Chapter 202 - With You (7) (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Gu Nianzhi had mesmerizing eyes and dark pupils that practically took up her entire face; those same eyes were now directing an incredibly alluring gaze at him. Huo Shaoheng was about to get up, but Gu Nianzhi suddenly hugged his neck. This position forced him to keep balance while straddling over her upper half. He was silent and quietly watched her. Gu Nianzhi was drifting in and out of consciousness, but she still remembered what she had to do.

“Huo… Huo Shao…” She finally spoke, her soft voice had a trace of drunkenness that sounded especially intoxicating.

“Yeah?” Huo Shaoheng replied as he supported himself, with his hands on either side her head. His dark jade-like eyes stared at her so intensely she could see her own reflection in them.

“Huo Shao…” Gu Nianzhi called again, her eyes blurred, “You…you… I…I want to ask you something.”

“What is it?”

Gu Nianzhi’s tongue felt parched and couldn’t help licking her lips as she muttered, “Do… do you have a girlfriend?” She finally asked the crucial question. Compared to all the seduction methods Little Temptress was telling her, Gu Nianzhi thought that this was more important. She had to figure out whether or not Huo Shaoheng had a girlfriend before she decided what she would do.

Huo Shaoheng froze. “Girlfriend?” He frowned deeply. “Why are you asking that?” Hadn’t he told Big Xiong a long time ago that he didn’t have a girlfriend? Had he not told her? His expression was getting increasingly serious.

Gu Nianzhi didn’t know what Huo Shaoheng was thinking and quickly clung onto his neck, terrified he might leave her. “I…I just wanted to know.”

“So what if you knew?” Huo Shaoheng’s eyes grew darker, as though they were hiding secrets Gu Nianzhi wouldn’t understand. She reached a hand out to gently caress around Huo Shaoheng’s eyes, her face open and worried. “Then you say it first: do you have one or not?”

“So what if I have one? And so what if I don’t?”

“You’re so annoying! Just tell me straight! This is not a multiple choice question!” Gu Nianzhi pouted. She was speaking in a flirty way and acting much bolder than usual. Huo Shaoheng laughed when he realized alcohol was truly liquid courage—Gu Nianzhi would never touch his face when she was sober, let alone talk back at him. She was always extremely obedient in front of him.

“Mmm, no.” Huo Shaoheng humored her and gripped the hands that were wandering on his face, pressing them back onto the pillow.

Gu Nianzhi giggled, her eyes sparkling as though a starlit sky was reflecting in them.”No? That’s great.”

“Great how?” Huo Shaoheng pressed down a little to gradually move close to Gu Nianzhi on the bed.

Gu Nianzhi concentrated on staring at Huo Shaoheng’s despairingly handsome face and sighed with satisfaction. “Of course it’s great that you don’t. Now I’ll ask, have you ever liked anyone?”

Huo Shaoheng was speechless.

“Tell me… do you like anyone?” Gu Nianzhi was still cradling Huo Shaoheng’s head and gave it a shake.

It was rare that Huo Shaoheng saw Gu Nianzhi be so affectionate. She hadn’t acted this way since she turned 15 and couldn’t bear letting go. He sank his body lower and held Gu Nianzhi to flip them both over so that he was sitting on the bed. Now Gu Nianzhi was lying on his body and his characteristically deadpan face broke into a small smile; the magnetism in his voice was enough to tug at her heart. “Are we talking about people we like? Ok, you go first.”

Gu Nianzhi’s mind refused to work for a moment. “I go first? Talk about what?”

“The person you like. Didn’t you say we’re going to talk about that?” Huo Shaoheng smiled at Gu Nianzhi.

Gu Nianzhi supported herself on her arms and looked up, her delicate eyebrows scrunched up. “I have to talk about the person I like? That’s not right. Wasn’t I asking you about the person you like?” She poked at Huo Shaoheng’s chest. “Don’t change the subject, Tell me… tell me about the person you like.”