Chapter 16.1 - The Sixteenth Sentence Part 1

Translator: tarararawr

The Sixteenth Sentence Part 1

Cheng Su.

These two words were like an invisible weight with the cloth flung off to expose it.

He really appeared in front of her. He was no longer like a cloud in the distance.

Pu Tao flattened her lips to hold back a smile. She typed her name back: “Pu Tao.”

It was also two words. ⭑･ﾟﾟ･*:༅｡.｡༅:*ﾟ:*:✼✿ 𝓈𝓊𝓅𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓃𝓈𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝒹 𝑜𝓃 𝒻𝑜𝓍𝒶𝒽𝑜𝓁𝒾𝒸.𝒸𝑜𝓂 ✿✼:*ﾟ:༅｡.｡༅:*･ﾟﾟ･⭑

She wanted to hide herself under the table and express her glee.

Once Pu Tao sent it, she looked up.

Save me. He was looking at her again.

The man’s smile was light, but it was enough to make the distance between them disappear.

But his eyes were too straightforward, or perhaps it could be considered honest. It was as if he was bluntly looking at her. From his point of view, there was nothing wrong with that, which made Pu Tao blush more.

It was like a teacher had caught her cheating during an exam. She quickly lowered her eyes and her cheeks could not cool down at all.

Xin Tian saw them flirting for a while, so she leaned over and whispered, “How is your romantic affair?”

Pu Tao: “It’s not like that.”

“I don’t believe you. You are blushing a lot.”

Pu Tao stubbornly retorted, “Don’t you blush when you talk to a handsome guy?”

Xin Tian: “I would blush, but I wouldn’t be panicky.”

Pu Tao could not refute. His sudden action of pulling her hand was like a shot of liquor. The effects were too big.

Cheng Su looked down to see her reply. His lips rose and replied: “Do you have any plans later?”

Pu Tao thought for a moment: “I might have to help them pack up some things in the afternoon.”

She awkwardly held her phone on her lap and asked: “Are you leaving at two o’clock?”

Cheng Su: “At four o’clock on the high-speed train.”

Pu Tao’s heart accelerated: “Oh, okay. Time is a little tight.”

Should she say something in a more reluctant manner? Her ability to speak had basically crashed. Her face was hot and her heart was pounding. She didn’t have the words to express herself.

Cheng Su: “Come with me this afternoon”

He thought for a moment, pressed his finger down and added a “?” before he sent it out.

Pu Tao was shocked for a moment: “Where do you want to go?”

Cheng Su: “Anywhere.”

Pu Tao rubbed her temple: “Will it make you late?”

Cheng Su: “I don’t have to leave today.”

Pu Tao’s head buzzed for a moment because her imagination ran wild from his response. She didn’t mean to extend the conversation in such a direction.

She put one hand to her cheek. Her face was burning. She had to press the left side of her face and then the right side after a moment in an attempt to push back heat.

Pu Tao quickly typed: “It’s better for you to stick to your plans, I have to get up early to go to work tomorrow and my company is a little far away.”

After sending it, she read it again and immediately wanted to bang her head on the table. The setence was too strange and might make him think too much of it.

She just didn’t want to put any extra burdens on him and force him to change his plans.

Pu Tao hastily added with more clarity: “I don’t mean anything else. I’m just afraid that Da Tiao would be lonely, sad, and hungry.”

Cheng Su smiled: “Okay.”

There was a lot of talking around the table.

It was only the two of them who had an invisible thread tied between their fingers. Any slight movement from the other person affected their entire bodies, and their hearts trembled with it.

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At the end of the meal, Pu Tao followed everyone from the sound studio to leave together.

Cheng Su was walking ahead with Jin Xin.

They chatted casually, which was a delicious auditory feast to Pu Tao’s ears.

Pu Tao listened as her eyes traced the man’s back. It was hard to look away.

His figure was pleasing to the eye. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, he gave off a feeling of security and his youthful appearance was just perfect.

Xin Tian was still teasing her. She reaminded her to take the chance. Her voice was loud, so Pu Tao was quickly embarrassed that she wanted to die.

Cheng Su also came to their exhibition area. He did not have any events to attend in the afternoon.

Pu Tao had been peeking at his movements.

He told Jin Xin that he had something to do and needed to leave early.

Jin Xin said that she still wanted to invite him to play board games tonight.

Cheng Su smiled apologetically, and his eyes scanned everyone’s faces. When he reached Pu Tao, there was a slight pause, and then he spoke up, “I’m meeting up with someone.”

Pu Tao stared at him without blinking. At this moment, she could only lower her head and hide. But she could not control the corners of her lips from rising.

Xin Tian couldn’t take it anymore and cried out, “What the f***—”

Pu Tao patted her on the back and asked her to shut up.

Cheng Su said goodbye to everyone and walked away alone.

Pu Tao rushed to think of an excuse to leave. However, her brain, which was working for a bit before, was once again thrown into chaos by his glance.

Xin Tian was a nice and perceptive person. She immediately shoved this young girl, who was yearning to leave, into the same direction as him. “Go, I will cover for you.”

Pu Tao became a little bashful. She tried to resist, but Xin Tian’s sharp eyes forced her to leave.

Pu Tao could only push some loose strands of hair behind her ear and follow him in a hurry.

Her heart was beating so fast. She took out her cell phone and was about to ask where Cheng Su was when he shared his location with her.

Pu Tao paused and pressed the agree button.

On the map, the two dots were close by. He was at Gate 3.

Pu Tao couldn’t breathe well, but she still quickened her pace to a small jog.

The two dots got closer and gradually overlapped.

Pu Tao took a deep breath and slowed down.

The man standing by the gate was already looking at her. His eyes had a serene attractiveness to them.

It was not uncomfortable, but it was easy for her to forget herself and get stuck looking at his eyes.

Pu Tao walked over and said, “I made you wait a long time.”

Cheng Su glanced at the phone screen. “It has been more than five hours. It is a little long.”

Pu Tao instantly understood, whispered an apology, “I’m sorry.”

Cheng Su made a “mhm” sound, which meant he accepted her apology. He then asked, “Are you hot?”

“Huh?” Pu Tao touched her face with both hands and became uneasy. “Is my face very red?” It must be.

Cheng Su looked at her and said in a reserved way, “It’s fine.” What he really wanted to say was: It’s so cute.

“Okay then.” Pu Tao felt like she was floating again because he was looking at her. She panicked and could only blurt out, “Should we go?”

Cheng Su said, “Yeah.”