Chapter 1258 - 1257: Drink Some Red Wine to Gain Courage First

However, she couldn’t escape.

He gave the pre-arranged role to Qiao Yuchu just to warn her, don’t you dare run away!

To leave, or not to leave.

Xia Shi was torn.

Before she could make a decision, the bathroom door suddenly opened, and a handsome, tall man appeared at the doorway wearing a loose bathrobe.

He was holding a towel in his hand, wiping the still dripping hair.

Although Zhai En had Eastern lineage, he had deep-set eyes like those of Westerners.

When he gazed at someone with affection, it made you feel like the only one in the world.

His features were also deep-set, with distinct lines.

This was a charming and dignified man, exuding confidence and charisma of a successful person.

After a shower, his face was slightly flushed from the steam, with droplets still hanging on his nose.

The water droplets from his damp hair rolled down his neck.

Some were absorbed by the bathrobe, while others flowed over his solid chest.

Such a sensual scene made Xia Shi’s face blush slightly.

She turned her gaze away in a fluster.

Seeing her evasive action, Zhai En snapped back from the initial encounter and continued to wipe his hair.

"How long have you been here?" Zhai En asked.

His tone was relaxed, as if they had always been lovers, as though the pain from five years ago and the separation over these five years never existed.

Xia Shi withdrew her hand from her suit and looked down, her voice was very soft, "Just arrived."

Zhai En walked to the wine cabinet, reached out for a bottle of red wine, then took out two wine glasses, "Do you want a drink?"

Xia Shi’s mind was once again a mess, her fingers clenched unconsciously.

During their first time, she was very scared and very timid, and afterward, he joked that he should have let her drink some wine to boost her courage first.

Thus, every subsequent intimate moment, he would ask her if she wanted some red wine...

The past is like smoke, yet it can pierce the heart.

"No need."

Zhai En didn’t ask further but poured her a glass of milk.

Drinking milk before sleep, aids in sleep, promotes health.

Holding a glass of red wine and a glass of milk, he sat down on the sofa.

Seeing her unmoved, he looked up, "Sit."

Xia Shi sat down at the very edge of the sofa, trying to distance herself from him.

Five years.

Five years without seeing each other, she never expected their reunion would be in such a scenario.

She dared not get close, his masculine scent made her want to flee.

He used to be the closest person to her.

But now, seeing him again, she felt no affection, only heartache and the urge to escape.

A touch of pain swirled in Zhai En’s eyes.

He got up, went back in the bathroom, took out the hairdryer and dried his hair.

With his departure, Xia Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, what should she do next? How should she face him?

This man she once loved to the core, but now only wishes for hate and pain.

Her heart was chaotic and irritable, now she just wants to quickly finish the conversation and then leave.

She doesn’t want to have any more interactions with this man, nor does she want to recall the past.

Those hurts, those pains, experienced once, etched into her bones, she never wants to experience them again.

Zhai En finished drying his hair but did not rush out, instead he pressed both hands on the bathroom sink, closing his eyes in agony.

She ultimately is unwilling to face him.

Five years, a full five years.

She vanished for five years, he searched for five years.

He thought time could heal all wounds, and upon reuniting they could start anew.

However, from her intentional evasive movements, he realized, she still hasn’t forgiven.