On the other side, when Duan Yanxing drove Chi Mu home, the rain showed no sign of letting up. Instead, it grew heavier, leaving many puddles on the road that splashed water everywhere when stepped on.
Chi Mu’s apartment was located inside an alley, requiring a walk to reach, as cars couldn’t enter.
At the entrance of the alley, the man’s Koenigsegg was parked, drenched by the pouring rain.
Though surrounded by the curtain of rain, the high-end sports car still stood out starkly against its surroundings.
The two had been sitting in the car for a long time. As Chi Mu watched the rain grow heavier, her anxiety only intensified.
Inside the car, with just a man and a woman alone, the atmosphere felt somewhat strange, tinged with a faint, elusive hint of ambiguity.
She glanced up, stealing a look at Duan Yanxing. He had one hand resting on the steering wheel, his long fingers pale and elegant, with what seemed like a tattoo of some pattern on his ring finger…
The man’s head was slightly lowered, the contours of his profile appearing even more defined and striking under the dim light.
Further down was his slightly open collar…
She stared intently for a while, unable to help but marvel… Why did a man so perfect exist in this world?
The thought inexplicably warmed her cheeks.
“If you want to look, just look. No need to sneak around,” he suddenly spoke, his tone carrying a hint of indulgence.
Hearing this, Chi Mu blushed, awkwardly averting her gaze as she cautiously replied, “I… I wasn’t looking.”
She would never admit she had been staring just moments ago!
Duan Yanxing chuckled softly at her response, then changed the subject, trying to ease his little girl’s embarrassment. “Has Wanwan always lived here?”
After speaking, he glanced sideways at her.
Under the gaze of his deep eyes, Chi Mu’s face burned even hotter. She stammered for a moment before nodding.
Forgive her—her mind was still a jumbled mess.
“Thank you for driving me home tonight.”
“Mm.” Sensing the girl’s nervousness, he responded lightly and said nothing more, afraid of frightening her again.
He hadn’t expected his little girl to become so delicate.
If possible, he truly wanted to hold her in his arms, comfort her, protect her, hide her away, and spoil her day and night.
But he was afraid of scaring her by moving too quickly.
She was far too delicate, so delicate that Duan Yanxing didn’t know what to do.
It was truly a case of fearing she’d break if held too tightly or melt if kept too close.
Chi Mu could feel his gaze lingering on her, the intensity of it leaving her with nowhere to escape.
The two fell into silence for a moment, neither breaking the quiet.
Chi Mu felt somewhat awkward. After all, she wasn’t familiar with him, yet he had driven her all this way and was now waiting here for her.
After hesitating for a while, she suddenly reached out to open the car door. “Since there’s nothing else, I should probably go…”
As soon as she spoke, Chi Mu felt the atmosphere around her grow colder, an invisible pressure closing in on her.
“Do you want to get soaked in the rain?” the man’s deep voice suddenly asked.
Chi Mu was taken aback. “I…”
For some reason, she didn’t dare refuse this man, even though she didn’t know him at all. Subconsciously, she felt a little afraid of him.
At this thought, Chi Mu didn’t dare say anything more. She instinctively lowered her head, a faint blush spreading across her cheeks.”I’ll wait with you until the rain stops.” The man’s voice sounded again, impossibly gentle.
He had always restrained everything about himself, for her sake.
Hearing these words, Chi Mu’s body visibly stiffened. She dared not move again, and even less did she have the courage to suggest leaving once more.
She could only sit in the passenger seat, hands nervously gripping the seatbelt, even her breathing slowed.
After an unknown length of time, the rain finally began to ease, turning into a light, drizzling mist.
“Mr. Duan, the rain has lightened.”
The young woman lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong, her voice soft.
Duan Yanxing glanced out the window and nodded. “I’ll walk you down.”
“Ah, no, no need, please don’t trouble yourself. Just lending me an umbrella is enough. There’s a stretch to walk from here, and it’s flooded. It’ll get your clothes dirty,” Chi Mu hurriedly waved her hands. How could she possibly impose on him for help?
Moreover, this road was perennially waterlogged during the rainy season. Someone of his esteemed status was surely particular; how could he bear to get his clothes wet?
Hearing this, Duan Yanxing looked deeply at Chi Mu. He had never imagined that one day his Wanwan would become so obedient, so obedient it made his heart ache a little.
She must have suffered a great deal.
Duan Yanxing’s heart was already a turbulent sea at this moment, yet his surface remained calm as he spoke. “I’ll accompany you.”
His tone brooked no refusal.
The man had already opened an umbrella and stepped out of the car.
Chi Mu bit her lip, gave up her insistence, pushed open the car door, and got out as well, closing the passenger door behind her.
“Mr. Duan, thank you…” Chi Mu stood by the roadside, gazing at the silver-gray Koenigsegg with complex emotions.
“Mhm,” Duan Yanxing responded lightly.
Such a rainy night was romantic by nature.
In the long, deep alley, a man and a woman walked side by side.
The man held the umbrella so that its broad cover sheltered her completely.
His tall frame shielded her from all wind and rain, his shirt dampened by the drizzle.
There were many puddles along the way. The murky mud splashed onto his expensive leather shoes, even staining his suit trousers.
He, who had always been fastidious about cleanliness, felt not a trace of annoyance in this moment.
Chi Mu, meanwhile, walked with extreme caution, afraid of slipping and embarrassing herself again on such a rainy night.
Duan Yanxing seemed to sense this. Knowing the young woman was afraid, he deliberately slowed his pace, allowing her to keep up.
Because of the rain, the alley was somewhat dim. Their shadows overlapped and intertwined, appearing intimately close.
A warm current flowed through Chi Mu’s heart. This feeling of being protected was something she had never experienced in all these years.
The distance was merely a few minutes’ walk, yet it felt as if separated by countless mountains and rivers.
Chi Mu didn’t know how she made it home. She only remembered that by the time she came to her senses, she was already at the foot of her apartment building.
Lights were on in the building. She thought Yun Xin must have returned.
“Mr. Duan, I’m here. Thank you for seeing me home.” She stopped and waved at Duan Yanxing.
Duan Yanxing looked up, his gaze fixed on her delicate, lovely face, his eyes flickering with an inscrutable emotion. “Go in and rest.”
“Mhm, you should go home and rest early too,” Chi Mu said, then turned and walked towards the building.
Duan Yanxing stood rooted to the spot, staring unblinkingly at the young woman’s retreating back as if lost in thought.
She was so obedient, so soft, her voice so sweet. She looked as if she would be easy to bully.
She probably looked quite pitiful when she cried too.
At this thought, the light in Duan Yanxing’s eyes dimmed, and his Adam’s apple bobbed.If only—
He truly wished to press her beneath him and kiss her until she cried.
But he couldn’t.
He had to restrain himself, had to hold back. Otherwise, there would be no chance for them at all.
He gazed deeply until that delicate figure completely vanished from his sight.
Only then did he reluctantly turn and walk away.
No one could have guessed that beneath such a noble and restrained exterior lay such intense possessiveness and aggression!