Xiaoshi humd in agreent even though it was uncertain whether she had heard his suggestion. She was drifting off to sleep.
He peeked at her and embraced her dotingly. "Go to sleep."
When she was asleep, he pulled away while trying not to wake her up, sliding off the bed.
"Xichen..." Her fingers clutched his shirt clingily as though worried that he was leaving.
"I’ll be right back." He promised and kissed her forehead, then headed out of the room.
When she woke up, she looked around and sat up with a jolt. "Xichen?"
She didn’t get any response, so she rushed out of the room only to see him setting the dining table.
"You scared . I thought you had left for so ergency again." She clung to his back, making the apron around his waist loosen up.
He turned around to hold her in his arms. "I promised to co back, didn’t I? I was going to wake you up in a mont." He explained to his girlfriend who looked like she was afraid of losing him.
"I know I sound selfish but I wouldn’t want you to put your life in danger. But then again, you’re a doctor and will probably need to do so once in a while." She purred against his chest.
He tousled her hair to coax her. "Do you want to quit my career? I can do that if you ask ."
She pulled back and jabbed his stomach at the insane suggestion. "Don’t be silly. I didn’t say you should quit your career for . I only need you to take care of yourself when you have no choice but to go to dangerous places."
"That, I can promise you. Can we have lunch now? I’m sure you are hungry." He led her to the table and pulled a chair for her. He guessed that she had not been eating healthily. There was a lot of food in her fridge and kitchen shelves, none of which looked like it had been touched. On the other hand, there was a box of instant noodles on one of the shelves as well as snacks.
The sight and aroma of the food on the table made her mouth water and she sat down, digging in as soon as she served herself a portion of vegetable fried rice.
She didn’t have a specific preference for vegetarian food but when she had a taste, she almost forgot her manners to gulp down the entire serving.
He picked up a piece of wet fried chicken and placed it on her plate. "Eat so at too?"
"Mmh?" She looked up at him curiously.
"Don’t only eat vegetables and rice." He explained and resud eating his food, wondering why she was blinking in confusion.
She had always assud that doctors would be extra careful with what the people around them ate, and that they would not allow them to eat anything that was fried or that they considered too sugary.
She quickly munched on it as though afraid that he would take it back, and he could only laugh at her antics.
"Do you want to watch a movie later?" He asked as they ate. In truth, he knew little to nothing about dates. He was only guessing what to do based on what she liked.
"Of course. Let’s go!" She jubilantly agreed, overjoyed by the fact that they would be going out on their first movie date.
Hence, when she finished eating, she ordered clothes online which arrived later in the afternoon.
"What are these for?" He curiously asked about the n’s jeans that were of the sa color and type as the won’s shorts, as well as the black tshirts that had the sa skull print but were of two different sizes. She wanted them to wear matching outfits? Not that he was complaining. He found the idea quite cute.
"It’s for...the date." She looked down in embarrassnt, realizing that she didn’t ask for his opinion before ordering the clothes. Thinking about it, a man like him had probably not worn such an outfit in his life. Was this overstepping her boundaries?
He held the larger t-shirt up and shook his head in disapproval. "If you want to wear this, you are going to have to convince ."
"How?" She asked, relieved that he didn’t totally reject the idea and left her room for negotiation.
"What do you think?" Ca his nonchalant question, and she had to figure it out on her own.
She held her chin in thought. "How about... I will cook you a sumptuous al tomorrow?" She suggested, to which he shook his head.
"Not convincing enough. You would cook whatever I want even if it is unrelated to the clothes."
"That’s true... Hey!" She complained when she realized that he had just tricked her into revealing her opinion.
He burst into laughter at how easy she was to trick, then pulled her into his arms, kissing her deeply. He only paused when she was out of breath, then pulled her to the couch and sat next to her before resuming his kisses.
Her body felt light and she leaned against him, his na leaving her lips in a mutter.
His hand wove its way down her body to hold her waist as he lowered her to lie on the couch with him on top of her. Her eyes closed as she felt his hot breath against her neck.
Her phone rang, interrupting the mood. She wanted to ignore it but he pulled away to allow her to answer the call. She could only grudgingly pick it up and almost exploded when she saw the mood pooper was her own father. Couldn’t he pick a better timing?
"Dad?" She croaked into the call.
"How are you doing?" The man asked, even though they both knew that it was not what he really wanted to know. What he wanted to know was whether his daughter had managed to charm Xingyu. He had wanted to get rid of Luna but it seed as though the Jiangs were more careful, there wasn’t any chance no matter how hard he tried.
However, it was only understandable. The little bitch was pregnant and the Jiangs wanted a grandchild. He didn’t think they would continue to be that protective of her after the baby is born.
Xiaoshi wanted to postpone it but she knew that the longer she delayed, the harder it would be for her to tell her father the truth. She decided to co out with it. "Dad, I’m doing fine. Is there anything else? I’m about to go out with my boyfriend."
"Xingyu? I knew you would manage to charm him. There isn’t any man who wouldn’t love my perfect daughter." He bragged amid joyous laughter.
"No. It’s my boyfriend. Hann Xichen." She finally got it out of her mouth. "I really love him, dad. I don’t want to leave him to fight with Luna over her fiancée."
Since she had explained the major part, the rest of it rolled out smoothly.
"Do you even know what the hell you’re saying? Are you listening to yourself?" Her father growled in anger.
"Yes, dad. I know you an the best for but..."
"You have no fucking idea!" The man yelled, his fury rising by the second.
Xiaoshi trembled. This was the first ti her dad was raising his voice at her, and she could believe that it was all about who she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. Wasn’t it supposed to be up to her from the start?
Well, it was up to her from the start. She liked Xingyu after all. But now that she no longer liked him and had fallen in love with soone else, why was he forcing her back to Xingyu?
"Dad, I hope you can understand . I..."
"Shut up. Useless brat." The man hung up, leaving Xiaoshi confused and heartbroken. How could he say such harsh things to her?
"He will co around." Han Xichen took her hand to comfort her, even though he knew that it would not be that easy. The man was probably specific about wanting Xingyu for his daughter for a reason. Maybe it was the wealth of the Jiang family...
He frowned when that thought registered itself. The wealth of the Jiang family was incomparable to that of the Han Clan. If all Uncle Yun wanted was for his daughter to live a luxurious life in future, he could provide that too. He could ensure that Xiaoshi didn’t ever lack anything she wanted.
If it was all about wanting to give his daughter what she wanted, she no longer wanted Xingyu..
Hence, it didn’t make much sense. Just what did he want from the Jiang family?
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