I See Roses

I See Roses – Chapter 29

His voice came through the blanket, low and casual, making it hard to discern clearly.

But the content was crystal clear.

Ming Si was momentarily stunned and blinked her eyes open slightly in confusion.

What happened last night?

And according to what he said, was it her who made the first move?

Although she knew it was highly unlikely, Ming Si still lowered her head to check, using all her senses to focus—she had zero experience in that area, but according to the descriptions in novels, there shouldn’t have been any significant developments between them last night.

After confirming this basic fact, Ming Si slightly relaxed and began to recall.

She was currently hungover, with a splitting headache, and her consciousness was hazy. She tried to remember, but her memories got stuck halfway.

She restarted her recollection several times, but could only remember the scene where Ke Lijie shouted: This is the drink I ordered!

And then?

After that, she didn’t remember anything.

Ming Si tapped her forehead in annoyance. Pretending to be dead wasn’t a solution at all.

After hesitating for a moment, she reached out and pulled down the blanket on both sides. Before she could say anything, she saw the man standing by the bed.

Liang Xian was wearing a white shirt and black trousers. From her angle, she could see his broad shoulders, slim waist, and then his prominent Adam’s apple. The contours of his profile were sleek and smooth.

Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but Ming Si always felt that his casual expression was mixed with a hint of calm amusement, as though he was watching a show.

Seeing her, Liang Xian raised an eyebrow teasingly, “Decided to show yourself?”

“…” Ming Si fell silent for a moment, pulling up the blanket, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes, and feigned courage, “Tell me, what did I do?”

“You did a lot of things,” Liang Xian sat down on the sofa chair at the end of the bed, stretched his legs, and raised an eyebrow, “Where should I start?”

“…” Really?

Ming Si opened her mouth but closed it again.

From what she knew about herself, she shouldn’t have done anything outrageous. Liang Xian might be deliberately teasing her.

But what if?

Before figuring it out, it was better not to speak rashly.

Ming Si bit her lip, her fingers tightly pulling the edge of the blanket. She issued the command to leave, “Forget it, I don’t want to hear it now. You go out first, I need to change clothes.”

Liang Xian glanced at her, seemingly as if wanting to say something but ultimately remained silent. He got up and left, closing the bedroom door behind him.

Ming Si suspiciously stared at his back until the door was completely closed, then she let out a sigh of relief.

She sat up immediately, helplessly pulled her hair as she felt a bit of resentment in her heart—

What kind of weird drink Ke Lijie got for himself? Why couldn’t she remember anything at all!!

Ming Si vented her frustration by hitting the blanket with her fist. Then, as if remembering something, she nervously lifted the blanket and sniffed around, ensuring there was no smell of fermented alcohol. She quickly got up and walked into the bathroom.

Using makeup remover pads from her bag, she removed her makeup, and then comfortably took a hot shower. After wrapping herself in a towel, she habitually reached out for clothes but suddenly froze—

She finally realized why Liang Xian had been hesitant to speak just now. It was because she didn’t have any clothes to wear here.

He Sui flapped its wings and hopped around by the French window, occasionally tilting its head at its own reflection and chirping a couple of New Year’s greetings.

Ming Si propped her face up with one hand as she sat next to He Sui, gazing into the distant river, completely uninterested in He Sui’s cute and playful actions. Because as long as she slightly recalled, that awkward scene just now would vividly appear in her mind—

She discovered that there were no clothes to wear and could only wrap herself in a bath towel and move to the door. Tentatively, she called out, “Liang Xian?”

Her voice was so soft that unless Liang Xian had a hobby of listening to people showering, he wouldn’t hear it.

Ming Si stood there anxiously for a while, and finally, despite her embarrassment, she gathered her courage and raised her voice, “Liang Xian!—”

Finally, he came over.

Ming Si didn’t know how she gathered the courage to speak. She only remembered stuttering out her request. Liang Xian fell silent for a moment, “I don’t have any women’s clothes here. Why don’t you wear my clothes for now?”

Perhaps under extreme embarrassment, her brain wasn’t functioning normally.

Ming Si followed his suggestion and thought about it. She subconsciously felt that it wasn’t appropriate, but she couldn’t pinpoint exactly why. As a result, her brain froze for two seconds, and she ended up asking, “Then what about underwear?”

She couldn’t see Liang Xian’s expression through the door, but now, even just recalling it suffocated her!!

Liang Xian seemed choked by her question too. He didn’t speak for a while, then he coughed lightly, “I’ll go get some for you.”

Ming Si took a deep breath and leaned against the door, feeling completely hopeless.

At this point, she thought she had hit rock bottom and couldn’t lose any more face. But she didn’t expect that there was an even more awkward moment waiting for her—

Half an hour later, Liang Xian returned and knocked on the bathroom door.

Ming Si crouched down and opened a small gap, only to see his well-defined fingers extending in, holding a small pink transparent bag.

…Inside were her underwear.

Thinking about this, Ming Si tightly closed her eyes and patted her face.

She didn’t want to remember such an embarrassing thing. She wanted to bury it deep inside the ground!!

However, it was one thing to think rationally, but she couldn’t control her thoughts in her mind.

In just a few seconds, Ming Si couldn’t help but think of another thing—

The underwear that Liang Xian brought for her, was it something Auntie Zhang prepared for him from the closet, or did he personally pick it out?

……

Pondering about the boundary-pushing question, Ming Si remained in a dazed state even when sitting at the dining table.

Suddenly, she sensed something brushing against her arm. She looked up to find Liang Xian standing next to her, placing a bowl of porridge in front of her, “What are you thinking about?”

He appeared quite calm.

Ming Si held the porcelain bowl in her hands and came back to her senses, “Nothing.”

Liang Xian pulled out a chair and sat in front of her. He was wearing a casual white shirt without buttons, and the collar hung loosely, revealing his well-defined collarbone.

As she caught sight of his collarbone, a key word faintly flashed in Ming Si’s mind, but she couldn’t grasp it.

She subconsciously raised her gaze slightly.

Ah, right, his Adam’s apple.

Last night, she seemed to have… touched his Adam’s apple?

She couldn’t recall the sequence of events, only a sudden fragment appeared in her mind—she was sitting on the bed, moving closer to him, very close, and then her finger poked his Adam’s apple, and she even caressed…

Ming Si quickly cut off her train of thought, feeling her world crumbling.

Why did that image appear? Was it real? How could she do something like that?!

“Don’t dwell on it if you can’t remember,” Liang Xian said as he handed her the spoon, a hint of amusement in his peach blossom eyes, “I’m not asking you to take responsibility.”

Ming Si: “…”

You should clarify what I did before talking about responsibility!

She absentmindedly stirred the porridge, stirring it clockwise and deciding to keep silent, then stirring it counterclockwise, feeling she should ask to clarify.

Finally, with the porridge no longer steaming, she made a decision, “Liang Xian.”

He made a sound in acknowledgment and glanced over.

“For the question I’m about to ask, you must answer truthfully, absolutely no lying,” Ming Si emphasized calmly on the surface but was actually feeling extremely guilty. Her hands were resting on the table, unconsciously twisting together, “What exactly… did I do to you last night?”

She originally wanted to ask directly if she touched his Adam’s apple, but as the words approached her lips, she felt embarrassed and took a roundabout approach.

Liang Xian adjusted his sitting posture and looked at her without saying a word.

Not sure if it was an illusion, Ming Si felt that his gaze was somewhat deep, mixed with emotions she couldn’t understand.

She hesitated and probed, “Is it hard to say out loud?”

Liang Xian remained silent for a moment and replied, “A little.”

Ming Si: “…”

So, that means she really did touch it?!

She was very annoyed and bit her lip. As she released her pearly teeth, a rosy flush filled her face, unintentionally exuding a hint of coquettishness.

Liang Xian’s gaze lingered on her lips for a couple of seconds before he averted his eyes.

Last night, Ming Si was completely drunk, yet for some reason, she felt an inexplicable fascination with his Adam’s apple.

When he showed signs of resistance, her lips quivered downward, and she seemed on the verge of tears.

Liang Xian couldn’t resist her any longer and compromised, “Just touch it once.”

Ming Si nodded, somewhat obediently repeating, “En, just once.”

She smiled with satisfaction, leaned closer, and her finger made contact.

She got very close that he could almost feel her bodily warmth.

Liang Xian’s gaze slightly lowered, and he could see her fluttering eyelashes, covering her fair eyelids, faintly revealing a watery gleam in her eyes.

At such close proximity, along with the heightened senses, he could even smell the faint sweetness on her body. Instantly, he felt his throat tighten as if an electric current had passed through his entire body.

Unfortunately, Ming Si didn’t settle with just one touch; she leaned in even closer to get a better look. Her warm breath, mixed with alcohol, swept against the side of his neck, teasing and enticing. Liang Xian’s back tensed; he felt like his teeth might ground to pieces.

For a few seconds, his mind was filled with one thought—

If she moved any closer,

He wouldn’t hold back.

Fortunately, later on, Ming Si seemed to sense some danger and instinctively withdrew her hand, curling up quietly under the covers. Otherwise, the two of them wouldn’t be sitting calmly across from each other at the dinner table today.

With this thought, Liang Xian raised his hand and rubbed his temple.

After he left the bedroom last night, he took a cold shower, not taking his physical reaction seriously—

As a normal man, facing Ming Si’s teasing, not having a reaction would be abnormal.

But at this moment, for some unknown reason, even though they were quite far apart, and the atmosphere was not as ambiguous as last night, he still felt an unshakable restlessness.

Ming Si was sitting across from him, wearing a white shirt dress that he randomly grabbed from her wardrobe. Now, with the light behind her, it faintly revealed some translucency, outlining her graceful waistline.

Liang Xian knew how that waistline felt.

……

“Liang Xian!” Ming Si called out several times, but he didn’t respond. She had to raise her tone and, when he looked over, she inexplicably felt guilty and retracted her hand, “What are you thinking? You can’t just think without saying anything.”

She had some memory of touching his Adam’s apple, and just now, she traced back the origin of that action—probably because she was drunk and in her drunk state, she felt a bit curious. Subconsciously, she wanted to feel it.

But besides this, did she have any other impure intentions?

Had she… made any other moves?

Her nervous actions somewhat calmed Liang Xian’s nerves. He leaned forward, teasing, “Actually, nothing really happened.”

Ming Si didn’t believe it, “Then tell me.”

“As long as I don’t say anything, we can still be friends,” Liang Xian leaned closer, teasing her, “However, if I tell you, you have to take responsibility for me.”

The way he said it made it seem like she had taken advantage of him big time. If that were the case, the atmosphere between them wouldn’t be so calm this morning.

It was evident that he was teasing her for having gaps in her memory.

Ming Si snorted and didn’t even trust the punctuation marks in his speech.

“Is it that serious?” She glared at him, “It’s just touching your Adam’s apple. Don’t take advantage of the situation.”

As soon as her words fell, an eerie silence enveloped them.

Only then did Ming Si realize what she had said. She opened her mouth, intending to explain further, but found herself trapped by her own words, with no room to maneuver.

She saw Liang Xian propping his head with his hand, his gaze turning towards her, and a faint hint of a smile in his voice, “Oh, you remembered. Was it intentional?”