"Yes, I like you."

This confession instantly struck Xia Ze's heartstrings, making him unable to suppress his inner emotions any longer.

However, rationality stood in his mind like an indestructible fortress, reminding him that there were still issues between them that needed to be clarified.

Xia Ze looked at Xie Qi in front of him and said slowly, "From what I understand, you loved your fiancée so much before that you even risked your life for her. How can I believe what you just said?"

After hearing what Xia Ze said, Xie Qi hesitated for only a second, then immediately said, "I have never had any love for Ye Meng'en."

His tone was extremely firm, as if he wanted to imprint these words deeply into Xia Ze's heart, leaving no room for doubt.

"Growing up, I always treated her as my younger sister, but one day my adoptive father said Ye Meng'en liked me and threatened to commit suicide in order to get me to agree to the marriage. Although I didn't like her, I agreed to repay my adoptive parents for raising me."

"At the time, I was completely focused on my studies and had no idea what love was. I just thought that if I agreed, I would have to take responsibility. Later, they lied to me and said Ye Meng'en was poisoned and her adoptive mother begged me to save her. As their adopted son, I couldn't refuse their pleas, so I went looking for an antidote."

After Xie Qi finished saying those words, a pitiful expression appeared on his face. He looked at Xia Ze eagerly, hoping that the other party would soften his heart.

When Xia Ze heard this, he did not respond immediately, but fell into a brief contemplation.

Then he slowly said, "I believe what you said for now, but when you first met me, you acted frivolously and touched me. Aren't you going to give me a reasonable explanation?"

As Xia Ze finished speaking, Xie Qi squatted down and moved closer. He knelt on one knee and leaned forward, almost touching the edge of the bed. Then, he stretched out his hands and firmly grasped Xia Ze's slender hands that were resting on the edge of the bed.

"Just think of it as me falling in love with you at first sight, so much so that I was impulsive and attracted by your beauty, and I want you to be my life, okay?"

Xie Qi spoke the last two words extremely softly and carefully, as if he was afraid of disturbing something precious.

At this moment, his eyes were fixed on Xia Ze, and the deep affection in his eyes was so pure, like a clear lake without any impurities.

Even Xia Ze himself couldn't help but tremble when he saw such a look, and subconsciously wanted to look away, for fear that if he looked at it any longer, he would be involuntarily immersed in it and unable to extricate himself.

However, Xia Ze could clearly feel his heart beating like a drum, as if it was about to burst through his chest. He knew that he was already deeply trapped.

Just like that, he silently let Xie Qi hold his hand tightly. After struggling for a moment, he finally lowered his voice and responded softly: "Okay... okay..."

Although the sound was as soft as a mosquito, Xie Qi was able to detect it. As soon as Xia Ze finished speaking, Xie Qi was so excited that he could not contain himself. Without hesitation, he hugged her tightly in his arms. The two of them clung to each other tightly, as if they had become one.

"I heard it, you can't regret it!"

At this moment, Xia Ze, who was tightly embraced by Xie Qi, gently pushed him and said embarrassedly, "Let go first, I want to go to the bathroom."

"Oh... then I'll help you over there."

"Need not…"

"I'll use it."

“…”

At this moment, the three people downstairs sat upright, facing each other in silence. Perhaps they didn't immediately understand what Xia Ze meant at first, but after so long, they had already noticed some clues.

Later, when Xie Qi and Xia Ze walked down the stairs side by side and announced that they would go hand in hand, the previous vague guess instantly became certain.

Xiahou Yuan looked at the two men standing side by side, his lips moving several times, as if a thousand words were welling up in his mind, but he finally spoke hesitantly, "Son, you... when did this start?"

"Father, I've actually regained consciousness a long time ago, but my body just won't listen and I can't wake up. He's been taking good care of me all this time, and I know it all very well. I can even clearly sense everything. Perhaps it was during this time that I developed a love for him."

Xiahou Yuan was planning to say a few more words, but before he could finish his words, Madam Xia suddenly pulled him aside.

Then, Madam Xia walked quickly towards the two of them, a happy smile on her face.

She stretched out her hands, one tightly grasping Xie Qi's hand, the other firmly grasping Xia Ze's hand, and said excitedly: "Xie Qi, do you like my son? My son is handsome, and you will definitely not suffer any loss if you have a relationship with him, really!"

After hearing what Mrs. Xia said, Xie Qi smiled and responded, "I like it, I like it very much."

After hearing Xie Qi's sincere response, Mrs. Xia placed Xia Ze's hand directly into Xie Qi's palm without hesitation.

With a joyful smile on his face, he said, "In that case, let's not delay any longer. As the saying goes, 'a day is worse than a day', let's just go get the marriage certificate today~"

In the end, the other two men in the family didn't find any opportunity to interrupt, so Mrs. Xia quickly sent Xie Qi and the others out of the house.

When it comes to the lifelong affairs of her two sons, Mrs. Xia is completely consumed by worry. She's been fretting over the years, and now that her youngest son finally has someone he loves, she's determined to seize this rare opportunity, no matter what.

What's more, through her contact and understanding with Xie Qi during this period, Mrs. Xia was deeply satisfied with Xie Qi's character.

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