He sounded casual, like he was telling a joke, but there was some sincerity in his voice.
Qin Zhi'ai wasn't sure whether he was joking or being serious, so she decided to take it as a joke. Her heart fluttered at his flirtatious words. She joked back with a smile. "Then you'll be my partner in crime."
"Partner in crime?" Gu Yusheng didn't seem happy with that title. He wrinkled his eyebrows and turned the steering wheel with one hand while the other hand was on the window. He stared the road ahead of him and was lost in thought for a while before he turned to look at her. He still sounded casual when he said, "How could I be the partner in crime? It's obvious that I am only following my partner's lead."
Following the partner's lead—this saying could only be about a couple.
Qin Zhi'ai's heart raced to the point she couldn't take it any longer; Gu Yusheng's flirtatious words were too much.
