After quite a while, the fury overflowing from the boy's actions transformed into a slow affection.
Pei Ye finally left her lips, gently lifting his head. The blush on the woman's face had long faded, as she quietly watched him with neither resistance nor movement.
The two gazed at each other.
"Finished kissing?" she asked hoarsely.
"Yeah." Pei Ye lowered his eyes to look at her.
Li Xizhou shifted her gaze slightly to the side: "I expected many things, but I didn't expect you'd grow so much bigger."
"We've only met for half a year."
"Half a year ago I wouldn't have had the guts to kill you either."
Pei Ye thought for a moment, neither refuting nor speaking.
Li Xizhou gathered the loose hair by her ears with both hands, pulling it back: "Get up."
Pei Ye withdrew half his body, leaning against the stone wall and gazing ahead.
