Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Does It Have to Be Huo Tingdong? Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Does It Have to Be Huo Tingdong? After the eting, Mo Ke told him that Lin Qi had called him. Thinking she had an urgent matter, he went straight ho from the office, only to find that she had left in Lu Li’s car.
Where were she and he going?
Under the grip of confusion, Huo Tingdong dialed Lin Qi’s number. As soon as the call connected, he casually asked, “Where are you?”
Lin Qi replied, “I’m out on an errand.”
Huo Tingdong asked, “Are you alone?”
Lin Qi said, “With a friend.” She wasn’t lying, but she slightly concealed the fact by not explicitly saying it was Lu Li.
Lin Qi was afraid he’d misunderstand, but she was also eager to investigate sothing from seven years ago, so she didn’t explicitly ntion she was with Lu Li.
Huo Tingdong listened, glanced at the rearview mirror which reflected his disappointnt, and then indifferently asked, “When… will you be back?” He initially wanted to ask which friend, what was their full na.
But he seed afraid of being disappointed again, afraid she would lie to him, so he decided not to ask.
Lin Qi said, “I don’t know how late I will be back, but I’ll co back as soon as possible.”
“Okay. I’ll wait for you at ho.”
“Alright.”
After hanging up, Huo Tingdong steered the car around, started up the ramp, and a push on the accelerator drove him out of the parking garage.
At the sa ti.
In the car, Lin Qi had just hung up when Lu Li by her side asked, “Was that Huo Tingdong who called?”
Lin Qi nodded.
Lu Li then asked, “Are you living together?”
Lin Qi was a bit surprised, “How did you know?”
Lu Li smiled, “I could tell from his words—he said he’s ‘waiting for you at ho.'”
Lin Qi said, “Yes, we are living together.”
Lu Li then asked, “So, are you really planning to remarry him?”
Lin Qi furrowed her brows, hesitating.
Now, she was sowhat wavering about remarrying. It’s not that she wasn’t willing to remarry Huo Tingdong, but having been divorced once, she didn’t want to repeat the sa mistakes, so she needed to carefully consider. If she were to remarry, it had to be certain that their feelings were mutual.
Marriage should be built on the feelings between two people, not just for the sake of getting married.
Lin Qi said, “If our relationship is stable, I do plan to remarry.”
Lu Li looked straight ahead, falling into silence, his hands on the steering wheel slightly stiffened.
Lin Qi did not notice the expression on his face and simply continued, “Mr. Lu, did you need sothing from ?”
Lu Li said, “Can you not remarry him?”
“…” Lin Qi suddenly froze.
Lu Li’s brows furrowed slightly, his heart aching sharply.
Seven years ago, he had missed her due to his studies, and he didn’t want to miss her yet again.
“Xiao Qi, can you please consider it carefully?”
Lin Qi said, “I have considered it carefully. Remarriage is not a light matter; it indeed requires careful consideration.”
“I ant ,” Lu Li interrupted her, his tone gentle but firm, “Am I not good enough?”
Lin Qi’s face turned pale, and she sat rigidly in her seat, unsure how to respond.
Seeing her continuous silence, Lu Li grew restless. His hand slightly lifted but then heavily fell back on the steering wheel, “Do you think I don’t know about Momo’s background? Do you think I don’t know he’s not my son? I know very well he’s your son with another man.”
After a pause, he continued, “I wish more than anyone that he were my own flesh and blood, so I could marry you rightfully, just like Huo Tingdong.”
Lin Qi said, “My remarrying him isn’t because of Momo.”
“Then why? Because of feelings?” Lu Li squinted his eyes, unavoidably glancing at her, trying to capture so undisclosed emotions in her eyes, “Do you like him? Or how much does he like you?”
Lin Qi was once again rendered speechless.
Liking…
She hadn’t had a truly stable romantic relationship.
Having had a crush on Lu Li for many years, she thought that was liking, but when he truly wanted to be with her, she hesitated.
In her eyes, Lu Li was like a man surrounded by light, clearly visible from afar, but too glaring when approached, unreachable and to be admired from a distance.
But Huo Tingdong was different.
Despite his superior status, wealthy background, richer than Lu Li, and more unattainable, when he held her, kissed her… she didn’t feel the need to retreat.
Lu Li said, “Xiao Qi, seven years ago, because of my studies, I missed you once, and I don’t want to miss you again.”
At the crossroads.
Red light.
The car suddenly braked.
With the centrifugal force, Lin Qi was tightly strapped by the seatbelt.
At the sa ti, Lu Li unbuckled his seatbelt, leaning towards her.
The man leaned down, one hand pressing her against the back of the seat, his thin lips nearly pressing down.
Almost instinctively—
Lin Qi raised her hand, covering her mouth.
Lu Li’s lips paused just inches from her hand.
He slowly opened his eyes, the gentle breath of his lips brushed across her forehead.
He felt he was beyond help, always adhering to gentlemanly conduct, yet now, he wanted to use this thod to force her to face him.
Lin Qi too was startled.
Firstly, she had never thought that the gentlemanly Lu Li would attempt to forcefully kiss her.
Secondly, she hadn’t realized her reaction would be so fierce, her resistance so clear.
Lu Li, looking at her wide eyes and the hand tightly covering her lips, felt an inexplicable weakness throughout his body.
He felt sowhat reluctant, staring at her face, his gaze deep and flickering, “Why are you resisting so much? If it were Huo Tingdong sitting here, would you treat him the sa way?”
After all, he was the first man in Lin Qi’s life.
Why had it co to this?
Lu Li persistently said, “Does it have to be him? I can give you everything Huo Tingdong can, and also what he can’t.”
He had almost said it all in one breath, then he observed the emotional changes in her eyes.
“So… am I not good enough?” he asked again.
Lin Qi wasn’t able to imdiately grasp the implications of his words, her eyes tinted with fear, looking at Lu Li as if seeing a stranger.
Lu Li’s lips slightly parted, suddenly, he kissed the back of her hand lightly, just a touch, like a dragonfly skimming water, soothingly saying, “Sorry, I overstepped.”
The red light turned green.
During rush hour, the car behind honked urgently.
Lu Li leisurely buckled his seatbelt, took hold of the steering wheel, and drove the car forward.
Lin Qi’s hand gradually lowered, as if still unsettled, “Mr. Lu…”
“Don’t call Mr. Lu.” Lu Li felt sowhat averse to such a distant title, “Calling that, it’s like we are strangers.”
Lin Qi said, “I’m sorry…” She too felt she had sowhat lost her composure, perhaps at that mont, she realized…
Whatever she was unwilling to do, no one could force her.
Huo Tingdong and Lu Li were different.
Apparently, when facing Huo Tingdong, many of her seemingly resistant reactions… were actually willing…
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