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Chapter 232 Xu Chan: Be careful

After a while, the doubt on Li Zhi's face froze, and then, like a sudden Siberian cold wave, the air temperature plummeted.

Those eyes, which had just held a hint of doubt, gradually lost all warmth.

Her slender eyebrows were slightly lowered, her lips were pressed into a displeased line, and her delicate chin was tense.

She walked silently into the living room, her gaze fixed on her father. Her eyes were calm, yet carried a silent question, as if to say, "Explain yourself?"

Old Li, who had just been stared at by his daughter's death gaze, was frozen on his face when he saw the smile on his face when he saw his daughter.

Almost reflexively, he shrank his neck, a guilty smile instantly spreading across his face. He rubbed his hands together and gave an awkward laugh.

"Um... Zhizhi, you've finished your exams? Cough... You're back pretty early... Did you get wet on the way? How did the exams go?"

Every word he uttered exuded a strong survival instinct, a clear "I was wrong" attitude.

Li Zhi's gaze slowly swept over his father's face, which was filled with guilt and an attempt to get away with it. However, the corners of his mouth gradually curved upwards into an unusually clear arc, outlining a bright smile.

However, there was no warmth in his eyes; instead, they were like a frozen lake, so clear and sharp they were piercing.

She even tilted her head slightly.

The warm lighting in the living room seemed unable to dispel the suddenly oppressive atmosphere.

Shen Yuan almost simultaneously received some kind of danger signal, and subconsciously shrank his neck, feeling a chill on the back of his neck.

Old Li felt a chill run down his spine from the overwhelmingly intimidating smile, his neck involuntarily shrank back again, and he sank even deeper into the sofa.

That awkward smile was almost impossible to maintain; all that remained was the thought, "My life is over."

Shen Yuan, who was standing to the side, quietly shifted his body, trying to make himself less noticeable.

The entire living room fell into a deathly silence, broken only by the soft rustling of Li Zhi's down jacket and the unusually "gentle" yet incredibly dangerous smile on her lips.

“Um… Zhizhi,” Lao Li’s voice softened, revealing an undisguised fawning tone, the last syllable drawn out and weak.

"Isn't it because I've been too busy with work these past few days?"

Lao Li tried to shift the blame.

"Oh."

Li Zhicai wasn't buying it and gave a lukewarm response.

But soon, the beautiful girl's face showed an expression of utter grievance.

She stepped forward, almost standing in front of Lao Li's toes, forcing Lao Li to lean back slightly.

“Me! Your daughter! Final exams! Over!” she emphasized, enunciating each word clearly.

"You! You actually forgot! And you went out to eat so happily! You even remembered to ask if I got wet?! Then why didn't you come pick me up?!"

"I went home! Nobody answered! Do you know how sad I am?!"

Old Li was completely overwhelmed by his daughter's logic and imposing manner.

Faced with his daughter's probing questions at close range, he was completely defeated. His dignity as a middle-aged father vanished, leaving only the awkwardness of an old man being tightly held by his little darling.

He knew that any explanation at this point would be futile and might even make things worse.

Just then, a soft cough suddenly rang out in the living room. Li Zhifei quickly turned his head and saw Shen Yuanfei quickly lower his head.

The pretty girl slightly raised her chin and nodded towards the empty sofa next to her father. Her voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable sense of command: "Shen Yuan, come here and sit here!"

Shen Yuan felt a chill on the back of his neck.

"No... I'm innocent!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yuan saw Li Zhi's gaze sharpen.

Although he was internally resistant, Shen Yuan's body betrayed him.

Under Li Zhi's intense gaze, her legs automatically began to move.

Almost stiffly, Shen Yuan moved to the sofa and carefully sat down next to Lao Li.

The moment their bottoms touched the sofa cushions, the two of them, as if they had rehearsed beforehand, simultaneously shrank their necks into their collars, hunched their backs slightly, and only dared to steal glances at Li Zhi standing in front of the coffee table out of the corner of their eyes.

Two men, one big and one small, huddled side by side on the sofa like quails, heads tucked in, barely daring to breathe.

Xu Chan watched the play with great interest.

"Let's put my dad's matter aside for now. What about you, Shen Yuan? Why didn't you tell your aunt and uncle that we'd be back after our exams today? Hmm?"

On the sofa, Shen Yuan, who had been trying to keep a low profile, suddenly looked up, his face filled with disbelief and astonishment, his voice rising eight octaves.

"I'm innocent! Li Bao! I swear to God! I...I did tell them! I thought they knew!"

He seemed to have finally found an outlet to speak, his previous timid demeanor vanished, and he straightened his back, trying to defend himself.

Shen Yuan's tone was full of grievance and incomprehension, as if he had truly suffered a great injustice.

He instinctively looked at Ms. Zhang Yuyan standing at the kitchen door, seeking her support: "Mom! You be the judge! Didn't I say that?"

All eyes immediately focused on Zhang Yuyan, who had just peeked out from the kitchen.

Zhang Yuyan glanced at her son on the sofa, who was trying to explain with a flushed face, and then at Li Zhi, who was exuding an aura of authority across from her, and chuckled.

"Hmm? Did I say that?"

Upon hearing his mother's flippant question, which carried a hint of amusement, Shen Yuan, who was sitting on the sofa, felt as if he had been struck by an invisible thunderbolt!
His pupils contracted violently in an instant!

"what?"

Shen Yuanren was numb.

Shen Yuan's mouth was slightly open, his jawbone like a rusty lock, unable to close.

He even subconsciously raised a trembling hand, his knuckles stiff as he pointed to himself, then to the innocent, confused face with a hint of a smile at the kitchen doorway.

That expression was a mixture of utter bewilderment and a soul-searching question: "Who am I? Where am I? What did I just say?"

mom!!!
My dear mother!

That was a really fast backstabbing!

Selling your son without batting an eye?!

Just as this deathly silence and confusion intertwined with accusation, a series of crisp laughs, which could no longer be suppressed, suddenly rang out from the opposite side of the sofa.

Li Zhi, who had always maintained a cold and aloof queen-like demeanor, seemed to have had her most sensitive spot for laughter touched at this moment.

He bent over, one hand on the back of the sofa, the other hand covering his stomach, his shoulders heaving violently.

The beautiful girl's delicate face, which had previously held anger and reproach in her pretty eyes, was now completely filled with a bright, star-like smile.

Her eyes even glistened with tiny drops of water from laughing so hard.

Li Zhigang's resentment at his father for forgetting his exam, and his deliberately crafted lecturing aura, completely crumbled in the face of Shen Yuan's utter bewilderment after being precisely targeted by his own mother.

She looked at Shen Yuan's face, which was filled with disbelief, and then at Ms. Zhang Yuyan's innocent yet playful "I know nothing" expression at the kitchen door.

The intense comedic effect swept away the last shred of "life" that Li Zhi was trying to maintain, like a raging flood.

Li Zhi laughed until tears welled up in her eyes.

That undisguised, radiant smile acted like the most powerful stress reliever, instantly dispelling the previously oppressive atmosphere in the living room.

Only the girl's clear and incredibly genuine laughter remained, echoing happily in the warm space.

Lao Li and Shen Yuan exchanged a quick glance, then both breathed a sigh of relief, feeling the alarm had been lifted, and grinned from ear to ear.

At this moment, Ms. Zhang Yuyan, who was leaning against the kitchen doorway, looked at the two men, one big and one small, on the sofa who seemed relieved.

Her gaze subtly swept across the living room and precisely landed on Xu Chan, who was sitting on a single sofa.

Xu Chan was resting her chin on her hand, watching her husband and...daughter's boyfriend with great interest from beginning to end.
At that moment, she received a look from Zhang Yuyan, a look filled with tacit teasing and the pleasure of "watching the fun go on".

Both mothers smiled even more broadly.

As for Comrade Shen, he had already taken out his phone.

Li Zhi laughed so hard her shoulders trembled slightly. It took her a while to slowly recover, and there were still a few tears of laughter in the corners of her eyes.

She raised the back of her hand to wipe her moist eyes and took a deep breath.

The relaxed atmosphere from the earlier burst of laughter hadn't completely dissipated, but her watery eyes narrowed slightly as they focused precisely back on her father.

The lingering laughter in the living room seemed to be instantly drained away by this silent gaze.

The smile of relief on Lao Li's face hadn't faded when he felt his daughter's familiar gaze lock onto him again, and his heart, which had just relaxed, jumped again.

"cough……"

Old Li coughed lightly, trying to ease the newly formed low pressure.

Li Zhi didn't give him a chance to make excuses. The smile on his lips still lingered, but the temperature in his eyes had dropped a bit, clearly conveying the message that "this matter is not over yet."

She slightly raised her chin, facing Old Li, and asked clearly, word by word, "Dad—what do you suggest we do about this?"

Just as Lao Li was sweating profusely with anxiety, feeling like he was about to be executed by his daughter's gaze while sitting on the sofa.

In a flash, Lao Li saw Lao Shen's phone.

Old Li had a flash of inspiration.

Old Li quickly took out his phone and transferred 1000 yuan to his daughter.

"Let's buy some delicious food!"

Old Li's voice carried an urgency to escape the trial, and he still dared not look directly at his daughter.

"Don't ask anymore, Dad was wrong! Take this for now! I'll definitely give you a big red envelope for the New Year!"

"..."

Li Zhi glanced down at the transfer record on her phone, then looked at her father's face, which was both embarrassed and helpless, yet also carried a hint of "see how sensible I am, calm down."

The anger and grievance that had been brewing on the beautiful girl's face for so long instantly froze.

A complex expression shifted rapidly across her delicate face: "How could they be so perfunctory?", "But I feel like I've gained something from this?", and "I don't know whether to stay angry or laugh."

Finally, her tense face quickly exhaled, and the beautiful girl glared fiercely at Lao Li.

I'll settle the score with you when we get home!

Meanwhile, beside Lao Li...

Shen Yuan witnessed Lao Li's incredible feat of using his money to bribe the beautiful girl, and almost burst out laughing.

How similar!

How similar they are!
Thinking of this, Shen Yuan turned to look at Ms. Zhang Yuyan.

My mother was still standing at the kitchen door, her face still showing a mixture of confusion and amusement.

Shen Yuan extended his hand without hesitation, palm up, his five fingers playfully hooked, his movements swift and decisive, his eyes conveying a knowing and expectant look that said, "I understand, let's not beat around the bush."

The meaning is self-evident.

100 yuan and you throw a tantrum, 200 yuan and you're calm and collected, 300 yuan and you forget everything!
Zhang Yuyan was amused by Shen Yuan's sudden attack, feeling both annoyed and amused, and instinctively glared at him.

Comrade Shen, standing to the side, showed no emotion whatsoever, or rather, he deeply agreed with this "crisis management approach."

He took out his phone with remarkable ease, his movements as swift as if he had practiced it countless times. With a soft "beep," his fingertips rapidly tapped the screen a few times.

The next second—

"Ding--"

Shen Yuan's phone emitted a clear notification sound almost the instant Lao Shen finished operating it.

Shen Yuan took out his phone and saw a red envelope.

200 yuan, calm and collected.

Shen Yuan's face instantly lit up with a radiant smile.

He gave his dad an approving look that said "you've got it," then immediately turned off the screen, stuffed the phone into his pocket, and did it all in one smooth motion.

"Hey, thanks, Dad!" He happily withdrew his hand.

Li Zhi witnessed the whole thing, then looked at his father who was still smirking.

Looking at Shen Yuan's smug expression of "getting all the benefits," the little grievance from before completely vanished, leaving only a mixture of amusement and speechlessness.

This guy……

The pretty girl couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth, and a helpless smile curled up slightly.

Just then, Shen Yuan put his phone back in his pocket, smacked his lips with satisfaction, and the smile on his face had not yet completely disappeared.

Seeing his expression, Li Zhi gave him a wink.

Shen Yuan immediately understood and quickly got up.

Under the watchful eyes of the four adults, the two walked side by side with complete composure towards Shen Yuan's bedroom.

Pushing open the door, Shen Yuan stepped aside to let Li Zhi go in first, then followed him in, and with a soft click, closed the door.

The air in the living room seemed to freeze for a second after that soft sound.

Comrade Lao Li's smirk froze, his eyes fixed on the closed bedroom door.

The knowing glances his daughter and Shen Yuan exchanged earlier, and the now-closed door, struck the old father's heart like an invisible shockwave.

A complex emotion, difficult to describe, instantly welled up in my heart.

"My daughter's all grown up," "She's got a pig," "This brat is so self-righteous!"...

He instinctively opened his mouth, but his lips moved and no sound came out.

Old Li stared blankly at the door for several seconds, his mind buzzing.

He turned his head almost blankly, looking at his wife who had been watching the whole thing with great interest, with a mix of disbelief, confusion, and a touch of grievance.

His expression seemed to ask, "You...you just went in like that?"

Xu Chan received a look of resentment from her husband.

She slowly picked up the water glass on the coffee table, took a sip, and glanced at Lao Li indifferently.

"What else can we do? The kids are all grown up now, let them be. We've already lost track of time and are in the wrong, why should we worry about it?"

Old Li opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't utter any words of blame or intervention.

As for Shen Yuan, he felt incredibly excited!
How blatant! He lured his girlfriend into his bedroom right in front of his father-in-law!!
As soon as the bedroom door closed, Li Zhi immediately turned around, her beautiful eyes staring straight at Shen Yuan.

"Hey!" Her voice was low, tinged with eager curiosity, "My dad gave me 1000, how much did your dad give you?"

The girl's voice carried a hint of smugness, as if she was holding back laughter, waiting to see his reaction.

"Oh, 1000, that's quite a lot..." Shen Yuan nodded subconsciously in agreement, his smile still on his face. But the next second, when the number actually reached the core of his brain's processing—

The smile on his face seemed to freeze for half a second before shattering with a "crack"!
"How many?!"

Shen Yuan's eyes widened instantly, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets! His mouth opened slightly, and he gasped for a breath of icy air, letting out a short, distorted gasp: "...Huh?! 1000?!!"

Just a moment ago, I was feeling smug and complacent because of the 200 yuan difference, but now this huge amount of money has completely crushed me!
"No..." Shen Yuan's voice suddenly rose, filled with incredulous accusation, "1000?! Old man... Comrade Li gave you 1000?!"

He pointed incredulously at the door panel.

The huge psychological gap made Shen Yuan feel extremely unbalanced, and a surge of hot blood rushed to his head.

The "calm and composed" feeling of having 200 yuan was instantly shattered by the comparison of 1000 yuan!
"No, no, I have to have a serious talk with my dad."

With that, Shen Yuan turned around to open the door.

His hand had just touched the cold doorknob, and before he could even turn it, he heard Li Zhi's voice in his ear.

"Oh? Get out? Are you sure?"

The pretty girl looked at Shen Yuan with great interest.

"If you go out now, you will face—"

"Old Li, you just spent 1000 yuan, just finished being 'educated' by me, and are probably internally complaining about 'your daughter being kidnapped when she grows up,' and are also gritting your teeth at me!"

Shen Yuan was taken aback.

The hand that was reaching for the doorknob seemed to be burned and quickly withdrew!

Shen Yuan sniffed, swallowed, and felt his throat was a little dry.

He silently retreated to his original position.

Forget it...

200 yuan...that's pretty good.

Really...

Li Zhi laughed when he saw Shen Yuan's timid appearance.

A silvery laugh drifted out of the bedroom and clearly reached Lao Li's ears.

The old father's expression instantly became complicated, a mixture of helplessness, heartache, and a sigh of "a daughter is not meant to stay at home once she grows up."

But what made Lao Li's expression even worse was yet to come.

Because Shen Yuan and Li Zhi returned late, and Ms. Zhang Yuyan's cooking wasn't enough for six people, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi had to order takeout.

After the parents finished eating, Lao Li saw Shen Yuan happily carrying McDonald's takeout into the room.

These two idiots aren't planning to come out, are they?
Frustrated, Lao Li picked up his teacup and gulped down a mouthful.

Xu Chan's shoulders trembled slightly at her husband's expression of barely suppressed laughter.

"Alright, Lao Li," Xu Chan patted her husband's tense arm, her skirt swaying gently as she stood up, "Look at your bitter face, like your treasure has been stolen."

"But who said children have their own thoughts?"

Old Li choked for a moment, unable to catch his breath.

"Times have changed!" Not seeing something and seeing something are indeed two different things.

Especially in the current situation.

Although Li Zhi didn't tell his parents directly that he was dating Shen Yuan, did they think Lao Li and Xu Chan wouldn't notice?
What can two childhood sweethearts who are in love do in a room?

Studying?!

Final exams just finished! Can I even study?!
Xu Chan shook her head, then walked to the closed bedroom door, bent her knuckles and knocked lightly three times on the door, her sweet voice filled with laughter: "Zhizhi?"

The wooden door opened a crack, revealing Li Zhi's face.

"mom?"

Xu Chan glanced past her daughter at Shen Yuan, who was peeking out of the room, before her gaze returned to her daughter's face.

"Zhizhi, it's getting late, time to go home?"

Xu Chan's voice was soft and questioning.

Li Zhi's smile instantly faded, replaced by a smug look of having a handle on someone.

She didn't answer her mother immediately, but instead glanced towards the living room, though she didn't see anything.

Turning to look at her mother, the beautiful girl narrowed her pretty eyes slightly, deliberately raised her voice, and said in a tone that was both spoiled and willful yet self-righteous, "Go home?"

"Let's see! I'm in a bad mood right now!"

She tilted her chin toward the living room, deliberately drawing out the last syllable, speaking with perfect clarity.

"Especially—I don't want to see my dad at all! Seeing him makes me angry!"

After saying that, she let out a heavy snort, her little expression vividly conveying that her anger had not yet subsided.

Xu Chan, standing outside the door, couldn't help but chuckle. With a hint of schadenfreude, she turned to look at her husband on the sofa, whose face had instantly stiffened.

She shook her head and smiled as she spoke to Li Zhi.

"Alright, alright, you're the boss! So, come back whenever you're in a better mood?"

A sly glint flashed in Li Zhi's eyes. He nodded quickly, then gave Xu Chan a sweet, slightly coquettish smile: "Mm!"

In the living room, Comrade Lao Li, who felt completely disliked, looked bitter and resentful.

Even the way they looked at Lao Shen was a little unfriendly.

His face was full of resentment, as if his son had kidnapped his daughter.

What could Lao Shen say?
Just stay cowardly!
Inside the bedroom, Shen Yuan couldn't help but chuckle softly as he watched Li Zhi's wonderful little expressions and self-righteous demeanor.

Hearing Shen Yuan's laughter, Xu Chan looked at Li Zhi and said, "Don't be too late, be careful!"

The moment Xu Chan finished speaking, the smugness on the girl's face froze.

Shen Yuan, who was in the room, also started coughing suddenly.

Like a thin veil being lifted in an instant, all the subtext about "safety" emerged nakedly into Li Zhi's mind, making her suddenly realize how much mischief and hints were hidden in her mother's smiling eyes.

An indescribable surge of heat instantly rushed from my heart to the top of my head!
Li Zhi felt her cheeks suddenly become incredibly hot, and her small earlobes turned so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

"mom!!"

Xu Chan watched as her daughter instantly transformed from a smug little fox into a flustered little cat, and finally couldn't hold back her joyful laughter any longer. She walked away with a satisfied smile, full of teasing.

In the living room, Lao Li, who had been straining his ears to try and glean a tiny bit of information from the crack in the door, now resembled an old cat whose heart was being scratched by curiosity.

He watched his wife walk back with a smile on her face, and his body instinctively leaned forward, showing a hint of eagerness and an undisguised thirst for knowledge.

"What secrets did you whisper with your daughter?"

"what?"

Xu Chan was still basking in the joy of her successful teasing when she heard Lao Li's question. She stopped briskly, a sly glint flashing in her smiling eyes.

She even turned slightly to the side, glancing at the closed bedroom door out of the corner of her eye, before deliberately answering Lao Li in a clear tone that everyone in the living room could hear.

"Oh, it's nothing! I just told Zhizhi, 'Don't stay out too late, be careful!'"

She pronounced the words "Be careful" clearly and loudly, enunciating them perfectly.

The moment the words fell—

"Pfft-cough cough cough!!!"

Old Shen, who had just picked up his teacup to take a sip of water to calm himself down, suddenly spat out a mouthful of tea onto Old Li's face.

Old Shen, who was spraying water, choked quite a bit himself, coughing awkwardly as he looked at Old Li, who looked completely bewildered.

"Ouch! Old Li! I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean to! Cough cough cough..."

"Quick, wipe it clean! Oh dear, look at this..."

Old Shen hurriedly put down his teacup and frantically grabbed tissues from the coffee table, but his face showed no sign of shame, only a smile.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi are childhood sweethearts, inseparable from their two childhood friends, Lao Shen and Lao Li.

"..."

Old Li finally recovered from the shock of being bathed in tea and then being swept away by the gust of wind.

His head swayed from side to side as he was being wiped, and the expression on his face changed from blank to a kind of melancholy that came from being deeply favored by fate.

His gaze was fixed on Old Shen, whose face showed no remorse, and was filled with silent accusation.

My daughter was lured into your room by your son, and I have to sit here and have you spray tea all over my face and violently wipe my face?
What did I do to deserve this?!
"Pfft..."

"Hahahaha!"

Old Shen has completely stopped pretending.

"Shen Guohao, you're finished!!"

"Hey hey hey! Old Li! Li Shicheng!!"

The living room echoed with the two ladies' barely suppressed laughter and the playful banter between two childhood friends.

Behind the tightly closed bedroom door, one could faintly hear Shen Yuan's pleading voice.

In the room...

"Well!!!"

Li Zhi's fair and delicate face turned bright red instantly, like a steamed shrimp!

She could no longer contain her feigned smugness and capriciousness; her shame and anger transformed into a tangible flame that surged to the top of her head.

"You idiot Shen Yuan!! What are you laughing at!"

"Huh?" Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi with an innocent expression.

But before he could say anything, Li Zhi lunged at him, his target being his arm.

"Ouch—it hurts! Li Bao, be gentle!"

"No! I didn't say that! What does it have to do with me!"

"It's none of your business! It's none of your business!"

Li Zhi's face turned bright red, and the shame made her grip even tighter, as if she wanted to vent all the fright she had received from her own mother on Shen Yuan.

The pretty girl not only pinched him, but also pounded his shoulder haphazardly with her other hand: "It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"

The girl wasn't very strong, but she was filled with shame and indignation.

The two of them wrestled together in Shen Yuan's small study.

In an instant, the room was filled with rapid breathing, pleas for mercy, and sounds of shame and indignation.

In the midst of this intense yet childish physical conflict, it transformed into a uniquely intimate and playful squabble between the two of them, both annoying and subtly sweet.

Seeing Li Zhi's appearance, Shen Yuan couldn't help but laugh while grimacing from being pinched.

"No! What does your mom mean by 'safety'? What does that have to do with me?"

"Shen Yuan! You're asking for it!!!" Li Zhi was instantly filled with shame and anger when he heard him dare to repeat that word!
The beautiful girl switched to using both hands, her ten fingers like claws, to scratch the ticklish spot on his waist.

"Don't say it! Don't say it again! You dare mention it again! You idiot!"

Shen Yuan laughed as she tickled him, shrinking back, his tall figure looking somewhat awkward in the cramped space between the desk and chair.

"I was wrong, I was wrong! Let's not talk about it anymore! Let's not talk about it anymore!"

Shen Yuan laughed and begged for mercy, frantically trying to grab Li Zhi's hands that were causing trouble.

Li Zhi was not about to let him off easily. Her cheeks flushed, her fingers moved so nimbly they seemed to dance, determined to make him taste the shame and indignation that "be careful" brought.

In the midst of this intense dodging and pursuit, a cunning glint flashed in Shen Yuan's eyes.

Seeing that Li Zhi was reaching out again, he stopped dodging and instead lunged forward to meet him!
"ah!"

In a flash, Shen Yuan's strong hand accurately grasped Li Zhi's slender wrist!
The movement was swift and decisive, instantly stopping all her scratching!

However, this is just the beginning!
With her wrists restrained, Li Zhi instinctively tried to struggle and pull back, but was firmly held in place by an irresistible force.

Shen Yuan didn't stop at just grabbing her; instead, using the momentum of her forward movement and his own strength advantage, he decisively crossed and twisted Li Zhi's wrists behind her back, in the opposite direction of her struggle!
"what?!"

Before Li Zhi could finish his short exclamation, he was interrupted by the movement of his body pressing backward.

Shen Yuan's hands moved without stopping.

After grabbing her wrists which were twisted behind her back, he pressed his arm down forcefully!
Li Zhi felt a strong yet subtle force coming from her restrained wrist, causing her to stagger half a step and lose her balance.

In the blink of an eye, Li Zhi felt dizzy and his whole body was spinning. He was almost pushed and half-forced back into the chair!
"Well!"

A muffled groan escaped from Li Zhi's throat.

The chair back bumped against her back.

It doesn't hurt, but it brings a clear sense of being firmly restrained.

More importantly, Shen Yuan did not loosen his grip on her wrists when she sat down.

He leaned forward, one hand still firmly gripping Li Zhi's wrist that was twisted behind his back, while the other hand swiftly braced itself on the armrest of the chair beside Li Zhi!
The towering figure loomed over them like a mountain, instantly creating an extremely oppressive encirclement.

Li Zhi was completely pinned to the chair!
The chair back was a solid support, his arms, which he had braced against the armrests, formed an invisible barrier beside him, and his figure, so close to him, gave him a strong sense of presence. The force on his wrist was real and inescapable.

The bedroom fell eerily quiet, with only the distinctly rapid breathing of the two people clearly audible.

Shen Yuan's chest rose and fell slightly as he looked at the beautiful girl's wide eyes, which were wide open with shock and embarrassment.

The warm breath brushed against the stray hairs on the girl's forehead, carrying the boy's unique coolness and a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

Li Zhi was forced to look up, and his clear eyes, which always held a sly smile, were now wide open like those of a startled deer.

The blush on the girl's face intensified, spreading across her cheeks and neck like a fiery sunset, all the way to her delicate earlobes.

She instinctively tried to twist her wrist, but the struggle only conveyed a sense of powerlessness from being restrained, making the tense stalemate between the two even more pronounced.

Li Zhi clearly saw the triumphant look in Shen Yuan's eyes, though it was still tinged with a hint of nervousness and excitement after the initial excitement.

The unfamiliar posture and the overwhelming sense of oppression made her instantly forget all words, leaving only the violent pounding of her heart.

Time seemed to stand still under this intense gaze.

Li Zhi forgot to struggle.

All the shame and anger transformed into a deeper sense of helplessness in this silent yet overwhelming gaze.

In those eyes reflecting the boy's face, a clear, unnoticed, absent-mindedness, a willingness to be trapped, rippled through her.

Shen Yuan's hot breath sprayed onto her forehead and temples.

He looked down at her, his deep black pupils clearly reflecting her flushed and helpless face.

The girl's rapidly heaving chest and slightly trembling lips were right in front of me, like a silent invitation.

Shen Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.

The impulsiveness I felt when I subdued her vanished instantly, replaced by a deep-seated longing.

He felt as if his heart was about to explode, the sound of it pounding like a drum vibrating in his eardrums, and his blood surging and roaring through his body.

The boy unconsciously tightened his grip on the girl's wrist, his fingertips even able to feel the frantic throbbing of her pulse beneath her skin.

He lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze slowly moving down her nose, finally settling on her lips, which had a faint, moist sheen.

The air in this confined space became incredibly thin and viscous.

Shen Yuan couldn't help but move closer to her.

The aura of a young man gradually enveloped the area.

They could clearly feel each other's body temperature through their clothes, and the intense heat made Li Zhi's eyelashes tremble violently like the wings of a startled butterfly.

Li Zhi's heart suddenly stopped for a beat!
Overwhelming shame surged like a tsunami, instantly silencing all her reasoning.

The beautiful girl could clearly feel the scorching heat approaching; the temperature in his deep eyes almost melted her completely.

An unprecedented panic gripped her, and she instinctively snapped her eyes shut.

The subtle, willing reverie she had felt earlier vanished without a trace, leaving only a burning shyness that was about to consume her completely.

Li Zhi could even feel his cheeks heating up at an alarming rate, as if his earlobes were about to burn.

She dared not look anymore, she could not look anymore.

Even though Li Zhi had already kissed Shen Yuan, it was only on the cheek.

And it's completely different from the current situation!
Mom and Dad are outside the room!
If we get caught!

Li Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

Just then, there was a sudden noise coming from the door!
Then Lao Li deliberately raised his voice.

"Zhizhi! We're going home!"

Old Li paused for half a second, seemingly implying, "Daughter, come home, stop hanging out with that brat."

That familiar voice instantly shattered the almost frozen, ambiguous atmosphere in the room!
Shen Yuan felt as if he had been pricked by an invisible needle and jerked away!

He loosened his grip on Li Zhi's wrist as if he had been electrocuted, and hurriedly straightened up, taking a large step back in a disheveled manner, almost bumping into the desk behind him.

The scorching pressure that had been enveloping Li Zhi vanished in an instant.

The restraints were suddenly released, and Li Zhiye let out a soft "Ah!" Almost instinctively, he opened his eyes, which had been tightly closed due to tension!

Her first reaction was to quickly withdraw her freed hands and hug them tightly to her chest, her wet eyes filled with immense embarrassment and a hint of bewilderment.

Outside the door, before Lao Li could speak again, Li Zhi's voice came.

"understood!"

She almost subconsciously raised her voice to respond to her father outside the door, her voice carrying a hint of urgency and concealment that she herself was unaware of.

Old Li stood at the door and moved his hand, but was eventually pulled away by his wife.

"Let's go, let's go, why are you bothering this young couple?"

Xu Chan said with a smile, "I've already said what I wanted to say, do you think they'll do anything reckless?"

Old Li looked at his wife and shook his head helplessly.

At this moment, only the rapid and awkward breathing of the two people remained in the room, the atmosphere that had been forcibly cut off carrying a lingering sense of unease.

Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan, and with a hint of venting her anger, raised her hand and slapped Shen Yuan's arm, which was still on the armrest and hadn't had time to retract!
"Serlan!"

Her voice, barely audible, was filled with annoyance and lingering shame.

The moment she finished speaking, she sprang up from her chair like a startled fawn!
The hands that were originally wrapped around her chest were quickly released, as if the chair were some scorching hot place.

The girl moved with astonishing speed; the blush on her cheeks not only didn't fade, but seemed to be evaporated again by the sudden movement of getting up.

The color turned even more intense, with a pink tinge even covering the fair neck.

She didn't even have time to turn around and look at Shen Yuan one more time.

"I...I'm going back!"

Leaving behind this brief, almost breathless statement, Li Zhi rushed to the door in a few steps, like a whirlwind carrying a sweet fragrance.

Just as Li Zhi's hand was about to grasp the cold metal doorknob, a very light breeze carrying a familiar scent swept past him.

A slender hand suddenly reached over her shoulder and slammed heavily onto the closed door with a loud "smack"!
The entire movement carried an irresistible force and urgency, like an invisible gate that instantly blocked her way out.

"and many more!"

Shen Yuan's disordered breathing sounded behind her ear, and his warm breath sprayed onto the soft hair on her head, carrying a scorching presence.

Li Zhi's body stiffened abruptly; the oppressive feeling so close made her freeze in place.

My heart was pounding wildly in my chest.

The girl's knuckles turned slightly white from the force she exerted.

With his last bit of strength, Li Zhi turned around very slowly.

Shen Yuan's arm was still braced against the door beside her, his body leaning slightly forward, trapping her in the narrow space formed by himself and the door.

The distance between the two suddenly shortened, and they could almost hear each other's breath.

The girl pressed her back against the door panel, as if only in this way could she feel a little safe.

Li Zhi raised her head, and her gaze suddenly collided with Shen Yuan's burning gaze at such close range.

“You…” Li Zhi’s throat tightened, and he wanted to regain his usual domineering manner.

But her voice trembled slightly as she spoke, revealing her inner turmoil and anxiety.

"...What...what do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)