"Why me?"
When Huo Xinhan heard this question, he was quite surprised. He had not expected her to ask him such a question.
Qin Mei wondered how this man whom she had only seen from afar once and whom she had never interacted with would suddenly marry her. Why? Was it not a mistake?
"Because I love you", the man's voice was cold yet charming and pleasing to the ear.
Upon hearing his response, Qin Mei was startled and lifted her head to take a look at him.
Their eyes met and she saw his expression, the man did not seem to be joking. He had a very serious expression on.
"But how...", Qin Mei wanted to ask how that was possible but she was interrupted.
"No more questions. That's not important anymore. We are married and there's never going to be a divorce, I give you my word for that! I'm taking you to my home", Huo Xinhan explained and then rested his head on his seat before closing his eyes.
He could tell that she felt uncomfortable around him and decided to pretend to be asleep so she could feel a bit more at ease. The next second, the soft sound of sobbing was heard beside him.
Huo Xinhan's hands trembled and he immediately sat up with opened eyes.
The little girl beside him had buried her tiny face in her palms and was sobbing softly, it seemed she did not want him to hear but he had a sharp sense of hearing.
Why was she suddenly crying? Was it because she was sad to marry him? Did she want to go back to his stupid nephew? Was it that bad to be married to him?
Huo Xinhan immediately separated her face from her palms and pulled her closer to him.
Qin Mei was startled by his actions and her tears begun to flow endlessly and her sobbing became a bit louder.
She was a bit scared by his actions after all she had heard about how ruthless and cold-blooded this man before her was. Was he going to beat her up because she had woken him up from his rest?
Qin Mei knew she was not so delicate or so softhearted but in front of this strange man, she lost her composure and could not help but cry.
"Don't cry...", Huo Xinhan felt a pang in his heart upon seeing her tears. He leaned closer to her face and kissed away every single tear.
"You...", Qin Mei was stunned by his actions. The expected pain did not come and all she felt was warmth from his lips on her face. Her long eyelashes fluttered and her eyes fell on his thin pink lips which were kissing away her tears.
Qin Mei immediately pushed him away from her and wiped away her tears by herself.
"Don't... don't you feel disgusted?", Qin Mei slowly lifted her eyes and looked up at him. Why did he have to kiss away her tears when there was snot all over her face?
"No. Why were you crying? Are you sad about marrying me?", Huo Xinhan asked, his eyes filled with coldness.
"No...I...I just did not expect that someone like you would want to marry someone like me", Qin Mei answered truthfully. When she heard him say he loved her she had been shocked. Although she knew she was exceptionally pretty, she did not expect that someone would actually want to marry her. Usually, all they wanted was to have s*x with her but this man was not like them.
Hearing her answer, Huo Xinhan face showed a rare hint of surprise. He had not expected that the reason for her crying was all because of him.
"I'm sorry", Huo Xinhan immediately pulled her into his embrace and rested his chin on her shoulders as his lips curled up slightly.
Qin Mei was startled and almost instinctively wanted to push him away but a little voice in her head told her that this man was now her husband. Since there was no room for discussion of divorce then she had to get used to him.
But why did he suddenly apologize? This rumored proud and arrogant man actually apologized to a nobody like her?
"Why...why...why did you apologize?", Qin Mei stuttered and asked in her hoarse voice as she sniffed.
"You cried because of me", Huo Xinhan explained and kissed a strand of her black silky hair. He took in a deep breath of her hair which had a faint milky fragrance.
"Huh?", Qin Mei was taken aback by his answer. This man whom she had barely known for less than a day apologized to her because she said she cried because of him?
But why? Huo Zilan, who had been her childhood sweetheart and whom she had dated for eight years rarely apologized to her when he made a mistake. It was always her fault even if the mistake was caused by him and she would always be the one to apologize. Yet this man, who just got married to her immediately apologized for something that was not worth apologizing for, did he really love her like he said?
When she first met him, he had acted so cold that she was almost so scared out of her wits. She thought he was going to be cold or ruthless but he was being so affectionate now.
Qin Mei felt her heart racing.
Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep in his arms.
Huo Xinhan helped her sleep in a much more comfortable position before rolling down the partition.
"Drive more slowly, the young madam is sleeping", he ordered Han Ying in a somewhat low voice so as to not awaken the sleeping beauty in his arms.
Back in the Qin mansion, Qin Mingmei snuggled up in Huo Zilan's arms and was acting so coquettish with him on the huge sofa in her bedroom.
Huo Zilan had previously helped her apply an ointment on her forehead and the bruise had almost disappeared now.
"Brother Huo, do you think sister was serious? Did she really get married?", Qin Mingmei sat on his laps and wrapped her small arms around his neck.
"I don't believe that. Xiao Mei liked me so much, there's no way she would suddenly get married out of the blue", Huo Zilan's voice was filled with a strong sense of confidence. He was certain that Qin Mei had said that just to attract his attention.
"But this morning, sister seemed so serious when she left the house claiming she was going to look for a husband at the marriage service bureau", Qin Mingmei hands played with his hair.
"MingMing, don't worry about Xiao Mei. I'm certain she was just trying to throw a tantrum thinking I would chase after her", Huo Zilan replied as he slipped his hand under her skirt with a mischievous grin.
"Brother Huo...", Qin Mingmei giggled and pretended to push his hand away.
"MingMing...I love you so much", Huo Zilan pulled her closer to him on his laps and captured his lips.
Before the two could continue any further, there was a loud knock on the door.
"Young miss, Young Master Huo, the master and madam have arrived and are requesting for you downstairs", the servant announced and immediately fled away with a red face.
Huo Zilan was no more in the mood and gently pushed Qin Mingmei away, he stood up and straightened his clothes properly.
After the two were done dressing properly, they headed downstairs hand in hand.
Qin Fanze was slightly stunned seeing the two acting so affectionate.
Qin Fanze was the father of Qin Mei and the two other legitimate daughters and standing beside him was Hong Xu, his wife and stepmother of Qin Mei.
"Mom, dad...", Qin Mingmei bowed slightly, greeted the two and immediately withdrew her hand from Huo Zilan's.
"Mom, dad", Huo Zilan also greeted the two.
Qin Fanze was pleased to finally see the two together, this two were a more perfect match compared to his useless illegitimate daughter.
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