Ye Moxuan was rendered speechless. He was most probably unprepared for such a comeback, so he was dumbfounded for several moments.
By the time he fully processed what she had said, Ye Moxuan’s lips curled into a smirk, and he held her chin firmly. “Do you know who you are speaking with? Are you aware of what you’re saying?”
He was very strong, and soon, his fingers left a red mark on Shen Qi’s chin. Shen Qi tried prying his fingers away due to the pain, but she failed to do so, so she bit her lip before glaring at him vehemently. “Of course I am aware. So what? Am I wrong?
Why are you the only one allowed to stay out?” With that, Shen Qi shoved Ye Moxuan away hard. However, there was a vast difference in strength between the two of them because after repeatedly shoving him away, Ye Moxuan barely budged, leaving Shen Qi panting and abandoning her attempts at freedom.
Her fair cheeks were now flushed red after she exerted herself. Her usually cold and aloof gaze was now animated due to her anger, and they looked like the reflection of stars in the lake, mesmerizing him with their glimmer.
Ye Moxuan should be angry, but he seemed to recall something after she questioned him back. Hence, he squinted at her and asked in a booming voice, “Are you jealous?”
Shen Qi was stunned for a moment. Am I jealous?
“Hmm? You were upset that I didn’t come home for the night. I heard that you phoned Xiao Su, and you were worried that I might have met with an accident. Am I right?”
Shen Qi did not reply to him; instead, she stared right back at him in defiance. Ye Moxuan shifted his hand to lift her chin up higher before lowering his head, and his cold lips hovered above hers, almost touching her lips.
“Answer me.” He sounded domineering.
Shen Qi could feel the intimidating aura, which belonged specifically to Ye Moxuan, while being inches away from him. His breath was cold, and the scent reminded her of that of a forgotten quilt that was left in the room during winter.
Shen Qi flinched and answered, “You got me.”
Ye Moxuan was stumped when he heard that. Initially, he assumed that she would deny it, or at least come up with an excuse. Who would have expected her to actually admit it?
Shen Qi smiled faintly at him, and her pink lips arched beautifully. “Let’s say I am jealous. Are you going to continue staying out then?”
Ye Moxuan narrowed his eyes at her threateningly while inching toward her. His nose and forehead were now pressing against hers, and she was now surrounded by his cold breath. Shen Qi stared into his beautiful eyes, and her heart started racing and beating against her chest. He really gives me butterflies. My heart is racing, and it’s out of my control.
She was pressed against his strong chest. Since she had just showered and wore no undergarments, her soft bosoms were squashed against his chest. Shen Qi licked her lips reflexively due to their close proximity.
Her tiny and subconscious gesture caused Ye Moxuan’s pupils to constrict instantly, and he almost lost control of himself. “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” he spat roughly. He then crushed his lips against her ruby-red ones without waiting for a reply from Shen Qi.
“Mmph!” A moan escaped Shen Qi’s mouth the moment he claimed her lips. Her soft moan seemed to have triggered Ye Moxuan, because his hand, which was holding her chin in place, left its original position to move to the back of her head. He pulled her closer and kissed her even deeper.
Their lips and tongues were entwined, and he greedily took Shen Qi’s breath away. In the beginning, Shen Qi was still consciously reacting, but later on, she was reduced to a pool of mush as she slumped against his chest weakly.
However, Ye Moxuan did not intend to let her go that easily. On the contrary, he took the chance and kissed her for a very long time. Soon, his lips shifted lower and latched on to her neck, and Shen Qi was in a daze. It wasn’t until she felt her nightdress being yanked upward and the sudden cold breeze that she regained some sort of rationality and tried pushing Ye Moxuan away.
Ye Moxuan scowled unhappily because he was in the midst of enjoying himself, and Shen Qi had just interrupted him.
“Do you have a death wish?” he scolded her, and his voice sounded husky—it was proof that he was now blinded by passion.
Shen Qi rearranged her clothes swiftly before pushing him away again. “Ye Moxuan, enough. Do you think that I will forget about you not returning home just because you’re doing this?”
“What?” Ye Moxuan stared at her as if he was thinking about something. “You took revenge on me by not returning home just because I didn’t come home for the night?”
“So what if I did?” Shen Qi bit her lip. Her lips were already red and swollen after the kiss, and it looked especially alluring against the contrast of her pearly whites. “If you are allowed to do so, so can I.”
“You!” Ye Moxuan was at a loss for words due to his anger. “Listen carefully. Even if I can do certain things, it doesn’t mean that you are allowed to do them too. I forbid you from hanging out with other men, understand?”
Shen Qi did not answer him; instead, she stared at him, seemingly amused. “What about you? If you forbid me from hanging out with other men, does that mean you won’t hang out with other women too?” Shen Qi felt as if she might suffocate when she asked that second part of the question because she thought that the reply would be a rude awakening for her.
Ye Moxuan’s gaze darkened when he heard that, and something complicated flashed across his eyes when he looked at her. “Do you mind if I hang out with other women?” he asked Shen Qi.
Shen Qi was dumbfounded by his question. She then answered almost instantly with impatience. “Isn’t that a stupid question?”
Shen Qi realized with a start that she seemed to have admitted to something, so her expression changed drastically as she tried to get off Ye Moxuan’s lap. However, he grabbed her wrists firmly. “It seems like you really do mind.”
“That’s absurd!” Shen Qi explained hastily.
Ye Moxuan smirked and commented, “You can’t take back what you’ve said. Besides, you said that to me, and I, Ye Moxuan, do not accept people retracting their statements!”
Shen Qi stared at him in puzzlement, and after some time, her lips parted, then she finally asked again, “All right, I will not retract my statement. What about you? Will you stop staying out in the future? Will you stop hanging out with other women behind my back?”
Ye Moxuan scowled when he heard what she had said as if he was displeased with her questions.
“Can you do that?” Shen Qi repeated her question again persistently. Although things seem rather bleak now, I still believe that there’s nothing going on between Ye Moxuan and Han Xueyou. I’m sure that everything is just a coincidence.
Ye Moxuan pursed his thin lips and caressed her head gently. “Who told you that I didn’t come home because I was hanging out with other women? Did you see that in person?”
Shen Qi hesitated before answering him. “No, but what was so important that you didn’t return home for two days and two nights? Can you explain to me about that?”
Ye Moxuan squinted at her menacingly before answering her. “You’d better not get involved in my business.”
Shen Qi couldn’t help but laugh bitterly when she heard that.
“It seems that you only want me to care for you.” With that, she let go of his hand and got up from his lap to put some distance between them.
“In that case, who are you to make demands?”
