Watching her teeter on the verge of collapse before him, Li Yuntang tightened the large palm on her waist and drew her into his arms, his thin lips lightly pressing against the bone of her ear as he chuckled and asked her, "There's no one around, may I hold you?"
Yan Xiaye felt utterly drained, and as the invisible strings of her heart suddenly relaxed, her mind began to grow foggy, as if sensing the onset of a severe illness.
Helplessly leaning on the man, she silently nodded her little head without uttering a word.
The next second, as he scooped her up horizontally, the resonance of his deep, magnetic laugh reached her ears, teasing the defiance that was only shed in dire need, rewarding her with a soft chuckle, "You're such a good girl."
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