Xie Guanlan stood tall and elegant among several influential figures, holding a wine glass, his demeanor cool and transcendent. In a simple white shirt, his every movement exuded an undeniable air of nobility.
Just by standing there, he resembled the male lead of a high-quality idol drama, a perfectly shot poster.
But his eyes were dark and profound, his gaze icy—too exquisite, yet too aloof.
At a glance, he seemed difficult to approach, someone to admire from afar but not to trifle with.
Yin Shuyang was different. She was the woman who had hugged Xie Guanlan and even been carried by him like a princess!
Charge!
Yin Shuyang walked straight over. “Cheers!”
From the moment Xie Guanlan saw her, he sensed she might come over, and indeed she did—bold and passionate as always.
He took a small sip of his wine.
The influential figures beside him exchanged knowing smiles and tactfully left, giving them space.
Yin Shuyang gazed at him with starry eyes. “Handsome, want to date? The super sweet kind.”
“No.”
“Really not?” Yin Shuyang’s smile gradually faded. “At least think about it. Isn’t your rejection a bit too quick?”
Xie Guanlan replied coldly, “I’m always like this.”
So she wasn’t anything special.
How infuriating!
When she went to Xie Guanlan’s home before, she didn’t hear the aunt say things like, “You’re the first woman the young master has brought back,” or “This is the first time I’ve seen the young master smile”—those kinds of novel tropes.
Indeed, she wasn’t an exception. Perhaps she wasn’t even the first woman he had brought home.
“I can date without the sweetness. Whatever you prefer.” Yin Shuyang set down her glass and stepped closer to him. “I’m adaptable. I can be anything!”
Xie Guanlan actually found himself retreating, pushed back by a girl.
“Yangyang.”
“Hmm~” Yin Shuyang responded softly and sweetly. “Hug~”
With so many people around!!
What was she thinking?
Xie Guanlan set down his glass and turned away, but Yin Shuyang immediately followed him.
Inside the room, Xie Guanlan’s face was cold as he prepared to lecture her, but her soft, delicate body threw itself into his arms, wrapping around his waist.
“Let me hug you~”
The little kitten was clingy and affectionate.
At the slightest disagreement, she begged for a hug.
Xie Guanlan didn’t dare touch her, but she was audaciously bold, clinging to his waist and burying her face in his chest, letting out a soft, contented hum that reached his ears, sending a shiver down his spine.
“Yangyang.”
“Yangyang isn’t here.” Yin Shuyang looked up shyly. “Mrs. Xie is here, wanting to be Xie Guanlan’s wife.”
How could he feel moved?
He had witnessed firsthand how, not long after his mother passed away, his father married a new wife.
Soon, they had a son, and he became the outsider instead.
What is love?
What is family?
Xie Guanlan had never understood these things since childhood.
Their environments were different. Yin Shuyang grew up showered with affection, in a warm and harmonious family.
He, on the other hand, faced strict family discipline and cold, distant relationships from a young age.
His father favored his new wife and son, while his grandfather only wanted to mold him into the heir of the corporation.
So how could someone who didn’t understand love feel his heart race, find her adorable, and want to hold her tighter?
How could he possibly love someone?
Xie Guanlan raised his hand, wanting to stroke her soft hair as he had before, but restrained himself and stopped. He said coldly, “Go back. In the future, don’t say such intimate things to a man in public.”
Yin Shuyang lifted her beautiful eyes. “Do you think I’d say those things to anyone? No, not at all. Only you. Because I like you, I want to be close to you. I only want to be close to you~”
Her sparkling eyes reflected his cold face. Her voice was gentle and soft, her expression obedient, yet it seemed her soul had been completely captivated by him.
“Not only do I want to hug you, I also want to kiss you!” Yin Shuyang’s red lips parted and closed, as if she were about to lean toward his lips in the next second.
Kiss kiss kiss!
Frenzied kisses!
When will she get to kiss him a couple of times?
Two kisses wouldn’t be enough!
“Your lips look so kissable. You speak so coldly, but when kissed, are they soft and tender?” Yin Shuyang boldly teased Xie Guanlan, even sensing that after he lowered his head, she became infatuated and moved her mouth upward.
Under the warm yellow light, the atmosphere was ambiguous. Yin Shuyang felt her heart was about to leap out.
Thump, thump-thump, thump-thump-thump!
Xie Guanlan sobered up promptly and gently pushed her away. “Lips are all soft.”
That explanation was too feeble and unconvincing.
Yin Shuyang, who hadn’t gotten her kiss, pitifully lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers.
Manman said no one in this world could resist a sweet girl. False!
Xie Guanlan could resist.
Even a sweet girl’s proactive kisses.
“I’m not a casual girl. I haven’t kissed a man before. I only want to kiss you~” Yin Shuyang continued fiddling with her fingers, speaking softly and gently. “If you don’t let me kiss you, I’ll become a nun. I’ll be sleepless tonight, unable to sleep, tossing and turning…”
The little kitten-like girl pitifully fiddled with her paws before him, her little head even drooping listlessly.
Xie Guanlan lowered his gaze. “Will kissing once let you sleep?”
Was he a sleeping pill?
“Yes!”
Yin Shuyang instantly smiled, excited and thrilled as she lifted her head. “Kiss kiss~”
A kiss would give her an opportunity.
Xie Guanlan’s breathing deepened slightly, but his eyes cooled. “Is this how you pursue someone? Asking others for kisses and hugs?”
He’s so fierce!
Yin Shuyang was stunned for a moment, shaking her head slightly. “No, it’s not. This is… I have desires for you, so I expressed them…”
His eyes were obscure and unclear, emitting an unfathomable light.
It seemed as if Xie Guanlan, aloof and restrained, had instantly added an impenetrable boundary around himself in her presence.
“I shouldn’t have such desires for you. I’m vulgar, I’m lustful, I…” Yin Shuyang lowered her head. “You like reserved girls. I won’t do it again next time.”
“No.”
Xie Guanlan denied it faster with his mouth than his brain.
Yin Shuyang’s eyes were misty, her feeling of being wronged was overwhelming.
“So that means I can’t do anything to you.” Yin Shuyang bit her red lips.
She understood.
As long as she could win Xie Guanlan over, she could do whatever she wanted to him.
First, she’d tie up his feet so he couldn’t run away!
His legs are so long!
He’s probably two centimeters taller than her brother~
“So how can I win you over?” Yin Shuyang blinked her misty eyes, holding back her tears.