Chapter 46: Kiss – Unable to Read His Mood

It turned out she was with Qin Shaoqing.

Fang Chuning felt relieved. She couldn’t describe what this feeling was, just that Xu Muzhou seemed very enthusiastic towards her at times and very cold at other times. Perhaps this is what being in love is like.

There would be a kind of unstable feeling of being neither here nor there.

“Are you chatting with the vice president?” Gao Qiong poked her head over, seeming a bit envious, “How nice, a sweet romantic relationship.”

“If you want, you can have one too.”

“So are you planning to give the vice president to me?”

Fang Chuning gave her a cold glance.

Gao Qiong shrugged: “Alright, just joking. But when I find those people, remember to come help me teach them a lesson.” Fang Chuning adjusted her sitting posture, looking at the injury on her face, “Who did you offend? They risked so much just to beat you up.” It was indeed a risk. If the Gao family found out, they would definitely dig three feet into the ground to find those people. The consequences wouldn’t be as simple as just beating them back.

“I don’t know. How would I know why they beat me? They didn’t tell me.” She looked carefree, as if she wasn’t the one who had viciously said she would break people’s hands and feet earlier today. Well, she offends many people and rarely addresses them politely, who knows how many people want to beat her up.

Fang Chuning came home early today and seemed to have nothing to do, then was caught by her father to go shopping.

Outside a branded perfume store, Fang Chuning didn’t go in. She was holding several shopping bags, all bought by her father.

Her father, who was trying perfume scents in the store, waved at her to come in. Fang Chuning shook her head and just stood at the door without moving. She yawned slightly, and her eyes, welling up with physiological tears, inadvertently caught sight of a familiar figure in the distance.

She rubbed her eyes and squinted to confirm again.

It was indeed Qin Shaoqing.

They were quite far apart. If it wasn’t for Fang Chuning’s good eyesight, she wouldn’t have noticed at all. Didn’t Xu Muzhou say he was with him? How come she only saw Qin Shaoqing and another male classmate from their class?

Fang Chuning frowned slightly, took out her phone, opened the chat box, and was about to type when she paused, hesitated for a moment, and decided to call him instead.

The dialing tone was as slow as breathing. She held her breath until the call connected, and the young man’s gentle and pleasant voice came from the other end: “Hello?”

“Xu classmate, it’s me.”

“Mm, what’s the matter?”

So cold, as cold as if the person who was clingy with her this morning and asked for hugs a few nights ago wasn’t him.

This obvious disparity was a bit hard for Fang Chuning to accept. “Are you… with Qin classmate now?”

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, then he slowly said: “No, I’m at home now.”

Fang Chuning gripped her phone and tentatively said: “Are you angry with me?”

“No.”

“Really?”

“Mm.”

Fang Chuning didn’t quite believe it. “Then, I’ll come see you in a bit.”

Her words carried a rare forcefulness.

There was a brief silence on the phone, and then a soft “Okay.”

After hanging up, Fang Chuning couldn’t continue shopping. She made an excuse and left on her own. She took a taxi to Xu Muzhou’s apartment. In the scorching summer, even though the sun had already set, her hurried movement still made her sweat profusely.

In the elevator, the air conditioning overhead barely relieved her from the heat. She felt like she might have acted impulsively. Now that she had rushed over, what if Xu Muzhou continued to be cold towards her? What could she do?

Before Fang Chuning could think too much, she had unknowingly arrived at the door.

She pressed the doorbell, and the door was quickly opened from inside. Xu Muzhou stood behind the door, his eyes flickering slightly as he gazed at her. He opened the door wider, “Come in.” After Fang Chuning entered, he thoughtfully took her school uniform jacket that she was holding due to the heat, and hung it up properly. “Have you eaten?”

“…Not yet.”

“I haven’t eaten either. The dishes are almost ready, wait a moment.”

The young man’s attitude left Fang Chuning confused. He didn’t seem like this on the phone… She went over to watch him prepare vegetables, her gaze studying his face. With his eyes lowered, he indeed didn’t look unhappy. “Xu classmate…”

“Mm?”

Xu Muzhou raised his eyes to look at her seriously, his brows soft.

The words she was about to say stopped. Fang Chuning pursed her lips: “Is there anything I can help with?”

“No need, I can manage. Go sit on the sofa and rest for a bit. I’ll call you when it’s ready.”

“Oh.”

Fang Chuning went back to sit on the sofa. There was a glass of juice on the table in front of her. She touched it with her hand, it was at room temperature. Before she could ask, the young man’s clear voice came from the kitchen: “I haven’t drunk the juice on the table yet. If you’re thirsty, you can drink it.”

This feeling was a bit strange, as if he had prepared everything waiting for her to come over.

Making her think he was angry with her. Fang Chuning thought while drinking the juice.

Outside, it was already dark. The moving car lights on the road looked as small as fireflies. The brilliant night view was fully visible through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

When the food was ready, the drowsy Fang Chuning was woken up. Xu Muzhou sat close to her, intimately holding her waist. “Are you very sleepy?”

“It’s okay.” Fang Chuning’s consciousness was still a bit fuzzy. She squinted at his beautiful face with a gentle smile. “Can we eat now?”

“Mm!”

The dining table was very sumptuous, with several types of meat and seafood, and even two different kinds of soup. “Do you usually eat this much by yourself?”

Xu Muzhou’s demeanor was natural. “I came back late today and didn’t let the housekeeper uncle come over. Usually, he cooks. I didn’t know what to eat, so I bought a bit more.” This was more than just a bit, even two people couldn’t finish it all.

While eating, Xu Muzhou kept putting food into her bowl. Every piece of seafood was peeled by him and placed in her bowl. He didn’t eat any himself. “Don’t peel for me, you should eat too.” Just as she finished speaking, a perfectly peeled shrimp was brought to her mouth. Fang Chuning was speechless. She opened her mouth to eat it, but her lips accidentally touched his finger.

Fang Chuning watched wide-eyed as he put that finger in his mouth and licked off the oil. His peach blossom eyes looked at her innocently, as if he hadn’t noticed anything inappropriate about his actions.

She swallowed, looked away, and continued eating in silence.

“Is it delicious?”

The young man’s voice persisted in her ear.

Gripping her chopsticks as if enduring something, Fang Chuning’s throat felt a bit dry. “…It’s delicious.” He was like a demon tempting one to fall into an endless abyss, yet with the face of an angel, making one unaware and willingly submit.

Fang Chuning secretly glanced at him and found him still looking at her, his eyes glistening, like a kind of hint.

Her heart was pounding. She slowly reached out her hand, her fingers gently caressing his fair and delicate cheek.

The young man showed no signs of rejection or dislike.

Fang Chuning suddenly gathered courage. She picked up the watermelon juice on the table and took a sip, then cupped his face and asked seriously: “Can I kiss you?”

Xu Muzhou’s face was slightly puckered by her cupping. His eyes were filled with shyness as he responded very softly.

Originally, she thought just a light touch would do, but once it started, it became uncontrollable.

Their tongues intertwined. Fang Chuning was always the dominant one. She held him in her arms, involuntarily sucking on the tip of his tongue.

Xu Muzhou let out a soft moan, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes. He lay in her arms like a helpless lamb being toyed with by a wolf.

It wasn’t until the food had gone cold that the two separated.

A thin strand stretched between their lips. Fang Chuning looked at him with bright eyes: “How was it?”

Obviously, this wasn’t the right thing to say at this moment. Her waist was pinched hard.

“Ah! It hurts!” Fang Chuning almost couldn’t resist pushing him away.

Xu Muzhou leaned against her chest, glaring at her with red eyes. “Are you trying to eat me up? Using so much force.”

Fang Chuning was in the wrong. She rubbed the sore spot where she had been pinched, feeling a bit embarrassed: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.” But, he looked so cute with his flushed face glaring at her.

Xu Muzhou’s attitude softened again. He pulled her hand to his waist. “Here, you can pinch me back.” He buried his face in the crook of her neck and said in a muffled voice: “Be gentle… I’m afraid of pain.”

Fang Chuning’s heart melted. How could she bear to do it?