I ran down the hallway, my heart pounding like a drum. My mind was in a mess, both embarrassed and confused.
"I... actually... kissed him?!"
Oh my god, I was so embarrassed I could almost bury myself in the ground.
As I thought about it, I slammed the door shut, almost using all my remaining strength. I slid down the door, covering my face, screaming silently:
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!!"
7749 times damn it wouldn't be enough to describe how embarrassed I felt at the moment. I lightly hit my head on the pillow a few times and then put my face down, my voice choked:
"What should I do... I just kissed someone... for real?!"
I rolled around on the bed like a coiled worm, my heart still pounding. The more I thought about it, the more embarrassed I became. I covered my head with the pillow, then stuck my head out and rolled again.
"Not on purpose! Not on purpose! But... could it be... that he thinks I did it on purpose?!"
I bit my lip, my heart beating faster and faster, to the point where I could hear it echoing in my chest.
"I don't know how I'll face him in the future... will he avoid me? Or... laugh at me? Or..."
I buried my face in the pillow, muttering like a madman:
"After suddenly touching his lips, now I'm so worried... I'm really stupid..."
The more I thought about it, the harder my heart beat like a drum. Every time I recalled the moment our lips touched, my cheeks would burn, as if someone had lit a fire under my skin.
"But... I have to admit... kissing him also... made me feel... good?"
I jumped up, holding my head with both hands:
"Aaaa! Pervert! I'm really perverted!"
Last time I smelled his pheromones, this time... kissed him?!
"Gu Yunxiang, wake up! How can you be this beastly?!"
I rolled back and forth on the bed, lightly slapping my forehead as if trying to knock those "dark" thoughts out of my head. But unfortunately, the more I blamed myself, the clearer the image became.
Every time I closed my eyes, I saw: Jing Yuan's stunned gaze, the suffocatingly close distance, lips touching lips, breaths mingling…
"It's over… my brain is burning… really burning…"
I tried to comfort myself with the words "It was just an accident, just an accident, don't think about it anymore…" But it was useless.
That scene was like a movie, replaying over and over in my head. That kiss, so soft, so warm… and damn it… so sweet.
At the same time – in Jing Yuan's room.
When I just ran away, he was still standing in the same place, as if frozen for a few seconds.
A moment later, the corners of his mouth curved up slightly, a faint smile flashed across – but it carried a hint of indulgence, which even he himself didn't realize.
"I didn't expect… to be taken advantage of by that brat first."
He chuckled softly, his voice seeming to be muttering to himself:
"But I have to admit… that brat's lips are really soft…"
He raised his hand to gently rub his lips, as if recalling that feeling.
"Next time… maybe I should try to respond seriously…"
Suddenly, as if he suddenly remembered something, Kinh Uyen's face – which was still absent-minded because of that sweet aftertaste – suddenly darkened.
The smile disappeared.
He stood up, walked slowly to the table, and picked up the phone. His fingers pressed each number key. The phone rang a few times, and the other end picked up:
"Young master, what is it that you called me for?"
A respectful voice rang out
"Find someone for me."
His voice was not high, not urgent, but each word seemed to carry an invisible pressure. The other end of the phone paused for a moment, then hurriedly replied:
"Who does the young master want to investigate?"
King Yuan sat down on the chair right there, turned the cup on the table slightly, his eyes flashed with a cold light as he said:
"Jiang Wu Shen."
A short sentence. Murderous intent quietly permeated the air.
The other end of the line immediately replied decisively:
"Yes, young master. I will send the results as soon as possible."
King Yuan heard that and said with satisfaction:
"Um..." - then he hung up the phone
After hanging up, he stood still for a while, his eyes sharp as knives, said:
"What's the matter? Why don't you go into the room and talk, why are you standing there?"
The person outside paused and then walked in. It was a maid named Tham Nhan Tuyet, Kinh Uyen's right-hand maid. She walked in and knelt down, speaking in a sincere voice mixed with a bit of unfathomable passion: "Young master, I have finished the task you entrusted me to do."
He leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping on the armrest, then closed his eyes but his mouth still spoke:
"Yes, you did very well."
Just with that sentence from Kinh Uyen, Tham Nhan Tuyet, who was kneeling below, appeared humble but was happy as a flower in her heart.
Then she suddenly remembered something and spoke:
"That's right, young master, about the matter of the Co family-"
She had just finished speaking when Kinh Uyen interrupted her: "Don't interfere in this, I have my own calculations..."
In his heart, he secretly thought: "Didn't my grandparents love their son very much? So, making him love me is enough... even though he is very interesting, but after all, he is just a tool, not worth much..."
Tham Nhan Tuyet saw Kinh Uyen's face with a deep smile and could guess a bit. She secretly thought: "The person the young master wants to take revenge on is the old master and the old lady....the person he is aiming for this time is Co Van Tuong..?!"She secretly felt that this person was pitiful, but she also dismissed it because as long as she wanted what the young master wanted, even if it meant sacrificing her life, she was willing to give it all...
The next morning, in my room.
Because I had been tossing and turning all night because of that "accidental kiss", I almost stayed up all night. In the morning, my eyes were darker than a panda's, my mind was as hazy as a sleepy person.
While I was curled up in the blanket, I vaguely heard a knock on the door.
"Young master, it's time to wake up."
King Yuan's voice rang out from outside the door, low and steady as ever.
I just said "yes" perfunctorily, my voice hoarse from sleepiness:
"I know... let me sleep a little longer..."
But unexpectedly, before I could roll over and hug my pillow, the door creaked open. King Yuan walked in, speaking as if this was a matter of course:
"Sorry, I'm coming in."
I was still in a daze, my eyelids not wanting to open, only my hand was pulling the blanket over my head. But I didn't see him coming to call me anymore... but I felt someone standing in front of me, very close.
Kinh Uyen silently looked at me for a while. His young master's appearance now looked like a kitten curled up and dozing off, his hair messy, the corners of his lips pursed slightly, his collar slightly disheveled, revealing his fair skin.
His eyes unconsciously slid down - from his face to his neck, then his collarbone slightly exposed under his nightgown... He gently turned his face away..
Then he bent down, close to my ear, his breath lightly blowing into my ear:
"Young master... last night..."
His voice was very small, but enough for me to hear
I jumped up like a spring, my face red, both embarrassed and flustered, conveniently hitting him with a pillow:
"Hey! Hey! Who let you lean so close to my ear?!"
Kinh Uyen had no expression and was a bit teasing, his deep eyes looked at me, he even moved his head slightly to avoid hitting my face with his pillow.
"I haven't finished speaking yet, but the young master is reacting so strongly?"
I heard that and tried to argue with Kinh Uyen:
"It's... it's because I was careless! It wasn't intentional! Don't mention that again!"
The more I stuttered, my face was as hot as a pot of boiling water. Meanwhile, Kinh Uyen sat down on the edge of the bed, propped his chin on his hand, and stared at me:
"I didn't say that you did it on purpose, young master. But the young master's reaction now... really makes me suspicious."
I stood there for a second, then I realized that Kinh Uyen was teasing me again, so I got angry
"You...! Shut up!"
He slightly curled his lips, then raised his hand to indicate that he would stop talking..:
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore. But… if there's a second time, I won't let it be just an 'accident'."