Chapter 1402 - We Will Get Married, Okay? (1/2)

Jun Xiqing’s heart gave a sudden jolt. His gaze was soft and warm. One could easily lose oneself in them. She took out a pen and a piece of paper and slowly wrote: I wish to leave the palace.

Lu Yeming’s deep, almond-shaped eyes were mild as he read her writing. He raised his brows and the amorous energy in the room dissipated.

Twisting his lips, he said in a low voice, “Give me a reason.”

You know I am under a spell. If I am around you, you will be in constant danger. This is the wisest decision.

Lu Yeming gazed upon the veil on Jun Xiqing’s face and he smirked. “Qingqing, do you dare to take off your face veil? Are you afraid that I will treat you differently because of your current appearance?”

His words were sharp and instantly penetrated the unease and hesitation swirling about Jun Xiqing’s heart.

After all, she was already disfigured.

He had wanted to take off her veil several times, but she had refused. She didn’t want him to see her face in its current state.

I want to leave the palace. We can be together after the issue with Yuan Ming is resolved.

Suddenly, Lu Yeming got up, standing erect by the bed with one hand in the pocket. From that vantage point, he easily looked down at her. “Jun Xiqing, leave if you wish to, I won’t stop you. Do you think that I am the sort of man that you can just throw aside or take back when you please?”

He turned to leave.

Lu Yeming!

Jun Xiqing hurried over and hugged his firm waist from behind. She pressed her face against his straight back and gently shook her head: Don’t go!

That wasn’t it! She didn’t mean it like that.

Lu Yeming stopped. He gripped Jun Xiqing’s slender wrists and pushed her against the wall forcefully.

Ah! It was quite painful when her back hit the wall, and tears sprang up in her eyes. She gazed up at the man in front of her. His handsome face was malevolent and held traces of cold mockery.

He was so tall that he blocked her entire view. His powerful aura was overwhelming.

Lu Yeming caressed her face. “Yuan Ming has never been an issue between us. Nothing in life is always smooth-sailing. When we encounter a problem, you and I can resolve it together. Jun Xiqing, the issue is that you don’t trust me. You have been constantly wandering off from this relationship of ours.”

Jun Xiqing’s eyes glittered as she wrote on his palm: Lu Yeming, do you love me?

Love?

He had never said that he loved her.

Even his confession, heartfelt as it was, did not contain the word “love”.

He was domineering and tyrannical, but he liked her very much. Her intelligence was peerless. In his eyes, in Sister Mo’er’s eyes, and in the eyes of the entire world, she was the only woman who could match him.

But did he love her?

Love was the world’s most indomitable power.

Without love, how could there be trust?

Lu Yeming’s face dimmed. He drew back his hand, while his eyes were calm and placid.

“Qingqing, you are too greedy,” he said slowly.

Oh.

Jun Xiqing lowered her eyes at his words. She glanced down at her own toes.

Holding her delicate little chin with his long fingers, Lu Yeming narrowed his eyes, as he said in a low voice full of affection, “I said before that I like you and am willing to give you the rest of my life. I can give you the best pampering in this world, and can even promise you that I will never have another woman apart from you. Everything I have, I can give it to you.

“The love that you seek, we might have in the future. Three years ago, I already wanted to have this possibility with you.

“But now, you are asking for returns even though you have not invested anything. Yes, I have never said the word ‘love’ to you before, and never promised you that either. You didn’t mind it in the past, but now that I have invested all my energy and feelings in you, you start to nitpick on this?”