Exclusive Love: Pampered by the Scheming Tycoon-Chapter 377 - 378 Huo Yanting, I Love You

Lin Banxia’s beautiful eyes couldn’t hide her sorrow: "That Mrs. Cheng must be an exceptional woman, right? When I saw her that day, she was radiant, graceful, and elegant. I thought her marriage must surely be blissful, but I never expected... she was divorced."

"And then?" Yan Ting’s heart trembled slightly.

Lin Banxia never expected him to probe further. Her head spun, and she blurted out, "There’s no ’and then.’ I just think it’s such a pity."

Yan Ting reached out and ruffled her hair lightly: "Are you trying to say that if someone as perfect and outstanding as Mrs. Cheng could get divorced, then someone like you—who’s not pretty enough, lacks charm, and is a bit clumsy—is destined to be forever estranged from love?"

Her thoughts were instantly exposed by the man’s ruthless words, leaving Lin Banxia completely stunned.

"Where does your little mind come up with so much overthinking? How old are you anyway?" As soon as Yan Ting met her gaze, he knew he’d guessed correctly. He found her amusing and endearing; for someone who looked so youthful, there were moments when she seemed weighed down by heavy thoughts, making his heart ache for her.

Lin Banxia lowered her head and looked down: "No matter how old I am, I’ve been through a divorce, haven’t I?"

The large hand that had been touching her hair suddenly froze. Yan Ting abruptly pulled her head into his embrace and held her tightly, refusing to let go: "Banxia, I’m sorry. That marriage doesn’t count. I never officially proposed to you, never gave you a wedding, and I never even took the time to truly love and take care of you. Forget about it, will you?"

"I can’t forget!" Lin Banxia stubbornly wriggled out of his arms, sat up straight, and fixed her beautiful eyes steadily onto his: "That marriage, even though it lacked everything, gave me respect. It let me experience warmth within a marriage. You pampered me, supported me, stood up for me, and helped me solve problems. It’s because of that marriage that I long even more to marry you again."

As she spoke, Lin Banxia’s eyes were already glistening with tears. She closed her eyes, and the tears began to roll down.

Yan Ting was stunned. This woman’s expectations of marriage... were so simple.

"I don’t know what others demand from marriage, but the feeling you gave me—it’s enough!" Lin Banxia opened her eyes again, her clear and bright gaze softened with a shy smile.

Yan Ting couldn’t help but lean over, embracing her petite and upright figure, resting his head against her hair: "Banxia, that’s far from enough. I want to give you so much more."

Lin Banxia knew that every word this man uttered to her came from his heart. A sudden impulse struck her—a longing to travel back to a past life.

Not for anyone else, only for him!

The night he took her with force, he instructed her to go to the civil affairs bureau the next day—to register their marriage.

Was it real?

Could he truly be willing to marry someone like her, a woman shackled by three years of marriage?

Thinking of this, Lin Banxia trembled all over. She reached out her hand, shaking as she wrapped it around the man’s strong waist.

"Yan Ting, I love you!" Her soft, tender voice murmured in his ear, so clear, so heartfelt.

It was the first time Yan Ting had heard such an earnest declaration of love from her, and his thin lips couldn’t help but curl into a smile. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"I love you too, silly girl!" Yan Ting replied in a low, raspy voice.

"If... there were another life, would you still marry me?" Lin Banxia’s tears fell again, like a broken string of pearls, landing on his shoulder.

"Of course. No matter the life I’m in, the person I love will always be you," Yan Ting answered firmly.

Lin Banxia tightened her arms around him even further.