Chapter 425: Wen Lu Part 7

"Lu Jingxing..."

Her hand instinctively lifted to press against Lu Jingxing's chest, preventing him from coming any closer.

The spot where her palm landed was right over his heart.

"Thump—"

"Thump—"

She felt the irregular tempo of his heartbeat, as though it was echoing her own, racing to match its rhythm.

In such an atmosphere, Wen Nuan couldn't meet Lu Jingxing's eyes at all. Her mind turned hazy, her thoughts scattered. After a long pause, she blurted, "I'm hungry."

It was a perfectly normal sentence.

But because of all the memories last night had stirred up between them—images that still swirled in her mind, refusing to fade—she regretted saying it the instant it left her lips.

As expected.

Lu Jingxing's deep and husky voice sounded by her ear. "Hungry?"

She had heard him utter those two words in this tone far too many times.

Each time, "hungry" didn't mean what it seemed to mean.