Chapter 154

But he turned it right back.“I’m sorry I kissed you without your permission.”

“!” I choked, coughing violently. Why was he bringing this up again?

He poured me a glass of water. I drank most of it before I could catch my breath.“Let’s… pretend that didn’t happen.”

“I need to take responsibility for my actions.”

“…?” I realized what he meant, waving my hands frantically.“No, no, no! Absolutely not!” I repeated it three times, looking like I’d seen a ghost.

falling stars. After a long moment, he chuckled softly.“You said you were brave, yet you’re so

silent. An awkward stillness hung in the air. I stared down at my cup, the crystal

and left. I set down my cup, slowly exhaling. Maybe it was the mountain air, or the after–effects of last night’s… whatever, but he’d probably snap out of it when we got back. Yes, that’s it, he’d be back to normal once

Rui was already there, briefing Evan. “Mr. Yuan left before dawn. Said he had a bad case of food poisoning – acute gastroenteritis. His friends

nothing. I thought: That old guy knew to run. Looks like Xiao Nan got the message to him. With Yuan Xinjiang’s sudden illness, the acceptance ceremony, originally scheduled for both him and Evan, now only involved Evan. From ten in the morning to four in the afternoon, he attended the

He’d made me sit in the back on the way there, and I hadn’t thought much of it. Mountain roads were

no way.

got in

I slammed the door, sliding into

He:“…”

Frost’s in the front?

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