There’s so much going on in a small community.
It’s really interesting.
Enrico sneered, and casually threw the bug into the trash can.
…
Paige went into the bathroom on the second floor and looked around. There were no bathrobes, and there were no clothes of hers here either. So she simply took one of Enrico’s thin cotton short-sleeved shirts from his room and used it as pajamas.
Coming out of the bathroom, Paige gathered her damp hair and walked downstairs. She saw that the two men and the father and son were gone in the living room.
She went back upstairs and walked to Enrico’s room. There was no light under the door, so it looked like he had already gone to bed.
Paige raised her hand to knock on the door, but then thought better of it and decided not to disturb him. She walked downstairs alone, preparing to find a guest room to make do for the night. But when she reached the guest room, she stopped again.
A few seconds later, she walked into the living room with a thin quilt in her arms, wrapped herself in it and lay down on the sofa, playing with her phone.
The dim light from the screen illuminated her face, and a drop of water hung from the end of her hair.
She searched online for gifts for men, but all the results were similar to what she had already bought, useless.
Paige continued scrolling down and came across a post with a few hundred words explaining how to give the right gift. To get to the heart of a man, you have to understand his hobbies. For example, if your boyfriend is a gaming addict, get him a high-end computer; if he’s a figure collector, get him a limited edition that’s hard to find…
Of course she knew this, but did Enrico have any unique hobbies?
He plays video games, but only occasionally. He also likes to practice shooting, but she can’t buy him a gun. He goes to the gym, but he already has the equipment he needs.
Other than that… he usually likes to be close to her?
But she can’t just follow the examples in those movies and dramas and wrap herself up like a present and give it to him. That’s too cheesy, she can’t do it.
“…”
Paige rolled over on the sofa and looked at her phone while lying on her stomach.
When she put all her focus on romance, she realized that it was also a lesson, and dealing with an unpredictable man like Enrico was even more difficult than building Temple in Heaven.
Suddenly, her phone vibrated, a group chat from the Peak Club.
[Cynthia: I’m finally able to catch my breath after being busy until now. I’m so tired that I don’t care if I get hungry. Paige, are you asleep? Give me some dog food to save the kids.
[Derrick: Ditto.]
[David: Ditto.]
[Carrie: I also want to know how far Paige has chased her husband. (laughs evilly)]
[Nick: Seconded.]
[Lamont: Seconded.]
[Paige: …
Paige sent a string of speechless emoticons, then glanced at the time. It was getting late, and these guys were still busy, even though they hadn’t slept.
She opened the takeaway app and ordered takeaway for each of them according to their tastes, then cut back to the chat group, where a bunch of messages had already been sent, saying “Save the children, they’re going to eat dog food”.
This group of people…
[Paige: We found the people, but they’re not easy to please. The gifts we bought were all returned, and for the time being there’s no dog food to feed you, just takeaway, remember to collect it.
[Carrie: ! Did I get one too?
Paige: Not a single one is missing. The delivery will be on the road outside the Presidential Palace. Remember to pick it up.
Carrie: Paige, I love you!
Cynthia: Paige, you’re a goddess! So what did you give as a gift that got returned?
After Paige had finished talking, there was an instant silence in the group chat, not a sound was heard.
Then, there was a flurry of exclamation marks, each one sent by everyone in the group, all in perfect order.
Lamont: “Brother-in-law has all these things, so you’re definitely not buying the right things.”
Paige replied to the message while lying on the sofa.
Paige: “May I ask, what does he lack?”
There was silence in the group chat again.
I guess no one could think of what someone like Enrico could lack.
It was a long time before someone spoke again.
[Derrick: In my opinion, Paige, you should dress sexy, put yourself in a gift box, and have someone deliver it to the door. Trust me, this trick is a bit cheesy, but it definitely works.
[David: This is a good trick.
[Lamont: This is a good trick.
[Cynthia: This is a good trick.
What kind of new word combination is this?
Can these guys be normal people?
Paige vented about them in the group chat. The group of people took time out of their busy night to give a bunch of random advice. Paige looked at it for a while, then sleepiness hit, and she leaned on the sofa and fell asleep.
When Enrico came down, he saw the person on the sofa.
The living room was not lit, only the light from the stairs falling down and lighting up the living room a little.
Paige was lying on her side on the sofa, hugging a quilt in her arms, one leg draped over the quilt. She was wearing his clothes, which had become a skirt around her, wide and big, with the hem reaching the base of her thighs, exposing her fair and smooth thin legs, which were eye-catching in the dim light.
Suddenly, she moved. Perhaps she was uncomfortable on the sofa. She frowned slightly, curled up, and lifted the hem of her clothes a little…
Half her face was buried in the thin quilt. Beneath her small nose, her pursed lips opened slightly, like the petals of a blooming rose, radiant and inviting.
“…”
Enrico stood there staring at her, his throat feeling a little tight. He reached up and tugged at the collar of his shirt, only to realize that it was just a low-cut loungewear shirt with a loose collar.
He walked around the sofa and went to the table to pour a glass of water and drink it.
It didn’t quench his thirst.
He drank two glasses in one go, then lifted his long legs and walked straight towards the sofa, ripped the quilt from her arms and picked her up.
In the past, Paige slept lightly, and any slight noise would wake her up immediately.
But since being with Enrico, her vigilance had gradually faded, and especially when she was with him, she could even let her guard down.
Hugged like this, Paige’s eyelashes twitched, and she opened her eyes a little dazedly. She looked at the handsome and deep face in front of her, and she was a little dazed by the unfathomable gaze, unable to tell if it was reality or a dream for a while.
She looked at him steadily, thinking drowsily.
“Pop,”
the corridor lights were suddenly switched off.
Everything around her fell into complete darkness.
She could no longer see anything.
She leaned against something cold and hard, as if it were the handrail of the stairs, and she was pushed against it, with a hot hand around her shoulder.
The next second, the same temperature fell on her lips.
Soft lips pressed down, carrying a breath that was all too familiar.
Paige knew clearly that she had missed it a little. Without being guided, she greedily opened her lips slightly, and the fiery temperature attacked without hesitation, entangling her tongue repeatedly.
In the dark, everything became unclear, and only the senses were most real.
It was as if an electric current had struck, numb from the root of her tongue to every nerve in her body.