Desires

Unable to resist the allure, Pei Xingcheng inched closer, his own eyes closing in anticipation. Just as his lips brushed the delicate softness of hers, a voice shattered the intimate moment.

"Young Master, where are you?"

It was the voice of the bodyguards. They had returned. 

Both their eyes snapped open wide with alarm. Pei Xingcheng jumped away from Miss Ghost as if burned, his cheeks flushing with embarrassment. He had never acted so recklessly before, and the realization of his desires filled him with a mix of shame and shock.

He almost kissed her!!!! How could he do that? How could he forget that she was a ghost?!!!!

Meanwhile, Miss Ghost leaned against the tree, closing her eyes. She felt a mix of relief and disappointment: relief that Pei Xingcheng still desired to kiss her despite her ghostly form, and then, there was the disappointment that the kiss never happened.