Chapter 1583 - 1600: Proving How Close We Are 2

Chapter 1583: Chapter 1600: Proving How Close We Are 2

Xia Xiaonuan’s heart gave a jolt under his deep gaze, and she hurriedly put on a smile to gloss things over.

"Ha... I’m... really sorry..."

"Sorry! I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, sir, are you okay?!" At that moment, the waiter who had just scrambled up from the floor rushed over to apologize.

But because the coffee on the floor was too slippery, the waiter didn’t manage to steady himself. The moment he stepped forward, his foot slid and he started to fall backward.

Seeing this, Xia Xiaonuan reacted on instinct and quickly reached out to grab the waiter’s arm.

But the momentum of his fall was too strong, and Xiaonuan couldn’t hold him at all. Instead, the waiter grabbed her arm by reflex, yanking her along, and she plunged forward.

Everyone screamed and scattered.

Just as Xia Xiaonuan was about to crash onto the waiter, Nangong Yaoling, who had been standing to the side with a face already dark to the extreme, finally couldn’t watch anymore. He bent down, reached out, and caught the petite figure that was about to fall.

Xiaonuan went tumbling like falling petals straight into Nangong Yaoling’s arms.

"Uh..."

As Xiaonuan fell, her head happened to smack into Nangong Yaoling’s chin. He sucked in a sharp breath of pain.

Xia Xiaonuan clung to Nangong Yaoling to barely stay upright, while the poor waiter went down with a thud, flat on his back, legs up in the air.

A strong coffee aroma, mixed with his familiar scent, rushed into Xia Xiaonuan’s nose.

She took a deep breath, feeling the tip of her nose go wet, her face smeared all over with coffee stains.

But that wasn’t the main issue. The main issue was that right now her position was full-on thrown into his arms.

She could even feel his heartbeat, pounding wildly.

Their hot skin was pressed together, and the originally embarrassing scene instantly turned ambiguous.

Nangong Yaoling had one arm around her waist, and he could vaguely feel the two full curves pressing against his chest.

All at once, he felt a heat spreading through his whole body, his lower abdomen tightening slightly.

Damn...

Has he gone without a woman for so long that just touching this one makes his body react?

Xia Xiaonuan finally snapped out of it, felt that something was off, quickly let go of him, and backed up a step.

"I—I’m sorry..."

She awkwardly lifted her eyes, and Nangong Yaoling was grinding his teeth as he stared at her.

That look said he could eat her alive.

But for some reason, Xia Xiaonuan felt like there was something else in his eyes...

Xiaonuan felt her cheeks heat up and hurriedly lowered her head.

Just then, the hotel manager rushed over. Seeing the scene, he was scared stiff and immediately started apologizing to Nangong Yaoling.

Then he harshly scolded the waiter, telling him not to bother coming in to work anymore.

Xiaonuan saw the waiter’s aggrieved expression and quickly stepped forward. "It’s not his fault, it’s all because I wasn’t careful. Boss, don’t punish him..."

Nangong Yaoling suddenly stepped up and pinched her chin.

"So what you’re saying is, if I don’t punish him, I should punish you instead?"

Xia Xiaonuan: "..."

"I..."

The boss stood there dumbfounded, at a loss for what to do.

In an instant, the other onlookers who’d been watching this scene, even the slow ones, could see there was something fishy going on. Their eyes all took on a faintly knowing glint.

But not a single person dared to make a sound.

It was like everyone was waiting for Nangong Yaoling to make his judgment.

Including Xia Xiaonuan, the mortified culprit with no idea what to do...

"I—I really didn’t do it on purpose... How much is your shirt? I...I’ll pay you back..."