Chapter 160: Was it because she wanted to see him, or...

Although he had been lying down the entire time, he was exceptionally awake.

He had been acutely aware of her drawing closer step by step, until she finally reached his side and gently lay down next to him.

As he lowered his head, he caught the faint fragrance of her hair, and a flicker of pleasure crossed his handsome face.

Only then did he gently raise his arm and pull her closer into his embrace.

She proved quite cooperative, instinctively snuggling further into his arms and then falling fast asleep with an expression of complete peace and contentment.

Her long eyelashes cast shadows over her eyelids, and her pink lips were slightly pursed, her delicate face radiating a sense of absolute security.

It was as if she found his body to be the most comfortable place in the world.

At this sight, Shen Hanzhi could not help but curve his thin lips into a faint smile.

Looking at the woman resting in his arms, a subtle stirring arose within his heart.

For years, his heart had been cold and unfeeling, yet it now seemed to possess a soft spot. Every time she drew near, without even needing to do a single thing, that tender place deep within him would gently awaken.

Only when she was by his side would that soft corner of his heart ever reveal itself.

Apart from her, no one had ever made him feel this way.

This sensation was unfamiliar and strange, yet he did not reject it at all.

At first, he had not understood what this feeling was, but at this moment, as he looked at the docile girl with her eyes closed in his arms, he felt as though he had found the answer.

With this thought, a fleeting trace of gentle indulgence inadvertently crossed the man’s dark eyes.

The next morning, at dawn.

Having enjoyed a wonderfully comfortable sleep all night, Lin Nanxun stretched lazily across the large bed before even opening her eyes. Subconsciously moving closer to the pillow beside her, she buried her entire face straight into his pillow, recklessly inhaling the mature and reassuring scent of the man that lingered there.

So comfortable...

After a moment of this, she finally opened her eyes slowly with a sense of lingering satisfaction, still looking rather drowsy.

As consciousness gradually returned to her, a low and familiar voice sounded beside her ear.

"Awake?"

Hearing that voice, Lin Nanxun froze for a second, quickly pulled away from Shen Hanzhi's pillow, and sat straight up.

Looking around, she spotted the man's figure sitting on the sofa inside the bedroom.

He was relaxing against the back of the seat, lifting his gaze to look at her, the expression on his handsome face far less stern than usual.

His right hand held a small teacup, and the room was filled with the faint aroma of tea.

"Bad guy..." Upon seeing him, Lin Nanxun could not help breaking into a smile.

Shen Hanzhi glanced at her, then lowered his head to finish the remaining tea in his cup. Setting the cup down, he looked at her with a slight frown, deliberately putting on a stern expression as he asked,

"Don't you have anything to explain about last night?" As his voice trailed off, his dark, cool eyes settled on her face, quietly observing her expressions as if trying to draw a conclusion.

Did she sneak over last night because she wanted to see him, or...

Last night...

As soon as the bad guy brought that up, Lin Nanxun instantly remembered how she had sneaked into his room and slipped under his covers the night before, and her little heart suddenly began to pound with nervousness.

Panic instantly spread across her fair face, and at a complete loss for what to do, she pulled the blanket up a bit higher to guiltily shield her face, leaving only a pair of bright, beautiful eyes exposed as she blinked...