After not hearing Rong Xuan’s answer for a long time, Gu Ye pursued and asked again.

Rong Xuan pretended to be confused. She blinked her eyes and asked, “What did you say?”

Gu Ye deliberately lowered his voice and laughed. The sound was so crisp that it made her ears itchy.

He said plainly, “I said, when will you want me under you?”

Gu Ye lifted Rong Xuan’s hand and pressed it firmly against his chest.

Rong Xuan could feel the rhythm of her heart beating under her chest, thumping again and again with great force, as if striking on it.

Under Gu Ye’s guidance, her hand slowly moved down, bit by bit to the position of his abdominal muscles which had no excess fat.

This process seemed very long, but in fact it only took a few seconds. Obviously, it was separated by clothes, but she felt lightheaded just like Gu Ye. Although it was Gu Ye’s own initiative, Rong Xuan still froze and her face burst red.

She bit her lower lip until it turned pale. “Gu Ye! You—”

Gu Ye curled his lips up. He didn’t continue to tease Rong Xuan. With a slight force of his arms, he enveloped her in his embrace.

His nose was filled with the scent of honey locust.

The moment she was in his arms, Rong Xuan only felt that her whole heart had settled down. If she was still a bit unsettled because of the previous car accident, then she was now completely at ease. It was as if all the wind and rain were isolated from this warm embrace, and that this was her harbor.

It was really strange.

She and Gu Ye hadn’t obviously known each other for a long time, only a few months, but most of her sense of security was given to her by Gu Ye. He was silently telling her that she could rely on him wholeheartedly.

After the two of them hugged quietly for a while, Gu Ye spoke, “Rong Yi isn’t having a good time inside. Your father is trying to find ways to get her out but my father is putting pressure on the Rong family.”

Rong Xuan raised her head slightly and said, “Can Uncle investigate the Rong family in depth?”

If he dug deeper, what Rong Yao and Ji Ning did in the past could be investigated as well, right?

Gu Ye pondered for a while. “It’s possible, but are you okay with it?”

Rong Xuan shook her head with a firm face. “It’s fine by me. I suspect that my mother’s death is related to my father and Ji Ning. I just want the truth.”

Gu Ye frowned slightly. He didn’t expect to hear such a sentence. If it was really like what Rong Xuan guessed, then Rong Yao was too much of a scum, right? Such a person was simply not human!

Gu Ye agreed. “I understand.”

After the two talked about business, Gu Ye began to be naughty again. He seamlessly switched between being serious and unserious. Everything was at this whim.

“You can kiss me.”

Rong Xuan glared at Gu Ye.

Gu Ye leaned over, his eyes fixed on Rong Xuan’s, and their faces appeared as if it were about to be pressed together in the next second.

His tone was somewhat aggrieved. “Don’t you want to kiss me?” When he was with her, he always wanted to touch her, kiss her and hug her, and her every move made his heart flutter. However, she never took the initiative to do anything to him.

If Rong Xuan could take the initiative, he would definitely lie down and do nothing.

Rong Xuan bit her lower lip. Gu Ye had already closed his eyes at this time, waiting for her kiss.

She hesitated for a couple of seconds, then quickly leaned forward to give him a peck.

A very light kiss landed on Gu Ye’s cheek.

With Gu Ye’s eyes closed, the corners of his lips slightly rose up.

He’s satisfied.

He opened his eyes and unexpectedly kissed Rong Xuan on the cheek as well.

He smiled triumphantly. “This is payback.”

Rong Xuan turned around and walked away. Where was the promised male protagonist? This boy in front of her was really childish.

———pr

Three days passed like that.

On that day, Rong Xuan’s phone kept vibrating during class. She first hung up, then set the phone to silent mode and no vibration, before taking a look at the incoming call log.

It was from her father, Rong Yao.

It didn’t take long for Rong Yao to call again after she hung up.

Rong Yao didn’t care in the slightest that Rong Xuan was in class, making phone calls one after another.

By the time the bell rang signalling the end of class, the teacher had dragged the lecture for a while. Rong Xuan waited until the teacher left the classroom before getting up to the door to answer the phone.

As soon as the call was connected, Rong Yao scolded, “What’s the matter with you? You only answered my calls now?”

Rong Xuan’s tone was calm, “I’m in class.”

“I’m your father. I’ve made so many calls, can’t you work around it? Can’t you tell the teacher?”

Rong Yao’s tone carried a hint of impatience. After being criticized by Rong Yao, Rong Xuan remained calm.

Before, Rong Yao pretended to be a loving father and spoke warmly to her, but Rong Xuan was never deceived.

She clearly knew that Rong Yao was such a realistic person and she had seen through his personality a long time ago.

If he finds a person useful, he would show warm concern towards them, but once he finds that the person was useless, they would be thrown away by him in seconds.

The other Rong Xuan had been ignored by him for many years.

A fake was still a fake after all. He’s not a loving father. He pretended to be one but now as soon as something came up, Rong Yao revealed his true color. He didn’t even bother to slow down his voice. Just from his tone, one could imagine how furious he was.

Rong Xuan walked to a relatively quiet corner. “What is it?”

Rong Yao barely calmed himself down. “Go and talk to your future father-in-law. Make him stop pushing me so hard. You’re fine anyway, so let’s each take a step back and settle this privately.”

In the previous car accident, although no one died, many students were injured.

One girl even became disabled and had her legs amputated, unable to stand up for the rest of her life. Her whole life was ruined.

Private? Why should it be private?

Rong Yi made a mistake, how could they settle this privately? How unfair would it be to others?

Where the hell did Rong Yao get the nerve to make such a request?

“Is there anything else you want to say?”

“What’s the problem with you? I’m talking to you right now and this is your attitude towards your father?”

Rong Xuan flatly smiled. “Yes. It’s you who’s asking me for help. Is this your attitude towards me?”

Rong Xuan returned Rong Yao’s words to him. Since Rong Yao made this call, it must be because he couldn’t contact Gu Ye’s father. He must be anxious.

Rong Xuan guessed that the Gu family had put more pressure on the Rong family in the past three days. After all, she had previously asked Gu Ye to speak to his father that he should investigate the Rong family in depth. It was best to find out what Rong Yao and Ji Ning had done in the past. Rong Yao must be in tenterhooks right now.

When Rong Yao heard Rong Xuan’s words, he suddenly realized that this daughter of his had been out of his control long before he knew it.

She was too calm and too cold, as if she’s facing a stranger instead of her father. If it was in the past, he would never even think about it because he believed it couldn’t happen. But what he thought was impossible was happening at this moment. Rong Xuan’s voice sounded as if she had no feelings for her father.

It’s not a nice feeling at all.

Rong Yao tried to suppress the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart, and ordered, “Let’s speak after you’ve completed the matter.”

Rong Xuan asked back, “Why should I help you?”

Rong Yao shouted angrily, “What did you say? Your wings are hard^[1]to have grown up now, is that it? How are you talking to your father?”

Rong Xuan pursed her lips, her eyes were cold. “This is just the way I talk. Rong Yi did something wrong and hurt so many people, why should this matter be settled in private? I can’t help you. It’s out of the question.”

“Rong Xuan, you’re f*cking turning against me? I’m your father!”

Rong Xuan’s grip on the phone tightened slightly. “Dad, take care of yourself first.”

Wait for a while. She reckoned Rong Yao wanted to look after Rong Yi, but he wouldn’t have the chance to do so.

Saying so, Rong Xuan simply hung up the call.