Chapter 223
To prevent a certain someone from blowing her top, Gu Ran decided to quit while he was ahead.
He walked around to the passenger side and gentlemanly opened the door.
With one hand resting on the door frame to shield her head, he held out his other hand in front of the girl and gave a slight bow.
"Princess, please step out."
That single sentence made Ye Zhenzhen's already restless heartbeat accelerate once again.
She cleared her throat, tried hard to keep a straight face, and tilted her chin up slightly.
"Ahem... how dutiful of you!"
The moment her fingertips touched Gu Ran's palm.
He flipped his hand and grasped hers. His grip was gentle but firm.
Using his momentum, Ye Zhenzhen stood up.
But due to inertia, she crashed headfirst right into his chest.
Her nose was instantly filled with the boy's clean, pleasant scent, and her small face flushed with disappointment in her own lack of restraint.
This time, Gu Ran didn't say anything flirty.
He simply held her hand and led her straight upstairs.
The girl was full of confusion, sneaking glances at him as they walked.
This guy...
Did he undergo a personality change?
It was rare for him to be so serious; when things are this abnormal, something fishy must be going on.
Could he be holding back some ultimate move?
All that could be said was...
The one who knew Gu Ran best was Ye Zhenzhen.
To lower the girl's defenses.
A certain someone acted like a complete "perfect gentleman" the whole way.
He specifically chose a Western restaurant with a quiet and elegant atmosphere.
Soft lighting, soothing music.
Each table was its own independent little world.
The privacy was excellent—simply a holy land for committing crimes...
oh wait, for dating.
Ye Zhenzhen sat opposite Gu Ran, watching him expertly cut the steak.
Then he placed the cut pieces into her plate, making her heart bubble with sweetness.
"I can do it myself," she whispered.
"Open your hand," he suddenly said.
Ye Zhenzhen subconsciously reached out her hand.
The boy used a napkin to gently wipe her fingers, his movements natural and intimate.
Under the envious gazes of the people around them, she lowered her head.
She forked a piece of steak and stuffed it straight into her mouth, trying to hide the rising heat on her face.
This meal was eaten in a state of utter inner turmoil.
As for what the steak tasted like?
She didn't taste it at all!
After dinner, Gu Ran took her to start the "standard dating mode."
Catching dolls in claw machines, buying milk tea, eating ice cream.
He fully embraced the "pure love warrior" style.
Just when Ye Zhenzhen thought today would stick to this heartwarming vibe, completely throwing the parking lot incident to the back of her mind.
His true colors were finally revealed!!
Gu Ran pulled her along, heading straight for the movie theater.
Picking a movie, buying tickets, collecting them.
Done in one smooth motion, as if he was afraid she would back out.
Before entering the auditorium, she specifically glanced at the poster.
Hmm...
Not bad!
A youth romance movie, beautiful art style, looks very safe?
There weren't many people in the theater, just a few couples sitting in twos and threes.
Gu Ran held her hand and familiarly walked towards...
The corner of the back row.
This familiar positioning...
Ye Zhenzhen's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition spontaneously arose.
But mixed within this premonition seemed to be a trace of...
Expectation that even she did not dare to think deeply about.
Realizing this thought, the girl's face gradually heated up.
You're doomed, Ye Zhenzhen...
You're not pure anymore!
Gu Ran pulled the preoccupied girl down to sit.
The lights suddenly dimmed, the giant screen lit up, and the movie began.
Ye Zhenzhen sat up perfectly straight, her eyes wide as saucers.
She tried to focus all her attention on the plot.
However, the presence of a certain someone beside her was simply too strong.
In the dark, Gu Ran turned his head.
His gaze fell unreservedly on the girl's side profile.
The changing lights and shadows from the screen flowed across her face.
Her trembling eyelashes betrayed the panic in her heart at this moment.
Ye Zhenzhen's palms were full of sweat; she clutched the corner of her clothes tightly, pretending to be calm.
A hint of a smile flashed across the boy's eyes.
His large hand silently covered hers, their fingers intertwining.
As the warm touch transmitted, Ye Zhenzhen's entire body stiffened.
The psychological defense she had just built collapsed in an instant.
The movie reached its climax; the male and female leads were kissing in the rain, the sounds ambiguous.
The temperature beside her drew closer and closer. Ye Zhenzhen's heartbeat accelerated, and her cheeks burned.
She turned her head in a panic and met Gu Ran's deep eyes.
"You... don't get so close, mind our surroundings."
She lowered her voice, trying to use "righteousness" to reform this dangerous element.
A certain someone turned a deaf ear and even pushed his luck.
Until their breaths touched.
The sudden movement made her subconsciously close her eyes.
Just when she thought something was about to happen, a soft chuckle came to her ear.
She snapped her eyes open, only to see Gu Ran's highly punchable, grinning face.
The next second, the words in her ear made her brain instantly shut down.
The boy tilted his head slightly, his voice low and hoarse, carrying a fatal bewitchment.
"Do you want... to kiss..."
Seeing the girl's face full of disbelief, Gu Ran kept chuckling softly.
How could this guy ask such a thing with such bold confidence?!
Feeling guilty like a thief, Ye Zhenzhen hurriedly covered his mouth, terrified that someone else might hear.
The boy pressed her hand down and continued to tease her.
"What... you don't want to? We haven't seen each other in so long, you..."
Gu Ran's voice came to an abrupt halt.
Because—
Ye Zhenzhen panicked.
To block this mouth that could spout scandalous words at any moment.
Ye Zhenzhen's mind went blank, and she lunged right at him!
With a muffled "thump."
Gu Ran felt a pain at the corner of his mouth and was completely stunned.
Holy crap?
So you're this kind of Ye Zhenzhen?
So fierce?
Ye Zhenzhen was now riding a tiger and couldn't get off.
She had already kissed him; if she backed down now, wouldn't she look like a total coward?
Two little people were fighting in her mind.
A: Run away! This is too embarrassing!
B: Why run! You lunged at him yourself! Even if you have to fake it, pretend you just lost your balance!
Just as she was preparing a tactical retreat, a large hand suddenly cupped the back of her head.
Want to run?
Too late!
How could he return a freebie that delivered itself right to his door?
Gu Ran turned the tables, gently prying open her lips that were tightly shut from nervousness.
Ye Zhenzhen's brain went "boom" and exploded into total blankness.
What was originally just a "physical attack" to gag him instantly turned into a deep kiss with magical damage.
The darkness became the best protective camouflage, magnifying all their senses.
Gu Ran's kiss was domineering and strong, carrying a youthful aggressiveness as he conquered her territory.
Ye Zhenzhen felt like all the air in her lungs had been sucked dry.
Her fingers unconsciously gripped Gu Ran's sleeves tightly, and her toes curled up in her shoes.
"Mmph..."
She let out a tiny protest, but it only earned a fiercer demand from him.
The movie's BGM played around them, the screen displaying other people's love and hate.
While in the corner, their very own restricted-level plot was playing out.
This feeling was both shameful.
And... incredibly thrilling.
She didn't know how much time had passed, so long that Ye Zhenzhen thought she was going to faint from oxygen deprivation.
Gu Ran finally let her go.
Their foreheads rested against each other, both their breaths a bit messy.
"So... you like it 'thrilling'?"
His voice carried a trace of a hoarse smile.
Ye Zhenzhen buried her face in his chest, playing dead like a quail.
Thrilling my foot!
This bad boy!
What kind of censored words was he saying!
Though she didn't want to admit it.
She couldn't help but feel that this "accident" initiated by her
actually felt... pretty... good...
Ye Zhenzhen's mind kept replaying the scene that had just unfolded.
Her eyes were glued to the big screen, but she wasn't absorbing a single thing playing on it.
Gu Ran, meanwhile, was leisurely playing with the girl's hand, savoring the memory of what had just happened.
He silently analyzed the situation in his head.
Hmm...
It seemed he had been using the wrong approach all along.
Taking it slow and steady just wasn't suited for this girl.
She liked...
The thrill!
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