Lin Tian only realized when he grabbed Xiao Manxue’s foot that her stockings were torn, looking somewhat disheveled. Given the Second Miss’s formidable character and her lack of concern about her appearance, the anger she just experienced was not trivial.
However, Lin Tian didn’t find her unattractive at this moment; instead, her disarray added a vulnerable side to her strong-woman persona.
After all, women should be gentle; tasks that involve calling the shots all day should be left to men. Therefore, Lin Tian actually hoped that the Second Miss would continue to be gentle .
"Lin Tian, are you done?" Xiao Manxue asked softly, seeing no movement from Lin Tian for a while.
"Oh, almost there," Lin Tian quickly shifted his gaze and slipped her foot into the high heel.
After putting on the shoe, Lin Tian stood up. Xiao Manxue’s hands were still on Lin Tian’s shoulders, and his sudden standing motion almost made her fall. She quickly leaned forward, clinging tightly to Lin Tian’s clothes.
"I... I didn’t do it on purpose..." Xiao Manxue explained nervously, fearing that Lin Tian would misunderstand her intention to get close.
Lin Tian looked at Xiao Manxue, who was within touching distance. Her black hair fell forward, covering her profile, and there was a panicked look in her dodging eyes.
For some reason, Lin Tian felt pleased to see her in this state of confusion, displaying a bit of a coy woman’s demeanor. They say that coy women are happy women; Lin Tian could deeply relate at this moment, for such women can easily evoke men’s compassion.
"Miss, if you could be gentler , you might even bewitch me," Lin Tian said, gazing steadily at her slightly flushed pretty face, speaking softly.
"I..." Xiao Manxue, still a maiden with no experience in matters of men and women, seemed even more flustered. In her nervousness, she began to step back.
Seeing her retreat, Lin Tian subconsciously moved forward, causing Xiao Manxue to step back again, with the car behind her. She ended up against the car as she tried to step aside out of shyness. Lin Tian suddenly stretched out his arms, blocking both sides, resting them on the car.
And so, Lin Tian trapped Xiao Manxue in front of the car.
A popular buzzword suddenly popped into his head, "wall slam." So what was this? A "car-dong" moment?
"Lin Tian, you..." Xiao Manxue said nervously, her eyes avoiding Lin Tian’s intense gaze, forgetting that she was an Ancient Martial Artist.
"Miss..." Lin Tian stared at her pretty face, calling out, his voice ethereal.
This voice made Xiao Manxue’s heart skip a beat. Although she could easily escape Lin Tian’s obstruction with her abilities, her mind was completely muddled. Questions like what this bastard wanted to do and whether to hit him if he bullied her were swirling in her head, leaving her confused.
"Lin Tian, this is a public road..." Xiao Manxue didn’t know why, but she blurted out such words.
Lin Tian was startled; her words had a double meaning. He suddenly smirked wickedly and said, "Miss, what if it weren’t a public road, then what...?"
"You... You bastard!" Xiao Manxue was taken aback and then realized the ambiguity in her statement, angrily cursing.
Again with ’bastard,’ don’t these sisters have any originality in cursing? Lin Tian paid no attention to her words, reaching to brush his hand across her forehead.
This action startled Xiao Manxue, but by the time she wanted to dodge, she found that Lin Tian was only straightening her disheveled hair. She immediately felt ashamed of her thoughts and dared not meet Lin Tian’s eyes any longer.
Suddenly, a blinding beam of headlights shot over, followed by the blaring sound of a car horn, "toot toot toot".
The abrupt situation jolted the two, who were each lost in their own thoughts. In that moment of shock, Xiao Manxue regained a trace of strength and forcefully pushed Lin Tian away. She turned and ran to the car, got in, but her heart still thumped uncontrollably, making her too nervous to look at Lin Tian outside the car.
A sports car zoomed over from a distance with its high beams rudely on. As it passed by Lin Tian, someone stuck their head out and shouted, "What the hell are you doing, parking your car in the middle of the road at night, tired of living, huh?"
Before Lin Tian could say a word, the sports car was already far away, with the sound of complaints still faintly drifting back.
After this unexpected interruption, Lin Tian sobered up from the ambiguous atmosphere, but he regretted it; he was presented with such an opportunity, yet he ended up doing nothing.
Am I really going to turn into a modern-day Liu Xiahui? That’s not a good sign. Or is it that, deep down, I like Miss and can’t bear to take advantage of her? No way, Miss is like a tiger mom, a domineering CEO, not my type at all.
After much deliberation, Lin Tian could only conclude it was because he was an honest man.
Sigh, honest men always get hurt, Lin Tian consoled himself.
However, Lin Tian was naturally easygoing; since the moment had passed, what could he do? He chuckled a couple of times and also got into the driver’s seat of his car.
"Lin Tian, thank you for what happened with Sister Song. It seems that this time’s effort has not been in vain. Whether it’s for jade carving or developing in Zhonghai City, they will be the biggest help," Xiao Manxue said, pretending to look straight ahead and deliberately changing the subject to distract herself and break the awkward silence in the car.
Since Xiao Manxue acted as if nothing had happened, Lin Tian also didn’t bring it up, but there was a hint of regret in his heart. They had been just inches away, and yet he hadn’t seized the kiss. If he had known, he wouldn’t have tried to play it cool; he should have just kissed her; how wonderful that would’ve been. Lin Tian glanced at Xiao Manxue’s rosy lips one last time, then, with a sense of resignation, started the car and drove away from the memorable spot.
When they got back to the Xiao Family’s house, Xiao Manxuan was by herself in the living room, bored, watching TV. When she saw Lin Tian and her sister come in, she tossed aside the remote control and happily lunged into her sister’s arms.
"Sister, why did you two come back together? And why is Lin Tian covered in dust, did he get into a fight?" Xiao Manxuan curiously looked Lin Tian up and down, his disheveled appearance raising many questions in her mind.
"Second Miss, I’m an honest man, a triple-good student, why would I get into a fight!" Lin Tian shamelessly rebutted, though remembering the sports car that had interrupted his moment, he really felt like giving them a good thrashing.
"Hmph, if you’re an honest man, pigs can climb trees," Xiao Manxue shot him a glance.
Xiao Manxuan agreed, "Exactly, you’re not an honest person, you can hit people..."
Before the word "butt" left her mouth, the little girl came to her senses, stopped speaking, and nearly let the cat out of the bag.
"Ah, Second Miss, I’m off to take a shower. The car broke down on the road and I got all dirty; that’s it, good night," Lin Tian quickly made his escape, with the two rightful parties to his spanking both present, saying a few more words might actually give everything away.
When he got back to his room and opened the door, Lin Tian suddenly felt that something was off inside the room. He was very confident in his senses, and if someone had touched anything in the room, he was sure to notice. Darn, could it be that I’ve been burgled? My jade is worth fifty million!
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