This time there was no confusion whether there was an underlying meaning behind his words.

Looking at that expressive face, she was sure he meant what he was saying. "Do you know what you are talking about?" She tilted her face slightly upwards when his hand shifted, his thumb trailed down her throat.

"I do," His deep masculine voice sounded beside her ear before he distanced himself to look into her eyes.

She gulped, feeling a little fidgety under his searing gaze that seemed to be setting her on fire, "Why were you ignoring me?" She tried a hand at changing the topic.

"Because you had problems I was unaware of," His eyes narrowed, "Or more likely because you didn't bother to inform me about it."

"I could deal with it. Why will I bother you with such trifles?" Her voice came out a bit breathy, a little inviting.

His Adam's Apple visibly bobbed up and down. There was a small shift in his expressions that quickly disappeared as he spoke, "I want you to be as idle as you can. Laze on the bed, do whatever you want, and relax. Trifles or not, anything that bothers you, just let me deal with it."

It was good to be pampered by him like that but..."It's not like we'll be staying together forever like a pair of mandarin ducks. Eventually, there will come a day when I have to face my issues all by myself," That would be too tiresome by then. Ah, I'll just rely on my brother for some help.

Looking at her getting lost in her thoughts, he leaned closer until his lips grazed past her cheeks.

She shivered at his touch, her body going rigid in an instant.

"You seem to have some misunderstanding here," He said the moment her attention was back on him, "We are staying 'Forever Together' like the ducks you mentioned. I prefer you closer to me than they could ever be."

Her eyes widened, "Nobody stays forever," her tone had a hint of coldness in it.

He looked into her eyes ever so intensely, his burning gaze making her turn her face to the side. He grabbed her jaws in one hand, his hold firm yet gentle as he turned her face making her look into his eyes yet again, "I can be your nobody then," His voice as domineering as usual but his words were like a holy vow reverberating through the darkest part of her soul.

"I think you are not thinking straight-''

The rest of her words were drowned in his deep kiss that came so suddenly, without invitation.

Her mind went blank in an instant as she felt him playing and fondling with her lips, her face turned red like a cooked lobster as she remained still in her place, without moving an inch.

Their lips parted, "I am thinking VERY. STRAIGHT," He said, emphasizing his point, his breath brushing past her wet lips causing them to tremble, "So, darling, breath this time," And in no time, his lips found hers again.

No longer was it a gentle teasing as he ravished her soft lips so dominantly that had her legs a second away from turning into a puddle.

Her gaze flashed slightly as she hooked her arms around his neck and kissed him back, equally passionate were her touches, expressing her craving towards the kiss they shared that night.

She could feel his lips curling up in victory against hers causing her to push him away by his chest as she turned to walk away.

The next second, however, he grabbed her wrist as he sat on the couch causing her to stumble backward. He effortlessly caught her when she fell. One hand around her hips while the other rested on her upper back as she sat on his lap with one of her hands hooked around his neck.

A curl of desire swept over her when she felt his finger stroking her skin through the fabrics of her clothes.

His brown eyes looked at her with so much adoration that had her wonder whether she was hallucinating this. From the day they first kissed, her mind had been in illusion at times, fantasizing about him and his lips in such a way. Her gaze then wandered towards his lips which had been teasing her incessantly. She could not help but chuckle.

He raised an eyebrow questioningly.

"You have lipstick there," She pointed her chin towards his lips."

"Got this from you," The corner of his lips tugged up when he glanced at her smudged lipstick, ''You should compensate, Mei."

"C-Compensate?" It was him who ruined her lipstick but she had to compensate?

A profiteer.

"Yes, compensate," The hand on her upper back glided upwards as he brought her long hair to the front of her shoulder. "Like this," His lips landed on her neck like the caress of a soft petal, and her body arched as she moved closer to him.

Her grip around his neck tightened when he nibbled the place he just kissed before licking it ever so gently. A soft gasp escaped her lips, "S-Stop," She whispered, her voice sounding labored.

"Alright," His hot breath once again grazed past the sensitive part of her neck causing her to shiver as the man moved away and glanced at her face.

He leaned his head back, stared at her expressions that were begging him to stop but then his gaze landed on those honest eyes, so honest that they revealed the real intentions of their owner every single time like right now how they were looking at him silently, demanding for more.

He cupped the side of her face with one hand while his other remained on her hips, "Let's continue here," As soon as his words fell, his lips crashed on hers.

Passionate and intense was the way how his tongue glided inside her mouth, roving every nook of it. He sucked onto her bottom lips while his tongue entangled with hers,

She moaned softly against his lips as her fingers raked inside his ash blonde hair, grabbing a fistful of it.