Chapter 128
"Then at home... is it okay?"
The young man's crisp scent, mixed with his warm breath, drilled right past her ear and straight into her heart.
Ye Zhenzhen's brain buzzed and instantly exploded.
How dare he?!
In broad daylight, in front of everyone, this dog was simply... TOO bold!
Before she could recover from those wild words, a piercing screech of brakes tore through the air.
The bus pulled into the stop, and the doors hissed open.
Like a startled rabbit, Ye Zhenzhen subconsciously tried to step back, only wanting to get as far away from this hazard as possible.
But Gu Ran did not give her the chance.
The moment she stepped back, the young man flipped his wrist and accurately clamped onto her hand, his palm scalding hot.
"Get on."
Gu 'Bossy CEO' Ran spat out those two words with unquestionable authority, dragging her toward the bus doors.
Ye Zhenzhen was completely dazed. The heat radiating from her wrist was startlingly hot.
One second ago she had just laid down the "no touching" rule, and the next second he tore it up right to her face.
What was this?
A slap in the face on the spot?
Utterly rebellious Gu 'Dog' Ran!
"Let go!" she lowered her voice. Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, she only dared to mutter quietly.
Gu Ran turned a deaf ear. His grip actually tightened a bit as he swiped his card, boarded the bus, and found a seat, all in one smooth motion.
The back row of the bus, a double seat.
Gu Ran took a long stride, blocking her into the window seat and smoothly sitting down beside her.
The space was cramped, and the young man's aura instantly enveloped her.
The most fatal part was—his hand was still clasping her wrist.
Ye Zhenzhen's chest heaved with anger. She turned her head to glare at the instigator beside her.
The young man, however, had his head turned to look out the window. The lines of his profile were smooth and sharp, looking as if nothing had happened.
Fake!
Keep faking it!
"Gu 'Dog' Ran!" Ye Zhenzhen squeezed these three words through her gritted teeth.
"Hmm?" Gu Ran turned his head, his pitch-black eyes meeting hers, holding a look of pure innocence. "Sister, what's wrong?"
Sister?
At a time like this, he actually had the nerve to call her sister!
Ye Zhenzhen almost choked on her breath. She pointed at their entangled hands and questioned in a breathy whisper, "What are you doing!"
Gu Ran followed her gaze downward and said matter-of-factly, "Holding your hand."
Pausing, he added, "There are a lot of people on the bus. What if you fall again? My back is still hurting right now."
He brought it up again!
He brought up that milk tea shop incident again!
Ye Zhenzhen's cheeks flushed bright red. A sense of shame rushed from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.
This bastard was definitely doing it on purpose!
"I don't need you to care! Let go!" She forcefully tried to yank her hand back.
This time Gu Ran didn't resist, releasing his grip along with her pull.
Ye Zhenzhen felt a surge of joy, thinking he finally decided to have some shame.
But the next second, that warm, large hand covered hers again.
It was no longer clasping her wrist, but instead, his five fingers forcefully slid between hers—
Interlocking their fingers!
Ye Zhenzhen: "!!!"
A current of electricity exploded from her fingertips, and her whole body stiffened.
This position... was a hundred times more intimate than before!
"It's harder to break free this way," the young man's voice sounded by her ear, carrying a hint of a successful smirk. "And it's safer."
Safe my foot!
He clearly just wanted to lock her down!
Ye Zhenzhen roared crazily in her heart, but her strength seemed to have been drained. She could only passively feel the rough, thin calluses on his fingertips, along with his powerful, scalding pulse.
It was over.
She was completely at his mercy.
The bus swayed back and forth. Ye Zhenzhen gave up struggling and turned her head toward the window, leaving Gu Ran with a stubborn view of the back of her head.
As long as I don't look at him, the awkwardness won't catch up to me.
The bus fell into a weird silence.
Just when Ye Zhenzhen thought this matter had finally passed, Gu Ran spoke again.
"Sister."
"..." Ye Zhenzhen played dead.
"After we get home, help me check my back."
His voice was very light, but it drilled into her ears like a hook.
Ye Zhenzhen's back stiffened.
Check his back?
"When I fell just now, I think it really got scraped." Gu Ran unhurriedly played the victim. "I can't see it myself, which is a bit troublesome."
Boom—
Her memories flooded back.
"At home... is it okay?"
That spell-like sentence automatically replayed in her brain, perfectly overlapping with his current request.
Check his back...
At home...
How was this a request? This was clearly erotic!
Ye Zhenzhen whipped her head around, just about to scold him for being shameless, but she crashed straight into those bottomless eyes.
There was no teasing, only a heart-stopping focus.
He just looked at her quietly, his sincere gaze making her afraid to look him in the eye.
Right at that moment—
"Screech—!"
The bus hit the brakes hard.
Under the force of inertia, Ye Zhenzhen lurched forward uncontrollably.
Gu Ran reacted extremely fast. His free hand instantly wrapped around her waist, pulling her into his embrace.
"Oof!"
Her cheek crashed solidly against his hard chest.
The young man's heartbeat was strong, his scent fresh and clean.
"You see."
His chest vibrated, and his voice came from above her head.
"I told you, it's very dangerous."
Ye Zhenzhen lay in his arms, completely stunned.
It was over. Not only was it erotic, it was perverted now...
An auntie nearby wore a doting smile, whispering to her companion, "The youngsters nowadays, so affectionate. They really have a good relationship."
Hearing this, Ye Zhenzhen wished she could just die on the spot.
"We're at our stop."
Gu Ran released her waist, but he did not release her hand.
He led a dazed Ye Zhenzhen off the bus.
As the evening breeze blew, the heat on her face finally went down a little.
The walk back to the residential complex wasn't long. The two walked side by side, neither speaking, with only their clasped hands.
In front of the apartment building's entrance.
Gu Ran stopped in his tracks and finally let go of her hand.
Ye Zhenzhen subconsciously curled her fingers. Her palm felt empty, and an inexplicable hint of disappointment actually sprouted in her heart.
But the next second, she realized exactly what kind of damned thoughts were running through her head.
What a sin!
She kept her head down, staring at the tips of her shoes, only wanting to quickly end this torture and go home to hide under her blankets.
"Click."
Gu Ran opened the building door but didn't go in.
He turned around and faced her again.
The streetlamp stretched his shadow out long, completely enveloping her petite figure in darkness.
The sense of pressure suddenly increased.
Ye Zhenzhen's heartbeat sped up again, and she subconsciously wanted to step back.
Gu Ran suddenly took a step forward, closing the final distance between them.
He raised his hand.
Ye Zhenzhen's breath hitched.
His long, slender fingers gently brushed across her cheek, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
His fingertips faintly grazed her burning ear.
Ye Zhenzhen trembled all over. This kid was definitely crazy!!
"We're home, Ye Zhenzhen."
"Now, is it okay?"
At that moment, only one sentence remained in Ye Zhenzhen's mind—
When a younger guy stops calling you 'sister', his intentions are definitely wild!
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
