Volume 1

42 Another Incident

He leaned in closer to my face. His lips stopped at the corner of my mouth, his cheek rubbing against mine. He was too close for me to see his eyes; I could only feel his lips looming near my own. The bead of water on them seemed to be able to touch his lips.

A dizzyness overcame me, and my heart beat wildly in my chest. I cursed silently, but I didn't dare consider what this situation was.

Nie Zun's arm wrapped around me, holding me between him and the wall. He slanted his lips slightly and they touched the drop of water on my lips. Like a cloth absorbing water, his lips wicked off the water bead in an instant.

My eyes widened, and finally, I lifted my arm. I held my hand to my chest, in the space between us, trying to calm my beating heart. My lips started to tremble, but he didn't seem to care. He continued to stare at me with his shining eyes, a warmth passing over them.

I opened my mouth slightly to speak, and in that...