Chapter 39

As Johnathan approached slowly, my mind became a mess.

Just as I was about to dodge, Reynaldo suddenly dragged a chair over and sat down.

Johnathan paused, furrowing his brows as he looked at him, “What are you doing?”

Reynaldo blew a smoke ring and casually said, “Can’t see clearly from far away. Get closer so I can see how you guys kiss in detail.”

Johnathan chuckled and said, “What the hell is this strange hobby of yours?”

Reynaldo flicked his cigarette ash and said earnestly, “Carry on, you guys carry on, just pretend I don’t exist.”

I glanced at Reynaldo, but I didn’t see any emotions on his face. Maybe he really just wanted to watch me kiss Johnathan.

Thinking about this, I felt uneasy again in my heart. Reynaldo calmly watched me and Johnathan.

"You're crazy!" Johnathan couldn’t stand it anymore and cursed at him. Then he hummed, “See, see, just open your eyes and look carefully!”

Speaking, Johnathan squeezed my shoulder and then slowly leaned in with his face. Closer than just now, I could almost feel his breath. I was already anxious in my heart. Unfortunately, Reynaldo happened to be sitting right next to him, staring without blinking. Suddenly, there was an inexplicable sense of pressure in the surroundings. I was even more panicked in my heart.

Johnathan’s breath grew closer and closer. I couldn’t take it anymore and was about to push him away. But unexpectedly, he suddenly pushed me away and angrily said to Reynaldo, “Damn it! You’re really sick. If you keep looking like this, how can I kiss a beautiful girl?”

Reynaldo said expressionlessly, “Kiss with your mouth.”

“You’re crazy. If you really don’t want to kiss me, just say it. What’s with this look you’re giving me?”

My heart trembled, and I looked at Reynaldo in astonishment. Did he come over because he didn’t want me to kiss Johnathan?

However, in the next second, the man’s indifferent words completely shattered my illusion.

“You’re overthinking it,” Reynaldo chuckled nonchalantly. “I sat so close just to learn a thing or two about kissing from you. Come on, keep going, you guys.”

“Continue my ass, who can still kiss with you staring like that? Damn it, I’m done playing, I’m done!” Johnathan got up irritably and said, “This game is unplayable, you guys play by yourselves.”

“Hahaha, Mr. Dunlap, the master of romance, is actually afraid of a simple kiss.”

“Yeah, yeah, when did Mr. Dunlap become so shy?”

“Haha, turns out Mr. Dunlap couldn’t handle it in the end!”

Johnathan lit a cigarette, glared at Reynaldo, and said to the laughing crowd, “Alright, alright, all of you can do it. Since you’re all so capable, then go ahead and get rid of this man. Who can still kiss when being stared at so deathly by him? I’ll believe whoever I go with!”

“Cut!”

The crowd laughed disdainfully, and one by one they showed their contempt for him. Fortunately, Johnathan was not angry either; he just sat aside smoking.

The game didn’t continue, and I finally could breathe a sigh of relief. The time afterwards was when everyone sat together and drank alcohol. Originally, I said I was going to leave, but Kimberly kept warmly persuading me to stay, and Reynaldo’s gaze seemed to warn me not to be ungrateful. I couldn’t help it, so I had to pull Lavonne and sit in the corner again.

I was hoping that this gathering would end soon; after all, I have to report to the company early tomorrow morning. Fortunately, Kimberly and Reynaldo left early. Both of these main characters left, and it didn’t matter whether the others left or not.

I had intended to ask Lavonne to leave, but unfortunately she got into the spirit with Johnathan. No matter how I called her to leave, she didn’t move and even defiantly fist-fought with Johnathan. Seeing her flushed face, I knew she had already had quite a few drinks. On the other hand, Johnathan had no trace of drunkenness on his face. Sure enough, no matter how good Lavonne’s drinking capacity was, she couldn’t compare to Johnathan.

I definitely couldn’t leave Lavonne alone here, so I could only wait for her by the side. It was getting late into the night, and Lavonne finally drank herself to sleep. I helped her out of the club with difficulty and waited by the roadside to hail a taxi.

Drunk people were coming out one after another, and taxis were in high demand. I waited for a long time, but I couldn’t catch a taxi. Suddenly, Johnathan’s car stopped in front of me. The car window rolled down, and Johnathan, sitting in the passenger seat, smiled at me and said, “Let’s go, Esmeralda, I’ll take you back home.”