The night was deep.
Gu Zekai's steady breathing reached Lin Shengxia's ears, and she slowly opened her eyes.
It's not that she doesn't understand why he brought her to see his mother today; the grudges between the Lin and Gu families destined the two of them to become enemies.
Now she has set a trap to lure him in, and the enemy is about to become his bedmate. Anyone would find that terrifying!
Her slender hand lifted the gauze curtain beside the bed, silently watching Gu Zekai lying on the floor in the moonlight.
Perhaps because of the distance, Lin Shengxia couldn't see it clearly.
Barefoot, she walked to his side and squatted down.
Her shadow enveloped him, as if they were one in the darkness.
This distance is actually quite close, but Lin Shengxia still feels unsatisfied.
Lying on the cold floor, she turned to face Gu Zekai, so close that his breath was on her face.
This is stolen happiness.
Lin Shengxia moved closer to him little by little, afraid that she might accidentally wake up this beast that was temporarily asleep.
Finally, she reverently pressed her lips against his left chest through his shirt, leaving a light kiss.
Then, realizing how silly he had been, he chuckled to himself.
As I laughed, a sharp pain shot through my heart, and my nose stung with tears.
"You ask me why I went to such lengths to marry you?" Lin Shengxia's voice was soft and indifferent.
"This is what you owe me, and you should repay it!"
Silently, she returned to the bed and lay down.
In the darkness, Gu Zekai coldly opened his eyes—
Terrifying!
***
Five o'clock in the morning.
Lin Shengxia was awakened by the aroma of rice porridge.
Looking at the empty floor, if the memory of last night wasn't so vivid, she might have really thought that she was the only person in the room.
After a quick wash, I went downstairs and saw Gu Zekai's cold, aloof back.
He didn't react when I went downstairs.
Lin Shengxia didn't care at all, as if she had long been used to his reaction.
Sitting opposite Gu Zekai, she picked up her bowl and sipped the rice porridge, the fragrant, sweet taste sliding into her mouth.
If it weren't for that man's sudden, sharp gaze, Lin Shengxia would probably have enjoyed it all.
She raised her head and stared straight at Gu Zekai with a blank expression.
His eyes held sarcasm and disdain, but unlike before, they also carried a hint of doubt.
"What are you doing?" Lin Shengxia felt very uncomfortable under his gaze.
Gu Zekai remained silent for a moment, trying to discern the slightest abnormality from Lin Shengxia's face, but the result disappointed him.
"After we finish eating, we'll head back to T City."
He uttered those words without any emotion, failing to notice the fleeting regret in Lin Shengxia's eyes.
She would never get tired of living here, even if she stayed here for the rest of her life.
But just the thought of returning to a world of deceit and treachery—
Lin Shengxia was still somewhat reluctant to leave despite her deep exhaustion.
But she is, after all, the president of Lin's Group, and she has no right to be selfish and only think of herself.
"Okay, I understand."