Chapter 39

However, he did not stop and continued kissing her until he went out of breath.

When he finally pulled away from her, her cheeks were tainted burnt umber and that alone made her look very beautiful…

He buried his head in the crook of her neck and heaved a deep chuckle. "Much better."

Tucking her hair behind her ear, Pei Qian deeply gazed at her.

Gu Xi gave a soft moan and lay on his shoulders. Her legs were all wobbly that she could not even sit properly.

Pei Qian calmed down and helped her up. "Do you know how to dance?"

Gu Xi's sweet voice drifted into his ears. "Of course!"

He stood up and walked towards the music player. Not long after, a piece of elegant music started playing in the massive room.

Gu Xi blankly stared at Pei Qian as he walked towards her. He then bowed to her. "May I have this dance?"

Looking at his expression… Gu Xi could only say that it matched the atmosphere really well.

Gu Xi placed her hand on his palm while Pei Qian looked at her squarely in the eye. His gaze was so focused that his eyes never even left her once…

He placed his other hand on her waist, which Gu Xi could not help but tremble at the touch of it. Her reaction made Pei Qian direct a teasing gaze towards her before they danced.

His glance rendered Gu Xi terribly embarrassed. Wanting to take her revenge, she purposely made a few mistakes from time to time just so she could step on his feet. Unfortunately, he avoided every single attempt of hers. Not only that, every step and move he did look very elegant. 'Damn it!'

On the other hand, Gu Xi was not doing so well. She was sweating profusely.

Gu Xi felt a little annoyed. She raised her head to look at him, only to see a smile on his face. "Relax, Gu Xi. We are supposed to enjoy dancing and not murder each other like what you have been doing."

She turned her head away in embarrassment and stopped trying to step on him.

Heat flushed her face, coloring her fair cheeks with an alluring coral tint. Little did she know, Pei Qian had been staring at her face since she turned her head away.

She snapped out of her trance and turned around only to meet his eyes. The gaze he had on her made her flustered, it was as if she broke something.

And his gaze seemed different from the usual, but she did not dare to dwell into it…

Pei Qian maintained a smile. "Your dancing is not bad!"

At that moment, the music had already stopped and he did not force her to dance with him again. There was nothing to worry more about, anyway. She was a well-educated woman, hence her socializing skills were not bad.

However, he did not let go of her and pressed his forehead against hers. He said in a deep tone of voice, "I really don't understand how Qin Mo could bear to let you go and choose Tang Xinru."

Gu Xi's body immediately stiffened and he knew that he had hit the nail on the head.

He lightly chuckled. "You got angry?"

His facial expression suddenly changed. "Gu Xi, you can't even withstand such comments. How are you going to deal with the others tomorrow?"

"You must remember that you were the one who left Qin Mo and not the other way around." With his hand cupping her chin, he leaned his handsome face towards her ear and whispered into it.

Gu Xi pursed her lips. "Is it that important?"

"Of course it is!" Pei Qian pulled away from her. "All of us will be living in City H in the future. Are you going to continuously avoid them the way a mouse avoids a cat?"

"I won't do that!" argued Gu Xi.

A hint of heartlessness could be seen in the way Pei Qian curled his lips into a smile. "Gu Xi, you will! Because whenever you see them together, your expression will turn very stiff!"

But then again, he was in denial too. He too would never admit the discomfort he felt whenever he saw her expression. Never would he admit that Gu Xi only had Qin Mo in her heart.

Although Qin Mo and Tang Xinru would get married soon, Gu Xi still would not be able to totally forget about him.

At least, in his eyes, that was how it seemed.

Gu Xi did not believe him and walked towards a mirror to look at her face.

Pei Qian lightly chuckled at the sight of her making different faces in front of the mirror and thought that she looked really dumb.

"Look, I don't do that!" She looked at his reflection in the mirror.

Pei Qian slowly walked towards her and stood behind her. He looked at the person in the mirror for quite some time before breaking into a smile. "Gu Xi, that's because you are interacting with me. I'm the one you're seeing right now."

Gu Xi's facial expressions softened and she looked at him in silence before biting her lips. "That's not it!"

She suddenly turned around and walked towards the stairs with quick steps.

Pei Qian did not stop her and only followed behind her at a speed neither too fast nor too slow.

Gu Xi ran downstairs and took her bag to leave the place.

Actually, she completely understood what he meant. He said that she liked him… Yes, it must be it. She would not have misunderstood that.

There was no way that she would like him, for she hated smug people like him.

Moreover, he always forced her to do things against her will. There was no way that she would like him. No way!

'The most hateful man in the world is Pei Qian!'

With her working bag in her hands, Gu Xi walked towards the door. Pei Qian, who was standing by the staircase, crossed his arms and gave a light chuckle. "Are you that afraid?"

"Mr. Pei, you are being really childish!" She gritted her teeth.

"I didn't even say anything!" He smiled. "It's just that you have a guilty conscience."

Gu Xi turned around to face him. "Aren't you being too confident in yourself?"

"I have always been confident! Thank you!" He continued in a lazy tone of voice, "If I remember it correctly, it's still twenty-six days until our contract is over. In that case, you cannot leave my side without my consent."

He evilly waved his hand at her. "Come here right this instant!"

Gu Xi gritted her teeth and gave him a harsh glare.

With her face flushed red in anger, Pei Qian could not help but think that she looked extremely gorgeous.

This was her most beautiful Pei Qian had ever seen, except at the time when she was not wearing clothes, of course.

She scooted close while looking as though she was about to get her head cut off.

Looking at her expression, Pei Qian could not help but think that she probably rarely threw tantrums; otherwise, she would not have looked so angry.

He smiled and walked towards her.

Much to her surprise, he only tucked some loose strands of hair behind her ear before lowering his head to press a kiss on her fair forehead. He then said in a husky voice, "Be careful when you drive."

Gu Xi raised her head and looked at him in disbelief.

A teasing glint could be seen in Pei Qian's eyes. "Of course, you can stay if you want to."

He winked at her to hint his intention.

Gu Xi bit her lips and quickly escaped from the scene.

Pei Qian chuckled before standing upright.

Just then, Song Yazhan suddenly popped out from nowhere. "This doesn't seem like your style."

"What is my style like, then? Bring her to my bedroom and have a great night together?" Pei Qian sat on the sofa and wore a curious expression on his face. "Yazhan, how interesting do you think tomorrow will be?"

"I believe Miss Gu will be yours once tomorrow is over." Song Yazhan smiled.

Pei Qian propped his handsome chin in his palms. "Is that so? But why do I feel that her heart is still with Qin Mo?"

With that said, he walked upstairs without looking back.

Staring at Qin Mo's departing figure, Song Yazhan shook his head. 'How fickle-minded!'