Ximena looked at Aaron indifferently. After a moment, she smiled a little and said insensitively, "Illegitimate son or otherwise, it makes no big difference."
"Oh?" Aaron asked lightly, with a sniff.
Ximena sat up straight. Without looking at Aaron, she said slowly, "Either way, he wouldn't officially be named 'Leng', would he?" Saying that, she turned towards Aaron again.
He curled up the corner of his lips slightly and raised his hand to caress Ximena's cheek. After two months of delicate care, her face had become tender, and a little rosy. She was originally pretty and coquettish, and her skin was now delicate and smooth to the touch. Aaron constantly had the impulse to push her down and be on top of her, regardless of the time and place.
"Did you know..." Aaron uttered lightly, his cold voice seemingly coming from a faraway place, "The tongue could cut the throat and you might just get killed by your own words."
Ximena's heart raced, yet she smiled gently. She grabbed his arm, which was caressing her cheek, and then leaned forward to place her red lips onto Aaron's gently.
He frowned slightly, while her eyes filled with laughter. Like a wild cat with a crafty smile, she said playfully, "Oh Aaron, such attractive lips... Could you really bear to sacrifice them?"
Her warm breath hit his face with a sweet smell, and Aaron's eyes gradually became darker and deeper; it was hard to figure out what he was thinking at that moment.
Ken caught a glimpse of their actions quietly through the rearview mirror. He immediately became nervous for Ximena after he saw what she had done. After closely following his master for so many years, he knew clearly that nobody was allowed to behave like that in front of His Highness. Two years ago, when they had been to A City, his master was provoked by Eric. Yet, he had managed to keep his cool in front of the ruler of the Dragon Island. But that was the only exception. Anyone else who had shown such an attitude to his master ended up dead in the end.
Aaron narrowed his eyes to a slit and moved back slightly. He stared at Ximena without any emotion in his dark eyes and said in a low, cold voice, "Could I really bear to?" As he said, he pushed her head out of the window.
"Ahhhh!"
Ximena screamed, startled by the sudden attack.
Honk! Honk! Honk!
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The angry car drivers zooming past their car honked impetuously and the whistling wind made by those passing cars smelled like the breath of death to Ximena. Her eyes were wide open and she cried out instinctively again.
"Ahhhhh!!"
Ken's driving skills were on point. His eyes were fixed on the road as he drove increasingly faster, often dangerously evading an oncoming or surpassing car. Ximena had repeatedly felt that her head had gotten so shockingly close to other cars and then had been evaded swiftly.
She didn't know how long the torture lasted before Aaron finally released her from his tight grip. With a little bloodstain at the corner of his lips, he looked at her with his deep eyes and said slowly, "He..." he paused and squinted a little before continuing, "is an illegitimate child, a child who is not officially recognized."
Ximena gasped, and the wind around her ears had drowned out Aaron's words, but she still managed to catch some.
She was still wearing a blank expression due to the sudden scare and hadn't gotten herself back to reality yet. He smirked as he pulled her back into the car and closed the window.
Ximena sat, gasping. Her face was pale and her breath was heavy. When she thought of what had just happened, it felt as if she had put one foot into the doors of hell for a moment.
Aaron grabbed a tissue and wiped the blood off his lips, revealing a tooth mark where she had bitten him out of fear.
"I like smart women," he said slowly, "But I don't like smarty-pants."
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