Before she could hold the doorknob, she fell into a familiar embrace.
She had smelt it before. It smelled light, mixed with cigarette and lemon.
Darren didn't buy a cigarette from the street stall easily, so the smell of his cigarette was completely different from that of others. It didn't make her feel disgusted, and there was even a hint of warm love, which made her want to stay in his arms for a longer time.
"I know what you're thinking about, so you should also know mine."
In the quiet and empty office building, there were only the two of them. Joan seemed to be surprised. When she looked back at him, she looked back so fierce that she almost hit his chin.
Opening her mouth, she suddenly felt that she had lost the ability to speak and didn't know what to say.
After a long time, she felt her feet a little sore.
"I have confessed my love to you. Would you please respond to me?"
Joan rubbed her thighs and said, "I don't know what to say. I just want to say that I feel safe with you around."
She felt a sense of relief from the bottom of her heart. As long as he was by her side, she could feel that no matter what happened today, she was safe.
She had never had this strange feeling when she was with Scott.
"For your safety, I will still stand by your side, and no one can hurt you!" He turned Joan's face to him and asked with a playful smile, "So, Miss Gu, are we still dating in name only?"
"What do you think?"
"I'll show you."
His kiss was so gentle that even Joan stood on tiptoe to kiss back. A trace of shyness appeared on his face. But he suddenly stopped. She could see fear in his eyes. He didn't know if it was just her illusion.
Mr. Lu had never been like this before, at least she had never seen it before. Somehow she felt the alienation in the air, which was not in accordance with the atmosphere. Her fingers tickled in his palm.
"Darren, what are you thinking about?"
He rested his head on Joan's shoulder. After so many years, he had the same feeling as he had before.
"Joan, do you still like him? Answer me honestly. "
He was referring to Shawn. Joan shook her head firmly, hoping to give him confidence and strength.
His face composed again, Darren raised his head and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I'm glad to be your new boyfriend and defeat your old love."
What was he doing? Was he comforting himself or expressing his love? Before she sorted out her dull thoughts, she was overwhelmed with kisses. This time, she kissed Joan's lips and covered her own taste completely, without any hesitation.
He ignored the phone in his pocket and turned it off.
Tonight, nobody could disturb them.
Leaning against his shoulder, Joan said jokingly, "Boss, I haven't finished the task you assigned to me yet." She made a pitiful face and huddled herself up, like a steamed bun which was about to be broken.
"I assigned you the task because you won the game! Next time when you play games with a man, don't act like a hero! "
Aha, what a narrow-minded man! She poked his cheek, "No, I won't let you win any of our next rounds."
Mr. Lu hooked his arm around Joan's chin. The two of them, who had just established their relationship, were now quarreling like they used to be.
"Okay. But you have to know, if you win me again, will I punish you with something else?"
"Are you kidding me?" Pretending to be frightened, Joan stroked her chest and said, "You can punish me as you like. I'm not afraid of you."
"How about this? Aren't you afraid?" He moved closer and closer to her, pinching her waist and preparing to take further action.
"Yes, yes, yes."
'Admit defeat whenever it is necessary.' There was no one else around now. She looked at the lonely cellphone on the table and pinched the back of his hand, which held her hands tightly.
"Darren, the phone had been ringing for a long time before it was turned off. Turn it on and have a look."
Well, he had to face it anyway. He dialed the number which had called him for the whole night.
As expected, the moment he answered the phone, his mother chattered, "Darren, why don't you answer mom's phone? Where are you now? Go home!"
"Go home? Mom, are you preparing another blind date for me? It was not Zoey this time, but who? " He knew the answer but he didn't give the her any chance to explain. "It seems that I need to hold a press conference again and get married directly. I don't need to waste time on engagement so that you don't have to worry about it."
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