Chapter 7 — From Green Tea to Palace

I clenched my hands tightly, not daring to breathe loudly, my heart was in turmoil. Tan Tu leaned back in his chair, his voice calm: "Apart from forcing me to create a couple, the company didn't help me at all, I had to find all the resources myself." He shrugged his shoulders, his expression extremely leisurely, as if the 3 billion contracts just now were nothing to worry about. The manager looked at the two of us, shook her head helplessly, grabbed two contracts and left the room. There were only me and him left in the room. At that moment, the atmosphere was so quiet that it was suffocating. Tan Tu took out the phone that I "cooked" in the microwave, sat aside and carefully removed the sim card, trying to salvage some data. I stood next to him and smiled wryly: "Brother... thank you for helping me relieve the situation today, otherwise I would have been torn apart by netizens." “It's just… now everyone misunderstands that I'm chasing you, so I did that… that's a big sacrifice.” Working in "green tea" for many years and receiving intensive training from the company, I more or less learned some exploration skills. These words are actually testing your reaction. But Tan Tu just curled his lips slightly, his smile calm and sharp: "What I said... was all sincere. Do you think... I just wanted to help you relieve the problem?"

“Bang” sounded in my head. The blood on his face immediately turned red, so hot that it felt like he could fry an egg right on his skin. This situation… was completely unexpected!

I have imagined countless times the two of us being alone together, the atmosphere vague and awkward. But never before... as beautiful as now. The most important thing is — it was Qin Tu who took the initiative. He lifted my chin, forcing me to look straight into his eyes. His voice was low, carrying a pull that made my heart tremble: "Today... it was very difficult for me to have the opportunity to be a hero and save a beauty. Can you... look at me for a moment?" “Forget the person you have liked for so many years… give me a chance.” "Anyway... I've liked that person for so long, but it hasn't worked out. So... change to someone who likes you, so I can love you, okay?" I was stunned. In an instant, it was as if the heart was shot with ten thousand arrows at the same time. I opened my mouth, wanting to say something, but my throat was dry, not a word could come out. Tan Tu bent down, his eyes as deep as the ocean, his voice so light that it melted into the air: "To He He... actually... I've liked you for a long time." “When your secondary account was leaked, do you know… how happy I was?” “That night… I called you countless times, texted you continuously, but you… were still like you were in 12th grade… I didn't even reply to a text message.” "Huh…?" I rolled my eyes at him, my voice trembling: "You... you said the year I graduated from high school... did you call me?" Tan Tu nodded slightly, his eyes extremely serious. He slowly took out an old-fashioned keypad phone, which only stored messages between the two of us, and a long list of unanswered calls. I was speechless, feeling a lump in my throat. My voice was hoarse, I mumbled an explanation: "That night... my grandmother said my phone was ringing all the time, but the battery was about to run out, so she plugged it in to charge it for me. Who would have thought... as soon as I charged it... the phone exploded..." After saying that, my eyes were sparkling with tears, as if just by blinking, tears would fall. Tan Tu sighed, his voice was low and gentle like a passing spring breeze: "He He... That night, I called you... actually wanted to ask..." He paused slightly, his eyes as deep as a lake, Her voice was softer, with a bitter smile: "Have you... successfully confessed your love? If not... can you wait for me?" "Wait for me... to stand firm and successfully come back to find you." 11. At that moment, I couldn't hold back anymore - tears flowed like a stream, my chest was so tight that it was hard to breathe. “Oh my god… just because I have low self-esteem, we missed each other for nine years!!!” I rushed straight into his arms, hugged him tightly, no longer holding back, pouring out all my feelings that had been hidden for many years: "Tan Tu... the person I like... is always you! Only you!" "I always felt unworthy of you, so I never dared to open my mouth. That day I wanted to confess... to you. The love letter... was written to you. And the words on the secondary account... were all sincere!" Tan Tu was a little stunned. After a long while, he slowly regained consciousness. The corner of his lips curled slightly, his eyes were deep, then suddenly pointed at his lips: "So... those statuses... do you really like kissing me?" “So… what do you… taste like?” Me: “…” My face turned red up to my ears. The Weibo lines "how soft and delicious your lips are" that I once wrote appeared in my mind, and I just wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it immediately. This person... what's wrong!? Why do you like to play football with your face like this?! It's too... too out of control! He is now exactly like a male vixen, every raised eyebrow, every curled lip seems to be deliberately seducing me. I bowed my head, my heart beating like a drum, my hands slightly tightening my skirt. There was only one question left in my mind: "Now... what should I do now... should I push you down on the bed and kiss me???" Hundreds of thoughts flashed through my mind in a second, but when I opened my mouth... I choked up: "I... I... forgot..." Tan Tu put his hand on my shoulder, suddenly closing the distance between the two of us. That distance... to the point where his soft lips were only a finger away from mine. His voice was low, carrying a hint of hoarseness and provocation: "So... let me remember again?" Me: “…” There was only one sentence left in my mind: “If you don't kiss, it's a waste!” Finished. Go straight! A gentle kiss. Just touching lightly and then leaving, like "borrowing candy to taste", so simple that I could clearly hear my own heart beating. Tan Tu looked at me, the corner of his lips slightly raised, his voice hoarse: "Do you remember?" I shook my head in bewilderment, my face was hot, but inside... "I didn't apply lip balm today..." He smiled slightly, his deep eyes seemed to pull me into a sweet vortex: "So... let me help you remember, okay?" Before I could answer, he strongly squeezed the back of my neck, leaned down, and pressed a deep kiss straight to my lips. This kiss... was exactly like the first kiss scene in the movie, hot, passionate, with undisguised possession. I felt like my whole body was being swept up into the clouds, every breath, every heartbeat was racing because of him. I don't know how long it took for me to be kissed by him until my limbs were weak, my heart was beating wildly, and my head was dizzy. Then... my tears fell. Not because of the pain, but because ten years of unrequited love finally came to an end. All the waiting, all the stubbornness, all the missed self-esteem... this moment, is compensated for. Tan Tu immediately let go of me, his voice was urgent, slightly panicked: "Are... are you too rude? Are you making me uncomfortable?" I threw myself into his chest, hugged him tightly as if afraid he would disappear, my voice choked and trembled: “No… it's not like that… I… really, really like you!” Tan Tu tightened his embrace, his chin gently resting on the top of my head, his voice softly replied, bringing a layer of warmth to the marrow of his bones: "Me too." That night, he didn't leave, he stayed with me all night, helping me compose every word and every sentence for the public opinion feedback article on Weibo.