Bai Qingye grabbed the hand Shi Li was using to cover his mouth, stopping her from pulling away.
His firm grip held a unique tenderness.
Bai Qingye didn't do anything more forward. He just held her wrist, his eyes fixed on hers.
It was precisely this kind of charged intimacy that Shi Li found hardest to bear.
It struck the softest spot in her heart.
"I'm not, don't be ridiculous." Shi Li shook her head, avoiding Bai Qingye's burning gaze.
But Bai Qingye turned her head back to face him.
"Getting shy?"
"We've been married for so long, and you're still shy?" Bai Qingye was determined to break through her reserve.
He didn't want Shi Li to always be so guarded around him.
He couldn't control how she acted around others.
But with him, he didn't want her to be like that. He wanted her to be able to act freely, to even be a little wild and demanding.
"I'm not! You're just always so prim and proper."
