Married to his secret crush

''I think you need to go to Amaranthine soon,'' Shi Luo said as she ate the fruit salad which seemed to be melting in her mouth the moment she took it inside. She was certain that Jun Boyan was going to be great chef in future. With a pair of magical hands like, he can do anything… She placed sudden brakes on the trail of her thoughts that started swerving towards the indecent side. 

''You are red,'' Jun Boyan raised an eyebrow, ''Are you alright, Luoluo?" 

That gentle voice again… Dammit. Shi Luo, get a hold on yourself. You are not a fucking teenager. Shi Luo picked up the glass of water, ''It's a bit stuffy,'' she said in a soft voice before finishing all the water in large gulps.

Jun Boyan pushed himself to his feet. He walked around the dining table and approached her. 

Shi Luo held her breath when he stopped right beside her. 

She did not dare to look at him. And it is not the first time this is happening. The past months have been all the same and maybe it was because she had a guilty conscience. He came to stay at her place under certain conditions and she was lusting after him. She did not have such a thick skin to face him unabashedly. 

All her thoughts flew out of the french window of her living room when she suddenly felt a warmth on her neck.

Shi Luo stiffened when Jun Boyan placed his hand on the back of her neck. Her body was entirely frigid and she felt his fingers curl on the back of her neck before he turned her face to the side, angling it such that she was facing him. 

He leaned closer to her and as Shi Luo watched his face enlarging in front of her, she was too stunned to react. She took in the sight of his dark eyes, his long lashes formed a shadow on his cheeks and his hair was still messy. His lips slightly parted and she closed her eyes, her tongue peeked out to lick her bottom lips when she felt his breath caressing her face. 

He pressed his forehead against hers, ''You seem alright,'' as he spoke, she could feel his warm breath on her lips.

Shi Luo's eyes snapped open and she stared at him like she had yet to decipher what was happening around them, ''W-What are you doing?"

Jun Boyan blinked, ''Luoluo, I was checking if you have a fever. You seem so slow and sluggish today.'' 

''Maybe because I had a night shift and I did not get to finish my sleep,'' she did not know how she managed to speak a sentence without being a stuttering mess. 

''Come, I will tuck you then,'' he pulled back from her before he extended his hand towards her. 

''No…'' Shi Luo awkwardly waved her hands. She slept enough. It was him who was making her sluggish lately but she could not confess it to this poor sheep that she was lusting after him, could she? ''Oh, Mia is awake,'' she swiftly changed the topic. 

''Yes, brother texted me about it,'' he smiled, ''It's good that everything is fine now.'' 

While Mu Shen and Jun Boyan were unaware of Mia's original identity, they were aware of her health condition. They knew that she was in a coma.

''Uh…'' The air felt so heavy and Shi Luo could hear her own breathing which came in soft pants, ''So, you didn't answer me..'' she pushed herself to her feet only to end up stumbling on her footsteps. 

''Careful,'' Jun Boyan grabbed her elbow and pulled her towards himself and the chair landed on the floor with a 'thud'. 

Shi Luo flinched by the sound and she closed her eyes instinctively. 

''Are you fine?" he asked and she exhaled a breath she did not know she was holding in. 

Shi Luo tilted her head to look at him, ''I am good,'' he was tall and well built and compared to him, she was a bit small.

When she wore her heels, she could barely reach till his nose but his body always seemed to be towering over her. 

She wondered what it would feel to be… Shi Luo gulped, breaking the trail of her thoughts with an enormous hammer. 

''Are you sure?" he played with the loose strands of her hair and she was once again dumstruck. 

''What do you want?'' her voice was barely above a whisper. 

He was leaning back on the dining table while holding her in his arms.

Their position was quite intimate for two people who got to know each other under certain weird circumstances. It was not supposed to be this way, was it? 

''Hm?" 

Shi Luo cleared her throat before she stepped back from him, ''Boyan, when are you going to Amaranthine?" she switched the topic.

Since his exams and all were all over, his graduation day should be around the corner.

He raked his fingers through his hair, ''I have a flight in 3 hours. Tomorrow is the graduation day.'' 

Shi Luo nodded, ''I see. And when are you moving out?" she asked the question a bit hesitantly. 

''Soon,'' came his crisp reply. 

Despite expecting it, Shi Luo felt a clench in her heart and maybe it was apparent on her face because he was quick to add, ''You want me to stay?" 

''Huh? What for?" Of course I want you to stay. 

Her heart and mind were not in cooperation and Shi Luo uttered the nonsense that she did not mean at all. 

She glanced at him but he did not seem to be offended by her statement. 

Shi Luo shook her head inwardly, ''I'll be in my room. Inform me before you leave,'' Out of sight, out of mind. She quickly turned around to leave. 

Jun Boyan grabbed her wrist and pulled her back into his arms.. He cupped the side of her face, letting his thumb rest beneath her chin, ''Are you sure you don't want me to stay?" he asked as he leaned closer to her as if there was too much distance between them and he was unable to read her eyes and words properly earlier.