My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 628 - 023: So, are you willing?

Lu Xize nodded affirmatively and said, "Mm, of course. In the past, I’ve hidden things or even lied to people before, no matter if those lies were well-intentioned or not, I’ve told a few."

"Including to your two ex-girlfriends?"

"Mm."

"So... what kind of lies did you tell them?"

Lu Xize raised an eyebrow and chuckled lightly, "Are you really that interested in these questions?"

"No... just asking casually."

Lu Xize laughed silently, gently poking her forehead with a doting look and tone, "It’s not really lying, just keeping some things to myself! Don’t overthink it, it’s all in the past."

"What am I thinking? I’m not thinking anything. Just... pure curiosity, asking casually." Yun Xi stubbornly pouted, turning her head stiffly to avoid looking at him.

"Is that so?" Lu Xize deliberately elongated his words, then sniffed forcefully from left to right, "Since we left the restaurant and got in the car, I’ve smelled a strong, sour scent. Haven’t you noticed?"

"What? Are you saying I’m jealous?" Yun Xi said, glaring at him with anger, instantly brushing his hand away and stiffly straightening her neck, feeling panicked as if he had hit the nail on the head.

"Aren’t you?"

"Nonsense, why would I be jealous? I... I was just curious, asking casually." As she spoke, Yun Xi turned her body, fanning her face with her hands, and unbuttoned her coat, mumbling quietly, "Phew, why is it suddenly so hot, I haven’t even turned on the heater!"

Lu Xize silently laughed again, leaning slightly closer to her, teasing, "Mm, it is quite hot, your face and ears are both red."

Hearing his obviously flirtatious tone, Yun Xi instinctively turned to look, never expecting Lu Xize’s head to be so close to her shoulder. The moment she turned, their faces were just inches apart, almost touching lips, which startled her into breathlessness.

"Why... why did you suddenly get so close? Trying to scare me to death?" Yun Xi panicked, leaning back and stepping away.

Lu Xize seized the opportunity to wrap his arm around her slim waist, raising the corner of his mouth, gazing at her lips trembling due to her nervousness, and instinctively lowered his head to kiss her lips.

As the cool sensation spread, Yun Xi’s pupils dilated, her whole body stiff in his embrace, feeling at a loss, and in the quiet room, she could almost hear her own heartbeat clearly.

Seeing that she didn’t resist, Lu Xize raised his other hand to hold her head, gradually deepening the kiss.

Not knowing how long had passed, Yun Xi felt she couldn’t breathe and gently touched his shirt, prompting Lu Xize to sense something amiss, and after a slight pause, he reluctantly broke the kiss, breathing heavily as he gazed at her.

"Are you okay?"

His warm, deep voice pulled her thoughts back, and with a blushing face, she looked up at him, and with just one glance, she angrily pounded his chest. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The unexpected punch took Lu Xize by surprise, and he grunted, "Ugh... Why did you suddenly hit me?"

"You jerk, scoundrel, player, why did you kiss me? Are you insane?" Yun Xi was both angry and anxious, especially about her own reaction earlier, feeling regret for not pushing him away, and anxious because he had previously said he wouldn’t like her, yet now he kissed her. She wasn’t someone who was easygoing, so thinking about it, her hits became stronger and stronger.

"Pain, pain, pain, go easy, go easy, if you cripple me, you’ll have to take care of me for the rest of my life!" Lu Xize, with one arm still holding her, grabbed her hand that was hitting his chest hard.

"Take care of you? Dream on!"

"Then stop hitting, I’ll take care of you instead!"

Yun Xi froze again at his words, "Can you speak properly? Don’t say things that are so easily misunderstood, okay?"

"Hmm? Misunderstood? Misunderstood what?"

"Misunderstood... ahem..." Yun Xi looked down a bit embarrassed, "Misunderstood as you liking me!"

"Hmm? When did I say... I didn’t like you?" Lu Xize raised an eyebrow, pausing deliberately before asking with a meaningful look.

"You said it last time, saying I’m delicate, spoiled, bad-tempered, so fierce, whoever likes me is unlucky, whoever marries me must be blind, did you say those things? Try saying it with your conscience." Yun Xi pouted angrily at him, venting both the past grievances and present frustrations.

"You... remember that?" Lu Xize was stunned for a moment, incredulously asking.

"What else? I have an excellent memory, especially for holding grudges, I probably won’t forget it in this lifetime."

"No, weren’t you drunk that day? That’s why I... wait..." Halfway through his sentence, Lu Xize suddenly realized something was off, his smile growing brighter and more joyous, "So... your confession when you were drunk wasn’t just drunken rambling? You meant it?"

Yun Xi was speechless, realizing that during her confession last time, he thought it was just drunken gibberish.

Throughout her life, she had never expressed her true feelings to anyone, not even her mother, at most giving gifts and saying happy holidays or happy birthday, let alone confessing. How did it become drunken words with him?

"No, I’m just spouting nonsense, not serious at all." Yun Xi sulkily dropped her head, wanting to push him away.

But as soon as they put some distance between them, Lu Xize pulled her back, smiling, "I wasn’t sincere with the things I said that day. I just wanted to see you get angry and stomp your feet. I thought you were joking, that’s why I said what I did. Don’t be mad, I was wrong, I’ll reflect on it, okay?"

"Not okay, let go of me. If you don’t, I’ll call someone." Yun Xi struggled forcefully, but Lu Xize refused to let go, making her increasingly exasperated.

"Call away! Go ahead, call someone. I’m hugging my own wife, I wonder who would dare interfere." Lu Xize snorted disdainfully, acting like a scoundrel, with an utterly unabashed demeanor.

"Who’s your wife? When did I ever become your wife?" Yun Xi slapped his chest, trying hard to control her heart’s racing.

"Just now."

"Just now?"

"I’m not the kind of person who’s frivolous and irresponsible. Since we’ve kissed, naturally you’re mine."

Hearing his shameless logic, Yun Xi’s corner of her mouth twitched fiercely a few times, glaring at him with disgust, "You’re talking like I begged you to take responsibility. We’re both adults, even if we’ve slept together, I don’t care about you taking responsibility, okay? Go away, hurry, I don’t want to see you at all right now."

"Then since that’s the case, you take responsibility for me! I care, can you?"

"I won’t!" Yun Xi raised her head, confidently refuting.

Just as she finished speaking, Lu Xize lowered his head and gently pecked her on the lips, imitating her tone just now, "Someone was just getting jealous a moment ago, and now says ’I won’t!’ Who are you fooling?"

"Lu Xize, you..."

"Alright, I was wrong." Seeing her about to get angry, Lu Xize hurriedly admitted his mistake, giving her a smile.

Yun Xi gave him an annoyed glance, slowly lowered her head, and said nothing.

Lu Xize looked at the top of her head, smiled, and stopped teasing her. His expression became serious, and his tone steady, "Yun Xi... let’s be together!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Xi raised her eyes to meet his gaze, pressing her lips together with a hint of a smile, "Are you... confessing to me?"

"Yes."

"Aren’t confessions supposed to be ’I like you, I want to be with you’ and stuff?"

"Isn’t that the same meaning as what I said?"

"Though it’s the same, I still want to hear it."

"Alright, whatever you want to hear, I’ll say it."

"Lu Xize is a jerk."

"..."

Yun Xi looked at him with amusement, her face full of smugness, "You said you would say whatever I want to hear, didn’t you? I just want to hear this now."

"Be good, let’s change to something else, not this."

"No, I just want to hear this."

"Let’s not, change to something else, be good, this isn’t nice."

Yun Xi pouted and gave him an annoyed glance, "Then confess again."

Lu Xize squinted, seemingly seeing through all her small thoughts, "Alright, listen carefully, once this village is passed, there’s no more shop. Yun Xi, I like you, be my girlfriend! No refusing, and refusal is not accepted, okay, I’ve said it, are you happy now?"

He spoke quickly towards the end, leaving Yun Xi no chance to interrupt. Once he finished, she showed a satisfied and happy smile.

"Who confesses like this, just finishes saying ’be my girlfriend!’ and then immediately ’no refusal’, who’s so domineering and unreasonable?"

"Me! Because there’s only one unique Lu Xize in the world, one who just likes you, one who cherishes and wants to always love you, one who wants to hold your hand, eat with you, watch you smile, see you be playful, indulge in your whims and pampering, one who wants to spend his life with you." Lu Xize held her hand and gently kissed it by his lips, his eyes filled with deep meaning, "Though feelings arise unknowingly, they really go deep, Yun Xi, are you willing?"

At this moment, Lu Xize was very earnest, even when speaking, the hand around her waist was tightened further without showing any intention of loosening.

He truly didn’t know when he started to have feelings for Yun Xi, but when he realized, she was already in his heart, and he couldn’t let go. Sometimes, while signing documents, he would subconsciously sign her name.

Even when not seeing her, he would worry whether she had eaten well, how her mood was today.