The carriage turned around at the gate of Xie's house and slowly walked towards the empty and quiet alley.

It was pitch black outside the car, but the two lights inside did not affect vision.

The carriage was very stable and the lights were not flickering, but Shen Ning's heart was not at peace.

Trying hard to suppress the ripples in her heart, she opened her mouth and asked tentatively: "Sir, do you have anything to ask me?"

Qin Zhuo's eyes slowly fell on her: "If not, then I can't call you?"

Shen Ning wanted to answer that it was natural. It must be strange for a single man and a single woman to always be together.

But Qin Zhuo was her savior. He never asked her to repay him and always gave her things. If she answered like this, it would be really disloyal.

After hesitating for a while, he answered carefully: "If you need someone to accompany you, that's fine."

She would be willing to do anything for him, including saving her life and chatting with him. It was insignificant, but it was a little awkward, especially since she didn't know whether he had just held her hand intentionally or unintentionally, which made her feel very uncomfortable and she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.

Shen Ning was still struggling with her feelings when suddenly she felt a familiar warmth on the back of her hand.

Shen Ning's whole body was stiff and he dared not move.

However, she didn't dare to move, as the other party was unceremoniously pressing forward, wrapping her hands completely with his palms, then directly inserting them, interlocking their fingers.

The string in Shen Ning's heart completely broke. He looked up suddenly and tried to pull back his hand, but failed. Instead, he pulled the other person over.

Looking at Qin Zhuo who suddenly approached, Shen Ning was dumbfounded and forgot what he was going to say.

The tips of their noses were so close that they could only see the colors in each other's eyes, and so close that they could smell each other's breath.

A cold object was placed in her palm, and a pleasant and strange smell filled all her senses. She heard his slightly low and seductive voice: "If you reject me, remember to use this."

A kiss fell, not heavy, just a gentle touch, feeling each other's warmth and softness, restrained but full of desire.

Shen Ning clenched his hands, but loosened them the next moment, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.

Before she could free her hands to push him, Qin Zhuo had already stood up.

"Sorry, I scared you."

Shen Ning looked at him, his throat seemed to be blocked by cotton, and it took him a while to find his voice: "Why are you doing this?"

Qin Zhuo lowered his head, gently brushed her cheek with his fingertips, and said seriously: "I just want to confirm one thing."

Without waiting for Shen Ning to ask, he continued: "I am not a soft-hearted person, and I am not kind enough to save people casually. If I help, I must have a purpose."

Shen Ning has never fallen in love, but that doesn't mean she is stupid, and when Qin Zhuo speaks, it's not out of love, but to explain his intentions.

He had saved her, and Shen Ning had begged him for help. Every favor he had done was a favor, but he didn't want half of the Shen family's wealth. He only wanted a purse that she had embroidered herself. She had no way to repay him for saving her life, but he asked Lumei and the others to send her something good for her health.

If she could still pretend to be ignorant before, she could no longer pretend not to understand now.

It turns out that he is after her?

But this is too weird.

"Before you...why today you suddenly..."

Shen Ning couldn't find a good adjective, but Qin Zhuo could understand why he had restrained himself before but suddenly attacked her today.

He raised his hand and lifted a strand of her hair with his fingertips: "I saw you three times today, and you didn't look back once."

Shen Ning: “…” When and where, she has no idea at all?

Qin Zhuo: "If I don't show up on my own initiative, will you not even remember me, let alone look for me on your own initiative?"

Well, this is more of a fact than a question.

Shen Ning has been doing business for many years in his two lifetimes and is used to weighing the pros and cons of everything.

Qin Zhuo helped her, so she wanted to repay him. Because she had gained so much from him and Qin Zhuo didn't want anything in return, she felt uncomfortable and helpless, and even developed an escapist mentality without realizing it.

Her tactful way of dealing with people didn't work with Qin Zhuo, and she couldn't give him gifts. She didn't know what she could do when she saw him. She remembered the favor, so as long as he asked, she would never refuse, but there was really no need for them to meet on weekdays.

She hoped that every time they met he would have something to ask of him, so that she could repay him a little and feel better.

A little bit of favor will be repaid with a big bit of favor. A favor that is too heavy and cannot be repaid will make you feel suffocated.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have..."

Qin Zhuo raised his hand, and their hands were still clasped together: "You say sorry to me at this time?"

He lowered his head and leaned closer, frowning tightly, as if he had encountered some problem: "So, even if I kissed you, you still have no thoughts about me?"

Shen Ning wanted to step back, but there was the wall of the carriage behind her and she had no way to retreat.

Being forced to look at Qin Zhuo's face closely, he was already extremely handsome, and in the dim light, it was even more fascinating.

In two lifetimes combined, even if it was the first time Shen Ning faced this kind of situation, he could still maintain at least half of his sanity, at least half, probably...

Resisting the urge to kiss her, he turned his head and looked to the side: "I... I have never encountered such a thing, please give me some time to think about it..."

She felt that she was in a very bad state right now, how could she want to take the initiative to kiss him...

I clearly didn't have such thoughts before, but at this moment the touch of our lips still lingers, and I feel an inexplicable palpitation and attraction.

Qin Zhuo looked at her earlobe that was so red that it seemed to be dripping with blood, then looked at her wet and trembling eyelashes, and a smile rose at the corner of his lips.

She wasn't indifferent, just restrained by nature.

Moreover, she didn't shake off his hand, didn't have the heart to stab him with the dagger, and didn't even hit him, which proved that he still had some weight in her eyes.

Being shy is fine, if he agrees rationally and coldly, that would be his failure.

"Okay." He let go of her hand and held it in his palm instead: "The plum blossoms in the courtyard are blooming. I'll come pick you up in three days."

This is giving her a deadline.

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Liuying and Mo Lin went back and waited for Shen Ning at the door.

Finally, they saw Qin Zhuo's carriage arriving, and then Shen Ning quickly got off the carriage and went into the house in the blink of an eye, leaving them only able to see a shadow.

Liuying: "? What's wrong, Miss?"

Mo Lin: "Go and have a look."

The two of them looked at the carriage that was slowly leaving and quickly chased after it.

In the carriage, the man clenched and unclenched his hands slightly, and couldn't help laughing when he thought of Shen Ning's escape as if he had been pardoned.

How long can you escape?

It would be fine if he could suppress his urge to do so, but now that he had the urge, how could he give her the chance to escape?

Help her a few times, save her life, and protect her with all your strength in the future, letting her exchange her heart for it, she won't lose out.

Liuying still had no idea what happened to Shen Ning, because as soon as she got home, she locked herself in the room, changed her clothes, quickly washed up, and went to sleep.

Liuying, Yuzhu and Mo Xueer looked at each other.

Yuzhu: "What's wrong, Miss?"

Mo Xueer: "My face is blushing."

Firefly: "...I don't know..."

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