Ji Rui's face was inching closer to Le Tong's, stopping just a couple of centimeters away, then suddenly, he halted.
His eyes, deep and unfathomable, landed on her face, which was a blend of astonishment and a hint of panic. Her eyes were wide open, and the fear was evident in what was once her clear and beautiful gaze.
Ji Rui's heart tightened. In the past, he always ignored her thoughts, assuming she was inscrutable. But now, being this close, he could see clearly—she wasn't hiding anything. Her eyes clearly conveyed that she was afraid of him.
But what he wanted now wasn't her fear!
As for what he wanted at this moment, he couldn't quite decipher yet, but he knew for sure it wasn't this fear that she had for him.
His green eyes narrowed slightly, and the lips that were originally aiming to kiss landed instead on the strands of hair coiled around his long fingers like parasitic vines.
