The birthday party ended very smoothly, and Jing Mo Ling"s friends left first when the party ended.
Jing Mo Ling and Lu Jin Xiao were excited about getting together that they just walked around the gardens hand-in-hand, while the others chatted in the living room.
In the gardens.
"Brother Xiao, why do I feel like I am dreaming?" Jing Mo Ling said happily while she held onto Lu Jin Xiao"s hand.
"The one that should be saying that is me," Lu Jin Xiao chuckled because he was the one that had been waiting for eight years.
"Now that I think about it, Brother Xiao, aren"t you a bit like a beast? I was only thirteen years old and you already fell for me?"
Lu Jin Xiao"s face turned red a little from embarra.s.sment and he coughed a little, "… That was why I didn"t want and didn"t dare to let you know about my feelings for you…"
Jing Mo Ling laughed when she noticed that Lu Jin Xiao was blus.h.i.+ng, "Actually… I started to fall for you when I was thirteen as well… So… we fell for each other at the same time…"
Lu Jin Xiao"s eyes widen, and he looked at Jing Mo Ling in shock, "R… Really?!"
Jing Mo Ling blushed a little, "Mm…"
Lu Jin Xiao"s hand slapped his forehead as he couldn"t believe that while he was hesitating whether to confess or not and whether Jing Mo Ling likes him or not, Jing Mo Ling had already fallen for him!
Jing Mo Ling was surprised by Lu Jin Xiao"s sudden actions, "Brother Xiao! What are you doing?!"
Jing Mo Ling quickly pulled Lu Jin Xiao"s hand away from his forehead and looked at his slightly red forehead.
Lu Jin Xiao then realized that he just did something stupid in front of Jing Mo Ling, "Nothing, nothing. I… Uhm… I thought there was a mosquito on my forehead, so I tried to slap it."
Jing Mo Ling laughed out when she heard Lu Jin Xiao"s explanation, "You don"t have to hit yourself so hard…"
Jing Mo Ling then gently rubbed Lu Jin Xiao"s forehead, "Is it very painful?"
"N…" Lu Jin Xiao wanted to say "No", but he thought for a moment, "Mm… Very painful…"
Jing Mo Ling was fl.u.s.tered, "Let"s go back into the house and apply some ointment!"
Lu Jin Xiao laughed and grabbed onto Jing Mo Ling"s hand, "No need. I know a special way to make it not painful."
"What way?"
Lu Jin Xiao then bent forward a little, "Kiss."
Jing Mo Ling"s face turned bright red immediately, "You…"
"Please… It is very painful…"
Jing Mo Ling closed her eyes as she contemplated before she quickly moved forward and kissed Lu Jin Xiao"s lips.
Lu Jin Xiao was caught off guard for a moment because he thought that Jing Mo Ling would kiss his forehead.
Lu Jin Xiao then pulled Jing Mo Ling into his arms, "I meant to kiss my forehead."
Jing Mo Ling hung her head low as she was very embarra.s.sed, "You didn"t say…"
"I thought you would know. Afterall, it is my forehead that is hurting and not my lips," Lu Jin Xiao chuckled.
Jing Mo Ling tried to get away from Lu Jin Xiao, but he held her tightly, "Where are you going? You haven"t given me my kiss."
Jing Mo Ling kissed Lu Jin Xiao"s forehead quickly so that she could escape from this embarra.s.sment.
However, Lu Jin Xiao didn"t let her go after she kissed him. Instead, he held her tighter with one hand while holding her face with the other hand.
Lu Jin Xiao slowly moved forward and closed the distance between them.
At first, he gently kissed Jing Mo Ling"s lips, but gradually, his kisses grew deeper. Eventually, his tongue swept through her mouth as he kissed her.
After a long while, Jing Mo Ling"s face was flushed, and she was panting.
Jing Mo Ling hid her head in Lu Jin Xiao"s chest, "Didn"t you say to kiss your forehead?"
Lu Jin Xiao chuckled, "I did, but after you kissed my lips, my lips started to hurt too."
Jing Mo Ling looked up instinctively as she bit on her lower lip, "You are playing rogue!"
"After waiting for so long, I should get some benefits, right? Don"t you like me playing rogue?" Lu Jin Xiao asked as his forehead touched Jing Mo Ling"s forehead.
"… Mm… I like it too…" Jing Mo Ling said softly before she quickly pecked Lu Jin Xiao"s lips once more.
Lu Jin Xiao laughed and hugged Jing Mo Ling tightly once again before they continued to stroll in the gardens.
In the living room.
"Mom, why do I feel like Ying Ying is being abducted by sister-in-law?" Yang Kai Jie said when he looked at Yang Zhen Ying who have been sticking to Mo Xi ever since she got out of the car.
Jing Ya laughed when she heard that, she was feeling happy that Yang Zhen Ying was willing to get close to another person, and she could also see that her daughter was getting more open.
After some time, it was getting late, so they were going to go back home.
"Ying Ying, this is sister-in-law"s number. If you need anything, you can call sister-in-law, or if you miss sister-in-law, you can call sister-in-law as well. Next time, sister-in-law will teach you how to protect yourself, that way you don"t need to be afraid that there would be bad people. When bad people come, Ying Ying will know how to protect yourself, and bad people won"t be able to hurt you," Mo Xi said as she handed a piece of paper to Yang Zhen Ying and gently stroked her head.
"… Mm…" Yang Zhen Ying replied softly.
Jing Ya then took Yang Zhen Ying"s hand, "Little Xi, thank you," and they left Jing Mansion.
Though Lu Jin Xiao and Jing Mo Ling were reluctant to part, the Lu family also left eventually.
Jing Cang, Yang Shu Ling, Jing Mo Teng, Ling Xuan, Jing Mo Ling, and Jing Bo Chuan went back to their rooms after talking awhile more.