Misaligned Love - Chapter 8

Half of Xiao Huai’s face was lost in shadow, his expression unreadable.

A pang of awkwardness hit me, but I didn’t let go of Jiang Lin’s hand. I held his gaze for a moment before murmuring, “Get home safe.”

Jiang Lin nodded, shot another glance at Xiao Huai, then slipped past him and left.

Without a word, I swiped my key card, opened the door to the building, and stepped inside.

Xiao Huai followed me into the elevator.

Being caught during a first kiss would be mortifying with a stranger, let alone with Xiao Huai, the guy I’d grown up with. I had no idea how to face him.

“Kissing a man you’ve only met a handful of times.” As we stepped out of the elevator, his voice drifted from behind me, laced with cold sarcasm. “Yao Jin, I never knew you were so easy.”

Easy? What right did he have to say that to me? A sudden rage burned in my chest.

“Xiao Huai, I’m an adult.” I spun around, trying to keep my voice level. “Dating is perfectly normal. Besides, we only… kissed.”

“You’ve only known him a few days and you’re already kissing. What’s next? Are you going to sleep with him?”

“And what if I do?” I shot back, furious. “You might not see me as a woman, but he does!”

Thud. Xiao Huai’s fist slammed into the wall right behind me.

I’d never seen him this angry before. His usually detached eyes were bloodshot as he glared at me, his thin lips pressed into a stark white line.

Oh, Xiao Huai. What are you so angry about?