Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 70 Do you feel uncomfortable being with me?

not far away.

Xu Xiling stood under the eaves, his figure tall and imposing, exuding a refined and aloof air in the pale daylight.

He watched Li Wu's retreating figure, his gaze indifferent, lost in thought.

They seemed to have noticed something.

Li Wu turned around and met Xu Xiling's eyes.

He seemed to be looking at her.

He seemed lost in thought, but his gaze just happened to fall on her.

Li Wu recalled that the first time she had a conflict with Zhou Jinghuai was because of the white jade pendant he had given her.

He paused slightly.

Li Wu looked away first.

A few more seconds passed.

Li Wu stood up, intending to find Zhou Jinghuai's secretary and ask him where Zhou Jinghuai's room was.

She waited for him in the room.

Li Wu had only taken two steps when a clear and calm voice came from behind her—

"Do you feel uncomfortable being with me?"

The words fell.

Li Wu's steps inevitably came to a halt.

next second.

As Li Wu turned around.

A faint smile appeared on her pretty, delicate face, and she spoke with a natural air of distance and reverence.

"I just felt a little cold outside and wanted to go back to my room to wait for Zhou Jinghuai."

In late summer and early autumn, the temperature drops a few degrees in the evening.

Moreover, this was on a mountaintop, so Li Wu wasn't exactly lying.

But as the sun set, the dim light cast shadows on Xu Xiling's solemn and stern face, making the darkness in his eyes even more blurred and indistinct.

"That's good."

Xu Xiling said calmly, "I thought you were afraid of me and not used to being in the same place as me."

He has a high nose bridge and narrow eyes. When he looks at someone in a calm and indifferent way, there is an extra sense of pressure in his eyes.

Not angry.

"..."

It's not entirely about fear; it's more about awe.

"how come."

Li Wu said in a low voice, somewhat unsure of herself, "Mr. Xu is a very nice person. I'm just... just a little nervous."

"Even big stars get nervous?"

Xu Xiling looked into her eyes and asked the question casually.

With two hit dramas in a row and a role in Director Chen's movie, Li Wu has access to top-tier resources.

She is undoubtedly the most popular young actress in the industry right now.

Even if you don't follow the entertainment industry, you'll occasionally see her name in news notifications on your phone.

“Why not?!”

Li Wu seemed to find Xu Xiling's words incomprehensible and completely disagreed with them. However, she didn't dare to refute them loudly, so she used her own past experiences to illustrate her point.

Li Wu said that this was her first time participating in an audition, and it would be her turn next.

She stood in the hallway outside, her legs trembling uncontrollably with nervousness, and her voice trembled as she spoke.

Hear the words.

Xu Xiling seemed to be able to imagine that scene.

His gaze towards Li Wu softened, and his voice became gentle and deep, "Did you pass the final audition? What kind of role was it?"

"It's over now."

When Li Wu got to this point, she was actually a little embarrassed, "It was just a very, very small role, and I only appeared for two or three minutes..."

"It's nothing, just say whatever comes to mind."

Xu Xiling's voice was as clear and steady as ever, as if he was only accepting the sentence to save face for the young girl.

But even Xu Xiling himself didn't expect it.

Later, he watched the entire boring and lengthy TV series because of those two or three minutes of screen time.

And not just once.

One to two to go.

They then talked about other things.

Sunset.

The rolling mountains on the horizon look as if they are immersed in a dark brown movie filter.

The mountain shadows loomed. The wind that blew through them carried a faint hint of twilight's gloom.

……

When Zhou Jinghuai returned.

Li Wu had finished showering and was leaning against the headboard, feeling drowsy.

In the martial arts drama currently being filmed, Li Wu has many action scenes.

She refused to use a stunt double, and often after a day of filming, her body would be covered in bruises.

As soon as she got back to the hotel, she was so tired that she fell asleep the moment her head hit the bed.

When Zhou Jinghuai came in, he saw the little girl leaning against the headboard, her pretty, round head nodding slightly. Then she suddenly woke up, as if forcing herself not to fall asleep.

"Why aren't you sleeping if you're sleepy?"

The moment she heard Zhou Jinghuai's voice, it seemed to instantly dispel the drowsiness in Li Wu's body. When she looked up at him, her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she smiled with her eyebrows curving, "You're back."

Zhou Jinghuai raised his hand and patted her little head. As if that wasn't enough, he gently stroked her soft, delicate face. "If you're sleepy, go to sleep by yourself. You don't need to wait for me."

Li Wu could feel the slight roughness of his palm.

It was a touch she was completely familiar with.

She smiled, pressed her face against Zhou Jinghuai's palm and rubbed it gently, her tone incredibly sweet and gentle, "I just wanted to wait for you."

The bright, dazzling lights shone down, and even their softness seemed to fall upon her.

Her long, smooth, black hair cascaded lazily over her shoulders, and her beautiful, fair face was upturned with the joy of seeing him. She was also wearing his white shirt, and her long, slender legs were as white as jade.

It is a pure and clean kind of beauty.

Yet it can easily arouse people's desires.

There was barely any hesitation.

Zhou Jinghuai held the back of her neck and leaned down to kiss her.

Li Wu tilted her head back, her slender neck forming a beautiful arc.

Her neck was shallow, and her delicate, pale collarbone was beautifully fragile. Bathed in light and shadow, it appeared even more delicate and vulnerable.

With almost no effort, Li Wu's white shirt, which was already only partially buttoned, slipped loosely off her shoulders, revealing a large expanse of snow-white, alabaster-like skin.

……

……

After a long, deep kiss.

"Has Lili gained weight?"

Zhou Jinghuai naturally took her hand and slowly played with it, giving it a slight heft. His unhurried, deep, and smiling voice echoed gently in her ears.

If you ignore what he is doing, he still exudes elegance and nobility, a gentleman as upright and dignified as jade.

Li Wu's heartbeat became completely disordered.

Some people were having trouble breathing and their whole bodies were trembling slightly.

Her watery, dreamy eyes gazed at the man before her, the corners of her eyes reddening and moist. This contrasted sharply with the blurred, indistinct color of her lips.

She only received a long, deep kiss, but she looked as if she had been brutally ravaged.

She is both delicate and pitiful.

Li Wu wanted to speak. Her moist, disheveled lips parted slightly, and the last platinum button on her shirt, which was about to fall off, suddenly dropped with a dull thud.

The moment the platinum button fell onto Li Wu's shoulders, the white shirt that was just hanging on her shoulder also slowly slid down.

She was almost completely naked, with no clothes showing at all.

When Zhou Jinghuai looked down at that scene, his eyes suddenly darkened.

……

……

The next morning.

The entire forest was shrouded in mist, as if one were in a fairyland.

Standing on the second-floor terrace, Li Wu gazed at the magnificent and breathtaking view before her, feeling a sense of comfort wash over her.

She loved seeing these magnificent and magical landscapes.

Her initial goal was even to make lots and lots of money, then retire and travel the world.

But now...

"morning."

A low, slow, and steady voice suddenly interrupted Li Wu's thoughts, which were about to take flight.

Hear the sound.

Li Wu looked over.

It is Xu Xiling.

He changed into more casual clothes, but they were still dark-colored.

Mixed with the wispy, light mist, his solemn aura dissipated considerably, replaced by a more serene and composed demeanor.

Several extinguished cigarette butts had already fallen at his feet, indicating that he had been standing there earlier than Li Wu.

"Good morning, Mr. Xu."

Li Wu responded softly.

She had overused her voice last night, which made it sound a little low.

This is also the time.

Li Wu then realized that Xu Xiling had stayed next door to them the night before.

She suddenly realized that if the room wasn't soundproofed, then the noise she had made almost all night...

Li Wu's expression suddenly froze.

But Xu Xiling seemed not to see it, and his upright and outstanding face showed no emotional fluctuation.

He casually said that he should remember to come down for breakfast, and then turned and walked into the house.

"..."

Even though Zhou Jinghuai owns so many properties that they are almost countless, his lifestyle, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation, has always been top-notch.

The soundproofing materials used in this house must be the best available.

Li Wu thought to herself, somewhat confused.

……

Later, when we went downstairs for breakfast...

When Li Wu saw Zhou Jinghuai, she asked him this question subtly and implicitly.

But almost the instant Li Wu finished speaking, Zhou Jinghuai knew what she really wanted to ask.

Zhou Jinghuai looked at her...

(End of this chapter)