Chapter 28 - Endless pampering

The dazzling morning light cleared the gloomy atmosphere surrounding the city while people welcomed a new morning to their busy life, however, a certain someone was still in her dreamland.

A slight gust blew through the curtains on an enchanting woman who was deep in slumber. She looked ethereal like a celestial maiden. When the sun's rays fell on her smooth face, her dense eyelashes slowly fluttered open; she squinted her stormy grey eyes to adjust to the sunlight. Gazing at the familiar furnishing around her, she realized she was in her bedroom.

Yawning Tang Li Mei who attempted to stretch herself suddenly stiffened. Feeling her palm being covered by a warm hand, she turned around only to discover a certain young master partially lying on the floor with his head resting at the corner of the bed. She gazed at him in a daze.

Tang Li Mei was puzzled. She couldn't understand why this man would sit on the floor instead of the chair that was behind him???

{Obviously, she was still in a daze otherwise she would have kicked him the moment she saw him}

Though he appeared uncomfortable sleeping in that position, his hold on her hand didn't loosen even a little bit. Her gaze remained puzzled however her cold heart warmed at this gesture. She slowly tried to remove her hand from his hold as to not disrupt his sleep but as soon as she moved the man's eyelids fluttered open and he stared at her in a stupor.

"Little Mei" he called out in a hoarse voice and rubbed his eyes trying to get rid of his sleepiness.

Tang Li Mei stiffened when she saw how devilishly charming and adorable, he looked with his disheveled hair and sleepiness still in his eyes.

He stretched out his arms which caused his muscles to bulge, that scene made him appear ravishing.

Tang Li Mei flushed with awkwardness. She averted her gaze trying not to be obvious with the staring, but still, she glanced at him from the corner of her eyes.

"How are you feeling??" Han Zhixin asked sleepily.

Tang Li Mei finally came out of her trance when memories from last night hit her like a tornado, and her tender cheeks instantly warmed up. With her eyes widened like a cute bunny she pinched herself to wake herself from this dream; Where a man was tenderly holding her as if she was his most prized possession. His eyes looked anguished but the love and endless pampering in them was evident. As reality hit her…

"You!!!! What are you doing here??" She questioned anxiously. Averting her eyes, she tried to avoid that tender gaze that was staring at her.

"You don't remember??" he asked as a sly smile pulled up; looking at her eyes widen like a kitten he had the sudden urge to kiss her.

He realized compared to her pale look the other night, her skin now appeared to be radiant after a night's rest, her soft and supple lips were red like a cherry, and the red hue which covered her cheeks made her look bewitching.

'thump, thump, thump'

Han Zhixin's heartbeat raced up looking at his woman. She looked gorgeous, there was no more tiredness, her soft and silky skin had a healthy glow; her eyes appeared bright and alluring, and it didn't help a least when his eyes instinctively fell on her attractive collar bone.

He turned his gaze away from the figure. To him, it didn't seem right to take advantage of her in the given situation, or else it'll only be torture for himself.

Nonetheless, she looked adorable particularly with a slight pout and scarlet cheeks because a certain someone was bullying her.

Han Zhixin extended his palm and slightly grazed her soft and warm cheeks causing the red hue to spread all over her face.

"It's hot" He murmured smiling widely.

Tang Li Mei looked like a deer caught in headlights. Staring at his handsome and charming face which had a big smile along with those pale blue eyes took away the lingering sleepiness. Her heart began beating widely at that smile.

'thump, thump, thump'

She immediately backed away from his touch, holding her flushed cheeks she glared at him accusingly and turned away to calm her racing heart.

'This perverted hot bastard was teasing her!!! And what in the world is with that stupid smile!!!'

Han Zhixin glanced at the woman who had her face turned away from him, with her beautiful tresses that covered her bright pink cheeks partially like a curtain made her look extremely adorable for him to handle.

He visibly swallowed.

"Ahem" He looked anywhere but her. Scratching his neck, he gazed at her from the corner of his eyes, there was a slight blush spreading from his neck to the tipoff his ears.

He suddenly felt hot all over. Patting his racing heart, he took a deep breath to calm himself.

"Are you feeling better??" he asked her in a gentle voice attempting to sound natural.

Tang Li Mei immediately sensed the concern in his voice. Staring at her hands she bit her lips to conceal her shyness as her heart warmed up in delight.

"Little Mei??" he called out when there was no response from her. Slightly turning his head, he tensed when he saw her cheeks covered in a red tint and her captivating grey orbs that gleamed as they stared back at him.

"Yeah" she replied in trance.

While the two stared at each other the atmosphere of the room warmed up. The soft wind that flowed through the slightly opened sliding door lightly breezed her dark tresses making her appear enticing.

Tang Li Mei suddenly felt a shiver run through her body due to the sudden gust of wind. She stared down at her body and stiffened.

Horror struck her face, and she quickly pulled the duvet to cover her body with only her small head peeking out, she glared at him accusingly. However, in Han Zhixin's eyes that expression simply made her more lovable like a kitten puffing its cheeks with anger.

"You!!!! Look away!!!" She glowered. Watching her troubled and shy face which was bright like a tomato he had the urge to tease her more.

"What's the point in hiding??? I have seen it already!!!" he replied slowly with a smug look. Tang Li Mei's eyes widened in horror.

'seen it already??' she suddenly realized the scene where she lost her consciousness.

'No way!!!!!! Was he the one who changed her clothes last night???' Han Zhixin saw her expressions changing each second. From surprise to shock to disbelief, each emotion was visible on her face.

"Wha-what do you mean???" she stammered in bewilderment. The more she looked at that smug face the more she had the impulse to beat him till he was begging for mercy. Han Zhixin was enjoying this side of her and wanted to tease her even more.

"What do I mean??? It's exactly what you heard" Tang Li Mei's face paled with every spending seconds.

"Well, there is no point in arguing over spilled milk. Don't worry, I'll take responsibility for whatever happened," he responded in utter seriousness, but his eyes twinkled with a rare smile.

'This perverted bastard!!! He was obviously the wolf but what's with that tone as though he were the one taken advantage of????'

"You-you… shameless idiot!!!! I'll never talk to you!!!" she huffed out and turned her duvet covered back to him. Seeing the mild redness in the corner of her eyes he didn't have the heart to tease her anymore.

"Little Mei" he called out affectionately, but she simply ignored him.

'Such a baby!'

With a slight chuckle, he walked over to her side to sit.

When Tang Li Mei felt the weight on the side of her bed she looked up and saw him staring at her tenderly with so much pampering that her cheeks warmed up. Thinking about how he probably changed her clothes and had seen her naked body she flushed frantically. The crimson tone that colored her cheeks slowly spread to her neck.

Han Zhixin couldn't help the chuckle that left his lips when he saw her looking so adorable. It made him want to hide her and never let anyone see this side of her; otherwise, there would be too many unwanted bees hovering around her. He impulsively pinched those soft and lovable cheeks.

"What are you doing you, pervert???" She glowered to hide her shyness.

The tender and warm skin under his palms remained scorching hot and he immediately became tense with worry.

When Tang Li Mei sensed the changes, she stared at him warily.

"Are you alright??" He questioned while his palms covered the forehead to check for fever. He relaxed when he sensed her temperature to be normal.

"I'm fine you moron!!! Can you stop touching me!!!" she scowled cutely. Seeing her being shy and sweet like this was like a kitten grazing his heart.

Han Zhixin cupped her cheeks tenderly and smiled, gently resting his forehead against hers he whispered fondly,

"So cute"

Never had he dreamed at some point he would talk such mushy words but here he was pampering his woman.

Tang Li Mei's eyes widened as she listened to those words, she huffed and looked away to hide the sudden shyness. What was going on with her????

"Don't scare me like the way that you did last night. My heart can only take this much so have some mercy on your hubby, okay??"

Tang Li Mei felt warm listening to his enchanting voice, but that last sentence made her eyes twitch.

'hubby??'

She glared at him struggling to control herself from killing this shameless man in front of her.

"Who is the hubby??? Don't get ahead of yourself you idiot!!!" she snarled at him but to Han Zhixin she simply looked like a cute angry kitten.

"Darling, even if you say no, I cannot ignore it." He replied slyly. Straightening his posture, he said with all seriousness,

"I'm a gentleman after all so don't worry, I'll take responsibility".

This irked her up even more. Being teased and bullied by him to such an extent was making hot and angry tears gather in her eyes. Looking at her expression which undoubtedly appeared like the way one suffered from the bullying. He scolded himself.

'Maybe I have overdone it' he thought while his heart throbbed with uneasiness. He had no experience with women neither did he knew how to coerce them.

Hence, he tried to be honest.

"Forgive me, love, I was simply teasing you. It was never my intention to make you cry. Don't worry nothing happened last night. It was Aunt Lan who changed your clothes, so please don't cry." He nervously stated while trying to calm the angry kitten who was struggling to keep her tears at bay. Tang Li Mei stared at him accusingly as if she didn't believe a word, he just said.

"Don't look at me like that, I'm telling the truth I swear!! You can ask Aunt Lan!!" he vowed. He merely wanted to tease her instead he ended up getting her on the verge of tears.

'I'm such a fool!!!' he berated himself.

"Really???" Tang Li Mei asked him in a sweet voice, slightly peeking out from the duvet with her bright grey orbs staring at him cluelessly.

'Adorable!!! Fuck I'm so screwed!!!'

He gulped and quickly nodded his head.

"I... I have to freshen up, so can you leave??" She whispered unable to look him in the eyes. Han Zhixin had no problem while doing so since he couldn't take any more of her cuteness otherwise, he might end up doing something which would forever send him to his grave. And that wouldn't necessarily be a good thing for him.

"Okay!! I'll wait for you downstairs then." His eyes curved up when a wide smile played on his lips which rendered Tang Li Mei speechless.

Glancing at the closed door a thought drifted her mind which brought endless uneasiness to her heart. Tang Li Mei visibly gulped.

'If the women in the city saw him smile like this then I'll most likely die without a complete corpse.'

Her glazed eyes suddenly widened in panic.

'Holy shit!!!! What am I thinking???'

It's all this bastard's fault, his perverse habits are slowly rubbing on her.

Closing the door behind him Han Zhixin sighed to himself and shook his head when he thought about their future. He is entirely going to be played in the palm of her hands and he knew it, but it didn't seem like he or his future self would have any regrets about it. Thinking about the alluring woman staring at him cluelessly only made him want to love and cherish her more.

Taking a pillow, Tang Li Mei screamed into it when she realized how flirtatious their conversation sounded. How could a woman like her behave in that manner??? When did she become like this?? If her subordinates saw her like this it would simply be a disgrace. How was she supposed to walk with her head held high???

But what she didn't know was that her trusted secretary had already seen a certain someone blushing at the hospital and this news was already widely spread between those six people.

As scenes from last night flooded her brains she blushed more. She chastised herself for her lack of courage. Suddenly a sad smile graced her lips and she sighed.

In the future, if their relation did blossom into something more then she had to re-evaluate her entire plan as this one variable would bring an entirely different outcome. She couldn't afford any mistakes not when there are people on her tail. It was already getting difficult to keep her family safe and on top of that she needs to find those who were involved in her brother's murder.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly turned cold and murderous as Tang Li Mei's eyes glinted while her lips drew a malicious smile. If her subordinates saw her like this, they would make sure to be nowhere near this demoness.