Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

His warm breath hit her face and entered her nose. Xia Ning's face was a bit red. She looked away and said in a low voice, “Enoch is outside alone. Let's go eat with him.” She wanted to step back and leave, but how could Qiao Yu let her go so easily?

He came to the kitchen to clear things up. In the past, he was a piece of wood and she was a chatterbox lark. Now that this piece of wood gained spiritual consciousness, she became an ostrich. If he did not take the initiative, who knew how long this would go on.

His body moved suddenly and blocked in front of her, pus.h.i.+ng her against the marble countertop.

“Qiao Yu, what are you doing?” Xia Ning pushed the tall man in front of her and glared at him in anger. He was playing this trick again and always in the kitchen.

Qiao Yu held Xia Ning's cheeks and looked into her eyes. He said in a low voice, “Don't avoid the topic.”

Xia Ning looked down and said in a low voice, “I didn't…”

“So tell me, do you still want hotpot?” Qiao Yu asked.

“Huh?” Xia Ning looked up at Qiao Yu with confusion.

Qiao Yu looked at her and did not speak. It was as if he did not want to explain and wanted her to realize it herself.

Xia Ning thought closely about what happened just now and realized his intention. She looked at him and shook her head. “No, but I can have some if it's not spicy.”

If she nodded again, he would probably leave immediately.

Qiao Yu caressed her cheek and said in a low voice, “We are the closest people to each other. Don't let me think you are distant from me.”

Xia Ning nodded and felt moved in her heart. What this man meant was, she could do whatever she wanted. If she were polite to him, they would become distant.

“I didn't want to have a cold war with you,” Qiao Yu continued. “But Xia Ning, when will you have me in your heart? I'm just an ordinary man. I want the woman I love to give me the same kind of love, so…”

Xia Ning's pupils contracted. Obviously, she did not expect him to continue the previous topic. She remembered that he left with a dark face.

“But you are right.” Qiao Yu smiled suddenly. “I was the one who forced you. I should even say that I was too selfish. Love is never fair. I was unfair to you back then and now you are unfair to me. We're even. But Xia Ning…”

His voice stopped suddenly, forcing Xia Ning to look into his eyes.

“From the beginning to the end, I don't just want you by my side. I want your person and your heart. You might not love me as much as you did before, but I will wait. I will try my best to make you love me as much as you did before,” Qiao Yu looked at Xia Ning and said in a low voice. “But I hope you won't make me wait for too long. Because I will also worry about my gains and losses. That feeling is really not good.”

Xia Ning looked into his pupils as if she could see a person inside his soul.

“Do you know how pleasant your words sound?” Xia Ning looked at Qiao Yu and said with a smile. “Thank you for loving me. Thank you for understanding me. So I promise you.” She would try her best to love him as much as before.

Qiao Yu's eyebrows moved a little. The gloominess acc.u.mulated over the day disappeared at this moment. As long as she was willing to accept it, there was nothing he could not do. He held her face and said suddenly, “Is the hotpot spicy tonight?”

Xia Ning nodded. “Very spicy.” She had only taken a bite and she couldn't take it anymore!

“Then let me try if it's really that spicy.” As he spoke, Qiao Yu held her face and went down…