Chapter 196: Chapter 196: “How About I Leave a Mark?

He had dark circles under his eyes and wore a blank expression. His gaze drifted faintly toward Xu Su as he spoke softly, “We need to talk.”

Xi Zirong’s action made the few students still in the classroom look over, their gazes burning.

Qian Jia, who had come looking for Xu Su right after class, reacted almost instantly. Exceptionally perceptive, she covered her mouth, gestured to Xu Su that she was leaving, and quickly dragged the nearby Gu Yunjia out of the classroom.

Xu Su: “…”

’Well, I was already prepared to talk with Xi Zirong anyway.’ So far, everything was still within Xu Su’s expectations.

Xi Zirong kept his grip on Xu Su’s arm. He waited until all the students had left and they were the only two remaining in the classroom before pulling her in front of him. The pull wasn’t forceful, but it carried an air that brooked no refusal.

Xu Su was pulled off balance and stumbled. Just as she regained her footing and was hesitating over how to begin, she felt the young man’s hand reach directly for her collar, and he was…

’Unbuttoning my shirt?’

Xu Su snapped back to reality and tried to push him away.

The next second, Xi Zirong seized both of her struggling hands and pinned them firmly behind her back.

“Why are you hiding, Xu Su? We haven’t broken up yet.” Xi Zirong’s voice was perfectly calm. He used one hand to clamp down on her struggles while the other continued to steadily unbutton her shirt.

This action truly took Xu Su by surprise. Her face flushed beet red with urgency. “Xi Zirong, this is a classroom!”

“Mm, I know,” he replied casually, the movement of his hands finally stopping.

The last button on her school uniform’s collar came undone. Xi Zirong paused for less than a second before decisively pulling open the girl’s loose collar, his gaze falling upon her.

Given Xi Zirong’s height, the angle at which he stood straight and looked down into her clothes, combined with the fact that all three buttons on Xu Su’s collar were now undone, made his actions seem like those of a total pervert.

Xu Su had originally been comforting herself with the thought that Xi Zirong was just worried about her wound and would let go after seeing that the scab had formed.

But to her surprise, while his eyes did land on her injured shoulder and neck at first, his expression didn’t change in the slightest upon seeing that the wound was healing well. Instead, his gaze continued unrestrained, traveling downward.

With her hands pinned, Xu Su couldn’t even cover her chest. She could only watch helplessly as his gaze swept past her shoulder and slowly came to a stop on… her chest.

“Xi Zirong! Where are you looking!”

Xu Su spoke through gritted teeth. ’How had she never realized this person was so audacious?’

Her voice was filled with shame and indignation, but Xi Zirong turned a deaf ear.

The young man’s gaze was focused, earnestly taking in the scenery beneath Xu Su’s clothes.

A light blue bra encased the girl’s fair-skinned chest, which trembled slightly with her agitated emotions.

“How about you let me leave a mark?” The hand that had opened her collar moved to rest over the girl’s heart. He looked up and asked her, “Xu Su, can you let me leave a mark here?”

It seemed like a polite question, but he had barely finished speaking before he bent down, clearly having no intention of waiting for Xu Su’s answer.

…The situation had taken a turn completely beyond Xu Su’s expectations. The way Xi Zirong was acting now completely shattered her impression of him as a gentle and polite person.

Xu Su was in a complete panic, her voice trembling. “Don’t… Don’t.”

Finally, Xi Zirong lifted his head and gave Xu Su a reassuring smile. “Don’t be afraid. It doesn’t matter if I leave a mark. No one can see it here anyway, right?”

His expression was gentle, as if he had returned to his usual self, but the hand pinning Xu Su didn’t loosen in the slightest.

Connecting this to the scene he’d witnessed of Shen Chen kissing her, Xu Su felt the meaning behind Xi Zirong’s words was quite complex. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.

Xi Zirong didn’t actually demand an answer. He lowered his gaze and began to button her shirt. When he reached the second button, he must have thought of something, because he suddenly bent down and kissed her.

Before Xu Su even had a chance to see if he had actually left a mark over her heart, her lips were captured in a sudden, unexpected kiss.

It was a summer morning. Harsh sunlight streamed through the window, casting their overlapping shadows on the floor. Xi Zirong held Xu Su’s entire body in his arms as he kissed her.

His strength was immense, leaving Xu Su no room to struggle. The kiss was decisive and fierce…

He didn’t slowly let her go until the music for the morning exercises began to play from the sports field.

“Should we talk here, or find another place?” One arm wrapped tightly around the girl’s waist while the other smoothed down the stray hairs that had been messed up by her struggling. Xi Zirong’s voice was a little hoarse. “Can you stand steadily, or should I carry you?”

“…..” Xu Su took a deep breath, forcefully pushed him a little further away, and plopped down into a seat. “We’ll talk here.”

Of course, she wouldn’t admit that her legs were too weak to walk.

Xi Zirong looked down at her for a moment, then slowly squatted down. He asked softly, “Are you sure? Students will be back in the classroom in less than twenty minutes. Xu Su, are you sure you want to talk to me about why you let another man kiss you right here?”

Xu Su’s eyelashes trembled. Xi Zirong’s voice was perfectly calm and steady, yet she could hear an endless storm raging within it…

“Come with me.”

Her wrist was gripped tightly, and Xu Su was pulled out of the classroom.

Although their relationship was practically common knowledge at school, this was the first time they had so brazenly walked hand-in-hand through the school building in broad daylight. Along the way, they even ran into several teachers from other classes.

Xi Zirong was such a polite, model student. Normally, whenever he saw teachers—even those who didn’t teach his class—he would nod in greeting. But now, it was as if he couldn’t see anyone else, focused only on leading Xu Su toward the school’s parking area.

Xu Su could see that even after they had walked quite a distance, several of the teachers were still looking back at them…

She was frantic. Hissing in a low, angry voice, she said, “Class is about to start! Where are you taking me? Xi Zirong, haven’t you had enough? Calm down!”

“I’m finding a quiet place for us to have a proper talk. Or would you rather talk at school?” Xi Zirong stopped abruptly. “It’s not that we can’t talk at school, but I can’t guarantee my self-control.”

Last night, Xu Su had imagined every possible scenario, but she had never anticipated Xi Zirong would become like this…

It wasn’t until she was sitting in the passenger seat of an SUV that she realized it. ’He was just threatening me, wasn’t he?’

’He was, right?’

The car drove out of the school gates and onto the main road. Xu Su finally had a moment to catch her breath. She turned her head to look at Xi Zirong’s determined profile, feeling as though he had changed immensely in just the three days she hadn’t seen him.

The boyish immaturity was gone from his face. It was as if he had grown into a capable, independent man in just a few short days, his aura frighteningly powerful.

Now, she was genuinely a little intimidated by him…

The car drove on for a long time. Xu Su lifted her wrist to check the time and couldn’t help but break the suffocating silence in the car. “We’re just skipping class like this? Did you ask the teacher for leave?”

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