Chapter 57: Chapter 57 I Like You When You’re Shy

Mo Qian didn’t answer; instead, he pulled her tightly into his arms, his chin resting against the soft crown of her head.

"No matter who this person is, I won’t let them go. Anyone who dares to hurt you—I won’t allow it, not even myself, let alone someone insignificant."

Ji Wei pressed her cheek against his chest, listening to the strong, steady rhythm of his heartbeat. It brought her a sense of peace she’d never felt before.

After quietly holding him for a long moment, Ji Wei suddenly lifted her head and asked, "Aren’t you going to work today?"

"You’re the most important,"

Mo Qian replied.

"Honestly, I’m fine now. It’s just a small wound on my arm. You must have so much to handle at the company. You really don’t need to stay with me on purpose."

Mo Qian looked at her without answering.

Ji Wei spoke again, "Sister-in-law Zhang is here at home. You can rest assured. Besides, I’m not that fragile."

After a moment of silence, Mo Qian finally nodded and agreed, "Alright. Call me anytime if anything comes up. I’ve already brought your phone back for you."

He gestured toward the bedside table.

"Alright. I’ll wait for you to come home after work,"

a smile. Then, she stood on

froze briefly, and just as Ji Wei was about to pull away, he abruptly reached out, held the back of her head, and deepened the

the air in her chest

let go of

cheeks and couldn’t help but gently

got nervous

murmured before shyly

smile surfaced in Mo Qian’s eyes. Suddenly, he leaned closer, his deep, magnetic voice sounding by her ear. "I love

making her feel as though even the tips of

won’t tease you

at her increasingly flushed face. He raised his hand to gently ruffle her hair, his tone filled with

"Okay,"

she replied.

...

Ji Wei

Zhang to move a recliner into the garden, where she could lie in the shade of the

herself, doing absolutely nothing. She gazed at the lazy, drifting

"Meow..."

from the

moment, a small white figure leapt out and

out to be a

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