The world stood still, hearts skipped a beat and everything was quiet.
However, for the little creature in his arms, it was only a peaceful night.
Sitting on his seat, unmoving, Li Minghao quietly processed the events. He didn't move a single muscle. Only his chest heaved up and down, in tiny movements and slowly. His heart tried its best to stabilize.
He went too far this time.
Lying on his arms, pressed up against him, there laid Chen Jingyun. Her arms were still locked around his neck while her head rested on his chest. She looked small and vulnerable yet comfortable against his body frame.
Her chest heaved up and down, and her breathing was heavy. She had given in and fallen asleep. She probably wouldn't remember anything that had just happened.
Not like he would.
Moments ago, as they were holding their breaths, and were only inches away from each other's lips. When he felt her finger quietening him down, it was like a spell had fallen upon them. He couldn't look away nor move. If he kept still, her kiss would land on his lips.
But he didn't keep still.
He had looked away, making her kiss fall on his cheek.
It was soft and a little bit wet. Like rose petals brushing against his skin. He barely felt it...yet it was so powerful.
He felt like he had been imprinted. Burned. Electrified.
He thought he had the situation under control to the very last moment, but he had slipped up in the end.
Bringing his fingers to his cheek, Li Minghao couldn't move for the longest time.
As for her...
After her kiss landed, Chen Jingyun didn't seem to mind the rest of the world. She calmly curled on his lap, making herself comfortable as she leaned against him. Her nose buried in the crook of his neck. she held his shirt in a soft grip as she drifted to dreamland. She was like a cat that found her favorite spot.
The cozy cinnamon smell of this person and his cold temperature against her hot skin was like a lullaby to her. They softly sang her to sleep.
Watching them in that position, Su Long and Luo Shao were as quiet as mouses. Before, even if they were inclined to shout, shriek, and combust themselves. They forced themselves to be quiet and not ruin the moment.
But now, they simply couldn't talk.
Their heads were hammered with an unreal reality.
The dark lord had someone embrace him so closely, on his lap, sleeping soundly.
And the dark lord's first kiss was almost stolen!
If pigs can't fly, then how is this happening?
By now, the two of them were completely sober.
Retreating from the scene, the two looked for places to hide. One quietly went to the balcony and shut himself there, while the other slipped away to the bathroom. They refused to come out unless it was safe again.
They knew a tragic fate would come to those who took advantage of the dark lord. Intentionally or not.
Left alone, Li Minghao could only look down at the weight on him. His dark orbs deep and painted with shock. Even his lips were slightly parted as he thought. From time to time his eyebrows would repeatedly furrow and soften up.
Whatever it was that he was thinking, only he knew. Whatever was causing him so much confusion, only he knew. Whatever had shaken him to the core, only he knew.
After a long time sitting in silence, he scooped her up in bridal style. Her weight not fazing him one bit as he circled around the table. He gently lowered her onto her bed and tucked her properly.
His hands avoiding touching her chest area.
For a moment, he stood beside her bed. His eyes quietly studying her features as if he was searching for clues... or perhaps an answer. None of which at the moment she could give due to her state.
Stepping back, Li Minghao called his friends back to the room. He couldn't let one spend the night out in the cold balcony, and the other to hog the bathroom when he wanted a warm shower to clear his mind.
He will figure out what to do about her.