Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 320

"What happened?" Zed enquired as he looked at the guilty expression on Jesse's face with furrowed eyebrows.

"Were you talking to her near the stairs just now? I saw her running angrily towards your study to find you, so I stopped her. Maybe I said something inappropriate. She was looking rather upset,"

Jesse told nervously.

Zed's brows furrowed even more tightly. Glancing at her anxious expressions, he sighed,"She'll be fine. Don't worry."

He patted her on the shoulder to comfort her.

Jesse nodded. "Will you talk to her? I meant no harm you know?"

"Okay. I'll tell her." Zed answered vaguely and went back into the bedroom.

Jesse looked on as his back receded away from her. Slowly, a complacent, complex smile crept over her face.

She thought to herself, 'Jean, you are not my rival. Hum.'

Zed quietly pushed the door open and immediately noticed the darkness inside.

The blackness seemed to startle him, 'Isn't she here? Did she run away because of Jesse?'

Worried by the idea, Zed reached out a hand and switched on the lights.

Jean was crouching on the bed and seeing her asleep, he breathed a sigh of relief as his face softened.

He walked toward her step by step, careful not to make a sound, afraid she would wake up.

Through the warm light, he saw that Jean, covered in her quilt, was in a sound sleep, with her back turned towards him.

Though only one side of her face visible, it satisfied him and he licked his lips.

The void in him, which had been there for days now, suddenly seemed filled. A great sense of pacification overwhelmed him.

He took his bathrobe cheerfully and walked into the bathroom, humming a soft tone in sync with the flow of water.

Jean slowly opened her eyes, but didn't turn back. She just kept them wide open and slightly furrowed her brows.

The bed was so familiar to her but what she felt was totally alien and made her anxious.

She waited for Zed to walk out, as her anxiousness grew.

When she heard the door of the bathroom open, she closed her eyes again instantly.

She had heard him turn on the light and his footsteps draw near. She had even felt his gaze as he looked at her face. These things seemed to shudder her mind.

Though Zed wouldn't have done something to her, she was still deeply scared at the moment.

She was scared that he had already seen through her ruse and knew that she wasn't asleep.

She was even more scared that he would expose her, to make the situation more embarrassing.

But suddenly, she laughed at herself in her mind.

'How is that possible?

Even though he knew I was awake, why would he do such a stupid thing?

He seemed to be in a good mood tonight.'

Jean slightly turned her head and looked towards the direction of the bathroom.

His vague humming touched her ears.

Jean's furrowing brows relaxed and a smile started to show on her face.

Who would have thought that the famous Mr. Qi hummed out of tune?

In other words, his humming was intolerable.

Jean smiled and shook her head, but soon she came back to her senses. The smile on her face suddenly disappeared.

She was smiling...