The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper-Chapter 614: I like you

He felt a soft bump against his arm and realized where he was holding her. He retracted his hands as though he had been scalded and took a step back to put some distance between them.

She turned around to face him. "What did you say?"

His heart raced but since he had already said it, he might as well go through with it. "I like you, Yue. It took me ages and a few kicks to realize this but I have always liked you. I... I don’t want to be selfish and hold you back from going to the blind date if you really want to go, but I just wanted to let you know."

He wanted to punch himself after saying that. He didn’t just like her. He loved her, and that was probably why it took so long for him to recognize that he didn’t just feel that way because their families were close. However, how could he say that to her when she was dressed like that and his raging hard-on was pressed against her backside merely seconds ago? He didn’t want her to think he was mistaking a moment of lust for love.

When she looked at him, he felt as though his death was near. She didn’t look happy about his confession. Was she going to say the words he thought she would say, which would ruin their relationship with no point of return?

When she finally spoke, she asked, "Is that why you brought another girl and introduced her to my parents? Because you like me?"

He swallowed. He had the urge to make something up but he knew he was more likely to lose her that way. So he took a deep breath and explained, "I did it to make you jealous. It was Mumu’s idea."

She laughed at his feeble attempt to defend himself.

"That does sound like something Mumu would do. But again, you have a brain of your own, don’t you?"

He looked like he was on the verge of giving up on his life, so she laughed and closed in, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Fine, I’ll admit it. I know Tianxin is not your girlfriend."

"You do?" He was puzzled.

"Yes. I don’t know how you will explain to my parents after bringing her all the way here and gaining their approval but I accidentally saw Mumu’s text message on her phone. Besides, Mumu was giving me weird vibes. I mean, she has ignored us for as long as I can remember, then she suddenly tried to get close to me and immediately showed me innumerable pictures of women she would like to introduce to you."

"I’ll kill her!" He cursed.

She laughed. "Don’t worry. She did a good job getting the stick out of her brother’s ass. When would you ever realize your feelings if she didn’t do that?"

He had to admit that he would probably live in the shadow of friendship if events didn’t unfold the way they did and make him so jealous that he could no longer hold it in.

"Are you really dating that loser, Qiao Feng?" He asked through gritted teeth.

"About that," She cleared her throat. "We only had a deal." She went ahead to explain the deal the two of them had. Linhou grabbed her into his arms abruptly and pulled her against his body.

"Linhou!" She yelped in surprise.

He tucked her hair behind her ear. "Yue, do you know the kind of things you do to me?"

It felt strange having these feelings for the man she had known all her life, who had once been the naughtiest boy on earth and was now her best friend. However, she let herself go and wrapped her arms around his neck. Her face burned red when she remembered that this was Linhou. She closed her eyes to get away from his gaze, and he took it as a sign that he should kiss her—not that she was complaining.

She pressed herself against him, melting in his arms as he devoured her mouth in the most intense kiss she could ever imagine having. She moved her lips in rhythm with his, moaning softly when he gyrated against her. Heat crawled against her skin with the gentle strokes of his hands against her body. She instinctively parted her legs to grant him access when she felt his hand nudging her thighs, but when his fingers came into contact with her inner thighs, she stopped him.

"Linhou," She called gently.

He almost lost it. He had never heard her say his name like that. He nearly couldn’t take it.

"Say that again." He urged.

"Linhou, we can’t."

Her words were like a bucket of cold water dumped on him. He instantly stopped what he was doing and let go of her. "Are you okay?" He asked.

Her words stuck at the back of her throat. She had been terrified of her own words right after saying them, afraid he would be upset and leave. It took a moment to regain her wits. "I’m okay. I just..."

He cupped her face, looking into her eyes. "Yue, you don’t need to explain anything to me. I want you more than anything, but I don’t want to do anything you are not comfortable with."

She chuckled awkwardly. "It’s not about comfort. Or rather, I want this too. I just don’t feel comfortable doing it under my parents’ roof, with them home no less."

He had been thinking with his lower body a moment ago but now that she mentioned it, it felt awkward. He would make sure they were silent enough but even then, he didn’t know how he would face Xiaoshi and Han Xichen the morning after making love to their daughter under their roof.

"My parents’ house doesn’t feel like an appropriate place either." He rubbed the back of his neck.

"Don’t even think about it." She agreed with him, and she didn’t want to think of a hotel either.

He thought about the villa he had been preparing, which was currently in the final stages of renovation and would soon be ready for him to move into. He had bought it with his savings soon after he started working at Jiang Corporation and had been slowly preparing to move out of his parents’ home, but he had slowed down when he learnt how reluctant his mother was to let him go. But now that he thought about it... fгeewebnovёl.com

He met her gaze and decided not to mention it. It might just sound like all he wanted was her body. So he cleared his throat.

"Maybe we could just watch a movie if you are in the mood for one?"

She grabbed his arm and retracted it almost instantly. They both giggled at their awkwardness.

"I have something else to tell you." She started.

"I’m listening."

"It’s not going to be my first time." She stated, immediately feeling the need to explain. "You were so infuriating sometimes. I wanted to get you out of my mind and I figured being with someone else would do the trick so..."

"What century are we in?" He stopped her from speaking further. No one cared about anyone’s history anymore, and even if they did, he wouldn’t care who she’d been with as long as she was only with him when they were together.

She pecked his cheek, froze with her face reddened and grabbed her laptop. It was easy not to think about what their relationship would be now that he had broken all pretenses by confessing his feelings.

She chose a random movie and he complied, then they sat on her bed to watch it. At first, she still felt weird and wondered what he was thinking of their close proximity. But as time passed, she forgot all about the awkwardness and eased herself into his arms.

One movie led to another and the next thing she knew, she was being woken up by Han Xichen and when she came to, she realized from the brightness from outside the window that it was morning. Linhou was asleep and she was still in his arms—and her father was staring at them after catching them in bed together.

She sat up in panic. "Dad, I can explain."

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AN

I took a long holiday break but I’m back! The book ends in about 5 Chapters.