Chapter 274: Chapter 279: Not Going Down Anymore

“Ah, ah, ah… look at us, spouting nonsense. Captain Xu, please don’t mind.”

“Of course not!” Xu Qigang paid the bill and turned to leave. Upon exiting the shop, he reached the jeep parked at the alley entrance and didn’t see any sign of Sheng Ning.

Xu Qigang’s usually calm and even somewhat cold heart suddenly panicked, a feeling that was foreign to him. It was difficult for him to accept, yet he found it oddly delightful.

“Xiao Ning.”

The sky had completely darkened, and since it was the fifth day of the lunar month, even the crescent moon provided little light.

Xu Qigang was anxious to find someone.

“Xiao Ning…” As he passed the alley entrance, he suddenly sensed a figure approaching. His first reaction was to strike lightning-fast, aiming for the opponent’s vulnerable spot.

Suddenly, a familiar fragrance filled his nostrils. Xu Qigang’s agitated heart immediately calmed down, and the lethal strike transformed into a steady assault. He grabbed the person’s waist and pinned them against the wall inside the alley.

The man’s muscular frame pressed against the woman’s soft body, leaving no space between them.

“Let go, let go… I just wanted to scare you, it was just a joke, don’t take it seriously!” Damn it! She must have been out of her mind to think about scaring the Living Yama.

How silly could she be to think she could scare the Living Yama?

“Asking for a beating!” Xu Qigang’s lips were pressed against Sheng Ning’s ear as he murmured softly.

Sheng Ning’s heartbeat instantly soared past two hundred, as if it was about to leap out of her chest.

“What… what are you trying to do?” Her entire body was overheating, and she lacked the strength to stand up.

Xu Qigang keenly noticed her bodily reactions, a hint of a smile on his lips, the irritability and anger inside him gradually dissipating.

“What do you think? With such audacity, you definitely deserve to be punished thoroughly.” He lifted her up so her back was against the wall, her legs wrapped around his waist, her entire body suspended in the air.

This girl had way too much nerve; if she wasn’t taught a lesson, she might soon think she could reach the skies.

“If not punished, she might become even bolder later on.”

Daring to play a game of disappearance and sudden attack so late at night, she was completely unaware of the danger. If he hadn’t immediately smelled her unique scent and stopped, she might have broken her neck by now.

Sheng Ning was startled by his bold move, her big eyes exceptionally bright and captivating in the dim night.

Along with the shock, there was a greater sense of delight.

She looked like a little fox who had gotten her way, her eyes and brows filled with mischief.

Xu Qigang felt like he had made a very disadvantageous move, as his intention was to punish her. But it seemed to have no effect; she appeared instead to be enjoying herself.

Even worse, he felt like he was the one who ended up being punished.

Xu Qigang closed his eyes, striving to calm himself down, but the results were far from ideal. Mainly because she kept moving around.

If it wasn’t winter, if they weren’t wearing thick winter clothes, Xu Qigang couldn’t guarantee that he could control his impulses.

“Stop squirming, be good. Didn’t they teach you this when you first joined the union?” he said with a stern face.

“No, our leaders were pretty good.” That was a lifetime ago, she couldn’t remember so much.

Those damned rascals, they must have gone easy because she was a woman.

“You…” He truly was at a loss with her.

He let go, intending to set her down, but Sheng Ning stubbornly clung on and wouldn’t let go. He feared that if he really dropped her, it would be him who’d feel heartache, so his actions became tentative.

“Get down!” he said firmly, his expression stern.