Chapter 32: Chapter 31: Kissed Again

The banquet began, and Mu Ran immediately shook off Mu Dixin’s hand to go play games on her own. She had never felt comfortable in this kind of fame-and-fortune atmosphere since she was a child.

Mu Dixin was helpless.

He apologized with a smile to the person in front of him and continued discussing business.

Anyway, his goal was accomplished, and he didn’t need his sister to stay by his side the entire time. Otherwise, he was afraid she would irritate him to death by tonight!

At the party, Zhou Chaobin spotted Mu Ran and quickly called Xiao Yu’an, “Come on, come on, Mu Ran is here. Even if you don’t go to apologize, you should at least offer her a toast. She didn’t do anything, and you directly pushed her over. That was too much, huh.”

Xiao Yu’an didn’t resist.

He also wanted to see Mu Ran’s reaction.

Mu Ran’s reaction to being toasted? Just a glance, a clink of glasses, and she returned to her game. Otherwise, she feared her teammates would scold her to death.

This perfunctory attitude was a complete contrast to the enthusiasm she showed back in the bar.

Xiao Yu’an raised an eyebrow slightly.

Is this the so-called heartbreaker?

She could be as passionate as fire upon first meeting and treat you like a stranger on the second encounter!

Too much, honestly.

Zhou Chaobin felt a bit awkward, rubbed his nose, and led Xiao Yu’an away, “It’s pretty normal, you see, our Director Mu has seen too many handsome guys. When she was little, her sister-in-law’s company was running boy band auditions, with one wave of good-looking guys after another. When she grew up, she became a director, and all the actors she auditioned are handsome, each in their own style. Maybe she thought you clicked back then, but once the novelty wore off, she forgot. Understandable, right.”

Xiao Yu’an: “…”

This consolation.

Might as well not say anything at all!

She’s seen so many handsome guys, she might not care about him, yet he couldn’t stop thinking about that kiss, considering whether he should take responsibility for her.

After all, she’s a young lady, and despite being a grown man, it seemed he had taken advantage.

But what’s her stance on this?

Xiao Yu’an felt a little confused.

If he were in Daqi, whoever the Emperor arranged for him to marry, he’d marry, basically skipping the whole dating phase.

Unlike today, with so many choices, it easily becomes overwhelming.

At this moment, someone completely forgot when the Emperor tried to appoint him a wife, and foreign ambassadors wanted him to marry a princess from their country.

He had resolutely refused.

He even said, “To make me marry is to let me neglect countless people, better to have me dead!”

Even the Emperor of Daqi, hearing these words, didn’t dare to issue an imperial edict forcefully.

Because if this War God were gone.

He’d be branded an eternal sinner!

So, even in Daqi, he wasn’t keen on marriage, ultimately because he hadn’t met someone he liked.

But now…

Xiao Yu’an started to think about marriage.

Not that he was planning on doing anything immediately; he just found Mu Ran particularly intriguing.

She stood out in every way compared to others. It wasn’t necessarily love; he just couldn’t help but have his gaze drawn to her.

Previously, when Zhou Chaobin suggested apologizing to Mu Ran, he felt it was inappropriate and kept refusing because apologizing for a kiss felt unbelievable.

But just earlier, when Mu Ran and her brother came to see his grandfather, his heart raced.

It was then he realized—

He was thrilled to reunite with her.

Walking over with a glass of wine to find Mu Ran, many images flashed through his mind, pondering how she might perceive him.

In the end, she just took a glance!!!

One kiss, exchanged for a glance.

Xiao Yu’an didn’t even know how to describe his feelings. It was as if being liked by this heartbreaker wasn’t necessarily a good thing, but not being noticed didn’t feel right either.

“Hey, why are you so absent-minded? Don’t tell me you want to pledge your life to her just because she kissed you?” Zhou Chaobin joked while sizing him up.

No way his brother was so lovesick!

“No.” Xiao Yu’an coolly responded and left with his glass.

Zhou Chaobin touched his chin, observing his brother, quite the sight.

Dressed in black suit pants, tall with long legs, simple yet stable, he exuded an air of nobility and was far from approachable.

Surely he wasn’t a lovelorn fool.

But why hadn’t he dated anyone at twenty-five?

Could it be that he’s bottled up for too long, and a kiss from a woman stirred his heart?

It’s possible!

Oh well, being his own brother! Zhou Chaobin planned to introduce him to some women!

All kinds, so his brother could broaden his horizons and avoid being a block of wood.

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The banquet was incredibly long, and Mu Ran had been sitting for a long time without it ending. Also, the Xiao family, for the sake of style, used expensive wood for the seating, not the sofa kind.

This kind of chair makes one’s posture upright, making people look imposing, but it’s not suitable for someone playing games like her. Sitting here for too long, her back was really sore.

Mu Ran stood up.

Decided to take a walk.

See if there was something to eat, maybe grab a bite.

As she walked, Mu Ran went around many places, thankful there was something to see at every step, and many security personnel, so she wasn’t worried.

But as she raised her head inadvertently, she saw someone who seemed to frame a painting.

He was lazily leaning against a railing, his suit jacket open, his posture tall and slender, his gaze cold and handsome, with a wickedly charming and exquisite face that seemed to glow in the dim dusk.

Mu Ran couldn’t help but swallow; he was really handsome, no wonder she had taken an interest at first glance.

Xiao Yu’an, standing on the second floor, also spotted Mu Ran downstairs at once and raised his glass to her.

Mu Ran casually responded, saying to him, “There’s no one down here, wanna come down and chat?”

“No, I’m afraid of you.”

“It’s not that serious. I was drunk that day, very sorry.” Recalling her actions that day made Mu Ran feel she went a bit too far.

Especially considering the person in front of her was rumored to be a pure-hearted big boy, she felt even more embarrassed.

“Or maybe I’ll come up to find you?”

With nothing better to do, Mu Ran decided to take a longer look at the handsome guy, and the more she looked, the more he resembled the man of her dreams.

Loved it!

Really wanted to kiss him!

Mu Ran scolded herself a hundred times in her mind and warned herself; she had already been pushed away that night, should not think like this again.

Today, she was not allowed to kiss him again, or that would be a bit perverse.

Xiao Yu’an: “Then I’ll come down.”

The two were in the Xiao family’s back garden, where Xiao Yu’an had just been standing, an observation deck, was indeed far from the banquet area.

Xiao Yu’an felt it was destiny that they would meet again here.

After coming downstairs, he saw Mu Ran was taking off her high heels.

Mu Ran noticed him looking and complained, “Why is there a groove here in your place? My high heel got stuck in it!”

“Let me see.” Xiao Yu’an stepped forward to check, just as Mu Ran managed to pull it out.

The world spun around.

They kissed again.

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