Chapter 5: A Gentle Kiss

Fu Xiuyuan turned his head to look at her. Shi Jin felt her heart soften under his gaze, remembering the sight of him collapsed in her arms, his face covered in blood.

She held back the soreness in her nose, hurriedly picked up the pen, and signed her own name as well.

Walking out with the two red booklets in hand, Shi Jin gripped them tightly in her palm.

Song Fan saw this scene before him, rubbed his eyes, and pinched his thigh.

He confirmed it wasn't a dream.

He had pinched his thigh black and blue today.

After getting into the car, Fu Xiuyuan sat upright. The cold, sharp aura about him had dissipated, yet he was still enveloped in an impenetrable low pressure.

Shi Jin’s attitude had changed too quickly. He accepted it gladly, yet he feared this was merely the brief calm before the storm.

Shi Jin was well aware of this. Over the years, in order to escape him, she had told all sorts of lies, big and small, and made various promises that she never kept.

Even with these booklets in hand, he was afraid her heart was not here.

Fu Xiuyuan was lost in thought when his hand suddenly felt slightly cool.

He lowered his eyes and saw the two red booklets placed together in his palm.

"Fu Xiuyuan, you keep these." Shi Jin’s tone remained light and cheerful, and the smile in her eyes was genuine and open. "With the booklets in your possession, I will also stay at Qianwan Villa forever."

The man’s distinct, bony fingers suddenly stiffened, clutching the red booklets tightly until his knuckles turned white.

His gaze fixed, resting on her brows and eyes.

Shi Jin held his palm with a touch of heartache. "Deng Yufei said I was going to run away, right? None of that is true. From now on, only what I say myself counts."

"Shi Jin." Fu Xiuyuan’s voice was low, mellow, and hoarse as he turned his hand to clasp her soft fingertips.

Yet, his brow did not unfurl.

He seemed to be probing whether what she said was true or false.

Shi Jin said softly, "I was blind and foolish before, unable to tell a person from a dog. But that won't happen again. Please do not believe anything said by anyone other than me, especially Deng Yufei."

"Okay." Fu Xiuyuan’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he gave a low promise.

"How is she able to enter and leave Qianwan Villa at will? And how can she contact you whenever she wants?" Shi Jin asked.

Fu Xiuyuan: "I don't know."

Shi Jin understood immediately. This wasn't because of Fu Xiuyuan; it was because of her.

Deng Yufei used the banner of being her best friend—how could the people at Qianwan Villa dare to refuse her? And how could Fu Xiuyuan refuse to receive news about her from that source?

The fault was entirely her own.

Coming to her senses, she saw the insecurity in Fu Xiuyuan’s expression and couldn't bear it. She turned her head, and a kiss, muffled by her mask, landed on the corner of his lips.

Then, she watched with her own eyes as the darkness in his pupils was dispelled by light, gathering like brilliant, dazzling stars.

...

Qianwan Villa.

Everyone could feel that Master Fu’s mood today was completely different from before.

He was shrouded in an indescribable gentleness, and his usually stern jawline was coated with a jade-like luster.

The maid serving tea was so mesmerized that she accidentally knocked over a cup. She turned pale with fright, thinking she was surely doomed.

As it turned out, Master Fu just waved his hand and let her leave.

An unprecedented miracle!

When Song Fan returned in the afternoon, he sat in the passenger seat. He hadn't been keeping a close eye on Shi Jin’s actions and had missed the moment Shi Jin kissed Fu Xiuyuan.

Therefore, he couldn't fathom where this change in Master Fu’s mood had come from.

Clearly, when they walked out after getting the marriage certificate, Master Fu had still been calm and unruffled, hadn't he?

He only hoped that this time, Miss Shi would truly do as she said!