Chapter 81 Kiss
Xia Fanxing and Xie Jingchen walked along the edge of the playground toward a relatively quiet meadow not far away.
Xie Jingchen stopped, took off his military overcoat and lay down on the dry meadow. "Sit down and rest for a while."
The two sat down side by side, but soon lay down almost simultaneously.
The starry sky before one's eyes is so breathtaking that one cannot help but want to embrace it.
On the vast, boundless, deep blue sky, countless stars densely fill the night sky, dazzling, magnificent, and seemingly within reach.
Away from the noise of the campfire, all around was quiet, with only the faint sound of the night breeze rustling the grass.
"So beautiful..." Xia Fanxing murmured to herself.
Such a beautiful view perfectly embodies the meaning of "stars" in her name.
"Yes, it's beautiful," Xie Jingchen replied.
But unlike Xia Fanxing, he wasn't completely immersed in the beautiful scenery of the starry sky; instead, he kept looking at her.
Starlight fell on her profile, gilding her cool and beautiful face with a gentle silver edge, and her eyes shone brighter than the stars in the sky.
The air was filled with the faint scent of grass, and the two were very close, their shoulders touching.
The aftereffects of Mussels burned fiercely in his blood. Xie Jingchen took a deep breath without making a sound, and then suddenly sat up.
He said very solemnly, "Comrade Xia Fanxing, I like you. It's not concern, not the affection a superior has for a subordinate, but a man's liking for a woman. It's the liking of wanting a future with you."
Xia Fanxing's heart skipped a beat as she turned to see Xie Jingchen's resolute face.
She was slightly tipsy, but this passionate confession completely sobered her up, and she found it somewhat amusing.
She was supposed to be the one to explain the truth to Xie Jingchen first, but unexpectedly, he confessed his feelings first.
Xie Jingchen's ears were already bright red, and he was very nervous, but Xia Fanxing's stare calmed him down.
"Before you answer, I have something very important to tell you." Xie Jingchen did not hide anything and recounted from beginning to end the story of how he went to Haicheng on a mission but unexpectedly spent the night with a certain woman.
Xie Jingchen said, "At the time, I left a note at the guesthouse. Qiao Feitian came to me with that note and said that she was 'the person from that night,' so I admitted that she was my fiancée."
"But her later actions made me doubt her authenticity, so I asked the Haicheng Public Security Bureau to help me investigate her past. This morning, I received the investigation results from the Haicheng Public Security Bureau. Multiple pieces of evidence show that she did not go to the guesthouse that night at all; she is a fraud."
Xie Jingchen paused for a moment, seemingly hesitant about what to say next, but still decided to speak.
“During this time, no one went to the guesthouse to inquire about what happened that night, and I couldn’t find out who that person was. Moreover, I was not in a good state of mind that night, and I couldn’t even be sure whether it actually happened.”
“I’ve thought about this for a long time. I can’t miss out on you because of this, but I can’t hide it from you either. So I’m telling you and giving you the choice. If you mind, I won’t bother you anymore from now on.”
After saying this, Xie Jingchen stared intently at Xia Fanxing, awaiting her reply.
He didn't want to hear a negative answer from Xia Fanxing, but if she really minded and refused, he would respect her decision.
"Hmm..." Xia Fanxing murmured, her voice still carrying the lingering effects of the alcohol.
She propped herself up on her hands and sat up. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, her face was very close to Xie Jingchen's, and the scent of alcohol from her breath could reach his nose.
Xia Fanxing nodded, feigning seriousness. "You are very honest."
Xie Jingchen's eyes were churning with intense emotions, but he didn't dare to utter a single word, fearing that any noise would cause Xia Fanxing to push him away without hesitation.
"There's a secret I should have told you a long time ago," Xia Fanxing whispered in Xie Jingchen's ear with a smile, "Actually, I'm the one who was 'that night'."
Xie Jingchen felt a "boom" and was instantly overwhelmed by intense disbelief and immense joy.
But he didn't lose his temper. He forced down the upturned corners of his mouth and pressed on, "Really? You... really?"
Xia Fanxing then mentioned that she had met Qiao Feitian as soon as she boarded the train, and that Qiao Feitian had said she was going to find her fiancé.
"At first, I thought you and her were really engaged, but then I found out she was an imposter. Since I didn't know you well, I wanted to see what kind of person you were. In the end, I thought you were really good, so I set a trap for Qiao Feitian to fall into and get rid of her completely."
Xia Fanxing, without even blinking, looked at Xie Jingchen's reaction and asked, "Do you think I'm very scheming and ruthless?"
Xie Jingchen was stunned for two seconds. Then, for the first time, Xia Fanxing saw such a vivid and intense expression on his face. There was even a faint glimmer of tears in his eyes.
"So, what is Qiao Feitian's pregnancy report...?"
Xie Jingchen already had a guess in his mind, but he dared not believe it.
Just like when he was a child, he didn't believe he was destined to be a lone star.
But as his family members kept getting into trouble, he was forced to believe it, and he was also forced to stay away.
His decision to confess his feelings to Xia Fanxing was made after countless struggles.
He didn't want to have any regrets; he wanted to gamble with that so-called fate one more time.
If they could be together, he would risk his life to protect Xia Fanxing.
But he didn't expect that Xia Fanxing was not only the woman from that night, but she might also be pregnant with his child.
Xia Fanxing didn't explain directly. Instead, she took Xie Jingchen's hand, lifted his cotton-padded coat, and placed his hand on the sweater underneath.
Xie Jingchen's pupils suddenly contracted!
He felt the slightly raised curve!
"Xie Jingchen." Xia Fanxing smiled gently, her voice trembling slightly. "You're going to be a father."
In that instant, Xie Jingchen's mind went completely blank.
Immediately afterwards, an overwhelming wave of ecstasy and an indescribable bittersweet feeling of happiness washed over him, instantly shattering all his psychological defenses.
Is he going to be a father?
And it's his and Xia Fanxing's child?
He and Xia Fanxing are about to have a complete life, with each other's blood flowing through their veins!
All his worries and anxieties crumbled at that moment. Xie Jingchen suddenly hugged Xia Fanxing tightly, his eyes burning with passion and his voice hoarse.
"Star, marry me, let me take good care of you...and our child, for the rest of my life!"
This time it was no longer an inquiry, but a solemn promise and request.
Xia Fanxing felt his tight embrace and patted his back with a smile, "I promise you. If I didn't, you'd strangle me to death."
Xie Jingchen quickly let go, looking up and down nervously, afraid that he might hurt his wife and children in the slightest.
Xia Fanxing suddenly looked behind Xie Jingchen and asked in surprise, "Company Commander, what brings you here?"
Xie Jingchen subconsciously looked back, but the next second, he felt a gentle kiss on his cheek.
He froze, as if he had instantly become a statue, completely still.
"Fool." Xia Fanxing chuckled.
Xie Jingchen turned around, his eyes seemingly filled with a thousand complex and intense emotions, which burst forth with a strong and dazzling light a few seconds later.
Without hesitation, he put his arm around Xia Fanxing's shoulder and bent down.
Xia Fanxing did not resist and slowly closed her eyes. She looked very calm, but the trembling of her eyelashes still betrayed her nervousness.
Their lips drew closer and closer until his thin lips pressed against hers.
It began as a gentle probe, like a butterfly landing softly on a petal, carrying endless tenderness and caution.
After he sensed her hesitant response, the kiss gradually deepened, becoming passionate and lingering.
Carrying the sweet scent of Mousseles, and the sacredness witnessed by the starry sky, they exchanged their most sincere emotions.
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