Chapter 99 - A Night That Brought Them Closer (7) (1/2)

Yunru's devilish smile on his sly face that lit up with the disco lights made her heart thump in her chest. It raced like crazy as his gaze filled with tease and amusement was focused on her.

His sarcastic question left her stumped to answer him.

How does he know to dance so well!?

Her face flushed in embarrassment. Inwardly, she just wanted a chance to dance with him, but she couldn't be honest about it. And now the price for that was to feel embarrassed.

But she refused to budge.

Zizi cleared her throat. ”So-so. It seems you do know the basics,” she averted her gaze.

”Only basics?”

She glared at him. ”Don't act so proud. You are nowhere near the classy level.”

”But at least now we can dance as equals, I guess. Not as a teacher and student, though I didn't give you any chance to teach me,” he shrugged.

Zizi gritted her teeth. But her frustration flew away the moment he gently swirled her again. His arm once again secured her waist as the distance between them closed down to nothing. She felt a breathless sensation in her throat as he smelled his cologne.

It was quite crowded on the dance floor. As Zizi felt lost in a trance, Yunru abruptly pulled her towards him. She blinked her eyes in confusion.

What happened?

She raised her head and saw him squint his eyes at a man. He calmly put his hand on a man's shoulder. It seemed as if he was touching his shoulder, but that man jolted in pain and yelped.

”Y-You...are crushing my shoulder…”

Yunru smiled. ”Is that so? Apologize right now or I will do just more than crushing your shoulder.”

Zizi had no clue what was going on.

Apologize to me for what?

But her heart was too riled up to think of anything. He had suddenly pulled her and now she was closely hugging him as they stood beside each other. Her lips trembled.

The man turned pale, but he kept his stance. ”W-what did I do? I was just dancing.”

”Dancing and trying to harass her.”

Zizi widened her eyes in disbelief. She felt disgusted.

”How dare you!?”

The man jolted in fear. ”No-no...this is a misunderstanding…”

Yunru said, ”You thought that nobody would see what you were doing in this crowd. Trying to feel up a woman and disappear with the rush,” his gaze turned cold, ”I absolutely detest people like you.”

Her heart sped in her chest. She stared at him in a trance as he protectively held her.

The molester panicked, seeing the cat out of the bag. He had never been caught before so he couldn't hide his panic and guilt. ”T-that I am sorry...I-I won't do it again! Let me go now.”

”You!” Zizi gritted her teeth. ”Do you think just sorry would do?”

Yunru smiled. ”Well, sure I will let you go but in jail. People like you never change.”

He quickly called one of his team members to arrest the molester. Everything returned to peace once again.

Outside the bar, Zizi asked, ”How did you know that man was trying to…” she was still filled with fury over the matter.

Yunru shrugged. ”I noticed him raising his hand towards your waist.”

Zizi was shocked. ”In that crowd and with such loud music, you figured out what he was doing?”

”Pretty much.”

”But we were dancing too. How did your attention even fall on the man?”

He raised his brow. ”That is my job as a cop too. Pay attention to detail. Notice my surroundings. Observe. Cops have to use their training every day to thwart all kinds of situations.”

Zizi was impressed but frowning at the same time. ”Even when you are enjoying and relaxing? Doesn't it seem too tiring? To put your guard up all the time?”

Yunru paused. He looked at her with interest that made her fluster a bit. ”W-what?”

”I didn't expect you to say those empathetic words. People hardly say that,” he touched his chin.

Zizi was startled herself. Indeed, she wouldn't have said those words. But after how they were enjoying themselves on the dance floor and then suddenly, a case popped in, she couldn't help but wonder.

”Our training is so deeply ingrained in us that it's automatic now to sense any danger,” he chuckled, ”well, it's a cop's job to protect the citizens so of course, we should-”

”What nonsense!”

For the first time, he got startled.

Zizi snorted in disdain. ”Yeah it's your job to protect but that doesn't mean you aren't a human anymore. You shouldn't think of work and observations on your off-duty. There is something called work-life balance. Do you want to become a zombie? Your hair will all turn white pretty soon if you bring work in your fun.”

Yunru rapidly blinked his eyes. He burst into a soft chuckle. ”Princess Han Zizi is on a roll today. First, you helped me with the case and now you are saying such nice words. I see...you are not that mean.”

Her cheeks flushed furiously.

”I understand your point but if I hadn't stepped in, it would have been bad for you.”

She bit her lip. ”O-of course I know that...And th-thank you for saving me from him. But I still keep my point.”

Yunru nodded. ”I will keep that in mind. Let me drop you home now.”

She nodded. ”Oh wait! My friends are still in the bar. I will just say goodbye and come back.”

As she hurried away, Yunru leaned on the wall and checked his phone. He noticed Shuang's unread message that she sent two hours back.

So you finally break the ice huh?