Just then, a tricycle cut across in front, the driver slammed on the brakes, and Lu Xingzhi, not sitting steadily, first knocked her head on the front seat, then fell back, caught by Huo Jincheng.
"Thanks!" Lu Xingzhi blushed terribly, having only met Huo Jincheng twice, and yet she had fallen onto him so many times already.
She even wondered if she had planned it all along.
Just as she was about to get up and sit back properly, she heard Huo Jincheng's enticing voice whisper in her ear, "Be careful."
"Okay!" Lu Xingzhi sat back properly again.
"It's still two hours to the airport. Lean back, it will be more comfortable." Huo Jincheng held her waist with one hand and gently pressed her shoulder with the other, letting her rest against the seatback. He teased her softly, "Don't worry, I don't bite."
Lu Xingzhi glanced at him with her clear, innocent doe-like eyes, blinked, and said earnestly, "I know."
Huo Jincheng's lips couldn't help but curl up a bit more. He was just teasing her, but hearing Lu Xingzhi's serious response, he found it hard to keep it in.
Lu Xingzhi seemed to relax, and not long after, she fell asleep.
It wasn't until the car stopped at the airport entrance that Lu Xingzhi, in a daze, heard Huo Jincheng calling her and finally opened her eyes.
Having just woken up, her hair was slightly messy, and she blinked her moist eyes, her thick, curled lashes fluttering like two little fans.
Her gaze was confused, looking at Huo Jincheng with an innocent and soft charm that made people want to pinch her cheeks.
She also looked a bit delectable.
Like a sweet treat.
"Uncle?" Lu Xingzhi slowly spoke, her voice low, soft, and a bit alluring.
Huo Jincheng suddenly felt a bit thirsty, coughed lightly to mask it, and couldn't help but follow his impulse to pinch her soft little face.
Lu Xingzhi rubbed her eyes and slowly became more awake, looking outside the car window, "Are we there?"
"Yes. Let's get out!"
"Okay."
Inside, after handling the check-in procedures, the two walked over to the security checkpoint when a male voice rang out.
"Xingzhi."
Lu Xingzhi followed the direction of the voice, "Han Chengran?"
"I..." Han Chengran was about to say something, but his attention turned to Huo Jincheng beside Lu Xingzhi.
This man's aura was incredibly strong; he was sure this person wasn't from Yizhou City, for he exuded the strong presence of someone in a high position.
"Xingzhi, who is this?"
"My uncle." Lu Xingzhi didn't want people to know she had such a fiancé yet.
Uncle?
Huo Jincheng's eyes slightly raised.
"Hello, uncle." Han Chengran politely greeted.
Lu Xingzhi felt a momentary pang of guilt.
She didn't dare to look at Huo Jincheng, introducing with gritted teeth, "Uncle, this is my classmate, Han Chengran."
Huo Jincheng sized up Han Chengran.
Around the same age as Lu Xingzhi, about 1.8 meters tall, dressed with care, with delicate features.
This is probably the type of guy young girls would like!
"Zhi Zhi, time's almost up, let's head in!" Huo Jincheng naturally placed a hand on Lu Xingzhi's shoulder.
"Alright." Lu Xingzhi was a bit confused, waved politely to Han Chengran, and followed Huo Jincheng through security.
Only afterward did she realize—hadn't Huo Jincheng just called her Zhi Zhi?
And he had put his arm around her shoulder.
Once they reached the waiting lounge, Huo Jincheng finally looked at her, "He's not your little boyfriend, is he?"