Anyway, before he could finish explaining, they ended up kissing back and forth for quite a while.
Not until they pulled away from each other did Li Qiao finally catch her breath.
Shang Yu pressed his forehead against Li Qiao's; they were so close, their breaths intertwined.
He looked at the girl's swollen lips, swallowed, took a deep breath, and then, cradling the back of her head and burying it in his chest as they nestled on the sofa, said in a hoarse voice, "Sending Ou Bai to the British Imperial to shoot a film is protection, but it's also punishment."
The candidness of the man's words caused Li Qiao to curl her fingers. He was admitting that he was protecting Ou Bai?
Shang Yu looked down at Li Qiao, gently rubbing her forehead with his chin, "The protection I'm talking about isn't about not giving your brother a chance.
