novelraw Chapter 543 - 542 Are You Feeling Shy? (Third Update)
Chapter 543 - 542 Are You Feeling Shy? (Third Update)
Ji Rui has a great figure, something Le Tong knew from the start.However, even though they had been living together for some time, Ji Rui was a man with good habits and very disciplined, always dressed neatly even at home, so Le Tong rarely had the chance to witness his fantastic physique so directly.
For Le Tong, once a secretary infatuated with Ji Rui’s looks and build, seeing this President Ji, clad only in swim trunks, with long, straight legs and six enticing abs, was like staring at a powerful magnet she couldn’t look away from.
Watching the broad-shouldered, narrow-hipped man with long, straight legs and glistening droplets on his tanned skin striding towards her, Le Tong felt her throat dry up and her nostrils heat up, unable to help but swallow hard.
Oh my!
She thought her infatuation had healed, not realizing it hadn’t gotten better at all but had worsened instead.
She stared unblinkingly as Ji Rui approached, who initially came over for some water and didn’t want her to feel bored, so he came to chat. But seeing her staring blankly at him, as if under a spell, shocked him.
"Le Tong?"
Ji Rui leaned over, supporting himself with the armrest, bringing his face close to hers. His hot breath rushed over her face and neck, causing a burning sensation that turned her face and neck bright red.
"What’s wrong? Not feeling well?"
Ji Rui had no idea he was the one causing her discomfort. Seeing her unnaturally flushed face, he assumed she was ill, and without much thought, he pressed his forehead against hers.
"Do you have a fever? Why is your face so red?"
Le Tong was already embarrassed, and with his line of questioning, she wanted to sink into the ground from shame.
"I’m fine..." Le Tong replied weakly.
Caught red-handed peeking, she was so mortified that she raised her hand to push Ji Rui away, slapping his firm chest. Instantly, as if scalded by a hot iron, she quickly withdrew her hand.
"Le Tong, what’s wrong with you?" Ji Rui was startled by her series of strange actions, quickly grabbing her retreating hand.
Le Tong couldn’t bear to face him, not knowing how to answer his questions. As his face drew closer, she shut her eyes, turning away to avoid his scrutinizing gaze.
"I’m fine, you go swim. Baobao’s calling you!" Le Tong mumbled sulkily.
Her odd reaction puzzled Ji Rui, but at the pool, Baobao kept shouting at him, "Daddy, come save me! Uncle Sheng is bullying me!"
"Are you really okay?" Ji Rui asked worriedly, looking at Le Tong, whose face remained flushed.
"I’m fine, really. Go!" Le Tong propped herself up slightly, using her forehead to nudge his shoulder and push him away, hiding her unsightly face.
At the pool, Baobao became more urgent, "Oh no, Uncle Sheng, you’re such a big bully, you can’t cheat and pick on kids..."
When Ji Rui returned to the poolside, jumping back into the water with a splash, Baobao, who had been shouting incessantly, abandoned Yang Sheng to chase the two huskies, playing in the middle of the pool.
"What’s up with Tongtong?"
Seeing Ji Rui’s worried expression, Yang Sheng couldn’t help but become concerned.
Ji Rui shook his head, "I don’t know. It’s not like she’s sick, but something seems off."
Yang Sheng glanced over at Le Tong, who was playing with her phone as usual, showing no difference from her usual self.
"Maybe my grandpa pressured her too much, and she can’t wrap her head around it, so she’s feeling awkward."
Yang Sheng’s guess didn’t sit well with Ji Rui, but he couldn’t think of a better explanation, so he nodded, assuming it was the issue of heritage affecting her emotions.
At Baobao’s suggestion, Ji Rui and Yang Sheng had a competition. Baobao sat at the poolside, swinging his little legs to watch and referee the match, while Le Tong, who had been lounging on the chair, returned to normal, capturing the competition on her phone.
"Uncle Sheng, you lost again!" Baobao blew the whistle with a "beep," signaling the end of the competition.
In three consecutive matches, Yang Sheng lost without exception.
"Rui, you’re not human! You’re a monster!" Yang Sheng panted, clinging to the pool railing, pointing at Ji Rui in defiance.
Ji Rui, leaning on the handrail, jumped up and sat directly at the poolside, taking the large towel handed to him by Le Tong, wiping his hair while glancing at Yang Sheng, "A bet is a bet!"
Yang Sheng heaved himself up onto the poolside, lying back directly on the ground.
"Uncle Sheng, get up!" Baobao walked over, giving him a gentle kick, then playfully tugged his arm to pull him up.
Yang Sheng encircled Baobao with one arm and pulled Baobao to the ground as well, the pair playfully lying back on the poolside, pretending to be dead.
Le Tong wanted to fetch some drinks but was stopped by Ji Rui, "Le Tong, let me teach you to swim. It’s good for your health."
Afraid of losing her composure again, Le Tong turned her face away, not daring to look at him, "I’m too clumsy, I can’t learn."
But Ji Rui seemed not to hear her, wrapping his arm around her waist and easily lifting her onto his lap.
Le Tong, initially neatly dressed, now had her legs dangling into the pool, soaking her pants halfway up.
"Ah! Why are you so rough..." Le Tong exclaimed, instinctively struggling and squirming. When her back couldn’t avoid bumping into his hot chest, her whole body froze like a board.
Ji Rui felt her body stiffen in his arms, suspecting she was afraid of the water, and bent down to reassure her. But upon noticing how flushed she’d suddenly become, from neck to face, like a cooked shrimp, he realized the true reason behind her earlier awkwardness.
It wasn’t about her upbringing or illness, but because of his nakedness!
"Hey..."
Understanding the reason, Ji Rui amusingly rubbed his nose against her red cheeks.
"Are you shy?!" His murmured voice was filled with teasing.
Having her secret uncovered, Le Tong, embarrassed and furious, slapped his face with her free hand.
"You’re the one who’s shy!" Even when caught on the spot, Le Tong stubbornly refused to admit it.
Ji Rui held her tightly around the waist with one hand, and with the other, he caught her hand that had slapped his face, pulling it to his lips, "Not shy at all, huh?"
The seductive words seeped into Le Tong’s ear, and an odd sensation came from her hand caught by Ji Rui. A wet, slightly painful feeling spread from her fingers.