Kyoto kisses her

Chapter 38 Luring the wolf into the house
Huo Jingcheng lowered his gaze, his long, slender fingers casually swiping and tapping on the phone screen, playing with it idly. Suddenly, as if by accident, he looked up, his expression calm and his tone nonchalant: "If you're not going to support me, can you return the tea I just bought?"

When the topic of the tea she had just bought came up, Su Ruoyun immediately thought of the Lion Peak Longjing tea she had bought a couple of days ago.

She lowered her head and remained silent. After a moment of contemplation, she could only place her hopes on the tea packaging that Huo Jingcheng had already opened. She spoke slowly, "No returns after opening."

Huo Jingcheng's eyes held a hint of amusement as he drew out a meaningful "Oh~", then lifted his eyelids, staring intently at her, his tone rising, "So you mean it can be returned if it's not opened?"

Su Ruoyun was certain that Huo Jingcheng's love for tea meant he had already opened the tea leaves, but when he asked her question, her heart skipped a beat: "You didn't open it?"

Faced with the questioning, Huo Jingcheng remained unfazed and solemnly lied through his teeth: "Yes, it wasn't dismantled."

The silence in the air was like ink spreading, growing thicker and thicker, the long silence seemingly freezing time.

After a long while, Su Ruoyun pursed her lips, knowing full well that she was in the wrong, but still stubbornly insisted, "...That's not right either."

Upon hearing this, Huo Jingcheng's lips curled up slightly, his voice casual yet tinged with a hint of deliberate smugness after his success, "Can I still come to support Boss Yun in the future?"

Her voice was soft and delicate as she muttered, "Come if you want, I didn't stop you."

At that moment, she completely forgot the tactful suggestion she had made just over ten minutes earlier.

Considering that Huo Jingcheng was still ill, Su Ruoyun did not dare to let him drink tea. She only asked an employee to bring in a jar of honey and made him a pot of honey water.

She gently lifted the teapot and poured the amber-colored honey water into the glass until it was full. Then she raised her hand and placed the glass of "sweet syrup" in front of Huo Jingcheng.

A soft "click" sounded, and Huo Jingcheng slowly opened his dark eyes, turned his head, and casually glanced at the table. He immediately frowned in dissatisfaction, his eyes half-closed, as if he was so angry that he coughed, "Cough cough cough, all I get is honey water?"

Seeing that he questioned her 'hospitality', Su Ruoyun explained, "This honey is authentic, it's genuine wild honey. We sent people into the mountains to find it bit by bit. The bees are wild, and the honey is also wild."

Huo Jingcheng raised his hand, his long, slender fingers adjusting his coat, then buttoned up the collar, and asked her calmly, "How can you be so sure you went to find it?"

"..." Su Ruoyun.

She felt that Huo Jingcheng was a little sick today, or rather, he was already sick today.

Su Ruoyun's chest rose and fell slightly as she took a deep breath, silently reassuring herself: Don't be angry, don't be angry.

A moment later, she flashed a standard business smile, and squeezed out three words, with a hint of gritted teeth, "Want a drink or not?"

Huo Jingcheng wisely refrained from continuing, and steadily picked up the cup in front of him.

Seeing him obediently take the glass and take a sip, Su Ruoyun nodded with satisfaction, then stood up and took a few steps outside.

"I'm going out first."

I was afraid of catching his cold if I stayed even a second longer.

As she spoke, she stepped off the platform, slipped on the shoes next to it, and prepared to leave the private room.

Just as I took a step, a faint male voice drifted over.

"Can a tea server leave the house at will while serving customers?" Huo Jingcheng frowned slightly, his eyes full of suspicion, his tone brimming with doubt.

"..." Su Ruoyun.

She turned her head, looked up, and met Huo Jingcheng's gaze as he lay half-reclined on the tatami. The two stared at each other silently for a few seconds, during which Huo Jingcheng covered his mouth and coughed several times. In the end, Su Ruoyun's attempt failed, and she sat back down on the tatami.

Seeing her sit down opposite him again, Huo Jingcheng closed his eyes once more. His throat suddenly felt itchy, as if an invisible hand was scratching it. He couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his mouth and cough lightly twice, the coughing sound escaping from between his fingers.

"Cough cough cough."

Huo Jingcheng forced himself to sit up, picked up the teacup on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, Su Ruoyun reached out and poured him a full cup of honey water.

After drinking half a pot of honey water, Huo Jingcheng did indeed reduce the frequency of his cough.

He leaned back and casually grabbed a cushion to put behind his head.

Seeing him sleeping so comfortably, Su Ruoyun felt a little uncomfortable. She suddenly spoke, her tone full of sarcasm: "Should I get you some bedding?"

Huo Jingcheng naturally heard the sarcasm in her words, but he didn't care. He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze briefly sweeping over her, before closing them again.

His lack of response only made Su Ruoyun seem petty. She stared at him for an unknown amount of time before curling up in a corner, leaning against the wall, tilting her head, and drifting into a deep sleep.

……

Half an hour later, Huo Jingcheng slowly woke up. The glaring light suddenly came into view, and he subconsciously raised his arm to shield his eyes. After his eyes adjusted to the light, he lowered his arm and quickly scanned his surroundings. Finding no one there, he thought Su Ruoyun had already left.

When he got up, he glanced across at the girl across from him, and her sleeping face flashed before his eyes.

I have a feeling that now is the perfect time to do something bad.

……

While asleep, Su Ruoyun felt a tightness in her chest and her head felt dizzy, as if shrouded in a thick layer of smog. She uncomfortably turned her head to the side and leaned against the wall behind her, but it did not change the situation.

Before the suffocating feeling completely overwhelmed her, she couldn't bear it any longer. She suddenly opened her eyes, and the man's handsome face suddenly came into view. She gasped and her heart pounded.

Su Ruoyun thought she was just half asleep and had a hallucination, so she closed her eyes again, only to open them again and find that handsome face even closer to her.

There was almost no space between them, so close that their breaths mingled, and her gaze fell unobstructed on his face.

You can clearly see Huo Jingcheng's thick, curled eyelashes blinking slowly, each one distinct, and you can even count the exact number of them.

Suddenly, Huo Jingcheng raised his eyelashes, his deep gaze fixed on Su Ruoyun's face, unblinking for a moment, like a lone wolf lurking in the snowy plains, locking onto its prey and biting down hard with its sharp teeth, never letting go.

The distance between the two was unusually close, far exceeding the appropriate boundaries between a proprietress and an ordinary customer.

She wasn't so naive as to think that Huo Jingcheng was getting so close just to count the exact number of her eyelashes.

Su Ruoyun was so nervous that her throat tightened, and she subconsciously swallowed, her throat bobbing as she did so.

Oh no, she's really let a wolf into her house.

Will there be a kiss in the next chapter? It's so hard to guess!
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Please continue reading, my darlings will definitely get a kiss~
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