That night was just like any other – thinking of her made his entire body ache with pain and discomfort.
Only when drinking and smoking to numb himself could he find slight relief.
“It was all to meet you.” Tang Yushen gazed at her delicate, beautiful little face, her head tilted in a dazed manner, and felt his heart stir as he leaned closer. “Little Xi’er…”
“Hmm?”
“Still drinking?” he whispered. “Little greedy cat, you’re drunk…”
She wasn’t drunk at all!
Her alcohol tolerance had been trained to be quite good.
“Can I go out tomorrow?” Xia Qiaoxi asked with a faint smile.
There were many things to prepare if she wanted to leave this place.
Most importantly, she needed money.
Currently penniless, she couldn’t take a single step.
“Sure.” Tang Yushen’s breathing deepened as he stroked her cheek. “Wherever you want to go, I’ll accompany you.”
From now on, aside from work matters, Tang Yushen wanted to stay by her side constantly.
To remain with her.
The time from their previous life could never be recovered, so in this life they should spend as much time together as possible.
In his past life, he had no regrets towards his country and people, but he alone had failed her.
“Can I go by myself?” Xia Qiaoxi rubbed her face against his palm.
His palm tingled with itchiness, her eyes as captivating as a kitten’s.
Tang Yushen’s heart felt like fireworks suddenly exploding in the dark night sky, crackling and popping.
“You don’t want me to accompany you?”
“You’re too dazzling, and you probably have lots of work to attend to.” Xia Qiaoxi leaned forward. “Is that okay?”
Her voice was soft and coquettish, with a rising tone at the end.
Bewitched, Tang Yushen agreed.
Xia Qiaoxi held up her glass. “One more sip.”
Tang Yushen drank while watching her from the corner of his eye.
Where would she go alone? When would she return? Would she still be this obedient when she came back?
It probably wasn’t to the He family – Heluyi wasn’t even in the capital anymore.
After dinner, Xia Qiaoxi returned to her room to rest.
Tang Yushen stood at the door, originally planning to do something after drinking, but Little Xi’er wasn’t that drunk. If he sneaked in, he might scare her.
If he made her afraid, fearful, she might not like his closeness in the future.
So frustrating!
Tang Yushen felt depressed and wanted to smoke, his entire body uncomfortable.
Ah!
Little Xi’er!
Little Xi’er!
If he could just hold her now, this irritating nicotine craving would surely subside.
Tang Yushen couldn’t resist knocking on the door.
Xia Qiaoxi sat before the computer, nervously shut it down, and slowly stood up.
She didn’t immediately open the door, instead changing into her nightgown first before walking to the door with dazed eyes.
“Who is it?”
Hearing this gentle voice, Tang Yushen stared at his own hand. Had he really knocked?
He had actually knocked!
Now he had to brazen it out and enter.
“It’s me.”
He answered with restraint.
Xia Qiaoxi slowly opened the door. As soon as it opened, Tang Yushen’s tall figure rushed in.
Before she could react, he had already pulled her into his embrace.
This hug, the scent of Tang Yushen’s body, was just like the embrace on the hotel rooftop a few days ago.
So tight, airtight, squeezing her until she could barely breathe.
“Ah Yu…”She called his name softly, trying to wake Tang Yushen.”
He seemed to have gone mad now.
Tang Yushen grunted, squeezing an “mm” sound from his throat.
That earlier heart-wrenching pain, that unbearable feeling seemed to have disappeared, but had transformed into another kind of torment.
The woman in his arms was fresh and fragrant, with a delicate body and soft skin, stirring restless desires that rose from the depths of his heart to his very skin.
He seemed to suffer from Skin Hunger, desperately needing physical contact to alleviate the emptiness and restlessness in his body.
The little Xiaoxi in his arms was too tempting, too tormenting, too soul-stirring.
But he couldn’t act recklessly. He was afraid that once he kissed her, he wouldn’t be able to hold back.
He would press her against any corner of the room and listen to her unbearable gasps.
“A-Yu…”
In the softly lit room, that gentle, delicate voice sounded again.
Even after a hundred years, he could still be easily brought to his knees by her simple address.
Tang Yushen lowered his head. Xia Qiaoxi was buried in his embrace, her small face flushed red from being held so tightly. The collar of her nightgown was slightly low, the white lace trim clinging to her fair, delicate skin. Her prominent collarbone rose and fell gently with her breathing.
He could even see the black lingerie inside and the alluring view beneath.
And above it, a small brown mole.
It was the same color as the beauty mark at the corner of his eye, even the same size.
It looked just like a mark left by lovers from a past life, meant to recognize each other in this lifetime.
“You’re holding me so tight…” Xia Qiaoxi’s red lips parted slightly as she gasped softly, “My waist hurts.”
Tang Yushen abruptly released her.
One second later, and he would have pounced on her like a beast.
His craving for a cigarette was gone.
Tang Yushen turned and walked out!
Just as he stepped through the door, Xia Qiaoxi’s gentle voice came from behind, “What did you come to find me for?”
He had only held her and then left just like that.
Of course, he had come to kiss her, to sleep with her, to…
To think that tonight would be another sleepless night.
Tang Yushen hadn’t slept much last night either, constantly debating whether to break in through the glass window.
He should have broken in.
Tang Yushen turned back, his already dark eyes deepening like spilled ink, intense beyond measure.
In two strides, he was in front of Xia Qiaoxi, cupping the back of her head as he kissed her deeply.
He couldn’t hold back.
How could he possibly hold back?
The reincarnation of the little Xiaoxi he had longed for for a hundred years was right before him.
This gentlemanly act—he wasn’t going to keep it up anymore!
Let whoever wanted to play the gentleman do it!
He only wanted little Xiaoxi!
He only wanted her.
Xia Qiaoxi’s mind went blank from the kiss, only soft, weak whimpers escaping her lips.
Tang Yushen wasn’t satisfied with just kissing her lips. His fingers traced her neck, brushing aside her hair as his warm, thin lips nibbled on her earlobe.
She could even feel the gentle grinding of his teeth.
Mmh!
She couldn’t take it anymore.
Her heart felt numb, trembling violently.
Xia Qiaoxi’s legs went weak as she tugged at his shirt, “Mmm, don’t…”
“A-Yu, stop…”
“It tickles.”
Suppressing her gasps, her delicate body seemed to cling to him, making him wrap his arms around her waist to support her.
“Little Xiaoxi…” Tang Yushen called her name hoarsely, “Little Xiaoxi, can I… can I?”
Xia Qiaoxi’s amber eyes were like raindrop-drenched amber hanging from a tree—glistening and hazy.
“What?” she asked, confused.
Tang Yushen’s rationality teetered on the edge of vanishing and returning.
The fragrant, soft little Xiaoxi in his arms was the one he had been searching for.
But little Xiaoxi didn’t remember him.
Tang Yushen lowered his head, burying his face in her shoulder, biting her shoulder with just the right pressure.
Xia Qiaoxi stood there, her left shoulder pressed down by his weight. So heavy.
Tang Yushen was so heavy!
It was just his head, but it felt as if he had no support, his entire weight pressing down on her.
“Mmm…”
Tang Yushen snapped back to reality upon hearing her voice. “I acted impulsively just now.”
His fingers brushed over her shoulder. He had clearly bitten very gently, so why were the tooth marks left on her shoulder so distinct?
She truly was delicate.
“You’ve done this more than once…” Xia Qiaoxi lowered her head and muttered under her breath.
“I…” Tang Yushen looked down to meet her gaze, “Xiao Xi’er, I’ve been restraining myself a lot.”
If he were to let loose, she’d be begging for mercy by now!
“Is that so?” Xia Qiaoxi didn’t believe him.