Chapter 164 Sudden Turn of Events (1)

Yet the man refused to let go, tightening his grip around her waist even further.

Lowering her gaze, she sighed and gave a slight shake of her head.

In a soft, cold voice, she commanded, "Let go."

With a sudden pull from Yan Yichen, she tumbled unceremoniously against his warm chest.

Her expressive, starry eyes gazed up at him with a hint of awkwardness. As his warm breath brushed across her face, her heart began to beat wildly.

Just as she started to struggle, a pair of strong, muscular arms wrapped tightly around her slender, supple waist.

Meng Yi'er blinked, trying to find an excuse to break the awkward tension.

"Umm... it's time to get up. Aunt Yun asked me to wake you up so we can go downstairs for breakfast..."

"How can a morning start without a morning kiss? Kiss me, and I'll get up..."

Yan Yichen's lips curved upward into a wicked smile as he began to act shamelessly.

"No way..." Meng Yi'er blushed and refused.

"Then I'm not getting up..." Yan Yichen persisted playfully.

"If you're not getting up... then I'm leaving."

Meng Yi'er pressed her hands against his chest, attempting to push herself up once more.

"You are not allowed to leave!"

"Yan Yichen, hurry up and get out of bed..."

Meng Yi'er frowned, looking at him helplessly as she raised her voice a notch.

"Just kiss me once, be a good girl, just once... and I'll get up."

The man's deep, husky voice murmured coaxing words right beside her ear.

"...Really?"

Meng Yi'er decided to stop arguing with him.

A kiss was no big deal—it wouldn't kill her, and kissing him was certainly better than dragging this out until she was late for work.

"Of course, really."

Yan Yichen stared fixedly at her, his answer sounding utterly sincere.

Frowning with a soft sigh, Meng Yi'er hesitated for a moment before her delicate, alluring lips finally trembled slightly and brushed against the man's in a light peck.

Just as her soft lips started to pull away, Yan Yichen's strong hand clamped around the back of her head, pressing her closer to him. His lips captured hers once again, turning the tables completely.

His kiss swept over her like a storm, tangling with her tongue as he kissed her deeply.

Not until her tongue grew numb and she found herself struggling to breathe did Yan Yichen finally release her with evident reluctance.

His dark eyes gazed down at her, suffused with intense desire, his deep, sexy voice impossibly hoarse.

"Xiao Yi, I can't wait much longer..."

Meng Yi'er froze for a second, failing to understand his meaning immediately as she looked at him with puzzled, starry eyes.

Seeing his bloodshot eyes blazing with a fervor that seemed eager to devour her whole, and feeling the growing, scorching hardness pressing against her where their bodies met, Meng Yi'er suddenly understood what he meant. Her fair face instantly flared crimson once more, the blush spreading all the way to her delicate ears.

"No, I have to go to work. Hurry up and get up, or I'll be late..."

Flustered, Meng Yi'er struggled to push herself up from his lap. Seeing her flushed face and panicked expression, Yan Yichen could not help but chuckle.

The feeling of waking up in the morning to find her by his side was truly wonderful!

It would be even better if he could wake up every morning holding her in his arms and breathing in her faint, delicate fragrance.

Still, he believed that day was not far off.

Enduring the aching pain of his suppressed desire, Yan Yichen reluctantly let her go. She was not ready yet, and he did not want to frighten her; he would simply have to endure a little longer.

"Alright... I'm getting up. Wait for me for a moment, and we'll go downstairs for breakfast together."

With that, Yan Yichen agilely sat up from the bed and flashed her a gentle smile.