This was his first time looking at her face so closely. Her skin was clean and tender, like jelly, without any freckles or acne. He even wanted to take a bite of that skin.
Mo Liuxi stopped himself from doing anything that he should not be doing. He put his other hand on her face.
Yan Su was a bit startled when his warm hand suddenly touched her cheek.
âWhat are you doing?â she asked as her cheeks reddened.
âYou were moving, so I couldnât wipe the oil off your face,â Mo Liuxi said as he moved closer to her.
His handsome face was only about 5 inches away from hers. Yan Su was so nervous that she didnât even dare breathe loudly.
âI wasnât moving,â she said.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYou were. You just didnât realize it.â Mo Liuxi wanted so much to pinch her cheeks, but he couldnât.
Yan Su doubted what he said. Due to their current positions, her brain wasnât working well. Occasionally, the towel brushed across her nose, allowing her to smell the scent that belonged to him.
It was his towel. Normally, people didnât share towels with others. Even some couples wouldnât share towels.
The spicy oil burned her cheeks. As Mo Liuxiâs towel left her eyes, she tried to open them. She moved backward and said, âIâm OK.â
âBe careful,â Mo Liuxi said. âYouâre just having some crawfish. I canât believe you let that happen. You dumb little girl.â
He lowered his voice when saying the last few words. Listening carefully, one might sense an affectionate tone from them.
Yan Su didnât sense it. On the contrary, she felt humiliated.
âWhat did you say?â she asked. âIâm three years older than you. Can you please show me some respect?â
âI donât think so.â Mo Liuxi dropped the towel and turned up the corners of his mouth.
She was older than him, but she needed his caring.
Yan Su clenched her teeth and asked, âWould I squeeze crawfish juice into my eyes if you didnât scare me just now?â
âI did nothing but raise my voice a little bit,â Mo Liuxi said. He looked at her without blinking. âYou shouldnât have mentioned pretty girls or something like that. Iâm telling you, if I ever fell for a girl, Iâd love her my whole life.â
Yan Su paused briefly. She couldnât tell if that was real, but his eyes were burning, making her face feel on fire.
âAlright, I believe you, but I donât need to know what kind of girl you like,â she said.
âI donât want the others to misunderstand me,â Mo Liuxi said.
He turned his face away. He decided to end that topic since he didnât want to scare her.
âOh.â Yan Su nodded and continued removing the crawfish shell. She had about 10 crawfish. âIâm full. Iâm going home.â
After saying that, she stood up.
Mo Liuxi turned and said, âYou said that you were in a bad mood earlier. Are you feeling better now?â
Yan Su paused and turned back. She saw the back of Mo Liuxiâs head. He was focusing on the food as if it was only a casual question to ask.
âIâm better,â she responded with a dry voice.
Running away was not a solution. Shi Xiang was a barrier to her, and she had to cross it.
âGood. I donât want your bad mood to affect our barbecue trip on Friday,â Mo Liuxi said.
After Yan Su left, Mo Liuxi looked at the rest of the crawfish in his bowl. Suddenly, he felt that he had lost his appetite.
That was exactly why he didnât want to start a relationship. That could really affect his appetite. For the first time in his life, he lost his appetite for after-dinner snacks because of a woman. That was terrible.
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The next day, Yan Su was awoken by knocking on her door. She put on a coat and unhappily answered the door. As she thought, Mo Liuxi was standing there.
Before she started to complain, he threw his phone into her hand and said to her, âLook, youâre in the headlines.â