Chapter 75 - 84: How About Creating a Few Nobel Prize Winners?
In the time that followed, Heidi was like a curious child, listening to Pierre explain the different schools of Chinese cuisine. As they ate and chatted, sipping their drinks, the conversation flowed from food to current affairs, then to science, and gradually, the atmosphere grew more and more ambiguous.
Perhaps it was the alcohol, or perhaps it was to prove her own charm, but after dinner, the two of them moved to the living room to continue their conversation...
While they were chatting, Heidi took out a record and placed it on the turntable. As the cheerful music began to play, she took the initiative and invited him:
"Aren’t you going to ask me to dance?"
The dance was joyful, their gazes were dreamy, their spirits elated, and their hearts impulsive. As the two of them swayed to the music, they gradually looked into each other’s eyes. When their gazes met, neither knew who took the first step, but in the end, they shared a passionate kiss.
It was both dry tinder and a blazing fire.
And once the fire was lit, it raged out of control.
It burned from the living room on the first floor all the way to the bedroom upstairs, with clothes and dresses tossed along the stairs and in the hallway as they ascended.
...
The next morning, when he woke up again and looked at the woman sleeping beside him, a faint smile played at the corners of Pierre’s lips.
He had to admit, this woman was quite the formidable opponent.
But in the end, he was still the victor.