Chapter 47-Part 2

But the next moment, Shen Zhi pinched her wrist and brought her hand in front of him, lowering his head to bite the meatball on the bamboo skewer in her hand.

Although these meatballs were individually skewered, his eating one from her bamboo skewer still made Ji Ran blush involuntarily.

This person never forgets to tease her, no matter the time.

At this moment, Ji Ran’s phone in her pocket vibrated cheerfully, and both of them looked at it simultaneously. Ji Ran pursed her lips and took out her phone, taking a glance at it.

Heh, it was actually Jiang Liqi calling.

Jiang Liqi had called her once before, and although Ji Ran hadn’t saved her number, her memory was exceptionally good.

She hardly ever forgot anything.

So, without hesitation, she turned off her phone.

Shen Zhi didn’t say anything until Ji Ran broke the silence and asked, “Aren’t you worried about not going home so late?”

“I live alone,” Shen Zhi said softly.

Ji Ran nodded. At this moment, she was quite envious that Shen Zhi lived alone. At least it was peaceful.

But she still said, “You should go back first; don’t stay out too late.”

Shen Zhi asked directly, “What about you?”

What about her?

Ji Ran thought for a moment. She really had nowhere to go. After eating, she would probably just find a hotel to stay at. She really didn’t want to go home tonight; it was too suffocating.

“How about you come with me?” Shen Zhi asked softly.

Ji Ran didn’t know what she was thinking. Maybe at times like this, being alone was just too depressing for her. Shen Zhi’s suggestion made her heart flutter. So much so that when she sat behind him on his motorcycle, it seemed like they arrived at their destination very quickly.

Ji Ran looked at the upscale residential area in front of her and blinked. “Here?”

“My home,” Shen Zhi said directly.

Ji Ran blinked again, then followed Shen Zhi inside. Shen Zhi lived on the 16th floor, and as they entered the elevator, they watched the red numbers slowly ascend.

There was an indescribable tranquility.

When they reached the door, Shen Zhi opened it and led her inside.

Ji Ran stood in the entrance without moving, waiting for Shen Zhi to find a clean pair of slippers for her. But after searching for a while, Shen Zhi realized there were no slippers other than his own in the house.

The cleaning aunt always brought her own shoe covers when she came to clean.

As for Xia Jiangming and the others, Shen Zhi didn’t care about them at all. Going barefoot was fine, so what use were slippers?

He sighed at this moment, then bent down slightly and placed his own slippers in front of her, looking up at her. “I hope you don’t mind.”

Ji Ran lowered her head and looked at the black slippers in front of her, shaking her head. So she took off her own shoes, revealing white socks with a red kitten on the back.

Shen Zhi chuckled softly, and Ji Ran quickly slipped her feet into the slippers.

“Very cute…hiding something,” Shen Zhi glanced at her sideways.

Ji Ran felt a bit embarrassed and couldn’t help but retort, “Can you just look at a girl’s feet so casually?”

Shen Zhi didn’t say anything.

Ji Ran thought he was taken aback by what she said, so she followed up, “Do you know that, in ancient times, if you looked at a girl’s feet, you would be considered…”

Responsible.

Before she could finish, she suddenly pursed her lips.

Shen Zhi turned his head to look at her, his slightly deep voice sounding in her ear again with a hint of ambiguous warmth. “Go on, why stop there?”

Ji Ran pursed her lips and pushed him away, intending to walk inside.

But Shen Zhi took the opportunity to grab her arm and pull her into his embrace.

When they were in the convenience store earlier, Shen Zhi had wanted to do this. But he restrained himself then, though now he really wanted to hug her.

He wanted to make her feel better.

“Ji Ran, you deserve to be happy.” His voice sounded gently in her ear.

This time, Ji Ran didn’t push him away. Even at this moment, she was reluctant to leave his embrace. Her heart started beating erratically again.

A tingling sensation rose from the bottom of her heart, causing a slight tremble.

Until Shen Zhi let go of her, Ji Ran lowered her head, and he led her into the living room, holding her hand.

Shen Zhi’s place originally had three bedrooms and a living room, but he had converted one room into a study and another into a game room. The only bedroom was his own.

After pouring Ji Ran a glass of water, Shen Zhi glanced into the room. Luckily, today was the day the cleaning aunt came.

She had even changed his bedsheets and covers.

“If you’re tired, you can go in and sleep first. Auntie changed the bedsheets today, so they’re very clean.”

Shen Zhi pointed to the partially open door.

Ji Ran shook her head and said, “I’m not tired.”

She wasn’t really tired. Usually, she didn’t sleep until after eleven. After showering at home, she would read a book, occasionally do some homework, and then sleep.

Shen Zhi walked over, wearing only a pair of socks on his feet. He pointed to the clock on the wall and said, “Little girl, it’s already eleven o’clock. Don’t you high school students say you need beauty sleep?