Chapter 334 - Trust

It kind of sounds similar to being turned out," she laughed softly, placing her other hand on his upper arm. The closer he got, the more her worries melted away. He had talked sense into her. His love for her was far stronger than the disregard that her parents had for her. She had to choose where to focus her energy at, and she didn't want to waste one more molecule on them when Liam was worth it all.

Liam blushed a little as he shook his head at her. Then, he stopped and glanced over at her, his smile turning slightly sly.

"You're not wrong. It feels like I'm on fire when I'm around you," he told her as he moved his hand up to lightly tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear. His eyes clashed with hers, a tense moment being shared between them. 

Ying Sheng was so focused on how he was looking at her and how smooth his voice sounded that she didn't even remember why she was upset in the first place. He had put her mind at ease and had awakened her body all at the same time. She couldn't grasp how he was able to do that so easily to her, like he had some sort of spell over her.

"Well, I do know a good way to cool off," she teased him as she played with the end of his shirt. The only thing that she wanted to do right now was to get even closer to him. She wanted to feel him, all of him, and she wanted to feel that connection with him again. Last time, she could've sworn their very souls had been joined together.

Plus, she just admitted to him that she loved him. Things had been taken to a new level, and she wanted to do something to make this moment even more memorable on top of the bakery celebration that he had put into place. She would be sure to indulge in it soon, but she had something else on her mind right now.

"Come on, love," Liam smirked at her before taking her hand and leading her away from their apartment's makeshift bakery.

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Despite all of their teasing and playing around, things eventually turned serious once they stumbled into Liam's bedroom, their hands already reaching for the other. All of the stress and sadness that he had felt earlier started melting away from her fiery touches as her hands drifted down his c.h.e.s.t and her lips c.a.r.e.s.sed his.

It seemed like his extended apology and bakery celebration had worked out, and now he knew that they felt the same about each other. It wasn't just a crush. It was love, and he couldn't be happier that things had turned out like this. For a moment there, he thought that they were doomed, even as an optimist.

"You're thinking too much," Ying Sheng breathed out, her fingers lightly curling to tug at his hair.

Liam immediately snapped out of his thoughtful daze, focusing instead on what he was feeling. There were so many sensations already happening, and he knew that things were only going to grow more intense. His lips moved against hers in smooth, heated motions, falling in sync together.

Liam grunted at the friction, his lips moving to trace along the side of her neck, easily finding the spots that made her writhe beneath him. He liked having her body pressed up against his, like they were one person. Being a part of each other was the most vulnerable he had ever been, but he trusted her with his life, his soul, his everything.

Ying Sheng pulled his shirt up and off of him before sitting up to tug off her T-shirt and bra. She tossed the material elsewhere before pulling him back down so that their b.a.r.e skin could meet. Her tongue traced his, their quick breaths colliding as they moved together.

Liam cupped her face to draw her eyes to his, needing to take a moment to say something to her.

"I won't ever hurt you again. You know that, right?" Liam murmured, wanting her to know that his mistake wouldn't be repeated. He cared about her, so he was going to protect her, even from himself. It had crushed him to see her so withdrawn from him, and he was intent to make sure that didn't happen again.

Ying Sheng gazed into his eyes for a moment before smiling and nodding. She lifted her hands to rest over his, their fingers twining.

"I know. I trust you," she told him with certainty.

Liam smiled out of relief before capturing her lips again, his hands roaming along her body as she grabbed at him. He pulled her h.i.p.s closer, grinding down against her to make her arch her back to chase the motion. A soft groan sounded from him as the friction amped up, his jeans feeling particularly constricting now.

"I need you," Ying Sheng murmured as her fingers twisted with his soft hair.

"You have me," Liam promised her before pulling back to undo her jeans. He grabbed the waist of her pants and p.a.n.t.i.e.s before edging them down her legs and throwing the clothes off of the bed. He pushed off the remainder of his clothes, wanting to get as close as possible.

That sound drove Liam crazy, prompting him to wet two fingers before sliding them between her t.h.i.g.hs. He pushed through her folds to find her c.l.i.t, rubbing the pads of his fingers against the s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e spot to make her m.o.a.n. He drank in her sounds and continued to swirl his tongue around one of her n.i.p.p.l.es.

"Confident now, are we?" Ying Sheng laughed out breathlessly.