Cafe.
Shi Yi stirred her coffee.
-Oh God, so your computer is still at your ex-boyfriend’s place?
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-You could just ask for it back directly.
Shi Yi burst into a soft laugh and told her that she appreciated the thought, but she didn’t dare to go see her ex-boyfriend.
-amy, send me Jack’s email address.
-Alright then. Jack’s skills are very good, don’t worry.
Jack was amy’s boyfriend, a hacker. That’s right, the solution Shi Yi finally came up with was to ask her hacker friend for help. It didn’t matter if she couldn’t physically get the computer back; as long as the things inside wouldn’t be seen, wouldn’t that be fine?
She really was such a smarty-pants.
Shi Yi’s eyes curved into happy crescents.
Little did she know that the very thing she was guarding against by all means had already been exposed. After contacting her hacker friend, her whole being felt a bit more relaxed.
Even though it was basically impossible for Gu Zhan to look at her computer, as long as the possibility existed, she would be on edge. Solving it completely made things much better.
Jack was very meticulous. He copied a version of the documents on her computer and sent it over, assuring her to rest easy—her computer was absolutely wiped clean.
-Thank goodness for you, amy. If my ex-boyfriend saw it, I simply wouldn’t dare to imagine.
-You’re too polite, Shi. Oh, when are you coming back? Chouchou misses you. The vet said its mood is very low.
Shi Yi furrowed her brows, thinking of her clingy husky. “It’ll still be a while. I’ll have to trouble you to take care of it a bit more these next few days.”
She couldn’t go back for the time being. Once she settled down, she would just have Chouchou airlifted over.
Just as they were chatting happily, Shi Yi suddenly felt that something was wrong. Driven by an inexplicable premonition, she suddenly raised her head.
Outside the glass window, a man with a tall, straight posture was quietly staring at her, having watched her for who knows how long.
!!!!
Every hair on Shi Yi’s body stood on end. Her mind went blank, and her conditioned reflex was to flee. Gu Zhan seemed to be startled awake by her movement and came striding over.
After running two steps, Shi Yi calmed down. What was she running for?! One chasing, one fleeing—just like a naive and sweet female lead in a TV drama. Was her brain squeezed by a door? What kind of terrible move was this!
…Most importantly, she wouldn’t be able to run away anyway!
Shi Yi stopped in her tracks and took a deep breath. When the person entered the door, she looked up at him. Her heart leaped to her throat, but she revealed a smile. “Gu Zhan?”
She seemed pleasantly surprised. “Why are you here? What a coincidence.”
Gu Zhan, who had been walking with wide strides: “…”
In the few years since Shi Yi had left, Gu Zhan had thought many times about what the scene would be like when he met her again.
He thought he would definitely ask her if she had a heart or a conscience. He had never changed his phone number all these years, yet she hadn’t called even once.
He had many questions he wanted to ask.
Until he actually saw this person.
Separated by the glass window, outside was the noisy square, while inside was tranquil and bright lighting.
The crystal chandelier in the cafe was very bright, illuminating a person down to the finest detail. Shi Yi was just sitting in the corner, with ebony hair and snow-white skin, smiling as beautifully as a flower, her slender, pale fingers idly typing on her phone.
The world seemed to stagnate.
It was as if in a trance, the past five or six years had never flowed by.
Gu Zhan watched quietly. He realized that unexpectedly, all he wanted was to pull this person into his arms again.
“…”
Gu Zhan stopped a few steps away from her. “What do you think?”
Shi Yi didn’t quite dare to look him in the eyes. Those beautiful eyes were dark and heavy. She couldn’t help feeling that there was something inside them that scared her, something that would burn her with just one glance.
It was as if something was about to rush out of his eyes, only to be suppressed back down by him. Gu Zhan said, “I thought you knew.”
He looked at her phone from afar. “Didn’t you receive my text message?”
Shi Yi’s mouth twitched. She stubbornly pretended not to hear him, casually turned off her phone screen, and acted like an elegant lady. “My phone’s battery might have died… Long time no see. How have you been lately?”
Gu Zhan’s paused footsteps resumed approaching. “How do you think I’ve been?”
The person opposite him wore a cool, long dress and slightly curly long hair, just as aesthetically beautiful and lively as back then.
And just like back then, she loved to lie without changing her expression.
Without you by my side, how do you think I’ve been?
Shi Yi couldn’t see through his emotions, but through an inexplicable intuition, she strongly felt he was very dangerous right now. Like a frozen active volcano, she didn’t know when he would be unable to hold back and erupt entirely.
…He wouldn’t want to hit her, right? Help! Her strength was unexpectedly great, but Gu Zhan had also trained before!
Shi Yi tried hard to suppress the urge to run away, maintaining a pleasantly surprised and gentle smile. What came out of her mouth were rainbow farts. “Of course you’ve gotten even more handsome.”
She added, “Even more charming than before.”
The man let out an “Oh,” and said, “Then did I charm you?”
Shi Yi seemingly naturally took a step back, blurting out in her guilty conscience, “Of course.”
Hiss. There was a wall behind her!
Gu Zhan: “That’s good.”
He repeated it once more, “That’s good.”
He seemed unable to control himself any longer. Grabbing both of Shi Yi’s hands with one hand and pinning them behind her back, he pressed his entire body against her against the wall, lifted her chin, and kissed her.
“…”
The light from the crystal chandelier was glaringly bright. Shi Yi’s wide-open eyes were like two pieces of glazed glass, reflecting an incredulous light.
Gu Zhan covered her eyes.
Sorry, he couldn’t hold back anymore.
Gu Zhan closed his eyes. The person in his arms was completely suppressed by him, but his subconscious still feared making Shi Yi uncomfortable. The force he used to grip Shi Yi’s wrists wasn’t great; it was a force that could easily be pushed away…
Gu Zhan paused for two seconds, wrapped one arm around Shi Yi’s waist, and his tongue forcefully pried open her lips.
He had endured for too long. From the moment Shi Yi left, he had been enduring every passing minute and second. He thought he could do it. Clearly, when Shi Yi wasn’t around, he lived very peacefully… He thought he could do it.
He couldn’t.
With her so close at hand, all his feigned calmness shattered completely. The blood in his entire body, the bones in his entire body, were all screaming with longing.
“…”
The feelings suppressed for so long were like floodgates opening, completely pouring out in this kiss.
—
A long time passed, or perhaps not that long at all.
The warmth on her lips and the deep breathing against the side of her nose were like a colorful dream, filling the air around Shi Yi, making it impossible for her to escape no matter how hard she tried.
Shi Yi’s mind was a chaotic mess.
Perhaps she was thinking about something, or perhaps she wasn’t thinking about anything at all.
The clearest thought she had was that she really wanted to know: did Gu Zhan sneakily eat a piece of candy before coming over? It was orange-flavored.
The turbulent emotions slowly reined in, and Gu Zhan’s movements became gentle. Shi Yi seized the opportunity to push him away.
Gu Zhan was still panting. The corners of his aloof eyes were tainted with lust, and the emotions in his eyes were unfathomable.
The two stared at each other for a long time.
Shi Yi panicked under his gaze and averted her eyes. She was having a bit of a breakdown. She had never imagined this kind of situation! She thought Gu Zhan would only hate her. Even if he hated her, it would be better than this situation… Moreover, considering how she treated him back then, even if he still liked her, shouldn’t he at least pretend to be deep and cold, hiding the surging waves in his heart while maintaining a facade of peace on the surface? Maintaining a facade of peace would be so good?! No one would be embarrassed. Why did he just come straight up and kiss her!! What to do, what to—
Ah!!!
Shi Yi’s mind blanked out.
Right at the corner of the counter, a few waiters were putting on a show of mopping the floor. Their gazes were so scorching they could emit light, and the emotions in their eyes were completely unconcealed. Ahhhh, this tension as if he wants to devour the person in his arms, this overflowing testosterone, wu wu wu hurry up and continue for me!!
Shi Yi: “…”
Author’s note:
PS: This isn’t sexual harassment; it’s mutual affection (emphasis added). The female lead actually didn’t truly want to refuse… I’m begging you, please don’t project your real-life experiences with your own exes onto this—different situations lead to different reactions.
Translator’s note:
I feel like i have to add the author’s note to this particular chapter, because my first instinct when reading the kiss scene— and apparently a lot of others as well in the original post— was that it was a kiss without consent. But i guess the author knows best. See as you see fit!
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