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Edited by Psycho S.
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Feeling his heart twist in frustration, Lu Kai hastily pressed a panicked peck onto her lips, blurting out, "I love you, Bing Shi. Do you love me?"
"I do!" Bing Shi declared, her voice tinged with the determination of a soldier, as she fiercely wiped away her tears. She had an inkling about his secret, even though he hadn't spilled it; his frequent, anxious questions about her love revealed his poor concealment skills.
"How much do you love me?" he pressed, his focus shifting frustratingly from her lips to her neck.
"I love you more than I love myself!" she proclaimed, even louder this time. Her emphatic nodding halted his distracting nibbles at her neck. In a bid to demonstrate her true feelings, she placed her hand on her chest, inadvertently swatting away the hand that dared to stray to her chest.
