Chapter 124: Crazy Confession
Qin Yanzhou’s smile lasted until the following afternoon when the young girl arrived.
“Miss Su…”
Perhaps because it was a date, she had specifically dressed up today. Usually, she was already beautiful beyond measure without any makeup; now she was even more soul-stirring and mind-bewildering, making it hard to look at her directly.
“You’re here.”
“Mhm. Mr. Qin is very handsome today. It’s the first time I’ve seen you in formal evening wear.”
You too.
He shifted his gaze slightly, his knuckles moving faintly.
“Dinner is ready.”
According to her request, all the servants on the island had been dismissed. No one would disturb them. In the currently empty main hall, there were only the two of them.
A private space belonging only to two people.
After speaking, he prepared to turn and sit in yesterday’s position, but his cold black technological glove was suddenly grabbed by the little female.
He looked down in shock at her hand, confirming she wasn’t grabbing his arm or his wrist, but his hand.
“Qin Yanzhou.”
“Wait a moment.”
“W-what is it?”
The man’s voice trembled slightly.
The young girl noticed it, but since he didn’t forcibly pull away this time, it was a good sign. “Open your palm.”
Qin Yanzhou slowly opened it.
“Close your eyes.”
He had to close his eyes too?
What did she want to do?
Qin Yanzhou hesitated for a few seconds before obediently following suit.
“So well-behaved.” Su Miantang’s lips curled into a slight smile as she placed something in his palm. “Okay, open them.”
Qin Yanzhou opened his eyes and saw a snowy-white, small, exquisite, fluffy… leopard head lying in his palm?
A Snow Leopard’s.
“This is?”
So cute.
More cute than the first time he saw Chloe.
“This is a gift I’m giving you. I DIY’d it myself. It’s called—Leopard Hug of Love. It can be hung around your neck or strung on your hand. Do you like it?”
When Qin Yanzhou heard “Leopard Hug of Love,” his face turned red instantly. What was the implication of this gift… or was he overthinking things?
After all, her expression was so calm and frank.
“I like it.”
“I like it very much.”
The first time receiving a gift from the little female.
And it was the animal he cared about most.
The CEO who had seen countless rare treasures and priceless collections in the universe carefully placed that leopard head into his suit pocket, in the position closest to his heart.
“I will cherish it well.”
Just as I cherish you.
“Good.” Su Miantang took her seat happily and picked up her knife and fork. “Qin Yanzhou, can I arrange tonight’s itinerary?”
Unknowingly, the way she addressed him had completely changed from “Mr. Qin” to “Qin Yanzhou.” Every time she called his name, the man’s heart trembled.
“Mhm.”
“Then after we eat, let’s go to the mountaintop to see the stars, okay?”
“Mhm.”
“Bring Chloe along!”
“Mhm.”
He granted her every request, but after agreeing to the last one, he froze.
Chloe?
Her again.
“Why… bring her?”
“Because I like her.”
When the word “like” came out, the man’s dark eyelashes drooped, casting a cold shadow over his deep eyes. It seemed there shouldn’t be cats on this island either.
Especially the kind that could easily capture someone’s heart upon a single meeting.
“What’s wrong? You don’t want to bring her? Isn’t she your beloved pet?”
Or did he have a sense of possession over Chloe and disliked others touching her?
“No, just curious.”
“Meow~ Meow~”
Chloe, completely unaware that she was about to become a stray cat, heard someone calling her. She poked her head out curiously from upstairs, and then…
She dashed like a bolt of lightning into Su Miantang’s arms, acting coquettishly.
Watching her stick out her tongue to lick her arm, raise her tail to brush against her cheek, and lift her small face to meow at her as if asking for praise…
Qin Yanzhou’s knuckles tightened around his knife and fork. Black and white spotted fur actually uncontrollably appeared on his arms.
He also wanted to transform into his beast form and, like Chloe… rub against her, lick her, and cling to her.
Unfortunately, his tongue had barbs; he might accidentally hurt her. After all, her skin was so delicate. Once he differentiated into SS-grade, such problems probably wouldn’t exist.
But his tail was extremely thick and long; he could easily and firmly wrap her entire being. It would be much more fun to play with than Chloe’s.
Realizing that due to jealousy, he was actually fantasizing about competing for favor with a pet—practically devolving into something no different from a low-level animal—Qin Yanzhou furrowed his brows and forcibly activated his combat power to suppress his desires.
“Ah~”
“Chloe, you’re so cute!”
“Being so proactive and enthusiastic—do you want to come home with me?”
Yes.
He wanted to.
But trying to suppress it was truly too difficult.
He wanted all those hugs, pets, and praises to belong to him, and him alone.
The long and difficult meal finally passed.
Eight o’clock.
The boundless night sky was thick like a curtain, dotted with shining stars as bright as pearls. They were radiant and dazzling.
“So beautiful…”
Su Miantang looked up, holding Chloe, a look of infatuation on her face.
The air quality here was excellent, without a trace of haze. Cloaked beneath the vast firmament, every star felt as if it were within reach, as if she could pluck them just by reaching out.
“Qin Yanzhou, do you like the stars?”
“I do.”
But he wasn’t looking at the stars. He was staring at her without blinking—at her beautiful profile, at her amber eyes reflecting the starlight. She was more radiant and charming than any star.
“Then you…”
The young girl suddenly turned her face, exposing his lie.
Qin Yanzhou looked like he had been caught red-handed. Just as he was about to turn away, she grabbed his tie and forcefully pulled him before her eyes. “Wait!”
“Qin Yanzhou, your eyes are so beautiful!”
Caught off guard, their eyes met.
The moment he saw her eyes, Qin Yanzhou’s soul shook, and his brain buzzed. He completely lost the ability to move or think.
She didn’t know that an intimate gaze was equivalent to a spiritual kiss.
Even more, she didn’t know that this was only the second time he had met a female’s gaze since he was six years old.
The first time was her; the second time was also her.
All his special experiences were given to him by her.
Only this time, the distance was too close—so close that his entire being felt off. It felt as if he could kiss her if he were just a bit closer… her shimmering eyes, her alluring face, her cheeks carrying a lingering smile—all were reflected in his vision.
The most beautiful, brightest star in the night sky seemed to have fallen into his eyes.
“Really.”
Su Miantang praised him sincerely.
She actually hadn’t noticed that his eyes were black, like a pair of top-grade obsidian. They were charming and radiant against the backdrop of the starlight. Although they weren’t those rare multicolored eyes, they were extremely similar to those of people from Earth, giving her an inexplicable sense of closeness.
The untouchable giant of the Interstellar plutocracy seemed, at this moment, to be her most ordinary friend.
“I like them so much.”
Her voice fell.
With a ‘boom’, all of Qin Yanzhou’s blood rushed to his brain. He felt as if his entire body was about to start smoking. His dark pupils rapidly dilated and trembled. He looked at her with incredible excitement, as if he had fallen into some kind of unspeakable madness.
She… what did she say?
Likes him?
She likes him?!
Was he having a hallucination?
He had been too nervous and excited just now; he hadn’t even heard clearly what she said. He only heard the last sentence, and even that was a blurry, chaotic, and fragmented—I like you so much.
Fearing it was a hallucination of his own wishful thinking, he restrained his heart, which was pounding so hard it felt like it would explode. His thin lips trembled slightly as he sought confirmation. “Re… Really?”
“Of course!”
Su Miantang responded readily.
His eyes were originally very good-looking; she had no need to lie just to achieve the goal of treating him.
“Miss Su…”
“Qin Yanzhou, are you still going to call me Miss Su?”
One “I like you so much” followed by “Are you still going to call me Miss Su?”—even someone who was dull in matters of the heart would understand her meaning.
Qin Yanzhou felt his heart truly explode.
The little female he liked could be touched, and she just happened to like him back.
How could there be such a wonderful thing in this world? It was as wonderful as a dream.
Fate had never favored him so much.
He was very afraid it was a dream. He really wanted to jump off the mountain right now into the sea to wake himself up.
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