The Security Guard Who Won the Heart of the Unattainable Actress - Chapter 43.1

Chapter 43.1

Her thoughts had been completely seen through by Ran Mingyue, and the guess was right on target.

Li Guang choked, almost immediately saying, “No, I wasn’t!”

Her secret was guessed, but she didn’t want to show it, deliberately hiding her panic, though her fingers anxiously poked the sofa.

“What testing? I wasn’t testing at all.”

If she didn’t admit it, then it didn’t happen.

Li Guang still hadn’t found her answer.

“Weren’t you?” Ran Mingyue’s voice drew closer and closer. Li Guang twisted her head, stubbornly refusing to turn around, even though she knew Ran Mingyue was very close.

She looked off in one direction and mumbled as a cover, “Sister Mingyue, don’t you think… um, the heater is a bit too high?”

Ran Mingyue’s hand lightly touched Li Guang’s cheek. She was indeed very close, and she wasn’t letting her off the hook. “Let’s not talk about the heater. Let’s talk about what we just discussed.”

Li Guang didn’t speak, moving her body further away. The sofa was originally very large and long, but after Ran Mingyue sat down, she instantly felt there wasn’t enough room.

“Where are you going?” Ran Mingyue reached out and held Li Guang’s lower back. “Don’t move anymore. It’s hard for me to hold you.”

“Then don’t hold me…” Li Guang flinched when she was touched. Even though she was wearing a thick sweater, she was so clearly aware of Ran Mingyue’s touch.

When Ran Mingyue touched her lower back, Ran Mingyue straightened her waist forward.

This made the posture a bit strange. To avoid looking at Ran Mingyue, she was uncomfortably twisting her head, maintaining a peculiar stance.

She felt a discomfort from being confined, and she whispered to Ran Mingyue, “If you let go of me now, I won’t move.”

Li Guang didn’t realize that her tone was exceptionally docile when she spoke, and because she was asking Ran Mingyue for a favor, it even carried a hint of pitifulness.

This pitifulness didn’t make anyone want to let her go; it only made them want to tease her more severely.

Ran Mingyue’s voice was close to her ear again: “Okay… If you don’t leave, I’ll let go of you.”

“I won’t leave,” Li Guang moved her neck. “Are you done?”

“Not yet.”

But Ran Mingyue’s hand finally left Li Guang’s waist.

She then heard Ran Mingyue say, “My pants are almost falling off just trying to grab you.”

Pants falling off…

Li Guang froze in place, knowing her face was rapidly heating up. It was already hot enough, but hearing Ran Mingyue’s suggestive words, she couldn’t help it.

At the same time, her heart was pounding.

She couldn’t help but connect this to how she and Ran Mingyue looked right now.

“Sister Mingyue?”

“Hmm,” Ran Mingyue said. “I’m putting them on.”

Ran Mingyue’s voice was very close, and Li Guang was momentarily afraid Ran Mingyue would discover her inexplicably strange thoughts. “Good… good. Take your time.”

Because Ran Mingyue was right beside her, to apply the medicine, she had to take off her pants. Her legs… had to be stretched out.

So, whenever Ran Mingyue got close to her, the posture felt especially ambiguous.

Stop thinking!

If she kept thinking, Hua Yuzhi’s phrase, She wants to sleep with you, would start dancing in Li Guang’s mind again.

She clearly realized that she was easily bothered by these ideas.

Was she starting to probe? Honestly, yes, she was.

Li Guang’s heart was wavering. She was also contemplating whether her repeated unique treatment of Ran Mingyue, and Ran Mingyue’s unique treatment of her, constituted a difference.

She seemed to understand some things, but after resolving those confusions, many more popped up in her heart. This thing called ‘feelings’ is truly complicated.

Li Guang, experiencing it for the first time, deeply felt that it was a complex field of study requiring much research, and she was just an amateur.

She let out a deep breath, truly wishing that questions could be as smooth as breathing, with answers just popping up from her mind.

Li Guang’s hands rested properly on her thighs for a moment. Now, her left hand moved to her chest, gently covering her heart.

Just now.

When she noticed Ran Mingyue approaching, her heart rate accelerated again, and her nervous body temperature started to climb.

Li Guang always thought she was quite bold.

She was never like this with other people. It only happened when she was around Ran Mingyue, and specifically, around Ran Mingyue right now.

So strange…

Li Guang mentally put a big question mark over herself.

She was troubled by this feeling, yet also happy that Ran Mingyue was willing to be close to her.

“Sister Mingyue… you should put on your clothes quickly. It’s winter. Even with the heater, it can still get cold,” Li Guang reminded Ran Mingyue aloud to distract herself from all the random thoughts. “Are you all done? Did you apply the medicine?”

“I’ve applied it,” Ran Mingyue’s voice came out lightly from her nose, lazy and relaxed. Li Guang could imagine her leaning languidly on the sofa.

“But I still need to wait a while, because the medicine hasn’t dried yet. If I put on my pants now… it will get messy.”

Ah! That’s right!

Her thought process really wasn’t as detailed as Ran Mingyue’s.

“Okay,” Li Guang said. “You’re right. Let’s wait a bit longer.”

Since they had to wait for Ran Mingyue’s ointment to dry, Li Guang didn’t move an inch. She was determined not to look, even if her body went stiff. She sat there obediently, as if she had become a statue.

Ran Mingyue watched her the entire time, observing her small expressions and how she didn’t dare to move at all.

Ran Mingyue remained silent, wanting to see who would crack first, Li Guang or herself.

Time passed moment by moment.

Ran Mingyue watched Li Guang with interest. Her hand was resting behind Li Guang, in the same spot where Li Guang’s waist was a moment ago.

Li Guang’s waist was slender, with no extra flesh. When she wore her uniform, paired with the combat boots, she looked particularly cool and stylish.

Even though Li Guang was shorter than the others, her leg lines were very long among the group, and her body proportions were excellent.

Even wearing this sweater of hers, which was a loose, cropped style, when Li Guang wasn’t careful, a tiny bit of her midriff would show, the line of her waist deeply concave and very tempting.

Not having heard Ran Mingyue speak for a while, Li Guang spoke up, “Sister Mingyue?”

Ran Mingyue didn’t answer her. Li Guang gave a small “eh,” waited a moment, and her finger, representing her conflicted mood, traced a circle on the fuzzy surface of her pajama pants. “Sister Mingyue, you haven’t fallen asleep, have you? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Ran Mingyue still didn’t make a sound. This time, Li Guang couldn’t hold back. She turned her head—

A pair of beautiful, fair legs appeared in her line of sight. Li Guang was stunned.

Smooth and delicate, with a slightly protruding ankle bone and clear veins, completely uncovered by pants. Ran Mingyue was very fair, practically glowing. The living room was bathed in warm light, which diffused a warm halo around her lower legs.

Above that warm glow was Ran Mingyue’s knee, and further up…

…

Oh my god.

No wonder fans used to say Ran Mingyue’s figure was like a seductress’s.

“I didn’t mean to!” Li Guang suppressed the urge to scream and immediately turned her head away. She inwardly cursed herself: How could she be such a pervert!

She quickly apologized: “I really didn’t mean to.”

Ran Mingyue chuckled. “It’s okay. I know.”

Li Guang’s face had turned into a pink tomato, completely red.

Ran Mingyue sighed internally: No more teasing.

Li Guang was easily flustered, especially in front of her. If she teased her too much, the girl might just run away.

Li Guang truly didn’t mean to look; she knew that.

But she was entirely intentional.

“Li Guang,” Ran Mingyue called her, but the girl completely ignored her, busy blushing by herself. Ran Mingyue laughed again, stretching out her voice with a long, drawn-out lilt, and continued calling: “Er Xiong (Bear Two)? Little Li Guang?”

No matter how she called, there was no response.

“Why are you so vexed?” Ran Mingyue was in no hurry to pull up her clothes and pants. She reached out to Li Guang’s lower back, the same spot as before, and lightly traced a circle with her fingertip.

“Not answering me?”

Li Guang: “!”

Li Guang, who was already sensitive, trembled slightly. The tips of her ears were almost bleeding, as if she had been severely played with.

“Sister Mingyue!” Li Guang’s voice was also full of embarrassment, the kind of shame caused by shyness. She truly couldn’t handle Ran Mingyue’s teasing, her voice nearly changing pitch from annoyance. “You need to put on your clothes and pants!”

“Why are you shy again? I didn’t do anything,” Ran Mingyue withdrew her hand. “I’m putting them on.”

“You just said you were putting them on, but you clearly weren’t—” But Li Guang didn’t believe her. “I didn’t hear a sound!”

“You can even hear the sound?” Ran Mingyue was tempted to pinch Li Guang’s ear, but Li Guang seemed to anticipate Ran Mingyue’s move, leaning her head to the side and mumbling, “Don’t…”

“Hmm?” Ran Mingyue looked at the stubborn little head with the curly hair. “If you refuse me again, we’ll talk about what we didn’t finish discussing earlier.”

“Like, how I figured out you were testing me,” Ran Mingyue said this, and Li Guang immediately froze. “No, don’t talk about that. Don’t talk about that.”

Ran Mingyue: “Don’t talk about what?”

“I won’t refuse anymore,” Li Guang listened and slapped her cheeks twice, obediently saying, “You can touch.”

Seeing Li Guang’s look of utter resignation, Ran Mingyue found it hilariously amusing. She hadn’t forced Li Guang to do anything, so why was she so terrified of her?

Ran Mingyue withdrew her hand and stopped teasing Li Guang.

She needed to quickly put on her pants so as not to delay too long, as Ran Mingyue saw Li Guang secretly yawn.

Li Guang hadn’t slept last night. Ran Mingyue felt fine today during filming because she hadn’t been walking or doing anything strenuous, but Li Guang was different.

Li Guang had been doing physical labor, carrying and pushing things for her. At the location, her colleagues didn’t know Li Guang hadn’t slept last night.

She did everything that needed to be done.

Ran Mingyue wanted to keep Li Guang at home to sleep. She knew the conditions in Li Guang’s dorm weren’t great.

What if she catches a cold in this weather?

Li Guang only cared about whether she was cold and didn’t care about herself.

“By the way. Be careful when you put on your pants. Don’t hurt yourself again,” Li Guang instructed Ran Mingyue. Although still annoyed that Ran Mingyue teased her, Li Guang still needed to remind her of important things.

“Okay, I know.”

“I… I’m going to get some water,” Li Guang’s body was stiff from sitting. The pressure next to Ran Mingyue was too much; she needed to get up and walk around.

“Get water? Are you already thirsty?” Ran Mingyue saw there was still half a cup of water in her glass. Li Guang shook her head. “I’ll get it for you.”

Ran Mingyue said, “No need.”

She would go straight up to sleep soon. Why drink water? Drinking water would actually make it harder to fall asleep.

“Yes, you need it,” Li Guang moved like a crab walking sideways, avoiding any path that might let her glimpse what Ran Mingyue was doing out of the corner of her eye. “The weather is very dry now. How can you not drink water? I’ll pour it for you.”

She absolutely had to move around to dissipate all the inexplicable heat in her body. Otherwise, it would be stuck in her heart, constantly reminding her that she accidentally saw Ran Mingyue’s legs.

Li Guang thought with annoyance—

Why was she always flustered and unsure how to react because of Ran Mingyue? She wasn’t usually like this.

Didn’t Ran Mingyue ever feel embarrassed? Li Guang wondered inappropriately.

“Why are you walking like that?” Ran Mingyue deliberately picked a fight this time. She wasn’t as understanding as last night. Even though she clearly saw Li Guang was embarrassed, she still asked.

Li Guang said, “I’m not.”

“Afraid to look?” Ran Mingyue deliberately asked. “You’re already grown up, why are you still acting like a child?”

Ran Mingyue’s words contained teasing, and Li Guang understood this time.

“No way! I dare to look at anything! How can you say I’m not grown up?”

Ran Mingyue said, “I didn’t mean that kind of ‘not grown up.'”

“I am grown up,” Li Guang said. “I mean exactly what I said.”

Li Guang said, “My mind is very mature! I don’t get shy easily.”

Yes, very convincing. The premise was that she shouldn’t have that still-red face that hadn’t recovered.

Ran Mingyue chuckled. “Okay, I believe you. You’re grown up. You’re meticulous, and you’re going to pour me water.”

“Exactly,” Li Guang felt proud to be praised.

Ran Mingyue said, “You’re so meticulous, so why is it that you fail to notice what I’m doing?”

Li Guang: “What is it?”

She didn’t know what Ran Mingyue was referring to.

Ran Mingyue smiled, deliberately not saying. “Nothing.”

The fact that she wasn’t wearing pants just now was deliberate, yet Li Guang didn’t even notice.

Li Guang returned with the water, seeing Ran Mingyue sitting there properly dressed, and visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, that hurdle was over.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have known how to answer Ran Mingyue or how to face her.

“Then I guess I’ll leave now?” Li Guang handed the water to Ran Mingyue.

Since her duty as supervisor was complete, she should go back.

“I’m going upstairs to change and head back,” Li Guang said. “You’ve finished applying the medicine. My supervision is complete.”

“You’re leaving the moment I finish applying the medicine?” Ran Mingyue thought for a moment. “Change clothes? Oh… you mean the clothes you’re wearing.”

Li Guang said, “Yes, I’ll go up and change.”

“No need,” Ran Mingyue said. “It’s still early. Wait a little longer.”

“Wait a little longer?” Li Guang said. “But don’t you want to take a nap?”

Ran Mingyue countered, “Do you have to go back for a nap? Don’t you feel like sleeping right after you’ve eaten?”

“I do,” Li Guang was being led into the trap by Ran Mingyue step by step. Following Ran Mingyue’s line of thought, she already started to feel sleepy.

She pinched her phone to check the time. The screen lit up, showing many messages from “Butterfly.”

“?” Ran Mingyue saw it too. “Who were you chatting so enthusiastically with just now?”

Li Guang was completely unaware that Ran Mingyue didn’t want her to leave and was chatting randomly with her.

“I was just chatting with Teacher Hua Yuzhi.” Ran Mingyue seemed a little gossipy. Li Guang was happy to share the gossip she got. “It seems like the conflict between Teacher Hua and Teacher Wen has been resolved. She said she wants me to tell her how to make the dipping sauce. It’s to apologize to Teacher Wen Yingzhi.”

“Apologize?” Ran Mingyue said.

“Mhm. She said it was for apologizing, and she was really serious, afraid I wouldn’t teach her. She said she knew I liked little cakes and wanted to buy me one,” Li Guang emphasized again. “It was Teacher Wen Yingzhi who told her. It’s the same bakery where you buy your cake bases.”

“Is that so? I see,” Ran Mingyue replied casually.

Cake bases, huh? Did she really think someone would deliver cake bases at midnight?

Even a big celebrity wouldn’t get that kind of treatment.

Ran Mingyue asked, “And then?”

Li Guang said, “I refused! Helping her is just a small favor to me. Besides, I don’t like eating little cakes made by other people.”

Ran Mingyue asked knowingly, “Then whose do you like to eat?”

“I like to eat yours,” Li Guang answered honestly. “It seems like after eating your cake, I can’t eat other little cakes. They just taste ‘so-so,’ not very good.”

Li Guang’s tone sounded genuinely troubled. “Sister Mingyue, I seem to have gotten used to eating your little cakes. What should I do?”

“What can you do?” Ran Mingyue’s voice was soft. “Since you’re used to eating them, just keep eating them.”

Li Guang said, “How can I keep eating them?”

“If the show ends later, or if our relationship isn’t… isn’t as good anymore, I won’t be able to eat them,” Li Guang’s voice got lower and lower.

Ran Mingyue: “…”

She lightly flicked Li Guang’s forehead. “I really don’t know what’s going on in that little head of yours!”

Li Guang’s thoughts were always so wild. How could she drift apart from her? Ran Mingyue wouldn’t let go.

Ran Mingyue said, “Don’t apply those assumptions to us.”

Li Guang said, “In life, many assumptions do come true.”

“But these assumptions don’t apply to us, because this is not the ending we’ll move towards,” Ran Mingyue said. “Since you love to eat them, and like them, then just eat them for life.”

“For life?”

“Or next life?” Ran Mingyue pinched her nose. “A bit greedy, but that’s okay too.”

Li Guang said “Oh,” looking half-understanding. Ran Mingyue guessed she probably didn’t fully grasp it.

Forget it. What else could she do? She could only spoil her, naturally.