Chapter 456: Chapter 456

"Oh," Li Qingshen simply replied with a detached tone upon hearing Ling Momo’s words, causing Ling Momo to suddenly widen her eyes in surprise. She hesitated for a moment before continuing, "But, teacher, why do you... still drink?"

Ling Momo had actually wanted to ask, ’Teacher, why did you take the drinks for me...’ but at the last moment, she chose to ask in a more subtle way.

Li Qingshen’s hand on the steering wheel trembled slightly, his gaze fixed straight ahead on the road, yet his eyes flickered unpredictably.

The atmosphere inside the car became eerily tense.

Ling Momo started to feel restless and even began to regret bringing up the topic that made the atmosphere so awkward. She silently bit her teeth, just about to change the subject, when Li Qingshen suddenly turned his head to look at her nonchalantly and blinked gently. Three words escaped his lips, "What do you think?"

He had said it so effortlessly, yet those three words exploded in Ling Momo’s mind like a thunderbolt, throwing her thoughts into turmoil.

Ah... God, these three words, ’what do you think?’ What do they actually mean?

Could it really be... as she had whimsically thought, that God, likes her?

Ling Momo’s heart began to beat faster and faster, so fast that she felt like she could die at any moment. She sensed that the atmosphere in the car, compared to just before, had gotten even more tense and now even carried a hint of ambiguity!

Ling Momo sat frozen in the passenger seat, not daring to move at all. Those three words echoed over and over in her mind, and slowly, her face began to flush. What was happening to her?

In the past, she wouldn’t have reacted this way, but these recent days, every time she was alone with Li Qingshen, the same symptoms would appear: blushing and heart-pounding, unable to control herself.

God, how could he like her?

It can’t be, it can’t be... She must be deluding herself!

Thinking this, Ling Momo suddenly shook her head vigorously, murmuring involuntarily, "Definitely not, it’s not..."

Li Qingshen, through the rearview mirror, watched a flustered Ling Momo. His eyes originally carried a hint of inquiry.

As he noticed her gaze shifting from initial panic to chaotic disturbance, as if she had encountered someone she liked...

Li Qingshen’s expression gradually brightened.

He vaguely knew what her actions implied...

Li Qingshen remained silent, and it took a while for Ling Momo to come back to her senses. Then, startled, she turned her head only to meet Li Qingshen’s gaze. Frantically, she averted her eyes and gripped her hand tightly; her heartbeat quickened again. She took a deep breath, trying to stay calm, but the next second, she heard Li Qingshen’s distinctive voice whisper by her ear, "Momo..."

Ling Momo couldn’t help but turn her head and then saw the profound affection in Li Qingshen’s deep and dark eyes. She couldn’t resist sinking into them, forgetting to breathe. They stared at each other for a solid three seconds before he gently blinked and slowly leaned closer to her.

[At home, revolving around parents makes it hard to write efficiently. This is it for tonight. I originally promised a ten-Chapter pace, but don’t worry, upon returning to Beijing tomorrow morning, I will make up for all the Chapters I owe from 2012! Thanks for being understanding! God confessing?]