Chapter 573 - 238: Go Lie on the Bed for a While

Chapter 573: Chapter 238: Go Lie on the Bed for a While

The momentum of her earlier accusation vanished in an instant, like a balloon pricked by a needle. All that remained was pure astonishment and the chaotic thumping of a heart robbed of its breath and voice.

This kiss was far too swift, completely different from the first.

Shen Yuan’s intrusion was brief and forceful, instantly sweeping away her lingering frustration and sense of being wronged, leaving a suffocating void in their place.

Li Zhi’s arm, which had been raised mid-air, fell limply, her fingers weakly clutching the hem of his sweater.

Her legs, which had been holding her steady as she tried to pull away, gave out. Her whole body went limp and sagged downward, as if her bones had been removed.

Only Shen Yuan’s strong arm caught her, locking her deeper into his embrace.

The girl’s faint whimper was completely silenced, turning into broken, scorching breaths.

The astonishment in her wide eyes faded. Her long eyelashes trembled, as if damp with dew, then slowly fluttered shut in surrender.

The girl’s mind went blank. She even forgot to be angry, aware only of the familiar, warm sensation.

Her back trembled in the young man’s sturdy embrace, like a small boat suddenly swept into a whirlpool.

She could only let him hold her tight, letting the sensation slowly erase all her indignation, leaving only a searing brand deep within her senses.

Her consciousness evaporated. The little beast, who had been puffed up and bristling just moments ago, had now completely melted into a pool of water.

The girl leaned limply against him, her shallow breaths tangling together, revealing a heart that was both vulnerable and completely surrendered.

A moment later, they slowly pulled apart, their parting leaving a suggestive trace.

It was as if the oxygen in the room only began to circulate again at that moment, carrying the sound of their heavy, mingled gasps.

Li Zhi was still leaning weakly in Shen Yuan’s arms, gasping for air, her cheeks as crimson as if they’d been stained with rouge.

Her moist lips were slightly swollen and glistening. Her long lashes were damp, and as her eyes fluttered open and closed, they revealed a hazy, shy, and bewildered sheen, as if she still hadn’t fully recovered from the fierce and dominant kiss.

Shen Yuan gazed down at the person in his arms. The scorching light in his deep eyes had yet to fully fade, leaving behind only an incredibly deep tenderness and unconcealed satisfaction.

His Adam’s apple bobbed. With a tenderness that was almost greedy, the pad of his thumb gently brushed the corner of Li Zhi’s fever-hot lips, wiping away a glistening bead of moisture.

The young man’s searing gaze traced her flushed cheeks and dazed eyes, and the corners of his lips curved up uncontrollably.

Shen Yuan’s voice was as low as a whisper, his warm breath brushing against Li Zhi’s sensitive ear.

"So... are you still angry? Li Bao..."

The girl in his arms let out a barely audible huff, like a kitten that had its tail stepped on but had already retracted its claws.

Slightly annoyed, she gave Shen Yuan’s firm chest a token pinch with her fingertips, but the gesture was so soft it held no threat.

"Wh-who’s angry... Selaan..."

The last word was drawn out and mumbled into the fabric of Shen Yuan’s cool sweater, full of petulance.

As if embarrassed by her own feeble rebuttal, the girl decisively buried her scalding cheek more forcefully into the familiar warmth of his neck.

The girl’s cheek rubbed against his warm skin. She sulkily, yet as if to vent, nudged him gently with her head.

But her body instinctively snuggled deeper into his sturdy embrace, as if it were a safe fortress against all her embarrassment and helplessness.

Feeling the soft pressure and the heat of her cheeks, a low chuckle rumbled in Shen Yuan’s throat.

He tilted his head, rubbing his chin against the top of her warm head, his palm gently supporting her slightly arched back.

"Alright—"

The young man’s voice was a lazy drawl, his warm breath curling past her reddened earlobe. "Don’t your legs ache from standing here? Hmm?"

He bent down slightly, touching his forehead to Li Zhi’s, the tip of his nose barely grazing her trembling eyelashes. His voice was laced with a coaxing tone.

"Want to go lie on the bed for a bit?"

His gaze flickered to the fluffy blanket and the two cats curled into balls behind him before he deliberately pinched a small patch of reddened skin on the back of Li Zhi’s neck.

The moment the words left his lips, Li Zhi, who had been burrowed in his neck like a startled rabbit, suddenly shot upright.

The girl shot him a look filled with a mixture of shame and indignation. Her beautiful eyes rolled dramatically, ruthlessly piercing through his thin veil of feigned concern.

"Hmph!"

A crisp cry of indignation, thick with disdain, burst from her lips. The pretty girl’s pearly white teeth nearly bit into her pink lower lip.

The next second, her slender index finger poked mercilessly at the center of Shen Yuan’s chest. The force was neither light nor heavy, but it was filled with accusation.

"You pervert! You idiot, Selaan!"

Li Zhi’s voice was crisp and clear, each word striking the thick, cloying air between them like a small hammer.

She poked him again, harder this time, as if trying to puncture his scheme. "You think I’m stupid or what?! Don’t you dare pull that on me! I’ll poke you to death, you rotten, scheming idiot! And you have the gall to say ’lie on the bed for a bit’?!"

She held her chin high, her cheeks still flushed, but the shimmering moisture in her eyes was forced down, replaced by a sharp glint that seemed to see right through him.

’This freaking idiot... give him an inch and he takes a mile! He kisses me and now he’s trying to trick me into bed?!’

’Could his filthy intentions be any more obvious!’

Shen Yuan couldn’t help but laugh at her bristling, flustered appearance.