Flower City's Peerless Divine Doctor

Chapter 157 That Touch of Charm

The private room was buzzing with life.

Wen Yao nestled in Li Chen's arms, ignoring the gossip around her.

Perhaps, in her naïve heart, Li Chen had already become her entire world.

Han Ling kept glancing over, her eyes filled with ever-growing envy. Recalling what Wen Yao had told her, she felt utterly flustered and somewhat tempted to action.

"Senior!" She lifted her glass and looked towards Li Chen.

"Come on, let's drink!" Li Chen, sensing her loneliness, laughed heartily and picked up his glass.

They clinked glasses and chugged.

The two of them knocked back three or four bottles of beer in no time.

A tipsy flush crept across Han Ling's face, and her sparkling eyes began to blur.

Naturally pretty and reserved, she now exuded a rare seductiveness under the influence of alcohol, looking so pitifully charming that Li Chen felt both pity and fascination.

He put down his glass, and as his hand fell back to the sofa, it accidentally brushed against a delicate wrist beside him.

His heart suddenly quickened its pace.

An inexplicable urge surged through his mind; his hand covered the trembling wrist, holding it firmly.

Both turned their heads at the same time.

Their eyes met.

Han Ling panicked, instinctively trying to withdraw her hand, but Li Chen held on tightly.

After a futile struggle, she gave up and let Li Chen hold her hand, caressing it.

Li Chen was thrilled.

Wen Yao was in his arms, yet he was secretly holding her best friend's hand. Seeing Han Ling stop resisting, as if submitting, gave him a strange thrill.

He thought that the agony of a long-distance relationship couldn't be easy to bear. Han Ling must be yearning for a warm embrace too.

Just then, the raucous private room went silent for a moment.

They had just arrived when Wen Yao hurriedly left again.

Li Chen didn't know what the girl was up to, so he stayed behind.

"Senior, thank you for this!"

After drinking some water, Han Ling felt much better. Her eyes were cast down on her pretty face, displaying shyness.

Demure and fragile, with a hint of timidity, it stirred something in Li Chen again.

Remembering her passive behavior at the KTV, an urge overcame him, wanting to embrace her.

But then he hesitated.

After all, she was Wen Yao's best friend, and the young girl was so attached to him. If he really slept with her, how would he face Wen Yao?

He was torn inside.

"Han Ling, which university does your boyfriend attend?" Li Chen changed the subject.

"He's in Shanghai City," said Han Ling with a bitter smile.

"That's quite far..."

"Yeah, we can barely see each other once a semester, only occasionally during the New Year holidays when we return home. Sometimes, I feel having a boyfriend is almost like not having one at all."

Han Ling's face showed a bittersweet smile. "Actually, I'm quite envious of Yaoyao, for finding a good man like you, senior. I think she's really lucky."

Li Chen's heart trembled suddenly.

His guess was right; Han Ling did like him, otherwise, she wouldn't have submitted so easily at the KTV.

Looking into those admiring eyes that shone with timid affection, his heart skipped a beat.

This wasn't a confession, but it was close to one.

A lone man and a woman, who could stand this?

His head heated in the moment, Li Chen spread his arms wide, and hugged the delicate figure next to him into his embrace.

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