Chapter 323 - How Did Youxuan Pop Out Then If There Was No Relationship with Me? (Chenglin’s Confession) (2/2)

Never before did she see him with such a freezing-cold expression. Even in the beginning, he was only jokingly cold when teasing her, never has he been so frightening.

His lips were pursed in a tight line and his eyes were staring at her gloomily. His gaze knotted up Ruan Danchen’s stomach, and she instantly regretted saying what she did so rashly.

She realized she was utterly powerless because she still felt guilty despite doing nothing wrong.

Both of them were at a standstill and neither of them said a single word. The intensity of his gaze increased even more, and being rather afraid, she backed off instinctively.

All of a sudden, Qi Chenglin sighed deeply and continued staring at her with those enigmatic eyes. However, they were much gentler than before, even a hint of helplessness was present.

His lips parted slowly, allowing his mellifluous voice to travel out from within. “Am I not making myself clear enough? Is this why you insist that I spell everything out for you?”

Ruan Danchen trembled for a moment, and her monochromatic eyes looked at him in a somewhat confused manner.

Qi Chenglin pulled her closer to himself and leaned in. When the tip of his nose almost touched hers, he looked at her lovingly and began speaking, “I have feelings for you. Be it my heart or my member down below, both of them feel passion when it comes to you. From that night onward, I’ve never felt those feelings again, not to any other woman. I’m just lucky that you’re Youxuan’s mother.

“I said long ago that I’m not a man who treats women however I want. You didn’t believe me, so I’ll repeat that again. Ruan Danchen, I think I like you, the serious kind of like, and I’m sincerely interested in pursuing my feelings for you. It is my hope that you and I will end up genuinely liking each other, to the point where it can someday turn into love. This has nothing to do with the fact that you’re Youxuan’s mother. It solely concerns you. If possible, I’d like you to complete my family so Youxuan has a birth mother instead of a stepmother.”

Ruan Danchen’s mind went blank and her heart was numb.

She never expected her question to lead to a confession. He even mentioned forming a family with him. He could choose to not speak, but instead, he spoke about things that were far into the future.

Qi Chenglin looked at her dazed, with a dopey look. He sighed. The anger she had earlier slowly began to dissipate, and at that moment she looked endearingly clueless.

Incapable of restraining himself, he kissed the corner of her lip and crooned softly, “Couldn’t you see that I was chasing you right from the beginning?”

Ruan Danchen was silent.

‘Was he really chasing me?’

Her face was red, and she looked down as she felt uneasy looking at him.

It was her bashfulness that tickled his heart, prompting him to lean over and kiss her soft lips.

Ruan Danchen neither avoided him nor rebuffed him. She simply allowed him to continue kissing her. Qi Chenglin’s heart began pounding—he wrapped his arms tightly around her and gave her a deeper kiss.

It took him a long time to finally let go of her, and by then her hair was already a mess. Both her eyes were tinted with lust and covered by a layer of impassioned mistiness. Her cheeks were seductively rosy and very alluring.

Qi Chenglin could not resist breaking into a gentle smile as he looked at her. The curvature of his lips was not too significant but was sufficiently warm to send Ruan Danchen’s heart into a frenzy.

“Stop looking at me like that.” She instinctively placed her forehead on his shoulder due to her inability to withstand his gaze.

As she breathed in the ever-present smell of his male cologne, her ears were so red that they might have almost bled.

She never once imagined that she and Qi Chenglin would have such a moment together, whereby he would confess to her and gaze warmly at her while she was in his intimate embrace.

Ruan Danchen knew that from that moment onward, their relationship would officially change—she was going to be his significant other.

She felt emotional knowing that she could neither run away nor reject him. A man like Qi Chenglin would not give her the luxury of doing so.

Despite that, Ruan Danchen was still unable to believe it, as if it was all a dream.

It was amazing to think that someone as magnificent and noble as Qi Chenglin decided to be with her. Most importantly, she could be by Youxuan’s side openly.

Still somewhat trembling in his embrace, Qi Chenglin gazed down at her gentle demeanor before lowering his head and kissing the corner of her eye. He made his way down to her ear, then earlobe, followed by her neck.

Ruan Danchen trembled even more, and both her hands grabbed the lapel of his jacket. She felt his palm on her body, his heat transmitting through her thin clothes and onto her skin.

His nose and lips were filled with her fragrance, and her silky skin made him reluctant to lift his hands off her.

Ruan Danchen’s head was constantly lowered, and the redness began spreading from her scalp to her shoulders. She was still afraid to look up and face him, as she still believed that her newfound relationship with Qi Chenglin was a dream. Her mind was still wandering, and her heartbeat was increasing in speed. She may be in his embrace, but she still felt unreal.

The meeker she was, the more unrestrained Qi Chenglin became. He wanted to carry her away because he might just do her right there if he did not.

He kneaded her soft body and continued kissing from her neck to her lips. The second his thin lips came into contact with hers, an extremely passionate kiss followed suit.

“Are you still going to say that I treat you flippantly next time?” Qi Chenglin hugged her while kissing and saying that.

Ruan Danchen was too shy to say anything. Letting him kiss her was her way of silently affirming their relationship.

Her meekness made Qi Chenglin unable to control himself. While still stuck to her lips, he took a deep breath and forced himself to let go of her. His gaze, however, remained unwavering, and he could not refrain from looking at her face.

Ruan Danchen was getting very anxious. She grabbed his suit jacket but had no idea how to react—in her twenty-six years of life, she did not have the slightest experience in love.

Her first time was given to him due to rather messy circumstances, but there never was a proper relationship between them. Never did she think that her first true relationship would be with Qi Chenglin.

He was much older than her, with much more experience and a much higher status than he. She felt completely at a loss as to what to do.

It felt like she entered a foreign city as a naive young girl, and someone pointed at the most luxurious house there and said, ‘That’s yours’.

Even more unexpected was how she could still like him after what happened seven years ago.

When she thought about that, she could not help but look up at him. For that short moment, she discarded all her feelings of nervousness and shyness just to look at his handsome face.

His dark pupils were luminous, and his expression was full of content. She felt hot and bothered just from looking at the lips that kissed her earlier.

Qi Chenglin’s lips were curled in a slight smirk, one that was very handsome indeed. At his age, he had the charm of a mature man.

Ruan Danchen thought to herself, ‘If a man like him was really adamant about getting a girlfriend, no woman could resist his skills. He’s serious at times and naughty on other occasions.’

Qi Chenglin was still reluctant to let go of her. He could not help but grind on her lower body.

Ruan Danchen blushed. How could the man do such a shameless thing without even asking!

When Qi Chenglin was on the verge of doing her right then and there, voices were heard from outside the door.

Ruan Danchen’s face paled. She recalled that Yang Yunshu and another colleague from the design department chose to lose weight together, and in recent times, their lunch consisted of salad or Konjac noodles from the nearby 7-11 convenience store. They would head down to get food before coming back up to have lunch in the meeting room.

“They’re coming in to eat. Let go of me now.” Ruan Danchen did not give a damn about her embarrassment and looked him directly in the eye. Her face was still blushing, but her eyes revealed her franticness.

Qi Chenglin narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip on her instead. “Let them see us then. I have no intention of making this a secret affair. Didn’t I tell you I was serious with you?”

His words made her heart feel warm and grounded.

Someone as mature as him would definitely be direct in his feelings. Once he acknowledged the relationship, it would good to be public. He did not wish to keep it a secret. Certainty was important to him because it gave people a sense of security. His decision not to hide it made her feel very adored, and she understood why the Shen family wanted Shen Zhijing to marry him, even going to great lengths to attempt to make it materialize.

It was not only because of his background but also because of his character as a person.

Even so, she whispered to him. “Yang Yunshu isn’t like others. If she saw us, she’ll spread so many rumors about me to everyone in the company. Previously she insinuated that I was willing to… sleep with… for the sake of a job.”

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Grandmother Qi: “This little brat finally confessed. I was so anxious.”

Qi Chenglin: “Why are you in such a hurry for? It’s not like your granddaughter-in-law will go anywhere.”

Qi Chengzhi: “Is your member down there in a hurry?”

“…” Qi Chenglin: “Yes.”

Han Zhuoli: “Pity. Your time management sucks. There’s nothing you can do even if you were in a hurry.”