Accidentally provoking the spring tide

Chapter 104. Are you talking about yourself?

The early spring sunlight streamed through the glass window, and fine dust particles floated back and forth in the air, like polished diamond dust, scattered and not dazzling, yet enough to stir the heart.

The man's deep, resonant voice was like a feather gently brushing against his earlobe.

A gentle touch creates ripples on the lake of my heart.

Jiang Jixu paused slightly as he looked at the gorgeous crimson color that had accidentally blurred the border on the drawing paper.

A few seconds later, she continued to slowly twirl the pen.

On the paper, peach blossoms, white and pink, float in clusters on the ink-black branches, layer upon layer, stretching endlessly. The rouge color that had originally seeped out with the brushstrokes was now carefully outlined by her.

As the pen moved, the girl's lips parted.

"Can't wait?"

Jiang Jixu's voice rose slightly at the end, tinged with a faint laugh, "Lu Lishen, are you talking about yourself?"

All that could be heard was the other person's soft breathing.

"……Um."

The very soft reply at the end made the girl's long eyelashes tremble almost imperceptibly.

Her fingers tightened around the paintbrush, but her tone remained calm and composed.

"So, you're admitting it?"

On the other end of the phone, Lu Li took a deep breath and paused slightly. A glint flashed quickly in his dark, deep eyes, but he spoke casually, feigning ignorance: "What does Madam mean?"

Jiang Jixu lowered his eyes, looking at the lark with its rose-colored wings in the painting, pursed his lips, and lowered his voice.

“You admit…” the girl licked her dry lips, “to have designs on me.”

She spoke the last few words very softly.

With trepidation and uncertainty.

The air fell silent for a moment, and all that could be heard was the deafening sound of my own heartbeat.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Although it was only a few breaths, Jiang Jixu felt as if an eternity had passed.

Receiving no reply, the light in her almond-shaped eyes gradually dimmed. She brushed a strand of hair that had fallen beside her cheek, pursed her lips, and said, "Um, I was just joking, please don't..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.

"Feel sorry."

Lu Lishen looked at the overturned water glass beside him, grasping his trembling wrist with one hand. "Could you ask me the same question again?"

"..."

Jiang Jixu took a deep breath and repeated his previous question, "So, you admit it?"

This time, there was no waiting, not even for a second.

Jiang Jixu heard him say:
"I have never denied it."

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The peach blossoms on the paper bloom silently, serving as the gentlest strokes of spring, quietly awakening this lingering spring tide.

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As soon as Xiao Mo arrived, she saw the girl sitting quietly at the table, holding her phone with a smile on her face. Her round eyes were sparkling, and there was a painting that had just been completed on the table.

"Sister Jiang?"

She walked over, waved her hand in front of Jiang Jixu's eyes, and when she still didn't react, she raised her voice.

"Sister Jiang! We have a guest!"

Jiang Jixu suddenly snapped back to reality, and the first thing he did was look at his phone.

The call had ended sometime earlier. Lu Lishen seemed to say something afterward, but at the time, all she could think about was the man's words, "I have never denied it," and she couldn't hear anything else.

The girl's cheeks felt a little hot.

She couldn't help but wonder, was that a confession?
Seeing that she was still in a daze, Xiao Mo simply reached out and said, "Sister Jiang, wake up! We have guests!"

Under the violent shaking, Jiang Jixu finally managed to temporarily expel Lu Lishen from his mind.

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Half an hour later.

Xiao Mo looked at the new order with a smug smile: "Sister Jiang, you're amazing! Our studio's orders are booked until after the New Year."

Turning around, I found Jiang Jixu still staring at his phone.

She leaned closer and said, "Sister Jiang, what are you daydreaming about?"

Jiang Jixu bit her lip, but still couldn't help asking, "Xiao Mo, if someone of the opposite sex says they have ulterior motives towards you, does that count as a confession?"

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Yes, confess your love! Confess your love! Confess your love!