Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 472: Coming to Fruition

The lighting inside the car was already dim. Jiang Xinyi wore a black slip dress, her big waves of hair cascading down and slightly obscuring her eyes. Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, her gaze held a lingering sense of grievance.Zhou Yuwen did indeed fall silent at this moment. He had always held back during his interactions with Jiang Xinyi because he felt there was too much uncertainty between them. He was afraid she wouldn't be able to accept his divided affections.

However, since Jiang Xinyi had already spoken so plainly, it would be terribly unromantic of him not to do something. So, Zhou Yuwen lowered his head and gently kissed her red lips.

Jiang Xinyi did not refuse, and the two were soon kissing passionately, unable to pull away from each other.

In truth, during their time together, they had shared a few moments of intimacy. A man like Zhou Yuwen naturally would not keep his hands entirely honest, but every time they strayed, Jiang Xinyi firmly rejected his advances.

He remembered the first time they kissed in the car. Just as his hands were about to try something, Jiang Xinyi kept her eyes closed and asked faintly, "Where are you planning to put those hands?"

Hearing that, Zhou Yuwen could only awkwardly retreat.

He hadn't thought much of it, though.

After all, Jiang Xinyi wasn't his only girl, and he felt perfectly fine maintaining their relationship as it was.

Who would have thought that today, when he wasn't making a move, she would take such an extraordinary initiative.

Just taking the kiss as an example, she had always been passive before, but today, she was exceptionally proactive.

In just a brief moment.

Jiang Xinyi had taken it upon herself to straddle his lap right there in the passenger seat, deepening their kiss.

Zhou Yuwen attempted to let his hands roam a little.

But because she was wearing underwear beneath her dress.

There wasn't really much to feel.

Figuring that nothing major would happen in the car anyway, he didn't press the matter.

At that moment, however, Jiang Xinyi asked tentatively, "Is it inconvenient?"

"Uh, it's actually fine."

He honestly didn't know how to answer that.

Jiang Xinyi shot him a reproachful glare.

That single look was absolutely brimming with feminine charm.

The black slip dress she wore featured a zipper down the back.

Right before his eyes, like a cicada shedding its shell, Jiang Xinyi gently pulled down the back zipper. The lighting in the car was poor, making her snow-white skin appear all the more dazzling.

Her bra used a simple front clasp.

So she unfastened it with effortless grace.

She smiled at him and said, "This way, it's much more convenient."

Looking at the woman before him, Zhou Yuwen felt she possessed an indescribable allure. Under his gaze, she rested her hands on his shoulders once again, simply looking back at him.

Then, they tangled together in another kiss.

This time, it was indeed much more convenient for him, even if he was still touching her through her outerwear.

Without the barrier of her underwear, the sensation was entirely different.

They made out for a while, and the two front seats were pushed back and reclined.

By the time Zhou Yuwen realized something was amiss, Jiang Xinyi had already pulled him into the back seat.

Seeing her lying there with her eyes closed, her slip dress half-removed by his own hands, he hesitated for a moment. "Xinyi, why don't we do this another day? Having our first time in a car... doesn't that seem a bit inappropriate?"

Jiang Xinyi kept her eyes closed as she lay in the back seat, looking as if she were waiting for something.

She remained silent.

After a long pause.

She finally spoke, "My mom isn't home."

"Huh?"

He didn't quite catch her meaning. She opened her eyes, smiling as she clarified, "My mom went to Shanghai. She isn't home."

"..."

Zhou Yuwen fell silent, suddenly feeling as though there was no escape.

And that was the undeniable truth. This was the craziest thing she had done in her twenty-five years of life. Her mother and grandmother had gone to Shanghai to attend a friend's wedding, leaving the house completely empty.

That was also why she had dared to get drunk and seek him out the previous night.

Perhaps she hadn't planned on giving herself to him last night, but tonight, she was brimming with competitive spirit. No matter what, she was going to devour Zhou Yuwen!

Thus, the moment they arrived at the villa, before they even stepped through the front door, they began to kiss.

Inside the spacious living room with its high ceilings, Jiang Xinyi in her slip dress and Zhou Yuwen in his casual suit spun around as if dancing a waltz.

They locked lips from the moment they entered.

All the way to the sofa.

She tumbled directly onto the cushions, and he followed her down.

By now, her face was flushed crimson, and she looked up at him with a hint of shyness.

Zhou Yuwen merely smiled.

Her slip dress reached past her knees, but as she lay on the sofa, the hem naturally hiked up an inch or two, revealing her slender, bony ankles.

She was wearing a pair of beige high heels.

Smiling, he touched her ankle and let his hand slowly glide upward.

Following his movements, the hemline of the dress inevitably rode higher and higher.

From her calf, to her thighs...

"Mmh."

She couldn't help but let out a soft hum. She closed her eyes, feeling his slightly calloused hands gently caress her thighs.

She had never been touched so intimately by anyone before. It tickled a little, yet her heart fluttered with expectation.

She could feel his hands drawing dangerously close...

At that moment, a wave of fear washed over her.

Her beautiful legs couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Noticing her faint trembling, Zhou Yuwen halted his movements and looked down at her with a gentle chuckle.

She waited for a long time, but when he didn't proceed to the next step, curiosity got the better of her, and she opened her eyes.

She found him gazing at her with a half-smile.

"Do you know what it means to be scared now?" he asked.

The question was rather amusing. This guy was clearly six years younger than her, yet in front of him, she felt like an immature little girl, completely at his mercy.

Did his words mean he had been testing her this entire time?

All that talk about respecting her.

That if she was afraid, they could stop at any time?

'Heh, who do you take me for?'

A spark of rebellion instantly ignited within her. Without another word, she forcefully turned over, pinning him beneath her in one swift motion.

Caught completely off guard, Zhou Yuwen let her succeed.

He looked up at her in surprise.

She raised an eyebrow and declared, "Scared? I've never known the meaning of fear in my entire life!"

With that said, she became bolder than anyone else.

Last night's experience hadn't been phenomenal, but it definitely hadn't been bad either. Although Jiang Xinyi was several years older than his previous girlfriends, her reaction to her first time was still very much that of a young girl.

Even if she was deliberately trying to act tough.

But when it came to this sort of thing, a lack of experience was exactly that, she simply didn't know anything.

And when push came to shove, she was still scared.

In the end, it was Zhou Yuwen who guided her, little by little.

And so, the night passed. The next day, the sun shone brightly. Jiang Xinyi's family lived in an old Western-style house in Jinling. Her bedroom received fantastic sunlight; though it was only a little past seven in the morning, the brilliant rays illuminated the entire room.

The room was a bit of a mess at the moment. It was truly fortunate that Liu Jing wasn't home.

Otherwise, waking up to see her daughter's clothes draped over the sofa in the living room...

Would probably drive her mad with anger.

Of course, that wasn't necessarily true.

Regardless, Zhou Yuwen and Jiang Xinyi's clothes were scattered all the way from the living room up to her bedroom on the second floor.

By the time they reached the bedroom last night, they were already completely naked and honest with each other.

She had put up a brave front at first, but when it actually happened...

She really did keep her hands pressed against his lower abdomen, trying to push him away.

She was so distressed that tears had welled up in her eyes.

She gently bit her lower lip.

But she had looked undeniably beautiful like that.

She had said, "I can't, I can't do this anymore."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen gave a wry smile and replied, "My sweet baby, you can't just call it quits whenever you feel like it."

"It's far too late to back out now."

Saying that, he ignored her protests and wholeheartedly focused on what he was doing.

This put her through a brief period of pain.

So much so that the next morning, tear stains still lingered on her cheeks.

When day broke, they woke up together. Snuggled under the covers, they had enjoyed a very good night's sleep. After their intimacy last night, he had held her in his arms and talked with her for a while.

This sort of thing was indeed quite painful at the beginning, but thankfully, she had met Zhou Yuwen. Her overall experience hadn't been bad, leaving her face glowing with pure sweetness in the aftermath.

Lying in his embrace, she looked at the carefree expression on his face and suddenly felt a surge of annoyance, prompting her to give him a sharp pinch.

He looked entirely innocent as he asked, "Why did you pinch me?"

"Hmph. Let me ask you this: how are you so good at this? Have you been practicing on Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan?!" she asked, taking full advantage of the situation while still feigning a grievance.

Putting on a look of total innocence, he replied, "What are you thinking? Even though I dated them, our relationships were very simple, alright? How could I possibly spend every day researching this kind of stuff?"

She couldn't help but curl her lips in disdain. "Keep lying to me. Zheng Yanyan already told me everything."

"Her? What did she say to you?" He truly had no idea what that woman could have possibly blabbed to Jiang Xinyi.

Jiang Xinyi told him that Zheng Yanyan bragged about him doing her eight times in a single day at his absolute peak!

Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen immediately declared that it was absolute nonsense.

But she was relentless, burying her face into his chest as she demanded, "Just tell me, were there eight times or not?"

Unexpectedly, he actually thought about it seriously for a moment before replying, "I forget."

Just that attitude alone instantly displeased her. "What do you mean you forgot? Does that mean it really happened that many times?"

He argued that no one could possibly remember something like that, especially since it was so long ago.

Initially, their first time together had been beautiful. He had taken great care to accommodate her feelings. Even though it hurt a bit, the moment carried deep sentimental value for her. It meant that whenever she faced off against Su Qing or Zheng Yanyan in the future, she wouldn't be at a disadvantage in the slightest.

Zheng Yanyan would never be able to mock her for being an old virgin ever again.

But who would have known that before her happiness could fully settle, his careless remark would cause her to get emotional? Her defenses broke instantly, and she clung to him, whining, "No way! However much you gave Zheng Yanyan, I want the exact same amount!"

Her words nearly gave him a heart attack. "Are you crazy?"

"She's just a little lass. Are you seriously going to believe whatever she says?"

"Oh, so because you called her a little lass, you're implying you think I'm too old now?!"

"..." That statement completely silenced him.

The thing about Jiang Xinyi was that, while she seemed incredibly smart at times, she could also be remarkably childish, showing an unusual stubbornness over the silliest things.

He had spent half the night trying to coax her, eventually even saying, "Xinyi, do you know?"

"You are different from everyone else in my heart."

"When I'm with you, my mind doesn't wander to all those messy, chaotic thoughts."

"I just want to hold you and talk to you, just like this. It's truly wonderful."

He had spoken those words with the utmost sincerity.

For a split second, she was genuinely moved.

So, she couldn't help but nuzzle deeper into his embrace.

She murmured, "Then hold me more. I want to hold you too."

"Mmh. Be good and go to sleep."

And so, they opened their eyes together the next morning. Looking at the woman in front of him, he smiled at her. "Morning."

Saying that, he leaned down to give her a kiss.

But surprisingly, she suddenly grew shy and hurriedly pulled the blanket over half her head.

Curious, he asked, "What's wrong? Are you refusing to acknowledge what happened last night?"

Her face flushed red as she called him annoying.

"I haven't brushed my teeth yet," she muttered.

"It's fine, I haven't brushed mine either."

"No way!"

She was quite particular after all. Even a simple kiss had to wait until her teeth were properly brushed.

Zhou Yuwen felt utterly helpless. By the time she finished brushing, he was mostly dressed. Changing into a set of white cotton pajamas, she happily came over and threw her arms around him, pouting as she asked, "Why did you put your clothes on?"

He replied, "It's already ten o'clock. What else am I supposed to do without clothes?"

"Just lie around your house all morning?"

She felt disappointed hearing that. Sitting on his lap, she pleaded, "I want you to stay and keep me company."

"Let's wait until tonight," he said.

"Don't I have a meeting to attend today? Plus, there are a few department supervisors to meet with regarding the Shared Bicycle Project."

Back when she was dating You Changjin, she always felt that he completely lacked a mind of his own, only ever knowing how to revolve his entire life around her. She had even told him repeatedly to focus more on his own goals.

However, dating Zhou Yuwen made her realize that he was almost too ambitious.

If only he could devote a little more of that energy to her instead.

Zhou Yuwen easily spotted her displeasure. Wrapping his arms around her as she sat on his lap, he said softly, "Alright now, neither of us are just ordinary college students anymore. Compared to just playing house, we have far more important things to keep us busy. How about this: I'll try to wrap up early today, and then I'll take you out for dinner tonight?"

"Then you're not allowed to invite anyone else this time!" she quickly demanded.

Hearing this, he let out a light chuckle. "How could I? Do you think I don't want to spend time alone with you? After all, things are very different now."

As he spoke, the hand resting on her slender waist slowly drifted upward.

Her cheeks flushed instantly, and she chided him for being annoying.

This elicited a few chuckles from him. Pushing her gently back onto the bed, he rained several more kisses over her.

He didn't stop until she was completely flushed with desire, wanting to pick up right where they had left off.

"Be good now," he finally said. "Hurry up and get out of bed."