Shocking! The school heartthrob who was adopted by a wealthy family is actually a heiress!

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In the dim light, his well-defined hands rested casually, his long, slender fingers stretched out in the shadows, his palm slightly upward, a posture of quiet waiting.

Qin Zhao twitched his fingertips and placed his hand on it.

Shen Yanci closed his hands together, the warm, dry touch enveloping her slightly cool fingertips: "Are you cold?"

"not cold."

His body temperature radiated through our skin, and Shen Yanci's hands seemed to be warm all year round.

As Qin Zhao was thinking, her fingers were pinched lightly. She looked up and asked, "Why did you pinch me?"

"Then pinch it back."

"..."

Qin Zhao muttered "childish" under his breath, but his slightly furrowed brows unconsciously relaxed considerably.

The car drove into Lanting Bay, and the security guards only allowed it to pass after seeing Qin Zhao.

They booked delivery for some of the items they bought, and brought the rest with them.

Shen Yanci picked up the handbag from the back seat: "Shall I take you up?"

"Okay." Qin Zhao looked at the things in his hands and reached out to take them. "I'll take them."

Shen Yanci glanced at her and raised an eyebrow: "Then what should I do?"

"..."

Qin Zhao opened and closed his mouth, then said slowly, "I'll take the schoolbag."

"I thought you were saying you were holding my hand." Shen Yanci glanced at her sideways.

Qin Zhao glanced at his hands, which were already overflowing with clutter: "Are your hands free?"

Shen Yanci looked down and paused, while Qin Zhao couldn't help but smile.

In the elevator, Qin Zhao looked at the many things he was carrying and felt a little embarrassed: "I'll take some of them."

Shen Yanci moved his wrist and extended his index finger: "Take this."

Qin Zhao reached out to take the bag from his hand, but Shen Yanci did not let go.

Qin Zhao looked at the finger waving in the air, then looked at him blankly and said, "Give it to me."

Shen Yanci beckoned with his index finger: "It's not here."

"..."

Qin Zhao closed his eyes speechlessly. Shen Yanci said, "Only this finger is free; the rest are currently in use."

"You can take it yourself."

"..."

The elevator moved very quickly, and with a ding, it arrived at Qin Zhao's floor.

Shen Yanci put the things on the entryway cabinet: "The car can't be parked for too long, so I won't go in and sit down."

Qin Zhao lowered his head and said, "Oh."

Shen Yanci: "I'm leaving."

Qin Zhao: "Bye-bye."

She was in low spirits, and Shen Yanci clicked his tongue, thinking how indifferent she was.

He raised an eyebrow and leaned closer: "You can't bear to part with me?"

Two words were on the tip of his tongue but he swallowed them back. Given her current condition, Qin Zhao didn't want to say anything that might hurt him: "What's wrong?"

Shen Yanci looked down at her: "You look sullen."

"No, not at all." Qin Zhao pursed his lips slightly. "I'm just a little tired."

Shen Yanci paused for two seconds, then said in a low, magnetic voice, "Then charge it."

He lifted his eyelids slightly, his dark pupils gleaming with tiny sparkles.

Qin Zhao took two seconds to react: charging?

Was he hinting at something to her? In the mall, and even in luxury stores…

She was lost in thought when Shen Yanci's voice rang out again: "Do you want to finish your homework?"

"what?"

Shen Yanci: "45 seconds left."

Qin Zhao looked at the clean hand outstretched before her, feeling ashamed and embarrassed. Her heart pounded.

She hesitated, then asked, "Just...that?"

Shen Yanci's eyes were dark and deep. He stared at her silently for two seconds, and just as Qin Zhao regretted revealing his thoughts, a slight smile appeared on his lips: "What else do you want?" "..."

Qin Zhao: "I'm asking you... if you don't have it, then forget it."

Shen Yanci lifted his eyelids slightly: "It sounds like you want me to make a request."

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelashes: "I may not be able to...agree."

It's not necessarily possible to do that; that sounds too weak.

Shen Yanci: "If you don't mind the watch, wear it for a couple of days."

Qin Zhao didn't understand why he suddenly brought up the watch; he probably put thought into choosing it and wanted her to use it. She said okay.

They waited for him to continue, but after a long time, Shen Yanci remained silent.

She couldn't help but look up at him.

Shen Yanci stared at her for two seconds, his voice low and magnetic: "Zhaozhao, things are fine as they are now."

Qin Zhao's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Shen Yanci lowered his head: "Have I put pressure on you?"

Lin Jianwei once said that starting with holding hands and practicing repeatedly is not just about doing it, but about trust.

Trust him, trust herself, trust both of them.

His meaningful gaze, his expectation, and his desire for closeness were all invisible pressures for her.

He has been trying very hard to restrain himself.

Qin Zhao pursed her lips, then shook her head. The problem lay with her.

“We fell in love on our own. You don’t owe me anything, and you don’t need to do anything you don’t want to do.” Shen Yanci raised his hand and smoothed her disheveled hair.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he changed the subject: "Of course, if you want to reward me, that's another story."

"..."

The warm atmosphere that had just been formed vanished, replaced by a slightly raised tone.

Qin Zhao: "What reward?"

Shen Yanci's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his eyes trying to be as innocent as possible: "I've already been rewarded, I'll be happy with anything."

Then I'll slap you.

Qin Zhao thought to himself.

She looked at Shen Yanci's face, her gaze brushing past his lips.

A kiss shouldn't be a problem, right...?

She didn't know if it was the lingering trauma from the previous times, or because they hadn't been intimate for so long. The thought suddenly made her heart race.

She had just lifted her feet on tiptoe when a loud "crack" came from behind her, startling her so much that she stumbled.

Shen Yanci held her arm, his brows furrowed as he looked behind her.

Lin Shi stood at the door and rolled his eyes at him: "Don't you have any manners? Coming to someone's house so late at night."

Qin Zhao calmed himself down and withdrew his hand: "He helped me carry my things."

Lin Shi then noticed the various shopping bags next to him and snorted twice: "Qin Zhao, spending money is the easiest way to woo someone. It doesn't take any effort at all. You should be more careful."

"..."

Qin Zhao's eyelids twitched heavily: "Don't talk nonsense."

She interrupted him and changed the subject: "Brother, what brings you here?"

"Didn't Mom say I should come and stay here?" He said, looking at Shen Yanci with a defiant gaze. "I'll live here from now on, so I can protect you."

Qin Zhao had forgotten about that. She didn't think much of it, but she felt that the tense situation between Lin Shi and Shen Yanci would need some time to ease.

Shen Yanci slowly lifted his eyelids: "Why are you talking to me like that? Why don't you come with me and protect me?"

Lin Shi smirked: "A hypocrite like you getting beaten up is a blessing for society."

Qin Zhao frowned: "Brother!"

Lin Shi curled his lip and glanced at Qin Zhao: "Aren't you going in to be a doorman here?"

Qin Zhao gave a vague reply, then looked at Shen Yanci: "I'm home. Drive carefully, and text me when you get home."

Shen Yanci smiled and agreed.

Seeing the two of them being so lovey-dovey when they said goodbye, Lin Shi silently scoffed, feeling even more annoyed with Shen Yanci.

Why aren't my eyes glued to Qin Zhao?