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“Huh? Where did he go?” Su Niannian blinked and started looking around for Gu Nan’s figure.
From a short distance away, a rustling sound came from the grass.
Su Niannian quickly turned her head in that direction.
Just then, a grayish, dust-covered creature suddenly leaped out from the grass.
Su Niannian had been entirely focused on searching for Gu Nan. The sudden movement startled her for a brief moment.
Her right foot instinctively stepped back, but she happened to step into a small pit in the ground. She staggered and nearly fell.
Just then, a tall figure suddenly appeared beside her.
A strong arm wrapped around Su Niannian’s waist, steadying her just in time to prevent her from falling.
Su Niannian felt the warmth of a large hand resting on her waist.
There were only two people here—Gu Nan and herself. That grayish figure that had leaped out just now was clearly just a wild rabbit.
As soon as Su Niannian steadied herself, the hand on her waist withdrew.
Gu Nan knew that this posture was a little too intimate.
Touching the young lady’s waist like this might have been intrusive.
But just as he was about to withdraw his hand, a soft touch suddenly brushed against his wrist.
Su Niannian’s hand grasped Gu Nan’s wrist, forcing his hand to remain on her waist.
The distance between them was too close.
Close enough that Su Niannian could clearly smell the faint scent of soap on his clothes.
So close that Gu Nan could smell a faint osmanthus fragrance coming from Su Niannian’s hair.
Gu Nan felt his ears grow suddenly warm.
His heart began to race, its beat noticeably quickening.
By her ear, all she could hear was the sound of Gu Nan’s heartbeat.
The grip on his wrist was not strong; Gu Nan could easily pull his hand away.
But at that moment, he didn’t want to do that. He let her delicate little hand continue to hold his wrist.
The warmth from her hand spread through Gu Nan’s palm, reaching his heart.
“You… don’t dislike me, right?” Su Niannian held her position, slightly tilting her head up. She used the moonlight to look at Gu Nan’s face.
gazing into the depths of his eyes.
Not missing a single expression on Gu Nan’s face,
The warm breath brushed against his sharp jawline. Gu Nan unconsciously swallowed,
His Adam’s apple moved, and Su Niannian watched it clearly.
“Not at all,” Gu Nan answered truthfully.
Since this afternoon, ever since Su Niannian started ignoring him, his heart had been in turmoil.
He felt upset, deeply unhappy.
He wasn’t happy at all because Su Niannian had distanced herself from him and refused to have anything to do with him.
He admitted it—he had fallen.
In just three days, he had already developed feelings for this young lady.
Although he felt that he wasn’t worthy of such a beautiful young lady, he couldn’t help but be deeply moved.
He thought that perhaps being together with him would bring her some undeserved gossip and a tarnished reputation.
But he believed he could make it up to her in other ways.
He didn’t want to see someone as beautiful as her with anyone else.
That thought alone would drive him mad.
“Is it really just that you don’t dislike me?” Su Niannian asked, and upon hearing Gu Nan speak, she released her grip on his wrist.
Gu Nan immediately felt a sense of loss, but since Su Niannian had already let go, even if he was reluctant, he couldn’t hold onto her waist any longer.
Just as Gu Nan was pulling his hand away, he suddenly felt something soft press against his chest.
Her slender arms wrapped around his waist.
Warm breath was directly exhaled onto his chest.
She had embraced him entirely.
Gu Nan’s hands froze in midair, unsure where to place them.
Su Niannian rested her face against Gu Nan’s chest. Through the thin fabric of his shirt, she could hear the strong, steady rhythm of his heartbeat even more clearly.
“Is it really just ‘not dislike’?” Su Niannian’s voice was so gentle that it felt as if it could melt a fragment of time itself.
For a brief moment, Gu Nan felt as if he had lost control of his own mind.
His thoughts were completely blank, leaving only the fierce pounding of his heart.
“I like you.”
“I like you very much.”
His stiff hands slowly lowered, wrapping tightly around the girl in front of him, pulling her into his embrace.
This was the first time he had ever embraced a girl.
And it was a girl he liked so very much.
Right now, his mind held no other thoughts—nothing else mattered. Only her.
It felt as if the entire world had room for no one but her.
Su Niannian’s heart swelled with joy—she had hugged him!
That familiar, warm embrace.
Her man.
This embrace lasted for a long, long time.
Su Niannian lifted her head, gazing at Gu Nan’s face.
“So?” she asked softly.
Gu Nan was completely immersed in this warm yet fiery embrace. Su Niannian’s sudden question caught him off guard, leaving him momentarily at a loss for words.
His mind, which had been clouded by emotion, suddenly snapped back to clarity and began racing.
At this moment… shouldn’t he say something?
Seeing Gu Nan standing there dumbfounded, Su Niannian pouted and turned her head away.
“You’ve already hugged me. Are you planning not to take responsibility?” Her voice carried a hint of grievance.
Gu Nan suddenly realized—
“I’ll take responsibility! I will!”
His deep voice was firm as he spoke.
That voice was simply too alluring.
“This is what you said, not something I forced you into.” Su Niannian turned her head back, her cheeks once again flushing red. She tightened her embrace around the man before her.
Gu Nan responded with an even more passionate hug.
He felt as if he wanted to merge her into his very being.
Holding the young girl in his arms, Gu Nan suddenly recalled last night’s dream.
Now, he wanted to be close to her, just like in his dream.
Gu Nan rested his chin on the young girl’s head, forcibly suppressing the heat surging within him.
Now, he wanted to be close to her, just like in his dream.
Gu Nan rested his chin on the young girl’s head, forcibly suppressing the heat surging within him.
“Niannian.”
Gu Nan called Su Niannian’s name in a deep, husky voice.
“Let’s not tell anyone about us for now, okay?”
Su Niannian felt her body stiffen.
Sensing the reaction from the young girl in his arms, Gu Nan quickly explained.
“My family situation isn’t great right now, and I’m afraid that if you’re with me…”
Before Gu Nan could finish his sentence, his lips were suddenly blocked by a soft touch.
The remaining words turned into silent breaths.
The collision of lips and teeth shifted from a hesitant touch to a lingering kiss.
Gu Nan, once passive, now became active.
Su Niannian was engulfed by Gu Nan’s tender and passionate kiss.
His kiss was intense, yet tinged with a careful tenderness.
It wasn’t until Su Niannian felt like all the oxygen in the air had been completely stolen that she finally pushed Gu Nan’s body away.
Su Niannian lifted her head to look at Gu Nan, who also lowered his gaze to meet the eyes of the young girl before him.
How can I tell her that I want to keep our relationship a secret to protect her?
Would she think that I’m saying this because I don’t want to take responsibility?