Contrary to his thoughts of meeting with the other person’s struggle, the said person just obediently laid in his embrace.
At this strange reaction, Xu Qin couldn’t help but glance down at her sleeping face. She usually had a cold face and unapproachable aura but at this moment, her expression softened a lot as she was quietly sleeping just like this.
Under the gentle moonlight, her beautiful face seemed to be plated with a layer of silver. Her long eyelashes faintly quivered while her rosy lips slightly parted, with a faint blush on her cheeks she looked completely harmless and unbearably adorable.
The normally stern and cold person suddenly turned into this sort of image would inevitably have a fatal charm which others found it hard to resist, even Xu Qin was not an exception.
Upon seeing this kind of Xu Ming up close, Xu Qin found himself unable to tear his eyes away from her.
If the others were to see this scene, they would think that the man was quietly gazing at his lover's sleeping face like wanting to imprint this image in his heart.
All of a sudden, the person in his arms slightly moved her head causing the tip of her nose to graze against his chest. His heart made a loud thud to which this finally snapped him back to his senses.
Only then did he realize that his face was slightly heated up causing himself to be a bit of a panic.
Didn’t want himself to become even more strange, he hurriedly carried the other person to her room before quickly went back to his own room.
It must be his imagination to think that his heart actually fluttered for her.
Xu Qin didn’t feel like sleeping yet so he pulled out his phone which has turned silent for all this time to check his mail. However, upon unlocking the screen, a message notification instantly popped up on the screen.
Seeing the number, he paused a bit before opening the message. Chen Xin just sent him a short message.
‘’You should take care of your wife’s image before things gone wrong. Her sister just came to me with her black materials.’’
Toward this childhood friend of his, Xu Qin didn't hate her but he also couldn't reciprocate her feelings either.
He didn't want her to waste her youth on him so for all this time he has made his stance clear that their relationship couldn't develop in that direction.
But even though he came out as a cold-blooded person, she didn't back out which left him to wonder why she still liked a horrible man like himself?
In the end, Xu Qin gave a helpless sigh and gave her his thanks then emailed Yan Jin.
In the past, it was precisely because of Su Ming's reckless attitude that Xu Qin’s goodwill toward her immediately plummeted. He knew for sure that if she was not going to change, they would need to part ways in the near future. Therefore, he purposefully hid her identity as his wife and let her do whatever she wanted without a care.
But now it was a different matter, he couldn’t stay still and let things that could be a threat to exist anymore.
Xu Ming woke up in the early morning due to his biological clock. He stared blankly into space for a bit before realizing that he was in his own room.
Last night, after knowing that this body could handle liquor quite well he thought of wanting to know this body's limit so he still drank even though he figured that he was already drunk.
Surprisingly, he fell asleep before he could even arrive in his room so he didn't remember anything afterward.
With no hard feelings, he nonchalantly took care of his personal business before making his way out of the room.
Unsurprisingly, the first person he met was Xu Qin who for some reason had bloodshot eyes and black clouds looming over his head.
Without further ado, Xu Ming thanked him,"Thanks for taking me back."
Xu Qin instantly snapped his head to look at him in surprise. Upon seeing that usual emotionless face, he suddenly felt a bit relieved.
Xu Qin tiredly shut his eyes as he nonchalantly responded,"No need to. Next time, don’t drink until you blackout.’’Since I won’t be there beside you anymore.
At the thought of this, Xu Qin suddenly felt a bit depressed although he didn’t know why.
Xu Ming knew that it was out of good intentions so he just nodded his head in return before sitting down opposite of him and asked for a cup of coffee from the servant.
‘’Don’t. Bring a hangover soup for her instead.’’
Xu Ming slightly raised his brows at this but he didn’t make any sound of objection so it could be said as a silent agreement.
As his slender finger was tapping on the phone screen, Xu Ming faintly said,’’If you have something to say, just say it.’’
Xu Qin finally lifted his face to look straight at the person in front of him.
This person and the person in those photos were obviously the same people but for some reason, Xu Qin didn’t believe that they were the same person and he would never admit that he did feel uncomfortable looking at them whenever he thought that it was this person who did those kinds of things.
In those photos, Su Ming were all smiling at those men.
It had to be mentioned that not even once did the person before him gave him a smile. It seemed that her face paralysis was even more severe than him.
Since this had something to do with her after all, Xu Qin said mildly,’’Yesterday, Su Yunmo went to look for Chen Xin wanting to blackmail you with your past misdeeds. I have already given some instructions to take them away from Su Yunmo and warned the people involved not to say anything bad about you.’’
He paused a bit then added,’’Su Yunmo, I won’t let her go so—‘’
Xu Ming from the beginning to the end didn’t even change his expression one bit while listening to him, he just lightly said while scrolling down the news on his phone,’’Su Yunmo won’t have long to enjoy her life.’’
He knew that Su Ming had a bad reputation in the past but he didn’t try to delete her misgivings since in another while he would live in a new identity away from here so he was careless whether Su Ming got called as a player or unfaithful wife.
In addition, Xu Qin was a capable man so he shouldn't bother with this kind of trivial things and let the man cleaned up his real wife's mess.
However, upon seeing that the man’s eyebrows were still knitted together, Xu Ming leisurely added,’’Don’t believe me?’’
He said this question without any hope of getting any answer from the man but to his surprise, he actually heard a reply.
‘’If you said so, I will leave this matter in your hand then.’’
In other words, ‘I trust you’ was what Xu Qin meant.
Toward his words, Xu Ming just kept on staring at Xu Qin's face like wanting to read his mind.
Seeing that she was unblinkingly stared at his face, Xu Qin felt a bit baffled,"What?"
"You are acting strange."
Xu Qin lightly muttered in an uncertain tone,"Am I?"
Xu Ming's eyes shifted back to his phone as he lightly replied,"Your tone, your words length, your gaze, your attitude used to be minus but now become neutral."
Xu Qin, "......" Was I that bad?
While he was recalling his past behavior, Xu Ming continued,"But don't become positive."
Although Xu Ming didn't speak the direct words, Xu Qin got his meaning loud and clear.
He should reply 'Of course, I won't' in a cold tone but for a moment there, Xu Qin couldn't reply right away and this brief hesitation made him feel a bit conflicted.
In the end, Xu Qin still replied,"Of course, let's part with no hard feelings."
Didn't know whether he said this to assure her or himself.
The discussion abruptly ended. Only the sound of the waves was heard accompanied by a cool breeze.
The whole family soon had a hearty breakfast without Xu Lin who only came out when it was nearly lunchtime.
Unlike her usual spirited self, this time Xu Lin was depleted of her energy as she hugged her head due to the headache. However, upon seeing that her sister-in-law was well and alive, she couldn’t help crying inside.
Dammit, she sacrificed herself for nothing.
Seeing her aunt looked so dispirited, Xu Mei went to pat her shoulder while putting the small fan near her face to let her have some cool air.
With eyes full of concern, she bluntly said,’’Aunty, you look so out of place.’’
At first, Xu Lin and few people didn’t get her meaning until Xu Qin translated for them,’’It meant that you are ugly.’’
Xu Lin,’’……’’
She who has never heard anyone said this to her up until now was a bit stunned. But upon sweeping her eyes at her beautiful parents then her godly handsome brothers and onto her goddess-like sister-in-law, she suddenly felt like not retorting.
In the end, she angrily said with eyes full of grievances,"Just because I'm the youngest and you all are bullying me?!"
Xu Mei followed suit,"Aunty, I'm the youngest here."
Xu Lin instantly got choked by her remark. She begrudgingly pinched the small girl's soft cheeks while giving a smile,"I have always admired your sharp tongue but now I don't feel like listening to it anymore."
Out of the blue, Xu Ming joined in the conversation,"It's just like you who like to play with others but now that you have been played, how does that feel?"
As Xu Lin suddenly got attacked, Xu Mei instantly struggled free from her aunt's claws then quickly ran off to her mother. Xu Ming habitually picked her up to sit on his lap while the little girl mischievously sticking out her tongue toward her battered aunt.
Xu Lin, "......" This mother and daughter pair!
Finally, they arrived at the island at noon. The servants responsible for looking after the villa have already long stood there waiting for them the moment they arrived.
The butler who was the person in charge respectfully stepped up to welcome them with a smile but he momentarily paused upon seeing a new face.
Without waiting for anyone else to say something, Xu Qin introduced her,’’Xu Ming, my wife.’’
Hearing this, the butler was genuinely surprised since he, of course, knew of this person just that was this really the same person?
Nevertheless, he was just a servant so he quickly greeted her then gestured for them to go to the villa.
Seeing her mother still didn't move, Xu Mei slightly shook her,"Mommy, what's wrong?"
Xu Ming replied mildly as he walked with her in his arms,"Nothing."
He just couldn't believe that one day he would hear this addressing from another man.
If not because Xu Mei was presented, he would think that Xu Qin actually hasn't signed the divorce form yet.
This time the three were arranged to be in the same room so Xu Qin carried both his and Xu Ming's suitcase into their room.
While arranging their clothes into the wardrobe, Xu Qin couldn't help but notice that the other actually brought only a few sets of clothes just like him, a man.
In the end, he couldn't help asking,"You didn't bring any swimsuit?"
To his reply, Xu Ming expressionlessly lifted up shorts and T-shirt before putting them into the wardrobe.
Only at this did Xu Qin remember that she usually dressed conservatively so it was to be expected that she wouldn't wear something like a bikini.
What's more, he actually couldn't imagine her wearing one.
However, Xu Qin didn't know that he had actually offended Xu Ming by asking that question so the latter didn't give him mercy when he replied,"If you want to see someone wearing it, put it on yourself."
Xu Qin, "......"
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#Trying to post this story on Webnovel.
Q: MC is Female lead or Male lead?
Author, "......"
In the end, the idea of posting gets abandoned.