“Who are you thinking about…”
In order to make her acting more convincing, Xu Ruobing had specifically studied all sorts of micro-expressions and what they meant.
During performances, she always made an effort to display the subtle details that suited the moment.
Originally, she did this to improve her acting skills, but now, it was being used to read someone else’s thoughts.
“Even when you’re with me, do you still end up thinking about someone else?”
Only now did Xu Ruobing truly feel how cheap human nature could be.
Things that were too easily obtained were never cherished; only what you couldn’t get would make you value it.
Xu Ruobing was very proud, but she had every reason to be. Even at events filled with celebrities, she would become the center of everyone’s attention the moment she appeared.
Even with a mask and sunglasses, just her aura and figure alone were enough to draw every gaze in the room. Xu Ruobing had a pleasant personality, but years of acting had filled her heart with a certain vanity in this regard.
Because she had always been the focus of everyone’s attention, Xu Ruobing simply couldn’t accept the huge contrast she was feeling because of Jiang Lai right now.
She was clearly such a beautiful person, standing right in front of her—so why wouldn’t Jiang Lai look at her? Why would she zone out…
Xu Ruobing lowered her eyes slightly, gazing at Jiang Lai, who seemed to be lost in thought.
Her whole posture had completely left her Mistress seat, enveloping Jiang Lai, the Co-driver, entirely in her embrace.
After Jiang Lai became a woman, she wasn’t exactly petite; in fact, among ordinary women, she was already considered tall. But she was still four or five centimeters shorter than Xu Ruobing.
When Jiang Lai was alone, she could even seem quite tall and slender. But when she was with Xu Ruobing, she appeared small, delicate, and adorably fragile.
“Why are you suddenly so close?”
Jiang Lai snapped back to her senses and looked at Xu Ruobing, who was practically leaning over her.
Meeting those bright, watery peach blossom eyes, she instantly understood—it must have been her move to cover her mouth just now that had upset Xu Ruobing.
“Then why did you dodge my kiss…”
The two of them were very close at this moment.
If Xu Ruobing wanted to, she could kiss her directly. Even if Jiang Lai resisted, Xu Ruobing could easily take forceful action; she was sure the Co-driver couldn’t possibly break free from her grasp.
But taking someone by force wouldn’t make anyone happy. Xu Ruobing wanted both of them to be happy when they were together.
Even though she deeply desired the person in front of her, mutual willingness was her bottom line. Forcing someone was something she simply couldn’t do.
Love, after all, is about mutual consent—only then can two people truly blend together.
“I…”
Jiang Lai was a little confused by the question.
There wasn’t much of a relationship between her and Xu Ruobing—wasn’t it only natural to dodge? Wasn’t it right to refuse?
But just as she was about to say these things, she realized she didn’t have the right.
Did she really have nothing to do with Xu Ruobing? Aside from knowing each other for a short time, their level of intimacy was already closer than that of sisters-in-law.
Things had already gotten to the point where they’d shared a bed.
Even if they hadn’t gone all the way, it still counted as having slept together—though technically, she was the one who’d been slept with…
Today’s date was her own idea, too. At this moment, Jiang Lai felt hypocritical and conflicted. This was her own fault, not Xu Ruobing’s; she simply hadn’t made things clear.
“I’m sorry… I’m the one who let you down.”
Xu Ruobing looked at Jiang Lai, who had lowered her head to apologize.
The imbalance in her heart eased a little. Once again, just like before, she lowered her head and kissed Jiang Lai’s hair.
She didn’t do anything else, simply pressed her lips gently in a quiet kiss.
A soft, hazy kiss, as light as mist, as gentle as a breeze.
“No need to apologize. With me, you just need to think about what makes you happy. Forget about all the bad things.”
Xu Ruobing was like a dream demon from a land of tenderness, constantly tempting Jiang Lai, luring her to sink into this embrace.
“If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t keep it bottled up, and don’t feel pressured.”
Jiang Lai looked at Xu Ruobing, who was almost too good to be true, and said softly, “I can’t stay out for long today. At most, I can only stay until after lunch—I’ll have to head back in the afternoon. Things happened a bit suddenly, and I didn’t tell you in advance. I’m really sorry.”
The two of them had arranged this date yesterday afternoon. Last night, Jiang Lai had been busy taking care of her sister-in-law and hadn’t paid much attention to her phone. If possible, last night would have been the best time to cancel or reschedule.
“Alright, then I’ll bring you back this afternoon.”
After saying this, Xu Ruobing returned to her driving seat. With her pale fingertips, she tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear and spoke again, “But next, you need to focus. This is important.”
“I thought we were just going to talk…”
Today’s plan was just to talk, stroll around, have some fun, and relax. Was there something else?
“Of course there is. Do you have any short video apps?”
Jiang Lai glanced at her phone.
There was almost nothing on it for entertainment—no games, let alone any short video apps. In her daughter’s words, she was practically an old fossil, completely out of touch with the modern world.
Back when she was at her most energetic over a decade ago, mainstream phones still had buttons.
There was no such thing as an app where you could just swipe for short videos.
Seeing Jiang Lai’s hesitation, Xu Ruobing immediately understood she didn’t have any short video apps. She unlocked her own phone and handed it over.
“No wonder you always look so clueless. Do you know you’re already trending online?”
Hearing this, Jiang Lai was stunned. Trending? What a joke—she’d never acted in anything, nor done anything famous.
She glanced at Xu Ruobing’s phone, her mind filled with questions.
But when she looked at the screen, all her doubts vanished.
It turned out that the video of her subduing a criminal had gone viral online.
But videos of people helping others might attract some attention, yet they rarely went truly viral.
The real reason, of course, was Xu Ruobing right beside her.
Jiang Lai immediately caught the key point in the video.
Without Xu Ruobing, there wouldn’t have been such an explosive reaction.
While she was still marveling at Xu Ruobing’s influence, Xu Ruobing, who had been watching her from the Mistress seat, spoke in a pampering tone and revealed her plan, “Miss Jiang, do you want to be my CP?”