Chapter 1247 - Husband (1/2)

His soft lips rubbed against her forehead. Jun Xiqing froze. She had seen him kissing Elder Sister Mo’er’s forehead before.

She had heard that a man kissing a woman’s forehead meant great love and pity.

Why was he kissing her forehead?

It was then that Jun Xiqing fell silent. Lu Yeming’s expression changed, as though he realized that he had done something strange as well.

He bent down to brush his thin lips against her ear and said huskily, “Do you like me, Qingqing?”

He wanted to hear it straight from her mouth even when he already knew her feelings for him. She had never said that she liked him before. In fact, his low, magnetic voice was full of temptation and coaxing. He wanted her to say that she liked him.

As she stared at him, Jun Xiqing bit her red lips with her small white teeth and remained silent.

She refused to say it.

She didn’t dare say it.

No matter how intelligent she was, she was still only a young girl who was experiencing her first love. Against such a foe, she didn’t dare expose her true feelings.

This was her way of protecting herself.

Lu Yeming understood. He kissed her red lips deeply and celled her name again and again. “Qingqing… Qingqing…”

Jun Xiqing’s stiff body slowly softened and she melted into his strong embrace.

On such a night, he wasn’t the West Duke, and she wasn’t Jun Xiqing.

He harbored an unforgettable love in his heart and she had her own duty she couldn’t forgo. They were fated never to be together.

But now they snuggled so close to each other, using their body heat to warm themselves up. There was no mention of their past, and no thought for their future.

It was just him and her.

Lu Yeming kissed her, his long fingers pushing the straps of her top off her shoulders. Jun Xiqing’s eyes reddened. “Don’t… it hurts…”

“Where does it hurt? It won’t hurt at all, my dear Qingqing…”

He kissed her eyelids.

Jun Xiqing’s eyes burned as large tears rolled down her cheeks. He was of noble blood and was a gentleman, which meant that he could treasure even women like Ye Ruge. Now she was his woman, so he naturally would show her love, but this only made her feel like she was the only one he loved deeply.

It was easy to lose herself in these feelings.

Jun Xiqing opened her eyes and looked at him tearfully. “Look, you’re bullying me again.”

Lu Yeming looked at her, emotions suddenly rippling through his stone-cold heart. He closed his eyes slowly and said, “Qingqing… I will love you…”

Many years later, they would both climb to insurmountable positions. But while the memory of them making love in each other’s arms while the storm raged outside slowly faded over the years, it was still etched in their bones for the rest of their lives.

Was this what you called a star-crossed fate?

They were bound to lose one another.

But they still insisted on catching hold of something.

Their younger selves still couldn’t understand what it was that they couldn’t catch a hold of.

…

The next morning.

The storm had raged the entire night, but it was all clear skies the next day. The sun shone brilliantly in the sky.

The physician exclaimed in surprise when he saw Lu Yeming. “Sir! With your wound and such a high fever, it’s truly a miracle you managed to survive last night!”