Chapter 431: You Are Usually a Sharp-Witted Girl
Tan Mo used the index finger of her right hand to lift and rest its edges on the machine repeatedly. The manager immediately left, bringing the electronic device with him after she was done.
With that, Tan Mo went to the washroom. After coming out of it, she saw Wei Zhiqian sitting in front of his computer and working.
"You should eat first," Tan Mo said.
Wei Zhiqian removed his gaze from the computer screen and smiled at Tan Mo. "I thought you said you didn't have a proper dinner yet. You should eat first. I'll have what is left."
After contemplating it, Tan Mo took the sushi boxes to Wei Zhiqian's working desk and asked, "Will I interrupt your work if I sit here and eat?"
"No." In fact, that was precisely what Wei Zhiqian wanted. Wasting no time, he got up and moved the office chair on the other side of his desk beside him. "You may take your meal here."
Complying with his instruction, Tan Mo perched herself on the chair.
Upon seeing that, the memory of the first time Tan Mo entered Wei Zhiqian's study room came to his mind. At that time, she was still a young child, so she struggled to climb up the chair. She had a tiny stature, so the chair was too high for her.
Wei Zhiqian let out a laugh as he reminisced the moment.
"What are you laughing at?" That was out of the blue.
"Nothing." A corner of Wei Zhiqian's lips lifted. "I just thought that with you sitting next to me, I can finally work without any distractions."
Tan Mo was guilt-stricken upon hearing that. She wouldn't dare look at Wei Zhiqian.
How could she dream of doing all those things with him when he treated her so well?
Not only did he know nothing about it, but he also deemed her to be a good girl. On top of that, he even seemed to enjoy her company a lot.
Hence, Tan Mo remained taciturn, fearing that she would let the cat out of the bag.
After unboxing the food containers, she found a small packet of wasabi paste and sushi soy sauce.
There were also several disposable sauce plates included.
Tan Mo did not squeeze the extra wasabi paste provided by the restaurant out because it was already in the sushi itself.
She only poured the sushi soy sauce on the tiny sauce plate.
Staring at Wei Zhiqian, who devoted himself to work, Tan Mo recalled that she was here to make sure he took his meal on time.
If she let him work with an empty stomach while enjoying the food by herself, her presence would be totally meaningless.
"How long will it take you to finish your work?" Tan Mo asked.
After glancing at the time on the computer screen, Wei Zhiqian made an estimation and replied, "It'll be no less than two hours."
"That long? Are you gonna eat after work?" Tan Mo questioned.
Wei Zhiqian responded with a smile. "I'll try to be fast."
"Not that again." Tan Mo puffed up her cheeks. After thinking about it, she felt a little embarrassed, yet she couldn't bring herself to let him stay hungry.
In the end, her unwillingness to let Wei Zhiqian stay hungry won the tug of war in her mind.
Feeling hotness on her flushed face, she bit the bullet and asked, "Would it be a hindrance if I fed you while you worked?"
Wei Zhiqian was elated upon hearing her question. Right from the start, he had been looking for an opportunity to drop her hints.
Naturally, Wei Zhiqian was not focusing on his work at all. As a matter of fact, he was trying to figure out a perfect way to leave no trace of his intention as he asked her to feed him.
The fact that Tan Mo suggested feeding him took him by surprise.
He was trying his best to suppress excitement from showing on his face.
While remaining his composure, he tried to play his usual tender uncle act and nodded as the corners of his lips quirked up. "Of course not. Momo, are so considerate. I'm very pleased with you."
Wei Zhiqian immediately reverted his gaze to his computer screen, putting on a facade as if he was busy with his work. He then turned to Tan Mo and said, "It's good to have you here. You're truly a great help. Thank you."
After speaking, he continued his work.
Tan Mo was confident with her chopsticks skills to use them to eat the sushi herself, but not when she had to feed Wei Zhiqian.
She was afraid that she might accidentally drop the sushi before it reached his mouth.
It would be fine if it dropped on the floor, but it would dirty his shirt if it fell on him.
Either way, it would involve cleaning up. She would've done him a disservice instead of helping him to stay productive.
The restaurant staff did not provide her with any disposable gloves.
Left without any option, Tan Mo used her fingers to pick up the sushi.
While she was at it, she said, "My hands are clean. I just washed them."
"Okay. " Wei Zhiqian nodded.
Focusing on his work, he didn't seem to pay attention to Tan Mo's words.
She felt relieved at the sight of it. It helped reduce her nervousness.
While holding the sushi, she turned it to the tuna's side to dip it with a bit of soy sauce and fed it to Wei Zhiqian.
He did not look at her. He just opened his mouth to let her put the sushi into it.
As he dug into the sushi, he would unintentionally touch the tip of her index finger placed on top of the tuna with his lips.
Tan Mo immediately retracted her hand and turned to look at Wei Zhiqian, who was unaware of the fact as he continued working.
At that, she secretly rubbed her finger that touched his lips.
She could still feel the softness and heat of his lips.
It was the exact sensation she felt in her dream.
"Please help yourself with some too," Wei Zhiqian stated abruptly.
"Huh?" Tan Mo couldn't react to Wei Zhiqian's words as she was still lost in her thoughts.
"Don't tell me that you will just stare at me blankly as I eat? Please eat some food while you're feeding me. It'd be more efficient that way." Wei Zhiqian stretched his left hand and petted the top of Tan Mo's head. "You are usually quick-witted. Why have you suddenly become dull?"
Tan Mo thought, 'Isn't that all your fault?'
While she was grumbling inside, she picked up another piece of sushi without looking at the type of topping on the rice.
It didn't make much difference. She only picked the ones that suited their palates.
When she was about to put the food into her mouth, she was reminded of her fingertip that had touched his lips earlier.
Would the action of eating with the hand that touched Wei Zhiqian's lips be considered an indirect kiss?
With that question in mind, she was extra careful not to touch her lips with her index finger.
Otherwise, it would be equivalent to kissing him indirectly.
Still, no matter how meticulous she was, carelessness was bound to happen.
She felt like she was having an indirect kiss with Wei Zhiqian each time she accidentally touched her lips with her index finger.
Her face would redden to her ears every time.
After feeding Wei Zhiqian a piece, she would eat one herself.
Nevertheless, she became full after a while since she had a small appetite, not to mention she had eaten some food at the restaurant.
"I'm full. The rest is yours," Tan Mo declared.
"Alright."
Tan Mo continued to feed Wei Zhiqian while he would carelessly touch her fingertip with his lips at random intervals.
She let out a sigh of relief once he finished all the food.
Tan Mo cleared up everything to throw it into the trash can when she left.
"I won't stay here and interrupt your work. I'll take my leave now," Tan Mo announced.
"Hold on," Wei Zhiqian said. "It's getting late now. I don't feel safe letting you go back alone."
It was already nine.
After checking the time, Tan Mo answered, "It's only 9 p.m. I think it's fine."
"No," Wei Zhiqian ordered determinedly. "Wait for me. I'll hurry up. Let me take you back once I'm done here."
Chapter 432: Uncle, Does It Hurt?
"Okay," Tan Mo agreed.
She moved the chair back to the side of the desk opposite Wei Zhiqian. After clearing the disposable food containers up, she took them outside the office and threw them away.
"Brother Jingan, are you still working?" Tan Mo asked.
"Yes. I'm Young Master Wei's personal assistant. I can't get off from work if he's still working." Zhou Jingan raised the corners of his lips.
"Alright. Please go ahead and do whatever you need to," Tan Mo replied.
No wonder Wei Zhiqian did not ask Zhou Jingan to take her home.
Both of them were occupied with work and could not make time to do that.
Tan Mo thought, 'To be honest, I could take a cab back.'
Beijing University was situated in the middle of downtown. The journey there from here was on the major roads.
Although the traffic might be a little heavy, the public order here was quite good.
Still, Wei Zhiqian and her brothers would not permit her to take a cab alone at night.
After that, Tan Mo returned to Wei Zhiqian's office and took a seat on the couch at the side.
She took out her cellphone and scrolled Weibo and WeChat Moments.
She sat there quietly and didn't even play any videos.
She did not bring her earphones along with her when she left the campus that day. Fearing that the sound of the video would disturb Wei Zhiqian's work, she only looked at the content without any sound.
Occasionally, she would come across interesting auto-playing videos on Weibo. She would mute the video and read the subtitles only.
Despite having a lesser impact, it was still a great way to kill time.
A while later, Tan Mo yawned discreetly and felt a little sleepy.
She did sleep well the night before as she dreamed of Wei Zhiqian, causing her to be wide awake. It took her some time before falling asleep again.
Changing her position unobtrusively, Tan Mo leaned against the sofa and slept.
The weather outside was getting hotter daily, so the air-conditioner was switched on in the office.
Even though Wei Zhiqian was doing his work, he had been looking at Tan Mo constantly.
Noticing that she dozed off, he took a blanket and covered her with it gently.
He tried his best to be careful not to wake her up. After that, he heaved a sigh of relief and got back to work.
By the time he was done, he realized that it was already 10:12 p.m.
Once Wei Zhiqian switched off his computer, he grabbed the car key and stuffed it inside his pocket. He sauntered over to the sofa.
After removing the blanket carefully, he put one arm under Tan Mo's legs and another one behind her back and picked her up.
The movement awakened Tan Mo.
To her surprise, the first thing she caught sight of after opening her eyes was Wei Zhiqian's face.
His face was within a hair's breadth from hers because she was being carried in his arms.
By instinct, Tan Mo thought that she was dreaming.
Furthermore, her little fantasies seemed to be playing new tricks on her this time.
She was more daring and unrestrained toward Wei Zhiqian in her dreams than in real life.
Thinking she was in her dreamland, she lifted her hand to touch Wei Zhiqian's chin.
Just then, Tan Mo thought, 'The dream realm feels so real this time.'
The sensation was intense as her fingers touched the stubble on his chin.
Tan Mo continued to run her fingers from his chin to his lips slowly.
After her fingertips came into contact with his lips, they began hovering around like a painter working on her canvas. She traced every part of his lips.
At that, Wei Zhiqian bobbed his throat.
Was this girl aware of what she was doing?
Starting from his chin, Wei Zhiqian felt the touch of her fingertips, which were as soft as tofu. When they nudged his chin, they felt like boneless flesh.
Even though his lips were real soft flesh, the softness of her fingertips still felt like marshmallows.
This was how it felt to be touched by her fingertips.
The sensation was softer and more tantalizing than in his dream. It was rather irresistible for him.
"Momo?" Wei Zhiqian called out instinctively while he was in confusion.
His lips rubbed against her fingertips as he spoke.
Tan Mo blinked her eyes in a trance. 'This dream feels way too real!'
"What are you doing?" Wei Zhiqian questioned in puzzlement.
Did Momo feel that same toward him?
Happiness arrived like an unannounced storm.
Wei Zhiqian could not believe what was playing out before his eyes.
As he spoke, Tan Mo felt his hot breath on her fingers.
As a result, her fingertips twitched a little at the heat from his breath. It finally brought her back to reality.
"Am... Am I not dreaming?" Tan Mo blurted out in a reflex.
Tan Mo's frequent dreams about him blurred the lines between her senses of hallucination and reality, confusing her even further.
Wei Zhiqian curled up the corners of his lips in curiosity.
Did she see him in her dreams?
What in the world had happened in her dreamland that made her bold enough to touch his lips?
"You thought this was a dream?" Wei Zhiqian raised an amused smile. "What did you see?"
Tan Mo was cornered by his unexpected question.
There was no way she could ever tell him what she saw in her dream.
To be sure she was awake, she secretly pinched her side.
'Ouch!'
'That hurts!'
'Looks like this isn't my fantasy after all!'
Tan Mo resolved never to have a dream like that ever again. It made her mix up fantasy and reality.
To think that she would paw at her uncle without any restraint.
Even now, her finger was still on Wei Zhiqian's lips.
As those thoughts crossed her mind, she finally regained her composure. She turned her stare at his lips.
Her fingers remained in the same position.
Right then, she noticed Wei Zhiqian raising his eyebrows.
She was at a loss for words at the sight of it.
Tan Mo was finally fully awake. Chills ran down her spine like a basin of icy cold water was splashed down from her head.
At that, Tan Mo recollected her previous incarnation as the little snow fairy for a millennium up until that moment. Upon confirmation, it was indeed the first time she had suffered from that much embarrassment.
A buzzing sound echoed in Tan Mo's head. She came up with a desperate idea.
She squeezed Wei Zhiqian's lips flat like a duck's bill with her thumb and index finger.
Wei Zhiqian was rendered speechless.
Why did she suddenly distort his face?
"Uncle, does it hurt?" Tan Mo asked with an innocent look and gleaming widened eyes.
With that, she believed Wei Zhiqian would not get mad at her.
He did not have a looking glass before him, so he could not see how he looked like at that moment.
He was positive that it did not look good.
Wei Zhiqian opened his mouth in resignation. His lips broke free from the pressing of her fingertips.
Although the touch of Tan Mo's fingertips was soft, smooth, and comfortable, the feeling of his lips being pinched wasn't exactly a pleasant experience.
"It hurt a little." Wei Zhiqian's lips were reddened from her nip.
It was a bit swollen. It looked like he had just been kissed.
"I see. Then this is not a dream," Tan Mo murmured.
Wei Zhiqian almost laughed in his annoyance. "Why did you pinch me to see if you were dreaming? What if I shrieked from your nip while you were still in your dreamland?"
Tan Mo was stunned for a moment.
This deduction sounded logical.
"I pinched myself earlier and it hurt." Tan Mo spilled the beans.
"Are you nuts? Why did you have to pinch yourself for no reason?" Wei Zhiqian sat on the couch. He put Tan Mo on his lap and held her in his arms. "Where is it?"
Tan Mo cupped the side of her waist and answered, "Over here."
Wei Zhiqian remained silent for a while and thought, 'It's rude to lift a woman's clothes.'
"I'll not peep. Check and see if it's reddish." After Wei Zhiqian spoke, he closed his eyes.
Chapter 433: Who Dares to Make Fun of the Person I Pamper?
Nevertheless, Tan Mo's eyes were set on Wei Zhiqian's face.
There were calmness and tenderness to his countenance as he closed his eyes.
It was only then that Tan Mo noticed his long lashes, which she hadn't realized before.
Hit by an epiphany, she determined to observe him better next time.
"Are you done checking yet?" Wei Zhiqian asked.
"No!" Tan Mo exclaimed, lowering her head and lifting her shirt.
The heat outside was hot like summer's blazing sun, so it was necessary to switch on the air conditioner.
For that reason, she dressed in a T-shirt or blouse.
The weather that day was exceedingly scorching. Thus, she wore a short-sleeve T-shirt.
After raising her garment, a red spot could be seen on the side of her waist.
"It's a little reddish," Tan Mo explained truthfully.
Wei Zhiqian opened his eyes at once and uttered, "Let me see."
"Um. It's fine." Tan Mo was somewhat self-conscious about it.
"The spot is on your waist, right? It's not somewhere private. Besides, didn't you wear a crop top during the summer before? You didn't mind letting others see your belly button previously. So what's with the sudden change of heart?"
Tan Mo covered her red spot out of bashfulness.
She shook her head. "I'm really fine. It's just a tiny red spot. The redness will fade in no time. And it doesn't even hurt."
If Wei Zhiqian didn't prohibit her from abusing her healing magic, she would have used it to remove the red spot altogether.
"That's cool. Let's forget about it." Wei Zhiqian had never planned to insist on seeing it anyway. It was just a mere psychological tactic.
He would first propose a condition that Tan Mo could not accept and then settle for the second-best option. That way, when he would suggest the second condition, she could not reject it again.
"Tell me, what made you think that you were dreaming earlier?" Wei Zhiqian fixed his gaze on Tan Mo with his eyes looking like a starry night sky. "Could it be that you've dreamed about me before?"
Tan Mo was taken aback upon hearing that.
'Oh, snap! The cat is out of the bag!'
'What do I do now?'
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Tan Mo buried her head against his chest promptly.
If she hid her face, Wei Zhiqian couldn't see her guilty expression.
"I was sleepwalking!" Tan Mo replied in a soft voice.
Wei Zhiqian exclaimed, "Sleepwalking?"
Never in his wildest imaginations did he expect her to give him such an answer.
"Yup!" Tan Mo nodded.
"Are you suggesting that you saw me in your dream while you're sleepwalking and decided to pinch my lips?" Her explanation rubbed him in the wrong way. He felt like giving her rears a good pinch.
What sort of nonsensical excuse was that? Did she even try?
Only a fool would buy her reason.
"Yeah!" Tan Mo bowed her head again.
Wei Zhiqian burst into laughter at that.
She had the audacity to reply yes twice.
Since she was hell-bent on the fact that she was sleepwalking, Wei Zhiqian did not press the matter further. With her still in his arms, he stood up and walked outside. "Let's go. I'll take you home."
Wei Zhiqian came to a halt before the office door as it was closed.
Moreover, his hands were full from carrying her.
"Momo, open the door," Wei Zhiqian stated.
Tan Mo was dumbfounded. She said, "You may put me down now."
Wei Zhiqian's mouth curved into a smile. "I'm dead set on doting on you today."
He would not put her down no matter what.
Tan Mo was at her wit's end as to what to do.
She was unsure if she had the wrong idea, but for some reason, Wei Zhiqian seemed to be a little different from usual.
"Do you remember when you were young, your feet would always be off the ground whenever I was around? It was like you were born for my embrace." Wei Zhiqian reminisced as he stood before the door while carrying her in his arms.
As he recalled the good ol' days, Tan Mo said, "I was very light at that time. But I'm an adult now. My weight has increased a lot since then."
"Your weight has increased, you say?" Wei Zhiqian shook Tan Mo's entire body twice while carrying her.
Startled, Tan Mo cried out, "Uncle!"
She immediately wrapped her arms around his neck tightly.
Wei Zhiqian teased, "You're still too light. I can even give you an upsy-daisy."
Fearing that he would do it, Tan Mo bawled, "Uncle, what's up with you today?"
Why would a mature, big man like him suddenly fool around like a spoiled child?
Giving her no further explanation, Wei Zhiqian carried her steadily and ordered, "Open the door for me."
"Uncle, I'm no longer a child. People will take me as a fool if they see me like this." Tan Mo struggled to get loose.
Wei Zhiqian lowered his head and closed up to her without warning.
Tan Mo held her breath instinctively but forgot to evade his approach.
His face was getting closer progressively. He got so close to her that he came within a whisker of touching her nose. "Who dares to laugh at Momo?
"Even if someone saw us, they would only think that you were the one I favored." Grinning from ear to ear, Wei Zhiqian asked, "Who dares to make fun of the person I pamper?"
Tan Mo was speechless.
Even though Wei Zhiqian said something similar like this before, those words he uttered earlier felt different.
Those domineering yet doting statements warmed Tan Mo's heart.
According to the meaning of his words, Wei Zhiqian seemed to want everyone in the company to see it.
Then, by word of mouth, everyone would know how important Tan Mo was to Wei Zhiqian.
"Open the door, please," Wei Zhiqian urged softly. "If you feel embarrassed when someone sees you, you can just hide your head in my embrace."
Tan Mo thought, 'He really went all out just to show everyone my place in his heart.'
Tan Mo could not refute after listening to Wei Zhiqian's crisp and tender voice.
By reflex, she opened the door as instructed obediently.
Right when Wei Zhiqian carried Tan Mo out of his office, they bumped into Zhou Jingan.
Gaping at the unusual sight before his eyes, Zhou Jingan was rooted to the ground.
"Momo, what happened to you?" Zhou Jingan asked in curiosity. Why was Wei Zhiqian carrying Tan Mo in his arms like that?
"I sprained my ankle!" Tan Mo babbled a ridiculous excuse in a panic.
Zhou Jingan was flabbergasted upon hearing that.
How could she sprain her ankle in Wei Zhiqian's office?
As spacious as his office might be, there was still a limit to it.
It was not as if Tan Mo ran a full marathon inside, so how did she injure herself?
Just then, Zhou Jingan turned to look at Wei Zhiqian, who had a gratifying smirk on his face.
"I've already sent you the documents," Wei Zhiqian said.
"Got it." Zhou Jingan nodded. "I'll get everything done before I leave."
Wei Zhiqian bowed his head. "Thanks for your hard work."
He only procrastinated his task until this late as he did not work the day before. Therefore, he had to cram all his workload at the eleventh hour.
"It's my pleasure." Zhou Jingan had a smile on his face. "I've already worked on the documents you passed to me earlier. This is the last batch, so it won't take too long."
"Okay." Wei Zhiqian bobbed his head and turned to leave while holding Tan Mo in his arms.
She would not even dare to look at Zhou Jingan at that time. She buried her face against Wei Zhiqian's chest like he suggested earlier.
With that, Wei Zhiqian carried Tan Mo and strode into the elevator.
Tan Mo began to contemplate, thinking that there should be no one around at such a late hour like this.
After convincing herself of that thought, she felt like there was a weight off her shoulder.
If nothing else, being held in Wei Zhiqian's arms like that was pretty comfortable.
When she was young, Tan Wenci and Tan Jinqi would often carry her in that manner.
Nonetheless, Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi could not do that as neither of them was strong enough.
As she grew up, Tan Wenci could no longer carry her like that either.
Chapter 434: Deep Down She Cares
Due to her work, Tan Jinqi was rarely at home.
Besides, she was all grown up now, so she could not pester her brother for hugs like she used to.
Therefore, Tan Mo had not had the luxury of such treatment for years.
As long as Wei Zhiqian did not feel tired, her not having to walk felt pretty good.
Tan Mo felt bold and carefree letting Wei Zhiqian carry her while she nestled comfortably in his arms.
Suddenly, the elevator stopped.
After that, the gap between the elevator doors widened. The sound of chatter from the other side of the door was audible.
"Finally done with work! Shall we go grab a drink and chill?" a voice asked.
"Sure," replied another voice. "A little drink helps with the stress."
"Manager Wang, do you want to join us?" a staff member asked.
"Sounds good. Yang, does your IT team want to come along? The more the merrier." Manager Wang chuckled and said, "Let's go to that 1903 Beer Haus. It's right around the corner from our office."
Manager Yang looked at his watch and said, "Well, I'm fine with that."
Manager Yang asked the rest of his colleagues in his department.
One after the other, everyone agreed.
As they were in a lively chatter, the elevator door slid wide open.
The crowd waiting to enter stopped dead in their tracks.
Everyone was immediately silenced.
What in the world was happening?
Everyone was stunned staring into the elevator.
Wei Zhiqian was carrying a young lady.
The young lady seemed embarrassed. Her hand was gripping tightly onto Wei Zhiqian's shirt.
Her anxious legs felt lost hanging in the air and started wriggling.
The young lady had her hair tied into a loose bun. With the couple of loose strands around her ears and neck, it was clear to see that the exposed parts of her ears and neck were both flushed red.
Even her fingers, which were grasping onto Wei Zhiqian's shirt, had turned red.
It was obvious that the young lady was nervous and distressed.
Among the crowd, Manager Wang was the one who had met Tan Mo before.
However, Manager Wang had not had the chance to share this gossip with the rest of them.
After all, they were here to work overtime, so everyone was occupied enough as it was.
Manager Wang was planning to share this gossip when they were out drinking at the bar later.
Before he could even say anything, everyone was shocked by the sight in front of them.
Why was the president carrying a woman in his arms?
What happened to him being interested in men?
All the male staff breathed out a sigh of relief when they saw the scene before them.
Even Manager Wang and Manager Yang, both middle-aged men with families of their own, sighed with relief too.
Wei Zhiqian stood in silence.
What the hell were they all sighing for?
"President, there's too many of us. We'll just take the next elevator," said the sharp-witted Manager Yang.
With Wei Zhiqian holding a girl in his arms, they could not exactly barge in the elevator and interrupt whatever was going on.
After he finished speaking, Manager Yang took a step forward and reached his arm into the elevator.
Hastily, he pressed the close button.
Wei Zhiqian's hands were too occupied to press any buttons anyway.
Seeing Tan Mo in that state, she could barely lift her head, let alone close the elevator door.
After Manager Yang hit the close button, he quickly tucked his hand back.
Watching the elevator close, everyone let out a sigh of relief.
Feeling distressed and angry, Tan Mo tugged frantically at the hem of Wei Zhiqian's shirt and whined, "I told you I could walk by myself. Look what happened. Now everyone saw us."
Wei Zhiqian arched his brows, thinking about what the little lady had just said. He answered in his head, 'It was not like we were doing anything shameful.'
It made him want to kiss her right then while holding her in his arms. That would give her something indecent enough to make her feel properly ashamed.
Lest hearing the words coming out of her, people might actually think something serious had happened.
"You kept your face hidden." Wei Zhiqian chuckled.
"I heard Manager Wang's voice." Tan Mo had a great memory. "Though my face was hidden, I'm sure Manager Wang could still tell it was me."
"And it's not like you brought another woman to work today," Tan Mo muttered softly.
"That's not necessarily true. Manager Wang might think you already left. I could've gone and brought another woman here," Wei Zhiqian replied with a smirk.
It was meant to be a joke but hearing that made Tan Mo so furious that she lifted her head.
With puffing cheeks, she asked, "Do you always bring women in and out of the office?"
Was he such a promiscuous man?
Tan Mo was infuriated.
Wei Zhiqian was at a loss for words.
"I was just teasing you," Wei Zhiqian explained immediately. "I don't know any other women besides you. Who would I possibly bring to work?"
"Haven't you been on quite a few dates?" Tan Mo quickly questioned.
She remembered it all.
Wei Zhiqian bit his tongue for digging his own grave. He had completely forgotten about all his dates.
At that moment, he regretted that he ever agreed to his mother's matchmaking.
"I don't remember any of them. I don't think they made much of an impression," Wei Zhiqian said coldly. "Anyway, I don't remember anyone other than you."
Wei Zhiqian took a deep breath and answered her sincerely. "I was just joking earlier. Besides you, I've never brought anyone to my workplace. I'm barely acquainted with any other women. Who could I even bring?"
"Would you bring them if you were more acquainted?" Tan Mo did not know what was going on with her either. She just felt like bickering with Wei Zhiqian, picking on anything about him that she could.
"I'm just not acquainted, don't want to be, and am not trying to be." Wei Zhiqian was not the least bit triggered. In fact, he was slightly pleased. "That is why it'll never happen. I'm not even considering the thought of it."
Seeing as how the little lady was bothered by this, it meant that deep down she really cared about him.
It was a good start.
Tan Mo grunted, "Hmph!" Feeling embarrassed, she buried her face back in his chest.
He did not know if she was embarrassed that Manager Wang recognized her or if it was that she cared too much about everything Wei Zhiqian did.
Either way, Wei Zhiqian felt pretty good.
As they descended to the ground floor, the elevator door slid open. Wei Zhiqian walked out with Tan Mo in his arms.
Fortunately, Manager Wang had waited behind, so there was no one else around to bump into them this time.
Tan Mo shook her feet awkwardly. "Are you intending to carry me all the way to your car?"
"Yes, I am." Wei Zhiqian nodded. That was exactly what he planned to do.
"Then, could you please walk faster? Let's get out before Manager Wang and the rest catch up." Tan Mo rushed him, "We can't let them see us. This is so embarrassing, and it might affect your reputation at work."
"No, it won't." Wei Zhiqian was not going to be fooled by Tan Mo. He said, "Scan your fingerprint."
Before she realized it, Wei Zhiqian had carried her to the security access.
Tan Mo's fingerprint had now been logged into the company's system.
Tan Mo could access the building as she pleased.
Casually, Tan Mo placed her index finger on the detector.
Holding Tan Mo in his arms, Wei Zhiqian exited smoothly.
As he was walking, Wei Zhiqian's ear perked up.
He heard the sound of the elevator door opening and closing behind him.
Immediately after, Manager Wang and the rest stepped out of the two elevators.
Chapter 435: Carrying Her All the Way Home
It was too big of a crowd to fit into one elevator.
After everyone came out, they saw Wei Zhiqian still carrying Tan Mo in his arms.
"What's the deal with the president and that girl?" a voice said softly.
They were unaware that Wei Zhiqian had excellent hearing.
Holding Tan Mo in his arms, Wei Zhiqian slowed down. His ears wiggled.
"I couldn't even see her face. I have no idea how she looks." Without seeing her face, they could not identify her age.
"Ahem. Well, I did." Loosening his tie, Manager Wang felt himself loosen up.
"You saw? When?" Manager Yang asked, suddenly alert.
Could it be that Manager Wang had become the new favorite?
Did he actually have prior information before the rest of them?
"I ran into them earlier this evening when I was taking the elevator," Manager Wang elaborated. "The girl's name is Tan Mo."
"Tan Mo?!" A female colleague gushed in an excited manner.
The other male colleagues turned to look at her. Taken by surprise, Manager Wang asked, "Do you know her?"
The woman answered proudly, "Of course, she's famous."
"What does she do?" another male colleague asked.
"She's still a student." The woman held out her palm and counted her fingers. "I think she's probably in her junior year."
"She's a university student?" the male colleague asked. "If she's in her junior year, that would mean she's 22 years old."
"What? Gosh, no!" The woman gave the man a look, seemingly expressing that she was talking to a simpleton, and said, "When Tan Mo was only 15 years old, she was awarded valedictorian for her perfect score in liberal arts of B City. Because of that, she was personally invited by the dean to enroll in Beijing University."
Manager Wang felt his face go numb from shock. "That means... Is Tan Mo only 18 years old?"
The woman did not understand why Manager Wang seemed so shocked by that.
Why was he not more amazed by Tan Mo being a genius?
He seemed so devastated as if he had just witnessed something morally depriving.
The woman nodded in confusion. "Yeah, what's wrong with that?"
Manager Wang was lost for words.
What was wrong?
She was only 18.
Who knew the president was such a predator?
"Although she majors in finance, she became a disciple of Professor Gu under the Department of Chinese Literature at the early age of 13, when she was just a freshman. She participated in his research team and represented Beijing University, competing against China's top six universities, and won the first prize in the ancient Chinese literature competition. They triumphed by absolutely crushing their opponent. Hua University was totally humiliated by the stark defeat. It was a glorious victory for Beijing University."
"In her sophomore year, she joined Professor Tang's team in the Department of History and became his disciple too. She then became the consultant and scriptwriter of "Legend of Wei and Jin" and walked on the red carpet at the Tulip Awards ceremony." The female colleague explained, "It was then I first heard of Tan Mo."
"At the time, when "Legend of Wei and Jin" had just aired, wasn't everyone clueless about who the consultant and scriptwriter were? Everyone assumed it was some bigshot in the historical circle, but then Liu Runlin announced on the red carpet that both the consultant and scriptwriter were, in fact, Tan Mo. The entire Internet blew up with all the netizens talking about her."
"There were also quite a few netizens who thought it was a conspiracy, suspecting Tan Mo of using her authority to take the credit of the actual consultant and scriptwriter, so a bunch of them did a background check on her resume. Once they started researching her, only then did everyone understand what it truly meant to be a real genius and a top student!
"Finally, they stopped their conspiracy theory about her being a fake." The woman clearly knew what she was talking about. "I tend to stay up-to-date with entertainment gossip, which is why I know a bit more about her. If her name really is Tan Mo, and she's that close to the president, then it definitely must be her."
Someone finally said aloud what was on Manager Wang's mind. "She's only 18, which means the president is in a May-December romance!"
Another person nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it's bad enough that she's still a student. After all, she's a little girl who has yet stepped out into society while our president is about to hit 30. I'm surprised that she's only 18. Under normal circumstances, this girl would have been prepping for her college entrance exams around this time of year."
Tan Mo was in her junior year and of legal age.
Eighteen might have sounded a little too young, but at least she was an adult.
Thus, everyone did not think much of it.
Tan Mo was young, but she was not underaged to be condemned of her morality and conscience.
But now, hearing what their fellow colleague had just said, it suddenly dawned on them.
He was right.
Under normal circumstances, she would be in her senior year of high school, waiting to take her college entrance exams.
Even if she had started school a year younger, she would only be a college freshman by now.
Manager Wang suddenly thought of his niece, who was currently a high school senior prepping for her entrance exams.
She was the exact same age as Tan Mo.
In the eyes of an adult man, a high school student was merely a kid.
Everyone stood silently.
He really was a predator.
Wei Zhiqian stopped dead in his tracks.
What gibberish were these people going on about?
He purposely slowed down so they would see the two of them, and this was what they thought of him.
Couldn't they see the bigger picture?
Enraged, Wei Zhiqian hastened his steps. In large strides, he carried Tan Mo out of the building.
After Wei Zhiqian finally left, Manager Wang and the others breathed out a sigh of relief again.
"Did you see how quickly the president walked out? He seems particularly pleased."
"God knows where he's taking the young lady, carrying her around like that. He wouldn't be taking her back to his own house, right?"
After hearing that last comment, everyone became quiet again.
Predator!
Wei Zhiqian silently gnashed his teeth.
He heard every last word they said, loud and clear.
How could those people be so vapidly judgmental?
Wei Zhiqian glanced down at Tan Mo.
It was a good thing Tan Mo did not hear what they were saying.
After carrying Tan Mo into his car, Wei Zhiqian started the engine and drove toward Beijing University.
There were still traffic jams on several sections of the road.
By the time they got to Beijing University, it was already 11:20 p.m.
"The dorms are closed now." Without getting out of the car, Tan Mo knew by just looking at the time. "Could you take me home instead?"
Otherwise, she would have nowhere to sleep for the night.
"What time is your earliest class tomorrow?" Wei Zhiqian asked randomly.
"Nine o'clock," Tan Mo replied.
Wei Zhiqian gently furrowed his brows and asked, "If you come from your house, won't you have to leave at the crack of dawn?"
It just so happened to be rush hour, and the distance from her house to school was not exactly close.
"Yeah." Just thinking about it gave Tan Mo a headache.
Seizing the opportunity, Wei Zhiqian asked casually, "Why don't you stay at my place?"
"Your place? All the way back to the office?" The first thing that came to Tan Mo's mind was Wei Zhiqian's house being next to Weifeng Company.
That wasn't much closer compared to the distance between her house and Beijing University.
It was no different from going back home.
"Did you forget? I have another house right around Beijing University," Wei Zhiqian reminded her with a friendly chuckle. "That way, you won't need to wake up earlier than usual, and you can just walk right over."
"Ah, right!" Tan Mo suddenly remembered. This was perfectly convenient.
"Would it be bothersome for me to intrude?" Tan Mo asked.
"What are you talking about? It's hardly any bother." As he was answering, Wei Zhiqian had already restarted his engine and began driving into the neighborhood.
Chapter 436: Asking Me to Go In the Middle of the Night
While he was driving along, Wei Zhiqian said, "It's a three-bedroom apartment. When I was studying at Beijing University, I lived there alone. I had one room as my bedroom, one as my study, and the other was decorated as a guestroom."
"I had thought that perhaps when you came to study at Beijing University, and if you found it uncomfortable to live in the dorms or maybe had trouble getting along with your roommates, you could move out and stay here with me." Wei Zhiqian explained, "But eventually, I graduated, and you never did move out."
"The room is still vacant, and the cleaner still comes by as scheduled, just so it can be ready whenever it's needed." As Wei Zhiqian continued to explain, he drove into a housing area.
Beijing University was located in a prime district.
It was unlike the usual campuses, which were typically located in remote areas. Thus, the occupancy rate of the surrounding housing districts was typically low, and so was the rental.
On the contrary, Beijing University had a strategic location and a great reputation to boot.
The neighboring houses, whether new or old, had a high market value.
The place Wei Zhiqian had bought was not in a relatively new district. He had gotten the place about five to six years ago. Nonetheless, its surrounding still looked rather new and posh.
"If you ever find yourself struggling to live in the dorms, you can always come here," Wei Zhiqian said.
"You can log your thumbprint into the keypad later so that you won't have to worry about forgetting the pin," Wei Zhiqian continued.
"Okay." Tan Mo sighed with relief. With him around, there was always an easy solution to any problems.
Nothing was ever too difficult for him to solve.
Whenever he was around, there was never a crisis for her.
Wei Zhiqian parked the car and got out with Tan Mo.
The two of them took the elevator up to the floor of Wei Zhiqian's apartment.
Tan Mo sighed with relief. It seemed like Wei Zhiqian was not planning on carrying her around again.
Though it was unlikely they would run into anyone at this hour, Tan Mo thought it was much better that she was finally walking on her own.
As they approached the apartment door, Wei Zhiqian unlocked it with his thumbprint. He said, "Hold on."
He pressed a few buttons and asked Tan Mo to place her most frequently used finger on the scanner.
After Tan Mo's fingerprint had been logged into the system, they entered the apartment.
Wei Zhiqian opened the shoe cabinet and took out two pairs of home slippers—one large and one small.
The smaller pair was clearly sized to fit Tan Mo's feet.
"Are those slippers meant for me?" Tan Mo asked as she took off her white McQueens and slid her feet into the slippers.
"Of course." Wei Zhiqian changed into his slippers too. "Since I kept this apartment spared for you, I prepared some stuff for you too. I couldn't let you come here without having anything to use."
After Tan Mo had finished changing into her new slippers, Wei Zhiqian gave her a little tour of the apartment.
"It's a small place, so you can see everything at a glance," Wei Zhiqian said casually. He showed her what was in each room and told her where everything was placed.
"I have new toothbrushes here. I'll get you one later." Wei Zhiqian showed Tan Mo to her room.
"This room is yours," Wei Zhiqian said. "I decorated it according to your room back home. If you'll be coming here often, you can change everything in here as you please."
Wei Zhiqian had not exactly copied the furnishings of her bedroom back home.
It was just that he had known Tan Mo since she was six, so he was familiar with what Tan Mo fancied.
Naturally, that included knowing her taste in home decor.
It was Tan Mo's first time here, yet somehow she did not feel estranged.
The furnishings and decoration in the bedroom were different from her bedroom at home, but at a glance, she knew this room was meant for her.
"I love how everything looks!" Tan Mo turned around and asked, "Did you do all the decorating?"
"I chose the furniture and had someone send them over." Wei Zhiqian nodded. "The room layout was designed by me too."
"I haven't bought you any clothes because you're still growing, aren't you? You'd probably outgrow anything that I got for you, and I was worried it wouldn't be what you liked." Wei Zhiqian explained, "But I did get you some pajamas. I got them in bigger sizes so that you'd feel more comfortable in them."
"It's no big deal. I can always change when I get back. Besides, my coming here today was unplanned. If I come by next time, I'll be sure to pack a change of clothes." Tan Mo was unbothered by it.
Wei Zhiqian thought for a minute and asked, "What if you end up coming here like today again? Are you free tomorrow night? Let's go buy you some clothes, so you can keep them here. That way, you won't have to take too much stuff with you the next time. It'll be much less of a hassle."
"Sounds good." Tan Mo nodded in agreement.
"Then, I'll leave you to it so you can settle in," Wei Zhiqian said and walked out of the room.
Tan Mo thought Wei Zhiqian was about to leave, so she followed him thinking she would see him out the door.
However, as she followed him out of the room, she saw him turn and walk toward the other room instead.
When he reached the door to his bedroom, Wei Zhiqian stopped. He turned around and asked with a look of confusion on his face, "Do you need anything else?"
Tan Mo was taken by surprise. "Aren't you going back?"
"I am. I'm going back to my room," Wei Zhiqian replied with a blank expression.
When Tan Mo finally understood what he meant, she quickly answered back, "Well, I'm just seeing you off to your room."
Wei Zhiqian said nothing.
He just stared back at her in silence.
Tan Mo suddenly felt guilty.
Ever so slowly, Wei Zhiqian took a step toward Tan Mo.
Tan Mo suddenly panicked and instinctively took a step back.
As she stepped back, Wei Zhiqian continued to move forward.
It was a good thing that her room and Wei Zhiqian's rooms were located on the opposite ends of the hall.
The two rooms were separated by a spacious living area.
Tan Mo could take as many steps as she liked and would still be able to back away from him.
Wei Zhiqian suddenly realized that too.
After taking two steps forward, Wei Zhiqian stopped.
He placed both his hands in his pockets and stood casually.
"Were you going to send me out the door?" Wei Zhiqian saw right through Tan Mo's intentions.
"Why would I do that?" Tan Mo denied quickly.
It was obvious that Wei Zhiqian did not believe her for a second. He chuckled and said, "It's the middle of the night. Do you want me to go all the way back?"
He was right, it was almost midnight.
"Of course not," Tan Mo answered hurriedly. "I wouldn't want you out there in the middle of the night. You're certainly not going anywhere at this hour. You have to stay."
"Okay, then." Wei Zhiqian nodded. Her concern for him was hardly sincere, but that would have to do for now. "I'm going to take a shower."
Tan Mo walked back to her room. She grabbed the new pajamas that Wei Zhiqian had picked out for her and went to shower too.
After going into the bathroom, she suddenly remembered that Wei Zhiqian had not given her a toothbrush.
Tan Mo quickly put her clothes back on, walked out, and made her way to Wei Zhiqian's bedroom door.
She knocked several times on the door. "Uncle?"
Wei Zhiqian did not respond.
"I guess he's probably already in the shower," Tan Mo muttered to herself and went back to her room.
She decided she would ask Wei Zhiqian again after she had taken her shower.
After Tan Mo was done showering, she searched but could not find a hair towel anywhere. Instead, she took the hand towel and wrapped it around her hair.
Chapter 437: Wei Zhiqian Smiled With Satisfaction
After she put on her pajamas, Tan Mo realized that not only did she not have anything to brush her teeth with, but she also had no skincare products.
She had not brushed her teeth, nor did she use a facial cleanser. She had only rinsed her face with water during her shower.
Tan Mo had been gifted with good skin.
Not using any skincare was hardly an issue for her.
Although Tan Mo did not care about stuff like that, Xu Mingzhen and her three brothers did.
Ever since Tan Mo was young, they had always bought her all sorts of facial products suitable for her age.
Whether there was anything effective or popular at the time, her three brothers would be on the lookout and would buy them for her.
Xu Mingzhen was always telling her to take good care of her skin and to always wash it properly.
Because of that, it became a habit for Tan Mo.
She may have been gifted with good skin, but her facial care routine was very thorough.
Tan Mo's bedroom had an attached coat closet.
Originally, this was just a small study. Wei Zhiqian wanted to have this room to accommodate Tan Mo, so he changed the study into a coat closet.
However, the coat closet was empty.
Tan Mo walked in and looked at the full-length mirror.
Her pajamas were surprisingly not too oversized. They were only slightly bigger than her usual size.
It made her feel rather relaxed in them.
Tan Mo looked down and checked herself out.
Although she was in her sleepwear, there was nothing indecent about the outfit. She went out and headed toward Wei Zhiqian's bedroom.
Knocking on a guy's door in the middle of the night was a first for Tan Mo.
Normally, Tan Mo knocking on Wei Zhiqian's door was not something she ever had any qualms about before. After all, he was just her uncle.
It was like knocking on any of her brothers' doors. There was nothing to worry about.
Now, Tan Mo saw him differently.
And there was no going back from that.
Lately, when she looked at Wei Zhiqian, he felt more and more like an actual man to her.
As she stood before Wei Zhiqian's door with her new perception of him, Tan Mo could not help but feel her heart start to race. She was so nervous that it felt like her heart might jump right out of her chest.
She stood for a while, then took a deep breath before she finally knocked on his door.
Wei Zhiqian had been waiting inside for a while now.
He heard Tan Mo's ragged breathing outside his door and had the chance to get his emotions in check.
But all he heard was her standing there with no sound of further movement.
Wei Zhiqian almost lost his patience and had wanted to open the door right then.
Finally, he heard a knock on his door. Wei Zhiqian hurried back inside.
He opened the tap and splashed some water onto himself.
He had done the same earlier, but Tan Mo did not knock for a long time, and the water on Wei Zhiqian's body had dried from the waiting.
Wei Zhiqian pondered for a moment and splashed some water onto his hair too. Then, he looked in the mirror.
He saw the water droplets falling from the tips of his hair down to his shoulders and chest.
Wei Zhiqian smiled with satisfaction. He took a white towel from the rack and placed it on his head.
Looking at the mirror again, he adjusted the position of the towel to show half of his dark hair, which made him look very casual.
Then, he went back to the door.
He counted Tan Mo's knocking on the door.
When Tan Mo knocked, she always liked doing four rapid knocks and stopping for a few seconds before knocking four times again.
When Wei Zhiqian heard the second knock, he quickly opened the door.
Tan Mo's hand was about to do the third knock when the door opened, so she had no time to react and her fist landed on Wei Zhiqian's chest.
Fortunately, Tan Mo saw the door open and quickly tried to stop herself.
But she was not able to stop the falling momentum of her fist.
Her punch landed softly on Wei Zhiqian's chest.
To her surprise, Wei Zhiqian was not wearing any clothes.
No, wait, he just did not have a shirt on.
He only wore a pair of pajama pants, which hung loosely, barely clinging to his hips.
A small half of his Adonis belt that formed a V-shaped muscular groove was exposed.
The ends of those two lines on each side of his hips were buried underneath his pants. It made her want to see where those lines would eventually lead.
Tan Mo did not have the guts to let her eyes hover, but she could feel the sensation of her fist landing on Wei Zhiqian's chest, which was extremely hot and taut.
As if she had been scalded, Tan Mo quickly tucked her hand back and awkwardly hid it behind her back.
She wrapped her left hand around her right. The part where her right hand had touched his chest was still burning hot. She could still feel the firm and taut sensation of his chest tingling on her hand.
She never knew how perfect his abs looked until now.
Just by looking at those defined lines, she could tell they were very strong.
Tan Mo could not help but start to think.
'I really, really want to run my fingers across them.'
The sight of it seemed pleasant to touch.
What was worse, his chest and abs had tiny droplets of water on them.
His hair was partially dry with a white towel placed on top. Water droplets hung from the tips of his hair, dangling for dear life, not knowing when or if they would drip on down.
A droplet suddenly fell and rolled from his chest all the way down to his abs and disappeared as it slid further down his Adonis belt.
Tan Mo was lost in a daze.
Wiping his hair, unaware of what had just happened, Wei Zhiqian asked, "What's up?"
Tan Mo felt like she had suddenly lost her voice. With her eyes wide open, nothing came out of her mouth.
"Momo?" Wei Zhiqian's crisp voice sounded awfully distant.
After he called her a few times, Tan Mo suddenly snapped back to reality.
She was startled to see Wei Zhiqian had lowered his head.
His face was merely inches away from hers.
Tan Mo felt like if she moved ever so slightly, her nose would touch his lips.
With Wei Zhiqian so close to her, she could smell the shampoo in his hair and the faint scent of men's facial wash all mixed together.
She could smell the pleasant scent of body wash coming from his skin, almost as if there was a wave of heat surging through her while she kept breathing in the pleasant aroma through her nose.
"Momo?" Wei Zhiqian called out to her again. He lifted his hand and gently tapped her face with his fingertip. "What's with the sudden daydream?"
Tan Mo opened her mouth. It took her a moment to finally find her voice. "I don't have anything to brush my teeth with."
When she heard her voice, Tan Mo was stupefied.
Why did her voice sound so raspy?
The raspiness of her voice sounded almost flirtatious.
Was that really her voice?
Startled by herself, Tan Mo quickly cleared her throat a few times.
Wei Zhiqian stood up straight and said, "Ah, my bad. I forgot to give it to you earlier."
Wei Zhiqian walked out of his bedroom.
Tan Mo swiftly followed behind him.
To her surprise, Wei Zhiqian walked into her bedroom.
Then, he entered her bathroom.
The bathroom was still warm and steamy.
Amidst the sticky humid air was the lingering aroma from Tan Mo's hot shower. It smelled exactly like the scent he had picked up from her body earlier.
The shampoo and body wash in here were all bought by him.
When he was choosing what to buy, he could not help but imagine the scent that would be on Tan Mo's body while she was using them.
Breathing in the air now, it smelled nice.
It was sweet and warm.
It was rather befitting of Tan Mo, who was gentle and soft, which made him want to hold her in his arms.
Tan Mo watched as Wei Zhiqian lifted his hand to the mirror above the sink and pressed gently on the edge of the mirror.
She heard a click, and the mirror popped out.
It was only then Tan Mo discovered that the mirror was attached to a cabinet door.
The reason why Tan Mo had not noticed it earlier was that the cabinet door was embedded into the wall.
Chapter 438: Secretly Indulging in Her Desires
At one glance, the mirror was flush with the surrounding walls.
Wei Zhiqian opened the mirror door and took out a new toothbrush and toothpaste.
He also took out an unopened tube of facial cleanser that Tan Mo used religiously.
Tan Mo was extremely embarrassed.
She should have known to look harder around the room.
Everything was there all along, yet she made Wei Zhiqian come in here just to take them out for her.
It looked as if... as if she had wanted to get Wei Zhiqian into her room intentionally.
"If I knew I would've looked more carefully," Tan Mo said feeling flustered.
"It's my bad that I forgot to mention it." Wei Zhiqian did not seem to think much about it. "Besides, for the sake of making the space look better, the cabinets and wardrobe are all built-in and concealed within the walls. There weren't any handles on the mirror either, so you wouldn't know that the mirror was a door."
"Anyway, you should wash up and get ready for bed soon," Wei Zhiqian instructed.
"Okay, you too." Tan Mo sent Wei Zhiqian out of her bedroom.
She quickly brushed her teeth and dried her hair before going to bed.
Unsure if it was all in her head, she could smell Wei Zhiqian's scent all over the blanket.
Tan Mo was never one to sleep well in new environments.
Somehow, she felt at ease here.
She fell asleep soon after closing her eyes.
Unexpectedly, Tan Mo dreamed of Wei Zhiqian again.
This time, it was more shocking than before.
Perhaps it was because she noticed how muscular Wei Zhiqian's upper body looked earlier.
Tan Mo saw that same body in her dreams again.
Wei Zhiqian had pulled her into his arms.
Tan Mo ran her little fingers all over his taut chest down to his defined abdominal muscles.
As Tan Mo's fingers drew playfully on his abs, Wei Zhiqian's eyes darkened.
He suddenly grabbed Tan Mo's hand and led it along the outline of his abdominal muscles, gradually tracing her fingers in the direction of his Adonis belt.
The vision in her dream felt so real it was as if it was happening right before her eyes.
Tan Mo panicked and started gasping for air. Her fingers were burning hot.
Her fingers traced along his Adonis belt, all the way down to the edge of his pajama pants.
Tan Mo thought curiously and wondered what the hidden half of his Adonis belt would look like.
Right then, she heard Wei Zhiqian asking, "Do you want to have a look?"
Tan Mo licked her lips subconsciously. Surprised by how bold she acted in her dreams, she choked out a raspy, "Yes."
Wei Zhiqian let out a chuckle as if implying the words, "Naughty girl." With her hand in his...
"Ah!" Tan Mo suddenly sat up in shock.
She fumbled around in panic and switched on the table lamp on her bedside table. She stared at her hand in a daze.
Her entire body was burning hot, and she was still dumbfounded.
Her dreams were getting more and more out of hand.
"Momo!"
Tan Mo had her hands pressed against her heated face when Wei Zhiqian suddenly rushed in.
"What happened? Did you have a nightmare?" Wei Zhiqian sat on the side of her bed and immediately took Tan Mo into his arms, looking down at her flushing red face extremely concerned.
She just had such a promiscuous dream of her doing something so audacious.
Now, Wei Zhiqian was right in front of her, holding her in his arms.
What's more, Wei Zhiqian was still only in his pajama pants.
Tan Mo's cheek was leaning directly against his taut chest.
Between the breaths she took was the fragrant scent of body wash on Wei Zhiqian's body.
"N-no, it was nothing like that!" Tan Mo suddenly broke free from Wei Zhiqian's embrace. She moved back a great distance away from him and covered her face, too afraid to look at him.
"Why did you come in here?" Tan Mo asked while almost burying her face completely into her knees.
"I heard you screaming and thought you had a nightmare." As if Wei Zhiqian had suddenly come to his senses, he scrunched up his brows and said, "I rushed in here without thinking. I'm sorry."
Tan Mo shook her head.
"Were you having a bad dream?" Wei Zhiqian asked.
He, on the other hand, had a delightful, sweet dream.
He had Tan Mo's little hand in his and was just about to do something naughty when suddenly he heard Tan Mo's frightened scream as if she had a nightmare.
That completely made his beautiful dream disappear.
Wei Zhiqian couldn't care less about his unfinished fantasy and quickly rushed over.
It was not at all because he wanted to take advantage of Tan Mo.
At that moment, Wei Zhiqian could hardly think of much else.
Tan Mo shook her head. "It wasn't a nightmare."
Of course, that was hardly a nightmare. In fact, Tan Mo may have even considered it a sweet dream.
"If it wasn't a nightmare, why did you sound so frightened when you screamed?" Wei Zhiqian asked while looking a little dejected. "And why are you getting so far away from me? Did I do something to upset you?"
"No! Of course not!" Tan Mo immediately shook her head.
She saw Wei Zhiqian's face fill with worry, and he even seemed a little hurt.
Tan Mo felt guilty as she thought, 'He doesn't even know what happened.'
She could not hurt his feelings just because she had a secret dream about him.
Tan Mo took a deep breath and reluctantly sat back beside Wei Zhiqian.
Tan Mo glanced at Wei Zhiqian, and that little genius brain of hers began to crank into gear.
Wait a minute... He had no idea what was in her head.
Perhaps she could secretly indulge in her desires without him knowing.
She had to do it discreetly, of course. She couldn't make it too obvious.
As Tan Mo thought about it, it suddenly dawned on her. She took the initiative and climbed her way back onto his lap.
Wei Zhiqian looked at her with a hint of surprise.
He thought that Tan Mo seemed like a little kitten who was getting close to him coquettishly to be petted.
After climbing back onto Wei Zhiqian's lap, she found a comfortable position to sit in and buried herself in his embrace ever so naturally.
Tan Mo hesitated for a moment, but then boldly laid her petite face against Wei Zhiqian's chest. She sneakily moved her head gently, rubbing her face against his chest.
Like a kitten that had just stolen a fish, Tan Mo's eyes perked up blissfully.
Tan Mo found that his chest felt amazing on her fingertips and even more so against her face.
Leaning her face against him, she felt so at ease.
Suddenly feeling bolder, Tan Mo's abruptly moved her left hand up, seemingly unintentional yet accurately resting her hand on Wei Zhiqian's abdominal muscles.
Tactfully tilting her head, Tan Mo buried her entire face against Wei Zhiqian's chest.
The tip of her nose was directly against his chest. If she puckered her lips ever so slightly, they would certainly touch him.
However, Tan Mo finally stopped herself. She was not that bold, so she tried to restrain her lips from doing anything crazy.
With her head buried against him, her face was covered by her loose long hair.
Tan Mo could not help but smirk slyly.
Wei Zhiqian lowered his head but could not see Tan Mo's expression, so he could only curse silently in his heart.
'Does this little lady even know what she's doing right now is actually killing me inside?'
Her hair brushed against his skin. It felt silky, cold, and even a little ticklish.
At the same time, with the tip of her nose pressed against his chest, the air she breathed out was warm and cottony.
Her tender little hand, unaware of the effect it could cause him, pressed against his abs.
What's more, she even had her fingers tracing patterns along the lines of his abdominal muscles.
Wei Zhiqian could not utter a word.
Feeling her playful fingers, Wei Zhiqian instinctively tightened his abs, which made the outline of his muscles even more defined and taut.
Tan Mo gasped with surprise.
Chapter 439: Think of Ways to Brainwash the Little Lady
It was as if she discovered a new land.
His abdominal muscles seemed to be more toned than just now and became even harder.
Tan Mo's fingertips poked Wei Zhiqian's abdominal muscles in the dark.
She was afraid that Wei Zhiqian would realize, so she did not dare to use too much strength.
Tan Mo could not help but think why she did not think of this method in the past.
She had wasted so many good opportunities.
Taking more advantage of him should be okay, right?
When she did not have other intentions before, she was hugged many times by him. Had she taken advantage of him without realizing it?
"It was not a nightmare. It was just that the setting in the dream was something I did not expect. As I did not expect to have such a dream, I awoke in shock and could not help shouting," Tan Mo said. She then rubbed against Wei Zhiqian's chest and even more daringly hugged Wei Zhiqian tightly.
Her hands were not satisfied with just counting the number of blocks on Wei Zhiqian's abdominal muscles and instead were around Wei Zhiqian's waist.
Tan Mo lamented, 'His waist is so small!'
The feeling was good when she hugged it.
Both hands moved to the back of his waist.
Her hands touched his muscles, which were like small handles.
Tan Mo muttered in her heart, 'Why is his figure so good?'
Fortunately, he had yet to find a girlfriend, or who knows who would have benefited from this?
Even then, Tan Mo thought jealously, 'Who knows who will benefit from it in the future?'
He was too much. There was no one he was seeing, so why did he maintain his figure so well?
Unfortunately, Wei Zhiqian had spent all his energy controlling himself.
He could not even split his focus to ask Tan Mo about the dream that she had not unexpected.
Wei Zhiqian could not even speak a proper sentence.
He was afraid that he would reveal his wolfish side once he opened his mouth.
Wei Zhiqian's muscles all over his body were tense.
He exhaled an equally tense breath.
He lowered his head and looked at the top of Tan Mo's head helplessly.
To think that this little lady was just like before. She did not put up a guard at all and stayed in his embrace.
Even now, she had innocently treated him as her uncle.
She had no idea at all how difficult it was for him to control himself.
Wei Zhiqian was very depressed.
Could it be that this little lady never saw him as a normal man?
As he looked at her, Wei Zhiqian suddenly realized something was not right.
The little lady in his embrace was a bit too soft.
He realized that as the little lady was sleeping, she only wore her pajamas. Other than her pajamas, there was nothing else.
Wei Zhiqian almost exploded. A sound of an explosion even appeared in his mind.
The hand that was already on her slim back could not help moving upward.
There was indeed nothing at all.
"Momo." Wei Zhiqian finally opened his mouth.
His voice was very raspy.
Tan Mo's ears trembled. She could not help but look up.
When she raised her head, she met Wei Zhiqian's eyes, which were as dark as the depths of a lake.
Tan Mo did not know that she was blushing now.
She had not completely pulled out from the dream, and she had played around a little in Wei Zhiqian's embrace.
Not only were her cheeks red, but also even her eyes looked like they were filled with water and looked misty and watery.
Wei Zhiqian suddenly pushed her down on the bed.
Tan Mo was so shocked that she drew a sharp breath and even forgot to blink.
Her pair of misty eyes stared at Wei Zhiqian nervously.
She did not even know herself when her hands had clutched Wei Zhiqian's shoulders.
Under her palms was the hot temperature of his shoulders.
"Un... Uncle?" Tan Mo was nervous. She held her breath, which caused her face to become even redder.
"In the past, there wasn't another man who entered your room, right?" When Wei Zhiqian spoke, his hot breath spilled onto Tan Mo's face.
Tan Mo's brain was currently blank. She could not recall anything at all.
She heard Wei Zhiqian's question and subconsciously shook her head and answered honestly. "Of course not, even my brothers never did."
Wei Zhiqian's chest was filled with satisfaction and joy.
The corner of his lips could not help but lift upward. "Okay, in the future, other men can't barge in like this, alright?"
Wei Zhiqian's fingertips softly shifted the hair on Tan Mo's face onto the pillow and revealed all of her pretty and small face.
"That is too dangerous," Wei Zhiqian said in a raspy voice.
Tan Mo could not think now and only knew to nod.
"Good." Wei Zhiqian lowered his head and softly kissed between her eyebrows.
It was gentle and soft.
"Other than me, don't let other men into your bedroom, no matter if it is in the day or at night, and moreover in this kind of situation. Understand?" Wei Zhiqian instructed again, "Even if you have a nightmare, you cannot let them in."
Since he had understood his thoughts and had decided to pursue the little lady, he would slowly scheme and have her by his side.
He could not see herself as her uncle anymore.
She was originally dense and had always called him uncle. She did not have other thoughts about their relationship.
If this continued, there was no hope for her to change her attitude.
Thus, Wei Zhiqian decided to no longer see himself as her uncle and slowly think of ways to brainwash her and help her unknowingly no longer view him as her uncle.
Tan Mo still did not know Wei Zhiqian's intentions and did not notice Wei Zhiqian's change in his form of address.
She only nodded dazedly. Her entire focus was still on his kiss just now.
She was still immersed in the gentle and soft touch between her eyebrows.
"But you also need not worry." Wei Zhiqian laughed lightly.
His raspy voice was enveloped in his clear and smooth laughter as if it was magnetic, causing Tan Mo to want to stick her heart onto him.
"No matter when, I am here. I will be here when you have a nightmare and won't leave you alone." Wei Zhiqian gently brushed the hair beside her forehead.
Tan Mo dazedly nodded.
It was not clear if she really listened.
"Can you sleep by yourself now? Do you need me to accompany you?" Even Wei Zhiqian was feeling contradicted.
If he accompanied Tan Mo, he would undoubtedly be the one suffering.
However, the temptation to hug Tan Mo as she slept was too much.
He felt that it was not unbearable if he had to suffer a little.
Tan Mo quickly shook her head. "I can sleep on my own."
It was already very daring of her to take a little advantage of him secretly when she was in his embrace.
She did not dare to sleep with Wei Zhiqian.
That was especially so when she thought of how she had treated Wei Zhiqian in this and that manner in her dreams.
She was afraid that after she was in deep sleep, she would unknowingly do something to Wei Zhiqian.
That would be very awkward.
Wei Zhiqian pushed down the regret in his heart and nodded. "Okay. Call me anytime if you need something."
As Tan Mo was too nervous, she did not realize that Wei Zhiqian was still pressing on her and very close to her.
Chapter 440: Wei Zhiqian Covered Her Eyes
Tan Mo nodded her head again.
She looked too obedient, and Wei Zhiqian could not hold himself back.
He lowered his head and kissed her between her brows again. "Goodnight."
He straightened up and covered Tan Mo with her blanket.
He also conveniently used Tan Mo's blanket to hide the situation under his sleeping pants.
If she saw it, she might get scared.
However, Tan Mo was still looking at him with her large and attractive eyes.
Her mist-covered eyes were not guarded at all.
However, if she kept looking at him, how was he supposed to stand up?
Wouldn't he be exposed?
Wei Zhiqian sighed and covered her eyes. "Close your eyes quickly."
Tan Mo closed her eyes. Her long lashes gently swept across Wei Zhiqian's palm, and it caused him to feel especially ticklish.
It was as if Tan Mo's eyelashes swept across his heart, and even his heart felt ticklish.
Wei Zhiqian gradually shifted his hand away and still used the blanket to block himself.
After he was sure that Tan Mo closed her eyes properly and did not open them, Wei Zhiqian switched off the light at the head of Tan Mo's bed.
The room was filled with darkness.
Only the moonlight that entered from outside the window spilled onto Tan Mo's face.
The moonlight faintly shone on her features. Under the moonlight, Tan Mo's smiling face appeared even more soft and peaceful.
Wei Zhiqian's throat swallowed. He controlled himself and did not kiss her.
Otherwise, he would really scare her.
As the room was dark, he didn't have to be afraid that Tan Mo knew of his awkward situation.
Wei Zhiqian stood up. When he walked to the door, he turned back to look at Tan Mo before he left the room. He closed the door properly for Tan Mo.
A while after she heard the door close, Tan Mo opened her eyes again and breathed loudly.
Her heart rate was so fast that she covered her chest, but she was not able to stop the fast pace.
If she had known, she would not have taken advantage of him.
Otherwise, she would not have caused her heart rate to speed up and imagine things.
She even...
Until now, she could feel the feeling of when Wei Zhiqian kissed her.
After he had brushed his teeth, there was the fragrance of peppermint on his lips and teeth.
Tan Mo's mouth and tongue were dry. The image of Wei Zhiqian's lips was magnified and would not clear from her mind.
Tan Mo shook her head with force. Both of her hands covered her feverish face. She felt that she did not feel well.
She did not know when she fell asleep.
Her consciousness was blurry when Wei Zhiqian appeared in front of her again.
She saw him in the shirt and pants he wore during the day. He unbuttoned the buttons one by one in front of her.
However, from Wei Zhiqian's expression, it seemed that he did not know she was around.
From Tan Mo's point of view, she was secretly looking at Wei Zhiqian.
Only after Wei Zhiqian removed his shirt and revealed his upper body, which was gracefully muscular, did Wei Zhiqian's expression suddenly change. He shouted, "Who is it!"
Quickly, Wei Zhiqian rushed over with big steps. Before Tan Mo could run, he directly pulled open the curtains in front of her.
Tan Mo knew that she had been hiding behind the curtain.
"Momo?" Wei Zhiqian was very shocked to see her.
The setting in the dream was broken. She did not know what happened. Tan Mo then saw Wei Zhiqian again.
He had a face of disappointment. "I treated you as my niece, and, unexpectedly, you..."
Wei Zhiqian said in disappointment, "Don't come near me in the future. You disgust me."
"Uncle!" Tan Mo awoke from her dream in shock and sat up at the same time. She saw that the sky outside had already brightened.
She looked at her phone and saw that it was 7 a.m.
"Momo?" Wei Zhiqian's voice sounded from outside the door.
"Momo, are you alright? Did you have a nightmare again?" Wei Zhiqian was outside the door and did not enter directly.
"No." Tan Mo subconsciously used the blanket to cover half of her face. She realized that it was a dream. He did not ignore her and was not disappointed or disgusted with her.
Tan Mo heaved a breath of relief. It was a dream. It was good that it was just a dream.
"I woke up and called you to see if you were awake," Tan Mo cooked up an excuse.
"I am awake." Wei Zhiqian's laughter could be heard from outside the door. It was not known if he believed her excuse or not.
"If you had not woken up, I planned to call you," Wei Zhiqian said outside. "I ordered breakfast. It will be delivered soon."
"Okay, I am awake now." As Tan Mo said that, she got up and changed into the clothes from the previous night.
She planned to change into a fresh set of clothes when she was back at the dormitory.
When she was washing up, she was still celebrating that it was only a dream and his attitude toward her had not changed.
It could be because when she woke up at midnight, he had been too gentle to her.
It had caused her to have a nightmare again. She was very afraid that after he knew of her feelings, he would keep a distance from her and would ignore her, perhaps even detest her.
Tan Mo brushed her teeth. Her eyes drooped slightly.
She could not let him know of her feelings. She had to keep them well hidden.
She could not secretly take advantage of him like she did the previous night.
He was so intelligent. He would realize if it happened a few more times.
After she had organized properly, Tan Mo headed out.
Wei Zhiqian had already changed into a fresh set of clothes.
He had left some clothes here, so he did not have to wear the clothes from the previous night like Tan Mo.
Once he saw Tan Mo, Wei Zhiqian smiled gently. "Do you have everything organized?"
After Tan Mo nodded, he went over to hold Tan Mo's hand.
Tan Mo's body uncontrollably froze for a moment. Wei Zhiqian held her hand, but she was still slower by half a step. She secretly looked at Wei Zhiqian's side profile.
"It was coincidental that the breakfast just arrived." Wei Zhiqian turned back and smiled at Tan Mo. "After you are done eating, I will take you to Beijing University."
"It's alright." Tan Mo was feeling guilty. She was afraid Wei Zhiqian would discover her feelings and did not dare to be too close to Wei Zhiqian for now. "School is nearby. I can walk there."
"How can walking be as fast as driving? Moreover, there is still a distance from here to the entrance of the neighborhood. Why walk so far? Don't tire yourself out." Wei Zhiqian took off the cover of the porridge for Tan Mo and placed the porridge in front of her.
Since it was a delivery, the containers were all takeaway containers.
Wei Zhiqian did not pour it into a bowl.
He had ordered the food Tan Mo liked to eat, such as steamed beef vermicelli roll, steamed prawn dumpling, salted egg yolk custard bun, cream custard bun, steamed chicken feet, and walnut bun.
As this was temporary housing, there were not many groceries, so they could only order delivery.
"We came over to stay temporarily, so there are not many groceries. The next time you come over, I will ask the helper to buy ingredients and cook for you," Wei Zhiqian said.
After they finished their meal, Wei Zhiqian drove Tan Mo back to school.
There were already many people at the school in the morning.
Many people saw Tan Mo get out of Wei Zhiqian's car.
As Wei Zhiqian did not get out of the car, the other students did not see who the person in the car was.
"Goodbye!" Before Tan Mo exited the car, she waved to Wei Zhiqian.
"See you tonight," Wei Zhiqian said.
Tan Mo almost forgot that she had agreed to buy clothes with Wei Zhiqian.