Xiao Yanzhi let out a long breath, raised his tired eyebrows and looked at her. "Come a bit closer."
Jiang Li obediently shuffled in his direction. Immediately, a weight settled on her shoulder.
"Sorry. I can't hold on any longer. Let me lean on you for a while, okay?" He gave a helpless smile. "No exaggeration. I could fall asleep right now if I closed my eyes."
Leaning on her shoulder actually had the effect of dispelling fatigue. His whole body relaxed, and Xiao Yanzhi couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Jiang Li immediately thought that he had been preparing a surprise for her last night. For some reason, she felt a twinge of guilt.
Looking down, she could see the dark circles under his eyes, a symbol of his exhaustion.
"Then take a nap. I'll wake you up when we arrive."
At this moment, she was so considerate.
Xiao Yanzhi nestled in the crook of her neck. Hearing her serious suggestion that he take a nap, he couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Jiang Li asked, trying to suppress the ticklish feeling.
"I'm laughing at how sensible you are."
"..."
After that, the car fell into silence. It was so quiet that Jiang Li thought he had fallen asleep.
A few minutes later, Xiao Yanzhi asked hoarsely, his voice noticeably languid. "Why don't you ask me what I finally said to them?"
With his eyes closed, he leaned closer to her neck and gently kissed her collarbone. Then he smiled and answered his own question.
"I asked Franser to be kind. He has his queen consort with him, and I also want to take my little princess home."
Jiang Li was caught off guard. Her heart skipped a beat.
He said she was his little princess.
In a low voice, he said, "He told me they took good care of my little princess today. I don't believe him. Tell me, were you happy today?"
Jiang Li held her breath and replied faintly. "...Very happy."
"As long as you had a good time."
"..."
Jiang Li's heart was pounding wildly. She started to fidget in her seat.
But thinking that he needed a good rest, she could only bite her lower lip slightly and stay still.
Xiao Yanzhi didn't say anything else, just muttering, "So obedient."
In the end, she didn't know if he had fallen asleep. But his breathing gradually became regular. Hearing his breathing, her flustered emotions also calmed down.
When the car stopped in front of the hotel, she gently nudged him.
The man didn't sleep deeply. He opened his eyes quickly. The red bloodshot in his eyes revealed his fatigue. "Are we there?"
Jiang Li nodded slightly. "Thank you for bringing me back. You're so tired. Go back and rest early."
"Okay." His expression remained unchanged.
The atmosphere in the car was very ambiguous. Jiang Li hesitated for a moment and finally reached for the car door.
"Are you sure you won't come with me?" Suddenly, he stretched out his long arm and grabbed her wrist. Then he locked the car door.
He wouldn't let her escape.
Jiang Li felt as if her heart was floating on a cloud. The burning temperature on her wrist made her straighten her back involuntarily.
"Stay with me." His voice was gentle, but his tone was commanding.
He only said two words, and Jiang Li's legs went weak.
She nervously lowered her gaze, not daring to meet his deep and intense eyes. "...Jingyi is still waiting for me. If I don't go back, she'll call the police."
This excuse was so flimsy that it almost made him laugh.
He asked, "Miss Jiang's on - the - spot improvisation skills are a bit too poor, aren't they?"
Nonsense.
Jiang Li was well - known in the industry as an all - around talent. No media or reporter could get any secrets from her. She was best at being impeccable.
But in front of him, she was full of flaws.
"Okay, I'll let you go back." Xiao Yanzhi's hand passed behind her back, and his fingers deftly unlocked the door.
"Run quickly before I change my mind." His expression was nonchalant. "You know, I have little confidence in my self - control recently."
Jiang Li didn't move. She stared intently at his Adam's apple. When he also looked at her, she suddenly leaned forward and hugged his neck.
She didn't say a word, just kissed him.
This was the first time since she came to Vienna that she had soberly thrown herself into his arms and taken the initiative to kiss him.
Xiao Yanzhi was stunned for only a second. A low laugh escaped from his throat. His big hand landed on her slender waist again, pulling her closer into his arms.
He kissed her fiercely, his palm kneading her waist forcefully. He patiently took from her from the inside out.
This was her rare initiative, and he wanted to savor it well.
At this moment, Xue An sitting in the front row: ...
The driver had gone off work when they arrived at the hotel.
It seemed that the two people in the back had forgotten his existence. They were about to stage an ambiguous scene in the back row that would make his eyes burn.
Who could save him?!
Halfway through the kiss, Xiao Yanzhi suddenly remembered something and squinted his eyes. Looking at the rear - view mirror, he saw Xue An with his eyes tightly closed and his hands clasped together.
...
Fuck.
In the heat of the moment, he had forgotten to tell him to get out.
Noticing that the man's kiss had stopped, she opened her eyes hazily, her eyes misty. "...Huh?"
Xiao Yanzhi took a deep breath and spoke coldly, trying to keep his voice as calm as possible. "Xue An."
Xue An: "..."
At the same time, chills ran down the spines of not only Xue An but also Jiang Li.
She stared at him in shock, then immediately looked up. Xue An was sitting upright, looking out of the window in a way that was clearly trying to hide something. "I didn't see anything. I didn't hear anything."
"..."
The light in the car was dim, but it was still obvious that Jiang Li's face had turned red from her neck to her cheeks and then to her earlobes.
How embarrassing!
"I'll get out of the car." Xue An was on the verge of tears, his voice trembling. "I'll get out right away. Good night, Mr. Xiao. Good night, Sister Jiang Li."
Although it was embarrassing, finally there were only the two of them in the car.
This interruption had almost destroyed the previous ambiguous atmosphere. The two looked at each other and finally couldn't help laughing.
She complained in a low voice. "Xue An saw it all."
Xiao Yanzhi rubbed her waist and said casually. "Didn't he just say he didn't see anything?"
"..." Jiang Li held back countless swear words in her heart.
One really dared to say, and the other really dared to believe.
Xue An had only been outside the car for a few minutes when Jiang Li got out of the car blushing. Without even saying hello to him, she quickly walked into the hotel.
Xiao Yanzhi also got out of the car. As he passed Xue An, he said coldly. "Be more discerning next time. The hotel driver is smarter than you."
Xue An looked up at the sky speechlessly.
It was really not easy to earn a living these days.
...
Jiang Li's cheeks were still burning. She swiped her room card and entered the room, calling Jingyi's name. "Jingyi?"
The suite was very quiet. Jingyi wasn't in the room.
Jiang Li pressed the back of her hand against her face to cool down while rummaging through her bag for her phone, ready to call Jingyi.