16 To his apartment?

As Qiu Yue wiped her tears nonchalantly, a person's shadow moved ever so slightly and Qiu Yue smirked. How could Grandma Feng be satisfied without knowing about everything? But knowing her, Qiu Yue was more than sure that the show she'd just put on would only serve to please her.

As for how Qiu Yue had known that someone from Grandma Feng's own faction would be here, was simply because from what Qiu Yue could gather. Grandma Feng was very fierce and very protective of her family. Even though she clearly trusted Huo Zi Feng, she would still keep tabs on him, let alone Qiu Yue herself, who Grandma Feng didn't think could handle herself. But if this would ease Grandma's heart a bit, Qiu Yue didn't mind even mailing a copy of the movie to her.

Qiu Yue swiped across her phone and quickly called up Zhou Jia.

"Ah, sister Jia, could I trouble you to call for a press conference later tomorrow? Though please make sure that other than the informed reporters no one else is informed. Also, of the reporters called none should have a connection to the Lang Family or to Bao FeiYin. Please advise them strictly to keep it confidential until the moment of the press conference and also ensure none of the other employees are aware of this arrangement either."

Zhou Jia wasn't entirely sure what Qiu Yue wanted to do, but she quickly set out to following the instructions. After all she didn't think that Qiu Yue would do anything blindly.

After that, Qiu Yue quickly skipped out of the area and went back to the hospital. Meng Hui's condition had been declared stable and the doctor told them that he would be fine after the stipulated time required for healing. Looking at Yuan ZeXi's state, it was very disheartening. Even if Meng Hui would heal, he had been injured. Qiu Yue could understand how he felt, she hated feeling helpless. Right now, because he hadn't been able protect Meng Hui, he was surely beating himself up. This feeling had nothing to do with the strength or abilities of the people they loved. To Qiu Yue, she would always try to protect that person. She felt responsible, she had a need to protect that person. So she could understand what he was feeling.

After she gave them all a change of clothing, she went to look for the doctor to get a prescription for medication to help with her anxiety. Till now, she could only ask Yao Yan to create fake ones but now, with this incident, she could get a proper prescription. She could tell the doctor that her past problems with anxiety had been triggered by today's happenings. It wasn't important really, and she had no idea why she did it, but either ways she felt it was a thoughtless and trivial decision to her.

She stuffed the prescription in her bag and then they bid Yuan ZeXi goodnight before leaving. He insisted on staying behind to take care of Meng Hui and none of them felt it right to say otherwise.

So Yao Yan set off to the Lang family house in her car while Qiu Yue got into Huo Zi Feng's Car.

Huo Zi Feng was a male lead and his choice in cars proved that point thoroughly. It was a completely unrestrained and luxurious McLaren P1. To Qiu Yue, she hadn't been all that into cars and sure, she knew her share of them, but this!! This gorgeous black beauty made her heart beat faster in excitement.

She ran her fingers across the cool metal, caressing it.

'So sexy!'

She bit her lips and thanked her stars as she got into the car. From the seats to the front panel, it was all like the pinnacle of luxury. It was... slightly surprising. This car was unrestrained, it was blatantly sexy. It wasn't much like the Huo Zi Feng most people knew, but Qiu Yue could understand after these few months. In his seemingly routine and cool actions lay a surging current of indulgence. He didn't often have the want for things but he never practiced restraint on those he did.

This was his car, only he ever used it. No other driver had ever driven it.

Qiu Yue was right, Huo Zi Feng was really very unrestrained with his desires and if he ever wanted something he'd go to any lengths to get it. This, of course, wasn't limited to just cars.

From the day Qiu Yue had accepted him, the month had already ended. But after that single conversation on that day, it seemed like she had completely pushed the subject to the back of her mind.

But to Huo Zi Feng even saying the words, "I'll wait for you.", had been torture. So how could he handle this radio silence!

Already, it didn't matter what she wore or what she did, everything she did seemed deliberate, a very successful attempt at driving him crazy.

Even today, even now, though she sat in such close proximity he had to remind himself that nothing could be done. He could only drop her home, he was supposed to anyway. But then her hotel room was farther away from hospital than they'd thought so Qiu Yue had fallen asleep with her head rest on the pane of the side window. Her lips parted slightly in an opening and her long black lashes lying steady on her cheeks. Her small hands were tucked into her jacket before going around her in a hug. She looked tired and the cuts on her charming face just made Huo Zi Feng all the more reluctant to wake her up, when he realized that the keys to her apartment were with Yao Yan. He quickly put a call through to Yao Yan but she only laughed.

"Why don't you take her over to your place?"

Yao Yan yawned, she too was very tired.

"I'm really tired so I don't think I can drive up to you guys now..."

Of course that wasn't the only way to get the keys to them, she could send it over with someone else, but who the hell would love dog food?!

ヽ(｀Д'#)ﾉ

Constantly throwing it at single dogs, those two were the heartless ones!

These two kids needed more time together. Closer, way closer to each other, and much farther from her sight.

The exasperation in Yao Yan's voice left Huo Zi Feng speechless. Before he could even say anything, Yao Yan hung up on him.

He then turned to look at the girl who sat there sleeping defenselessly and she shifted slightly leaning towards him. As Qiu Yue fell forward the top of her dress shifted too.

Very white.

(m｡_｡)m

....

....Was the universe testing him?!

He gently placed her head on his shoulder and then placing a hand under her knees and picked her up. Walking steadily to avoid jolting her awake, he rode the elevator up to his pent house on the top floor, all the while reciting the verses of the Confucian learnings in his heart.

After debating endlessly between the guest bedroom and his own, finally Huo Zi Feng put her down onto his bed and walked out to the living room

Actually, Qiu Yue had woken up when Huo Zi Feng had called Yao Yan. But then she had realized that her keys were with Yao Yan, obviously she could get in without the keys too but then hearing what Yao Yan had said her heart had started to beat faster.

This was... a chance? She could go over to his apartment?

That guy was respecting her 'wishes' and she wasn't that courageous that she would outright say anything! Not yet at least.

But when he picked her up, she could feel him so close, and she stiffened a bit but his scent and warmth comforted her.

That lasted for about three whole seconds before she fell down the rabbit hole and her thoughts started running at 500 miles a minute.

All sorts of scenes that could happen, at this point she was cursing herself for being like this.

His breath, his hands, the way his collar bones showed when he removed his tie slowly...

Slowly unbuttoning his shirt... his arms surrounding her as she could feel his muscles clench...

After Huo Zi Feng set her down on the bed he walked to the washroom and soon Qiu Yue could hear sound of water rushing and she knew he was taking a shower.

She quietly got up and sat on the edge of the bed looking around his room. This feeling... she had been in other homes before but somehow it felt different this time. It was like the slight anxiousness and excitement held a grip on her heart firmly. Even looming around his room, she could feel that it was suited to his taste.

It was arranged perfectly and the room had bright white walls. There were Jacobean wood shelves in front of the bed. There were stacks and stacks of thick books on them and from a cursory glance, Qiu Yue could see that most of them were heavy academic topics. There were also traditional Chinese gifts, which Qiu Yue felt were most likely given to him by his grandparents.

Beside the bed sat a lamp and a bedside table. A tablet lay on top of it, for work no doubt.

But in this clean and serious room, there was one thing that was odd. There was a photo-frame with cartoon characters, no doubt chosen by a young girl who loved flowers and fairies, and framed within was a picture of two kids. The young girl had a bright smile and two pigtails and there were flakes of mud on her face, while the boy had a cool and calm look on his face even then, but his fingers were stretched out to clean the girl's face.

From the original owner's memory, Qiu Yue knew that while the boy looked very cool, he was also very gentle to the young girl. That's right, the boy and girl were Huo Zi Feng and Qiu Yue. She smiled as the nostalgia washed over her. Though they weren't her memories, to this body they were very much her own.

But with the nostalgia she also felt slightly melancholic. Though they shared the same name she wasn't really this world's Lang Qiu Yue. Somewhere, perhaps the one Huo Zi Feng was in love with was the original Qiu Yue.

When Huo Zi Feng stepped out of the shower, he had already put on a shirt, though it was sticking to him slightly, parts of his body and hair were still wet. The first thing he saw was Qiu Yue, she was looking at a very old picture of them.

An indescribable feeling arose within Huo Zi Feng.

"You were one of my only friends."

He said, as he walked towards her.

"To me then, you were a very dear existence, but I only felt for you as a brother. To me now, you are an indispensable existence..."

"Perhaps, perhaps something changed, I don't understand what, but I feel as though what I feel for you now is for the person you are now."

Qiu Yue's lips parted slightly as she looked at Huo Zi Feng, her cheeks flushed slightly at his current condition. His words always soothed her, they washed over her like a wave of gentle comfort.

In the moments between her heartbeats Huo Zi Feng was already so close to her. As his earnest eyes looked straight into hers with a burning gaze, his hand lightly touched hers and after waiting a moment he slowly intertwined his fingers together with hers and leaned forward. As Qiu Yue closed her eyes she could see his long lashes flutter against his fair skin. Anticipation crept in as she waited for the touch of his lips.

"Bread for sale!~Fresh Bread!~"

@(;･ｪ･)@/

(But it never happened.)

They both jumped apart at the sound of the sudden ringing and couldn't even begin to comprehend what was happening. The next ring brought her to her senses and she quickly went to pick up the call, her cheeks flushing as she cursed herself for choosing such a ringtone. In all honesty this was to annoy Yao Yan! And she never kept her phone volume up to even hear it ring so why now?!

Huo Zi Feng had already long since accepted his wife's tastes, and if she liked bread... he would open a bread production company then.

After that the mood died, so instead Qiu Yue and Huo Zi Feng sat about to have a quick dinner.

Looking at Huo Zi Feng quickly and expertly setting up the dinner Qiu Yue felt surprised.

'Such a nice housewife!'

'Ah wait it can't be wife no?'

'That would be a shame...'

In fact after the meal as she licked the ice cream that Huo Zi Feng had sent up Qiu Yue really wanted to commend his skills.

"Senior Feng! You are really so skilled at everything! So neat and clean, good at cooking... perfect wi— husband!"

Huo Zi Feng felt very proud at being praised by wife, his lips folded into a smile as he spoke.

"Ah Yue is willing to keep me then?"

Looking at her licking the ice cream off the spoon like a squirrel with round cheeks, Huo Zi Feng couldn't control his heart. With his words those round cheeks were stained with a red hue. He struggled for a few seconds but then he leaned over to her seat on the sofa and moved the ice cream box to the table. Then he placed one hand on the cushion, trapping Qiu Yue between him and the sofa.

Looking at the small and strong young lady in front of his eyes his temptation only grew stronger.

'The first time may have been interrupted but this time wouldn't be!' Huo Zi Feng said to himself.