Zong Jinghao stiffened before he turned around. “Why are you upstairs?”
“Why can’t I be upstairs?” She leaned forward to look at the basin. Why does it seem like he’s scared of me looking at it? Zong Jinghao moved to block her vision again. “We have a guest today. Shouldn’t you be keeping her company?”
“That’s what your daughter is doing.” Lin Xinyan raised her head to look at him. The more he tried to hide it from her, the more she wanted to look. “Why are you acting like you have something to hide?”
Zong Jinghao cleared his throat. “What’s there for me to hide?”
“If you’re not hiding something, then move aside.” Lin Xinyan pushed him aside to see the undergarments she bought today soaking in the basin.
Zong Jinghao was silent.
It was a few seconds of awkward tension.
Abruptly, Lin Xinyan laughed.
With a grave expression, Zong Jinghao asked, “What are you laughing at?”
Lin Xinyan just kept laughing as she held onto the doorframe.
Oh my. He’s just too cute.
Zong Jinghao pursed his lips in silence.
“Get out!” Even his brows were furrowed now.
Lin Xinyan tucked away the smile, but she was still partially giggling as she said, “I’ll stop it.”
Not wanting to bother with her anymore, Zong Jinghao turned to continue washing.
It should have been a romantic situation with his hands holding a piece of women’s lingerie. However, there were no traces of it. Lin Xinyan was only surprised that he was washing her undergarment.
Warmth trickled into her heart.
She wrapped her arms around his thin waist from behind and put her forehead against his back. Zong Jinghao stiffened, but he was quick to return to normal. Turning to glance at her, he said, “Can you wear this and show me tomorrow?”
Tightening her hold around his waist, Lin Xinyan hummed a quiet “yes” as her reply.
It was a reply that Zong Jinghao smiled at.
My efforts haven’t gone to waste.
Xinyan
paused in his actions. He asked, “What did
Am I hallucinating?
Xinyan pressed her lips onto his back. He could feel her soft lips through the thin fabric.
she suddenly
murmured, “Do you use
Her words baffled him.
What does she mean?
“Huh?”
like WeChat, Momo, and Weibo.” As she
sensed something amiss about her words. That’s a weird question to
What happened?
furrowed his brows, worried that someone was ruining the rare peaceful moments
friend list? I never post anything. What’s Momo though? I have an
were wet. Carefully, he said, “I swear I won’t mess around when I’m outside. What happened? Would you tell me what’s going on? You’re making me
was as though she was
him
reached out to hook her
afraid that you’ve misunderstood
finish his words, Lin Xinyan abruptly tiptoed to kiss his lips. With a somber look, she uttered, “I’ve
Gu Bei had sent her those pictures that looked terrifyingly genuine, she had
unless she
believe
and mutual trust
would not have
always surprised her, and his gentle look was
of yours just
to reward me?” He squeezed her waist with
him a small smile.
ask for?” A sly look flashed past his eyes and disappeared as quickly as it
and ruminated. “All right. As long as
Jinghao chuckled gleefully. His gaze slowly wandered lower and finally
Lin Xinyan realized his burning gaze. She reminded, “We’ll be having dinner soon. Be serious. We still have a guest
won’t be done with dinner so soon. The guest won’t come
“Still…”
yes to
Lin Xinyan went silent.
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