690 A Million Times for You 52 (2/2)
Feeling weak and feeble, she lay in bed and switched off the lights at past eight o'clock in the evening.
She decided to get a good night's rest.
Yet, she heard the door being opened all of a sudden a while after she had fallen asleep.
An Xiaoning sat up straight and switched on the lights, only to see a man walking toward her.
”How did you get the key card?” she questioned.
”I got it from the concierge.”
An Xiaoning recalled the name of the hotel and immediately realized that it was one of the hotels belonging to a franchise owned by the Jin Corporation.
She lay back down and asked with half-closed eyes, ”What's the matter?”
”What's wrong with you? Did you catch a cold?” Jin Qingyan placed a hand on her forehead and continued, ”Your forehead feels a little warm. Seems like you're about to get a fever.”
An Xiaoning did not respond while Jin Qingyan quickly sent his bodyguard, Xiao Huang, a text message. Shortly after, Xiao Huang appeared with a bag of medicine and a pot of hot tea.
”Sit up and take some medicine,” said Jin Qingyan.
An Xiaoning opened her eyes and stared at the medicine on the headboard and at the cup of piping-hot tea.
She sat up straight and took the medicine abidingly. However, it did not mean that she was willing to get closer to Jin Qingyan, but rather, it was because she was really feeling unwell and dizzy. She did not wish to trouble anyone else to help her buy some medicine and, thus, decided to accept his kind and timely gesture of bringing her medicine.
Jin Qingyan felt relieved to see how cooperative she was.
”Very obedient of you.”
An Xiaoning placed her cup down onto the table and rolled her eyes at him. ”Thanks, you may leave now.”
”You're burning the bridge once you've crossed it,” he said before switching off the lights.
An Xiaoning thought that he would be a gentleman and leave straight away. To her astonishment, he lifted the duvet, kicked his shoes off, and lay on the bed, spooning her from behind.
”Jin Qingyan, you're crossing the line.”
”I'm just going to lie here and do nothing else. Be good and go to bed.”
”I don't believe you.”
”I'll prove it to you then.”
”Men and women shouldn't have so much physical contact. Go away.”
”Psht…” He chuckled, which was to her annoyance.
”What are you laughing about?” she questioned.
”There's no such thing as no physical contact between us. I can touch you whenever I want to.”
”You're such a narcissist. I want to take a good rest. Hurry and leave.”
He hugged her tighter, despite her incessant struggling. He then patted her back gently, as if he were cajoling an infant.
”I'll leave once you fall asleep. I mean what I say.”
An Xiaoning closed her eyes and soon fell asleep, due to the drowsy effects of the medicine.
Jin Qingyan held her in his embrace, his heart fluttering with overwhelming joy.
He could not help but sneak a few kisses on her face while she was asleep.