If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 28: The Price of Stealing a Kiss

“Which question?”

Xu Zhaomu snapped out of her stupor when Shen Chi had to repeat himself with a frown.

“This question, this question, and this question.” Xu Zhaomu pointed at her textbook.

“Let me have a look.”

Shen Chi remained seated as he carefully analyzed the questions. Xu Zhaomu moved a chair over and sat beside him. He stared at the questions, while she stared at him.

No wonder people said that men looked best when they were focused on the task at hand. There was no falsehood in this saying. As Shen Chi brooded seriously over the questions, he remained focused on a piece of paper, occasionally using a pen to work out the formulas.

From her perspective, his profile looked as though it had been carved out of stone with a knife. His strong appearance was accentuated by his arresting nose and long eyelashes. The faint scent emanating from his body was pleasant and enticing.

Her eyes slowly trailed down toward Shen Chi’s collar.

The uppermost button of his collar had been unfastened, causing a portion of his skin to peek out. She stared at it fixedly.

Xu Zhaomu gasped in admiration. He was such an outstanding man, and she couldn’t even touch him.

What a waste of the eight years she had resided with him…

“Have you finished staring?” Shen Chi turned his head.

“……” Xu Zhaomu hastily shifted her eyes. Hadn’t this man been looking at the questions the whole time? When had he noticed her looking at him?

“This question is on geometric progression. You should write out the formula first.”

Shen Chi started to explain the first question to Xu Zhaomu. However, Xu Zhaomu had no intention of listening to his explanation.

She suddenly recalled the conversation she had had with Yu Weiwei that evening.

“If you really like him, then take advantage of his distraction to give him a stealthy kiss. Your appearance is quite good. It’s the type that boys are no match for.”

Men are no match for? Really?

To be honest, Xu Zhaomu wasn’t very confident in herself. Just the day before, Shen Chi had told her that she had a tiny figure that didn’t resemble a woman at all.

However, kissing him was a goal that she had set back when she was ten years old.

Although this goal had a low probability of success, she wasn’t resigned to defeat yet.

Not resigned to defeat.

Tonight was a great opportunity for her.

Xu Zhaomu inched closer toward Shen Chi. He had already scribbled down a ton of work on her math problems.”

“I don’t understand any of this. Fourth brother, please can you explain it again.” Xu Zhaomu’s little hand randomly pointed at a portion in the center.

Shen Chi glanced at her coldly. “Don’t understand this? Then tell me about the portion you do understand.”

“……” He was doing this on purpose. He was wise to her.

As that pair of frosty eyes stared at her, Xu Zhaomu started counting quietly to herself: One…

Two…

When she was only one step away from Shen Chi, Xu Zhaomu mustered up her courage and adjusted her posture.

Three!

She threw herself over in an uncivilized manner. She wrapped her arms around Shen Chi and sat on his lap.

She wriggled around on his thighs. Unfortunately, she was unable to reach Shen Chi’s face. So she prepared to embrace Shen Chi’s neck.

She had completely ignored Shen Chi’s expression, which was darkening by the second. His eyes were even radiating frost. She had only one goal in mind: to kiss him.

All the different kissing techniques illustrated in the magazines surfaced in her mind.

She had not read those magazines in vain.

She could take this opportunity to test them out.

People could not rely solely on theory. They needed practical experience. As the saying goes, actual practice is the sole criterion for judging the truth. [1]

However, before she could wrap her arms around Shen Chi’s neck, he suddenly kicked the chair away and tossed her onto the bed with great force.

A bang sounded.

Xu Zhaomu’s bones felt as if they were on the brink of shattering. Thankfully, the bed was quite soft.

She massaged her head, which really hurt. She didn’t know if it was a coincidence that her head had hit the corner of the bedside table.

“Xu Zhaomu, get out!”

Shen Chi was fuming with anger. His eyes were bloodshot as he pointed one finger at the door. His entire figure towered over Xu Zhaomu, radiating the aura of a king.

He was clearly wearing a white shirt. Yet, at that very moment, Shen Chi appeared exactly like an icy Asura.

Xu Zhaomu widened her large eyes at him. Tears welled up in her eyes.

She struggled to keep them from falling.

Her head really hurt. It was a deep, blunt pain. It felt almost as though a sharp knife had sliced it apart.

She pressed her head. Her vision became blurry, and she could not even see Shen Chi’s face clearly.

“Get lost now!”

His hoarse voice sounded once more.

Xu Zhaomu’s vision blacked out. She felt a hot liquid dripping down her head. She used one hand to wipe it off and realized that it was bright red blood.

“Ahhh!” She had never seen such a huge amount of blood. What’s more, it was her own blood. She instantly fainted.

Shen Chi had not expected his actions to have such rough consequences. She had accidentally hit the bedside table when she fell.

He hugged her and shook her a little. “Zhaomu, Mumu, wake up!”

Xu Zhaomu had completely lost consciousness. Shen Chi’s complexion instantly paled. His chest suddenly felt empty.

He picked her up bridal style and rushed toward the garage.

The movement of the car caused Xu Zhaomu to regain a sliver of consciousness. She struggled to open her eyes. However, her head was still aching terribly. She tried to feel the back of her head with her hand, but Shen Chi held her back.

“Don’t move, we’re almost at the hospital!”

He seemed to have raced the whole way. He had chosen to drive his Lamborghini, the fastest car in his garage. He had even run through a few red lights and had had his foot down completely on the gas pedal.

“Fourth Brother…Fourth Brother… It hurts a lot…” Xu Zhaomu couldn’t help it. She wanted to grab his arm.

However, her seatbelt had been fastened, and Xu Zhaomu couldn’t reach him.

“I’m sorry.” Regret was all over Shen Chi’s face. However, he didn’t know what to say apart from these two words.

The car drove toward the nearest hospital. Once they reached the entrance of the hospital, Shen Chi carried Xu Zhaomu into the emergency room.

Soon, a bunch of doctors and nurses came to help her.

Fortunately, her injury wasn’t serious. However, she had bled a lot.

The doctor skillfully applied medicine before bandaging up her head. As the medicine was being applied, her wound started to sting. The pain was so unbearable that Xu Zhaomu bit Shen Chi on the arm.

Shen Chi frowned without saying a word. He simply let her bite him.

During the entire process, he held her in his arms.

“All right, it’s nothing too serious. After a few days, you should return so we can change the dressing. Remember not to let the wound come into contact with water. And take your medicine on time,” the doctor instructed.

“Thank you.” Shen Chi nodded at the doctor.

Xu Zhaomu’s eyelids twitched. She noticed that a trace of guilt could be seen on Shen Chi’s face.

Really! This man didn’t know how to cherish delicate girls. Ever since he’d shoved her for the first time, she had anticipated that he would hurt her one day.

Fortunately…fortunately it wasn’t a life-threatening injury. However, the price she had had to pay for trying to steal a kiss had been too great.

What’s more, she still hadn’t managed to get that kiss at all.

She didn’t understand why Shen Chi had reacted so violently. Was it very shameful to be kissed by her? Or was it because she was too ugly?

“Let’s go home.” Shen Chi picked her up, heaving a sigh of relief. As he descended the stairs, he slowed down.

He carefully placed her in the passenger seat, before cautiously fastening her seatbelt.

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Xu Zhaomu’s mind had cleared up significantly. As Shen Chi lowered his head, she could smell a faint, pleasant fragrance waft from his body. He was so close to her, and she really wanted to take this opportunity to give him a kiss.

However, the moment she recalled the price she’d had to pay, she gave up.

“Be good.” Shen Chi patted her cheeks, before walking over to the driver’s seat.

Before he’d said this, everything had been fine. However, the moment he said that, Xu Zhaomu started to feel upset again. She turned her body toward the window and closed her eyes. She refused to look at Shen Chi.

******[1] Quote by a famous Chinese politician.