Lin Xi's lips parted slightly, her breath caught in her throat for a moment. Duan Yiheng, no longer the calm and gentle man he once was, kissed her fiercely and urgently.
Like a predator devouring its prey, he gnawed at Lin Xi's lips and teeth, squeezing her soft lips until they lost their color. Duan Yiheng's hands cupped the back of her neck, a gentle squeeze making her waist go limp. Lin Xi couldn't hold on any longer, panting as she turned her head away.
Duan Yiheng released her, pressing his forehead against hers and chuckling, "Changed your toothpaste?" Lin Xi's eyes were hazy, her heart pounding, and she instinctively asked, "What?" Duan Yiheng lightly pecked her lips several times, saying, "Rose flavor."
Lin Xi's eyelashes fluttered, and she turned her head away from his direct, burning gaze. Duan Yiheng lowered his head and buried his face in her neck, kissing her gently. "No..." Half of Lin Xi's body was numb. Unable to restrain himself, Duan Yiheng scooped Lin Xi up in his arms, turned, and pressed her onto the bed.
"Are you crazy?" Lin Xi's eyes widened suddenly, struggling to escape. "Shh, don't move." Duan Yiheng gripped her wrist, pressing it against the light-colored sheets. "Hold me for a while." Lin Xi lowered her resistance, quietly looking into his eyes.
Duan Yiheng chuckled softly. Everything tonight had been planned from the moment he ordered the driver to turn around. Rather than forcing Lin Xi to admit her love, it was better to question her about her feelings for him.
His repeated rejections had already planted a seed of "softness" in her heart. After enduring hours of agonizing rejection, if he were to make his request now, she would hesitate.
No matter the outcome, he didn't want to leave any way out for their relationship. Having finally gotten what he wanted, was he really going to give it up so easily? Only this fool would believe him. "Don't look."
Lin Xi tugged at his coat collar, turning her head away to avoid his gaze. Duan Yiheng coughed lightly, "Sister Mei is already resting. Can I stay here for a while?" Lin Xi was about to refuse when he frowned, "I drank too much tonight, I feel a little unwell."
"Do you want me to make you some hangover soup?" Lin Xi softened. "No." Duan Yiheng lowered his head to kiss her, "Just one kiss is enough." Lin Xi's face flushed red, and she pushed him away, "Then you lie down first, I'll get up."
She wavered between emotion and reason, but reason ultimately prevailed. She thought: What kind of decorum is it for two people to lie here? Duan Yiheng, however, felt: What's the point of lying here alone?
Duan Yiheng rolled over, locking her in from behind, his breath close to Lin Xi's ear, feeling like he was about to kiss her again. "Don't come any closer," Lin Xi whispered. "Aren't you going to rest? Didn't you say you were feeling unwell?"
Duan Yiheng's arm went around her waist, and he coaxed softly, "Turn around." "No." Lin Xi's heart trembled, and she buried herself in his arms. Duan Yiheng chuckled, "Shy?" "Who's shy?"
Lin Xi said in a muffled voice, "I feel like I've been tricked." Duan Yiheng's eyes darkened, and he personally turned her over, lifting one leg and easily pinning down her kicking leg.
Lin Xi straightened her back, and her pajamas slipped up, revealing a section of her slender white waist. Duan Yiheng's breath hitched, and he grabbed the hem of her pajamas, pulling it down sharply to cover her dazzling skin. "I've already stamped it, how can I go back on my word?"
Their clothes pressed together, Lin Xi clearly felt his strength and warmth. She shifted her body shyly. "I won't go back on my word, just let go of me first." Duan Yiheng turned his body, his fingers pressing down on her palm along her wrist. "I don't know how many years it's been."
Duan Yiheng looked into her eyes, "At this moment, I feel happier than ever before." Lin Xi felt a pang of sadness. Her fingertips twitched slightly, sliding down to meet his palm, their fingers intertwining. This was the greatest response she could give.
Duan Yiheng tilted his head and kissed her again. Compared to his previous fierceness, this time, he used all his gentleness. Lin Xi no longer resisted and closed her eyes.
The four soft lips intertwined endlessly. Lin Xi responded timidly. The next second, she felt Duan Yiheng's heavy breathing, followed by his sucking on her lower lip. Only the ambiguous sounds of water filled the silent bedroom.
Blood rushed to her head; even though she wasn't the one drinking, Lin Xi felt like she was getting drunk. Lin Xi reached out and pressed her hand on his shoulder. Duan Yiheng released her and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Lin Xi blinked slowly, her face flushed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her nose. "I can't breathe," Lin Xi bit her lip. "When are you going back to your room?" This was absurd!
Tonight was supposed to be their blind date, but they ended up getting entangled together. She'd even agreed to be "together" with him without really understanding what was going on. Duan Yiheng glanced at his watch and said, "There are five minutes left until the end of the day. Shall I stay for another five minutes?"
Lin Xi nodded: "Okay." Duan Yiheng lowered his head and affectionately pecked her lips, then held her still. "Let's have breakfast together tomorrow morning?" Duan Yiheng rested his chin on her shoulder, asking for her opinion. "How about it?"
His hot breath brushed against her ear, and Lin Xi instinctively shrank back. "Our work schedules are different." What was this all about? Duan Yiheng chuckled softly. "I can accommodate you, and I exercise every morning." Lin Xi resisted, blushing.
"I'm afraid Sister Mei and others will find out. Didn't you say we'd only...only..." "Only what?" Duan Yiheng asked deliberately, "Only then can I kiss you?" Lin Xi blushed, her voice hesitant. "What are we, anyway?" They were lovers, yet their interactions were ambiguous and sweet; they were boyfriend and girlfriend, yet they couldn't be open about it. "What we are depends on what you think." Duan Yiheng kissed her eyes. What did she think?
She had suffered the bitterness of unrequited love before, and the thought of having no chance with Duan Yiheng made her feel suffocated. So when he uttered those tempting words, her body reacted before her mind, and she kissed him. Their lips met, their emotions irrevocably stirred.
She abandoned years of moral constraints, savoring only the fleeting pleasure. Lin Xi seemed to have come to her senses, observing his expression, and said, "Since I've agreed, I won't go back on my word, but I have other conditions." Duan Yiheng: "Go ahead."
"If there's any possibility of being discovered, we can end it anytime." "Okay." Duan Yiheng agreed readily, but Lin Xi didn't know what he was thinking. "Also, at the company, even if it's just the two of us, you can't cross the line," Lin Xi added.
"Is this a three-point agreement?" Duan Yiheng laughed, "Anything else?" Lin Xi shook her head: "Nothing for now." "Okay, I agree to everything." Lin Xi was about to say something when there was a sudden knock on the door. She hurriedly pushed Duan Yiheng off the bed.
Duan Yiheng comforted her: "Don't panic, it's probably Sister Mei." Lin Xi panicked even more.