Desire! This Romance Is Overflowing with Ambiguous Atmosphere! So Sweet! - Chapter 2

An electric shock instantly shot down Wen Shiwu’s spine.

She never expected she’d be so excited that her hands would tremble and cause such an accident, getting caught red-handed on the spot.

She didn’t have time to dwell on that brief eye contact with Yu Zheng.

Panicked, Wen Shiwu turned her head and saw the security guards rushing toward her: “She’s over there! Quick, grab her!”

Wen Shiwu: o.O?

Wen Shiwu: (°ー°〃)

Wen Shiwu: ヽ(*。＞Д＜)o゜

At this moment.

All Wen Shiwu knew was that she absolutely could not be caught by security. Otherwise, given her and Yu Zheng’s popularity, they would dominate all the entertainment headlines tonight!

So, without hesitation, she lifted the hem of her gown and dashed toward the backstage as if riding a wind-fire wheel:

“Ahhh! The sky is falling! This is the end!”

“Wuwuwu… Sister Xian, I was wrong! I know I was wrong!”

“Help! Help me!”

Wen Shiwu felt like crying but had no tears.

Today, she was wearing a misty pink princess dress, adorned with enchanting three-dimensional cherry blossoms on the irregular tulle pleated skirt, fluffy and heavy, it restricted her movements.

“Crack!”

To make matters worse, one of her high heels accidentally got stuck in a gap. A sharp pain shot through her foot.

“Hiss…” She gasped sharply.

Annoyed, she leaned against the wall, bending down to rub her aching ankle, which brought tears to her eyes.

But the footsteps were closing in: “She must be right ahead! This area is all the private lounges for the big stars. Mr. Yu will be back here after receiving his award. Don’t let her sneak in again. Hurry!”

Wen Shiwu glanced back in panic.

Hearing the voices getting closer, she didn’t even have time to retrieve her stuck high heel. Instead, she ran barefoot toward her lounge like a startled fawn, still clutching the camera that had captured Yu Zheng’s breathtaking beauty.

Wuwuwu…

It hurts so much!

Seeing the corner leading to her lounge’s corridor just ahead, Wen Shiwu decided to go all out. Closing her eyes, she gritted her teeth and sprinted forward despite the pain.

But,

Lady Luck ultimately did not favor her.

As soon as Wen Shiwu turned the corner, she unexpectedly crashed into a firm, scorching embrace.

In that instant.

Yu Zheng froze in surprise.

He had caught a glimpse of Wen Shiwu during his award acceptance speech, their eyes meeting briefly. But he never expected that, right after stepping off the stage, he would pick up this “runaway princess’s” high heel and then have her crash right into him, her sweet orange fragrance filling his senses.

Wen Shiwu, however, hadn’t yet realized who she had bumped into.

She kept her head buried timidly.

Oh no…

I’m done for!

That was her only thought at the moment.

She thought she could escape, her lounge was just ahead, but she never expected security to be so cunning, closing in on her from two different directions!

Wen Shiwu didn’t dare lift her head to face the situation.

Resigned, she tried to preserve the last shred of her dignity: “Security brother…”

Security?

Brother?

Yu Zheng slowly lowered his gaze to look at her.

He saw Wen Shiwu nervously rubbing the camera with her fingertips, pleading softly, “I only ask two things of you: don’t delete the photos of my hubby, and don’t expose who I am. Okay?”

Wen Shiwu desperately hoped the other party would agree.

Otherwise, she could already imagine tonight’s entertainment headlines,

Shocking! The so-called “National Darling,” a top-tier young actress, caught taking unauthorized backstage photos! Turns out to be Yu Zheng’s obsessive fan!

That headline…

Just thinking about it was mortifying.

But Wen Shiwu waited until she felt like flowers would wilt, yet she received no response from “Security Brother.” Just as she was about to give up, a soft chuckle sounded above her head.

Such a sexy, mesmerizing voice…

So familiar!

She immediately looked up sharply!

But before she could clearly see the face of the person in front of her, she heard from behind: “Quick! She’s over there!”

Wen Shiwu turned her head in panic.

But just as she was about to move, a scorching palm suddenly pressed against the back of her neck. Yu Zheng’s distinct, bony fingers gripped her slender neck, not allowing her to turn her face away.

“Tsk, no other choice.” He glanced at the high heel she had lost, his voice lazy and seductive. “Well then, my apologies.”

Wen Shiwu looked up in surprise.

The backstage lighting was dim, and she couldn’t see the situation clearly. All she felt was the hand that had been pressed against her neck withdraw, only to slide down to the back of her knees.

The next second.

She felt her body lift into the air as Yu Zheng effortlessly scooped her up with one arm.

Wen Shiwu’s heart leaped into her throat in fright.

She hurriedly wrapped her arms around his neck to steady herself, nearly hitting his spine with the camera in her hand.

But Yu Zheng remained completely composed.

He seemed to have the entire situation under control. Just before the security guards turned the corner and spotted them, he swiftly carried Wen Shiwu into the nearby emergency exit.

Wen Shiwu almost screamed.

But a seductive shushing sound softly whispered into her ear:

“Shh…”

Yu Zheng lowered his gaze, pinning Wen Shiwu against the dim passageway, using his back to block the security guards’ line of sight.

Wen Shiwu felt a shiver run through her heart.

Like a lost fawn in the forest, she looked up in flustered panic, only to meet a pair of peach blossom eyes as clear as the deep sea eyes that seemed capable of pulling you into an inescapable vortex if you gazed into them for even a second.

Those eyes were all too familiar to her.

She recognized them almost instantly.

“Hub-”

“Yu… Yu…”

Yu Zheng?!

Wen Shiwu’s eyes widened in shock.

She never expected that the one who caught her red-handed wasn’t security, but Yu Zheng himself!!!

Wen Shiwu wished she could faint on the spot.

The space was cramped, and her breaths were filled with the cold, sensual scent of oud and bergamot that Yu Zheng exuded.

He held her with one arm.

His other hand still held the high heel he had picked up.

“Hub… Yu?”

Yu Zheng’s strikingly handsome face was now inches away from hers.

His brow bone was sharply defined, his nose bridge high, his skin fair, and his lips red. Paired with the open-collared white shirt under his black suit, he gave off an aura of someone standing atop a snowy mountain, waiting to be defiled, a mix of purity and temptation.

He lifted his long lashes slightly, the corners of his beautiful peach blossom eyes tilting up, his entire expression radiating a bold, unrestrained smile: “Weren’t you just calling me… hubby?”

“Do you like me?” he asked bluntly.

“…”

“A girlfriend fan?” he pressed further.

Wen Shiwu had never imagined such an embarrassing moment, but she braced herself and replied, “A career fan and a looks fan.”

Yu Zheng raised an eyebrow. “Then why call me hubby?”

“That has nothing to do with being a girlfriend fan.” Wen Shiwu answered truthfully. “Anyone handsome gets called hubby.”

Yu Zheng: “…”

He fell silent for a long moment, as if both amused and exasperated.

Wen Shiwu felt uneasy. “I took unauthorized photos of you. Are you going to turn me in later?”

Outside the emergency exit, chaotic footsteps echoed.

The security guards were still searching. They didn’t know about this emergency passage, but if they opened this door, they would uncover the biggest scoop of tonight’s award ceremony!

She even tried to bargain: “You probably… don’t know who I am, right?”

Yu Zheng looked down at her, a few strands of hair partially obscuring his eyes, yet unable to hide his arrogant, unruly demeanor that seemed to look down on the entire world.

Wen Shiwu thought his prolonged silence meant he hadn’t recognized her, and she was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

But Yu Zheng suddenly leaned in, his gaze fixed intently on her, bringing his face close: “Probably? Know?”

Wen Shiwu looked up. “Huh?”

A smile tugged at Yu Zheng’s lips. “After all, the young top-tier actress with the highest national recognition and a completely clean record, no scandals or controversies, who wouldn’t know her?”

Wen Shiwu could almost hear his breathing.

She even had the illusion that his lips were brushing against her ear: “Don’t worry, I’m very good to my fans.”

“Besides, I’m a fan of your dramas too, Teacher Wen.”