Xie Qing Ci felt his heartbeat had raced too many times tonight.
How could the young Buddhist disciple still care about monastic rules or concepts of good and evil at this moment?
After a while, Xie Qing Ci stood up and walked to the nearby cabinet to retrieve a suit jacket.
Returning to the sofa, he gently draped the jacket over the young girl’s shoulders.
Actually, when he first saw her, he had already ordered someone to prepare a lady’s shawl.
But now he suddenly changed his mind – he only wanted her to walk out of here wearing his jacket.
The underlying meaning was self-evident.
How could Xiao A Li understand such human cunning? She was still secretly touched by the man’s thoughtfulness.
Xie Qing Ci looked at the small figure sitting on the sofa. The oversized suit jacket made the girl appear even more slender and delicate, evoking a protective instinct.
“Let’s go.”
The auction had ended, and most people downstairs had already dispersed.
Yu Qing thought she was supposed to accompany him to the banquet and instinctively tried to remove the man’s jacket.
Seeing this, Xie Qing Ci directly reached out to tighten the jacket around her, his movements gentle yet carrying undeniable authority.
“Keep it on. The night is cold.”
“Aren’t we going to the banquet?”
The inexperienced little enchantress didn’t know that her innocent, naive gaze was the most alluring.
The man almost couldn’t bear to look directly into the girl’s eyes.
His long eyelashes lowered slightly, concealing the uncontrollable desire in his eyes as he spoke in a low, magnetic voice: “We’re not going. I’ll take you home. You just got out of the hospital and need more rest.”
“Oh—”
Xie Qing Ci found it somewhat amusing – why did the girl seem even more disappointed than he was?
Yet he couldn’t help but softly coax: “I’ll take you next time, alright?”
The moment he said it, he regretted it – now wasn’t the right time at all.
The girl had just broken off her engagement with that Xie Yunzheng fellow recently, and if she appeared at a banquet with him right after…
Besides, he rarely attended various events to begin with. If he showed up unexpectedly, who knew how many eyes would be watching.
Those thoughtless people would undoubtedly speculate about his girl.
In such situations, women always ended up at a disadvantage, even when they hadn’t done anything wrong.
He couldn’t bear to let her suffer even the slightest bit of such injustice.
The girl had been treated like a princess in the Yu Family – there was no reason for her to face criticism without proper status when she was with him.
Forget it, he would just have to endure a little longer.
After all, she was right under his watchful eye – it wasn’t like she could run away, could she?
Yu Qing also realized what she had just done and felt too embarrassed to look at the man.
Picking up her clutch bag, she stood up and walked out.
Xie Qing Ci took long strides, closely following behind the girl.
Little Milk Candy was somewhat confused – the Emperor Lord’s current appearance reminded her of the celestial beasts that followed immortals during their travels!
The Emperor Lord must be doing this to protect Xiao A Li, right!
Xie Qing Ci led Yu Qing through the private passage directly to the garage, where his car was parked in a dedicated parking space.
Usually, either the driver or Zhou Chuan would handle the driving, but thanks to Yu Qing, both had been dismissed early today.
The man walked directly to the passenger side, opened the door, and turned to look at Yu Qing.
Yu Qing walked to the car, lifted her dress slightly as she bent down to get in, not noticing the man’s hand protecting her head from the car roof.
After she sat down, the man beside the car didn’t move away.
Curious, she looked up at him.
She saw the man unfastening the buttons of his coat one by one…
???
? ?
“Are—are you feeling hot?”
Little A Li was utterly bewildered, completely unable to comprehend why the Emperor Lord had suddenly started removing his clothes.
Xie Qing Ci didn’t answer, merely lifting his eyelids to glance at her when she spoke.
The garage lighting was somewhat dim, making it difficult for Yu Qing to discern the expression in his eyes behind his glasses.
The man quickly took off his coat, knelt down before her, and draped it over her legs.
After covering her, he carefully tucked the garment beneath her legs, ensuring no skin was exposed before standing up again.
The young Fuzi bowed to neither heaven nor earth, nor even to his parents.
The only one he had ever knelt to in this lifetime was the Buddha who shelters all living beings.
Now there was one more—the little enchantress who pulled the young Fuzi down from his divine pedestal, stirring worldly desires in him and breaking his monastic vows.
Only after Xie Qing Ci got into the car did he notice the young girl sitting perfectly upright, staring straight ahead without glancing sideways.
After the car door closed, the cool scent of cedar grew increasingly intense, enveloping her completely.
It wasn’t overwhelming, yet carried an intoxicating quality.
This was Yu Qing’s first time alone with him in such an enclosed, confined space, her nervousness now overshadowing her shyness.
Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the man suddenly leaning toward her, causing her body to instantly stiffen.
(°°)!!
Xie Qing Ci was amused by the girl’s reaction and deliberately slowed his movements.
His warm breath brushed against Yu Qing’s ear, and her small ear visibly grew redder…
Just as Yu Qing was about to turn and ask him, she saw the man extend his clearly defined hand to pull over the seatbelt.
“Click—”
Little A Li, still unaccustomed to modern survival skills: …
Now, even her slender neck flushed crimson.
She was merely embarrassed about forgetting to fasten her seatbelt.
However, Xie Qing Ci misunderstood.
He thought the young girl was blushing out of shyness, chiding himself slightly. Usually as composed as Qingfeng Mingyue, why did he become so unlike himself after meeting her?
Teasing a girl he liked was something only impulsive young boys would do.
The man’s deep, magnetic voice sounded: “Where do you live?”
Yu Qing wanted to win him over, and staying with her parents would certainly be inconvenient, so she gave the address of her upscale apartment in the city.
“Yujiang Garden.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Qing Ci slightly raised an eyebrow.
Yujiang Garden was the Xie family’s property, located in the city center—tranquil amidst the hustle and bustle, with convenient transportation and excellent surroundings.
He often stayed there himself.
It seemed this was destiny at work.
The young girl and he were clearly destined for this golden relationship.
Yu Qing had no idea that merely stating an address would lead the man to imagine so much.
In her Sea of Consciousness, Little Milk Candy saw things more clearly.
[A Li, A Li, the address you gave is the Lord’s family property!]
[Wow—such a coincidence! Does he live there too?]
[The Lord does often stay there, and he’ll probably live there permanently from now on.]
Little Milk Candy had a feeling that following Host A Li would lead to an easy victory!
After all, the Emperor Lord was really putting in effort to conquer himself!
After a long evening, Yu Qing felt tired and leaned back against the seat to rest with closed eyes.
During a red light, Xie Qing Ci glanced over at the young girl and found her already asleep, her head tilted to the side.
He slowed down to make the ride smoother, privately wanting to spend more time with her—even just a few extra minutes would suffice.
As dusk fell over City A, a custom-made black Maybach moving slowly along the bustling main thoroughfare stood out conspicuously.
A delivery rider effortlessly overtook it on his electric scooter.
Even a sanitation worker pedaling a tricycle managed to keep pace alongside.
Yet with all its windows tinted one-way, no one could glimpse the situation inside.