Chapter 16: Volume 1 Chapter 16 Dangerous Professor Makes My Soul Swoon (16)

Jiang Zhi returned to the bedroom.

Jiang Zhi unusually slipped into the man's embrace, rubbing against his chest relyingly, her brows and eyes weary, she whispered softly: "Teacher Huo, I won't leave you again."

Huo Yin's pupils stalled suddenly, he stared blankly at the girl in his arms, darkness welled up in the depths of his eyes, a faint flame flickered on and off.

It was as if a person lost in the desert finally saw an oasis.

He could not restrain himself, lowering his forehead to devoutly kiss her forehead.

In the following days, Jiang Zhi returned to her former self, no longer fearing Huo Yin, as if she had forgotten Mu Chi.

Even if she could only ever stay in this villa, her face bore a smile every day.

She also composed a song belonging just to them for Huo Yin.

She planned to sing it for him on Huo Yin's birthday.

Huo Yin watched the girl sitting by the window playing the piano; warm orange light spread across her side profile, her delicate brows and eyes lowered, when she lifted her head to look at him, her clear eyes rippled with a beautiful smile.

Huo Yin's expression briefly dazed, the scene before him seemed like an oil painting, or like a dream, as if it would shatter in the next instant.

His heart ached; a morbid, obsessive love mixed with endless possessiveness lay hidden in the depths of his pupils.

Everything returned to calm.

Until Saturday after dinner.

Jiang Zhi suddenly proposed, "Teacher Huo, will you, will you accompany me outside to buy something?"

Huo Yin's chopstick-holding fingers suddenly froze, his expression calm and unrippled, his voice showing no emotion: "Zhizhi, what do you want to buy?"

Jiang Zhi rose from the chair and, naturally, sat on his hard, long legs, her arms hooked around his neck, a charming smile on her lips: "I want to buy you a birthday gift."

Huo Yin almost forgot that in two days it would be his birthday.

He hadn't expected her to remember.

Huo Yin's fingers lightly stroked her back, feeling the slight tremor of the girl in his arms; the corner of his thin lips twitched as he pecked her eye corner, saying: "I don't need a gift; you are my best gift."

Jiang Zhi blushed and hid her face, burying it in his neck side; warm, moist breath fell on his cool skin: "I want to give you a gift."

Saying this, she nervously closed her eyes, her crimson little face slowly lifted, tracing the skin of his neck side, stopping at his prominent Adam's apple to plant a kiss.

"Is that okay?" the girl's voice soft and shy.

Huo Yin could not restrain himself; he tightened his hold on her slender waist, then gripped her delicate chin and kissed her lips.

As if wanting to swallow her whole in a sweeping, destructive manner.

Jiang Zhi's jade-white small hand clenched tightly at the corner of his outer garment, bearing his frenzied kiss.

The girl's tender pink tongue, entwined by the man, ached, and bright crimson moisture welled up at the corner of her eye.

At last, her head felt dizzy, she softly leaned against his chest, breathing in small sips.

The girl's skin was delicate and tender; her relaxed jaw now showed an astonishing red mark.

Huo Yin's dark, deep pupils flashed with a faint glow; his distinct-knuckled fingers idly stroked her jaw.

"Good."

"Zhizhi."

This is your last chance I give you.

Jiang Zhi had not yet come back from that kiss, dazed for a long while, she lifted her eyes blankly: "What?"

Huo Yin wiped the clear moisture from her lip corner, affectionately pressed his forehead to hers, and gazed straight into her clear, dark-bright eyes.

"I said, I'll accompany you."

Now Jiang Zhi understood, her brows slightly raised, she incredulously retorted: "Really?"

Huo Yin gave a brief, affirmative "uh".

Jiang Zhi delighted, she stretched her arms, excitedly almost slipping off his lap.

Huo Yin timely wrapped his arms around her waist, gazing at her smile, his brows and eyes softened a bit.

The next day.

Jiang Zhi wore an ordinary hoodie on top, paired with dark jeans below, donned a baseball cap, and a mask.

From afar, one might think she was a celebrity in disguise.

And Huo Yin also wore a mask, covering half his face.

Huo Yin carefully and seriously adjusted the brim of her hoodie, slightly lowering his forehead, and saw the pair of exquisitely beautiful dark eyes hidden beneath the brim.

He raised his fingertip, gently rubbing her eye socket with restraint, and whispered: "When we go out, follow me; don't wander around."

Jiang Zhi nodded slightly, her eyes curved; without the mask, one would surely see her bright, blooming smile.

For over a month, this being her first outing, Jiang Zhi couldn't help but lean against the car window, gazing at the outside scenery.

Unlike the view from the bedroom window, she drew a deep breath, her brows and eyes curved.

This villa lies far from the city, with no houses within a hundred-mile radius; it is not only remote, but seems cut off from the world.

The car drove for nearly three hours before finally reaching the urban area.

On the familiar bustling street, crowds came and went; the spring sunlight was warm, falling on the face very comfortably.

Jiang Zhi walked along the lively pedestrian street, her hand held by the man, lifting the cap's brim, her gaze darting everywhere.

Even the stinky tofu she previously disliked smelled fragrant to her.

Jiang Zhi swallowed.

Huo Yin leaned to her ear and asked gently: "What do you want to eat?"

Jiang Zhi's eyes lit up.

They bought big and small bags, holding them in their arms, pulled down their masks, and tasted the hot snacks.

After eating a while, they entered the commercial building.

Stopped in front of a gift shop, Jiang Zhi grabbed Huo Yin, who wanted to follow her inside.

I picked the gift, you're not allowed to look at it beforehand!

Huo Yin's gaze swept over the crowded gift shop, his brows slightly raised, "There are too many people here."

Jiang Zhi tiptoed and kissed his cheek, blinked her sparkling eyes, then tugged at his sleeve and cooed, "I just want to go to this shop, wait for me here, I'll be out soon."

A faint warmth lingered on Huo Yin's cheek; he paused a moment, lifted his finger to tug at her hat brim, shielding her eyes, and said softly, "Go ahead."

Watching her silhouette disappear into the crowd, Huo Yin narrowed his eyes, a faint shadow falling beneath his long lashes.

Nearly an hour passed.

The girl still hadn't come out, wave after wave of people entered and exited the shop, but Huo Yin never saw her.

A moment later.

He stepped forward with steady strides and entered the gift shop.

He glanced around the shop, but saw no sign of the girl.

Huo Yin suddenly stopped, his face gradually covered with a winter frost, terrifyingly grim.

He uttered each word with a pause:

"Cheater."

Having fled the gift shop, Jiang Zhi removed her baseball cap, took off her mask, also bought a fake one to wear, changed into a dress, and hurried down the road.

She stopped at a small supermarket and called her younger brother, Jiang Jiang.

The call wouldn't go through for a long time.

Jiang Zhi felt a bad premonition, pondered for a while, and her peripheral vision swept over a newspaper lying on the table.

It bore a photo of a face, very familiar.

Jiang Zhi reached out and picked it up.

【Latest news: Over twenty serial murders, suspect is a professor surnamed Huo from a medical university, this person is extremely dangerous, with a severe antisocial personality.】