Chapter 367: Volume 1 Chapter 367: I Insist on Trying the Bitterness of Love (7)

The woman's foot softened as she stepped on the ground, her body involuntarily bumping into his embrace; a faint fragrance wafted over, sweeter than any perfume in the world.

Ning Xun froze for a moment, feeling the soft body pressed against him, bonelessly pliable, a soft arm looping around his neck; on that snow-white, exquisite face inches away, a peach-petal-like blush spread, her vermilion lips unintentionally brushing his slender jaw, warm and soft.

Reason slipped away; he couldn't help wanting to tightly encircle her slender waist with his raised hand, embracing her seamlessly.

"Get… get out!"

Ning Xun, whose reason had finally taken over his mind, let out a low growl and shoved her away.

Jiang Zhi, who had not yet eased the pain from bumping into him, was shoved by him so hard she fell to the floor, her elbow scraping the fragile skin, bright red blood beads seeping out and dripping down her arm.

Her brows knit tight, she let out a muffled groan, and with difficulty propped her other arm on the floor to keep from collapsing.

Seeing this, Ning Xun instinctively raised his hand to help her, then halted midair and withdrew it.

He turned his face away, saying in a deep voice, "Sorry."

Jiang Zhi swayed a few times, unsteadily rose from the ground, refused to glance at him, and, supporting her injured elbow, walked step by step toward the entryway.

The boy standing in place lowered his eyes, his body stiff; only when he heard the door close did he come back to his senses.

The living room returned to silence, leaving him alone.

"Xiao Xun, never trust women…… and never fall in love with them……"

Ning Xun's mind kept replaying his father's words, his head throbbing as if it would split; he lay on the floor, clutching his head in painful struggle.

His father's words were right!

They were right!!

"Ahhh..."

…

Back home, Jiang Zhi sat in a chair to treat her wound; the pain cleared her mind.

"This body is too fragile; even a slight bump makes it bleed." she complained.

777 whispered: "Host, this is actually your own body; as long as your soul enters the original owner's body, that body will become your original self."

Jiang Zhi frowned: "So that means my own body is very fragile, huh?"

777 dared not speak further.

After a long while.

Seeing her condition return to normal, 777 cautiously asked: "Host, were you angry just now?"

Jiang Zhi smiled slightly: "Maybe a little."

Mainly because the boy was unsparing, directly shoving her away; she had no guard, otherwise she wouldn't have scraped her elbow.

777 was somewhat surprised.

Jiang Zhi leaned back, stretched her body, and opened the novel's comment section to look.

Latest comments.

236#: This male lead is too unfeeling! He doesn't even want such a beautiful wife!

436#: Scumbag male lead! I'm just waiting for the wife-chasing crematorium, brothers!!

793#: Female lead, stop chasing him; come chase me instead—I'm easy to pursue!

Jiang Zhi laughed out loud, finding these commenters quite amusing.

Suddenly, a chime shattered the night's tranquility.

Jiang Zhi put down her phone, walked to the door, and peered through the peephole—pitch black.

She narrowed her eyes, opened the door, triggering the hallway's motion-sensor light, which illuminated the entire corridor.

And placed in front of her door was a bag of medicine.

Jiang Zhi picked it up, opened it, and found gauze, disinfectant, cotton swabs, and ointment.

No need to guess who sent it.

She closed the door again and returned to the bedroom.

She casually tossed the medicine bag aside, accidentally spilling its contents everywhere.

Jiang Zhi had no choice but to squat down to pick things up, catching sight of a purple small box that had rolled under the table in her peripheral vision.

She picked it up, turned it over to examine it, then immediately opened it.

Inside the small box lay a pair of silver earrings inlaid with diamonds, radiating a crystal-clear, lustrous glow.

"This kid sure knows how to curry favor." She gathered the scattered medicines from the floor, sat in the chair, pinched a corner of the earring with her fingertip, and examined it under the light.

777 said: "It's what the villain obtained after running around every store."

Most jewelry shops were closed at night, with only a few large ones still open; Ning Xun drove over thirty kilometers to the urban area and bought this pair of earrings.

The price was in the seven figures.

Jiang Zhi looked at it for a while, then tossed the earrings back into the box, sighing lightly: "What a shame—I don't wear earrings."

Going to his place to look for earrings was merely an excuse to get close to him.

【Villain Ning Xun's Love Points: 47.】

…

From that day on, Jiang Zhi ran five laps around the residential complex, no longer waiting at the gate as before for Ning Xun to return and ride the elevator up together.

She busied herself with gaming and typing, using any free time to read.

This continued for a full two weeks, during which she and Ning Xun never met once.

Editor Xiao Jing called her, saying the first book's signing event was set for tomorrow afternoon at two, and many fans would come.

After hanging up, Jiang Zhi approached the wardrobe, which held only casual clothes; the original owner was a homebody, going out once a year being a miracle, not fond of clothing, let alone cosmetics.

These past days Jiang Zhi bought plenty of skincare and makeup, but forgot to buy clothes.

She was preparing to go out and buy a few clothes at the shopping street.

As soon as she opened the door, the neighbor's door happened to be pushed open from inside.

Jiang Zhi pulled back the leg she was about to step out with, intending to close the door and let him go first.

The boy standing in front of the neighbor's door suddenly stammered: "You, you want, to go out?"

He spoke the sentence in a halting, broken manner.

Jiang Zhi stopped the motion of closing the door, glanced at him, and replied: "Yeah."

Ning Xun gripped the door handle tightly, as if he had something to say to her, but he couldn't get the words out.

Jiang Zhi didn't want to waste time with him there; she stepped out, closed the door, and lifted her foot toward the elevator.

Ning Xun followed behind her, and they both entered the elevator together.

Today is Saturday; the elevator stops at every floor from the twelfth down.

Many people poured in; Jiang Zhi was squeezed into a corner, took a deep breath, looked at the boy standing before her, and wore a puzzled expression.

Ning Xun used his body to block the crowd continually pushing in; his shadow completely covered her, creating a little space for her so it wouldn't be so cramped.

Inside the elevator, mixed smells filled the air, but he alone caught the fragrance of the woman in his arms—like the scent of plum orchids melting after snow—pervading his lungs.

Jiang Zhi needed only to lift her eyes, and she could kiss his Adam's apple; she did exactly what she thought of.

She lightly lifted her chin, her petal-like lips slightly parted, kissing the boy's sharply defined Adam's apple, extending half a pale pink tongue tip, and licked it gently, neither too light nor too heavy.

Ning Xun shuddered all over; at that moment his pupils gradually dilated, and a crimson spread beneath his skin across his extremely handsome face.

"Little brother~" a soft, alluring giggle from the woman whispered near his ear.

"You have a reaction~"