TSMVHATRM Chapter 102

Time Space: the Male Villain Has the Ability To Read Minds Chapter 102: Cold War with the Villainous Boss

“Thank you, Brother Gu Rong.”

The villainous boss simply nodded after hearing this.

Still expressionless, he put his gloves back in his bag, took out his linear algebra book, and began reading with his eyes lowered.

Pei Tiantian gently poked his arm with her chubby little hand, but unexpectedly, Gu Rong reacted strongly, pulling back quickly to avoid her hand.

Pei Tiantian opened her innocent grape-like eyes and moved closer to Gu Rong: “Brother Gu Rong, what’s wrong?”

Gu Rong awkwardly turned his head away.

He kept replaying the scene of Pei Tiantian pressing her face against his in his mind.

He had never been so intimate with anyone before.

Even his adoptive parents had never treated him like that.

Although he didn’t dislike this feeling, and even felt a strange, inexplicable liking after realizing it,

Gu Rong was still a little uncomfortable, so he reflexively avoided Pei Tiantian’s touch.

Pei Tiantian paused, then pouted, looking at him with hurt eyes.

“Brother Gu Rong, are you angry? I only touched you because I like you. Touching means liking someone.”

Upon hearing the words “like you,” Gu Rong’s heart pounded, and his face burned.

He quickly covered his face with his hands and turned to the left, hiding his flushed cheeks so Pei Tiantian wouldn’t see.

Pei Tiantian, however, saw it as Gu Rong not wanting to talk to her, so he propped himself up on his arm, refusing to communicate and keeping her at arm’s length.

She was even more unhappy.

What did this villainous boss mean by acting like a defiled innocent man?

It was just a cheek-to-cheek touch!

That’s affection!

She and the Pei family often hugged and kissed.

Why did it seem like she’d taken advantage of him?

Pei Tiantian angrily turned her head away, ignoring him completely.

When the school bell rang, the blush on Gu Rong’s face finally subsided.

Gu Rong took out his textbook and focused on the lesson.

Suddenly, after an unknown amount of time, Gu Rong noticed an unusual quiet around him.

He instinctively turned his head and saw Pei Tiantian’s chubby profile and round chin.

She was sitting on the other side of the table, silently reading a book, not giving Gu Rong a single word or glance.

Gu Rong assumed Pei Tiantian was finally concentrating on her studies and felt a little relieved.

Usually in class, Pei Tiantian would either lean against him, chattering away like a little sparrow, or she would be dozing off at the table .

This focused state of mind was rare.

For an entire day, Pei Tiantian had been so attentive in class, and after class, she went out to play with Fang Yun and the others.

She hadn’t said a word to Gu Rong.

But Gu Rong couldn’t sit still.

His eyes were filled with confusion.

He felt a heavy weight pressing on his heart, making him uneasy.

Gu Rong wanted to change this situation, but he didn’t know what to do.

After all, Pei Tiantian has always been the most proactive one between the two of them.

Even the Pei family noticed that Pei Tiantian and Gu Rong seemed a bit off today. After dinner, Wang Ruizhen carried Pei Tiantian to her room. “What’s wrong? Did you have a fight with your brother Gu Rong today?”

Pei Tiantian shook her head, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

“I touched cheek to Gu Rong today, and he wasn’t happy about it. I’m a little upset.”

Wang Ruizhen’s eyes showed a hint of a smile. “Is that all?”

Pei Tiantian pouted. “Grandma, I like Gu Rong, so I want to be closer to him. But he’s always so distant. I really don’t understand what he’s thinking. Sometimes I feel like he’s really, really good to me, but sometimes I feel like he doesn’t really like me that much. He always keeps his distance from me, which makes me so angry.”

“How could that be? Gu Rong is a very good friend to you. He’s just a bit introverted and doesn’t like to talk much. Besides, since he doesn’t like cheek-to-cheek contact, it means he’s not used to being so close to others. You and Gu Rong are good friends. As Gu Rong’s good friend, you should respect and understand him, right?”

Pei Tiantian nodded, pursing her lips.

Her anger subsided.

Actually, she had been being unreasonable.

The villain in the novel is supposed to be aloof, rarely interacting with anyone, even his bodyguards keep a distance.

Even with the person he secretly loves, the female lead Xue Ningxiang, their most intimate gesture is a handshake.

Nothing more.

Now, the villain is being so kind to her, which is already a slight departure from his usual persona.

He’s even putting on her socks and tucking her blankets like a mother hen.

That’s enough.

She can’t force him to be as intimate as Pei Tianyu, Pei Zihao, and Wang Ruizhen are to her.

Even best friends need distance; distance makes the heart grow fonder.

“Grandma, I know, I was being stubborn. I shouldn’t have been angry with Brother Gu Rong.”

Wang Ruizhen picked up Pei Tiantian and rubbed her face against her granddaughter’s soft cheek. “Little darling, it’s okay, Grandma likes to snuggle up to you.”

Pei Tiantian’s eyes crinkled with laughter. “Grandma, I like it too.”

She cupped Wang Ruizhen’s face in her little hands and gave her a big kiss.

When Pei Tiantian ran to Pei Zihao’s room with her short legs, Gu Rong was already there.

He looked up at Pei Tiantian, his beautiful phoenix eyes filled with sadness and confusion.

Pei Tiantian seemed to sense his emotions as well, and her heart sank even further.

Pouting, she went over and tugged at Gu Rong’s arm, “I’m sorry, Brother Gu Rong, it was my fault today. Let’s make up.”

Hearing this, Gu Rong felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.

Even his breathing became lighter.

He smiled and nodded.

Pei Tiantian looked at him with a sweet smile.

Pei Zihao, who was doing his homework, looked up curiously, completely unaware that Pei Tiantian and Gu Rong had had a conflict.

“Brother Zihao, concentrate on your homework,”

Pei Tiantian couldn’t help but call out when she saw him peeking around.

Pei Zihao then shrank back down and buried his head in his work like a docile quail.

Since Pei Tiantian started tutoring him, he finally realized that his younger sister wasn’t as delicate and cute as she seemed on the surface.

In fact, many times, Pei Tiantian’s actions were even more ruthless than those of a strict abbess.