Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 604: Did Not Even Spare Him a Glance

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Li Yuan froze after tasting a hint of saltiness against his tongue. Having the stop button pushed, he regained his sanity bit by bit. In all his franticness and atonement, Li Yuan gazed at the girl and uttered in a hoarse voice, “I’m sorry.”

Did he scare her?

Godd*mnit! How could he do such a thing to her!

Shen Xi suddenly hooked his neck down to her lips.

There was no turning back once certain things were ignited. The feelings that had been held back for so long had burst at its seams, pouring out through a broken dam.

A long, long, long time later.

Breathing heavily, Shen Xi lifted her chin to look at him. Her eyes mirrored the brilliance of stars and his reflection. Her voice was raspy. “Brother, what’s wrong?”

“I miss you.” There was a gruff to Li Yuan’s voice. His narrow and profound eyes wanted to etch her shy look in his mind. “Let’s make it official.”

According to Chinese custom on birthdays, Shen Xi was already 18 and an adult.

Shen Xi was filled with the urge to bawl her eyes out. To think that prior to this, she was still contemplating ways to seduce him and flirt with him as well as how to confess her feelings on her birthday.

Yet now, everything was in reverse.

Had she known it took ten days of non-contact for him to take the initiative, she would have given it a go ages ago!

“Xixi.” Li Yuan looked at her while letting all his nerves get the better of him. Her lack of response sent his mind on a wild ride. His eyes flickered with sadness. “Don’t you want to?”

Oh, right.

He was a cripple and a handicapped. Why should he hold her down and stand in her way?

“Brother.” The fleeting sadness did not go unnoticed to Shen Xi. Embroiled in a heartache, she held his face to look him in the eyes before nodding and solemnly uttering, “I do.”

Li Yuan leaned forward and devoutly grazed his lips against hers. He then held her gently and whispered a low and sexy huskiness in her ear. “Thank you.”

With the stars aligning and the timing just right, everything fell into place.

However, of all the times, Shen Xi’s stomach had to rumble. Feeling frustrated, she bit her lips and stared at the man with bright eyes. “Brother, I’m hungry.”

Li Yuan chuckled and dotingly flicked the girl’s high nose. “I brought your favorite.”

The car door was opened by Kun Lun who had been hiding in the back. Although he finally popped his head out, Kun Lun did not have the courage to lift his head. He heard and saw nothing. After beckoning them to hop into the car, Kun Lun retreated to his original spot.

Boss made a move on Ms. Shen at last. Kun Lun did not feel a thing when Ms. Shen was around, but during her absence in the past ten days, Boss’ temper grew worse. Boss was stricter and scarier than even before Ms. Shen came into his life, so much so Kun Lun held his breath as he waited on Boss every day.

A feast of Shen Xi’s favorites was ready in the vehicle. Drooling over the food, Shen Xi got right down to it.

Li Yuan grabbed the girl’s fair hands and put on disposable gloves so it would be convenient for her to chomp on the pork trotters. His fair lady’s eyes were locked on the trotters like laser beams.

“Brother, you have no idea how much I’m craving for food. There’s nothing to eat here. Look at my face. Don’t you think I lost a lot of weight?” Shen Xi was eating away as she lifted her face to show him. She moaned amid the chewing, “My skin is darker. I don’t look good anymore.”

“You look good.” Li Yuan let out a chuckle. He watched the girl enjoying the feast with a doting look on his face before putting on a pair of disposable gloves to shell the shrimps.

She was not the least bit tan. She was still his adorable fair lady.

Shen Xi dug into the food while engaging in talks, yet still found the time to stare at the man. She simply could not get enough of him. Finally, she could outrightly admire his looks.

Li Yuan reached out to wipe away the sauce on her cheek. His magnetic voice carried a scratching undertone, “Why are you looking at me?”

“You look good.” Shen Xi smiled like an idiot, unable to take her eyes away from him even for a second. “You’re mine now. So what if I’m looking at you?”

“Go ahead.” Li Yuan adoringly laughed. “Look all you want.”

Of course, Shen Xi was going to abide. She had to make up for all those times she did not dare to look.

She then realized that the man was staring at her with the most tender eyes. Feeling a flush in her cheeks, she felt she was about to be sucked into his dark eyes. She was suddenly conscious of herself. “Why are you looking at me?”

“You’re mine now. Can’t I look?” Li Yuan guffawed.

Shen Xi turned red in the face. “You’re copying me.”

Li Yuan said, “You look good.”

Shen Xi was delighted. “Well, feast your eyes on my beauty then.”

It had only been ten days since the training started, and there were twenty more days to go. The thought of another long separation plunged Shen Xi into misery. She lost her appetite for the pork trotter in hand.

“Does it taste bad?” Since the girl was not finishing her food, Li Yuan asked worriedly.

Shen Xi shook her head with an utterly dismal face. “Brother, I’ve only gone through one-third of the training. How am I supposed to handle the remaining two-thirds?”

Here Li Yuan thought it was something major when this small matter was her concern. “Shall I come and meet you every day?”

Shen Xi’s eyes lit up. “Can you?”

Li Yuan had all the influence and connections to access the barracks.

“Yes.” Nodding, Li Yuan delivered the shelled shrimp straight to her mouth.

Having gotten the answer she wanted, Shen Xi regained her spirits and began picking out the food she wanted. Without lifting her chopsticks, she opened her mouth and waited to be fed.

Li Yuan had a blast feeding her but at the same time, he was feeling sorry. It turned out that his fair lady had been holding back like him.

After having her fill, Shen Xi rubbed her round belly and burped without care of her image. She cheerfully propped against the table and was fixated on him.

Li Yuan looked at the time and tapped on the girl’s forehead. “It’s nearly time to go to bed. Don’t you want to go?”

Shen Xi whined as she did not want to go back at all. All she wanted in the world was to spend every waking minute with him and never be apart. However, reality was hanging over her. The military base had its own rules. She had to return to her quarters before lights out. “Brother, please come early tomorrow.”

Li Yuan bobbed his head. “What would you fancy tomorrow?”

Shen Xi counted on her fingers the food she was craving. As she was leaving, she took notice of the snacks in the car. Holding onto her chest, she was heartbroken that she could not eat anymore. Yet, the variety of junk food only added to her craving. In the end, she packed three packets of chips in her pocket and gave the snacks a lingering look before getting out of the car.

Li Yuan stared at the girl with plaintive eyes.. Was the junk food all she had in mind? She did not even spare him a glance.