qishen's voice was almost gritting his teeth: "... Who wants to be your brother?"
The next moment, something pressed against her lips, equally soft, but cooler than hers. It was Li Qishen's lips, and this time, they were firm, making Xie Wangzhi feel that the person controlling him was no longer the slightly frail boy from the past, but a man with slightly cool lips.
Xie Wangzhi thought he was not the kind of person who followed the rules, and he would not jump into the Qujiang River just because he was hugged or kissed. Besides, there were many rules in Jinjiang, and it was a question whether he could be let off, let alone do anything. Even if Li Qishen dared to think about something in his mind, he would be arrested and taken to the Dali Temple sooner or later, and he would have to stay in jail after the three courts' trial.
But when she smelled the slightly bitter scent of the man in front of her on his collar, she suddenly realized something.
Fortunately, Li Qishen did not force her anymore. He let her go after a while and distanced himself from her again. He raised his hand and gently stroked the girl's slightly red lips. When the tip of his thumb reached the corner of her mouth, he touched it, as if to imply that she was not obedient enough.
"... Stupid." Li Qishen licked the corner of his mouth, his voice slightly hoarse, "You can't even open your mouth."
The author has something to say: Changsheng: When I heard that she was going to get married, I felt heartbroken.
Zuigege: Your heart is dead, but your mouth is alive. You will force kisses on others. It's scary! (Du Fei.jpg)
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