Jelous stifled a laugh. "Are you afraid of me, Miss Ye?"
Ye Chuqi was tense for only a moment before she relaxed. She even rolled her eyes at him. "Which eye of yours saw me looking afraid?"
Jelous wanted to say both of them had, but her tone gave him a new feeling. The fact that she could speak to him like that proved she knew something.
Jelous guided Ye Chuqi through a turn, away from the people around them. Even in a quiet corner, though, they drew more attention than anyone else. "You know?"
Ye Chuqi shot him an irritated glance. "Know what?"
Jelous pressed his lips together in a smile. "I'm sorry."
He was smiling while he apologized? Not a shred of sincerity! Ye Chuqi fumed. This was playing dirty. Just because he knew he was good-looking didn't mean he could attack her with that face. She had never revealed her mild weakness for a pretty face. She appreciated beautiful things, but she could keep her head and not let them sway her.
Yet this man wasn't content with being handsome. He had to smile and look even better. He was clearly trying to sway her!
Seeing Ye Chuqi puff up with anger, Jelous realized that smiling now was rather inappropriate. She was angry because she cared, and here he was smiling at that. He really was asking to be hit.
No wonder Ye Chuqi grew even angrier.
Jelous wiped the smile from his face, though the light in his eyes remained. His gaze rested on Ye Chuqi's expressive face as he asked hoarsely, "Then can you tell me what gave me away? You didn't know before."
"We'd never been this close before, either."
When they first met, several people had stood between them. On later occasions, they