Chapter 36 This is Simply an Accident

Quan Shaoqing cleared his throat calmly and walked forward. Seeing her face drenched in sweat, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gently wiped her forehead.

Gu Xiaoxi stood there, breathing lightly. She had just arrived too, and the journey had exhausted her.

His hands were gentle, the handkerchief sweeping across her forehead, drying the sweat on her face.

She stood there with a cold expression, while he, with his tall and robust figure and noble, cold demeanor, made her feel somewhat oppressed, and the atmosphere suddenly became indescribably weird.

Especially since her sensitive ears, despite the distance, could actually pick up his heartbeat, loud and clear like a drum.

She inexplicably felt her own heartbeat quicken, and a blush crept up her cheeks.

Feeling uncomfortable, she reached out and pushed away his handkerchief, asking again, "Why are you back so late? Where have you been?"