Anything he could draw became etched in his mind as if it were engraved.
And now, he had traced a perfect copy of Zhu Yun in his heart, clearer than ever. Because of this, he felt an even deeper appreciation for this meticulously sculpted beauty, akin to a craftsman’s love for the golden ratio!
How could Zhu Yun not feel his gaze?
Chu Shenyu’s eyes were long, narrow, and deep. When he focused his gaze on someone, it was intense enough to drown them.
Her eyes flickered. She walked up to him with her hands behind her back and asked earnestly, "Mr. Chu, do you know which side my heart is on?"
Following her words, Chu Shenyu’s gaze swept across her chest. He tilted his head slightly, revealing ears that had instantly turned scorching hot. His voice, no longer as crisp as before, was slightly husky. "The left side."
Zhu Yun blinked, then couldn’t help but grin. She hadn’t even finished her line, and he’d already derailed the conversation. "Wrong. It’s with you, Mr. Chu!"
Chu Shenyu blinked, connecting her two sentences. This time, even his face—blessed with skin that never tanned—flushed a deep red, as if it were a boiling iron kettle.
"Mr. Chu, what time is it now?" Zhu Yun was having a blast, like a child who had just discovered a fun new game in this bygone era. She continued with a straight face.
Chu Shenyu’s cheeks felt impossibly hot. He glanced at the clock on the wall. "Five past eight."
"No. It’s the starting point of our happiness."
This time, Chu Shenyu felt both helpless and a little flustered. His heart was POUNDING, and he knew perfectly well that she was just teasing him.
"Quick, say you like me so I can proudly reject you!" Zhu Yun continued, her foxy eyes twinkling with a smile.
Chu Shenyu looked at her. ’She’s really something else,’ he thought. ’If you gave her a tail, she could probably use it to extinguish the Flaming Mountains.’
’Isn’t this just a roundabout way of getting me to formally confess to her?’
He was happy to play along with his wife-to-be. He grasped her slender shoulders with both hands and said, word by word, "I like you!"
Zhu Yun felt a jolt run through her. She then said shyly, "Well then, I suppose I can reluctantly agree..."
The man moved in, cutting off the rest of her words with his lips.
Even though he was a man, his lips were hot and soft. He only brushed them against hers with great tenderness, lingering there without making another move. He was so chaste that it made her feel wicked by comparison.
After a moment of this gentle friction, as her large, dewy eyes blinked, Chu Shenyu said, "Did you know? A man’s affection for a woman is never in his words, but in his actions!"
She... she had been flirted with in return...
Seeing that he had finally seized the initiative, Chu Shenyu gently ruffled the hair of the slightly dazed woman. He took a square, red velvet box from the coffee table drawer and handed it to her.
"I saw this on my business trip and thought it would suit you, so I bought it."
Zhu Yun took it with a smile and opened it curiously. Inside was a watch. The small, silver face was inlaid with a few tiny diamonds, and the delicate band gave off a cool, metallic sheen.
She pushed the watch back into his hands, held out her left wrist, and smiled at him.
Chu Shenyu also smiled and shook his head. He took the watch out and carefully fastened it on her.
Her wrist was fair, and the watch only served to accentuate her delicate elegance.
’Mmm,’ he thought. The soft, smooth feeling still lingered on his fingertips. ’I suddenly understand why they call it "eating tofu" when a man takes advantage of a woman. This kind of "tofu" is indeed fatally attractive!’
He couldn’t help but lean down slightly, his hot breath washing over her wrist as he placed a reverent and cherished kiss upon it.
Chu Shenyu pulled her into his arms again, his voice a mixture of contentment and anguish. "We can’t see each other alone again before the wedding."