novelraw Chapter 395 - 397: Subtle, Transformative Love
Chapter 395 - 397: Subtle, Transformative Love
Chapter 395: Chapter 397: Subtle, Transformative Love
She was the kind of person who was very, very afraid of sourness. What others found only slightly sour, she would find sour to the bone.
Lemons are extremely sour, and for someone like her who finds even the slightest sourness equivalent to lemon sourness, it’s truly torturous.
So when she opened her eyes and saw the plain water in front of her, she didn’t hesitate to take it and pour it into her mouth.
Because she gulped it down too hastily, some even went up her nose, causing her to choke.
Cheng Junnan, watching from across, was startled.
He hurried over and gently patted Gu Tiantian on the back.
Gu Tiantian truly felt that not checking her horoscope berfore going downstairs today was a tragedy!
When Cheng Junnan warned earlier that being seen by neighbors wouldn’t be good, she should have ignored everything and turned around to go upstairs.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been constantly frightened along the way, almost scared into having a heart attack.
Also, she wouldn’t have drunkenly indulged in lemon juice, nor be choking now, with her insides feeling waterlogged with discomfort.
After who knows how long, Gu Tiantian finally caught her breath.
In her ears was Cheng Junnan’s voice, slightly anxious yet gentle with concern.
"Tian Tian, are you feeling better?"
Gu Tiantian was in a very bad mood, and her mouth still felt so sour. Seeing Cheng Junnan offer some snacks, she picked up a small piece and put it in her mouth.
"Slow down, be careful not to choke!"
Cheng Junnan reminded her in time, and although Gu Tiantian said nothing, she slowed down.
She didn’t want to choke again, which would only make her feel more embarrassed.
As the sour taste in her mouth eased, she ate four or five pieces of sweet, sticky snacks, with a flavor merging sour and sweet, truly... unforgettable.
Seeing Cheng Junnan offer a cup of plain water again, Gu Tiantian accepted it without hesitation and drank a few sips.
With her previous experience as a lesson, this time drinking the water, Gu Tiantian was noticeably more cautious.
Watching her, Cheng Junnan was both amused and gratified.
Considering that Gu Tiantian was just in her early twenties, an age for being loud, impulsive, and spoiled, he quickly felt relieved.
Recalling what he read in Gu Tiantian’s file and what she said over the phone to her grandmother in front of him, Cheng Junnan dismissed the idea of her being impulsive and spoiled.
She was much more mature and sensible than other girls her age and very filial.
The more he analyzed, the more Cheng Junnan found Gu Tiantian pleasing to the eye, growing fonder, and even... this fondness deeply and subtly transformed into love within his bone and blood.
When Gu Tiantian finally tidied herself up, half an hour had already passed.
Her eyes were red, and her big black eyes glistened with the tears from choking earlier, looking like a cute little animal that aroused affection.
Even though the way she looked at Cheng Junnan wasn’t friendly, it really lacked expressiveness at this moment.
"President Cheng, I think I made it very clear last time in the office that there’s nothing possible between us. That’s the truth."
"And I’m very unhappy about you taking me out late at night like this. You’ve seen it, tonight’s interactions were not enjoyable at all!"
Not only unenjoyable but downright exhausting!
If it weren’t for considering his previous assistance, she wouldn’t have shown any restraint in her words.
"So, even if you just served me tea and water, I won’t thank you, because all of this is your fault!"
Gu Tiantian’s voice was very cold, her attitude exceedingly distant, and she looked at Cheng Junnan with icy eyes.
But all of this couldn’t really be expressed due to those big, teary eyes.
[A big burst, twenty more oh, Eight Young Master goes to coax the child, sneaks off]