She turned to look at him and saw that he was coming towards her. Her eyes looked at his chest and they trailed down his abdomen looking at his well muscular toned body and abs. "What's wrong?" he asked when he reached her and she raised her eyes to look at his. "I-I don't know what happened to the door. It refused to open," she said and he walked towards the door. He turned the knob multiple times and it refused to open. "I think it has jammed. We shall have to give it sometime and if it doesn't open by tomorrow then I shall call a specialist to come open it," he said. What did he mean by that? Was she supposed to sleep here in his room? "Ah... can't we ask any of the guards for help?" she asked. She didn't want to sleep here! "I don't think they can do anything," he said. 'They had to try at least,' she thought. She didn't think that he was letting this opportunity go to waste, did she? "Then... where will I sleep?" she couldn't help but ask. "This room is so big to accommodate the both of us, isn't it?" he asked and she looked around until her eyes fell on the couch.
"I will sleep at the couch then," she offered. "Great," he said before going to his closet and fetched a pillow and a quilt for her. She thanked him and sat at the couch then her eyes looked at the door again. Perhaps she should go try again. "It won't open tonight. It has ever happened," she heard him say and she immediately averted her eyes away from the door to look at him. Her eyes followed him around the room until he went to his closet and she could no longer see him.
She wondered if she could be able to fall asleep in this room knowing that he was in.
Her eyes then caught sight of Shan's picture and by looking at it, she could only imagine how much he must have loved her. "You wanted to say something when you came," she was interrupted by his voice. On turning to look at him, he was dressed in his PJ shorts holding the shirt in his hands.
Did he have to come back in that state? she thought. "Yes," she said and watched him sit on the bed. "Tell me," he said. She carefully thought about it. Was it a good idea talking to him about the abortion when the door couldn't open? What if he gets angry and strangles her with no one to help. "I came to...ask for permission to visit my parents," she said instead. "When do you want to do it?" he asked even though the thought of her going to Beijing didn't sit well with him. "I haven't thought of the day yet. I just came to enquire if it was okay," she said.
"It's okay so long as you inform me beforehand," he said and she nodded before saying," Thank you so much Mr Jin Liwei."
"Is that all?" he asked and she nodded.
"Sleep well," he said and she watched him put on the shirt then entered the bed. Positioning the pillows, she laid down on the couch and covered herself then she saw the lights being dimmed. A while later, the room was filled with silence and she wondered if he was already asleep because she had failed to sleep. She slowly turned to look at him but she couldn't tell whether he was sleeping or not. She closed her eyes praying for sleep to come and later, she fell asleep.
A long while later, Jin Liwei stood up from the bed and walked to the couch. Reaching, he noticed that she was already sleeping and bent down then carried her towards the bed. Carefully placing her down, he laid close to her and looked at her critically. She was sleeping peacefully and as his eyes were scrutinizing her, they fell on her slightly parted lips and he was tempted to get a taste of them. Slowly learning towards her, he pressed his lips onto hers careful with his actions. As time passed, what began as a peck slowly intensified and he ended up kissing her. He kissed one lip at a time taking his time to feel them.
On Li Fei's side, it felt like she was having a dream and in it she was kissing Jin Liwei. She started kissing him back with the same vigour. When she kissed him back, the heat only increased and his kissing intensified.
"Jin...Jin Liwei," she seductively called and his fingers that were brushing the skin of her waist paused. Looking at her, he noticed that her camisole had pulled up showing her navel and stomach. From the thin layered material, he could trace her round bosoms. His throat went dry at this but before he could do anything, he remembered that she was sleeping and this was taking advantage. Even though she had kissed him back, she wasn't in her sober state.
He immediately retreated and properly covered her with a blanket. He went to the bathroom to first put off the heat that had spread to his body with a cold shower before joining her in the bed. This time, he maintained his distance not wanting to cross the limits.
In the morning as Li Fei was sleeping, she realized that her bed was so soft and warm, filled with that scent she liked the most. She kept on switching positions in the bed as a faint smile appeared on her lips.
Slowly, she opened her eyes yawning and they took in the strange room until she remembered something and immediately sat down.
She had slept in Mr Jin Liwei's room and wait, didn't she sleep at the couch? How did she end up on his bed then? She quickly checked her clothes to realize that they were intact and she breathed a sigh of relief. She heard water running in the bathroom and she quickly left the bed to go check the door. With one single pull, the door opened and she looked back before leaving his room. By the time Jin Liwei came back, she was gone.