Chapter 19 (2/2)
Jiang Shaocheng raised a brow, gratified by her compliments. “You look particularly beautiful too, Qiu.”
She turned bashful at his words. Her heart had been racing an awful lot lately…
When they reached A University, Jiang Shaocheng rolled down the car window and watched Tang Qiu prepare to hurry off. Without thinking, he said aloud, “Do I get a goodbye kiss, Qiu, since I won’t get to see you for the whole day?”
Tang Qiu pursed her lips and turned her back on him without replying.
“You don’t want to kiss me? I understand… I’m crippled and disfigured. If any of your classmates saw us, you would hear no end to it…”
She couldn’t stand the self-reproach in that pitiful tone of his, so she turned back, taking his face in her hands and giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. “I’ve never been put off by you, and I could care less what others think.” She was just shy…
Jiang Shaocheng was satisfied, but he pretended not to be. “Qiu, a kiss shared between husband and wife is on the lips, not the cheek.”
In the driver’s seat, He Lei’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. Where was his young master’s resistance to feminine wiles? He had lost all sense of shame trying to coax a kiss from her. But the pretty, naive girl didn’t realize she was being toyed with by a man whose kind demeanor only concealed the darkness lurking beneath, so, like a fool, she lowered her head and planted a kiss on his lips–one He Lei pretended not to see.
When they broke the kiss, Jiang Shaocheng cupped her cheeks and pressed his lips to hers again. “A return gift,” he remarked without a hint of shyness. Only then did he allow Tang Qiu to leave.
He breathed in her lingering scent and adjusted his tie. “How do I look, He Lei?” he asked. He Lei responded with a stream of gushing praise, making his mouth curve in gratification. “Don’t get too envious. My wife picked this specially for me.”
He Lei didn’t respond, only thought that his young master was no different from a regular person after all, with various emotions and desires.
“Oh, and don’t arrange any meetings for me after my wife has ended class,” Jiang Shaocheng ordered. “I want to be by her side.”
“Of course… Young Master.” He Lei hid his surprise that a 30 year old man would put his work on hold and choose to spend his valuable time with a young girl like her. Just to what lengths would he go for the young mistress? What if she doesn’t return his feelings? The longer He Lei dwelled on the question, the more it sent fear welling up in him, and he pushed it aside.
That evening, Jiang Shaocheng came to pick Tang Qiu up. He was in high spirits… until he saw her in the arms of another man.