"I'm talking about my theory before. If I can sleep peacefully again with you by my side, it should have been enough to prove my theory, right?"
Li Caiyi couldn't react imdiately when she heard that. It felt like so flies were buzzing beside her ears. She must have heard sothing wrong just now.
"What did you just say?"
ng Renshu picked himself up before going around the table that separated them and sat down beside Li Caiyi. His gaze was firm and deep. "Exactly as I said. I want you to accompany to sleep so I can prove my theory."
Li Caiyi was uncomfortable with the distance between them, so she discreetly scooted away from him. "That's your idea? Are you crazy?"
ng Renshu chuckled. "Ouch. That's more hurtful than I thought."
"It's because you said nonsense like that. Why do I have to do that?" Li Caiyi asked him.
ng Renshu just smiled before answering. "If you do this favor, then I'll forget the fact that you have been hiding crucial information from your family all this ti."
Li Caiyi tilted her head in confusion. However, she couldn't help but feel apprehensive when she saw his smile, which didn't seem like a smile at all.
"What do you an? What did I hide from my family?"
"I'm talking about Dai Shenqiang and Dai Zhiqiang."
Li Caiyi tried hard to maintain her composure as she asked him again, "Why are you suddenly ntioning them?"
Instead of answering, ng Renshu's gaze fell on Li Caiyi's hair, which fell from the knot and cascaded through her shoulder. He was curious about how smooth it would be, so he subconsciously reached out his hand and twirled them with his finger. Unbeknownst to him, his action caused Li Caiyi to be petrified in her place.
"I know there is sothing odd when I see you in that place with soone else, but I didn't expect you to be so bold, charging into the enemy den with no care for your safety." ng Renshu relished the soft feeling of Li Caiyi's hair on his finger as he spoke, "The student who was with you that day, he is Dai Shenqiang's brother, right? The one whom you saved from those loan sharks the other day."
Li Caiyi flinched when she heard that. Before ng Renshu and his n ca, the three of them had made a plausible explanation for the whole situation, so there shouldn't be any gap in their testimonies. Both she and Dai Zhiqiang didn't tell Li Chunhua anything about why those people targeted her, but what if Li Chunhua figured it out by herself and told ng Renshu about it?
"I don't know what you're talking about," Li Caiyi said carefully.
"You don't have to be so tense. I didn't purposefully do a background check on your friend or anything; it's just the na Dai Shenqiang appeared when the police questioned those loan sharks. I ca to know about it when I was dealing with them."
That explanation did not comfort Li Caiyi at all. Because judging by the situation, it seed futile to continue hiding it for longer. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles as ng Renshu looked at her with those calm but dark eyes.
"Are you threatening right now?" Li Caiyi asked vigilantly.
"Xiaoyi, I don't want to fight with you anymore. Can you please help just this once?" ng Renshu said with a pleading gaze.
"You said that, but you always use this forceful thod whenever things don't go your way. How can I feel at ease knowing you will always have your way to bend my actions according to your will?"
ng Renshu's fingers, which caressed her hair until a mont ago, stopped moving. He stared at Li Caiyi deeply before moving closer.
"What? What are you going to do?" Li Caiyi was alard, so she scooted away from him with both arms raised in front of her body, ready to attack or defend if needed. She glanced at the door, and it seed she could get away if she moved fast enough.
However, before she could do anything, her path was blocked with a long arm that suddenly lunged past her to grab the couch's armrest. ng Renshu's action completely entrapped her between him and the handrest pressed against her back.
Li Caiyi's body turned cold and hot alternately at lightning speed. The distance between them was so close that if anyone ca into this room at this mont, they might think both of them were doing sothing indecent.
"Hey, don't co any closer, or I'll scream!" Li Caiyi threatened him, but her voice didn't sound convincing, considering her nervousness. She tried to push him back, but he just wouldn't budge. He looked lean and harmless, but in the end, she still couldn't win against him in terms of power.
Li Caiyi's heart beat furiously in her chest as a particular mory flashed through her mind in a split second, and it made her feel suffocated to the point she might cry any second.
She was about to resist with full power while cursing him out when she heard ng Renshu whisper, "Sshh, don't move. We are being watched."
Li Caiyi imdiately stopped pushing him and looked at him dumbly. "Huh?"
"It must be soone my mother sent to bring us refreshnt. Play along with for a bit."
"Huh?" Li Caiyi still hadn't completely woken up from her confusion when ng Renshu pulled her into his embrace.
Li Caiyi: "!!!"
"Don't resist. It will end soon. Please bear with for a while." ng Renshu said in a low voice while gently patting her back with his hand to calm her down, but there was just no way Li Caiyi could stay calm in this situation!
What was exactly going on here?!
His breath tickled her neck as they snuggled together, and she could feel his warmth transferred past his shirt to her bare arms. Pinewood sll which always reminded her of ng Renshu, enveloped her like a blanket, and there was that accelerating heartbeat sound again.
After what felt like the longest few seconds in Li Caiyi's life, ng Renshu finally let go of her. Li Caiyi finally regained her wits together, so she glared at him, demanding an explanation.
"Okay, what was all that? You said we are being watched?"
ng Renshu sighed in exasperation as he ssed up his hair again. "It must be soone my mother sent to spy on us."
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