Lin Xingjie felt that her body was so stiff she might as well have been a plaster statue, sitting frozen in her original spot, watching as the other person slowly approached. At a loss for what to do, her first reaction was to simply stay still.
The only thing in her entire body that seemed to be alive was her heart, thumping wildly in her chest, much more active than usual. Her blood ran rampant in every corner of her body, causing the girl's cheeks to flush a rosy color.
When he took her hand and they sat side by side on the sofa, there was a silent moment during which Lin Xingjie was so nervous she dared not breathe. It was only when she was about to suffocate and pass out that she had no choice but to relinquish control over her nose and mouth.
After closing the door and drawing the curtains, within the small, quiet space, the normally inaudible breaths became frantic and weighty, ringing clearly in her ears;
