25 Aftermath (1/2)
”Young master Shion is proposing to you, Miss Shizuka! Hahaha!”
Hearing those words, Ai lightly frowned in confusion. …Proposing? What is Shion proposing? Is it another business proposal? Or is it…
Though those words were not very clear, Ai didn't want to be presumptuous so she asked curiously: ”Oh young master Hozaka has another business opportunity?”
But immediately the two men laughed, one loud and rowdy while the other was deep and… seductive. Ai Shizuka mentally slapped herself. …What the hell? Why did she think Shion's laugh was seductive? Obviously, that stupid aphrodisiac is still affecting her…
Ai tried to fix her expression to a more neutral one but still remained faintly dazed as she stared silently at Shion's profile. It's not that she never noticed before but she was in fact very much aware of it. Just like his wayward cousin from Kukio, Shion Hozaka is indeed attractive. Strong chiselled jaws and a deep-set amethyst eyes that seemed to hold millions of secrets, his striking features were far from being considered ordinary. It was such a pity that this young master doesn't seem to enjoy being in the crowd or his name would have far exceeded his peers.
A mental image of a scene this morning flashed before her eyes. Against the pearly white mattress, Shion Hozaka's dark violet locks splayed out messily as his half-lidded amethyst eyes gazed up at her. His robes were carelessly left open as if someone had pulled on it desperately, only to expose the very satisfying view of the fair broad shoulders and a robust chest.
Ai Shizuka swallowed dryly. At the moment, she looked like a hungry little beast aiming for something eagerly. With an extremely low and pained voice like someone was ruthlessly bullying him, he had told her:”... please stop moving around so much, Miss Shizuka...”
Ai immediately felt like she would sprout blood. ...What senselessness is she thinking of now?! The only thing on her mind was Shion's husky bedroom voice. It was a good thing that Shion doesn't speak much or there would be chaos among the female population. His attractive looks were already a calamity and his voice was also a calamity. It didn't help that they were in fact right in the bedroom and the image of usually composed young master looking all undignified kept on flashing in her mind...
...Not good! Bad! Bad Ai Shizuka!....
One minute she was just admiring his profile, next minute, her thoughts turned into this immoral direction. Who was the one acting all indignant towards the aphrodisiac culprit earlier? Evidently, she was also no better, fantasizing about the poor man right in front of him.
Ai Shizuka just wanted the ground to open up and swallow her up.
...Aphrodisiac ah, aphrodisiac… why are you making such frequent appearances?! This unscrupulous woman obviously doesn't have much moral integrity and the longer she stayed, the more she was gonna lose control it…
In front of her eyes, she saw Shion's lips moved and Suji walked away. But she wasn't able to make sense of anything other than the loud roaring in her mind. With a hasty voice, she immediately blurted, ”I'm sorry, I need to leave now. Goodbye young master Hozaka!”
But a large hand suddenly encased her hand as a pair of deep-set amethyst eyes gazed at her.
With a voice husky enough to seduce the most abstinent nun, Shion Hozaka spoke quietly, ”...don't go...stay with me for a while…”
Ai turned red immediately but cried internally: ...Young master Hozaka, please don't speak to me like that... I think there are still side effects of aphrodisiac left in me…
But looking at the young master whose face looked calm yet at the same time his eyes looked so anxious that he looked like he was about to cry, Ai felt her heartache. Sure she would like to stay idly and chit chat but really now is not the time. She didn't know what kind of drugs the culprit used but it sure was potent. Plus why does he look so anxious about having to chat with her anyway? It's not like they were buddy-buddy to the point of having idle chatters. Shion is usually very quiet and has little to say, their conversations usually go like this:
Ai: Nice weather.
Shion: … *nods*
Ai: …