Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 129 Whose Heart Is Beating So Fast?

Duan Yiheng didn't expect Lin Xi to actually come.

His gaze fell on her constantly clenching fingers, clearly indicating that it took a lot of courage.

Lin Xi didn't dare look at him, but her heart was pounding.

She knew what it meant to knock on a man's door at night.

Duan Yiheng turned to the side: "Come in."

Lin Xi shuffled in and finally stopped by the bedside.

"What are you doing standing there?" Duan Yiheng reached out to her. "Didn't you come here to sleep?"

Lin Xi bumped into his arms and wrapped her arms around his waist.

Duan Yiheng chuckled and patted her slender back: "Why do you seem so nervous?"

Lin Xi awkwardly pretended to be dead in his chest; of course, she was nervous about throwing herself into his arms.

Taking advantage of the height difference, Lin Xi denied it in a low voice: "No."

The warm, light breath brushed against Duan Yiheng's heart, making it itch slightly.

He hugged Lin Xi tightly and whispered in her ear, "Shall I turn off the light?"

"Ah."

"Get into bed first." Duan Yiheng let go of her and pulled back the thin blanket for her.

Lin Xi climbed onto the bed, making room for Duan Yiheng.

The lights were turned off, and the room went dark. Duan Yiheng got into bed and reached out to pull her into his arms.

The face-to-face position wasn't comfortable, but Lin Xi couldn't bear to let go.

"Whose heart is beating so fast?" Duan Yiheng chuckled softly, his breath brushing against the top of her hair.

Lin Xi pressed her fingertips against his heart, her tone slightly playful: "Yours."

Duan Yiheng pulled her up in a hug, making her look him in the eye, and asked in a deep, gentle voice, "Whose is it?"

They were too close; Duan Yiheng's handsome and dashing features were too much for Lin Xi to handle.

She bit her lip, giving in: "Mine."

Duan Yiheng's gaze darkened, his hand gripping her slender waist as he leaned forward and kissed her fiercely.

He's been wanting to do this all day.

Lin Xi clung to his back, rushing towards him like a moth to a flame.

Duan Yiheng's arms tightened, suffocating Lin Xi, who could only utter meaningless syllables.

The heat rose steadily inside the blankets, making Lin Xi feel like a steamed bun.

"Duan Yiheng."

Duan Yiheng noticed her trembling body, and gently pulled away from her lips, letting out a barely audible breath: "Are you cold?"

Lin Xi shook her head: "It's not cold."

It's even a bit hot.

"Then why are you shaking?"

Lin Xi became mute at that moment.

Duan Yiheng lifted her chin, his gaze intense: "What are you thinking about?"

Lin Xi made a small swallowing motion and said, "I'm thinking...when will you kiss me?"

Duan Yiheng's hand rested on her waist again, this time without the thin fabric.

Lin Xi was startled and couldn't help but let out a groan.

The bedroom was so quiet that the sticky sounds between their lips were amplified, and an ambiguous atmosphere permeated the air.

Although the lamp under the bed was dim, it was enough for Lin Xi to sketch Duan Yiheng's outline in his mind.

She raised her slender arms and wrapped them around Duan Yiheng's neck.

Duan Yiheng paused in his kissing motion, then turned her over, placing her beneath him, and deepened the alluring, seductive kiss.

This time, it was a blend of gentleness and assertiveness.

The small flame traveled along her waist to her back and chest. Lin Xi, enduring her shame, offered herself to him.

Duan Yiheng was startled and stopped.

"What's wrong? Lin Xi's scent still lingers in my breath."

Duan Yiheng, slightly out of breath, sat up and, in the dim light, looked her over: "Something's wrong with you."

Lin Xi panicked for a moment: "No."

Duan Yiheng chuckled: "Oh? So you just want me?"

Lin Xi blushed from head to toe: "Can you please not say anything?"

"Just do it?" Duan Yiheng raised an eyebrow. "But there's nothing in the room."

Lin Xi looked at him: "What is that?"

Duan Yiheng flicked her forehead: "You didn't even know you were being sold out because you didn't have a condom."

Lin Xi awkwardly withdrew her arms from around him and then turned over.

She had already taken the initiative once, but after he made it clear that there were no safety measures in place, she couldn't come a second time.

Lin Xi had her back to Duan Yiheng, and shame overwhelmed her.

Duan Yiheng turned her around and said patiently, "It's not the right time yet, Lin Xi. You haven't acknowledged my identity at all."

Lin Xi was taken aback. What did that mean?

"If you don't even acknowledge me as your boyfriend, what kind of relationship do we have after we slept together?"

Lin Xi suddenly turned around, stared at him for a while, and then said, "We weren't dating as boyfriend and girlfriend back then, so what are you pretending to be stupid for?"

Duan Yiheng said, "Because I know you can't accept it, that's the only way I can say it. It's better than you distancing yourself from me."

"I was thinking at the time, with Duan Mingxuan and then Zhou Zheng, when will it be my turn?"

"I asked you to treat this as an adult game, so tell me honestly, do I treat you like a lover?"

"Stop talking." Lin Xi recalled the purpose of this trip, and helplessness and pain turned into worms gnawing at her heart.

"It was right here that Meng Huaishan brought Tan Qi with him." Duan Yiheng cupped her face in his hands. "He asked me why I couldn't accept Tan Qi. What do you think I said to him?"

Lin Xi bit her lip and shook her head: "I don't know."

“I said…” Duan Yiheng’s fingertips caressed her cheek, his eyes filled with doting tenderness, “I can’t sleep with someone I have no feelings for.”

Lin Xi was stunned and speechless. She opened her mouth as if to say something, hesitated for a moment, and then fell silent again.

"That's a rough answer. The correct answer is that I only sleep with partners I like and in normal romantic relationships. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Xi silently lowered her gaze.

“I didn’t mean to force you.” Duan Yiheng’s palm gently rubbed her neck. “I just wanted to tell you why I rejected you.”

Getting condoms is easy; he just makes a phone call, and the housekeeper will bring them up.

But he didn't want to; at least it wasn't the right time yet.

His relationship with Lin Xi was ambiguous. He originally wanted to confirm it with her on her birthday, but something went wrong and the old man found out.

Unfortunately, she wasn't acting right tonight, so Duan Yiheng had no choice but to bring it up in advance.

She was somewhat disappointed, but her reaction was as expected.

Especially now that he has lost his position as president of Yinfan Technology, Lin Xi is like a drifting dandelion, not knowing where he will land.

Duan Yiheng hugged her tightly and patted her back: "Go to sleep."

Lin Xi buried her face in his neck and whispered, "Can I keep holding you like this?"

"Won't you feel uncomfortable?" Duan Yiheng chuckled.

"will not."

"Okay, hold me." Duan Yiheng assumed she was insecure.

After no one spoke, the bedroom became even quieter.

Lin Xi didn't even know when she fell asleep.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself being held tightly in Duan Yiheng's arms.

She moved her half-stiff body and carefully removed his hand.

Lin Xi stepped barefoot onto the floor and walked to the French windows.

She pulled back a corner of the curtain, intending to admire the beautiful morning light, only to find the world covered in a layer of white.

Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned to call out to Duan Yiheng, who was still sleeping: "Duan Yiheng, it's snowing!"