Chapter 545: I'll Protect You

Nan Jiaojiao wanted to retort, but then she thought about it, and Bo Yanching could easily dominate the entire Rongcheng City with a wave of his hand, and an investigation could be quite swift.

“Fine.”

The car stopped by the side of the road, and Bo Yanching opened the passenger-side door for her to get in, pulling the seat belt over her and buckling it securely, leaning his body in slightly, hovering just before her.

Bo Yanching was calm, though, his hand resting unintentionally on the seat beneath Nan Jiaojiao’s legs after he fastened her seat belt.

Staring at her in silence.

“I’ve practically laid all my cards on the table for you, whenever you want to ask, I’ll tell you.”

Nan Jiaojiao’s breath hitched, “The way you’re acting makes me seem very secretive and dishonest.”

He laughed, “I don’t care, as long as you’re by my side.”

Nan Jiaojiao held her breath, “You’re absolutely lovesick.”

Bo Yanching’s brows quirked, his gaze lowered, and slowly swept over her flushed lips, “Kiss?”

Nan Jiaojiao frowned.

She thought she was stepping into a rather serious conversation, one that took great resolve to bring up, but he kept diverging from the topic, and now he was even pressing her for a kiss.

Yet she didn’t move away, nor did he retreat, simply boxing her in between his arms and the seat.

Seriously…

A male siren!

“Hurry up, I can’t keep up this pose much longer, it’s uncomfortable,” Bo Yanching urged.

Nan Jiaojiao silently glanced at his waist, which was indeed bent at a difficult angle.

It was easy to pull a muscle.

She leaned in, pressing a light brush against his lips, meaning to pull back immediately afterward.

But Bo Yanching wasn’t willing to let her go just yet.

Suddenly, he lifted her chin and kissed her softly, his long fingers tracing from her cheek, past her ear, down her neck to gently wrap around it.

Nan Jiaojiao was led by him through the kiss, which was different from before.

After all, Bo Yanching cared about his reputation.

Although there weren’t many past onlookers, there were still some, so normally it was nothing more than a light peck on her lips.

Afterward, he stroked the back of her neck with a gentle squeeze and then leaned close to her ear, his voice husky, “I scared you tonight, it won’t happen again, I’ll protect you.”

Nan Jiaojiao turned her head, the streetlight letting in a sliver of light, gilding his short, bristly hair with a sheer layer of warm black gold.

Bo Yanching kissed her lips again, chuckling softly, “Are you happy?

With me, Third Master Bo protecting you, nobody else will dare to hurt you.”

No matter what she used to do, no matter who wanted her life, now that she was under his watch, there was no reason to let her go.

Dare to touch his people.

No return.

Nan Jiaojiao turned to the side and quietly responded with a soft, “Mhm.”

Bo Yanching massaged her neck once more before he withdrew from the car and closed the door, secretly holding his waist.

After returning home, Bo Yanching prepared a hot bath for Nan Jiaojiao.

Their clothes were soaked, so he simply joined her in the tub.

He worked up some shower gel in the palm of his hand and slid it over the three droplet-shaped birthmarks on Nan Jiaojiao’s left shoulder, which under the light shone a bewitching, blood-like red.

Bo Yanching concealed the emotion in his eyes, rinsing off the foam with clean water and then kissed the birthmark gently.

That night, Nan Jiaojiao curled up in his arms, her sleep was not very peaceful.

Bo Yanching didn’t sleep at all that night.

Neither did Mo Tingshen.

He stayed up until midnight, checking Chu Yao’s forehead for signs of fever several times, but there was none.

He sighed in relief, but when he stood up, his body went numb, and he instinctively reached out to support himself against the wall.

After a moment, he went to take a shower in the secondary bedroom.

Worried that Chu Yao might wake up, he returned without properly drying his hair.

Just as he reached the doorway, his keen sense noticed that the light in the bedroom was brighter than before.