"I...will wait for you to dine."
Zhuo Ya's soft and glutinous hand seized Gu Yanting's downward moving hand, her eyes tinged with red.
"That's my good Ah Ya."
Gu Yanting kissed the corner of the woman's lips.
Zhuo Ya felt aggrieved and disgusted inside, but could only let the man do as he pleased.
After the man had his fill of kisses, he wiped her neck and said, "I'll come over early, wait for me obediently."
"Okay."
When would she be able to leave Gu Yanting?
"Okay."
When would she be able to leave Gu Yanting?
Five minutes later, Zhuo Ya took a car to school while Gu Yanting looked on with a cold expression at the departing vehicle.
The butler came over and respectfully reported, "Young Master, Miss Zhuo Ya's last medical check-up results are out. She has a bad stomach and shouldn't eat anything too cold."
"Tell the chef not to make those spicy dishes anymore."
"But the young miss likes to eat them..."
Gu Xiaoxiao liked spicy food, especially those with strong flavors, which were her favorite.
Gu Yanting's eyes turned cold, "There's no need to mind that."
"Yes."
...
"Zhuo Ya, what's wrong with you? Your face is so pale. Are you sick?"
"Yeah, you just played a wrong note."
"You never used to play a wrong note."
Zhuo Ya was a musical prodigy; she had passed grade ten in piano and never made a mistake before.
"I feel a bit uncomfortable."
Zhuo Ya had a backache.
It was just a dull pain in the morning, but now it had turned into severe pain.
Classmates around her wanted to take Zhuo Ya to the hospital upon hearing this, but she declined.
After making up an excuse, she left the piano classroom alone.
As she walked out of the piano classroom and passed by the basketball court, a basketball flew toward Zhuo Ya's head.
Just as it was about to hit Zhuo Ya on the head, a hand caught the ball, and the man's body bumped into Zhuo Ya. She inhaled a strong scent of male pheromones, causing her pale cheeks to instantly turn a deep red.
Feeling slightly embarrassed, she took a step back, not seeing a stone behind her, her whole body leaning backward.
Just as she was about to fall, the man swiftly protected her head.
"Classmate Zhuo, be careful."
After the man let go of Zhuo Ya, he revealed a set of white teeth and reminded her with a smile.
Zhuo Ya's heart raced uncontrollably as she looked at the man's handsome face, unable to contain her excitement.
It was Senior Song Zhe.
Song Zhe was a grade above Zhuo Ya and was universally acknowledged as the heartthrob of the school.
He was the heir to the Song Corporation, generous and good-looking with a sunny appearance, a legal prodigy who had already obtained his lawyer's license, a man of many talents and great learning.
"Thank you, Senior Song."
Zhuo Ya clutched the fabric at her side, her voice trembling as she apologized to Song Zhe.
"Your face is so red. Were you scared just now?"
After returning the basketball to the players on the court, Song Zhe saw Zhuo Ya's slender body shaking, her head hung low like a little pity that tugged at the heartstrings.
"No, I wasn't scared."
Zhuo Ya hastily explained to Song Zhe with some panic.
Song Zhe's eyes lit up as he looked at Zhuo Ya's beautiful flushed face.
"To repay me, let me treat you to lunch. What would you like to eat?"
Senior Song was asking her to lunch?
Zhuo Ya's mouth fell slightly open, her already beautiful face looking even more pitiable at that moment.
Seeing Zhuo Ya displaying an expression of disbelief, Song Zhe teased her, "What's wrong? Don't you want to have lunch with me?"
This girl really was pure and beautiful!
"I..."
"Dingling."
Just as Zhuo Ya was about to say something, her phone rang in her pocket.
Zhuo Ya looked down to take out the phone, and upon seeing the caller ID, the flush on Zhuo Ya's face gave way to a pallor.
Her pale fingers trembled involuntarily, and she clenched her teeth and rejected the call straight away.
She had no intention of dealing with Gu Yanting.
"Whose call was it?"
Song Zhe noticed something was wrong with Zhuo Ya and asked curiously.
Zhuo Ya explained in a low mood, "Telemarketing."
"What do you want to eat?"
"There's a pretty good barbecue place near the school. Do you like barbecue?"
It was Song Zhe's first time asking a girl out, and he was unsure how to proceed.
Zhuo Ya had a delicate stomach and ate rather bland food, only occasionally having barbecue with classmates, but she enjoyed it very much.
In the Gu Family's home, she didn't dare to eat such things, for Gu Yanting had very high standards when it came to food.
"Does Senior like to eat grilled meat?"
"The spicier, the better."
Song Zhe winked at Zhuo Ya.
Zhuo Ya's heart beat fiercely, and she lifted her chin, saying, "I also... "
Liu Ying?
Zhuo Ya's words stopped abruptly mid-sentence, her pupils contracting involuntarily, as she saw Liu Ying standing behind Song Zhe.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing her like this, Song Zhe waved to Zhuo Ya and asked.
Zhuo Ya's face stiffened, and she hurriedly lowered her head, "I don't have time today, sorry."
"Zhuo Ya."
Song Zhe didn't understand what was wrong with Zhuo Ya, seeing her slender body trembling, he thought she was sick and tried to reach out to grab Zhuo Ya, but she ran too fast for Song Zhe to catch up.
Song Zhe stood there, his brows furrowed, his heart sinking with loss.
He had finally found an opportunity to ask Zhuo Ya out, and it just slipped away like that.
"Miss Zhuo, the young master is waiting for you in the car."
Liu Ying glanced at Song Zhe and caught up to Zhuo Ya, reminding her in a whisper.
"I'm coming now."
A hint of disgust flickered in the depths of Zhuo Ya's eyes, her expression listless as she approached Gu Yanting's car.
On the small path outside the school, a black vintage car was parked at the corner.
The person inside the car saw Zhuo Ya coming their way, put the documents she was holding aside, placed her hand by the door, and at that moment, the door opened.
Zhuo Ya, looking at the open door, entered the car with her head down.
The instant Zhuo Ya entered the car, a hand immediately pulled her into an embrace.
The burning lips grazed Zhuo Ya's ear, the intense and enticing breath filling the entire car.
"Ah Yan."
Zhuo Ya clutched at Gu Yanting's clothes, her voice hoarse as she called out his name.
"Who was that man just now?"
He had seen?
Zhuo Ya's breathing was irregular, her body trembling violently, and she broke into a cold sweat on her back.
"You seemed very happy, didn't you?"
Gu Yanting lifted Zhuo Ya's hair and continued with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
"I wasn't smiling."
"His ball accidentally hit me... he was just apologizing to me."
"Just apologizing?"
Gu Yanting pulled Zhuo Ya's face closer to him, his frosty visage devoid of any emotion.
Seeing Gu Yanting like this, Zhuo Ya swallowed hard and nodded, "Really, he was just apologizing."
"I thought you were going to dine with him."
Zhuo Ya was so frightened by Gu Yanting's cool tone that she could hardly speak.
"I wasn't."
"Ah Ya, sometimes I really want to hide you in my pocket so that no one can see you."
The man's obsessive and crazed gaze made Zhuo Ya's body tremble.
The scalding heat seemed like it would consume her entirely.
She placed her hand on Gu Yanting's chest, suppressing her fear as she exclaimed, "I'm hungry."
"Then... feed me first."
Gu Yanting pressed her down on the seat cushion, covering her without regard for Zhuo Ya's struggles.
His delicate touch brushed against Zhuo Ya's tender skin, eliciting a muffled moan from her.
"Gu Yanting... you bastard."
The girl's face flushed red, her eyes rimmed with red as she roared at the man above her.
Gu Yanting looked into her eyes, tinged with red, and leaned down to bite her plump red lips.
"Ah Ya, don't make me angry, okay?"
"Gu Yanting, I will die."
Zhuo Ya's grip on Gu Yanting's shoulders slowly loosened, and she suddenly spoke to Gu Yanting in an almost exhausted tone.
Hearing Zhuo Ya say this, Gu Yanting narrowed his cold eyes, mocking her chillily, "Die? Zhuo Ya, do you dare to die?"
"Don't forget, you still have a foolish brother in the sanatorium."
Zhuo Feng was Zhuo Ya's Achilles' heel.
Her mother owed the Gu Family, and she was willing to atone for her mother's sins, but she couldn't drag Zhuo Feng into it, he was just a fool!
"Ah Ya, I've said before, as long as you behave, I won't hurt him."
The girl's empty gaze made the dark undertones in Gu Yanting's eyes stir.
He hugged her close, his hand gently grasping her waist.
"Ah Ya, will you be obedient?"
"Gu Yanting, do you treat me as a pet?"
To be played with when happy, and kicked aside to fend for oneself when not?
Gu Yanting pressed his forehead against Zhuo Ya's and asked, "Are you?"