His once-steady heart pounded wildly. The young man's lips curved slightly as he walked to a corner by the window.
His finger slid across the screen, answering the voice call.
"Xingxing, my wife, you finally picked up?" The man's low, husky chuckle flowed into his ear, sending an inexplicable tingling through him.
The Bluetooth earphones had such good sound quality that he could even hear the man breathing.
The young man's ears flushed crimson. Lowering his voice, he said, "Have you no shame? Since when was I your wife?"
"Tsk. So you were planning to use me and toss me aside." The man's voice was languid. "That won't do. I'm a traditional Alpha Male. You have to take responsibility for me~"
The young man's face burned, his lips pressed tightly together.
The man chuckled, easily imagining how shy and puffed up with annoyance he looked. "I'll stop teasing you. Things here should be settled soon. I'll be back in a few days."
Thousands of miles away, the man stood on a balcony, gazing up at the stars glittering in the sky.
"What would you like to eat? I'll make you a candlelit dinner when I get back." He leaned against the balcony railing as the pleasant evening breeze brushed through his black hair. "It'll be the perfect chance for you to give me that surprise gift."
"...It's not the kind of gift you're thinking of!" Song Yunxing snapped, his embarrassment turning to anger.
"Mm, then what do you want to give me?" Shen Yanci propped up his chin, his tone lazy.
"...You'll find out when you get back." Song Yunxing's eyes flickered.
Jiang Huaizhi had just finished ordering coffee and stepped aside to wait.
"Sir, your total is 568 yuan. Will you be paying with cash or WeChat?" the café