Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 546

Stealing Your Heart Chapter 546

Perhaps, he was waiting for her to make the first move.

She felt a real, burning desire to respond to him by wrapping her arms tightly around him.

However, she did not do so. She was not allowed to indulge herself like that when she was pregnant.

Feeling slightly deflated because of her lackadaisical attitude, Zong Jinghao knitted his brows together and mumbled, “Am I not attractive enough for you?”

“You are,” Lin Xinyan muttered.

The crease on his forehead smoothened as his eyes glowed with delight. Wearing a crafty smile, he asked, “Why don’t you make your move then?”

She sighed, “I don’t dare to do so.”

Zong Jinghao was left speechless.

He leaned toward her, close enough to send strands of her hair flying with his warm breath. In a husky voice, he whispered, “Mind you, I’m a very easy prey.”

She pushed his face away and looked down at her belly. “Your son doesn’t allow me to do it.”

He was stumped.

That comment of hers was such a turn-off for him. It smothered the raging desire in him, leaving not even a spark as he threw himself onto the bed.

At the same time, she cast him a glance. “I’m hungry.”

Her stomach was rumbling with hunger – she had not eaten anything since morning.

He sat upright and took the cake Su Zhan bought over to her. “This is the cake you’re craving for. Have a taste to see whether it’s to your liking.”

She took it over and opened the box. As the mouthwatering smell of fresh cream filled up her nostrils, she felt like she could finish the whole cake on her own.

It was obvious even to herself that she had adopted an entirely new preference in food lately. She would crave for something at one time, and then the other at another time. On top of that, she could not afford to skip meals or have them later than usual. She would soon be punished by spasms of hunger pangs if that happened.

Using the spoon that had been placed inside the box, she scooped a mouthful of the spongey cake, stuffing it into her mouth. In an instant, her mouth was filled with the heavenly sweet taste of fresh cream that she used to loathe before she was pregnant.

Thinking that she might be thirsty after having the cake, Zong Jinghao went out to fetch her a carton of milk and offered it together with a straw. “Take your time. No one is fighting with you for a slice.”

She sucked in the milk with the straw without taking it from him to wash away the cream in her mouth. “I’m famished because I’ve not eaten anything since morning.”

“Why didn’t you eat anything?” He frowned at her, wondering why she had done something so insensible.

“I was driven here by Gao Yuan last night. I went to meet Bai Yinning the next morning and went on to spend the rest of the day attending his wedding ceremony. So, I didn’t have time for food,” Lin Xinyan answered, totally neglecting the fact that Bai Yinning and he were arch-rivals.

It was only after she finished saying everything did she remember how much Zong Jinghao resented Bai Yinning. Quickly, she looked up at him, eager to explain herself, but she couldn’t come up with anything.

It was because she was telling the truth.

As expected, his face fell at the mention of Bai Yinning. Seeing that, she quickly buttered him up by offering a piece of cake to him. “This cake is superbly tasty. You should have a bite.”

He stared at her in silence, not buying her gesture.

“I promise I’d stay away from him and never talk to him anymore in the future. So, please don’t be mad.” She made another attempt at pleasing him by edging the piece of cake closer to him. Yet, he refused to budge.

She frowned. What more does he want me to do to forgive me?

Since she was invited to attend Bai Yinning’s wedding ceremony, it was inappropriate of her to skip it.