"Stop it. That's obviously being a perv," Ye Yinan retorted, her face flushed red.
Jack loosening screws—those words kept replaying in her mind.
"Oh? You're blushing? Let me see!" Shen Lang teased, tilting his head to look at Ye Yinan's red face.
He finally understood Ye Yinan's strange sense of shame.
The reason she didn't mind her previous eccentric behaviors was that, when they first met, Shen Lang told her those hobbies of hers were normal, just a bit niche.
Ye Yinan believed him, so she didn't feel embarrassed about doing them—she even found them exciting.
But when it came to flirty jokes or accidental exposures, she felt shy.
These were things she understood within her own frame of reference, untouched by Shen Lang's tricks, so her embarrassment was natural.
"You're so bad."
Ye Yinan clung tightly to Shen Lang's waist, burying her flushed face into his chest, embarrassed and self-critical.
"And I'm a bad girl too, liking a bad guy like you."
**[Option 1: Hold her waist, press her against the railing, and kiss her passionately!]**
**[Option 2: Gently touch her face, look deeply into her eyes, and kiss her softly yet firmly!]**
**[Option 3: Sweep her off her feet in a princess carry, toss her onto the bed, and take her aggressively!]**
Shen Lang thought, with such a perfect atmosphere, it'd be a waste not to steal a kiss.
He wrapped an arm around Ye Yinan's slender waist, cupped her burning face, gazed into her shyly averted eyes, and leaned in.
"Wait, wait a second!"
Right before their lips met, Ye Yinan panicked, pushing Shen Lang away and turning her face, red and flustered.
"I-I'm not ready yet."
"Huh?" Shen Lang was dumbfounded. He thought the little rich girl had some elaborate idea in mind.
But "not ready yet"? What kind of logic was that?
Ye Yinan clutched her wildly beating heart, confused as to why she stopped him.
Last time they kissed, she felt nothing, but now just meeting Shen Lang's eyes made her inexplicably nervous.
"What's wrong?" Shen Lang tapped her shoulder curiously.
"Don't come closer!"
Ye Yinan jerked away like she'd been shocked, pointing to the space between them. "Stay right there!"
"What's going on?" Shen Lang frowned, bewildered. The little rich girl was acting weird today.
Ye Yinan hesitated before walking closer. She avoided looking directly at him, instead taking his hand and shaking it, then lightly patting it against her own face.
After seemingly regaining a familiar feeling, Ye Yinan closed her eyes tightly, slightly puckered her lips, and nervously awaited Shen Lang's move.
Shen Lang smiled knowingly.
He understood her mindset now.
Having never interacted with guys growing up, let alone dated, Ye Yinan didn't know how to handle her feelings.
Despite her eccentric quirks, when it came to liking a guy, her reaction was no different from any other girl—she got shy.
In short, Ye Yinan was transitioning from an emotionless, inexperienced girl to someone experiencing love for the first time.
"Relax," Shen Lang murmured softly before leaning in to gently kiss her lips.
Ye Yinan, inexperienced, tensed up and breathed heavily.
Her hands, initially poised to push him away, balled into fists, not knowing where to go, awkwardly resting against her chest like a boxer preparing to fight.
Below them, the grand banquet hall bustled with influential guests attending her birthday party.
The thought of being the center of attention—a rich heiress, in Shen Lang's arms, completely at his mercy—excited Shen Lang even more.
He couldn't help himself and let his hands wander.
To his surprise, the little heiress had quite the figure.
"No, no, stop! You're terrible! You're so bad…"
Ye Yinan's words were almost identical to what Shen Lang had heard from another girl in a similar situation.
Her hands weakly grabbed his wrists, attempting to push him away but lacking the resolve, leaving them as symbolic gestures.
After a long while, Ye Yinan collapsed into Shen Lang's arms, breathless, her throat moving as though gasping for air.
"Damn it... I've become a bad girl..."
Shen Lang thought to himself, *If kissing makes her feel like a bad girl, what'll happen when we go further?*
"This is all your fault."
Ye Yinan nestled into his chest, pouting, "I was never like this before."
"Fine, I apologize," Shen Lang teased.
"No need."
After a moment, Ye Yinan stepped back, hands behind her, her graceful figure poised. She smiled brightly, confidently confessing, "Shen Lang, I like you. I want to be with you!"
"I know."
Shen Lang brushed her wind-tossed hair aside and nodded gently, waiting for her to continue.
"I also want to be your girlfriend!"
Ye Yinan's use of "also" revealed her awareness of Shen Lang's other girlfriends and her acceptance of his playboy ways.
"Deal." Shen Lang agreed without hesitation.
How could he refuse such a stunning, talented girl who didn't even mind his flaws?
"You kiss so well—I want more!"
Ye Yinan leaned in again, closing her eyes expectantly.
"Addicted now, huh?" Shen Lang teased but leaned in anyway.
At that moment, Shen Lang thought, *If she'd had a normal upbringing, surrounded by love and care, she would've been just like this—cheerful, open, and genuine.*