Shen Mian-yin was completely stunned, so much so that she forgot to lean back. She simply stared up at Gu Huai-zhi.
They were so close that if she just tipped her head up a little, she could kiss Gu Huai-zhi's lips.
"Where?" Gu Huai-zhi's voice was hoarse, filled with unspoken emotions.
His low, husky voice seemed to have a magnetic quality, making Shen Mian-yin feel strangely weak.
"On your... neck," Shen Mian-yin replied softly, as if her voice was stuck in her throat.
But Gu Huai-zhi heard her clearly. His dark eyes fell on Shen Mian-yin's flushed face, and he stared at her without blinking, his voice warm and seductive as he said, "Help me take it off."
"Mm.” Shen Mianyin couldn’t believe the sound that came out of her own mouth. It was so soft, it could almost rival Su Yiqing’s.
Under Gu Huai-zhi's intense gaze, Shen Mian-yin nervously reached out. But with his eyes on her, she felt so nervous that her hand seemed to have a mind of its own, her movements completely out of her control.
Shen Mian-yin nervously licked her lips, unaware that Gu Huai-zhi's dark eyes had deepened.
"Gu Huai-zhi..." Shen Mian-yin called out softly.
"Hmm?" Gu Huai-zhi responded softly.
Shen Mian-yin thought to herself, "Does Gu Huai-zhi realize how alluring his voice sounds when he says 'hmm'?"
"Turn your face away, or I won't be able to do it," Shen Mian-yin said softly.
She didn't know why, but being so close to Gu Huai-zhi made her voice quieter than usual.
Gu Huai-zhi chuckled softly, his warm breath fanning against her ear.
Curious, Shen Mian-yin wondered what was so funny about what she said, until she heard him reply, "The way you said that, it sounds like you're trying to take advantage of me."
Shen Mian-yin's face flushed crimson. "The way you said that, it sounds like I'm trying to take advantage of you."
Gu Huai-zhi replied with a chuckle, "I wouldn't mind at all."
Shen Mian-yin stiffened, her face burning with embarrassment. She couldn't admit to herself that Gu Huai-zhi's words had made her heart race.
Perhaps he had said it unintentionally.
Shen Mian-yin mumbled softly, "I never thought that the aloof and distant Third Young Master Gu would joke around."
Gu Huai-zhi looked at her steadily, his gaze intense, without the slightest hint of avoidance. "I wasn't joking."
Shen Mian-yin trembled involuntarily. What did Gu Huai-zhi mean by that?
She dared not think further and could only repeatedly warn herself in her heart, don't overthink it, don't overthink it.
Shen Mian-yin, for the rest of your life, just live well on your own. Don't get hurt again."
Gu Huaizhi looked at her deeply before turning his head away.
Shen Mianyin's fingertips brushed against the potato peel stuck to his neck. The skin on his neck was so soft and warm that as her fingertips touched it, she could both feel and see his neck muscles tighten as his Adam's apple bobbed.
Shen Mian-yin's heart skipped a beat. She quickly removed the potato peel and whispered, "There."
Unexpectedly, Gu Huaizhi reached out and took the tiny piece of potato peel from her fingertips.
As his fingertips grazed hers, a tingling sensation shot through her, making her hand tremble. She quickly withdrew it, curling it into a fist and tucking the fingertip he had touched securely within her palm.
Then, she watched as Gu Huaizhi tossed the tiny piece of potato peel into the trash bin. So he had taken it from her fingertip just to throw it away? She had been about to do the same.
Shen Mian-yin lowered her head and continued chopping the tomatoes.
Just then, Gu Huaizhi's phone vibrated in his pants pocket.
Gu Huaizhi looked at Shen Mianyin helplessly. "Could you please do me a favor and get my phone out?"
But it was in his pants pocket.
If she reached in to get it, wouldn't it be too intimate?
"Why don't you go wash your hands first?" Shen Mianyin sincerely suggested.
Gu Huaizhi raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "That would delay my work. Your hands are clean, so please get it out for me and answer it. I can continue working while I'm on the phone."
Shen Mianyin: '...'
As expected of you, you're so efficient.
'What if it's a work call? Wouldn't it be inconvenient for me to hear it?' Shen Mianyin asked.
'We can just not put it on speaker,' Gu Huaizhi tilted his head slightly. 'But I'll need you to hold the phone for me.'
Shen Mianyin: '...'
You might as well just go wash your hands.
But Gu Huaizhi had already picked up the knife and started cutting the potatoes.
Shen Mianyin had no choice but to reach out, her heart pounding.
As her fingertips were about to touch his suit pocket, she paused and said to Gu Huaizhi, "I'm going to get it now."
Gu Huaizhi pretended to be busy cutting potatoes, but in reality, he had only cut halfway through one and had stopped, his attention fully on Shen Mianyin. "Mm," he replied.
Shen Mianyin took a deep breath and carefully slipped her fingers into his pocket.
However, Gu Huaizhi's suit pants were tailored to fit very closely.
As soon as her hand went in, there was no more room.
In order to create enough space to grip the phone, her fingers pressed firmly against Gu Huaizhi's leg through the fabric of his pants.
Shen Mianyin's face burned with embarrassment, and Gu Huaizhi wasn't faring much better.
For the sake of teasing Shen Mianyin, he was willing to throw caution to the wind.
Shen Mianyin finally managed to grasp the phone, but her thumb suddenly touched something.
Shen Mianyin: "!!!"
Something is wrong!
Gu Huaizhi: "..."
Damn!
He cursed inwardly, remembering that he preferred to keep it on his right side.
Shen Mianyin was completely flustered. She tremblingly pulled out the phone and lowered her head, not daring to look at Gu Huaizhi.
He must have felt that, right?
He couldn't think she did that on purpose, could he?
Shen Mianyin wished she could just disappear into thin air right now.
Gu Huaizhi noticed that the girl's head was bowed so low, it looked like it might snap off.
Shen Mianyin hastily stuffed the phone back into Gu Huaizhi's hand and quickly pretended to be busy with something else.
Gu Huaizhi: "..."
Gu Huaizhi took a deep breath, picked up the phone, and saw that it was a call from Gu Luoan.
Gu Huaizhi's expression darkened. He took the phone and walked out to the balcony before answering, "What is it?"
However, the effects of his recent encounter with Shen Mianyin were not so easily shaken off.
Even now, his voice was noticeably hoarse when he spoke.
Gu Luoan was stunned when he heard it.
He wasn't an outsider. Even if he wasn't particularly close to Gu Huaizhi, he had known him since they were children.
He knew exactly what Gu Huaizhi's voice usually sounded like.
But now, Gu Huaizhi's voice was clearly filled with emotion!
"Gu Huaizhi!" Gu Luo'an's eyes widened in anger, and he didn't care about their generational difference. In his urgency, he called out Gu Huaizhi's full name directly, "What are you doing with Shen Mianyin!"
Gu Huaizhi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Are you following us?"
"What are you two doing!" Gu Luo'an roared.
Gu Huaizhi narrowed his eyes and looked downstairs, but he couldn't see Gu Luoan anywhere. He didn't know where he was hiding.
Gu Huaizhi scoffed. "What does it matter to you?"
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