Ex-Husband CEO, Stop Messing Around!-Chapter 464 - 427: Tong Xi, Do You Want to Kiss Me?
"Is Young Master Tan your boyfriend?" The tall girl looked at her, then at Tan Qing, a hint of disappointment in her eyes, she said awkwardly. As she shut the door, her gaze lingered on Tan Qing. Tong Xi gritted her teeth in frustration.
Tan Qing was completely confused, unable to help himself from reaching out and touching Tong Xi’s forehead, only to have her slap his hand away. His chest was filled with anger, yet his expression remained calm, "Even she knows your surname is Tan, seems like you two had quite a conversation last time."
"She said she visited our company and saw me." Tan Qing explained gloomily, still at a loss as to where Tong Xi’s sarcasm stemmed from. He glanced next door, "Maybe, since our company deals in clothing."
"What are you looking at?" Tong Xi saw Tan Qing still standing there and glared at him fiercely: "Another condition of being a temporary girlfriend: During this time, you’re not allowed to cozy up to other girls, no matter how pretty! And don’t go telling others your name and surname, even if it’s temporary, I don’t want a scandalous boyfriend."
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"The fourth day."
In the morning, Tong Xi got up, picked up the small calendar by her bed, and drew a red circle, her eyes filled with an unmistakable sense of loss and helplessness.
Today was the fourth day of Tan Qing playing her "babysitter servant," it was initially agreed to last three days. Yesterday, she stubbornly refused to admit her ankle had healed, even clutching her foot and crying out in pain, and Tan Qing reluctantly agreed to "serve" her for another day.
After today, how could she come up with a way to be together with him?
After freshening up, she sat on the sofa in the living room, her fingers supporting her chin, deep in thought.
The longer she spent with Tan Qing, the more she felt she couldn’t do without him. She liked clinging to him, relying on him, eating together, going to and from work together. She was intoxicated by that sweetness and satisfaction, and she didn’t want to come out of it.
With a click, the door opened, and seeing the handsome man walk in, Tong Xi immediately smiled, "Did you bring breakfast?"
"Miss Tong, your favorite wontons." Tan Qing said, his mood not as high as the previous days, rubbing his brow as he sat beside her and closed his eyes wearily.
"What’s wrong?" Tong Xi asked puzzled, gently placing her fingers on his forehead and softly massaging it, "Didn’t sleep well last night?"
The soft, boneless touch, along with the concern in her voice, was like a warm and gentle breeze brushing against Tan Qing’s heart. He slowly opened his eyes and smiled, "Last night, a friend from abroad kept bothering me, ignoring the time difference and chatted with me until past three. Slept for three hours, then ran out to buy you wontons..."
"Why didn’t you sleep a little longer? Skipping wontons wouldn’t kill me. You didn’t have to get up so early to buy them. You could’ve refused my unreasonable request." Tong Xi said with a touch of heartache, her nose tingling. Last night, when he asked what she wanted for breakfast, she mentioned a place with particularly good wontons, but they needed to be bought early. Now, she deeply regretted saying that.
"You said you liked them," Tan Qing rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit speechless.
Because she liked them, he never thought to refuse.
What was happening to him?
With confusion in his heart, but too tired to think, he didn’t want to and had no energy to delve into it.
"I’m skipping breakfast, too tired. I’ll take a nap here, call me when you’re done, and we’ll go to work together." He said, closing his eyes, not wanting to open them.
"Go sleep on my bed for a bit."
Silently, a tear slipped from the corner of Tong Xi’s eye, which she quickly wiped away. She took his hand and said, "Sleeping here will be uncomfortable. When you wake up, either this will ache, or that will be sore. Go sleep on my bed. I’ll call you when it’s time. No meeting today, so you don’t have to rush."
As she led him away, settled him on the bed, and covered him with a blanket, Tong Xi was surprised by how natural her actions were, feeling a kind of unexplainable sensation bubbling inside her heart.
"Your foot’s healed?"
Tan Qing looked at her and suddenly laughed softly.
"Huh?"
Tong Xi’s face turned red, as she had forgotten to fake a limp while walking. Biting her lip, she said, "After a night’s sleep, it finally healed."
She adamantly refused to admit she had been pretending yesterday.
Noticing the doubt in his eyes, Tong Xi retorted with a stern face, "Aren’t you sleeping! Not tired anymore?"
"Tired, just a bit excited. After three days becoming a servant, the days are finally coming to an end," Tan Qing chuckled, gently closing his eyes.
Seeing her in pain yesterday, seemingly worse than before, felt off to him, yet due to some odd inclination, he chose not to reveal the truth and let her continue her act while he played along.
He assumed she was someone who was too lonely living alone and just wanted someone to eat and chat with.
Or perhaps, a girl living independently hoped there was someone to care for her a little more.
As for the idea that Tong Xi liked him, he had thought of it, but it seemed implausible. From the start, she had been trying to set him up with Nuannuan, how could she possibly like him?
The wontons were delicious, particularly because he got up early to buy them for her, making them taste even more exquisite, every bite tinged with a bitter-sweetness stirring in her heart.
The fact that her foot had healed, discovered by him, meant he wouldn’t be needed to cook or buy meals anymore, nor would they eat or commute together.
Thinking about the absence of him by her side made her want to cry.
After tidying up, seeing it was still early, she quietly pushed open the bedroom door. Tan Qing was sleeping soundly, his handsome face, long eyelashes lightly trembling.
Seductive!
She thought to herself, her gaze fixing on his thin lips, her heart pounding wildly, feeling a thirst stirring within her.
A strong urge screamed within her.
She wanted to kiss him!
Desperately, yearningly!
She dreamed of kissing him, lying in his arms, sharing their world. But it was all just her fantasy, she hadn’t even had the chance to touch his lips.
Now...
She bit her lip, taking a deep breath.
Such a golden opportunity, lose it and who knows how long till another comes.
Just a kiss, a gentle one.
Just once, would be fine.
Tong Xi encouraged herself, looking at Tan Qing’s handsome face, inching closer. Her red lips slightly pursed, her eyes narrowing slightly, she leaned towards his lips...
Tan Qing, in his half-asleep daze, suddenly opened his eyes as if it was time for work and was startled by the magnified beautiful face in front of him, "Tong Xi, what are you doing?"
"I..."
Tong Xi’s face flushed instantly, her heart drowning in a wave of shyness, panicking without knowing what to do. Staring at his lightly trembling eyelashes, she calmed herself with effort, her lips curling into a smile, "Counting your eyelashes, so long and thick, how many girls must envy them. Tan Qing, has anyone ever called you a seducer? A rogue enchanting the girls?"
"Me, a seducer?"
Tan Qing snorted, "Aren’t you the enchantress?"
Plenty of girls had said so, but his looks were innate, something he had stopped noticing since childhood.
However, Tong Xi’s slightly evasive gaze left him with a small doubt.
Was she really just counting his eyelashes?
Perhaps, other girls had done similar things before, some even stealing a kiss while at it.
Steal a kiss? Thinking of the term, Tan Qing couldn’t help but laugh, "Tong Xi, don’t tell me you wanted to kiss me?"
