Hsu Hui is not a very open person, especially when it comes to relationships.
It's already quite an achievement for her to have the courage to say this much now, so of course she can't take another step forward.
She stopped where she was, avoiding Li Chonghua's questioning, and changed the subject: "Let's put the fresh food out first, and we can talk about the rest when we get back."
It's laughable that the two of them had been in a fake marriage for so long.
Li Chonghua never even held Xu Hui's hand, and his interactions with her were more formal than those with strangers.
This led Xu Hui to completely overlook the possibility that Li Chonghua liked her.
After the two of them put the fresh seafood away and said goodbye to Qiao Mei, they left the villa. Only then did Li Chonghua nervously steer the conversation back to the main topic.
"Xiao Hui, I...I'm so sorry. I hid the fact that I've always had a crush on you. The reason I agreed to your suggestion of a fake marriage was because I had a lot of ulterior motives. If you find it hard to accept, you can do whatever you want, I have no objections. But your current situation with Xiao Mei isn't suitable for this..."
"Just what? Just divorce you and leave you, is that it?" Xu Hui interrupted him, her red eyes revealing a hint of disappointment in him.
Unfortunately, the oblivious Li Chonghua failed to notice this.
He pursed his lips and clenched his fist, not giving her an answer, which was clearly what he was thinking.
Xu Hui had never seen anyone so reserved in matters of the heart. After sighing, her ears burning red, she took the initiative to touch his hand. Her fingertips slowly climbed up his large hand and slipped inside, holding his palm and feeling his burning body temperature.
"No, I won't." Her eyelashes fluttered, and she didn't dare to look at Li Chonghua again, but the grip on his large hand was very tight. "I don't dislike this."
Her two consecutive sentences made Li Chonghua's eyes, which had been covered in dust again, shine brightly once more.
He glanced down at the small hand that had slipped into his large hand, suppressed his excitement, and quietly moved closer to Xu Hui, replying in an almost trembling voice, "Okay."
He didn't say anything more.
But after boarding the aircraft, looking at Xu Hui's luscious lips, he asked her in a hoarse voice, "May I kiss you?"
Li Chonghua is already forty years old, but when it comes to relationships, he's still as naive as an eighteen-year-old.
During this time, Xu Hui noticed almost everything he did for her, from his care and love to even the smallest things.
After learning that Li Chonghua had actually helped her much earlier without asking for anything in return, her initial resistance towards him vanished completely.
She didn't know what to call her feelings for him, but she knew for sure that if she rejected this cautious and humbly loving man this time, he would never dare to take the plunge again.
So she bit her lip and took the initiative to answer him with her actions, covering his lips with her own and taking away his first kiss that he had kept for so long.
The overwhelming fragrance made Li Chonghua's head buzz, and he couldn't believe it was real.
Instead, I was thinking, this must just be an incredibly vivid dream, right?
Otherwise, why would the person he had cherished and coveted for so long kiss him at this moment?
He couldn't distinguish between reality and dreams, but he didn't want to miss this rare opportunity.
After all, this was the first time in so many years that he had such an absurd and rare dream.
Having made up his mind, Li Chonghua temporarily separated his lips from Xu Hui's, creating some distance between them.
Seeing this, Xu Hui thought he wanted to end it and was about to say something when she saw him take off his white-rimmed glasses, revealing his somewhat listless but fiercely lustful eyes.
Li Chonghua stopped being passive and began to actively pursue the woman in front of him.
He pressed his forehead against hers, gently rubbing the tip of his nose against her upturned nose. The warmth of his breath and the strong male hormones emanating from him surged towards Xu Hui, causing her eyes to well up with tears and her body to go limp.
Only then did he continue his efforts, his right thumb tracing a path from the back of her neck down to her earlobe, before gently rubbing her still slightly moist red lips.
"Xiao Hui... I really, really want to..."
He spoke so softly that Xu Hui didn't hear what he said next.
All I know is that he finally mustered the courage to take the beautiful things that belonged to her.
In a daze, she suddenly remembered her past with Qiao Ziming.
When she was with Qiao Ziming before, there were similar intimate situations, but at that time, Qiao Ziming was very chauvinistic.
She was not allowed to react in any way, nor was she allowed to open her eyes, let alone be considerate of her feelings.
Now, looking at the man who so openly displayed his emotional reactions before her and gave her maximum freedom, she suddenly felt a little regretful after living for so many years.
She regretted being so easily fooled by Qiao Ziming's sweet words, regretted not paying more attention to the people around her, and regretted even more that she only realized Li Chonghua's feelings for her so late.
If she had been more perceptive back then, Li Chonghua would probably have a child of his own by now, right?
Thinking of this, just as Li Chonghua was about to stop, Xu Hui whispered in his ear, "Do you... want a child of your own?"
She knew he didn't dislike Qiao Mei and genuinely treated her like his own daughter, but someone as good as him shouldn't even have a descendant.
Li Chonghua was stunned for a moment, not understanding her meaning at first.
Only after he honestly nodded did his neck suddenly turn bright red, realizing what she meant.
At this moment, the aircraft, which had activated autopilot mode, brought the two of them home.
Before leaving, Xu Hui left him with these words: "If you want your wish to come true, come find me before 10 p.m. If you don't want to, just pretend I didn't say anything."
This was no small matter for Li Chonghua.
After spending almost half an hour in the bedroom, he finally realized that everything was reality and not his imagination. Without even waiting for nightfall, he knocked on Xu Hui's door.
As soon as Xu Hui opened the door, she smelled a strong scent of shower gel and realized that he had already taken a shower. She immediately understood what he meant.
After pressing the heat off his earlobes, he opened the door and let the person in.
It seems she had made preparations long ago; she had already drawn the curtains in her bedroom and had taken a shower.
Now, everything is ready, except for the final push.
After Li Chonghua told her dryly that he had thought it through, he didn't know how to start with her, but he took the initiative to snuggle into her soft embrace.
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