“If he’s just a friend, why would he kiss you? If he’s just a friend, why would you leave me and go to his home as soon as he calls, even lying that the company has an urgent matter? If he’s just a friend, how could you stay at his place overnight?”
Although he heard her personally admit her love for him, when he spoke of those events that made his blood boil, his cold face revealed fluctuating emotions.
Huo Juren tried to hide the jealousy on his face. A man’s jealousy was ugly, and he didn’t want to become an ugly man.
“You… know?” Shao Pinxi was surprised, thinking she had covered those two incidents perfectly, never expecting that he already knew.
“That night, when Jiangshu called, he was extremely emotionally unstable. He never drinks, but that night he didn’t let go of the alcohol bottle. I was afraid that if I left, he might suffer alcohol poisoning! I used all my skills to finally get him to bed just before dawn.
Jiangshu and I have always been friends like family, with absolutely no ambiguity or cheating! And because of me, Jiangshu was seriously hurt. Since you threatened to harm Jiangshu, I have an obligation and responsibility to protect him!
In short, Jiangshu and I are just friends! If you don’t believe me, you can investigate!”
Shao Pinxi never imagined that the only night she spent at Li Jiangshu’s place would become the catalyst for her breakup with Huo Juren.
“Are you saying that I’m the only one you love?” Huo Juren gazed deeply at her, his surface calm but his inner world already in turmoil.
He never knew that nervousness could be related to him.
Even a death row prisoner waiting for final judgment probably wasn’t as nervous as he was now.
His heart could actually beat so fast!
“That’s right,” Shao Pinxi admitted.
It was precisely because she deliberately concealed what happened with Li Jiangshu that their love was destroyed. Only now did she truly understand how important honesty is.
The word “right” completely removed the thousand-pound stone from his heart.
She only loved him! This realization made his mind blank for a moment.
Becoming a key figure controlling Taiwan’s economic lifeline, quickly occupying key positions in the American business world, making the Huo family one of the top ten global enterprises… all these dazzling titles and glorious achievements were nothing compared to knowing she loved only him!
“Then, prove it to me,” his icy tone gradually softening.
“Prove?” She didn’t understand. Love was intangible; how could one prove it?
The next second, his cool, thin lips completely covered her slightly parted tender lips, a hot, passionate French kiss that almost took away all of Shao Pinxi’s breathing space!
The kiss lasting nearly a minute allowed them to feel each other’s most genuine emotions from the depths of their hearts.
Their bodies were so close, and similarly, their hearts had never been this near, as if they could clearly feel their two hearts firmly stuck together.
“What about you?” His watery eyes were now filled with expectation.
She only loved him, but what about him?
Miss Liang said there was someone irreplaceable in his heart. Was that person her?
“You still owe me a command, remember?” Instead of answering, he asked. “Now, listen carefully, the third command is—” whispering in her ear, he softly said three words—
Marry me.
In an instant, Shao Pinxi felt like she was in a dream.
“This is not a proposal, it’s an order. You have no right to say ‘no’.”
The misty vapor blurred her vision, quietly dyeing Shao Pinxi’s eyes.
“What does your silence mean? A silent protest?”
“Not being allowed to say ‘no’ is already miserable enough. Are you not even allowed a silent protest? Aren’t you being a bit too domineering?” Tears that were not meant to be shed slid down, and Shao Pinxi sniffled.
“Being domineering has always been my synonym. Don’t you know that yet? Mrs. Huo.”
The word “Mrs. Huo” finally drew out crystalline teardrops.
No matter how resolute or cold a woman is, when facing the man she loves, she becomes like water.
Seeing this, Huo Junren wanted to gently wipe away her sweet tears with his fingertips, but at that moment, a jarring car horn rudely interrupted.
His sword-like thick eyebrows couldn’t help but furrow.
They were too immersed in their own world, completely forgetting they were currently on the road.
The traffic lights had changed countless times. If it weren’t the late night with few cars passing, the harsh honking would have long since pierced their intimate bubble.
“Let’s drive,” she said softly.
“Driving is fine, but before that—” he wanted to kiss her thoroughly.
Their four lips met tightly again, and the sweet atmosphere in the car heated up once more…
