Kyoto kisses her

Chapter 84 My brother really likes you, so do you like me?

Huo Jingcheng walked out of the bathroom and saw this scene: Su Ruoyun tilted her head, her ponytail swaying back and forth, the ends of her hair brushing against her bent knees.

Her gaze fell on the bruise on her calf, and she tentatively extended a finger, as if afraid of hurting herself, and gently pressed the bruise little by little.

He didn't walk any further. Instead, he leaned back against the wall, his legs casually planted, his posture languid and relaxed. His gaze, like hers, fell on the bruise, and he asked, "Does it hurt?"

A deep, mellow male voice drifted into her ears. Su Ruoyun, who was lightly touching her bruised fingertips, suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at him, and said softly, "It's alright."

After applying ice, the pain gradually subsided, and only when pressed did a slight ache arise.

After she finished speaking, she wrinkled her nose and sniffed. The fresh scent of lemon instantly filled the air, enveloping the entire lounge and masking the original smell of medicine.

As she was sniffing back and forth, Huo Jingcheng had already strode over to the sofa, sat down on the single sofa next to him, and crossed his legs naturally.

Then, he reached into his sweatpants pocket, took out a cigarette case, knocked out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and his gaze moved down to Su Ruoyun's feet. Her ten toes were like lustrous pearls, all painted with nude nail polish.

Noticing his gaze, several toes curled involuntarily. Su Ruoyun lowered her eyes, the mist on her calves almost dried. She bent down, slipped her feet into her sneakers, and then, while tying her shoelaces, said, "I feel like my brother 'likes' you quite a bit."

like?

Huo Jingcheng raised his hand to put the cigarette to his lips, about to light it, but upon hearing this, his movement suddenly froze, and then he incredulously twitched his lower lip. He wanted to laugh just hearing those two words.

In the process of advancing the project in cooperation between Bank of China and Hengfeng, Hengfeng has continuously squeezed profit margins and lowered profit points.

He couldn't see at all why Su Mingyan liked him.

Watching Huo Jingcheng light a cigarette and slowly exhale, his ambiguous smile making him hard to read, Su Ruoyun couldn't help but ask him curiously, "Are you unhappy?"

In the game of business, it's always better to have one more friend than one more enemy.

Huo Jingcheng stubbed out the cigarette between his fingers, removed it from his lips, his expression unreadable, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Should I be happy to be 'liked' by a man?"

He emphasized the word "like" in his tone.

Upon hearing this, Su Ruoyun remained silent for a moment, then said, "...That seems to make sense too."

"Your brother told you himself that he likes me?" Huo Jingcheng casually lifted his eyelids, speaking clearly word by word.

Upon hearing this, Su Ruoyun shook her head. "I guessed," she asked tentatively, "So, are you two close? Were you friends or enemies before?"

She was still incredibly curious about the answer to this question.

Huo Jingcheng's eyelids drooped, his dark eyes flickered, he raised his eyebrows, casually rested his right hand on the sofa armrest, bent his long fingers and lightly tapped the leather surface, and said the classic quote that Su Mingyan once said: "There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in the world, only permanent interests."

"So you and my brother prioritize profit above all else?"

"You really want to know about the relationship between me and Su Mingyan?" he asked with a hint of amusement.

“I want to,” Su Ruoyun said honestly, “but you said that only by becoming your wife could I know the answer.” Her memory was good; she hadn’t forgotten Huo Jingcheng’s words. “So, are you curious about your brother and want to know the reason, or…”

He paused slightly, looked up at her with interest, and continued slowly, "Or... do you want to understand me?"

Su Ruoyun's heart skipped a beat, but she pretended to be calm and asked, "I don't understand what you're asking?"

Huo Jingcheng, with a cigarette in his mouth, smiled noncommittally.

A little flustered by his laughter, Su Ruoyun stood up, paced back and forth a few times to make sure there was nothing wrong with her walking, and then headed to the restroom.

She had just touched her calf, and her fingertips still carried a trace of the scent.

The door was opened a crack, and Su Ruoyun stepped in. Before she could turn around and close the door, another person squeezed into the bathroom unexpectedly.

"Hey, what are you doing?" she asked, frowning. At the same time, the bathroom door slammed shut, followed by the soft sound of the deadbolt turning.

The next second, before she could react, her mind was still in a daze and her back slammed heavily against the tiled wall. In an instant, a cool sensation penetrated her polo shirt and reached her skin.

Huo Jingcheng stretched out his long arm, braced his hands against the wall, trapping her. He lowered his eyes and slowly closed the distance between them, his warm breath spraying on her cheeks.

The tickling sensation made Su Ruoyun turn her head away, and she could clearly see her own flustered appearance reflected in her dark pupils.

A slight smile curved his lips, his tone gentle, yet each word struck her heart: "Your brother likes me, so what about you? Do you like me?"

The two were so close that their breaths mingled. Su Ruoyun didn't dare to look directly at his handsome, well-defined face. When she heard his words, her ears turned red, and she stubbornly retorted, "I don't like it."

"If you don't like it, why are you blushing?" His voice carried a hint of mockery.

Upon hearing this, Su Ruoyun subconsciously raised her hand and touched her cheek with the back of her hand.

When she looked at Huo Jingcheng again, she saw a mischievous smile in his eyes and realized that she had been tricked.

"Get out of my way," Su Ruoyun said without any politeness.

Seeing that she was truly enraged, Huo Jingcheng stopped restraining her and released his grip.

Su Ruoyun dispensed the hand sanitizer, carefully washed her hands, and deliberately didn't dry them with a paper towel, leaving water droplets on her hands.

As she walked past Huo Jingcheng, she raised her hand and flicked it gently, sending the remaining water droplets flying towards him.

With a soft hum that was barely audible, the door was opened. Su Ruoyun didn't want to stay in the same room with Huo Jingcheng any longer, so she walked towards the door, preparing to leave the lounge.

As soon as she opened the door and peeked through the crack, she saw a person walking towards her from the end of the corridor. He was dressed in a black casual tracksuit, and it was none other than Su Mingyan.

She immediately took a step back and quickly closed the door again. "Don't go out yet, my brother is coming."

No more than a minute after she finished speaking, a crisp knock sounded on the door, and Su Ruoyun, who was leaning against the next door, suddenly jolted.