The phone screen went dark, and Jian Xi instinctively pursed her lips, her ears beginning to emit puffs of hot steam!
In her mind, she subconsciously envisioned a scene from a movie where the male and female protagonists kissed, except their faces were automatically replaced by He Qingchen and herself!
Ah! Jian Xiaoqi, how shameless you are! What are you thinking?
It's over, it's all over, she should have never gone online and posted, these netizens are really too blunt!
She turned over, reached for a pillow, and buried her face deep into it, holding her breath, trying to stop her imagination from running wild!
Suddenly, she thought of something and immediately sat up, getting out of the rest room.
At this moment, He Qingchen, sitting in the boss's chair, wasn't working but rather pondering how to express his feelings without scaring Jian Xi. Would she be able to accept him as a lover instead of a brother? If she knew his thoughts, would she be disgusted and stay away from him?
One possibility after another emerged in He Qingchen's mind.
For the first time, this usually decisive man felt at a loss!
His gaze gradually deepened, he had already made up his mind and avoiding the issue was never his style.
With that thought, he stopped tapping on the desk, stood up, and headed towards the rest room.
But as soon as he moved, the rest room door opened, and Jian Xi strode out, full of vigor.
He Qingchen sat back down and asked in a gentle voice, "You woke up so quickly?"
Without answering his question, Jian Xi continued walking towards him until their shoe tips touched.
He Qingchen was sitting, while Jian Xi was standing.
Due to this position, Jian Xi was a bit taller than He Qingchen. She lowered her head slightly, then mimicking a pose from a novel, she placed one hand on the back of the chair and raised He Qingchen's chin with her thumb and forefinger of the other hand.
Jian Xi felt her face heat up, organized her thoughts, and then spoke rapidly, "He Qingchen, I need your cooperation on something, sorry, brother, you've been wronged!"
After saying that, seeing He Qingchen's brows furrow and his lips move as if he were about to speak, Jian Xi quickly lowered her head and pressed her lips against his.
Yes, that's right, she pressed them!
Our brave Jian Xi truly had no experience, and on top of that, she was extremely nervous, so she didn't actually kiss him!
"Ouch! It hurts!" Jian Xi's teeth hit her own lip.
He Qingchen wasn't doing much better, except he was still in a daze, but Jian Xi's cry of pain snapped him out of it.
He pulled her onto his lap, turned her face towards him, and said, "Open your mouth."
His voice was quite calm, not betraying any emotion. Jian Xi obediently opened her mouth for him to see the injury.
The wound wasn't large, but there were still drops of blood emerging. He raised his gaze to look at her wet eyes.
Jian Xi felt a little guilty and embarrassed, her gaze wavering, not daring to look at him directly.
The phone he had just placed on the desk rang and the screen lit up. He Qingchen glanced at it.
[OP, which method did you end up choosing to confirm your feelings? You have to give us a follow-up, we're waiting!]
Jian Xi's pupils constricted, and she hurriedly reached for the phone, but He Qingchen picked it up before her.
She wanted to snatch it back, but He Qingchen held her down and opened the post instead.
After a while, Jian Xi didn't receive any reproach from He Qingchen, only hearing him give a dry laugh, "Heh."
Jian Xi was confused by He Qingchen's laughter. What was he laughing at? Wasn't he going to ask her what she was thinking, or how she could have developed different feelings for him?
His fingers gently caressed her face, his fingertips slightly cool. Jian Xi's eyelashes fluttered, not understanding what he was about to do.
With his thumb and forefinger, he mimicked Jian Xi's earlier gesture, stopping at her delicate chin. His face slowly approached hers, "Xixi, we really do share a mind! But for this kind of thing, it's better if the man takes the lead."
Jian Xi's eyes widened instantly because He Qingchen had kissed her!
He kissed her!
Why would he kiss her? Could it be that he had also developed different feelings for her? And what did he mean when he said they shared a mind?
It was He Qingchen's first time kissing someone too, so he was also quite clumsy at first. But men seem to have a natural talent in this area. However, he didn't go too far because he was afraid of scaring Jian Xi. His tongue merely licked the wound on her lip before letting her go!
A flush of red bloomed on Jian Xi's cheeks, making her shyly beautiful!
The atmosphere was serene. After a moment, Jian Xi, having regained her composure, asked seriously, "Brother, what does this mean?" They both needed to 'explain' what happened today.
"When did it start?" He Qingchen didn't answer but asked her in return, meeting her gaze.
Jian Xi understood his question. She pursed her lips, "This morning, an unpleasant thought popped into my mind, and that's when I realized it. But I don't know exactly when my feelings changed."
He Qingchen tightened his arms around her waist, "What unpleasant thought?"
Jian Xi obediently answered, "That I didn't want you to take care of other girls, even if they were to become your wife in the future. I didn't even want to see you marry someone else!" She honestly expressed her thoughts.
After saying her part, she met He Qingchen's gaze and asked, "What about you? When did you start feeling... different towards me?" How did she not notice it?
"Earlier than you."
Although He Qingchen only gave those four words in response, Jian Xi's lips immediately curved into a smile, not knowing why she felt a sense of balance!
She smiled shyly, only now feeling a little embarrassed. She changed positions, burying her face in the crook of his neck and giving a soft laugh.
Now that she thought about it, did she develop these romantic feelings a bit too quickly? That morning, she was still troubled by these unfamiliar emotions, but before the afternoon was over, she was already in a relationship?
Not to mention that she didn't expect it, even He Qingchen didn't dare imagine it would be this smooth and quick. He had planned to gradually make Jian Xi stop seeing him as a brother before eventually winning her over!
This sudden change in their relationship didn't cause any awkwardness between them. However, it still felt a bit different from before.
Jian Xi couldn't pinpoint exactly what was different, she only felt that she knew how to be 'shy' in front of He Qingchen now!
As for He Qingchen, well, there wasn't much change in him, except for one thing - the way he looked at Jian Xi now held a certain something, which he made no attempt to hide!
