Chapter 305 First Kiss Lost

Chapter 305: Chapter 294: First Kiss Lost

"Drunk?"

"I guess you could call this drunk, right?"

"Drunk enough to know what I’m doing, but also drunk enough to dare to do what I’ve always wanted to do."

His lips pressed down on hers, carrying the strong scent of wine and an undeniable force.

Lin Aoxue’s eyes widened. She instinctively placed her hands on Mengde’s chest but found she had no strength to push him away.

The kiss was domineering and passionate, as if releasing all his long-suppressed emotions at once.

Mengde’s lips were softer than she had imagined, yet they held an irresistible power.

After prying open her tightly clenched teeth, he began his journey of conquest, driving deep inside...

His "snake’s head" brushed against her "palate," sending a shiver through her.

Then, his "snake’s head" entangled with hers, beginning a dance that led them both into the river of love...

—Her first kiss was gone!

Under the shadow of the apocalypse, catalyzed by alcohol, she had given it to this man she both admired and resisted.

Lin Aoxue’s mind went blank. All her business negotiation skills, all her composure and self-control, vanished in that instant.

She could only passively accept the kiss, passively feel Mengde as he relentlessly conquered the territory within her mouth!!!

But strangely, this feeling of being conquered wasn’t as bad as she had imagined. Instead, it brought a peculiar sense of security.

When Mengde finally let her go, they were both gasping for breath.

Lin Aoxue’s lips were slightly red and swollen, and a layer of mist veiled her eyes.

A few strands of her normally impeccably styled hair had fallen loose beside her cheeks.

She had never been so disheveled, nor had she ever felt so... alive.

She subconsciously licked her lips, tasting a unique flavor mixed with red wine.

"You... you can’t do this..."

Lin Aoxue protested weakly, but her tone lacked its usual cold hardness.

The ice-queen CEO was slowly melting the frozen world inside her heart.

Allowing her restless heart to open up to Mengde, little by little...

Her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her shirt, betraying her inner nervousness.

This was a small gesture that would have never appeared during her important business negotiations before the apocalypse.

And yet, here it was.

It was a clear sign of how nervous she was at this moment.

"Why not?"

Mengde’s voice was low and seductive.

"Don’t you like it?"

His fingers were still tracing light circles on her waist, and the teasing, intermittent touch was driving Lin Aoxue mad.

She should have said she didn’t like it. She should have righteously refused him.

But her body was painfully honest; every inch of her skin craved more contact.

So, Lin Aoxue fell silent.

She couldn’t deny her feelings for this man.

Her affection for him had long since reached an unprecedented level!

When she saw this man save her and her sisters from Bikang, she had been thrilled.

When she saw him joking around with her sisters from Bikang, she had even felt a little envious.

Especially when she saw him "recharging" with Jiayi and the others, she wished it were her instead.

Their time together during the apocalypse, the countless life-and-death experiences they had shared, had long ago planted the seeds of "love" in her heart.

It was just that before the apocalypse, she had grown accustomed to using indifference as a shield, accustomed to keeping people at a distance.

The deceit and backstabbing of the business world had made her build walls around her heart early on. Moreover, years of steering her family’s trillion-dollar corporate giant, a massive aircraft carrier of a company, had taught her not to rely on anyone.

Therefore, she couldn’t accept such intimacy all at once.

It prevented her from being like Jiayi and the others, who could so proactively accept this man’s deep affection.

Her body remained stiff, as if ready to flee his warm embrace at any moment.

Mengde seemed to see through her thoughts. With a soft sigh, he pulled her into his arms, his movements much gentler this time.

"Aoxue, we’ve known each other for so long. How much longer are you going to hide?"

Mengde’s voice held an unprecedented amount of patience.

And Mengde wasn’t just talking nonsense.

Ever since Mengde had rescued this woman and brought her back to the base,

this ice beauty had always kept her distance from him.

How long had it been since he brought her back to the base?

Fei’er, Jiayi, and Sister Yun—three of Bikang’s Four Beauties—had long since been won over by him.

Only this ice beauty remained.

According to the information from the system’s Goddess Catalogue, this woman’s Affinity had already reached 100.

She definitely had a good impression of him.

The reason she was still unwilling now was probably due to a mental block.

And for that very reason, Mengde hadn’t been in a hurry to conquer her.

Instead, he was giving her time.

After all, he had indeed thought about "devouring" this ice beauty before.

But tonight, since such an opportunity had presented itself,

Mengde naturally wasn’t going to let it go.

That was why he had said what he did earlier.

Hearing Mengde’s words, Aoxue could truly feel the sincerity in them.

After a moment of hesitation, she finally began to relax, leaning her head on Mengde’s shoulder.

The gesture seemed simple, but for her, it signified the first crack in the defenses she had maintained for years.

Breathing in the scent of wine mixed with his unique masculine aura, Lin Aoxue suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of peace.

’Maybe it’s time to let go of these defenses...’

"It’s... it’s not that I’m unwilling."

"It’s just that... I’m not good at this."

"I never do things I’m not confident about!"

Lin Aoxue admitted in a small voice, barely audible.

This was the first time she had shown weakness in front of a man, and one of the rare moments of vulnerability in her adult life.

Mengde chuckled, the vibration from his chest traveling through Lin Aoxue’s body.

"I know, but that’s okay."

"We can take our time."

As he spoke, his palm moved up from her waist, gently stroking her back...

Finally, it came to rest on the nape of her neck, gently massaging the tense muscles there.

Lin Aoxue let out an involuntary sigh, like a string that had been pulled taut for too long had finally been loosened.

"Were you like this before the apocalypse?"

Mengde asked in a low voice, his fingers threading through her smooth hair.

"Always keeping yourself wound so tight?"

Mengde’s question cut right to the core, making Lin Aoxue want to retreat for a moment.

If anyone else had asked her, she certainly would have refuted it.

But this was this man, and at a moment like this.

So she didn’t!

Instead, she closed her eyes, letting his fingers work their magic.

"I’m used to it. In the business world, the slightest weakness can be magnified into a fatal flaw."

She paused, her voice growing softer.

"Ever since I returned from studying abroad, I took over the family’s trillion-dollar enterprise from my father!"

"I warned myself that I absolutely could not make a mistake, nor could I fail!"

"It concerns our family’s honor and my father’s life’s work... Mmph..."

She didn’t finish, but the tightening of Mengde’s arms conveyed his understanding.

He lowered his head and gently kissed the crown of her head without a word.

Sometimes, silent companionship is more powerful than empty words of comfort....