The sweet aroma of red wine spread through Si Tian’s mouth.
Along with it came an utterly unfamiliar sensation—and the scent of a man.
Si Tian’s eyes widened.
She had never imagined Zhou Si would make her drink wine this way.
Her throat bobbed as she was forced to swallow all the wine the man passed to her.
The wine went down, but the potent scent of his masculine hormones swept over her.
His eyes half-lidded, he stared intently at her face, as if admiring the look of a captured prey.
Si Tian’s lips were still caught between his, and now he was staring at her like this, too.
The man’s gaze was intensely predatory, leaving her unsure how to react.
The hand she had on his neck tightened involuntarily, and she gave his throat a slight squeeze.
Zhou Si’s brow furrowed, as if it hurt a little.
Seeing that, Si Tian quickly pulled her hand away.
But the moment she did, the man grabbed it and pressed it back into place.
He released her lips, his eyes darkening. “If you like this sort of thing, you can use a little more force.”
As he spoke, his callused palm guided her hand, making her squeeze harder.
Si Tian: “?!”
Did he mean squeezing his neck?!
Si Tian curled her fingers, her cheeks growing warm. “I’m not into that.”
Zhou Si’s voice was low and hoarse. “I am.”
As he spoke, the large hand holding her chin moved down and wrapped around her slender neck instead.
Si Tian felt his grip tighten around her neck. Before she could react, the man’s thin lips came down on hers again.
Kissing her, he mumbled, “Close your eyes.”
This time, unlike before, when he had kissed her lightly to pass her the wine, he didn’t keep it gentle.
He pried open her lips and teeth, sweeping through her like a violent storm.
Zhou Si hadn’t passed her much wine, but for some reason Si Tian felt it going straight to her head. She was dizzy all over.
And she had obediently closed her eyes…
Before long, the whole room seemed to catch fire.
Hot and sticky…
Si Tian felt as though she were inside an alchemy furnace, turned into a pill and tossed around mercilessly.
The man seemed to have endless energy.
Especially when he learned that she and Shen Yifan had never actually been intimate, she clearly saw a violent undercurrent churn in his eyes.
It seemed even deeper and more turbulent than the sea in the dead of night.
Si Tian couldn’t understand it. It only frightened her.
The pressure was simply too intense.
It was as if the towering wave could crash down at any moment and swallow her whole, leaving her no chance to surface.
But she had no time to think. The man’s actions pulled her thoughts back to the present.
“Thinking about another man at a time like this? You think I’m not trying hard enough?”
At his words, Si Tian came back to herself.
She looked up and met Zhou Si’s eyes, clouded with desire and impossible to read.
His strong hands braced on either side of her. Head bowed, he gazed deeply at her.
Si Tian’s heart skipped a beat. She was just about to explain. “I wasn’t… Mm!”
The man’s lips came down on hers, forcefully and possessively taking her breath away…
Next door.
Shen Yifan and Si Rou had just finished. They were stretched out in the bathtub, soaking.
Si Rou lay against Shen Yifan’s chest, eyes lowered. “Once we leave this hotel, just pretend tonight never happened.”
At her words, Shen Yifan gritted his teeth. “Even now, you still want to push me away?”
Si Rou hurriedly looked up, her voice urgent. “No. It’s just that if we keep going like this, we’ll both be letting Atian down.”
Shen Yifan fell silent. His hand, resting on the edge of the tub, gripped it tightly.
Seeing this, Si Rou couldn’t help feeling uneasy.
After all, she and Shen Yifan had been apart for six years.
And throughout those six years, Si Tian had been the one by his side.
When Shen Yifan still didn’t say anything, Si Rou drew a quiet breath, braced both hands on the edge of the tub, and began to get up to leave.
As if acting on instinct, Shen Yifan reached out and grabbed her slender wrist. “Where are you going?!”
Seeing how strongly Shen Yifan reacted, Si Rou’s anxious heart finally settled.
Composing herself, she bit her lip. “Let’s just pretend tonight never happened.”
At that, Shen Yifan tightened his grip on her hand.
He forced the words out through his throat. “I’ll handle this. From now on, you’re not allowed to leave my side again!”
Si Rou paused, then feigned reluctance. “All right.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the muffled sounds of a man and woman entwined came from next door.
Listening closely, the woman’s voice sounded somewhat familiar…