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Because of Bo Ying’s precise critique, the sweet and sour pork ribs made by CEO He were given a courtesy taste by everyone, then set aside.
He Jingxiu wasn’t angry.
He knew perfectly well how his own cooking tasted.
His culinary skills were indeed lacking.
However, Bo Ying was afraid he’d be unhappy, afraid his confidence would be hurt, so she stubbornly ate an extra piece. In the end, He Jingxiu had to take the sweet and sour pork ribs away before she stopped trying.
Otherwise, she could have eaten a third piece.
The sweet and sour pork ribs had little flavor, so sour that even the meat texture was gone.
But Bo Ying really wasn’t lying; although it lacked meat texture, it was indeed better than pure vinegar.
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After eating, Bo Yan started to usher them out.
He reluctantly accepted his sister’s relationship and her boyfriend, but he wasn’t mentally prepared to watch them be lovey-dovey in front of him. So, he simply sent them away, out of sight, out of mind.
Bo Ying was eager for him to send her away. She asked reluctantly, “Brother, are you really going to kick me out? I can stay home with you all day.”
Bo Yan gave her a cold look.
Bo Ying blinked, saying plaintively, “Okay, brother, you only need Little Lu, you don’t even have me, your sister, in your eyes.”
“...”
Bo Yan was exasperated by her, glancing at her and asking, “Are you done acting?”
“Enough,” Bo Ying instantly straightened up, smiling, “Then He Jingxiu and I will leave first. Brother, call me anytime if you miss me.”
Bo Yan: “Why do you talk so much?”
He looked at He Jingxiu, “Don’t you find it annoying?”
Bo Ying choked.
He Jingxiu listened to the siblings bicker and smiled, “Not annoying.”
Every extra word she said to him made him feel like he owned her a little more.
Bo Yan couldn’t stand it anymore.
He Jingxiu formally said a few words to the two of them, then took Bo Ying back to their place.
As soon as they left the house, Bo Ying felt as if she had been set free.
She directly hugged He Jingxiu from behind, rubbing against him softly and saying, “Finally free.”
He Jingxiu lowered his eyes, looked at the two hands wrapped around his waist, and curved his lips, “So unfree at home?”
“Mm...” Bo Ying thought for a moment, “It’s not unfree.”
She stood on tiptoe and kissed He Jingxiu’s cheek, saying as if she had gained an advantage, “It’s just inconvenient to kiss you.”
Hearing her frank and revealing words, He Jingxiu’s eyes darkened.
He stared at Bo Ying’s rosy lips, raised a hand to gently press them, and whispered, “Kiss when we get home.”
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Because of He Jingxiu’s words, Bo Ying couldn’t calm down much on the way home.
Her heart pounded, as if expecting something to happen.
But she didn’t want to show it too obviously.
After much thought, Bo Ying took out her phone to chat with someone.
As soon as she opened it, she happened to see a passive-aggressive WeChat Moments post from Sheng Chun. She smiled, clicked on her conversation with Sheng Chun.
Bo Ying: [What’s CEO Pei done now?]
Sheng Chun: [Tsk.]
Bo Ying: [Don’t ‘tsk’. That lyric screenshot you posted is too obvious.]
Sheng Chun: [Do you think all men are like this, only cherishing what they’ve lost?]
Bo Ying: [Maybe?]
Sheng Chun: [.]
Bo Ying: [Spill it.]
Sheng Chun: [Actually, it’s nothing much. It’s just that this guy has been pestering me lately, it’s even preventing me from making new friends.]
Bo Ying: [What, planning to get a new handsome boyfriend?]
Sheng Chun: [Of course! I’m single again recently, and I have many admirers. If CEO He ever upsets you, just dump him, I have plenty of handsome guys I can introduce to you.]
Bo Ying: [He Jingxiu is next to me.]
Sheng Chun: [Don’t show him the chat.]
Bo Ying: [Okay!]
...
The two chatted idly for a while, then the car stopped.
Bo Ying was startled, then came back to her senses, “We’re here?”
He Jingxiu saw her smiling happily and casually asked, “Who are you chatting with?”
“Sheng Chun.”
Bo Ying smiled, “She’s complaining about CEO Pei.”
He Jingxiu raised an eyebrow.
Bo Ying followed him out of the car, her hand held by his.
She turned her head, curiously asking, “Do you know how CEO Pei and Sheng Chun started?”
He Jingxiu was silent for a moment, then nodded.
“You really know?” Bo Ying was surprised, “Which version?”
He Jingxiu saw her expression and knew what she wanted to find out. He smiled and said softly, “Which version do you want to know?”
Bo Ying pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and asked, “If I tell you, will you tell CEO Pei?”
He Jingxiu chuckled, “What do you think?”
“I don’t know,” Bo Ying was very honest. “If you tell CEO Pei, Sheng Chun might break off our friendship.”
He Jingxiu understood her dilemma and directly gave her the answer.
“Sheng Chun was making a bet with her classmate, and we were not far away.”
So, the bold words Sheng Chun had uttered at the time were heard clearly by all of them. At that time, Luo Xiao even teased Pei Yan after the two left, asking him what he thought after hearing those words.
Bo Ying was stunned, “What did CEO Pei say?”
He Jingxiu recalled, “He seemed to say ‘that’s good’.”
Bo Ying blinked, not quite understanding.
He Jingxiu curved his lips, pressed the elevator button, and told her, “They’re simply a case of one willing to hit and one willing to take it. Does that make sense?”
“Oh...” Bo Ying suddenly realized, “You mean, CEO Pei has been playing along with Sheng Chun all this time?”
“Not exactly acting,” He Jingxiu said, “He knew what Sheng Chun’s intentions were in approaching him.”
As for why he alone was willing to play along with her, Pei Yan himself wouldn’t admit it, but observers could see it clearly.
Given his status, to do such a childish thing, and even not expose Sheng Chun, they couldn’t think of any other reason besides Sheng Chun being special to him.
However, the parties involved didn’t seem to think so.
After He Jingxiu finished speaking, Bo Ying was momentarily unsure whether to pity Sheng Chun for constantly trying to play a role she had long since been exposed in, or to pity Pei Yan for being deceived by Sheng Chun.
As she was thinking, she had already entered the room with He Jingxiu.
“Then...”
Bo Ying still wanted to ask, when He Jingxiu suddenly held her hands and kissed her.
He was seriously fulfilling what he had just said.
—Kiss when we get home.
Once home, He Jingxiu’s kisses weren’t just on her cheeks and lips.
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Lying on the soft bed, Bo Ying was dizzy from his kisses, not quite understanding why it turned out this way in broad daylight.
But she also craved him doing such things to her.
She was completely embraced by him, pressed into the bedding, and kissed.
She didn’t know when her dress was lifted. The man’s hot palms brushed against her skin, sending shivers down her spine.
Bo Ying’s body went soft, her eyelashes fluttered, and she weakly leaned on his shoulder.
The undergarments beneath her dress were discarded at some point.
Bo Ying felt a slight discomfort from the fabric of her dress. Yet, He Jingxiu just wouldn’t take off this troublesome dress for her.
She
“The dress...”
“Hmm?” He Jingxiu’s voice was low and husky, close to her ear, asking knowingly, “What’s wrong?”
“Why don’t you—”
Before she could finish the last word, the man pinched her lips and kissed her again, saying hoarsely, “It’s not in the way.”
Indeed.
The dress didn’t seem to be much of a hindrance.
In fact, to some extent, it gave a sense of partial concealment and arousal.
Bo Ying didn’t quite understand how the person who seemed a bit unfamiliar the night before had suddenly become self-taught.
Not only did he add variety, but he also knew how to stimulate and tease her.
After fussing around with the dress for a while, Bo Ying was covered in sweat.
When she leaned against He Jingxiu, panting, she realized that the man’s clothes hadn’t been removed at all, yet he had still managed to get her into this state.
Her cheeks were flushed, and she buried her forehead in his chest, utterly mortified.
He Jingxiu gave her a few minutes to rest, then continued again.
This time, the white dress was ruined beyond recognition, discarded on the floor and piled with the man’s dark clothes, forming a stark contrast.
...
When it ended, Bo Ying was completely drained of energy.
The air seemed to have become humid, filled with an indescribable scent. It was from the man, and from herself, yet it didn’t smell unpleasant.
He Jingxiu held her for a short nap, then got up to tidy the room.
After tidying up, he looked at Bo Ying, “Shall I carry you to the shower?”
“...”
Bo Ying paused slightly, “No need.”
He Jingxiu was startled, then chuckled, “It’s just a shower.”
Bo Ying reluctantly believed him.
But she didn’t know then that a man’s words at such times were not to be trusted at all.
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After coming out of the bathroom, Bo Ying stood with her back to He Jingxiu, pouting and silent.
He Jingxiu lay down on the bed, pulled her into his arms, and asked with a smile, “Are you really angry?”
Bo Ying didn’t say anything.
He lowered his head, kissed her small nose, and playfully teased her, saying she had enticed him.
Bo Ying denied it; she hadn’t.
He Jingxiu obediently agreed, “Then I must have enticed you.” He chuckled, “You seemed even more excited in the bathroom.”
Hearing this, Bo Ying blushed and used her last bit of strength to kick him, calling him a pervert.
He Jingxiu laughed, lowering his head to kiss her, a little proud.
He was quite happy to be her pervert.
After all that commotion, Bo Ying was tired and sleepy.
She nestled with He Jingxiu and chatted for a while, then fell into a deep sleep.
He Jingxiu didn’t have a habit of taking naps, but with Bo Ying beside him, he unconsciously wanted to linger with her a little longer and sleep with her.
The two slept until evening.
When Bo Ying woke up, the man was still asleep beside her.
She blinked, a little surprised.
A small, warm-toned floor lamp was on in the room, by the window, not shining directly on them, but perfectly creating an ambiance.
The curtains were tightly drawn, blocking out the light from outside.
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In the faint lamplight, Bo Ying did nothing but simply look at He Jingxiu.
She raised her hand, tracing his eyes, nose, mouth in the air... Bo Ying found that every part of this person was exactly to her liking.
Even though she had seen many handsome men, and those few brothers around her were also very handsome, on par with He Jingxiu, she just preferred someone like He Jingxiu more.
She thought, perhaps it was because he was He Jingxiu.
Besides this reason, she couldn’t think of any other.
Bo Ying stared for a while, then couldn’t resist leaning over and kissing the corner of his lips.
He didn’t wake up.
Bo Ying raised her eyebrows, like a kitten stealing fish, happily leaning over to kiss him several more times.
As she kissed him for what she didn’t know was the nth time, the man suddenly pulled her wrist, pulling her into his arms.
Bo Ying was startled. She opened her mouth to speak, but he seized the opportunity, leaning in and intertwining his tongue with hers.
“Ugh...”
Bo Ying was breathless from his kiss.
After a good while, He Jingxiu finally released her, his voice deep as he asked, “Stealing kisses from me?”
“...”
Bo Ying’s face flushed. She gave him an exasperated glare, “You were pretending to be asleep.”
Given his reaction just now, he had clearly been awake for a long time.
He Jingxiu admitted frankly, “I wanted to see how long you’d kiss me.”
Bo Ying snorted softly.
He Jingxiu ruffled her hair and said softly, “Did you enjoy kissing me?”
“...”
Bo Ying glanced at him, “Why?”
“If you enjoyed it, how about a few more kisses?”
Before Bo Ying could agree, he took the initiative.