"I just asked him to take me out for a walk. The venue is quite boring." Xia Xingchen said in a relaxed manner, trying to break free from his arms.
Bai Yeqing didn't allow her to move, and restrained her even tighter. His eyes fell on half of her face, and suddenly he took out a wet tissue from somewhere, and wiped her face several times with a gloomy face. His movements were not gentle at all, and his facial lines were tense. She had a light layer of makeup on her face, and this move of his must have ruined her makeup.
"It hurts, please stop..." Xia Xingchen waved his hand in rejection.
Bai Yeqing saw that her brows were tightly knitted and she looked uncomfortable, so he finally let go. When he saw her exposed white skin, his face suddenly became much better. Xia Xingchen was a little annoyed by the pain for no reason. She glared at him and turned to sit next to him. Fortunately, there was enough space in the car, so she sat in the far right seat, half a meter away from him.
Along the way, the two of them didn't speak again. Bai Yeqing was always on the phone. He was very busy, talking to the other party about some political matters. Xia Xingchen didn't dare to listen carelessly, just leaning against the car window, looking at the night outside the window with empty eyes.
His handsome profile was reflected on the window. Xia Xingchen couldn't help but be lost in thought as she watched. Her slender fingers unconsciously climbed up to the window, and her fingertips gently traced along the three-dimensional outline, stroke by stroke...
Some people are destined to become memories.
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I don’t know how long it was before the car stopped at her neighborhood.
Xia Xingchen came back to her senses and got out of the car holding her skirt. She remembered something and turned back to say to him, "Wait for me, I'll be right down."
Bai Yeqing glanced at her, as if trying to figure out what she was thinking. However, she said nothing more, holding up her skirt, she turned and walked into the elevator.
After her figure disappeared, Bai Yeqing sat quietly in the car for a while before he opened the door and got out.
… … …
She stayed at home with the door closed for twenty minutes before opening it and coming out. Just as she was about to look for him, she paused when she saw a tall figure at the door.
She closed the door gently and stood there against it. His tall figure was hidden in the dimness, smoking. In the corridor, the lights were dim, and the cigarette butt on his fingers flickered. Xia Xingchen rarely saw him smoking. He was always quite restrained.
Seeing her come out, he put out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can beside him.
Xia Xingchen held two brocade boxes in her hands, which were carefully packed in a bag. She held them in both hands and handed them to him, "I'll give this back to you."
"What?" Bai Yeqing glanced.
"Jewelry and dress for tonight's dinner."
He frowned, "I've never taken back anything I gave to a woman."
Xia Xingchen pursed her lips, her expression surprisingly indifferent: "Then let me set a precedent. I heard from Su... No, I heard from Minister Bai that these things are precious and I can't afford them. Besides, I have never received such expensive gifts from other men."
What a gift to accept from another man!
Bai Yeqing's eyes were cold, and his tall figure approached her, "That was the man you met before, not me. If you don't like him, just throw him away."
Xia Xingchen looked at him for a long time, sighed softly, and gently placed the bag against the wall. "This is Mr. President's stuff. If you want to throw it away or take it back, you can handle it yourself."
When he spoke again, his tone was cold and distant.
She didn't look up, but she could feel his chilling gaze on her body. She pretended not to notice and continued, "It's getting late. You should go back earlier."
After saying that, she wanted to leave without even looking up. The next moment, she heard the man's breathing getting heavier. Her wrist was tightened, and her slender body was suddenly turned around, and her back hit the wall hard. She gasped in pain. The man's hand had already pinched her chin, lifted her face up, and met his eyes, "What did you just call me?"
Mr. President. Very distant.
Xia Xingchen bit her lip and said nothing, but just tried to pry his hand apart.
He increased his strength to prevent her from breaking free.
Xia Xingchen seemed to be angry and opened her mouth to bite his hand. He frowned, his eyes darkened, and he lowered his head to kiss her lips.
The heat was pressing in, Xia Xingchen turned his face away, and his kiss fell in vain. At that moment, both of them paused, without further action.
His breathing became increasingly suppressed, his eyes became increasingly gloomy, and his brows were furrowed, as if he had lost his patience.
Xia Xingchen then slowly turned around and looked at him, "What do you want from me?"
"What do you mean?" The gloom between his brows became even darker. He leaned his hands on the wall and looked down at her.
"You gave me such an expensive gift and helped me so many times before, not because you felt guilty or wanted to compensate me for having you bear a child, but because you wanted to sleep with me, didn't you?" At the end of her words, she raised her sparkling eyes and looked straight into his without any hesitation. The dim light blended into her eyes, shining unusually.
Whether it was before or last night, all his physical reactions had clearly reflected his thoughts. She was not stupid. She wanted to talk things over with him. She was a layman, and she was indeed attracted to Bai Yeqing, but his engagement was a thorn in her heart.
He looked at her, as if thinking deeply about her words. After a long while, he stood up and did not deny it. "If so, what then?"
He really wanted to sleep with her. He had wanted to for a long time. This was a physiological reaction, he had no way to hide it, and he didn't want to hide it. It was a man's nature to be sexually interested in a woman.
"If I let you sleep with me, will we no longer have to be so entangled?"
Xia Xingchen forced himself to ask this question as calmly as possible, but in the darkness, his hands were clenched so tightly that his fingertips were pinched into his palms.
Bai Yeqing seemed to have not expected her to say such a thing. He was shocked and his eyes were filled with danger. "Do you think... I am entangled with you now?"
Every word seemed to be bitten out from between teeth. Every word was heavy. It seemed to hit her on the head.
Xia Xingchen's mind was filled with the words Song Guoyao said at the dinner party today, and she felt suffocated. She looked at him and suddenly asked, "Do you understand now how you feel about me?"
Bai Yeqing narrowed his eyes. How he felt about her? He had never thought about it. Whatever he did to her, it all depended on his mood at the moment. For example, when he gave her this dress, he knew what his mother's intention was when she gave it to him, but at that moment, he felt that this dress belonged to her, Xia Xingchen, and definitely not Song Weiyi.
Xia Xingchen smiled slightly, "Besides wanting to sleep with me, you actually have a little affection for me, right?"