Her lips hesitated, parting ever so slightly, but the words she wanted to say clung stubbornly to her tongue, refusing to break free.
"Hey, don't make that face... It's ugly," Zhang Wei teased, half-opening one lazy eye only to catch her gazing at him with an expression of woeful pity.
"!"
"What did you say!?" Cai Wenxi's voice spiked, laced with playful yet feigned outrage. She bolted to her feet, her fingers swiftly capturing his collar in a firm grip.
Her eyes ignited with a fierce, unyielding intensity as they bore into his!
"..."
"..."
A heavy, awkward silence enveloped them for a tense moment before Zhang Wei's expression softened, melting into a gentle, mischievous smile.
He glanced out the window where the rain performed a soothing symphony, its droplets tapping in rhythm against the pane, as if sympathizing with his plight—perhaps even playing in his favor.
