771 A Million Times for You 133 (1/2)

An Xiaoning asked, ”If you happen to fall in love with a woman who's your cousin or auntie or a family member related by blood, will you continue to harbor feelings or give her up completely?”

Tuoba Gucheng answered truthfully, ”As long as I've fallen for her, I'll continue to love her, regardless of whoever she is, be it my cousin, aunt, relative, or an animal. Perhaps I would've had qualms and stopped myself from acting impulsively if it was in the past. However, I won't do so now that I've become the president. Are you happy with this answer?”

How could she possibly be happy with such an answer?

An Xiaoning forced herself to smile and said, ”Don't you know that you can't harbor feelings for your blood-related kin? That's incestuous.”

”Love is love. What's wrong with that? It's not my fault that I fell in love with her. I'll never stop unless I stop loving her one day,” he said, staring at her with a sinister smile.

An Xiaoning's hopes were dashed. She stood rooted to the ground while staring at him and blurted, ”You're crazy.”

All of a sudden, he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around her tightly. ”I wanted to hug you that day in Wei Ni Estate. You have no idea how much I've missed you every single day. I wish I could shrink you into a trinket and keep you with me in my pocket. No one is allowed to look at you except me,” he said softly.

An Xiaoning felt a strong urge to kick him. However, she knew the consequences she would have to face should she go ahead with it.

”Your Majesty, you really intimidate me. I'm thrice-divorced and have a son. I've even suffered a miscarriage before. Just what do you see in me?”

He let go of her and said calmly, ”I fell in love with you before I found out about those. I still don't know what you went to the Autumn Palace under a disguise for, but I've never gone to investigate on that even until now. As for what I saw in you, well, I fell in love with your soul, is that enough?”

”Will you continue being like this even if I never reciprocate your feelings for the rest of my life?”

”Do you think I'll love you forever? None of us knows what'll happen in the future. Who knows? I might just fall in love with someone else in the future.”

”It'd be best if that happens.”

He stared at her menacingly and said, ”Say that again.”

She stopped talking tactfully.

”I hope I won't hear about you spending the night in Jin Qingyan's room again. I don't want you to meet Jin Qingyan too often either. Xiaoning, I'm not joking. If I ever find out that you're in a clandestine relationship with another man, I'll ruin you.”

”I understand,” she said, lowering her head politely.

Tuoba Gucheng felt much calmer and relieved, and he tried to pull An Xiaoning onto the bed. However, she refused and said, ”Your Majesty, it's time I get going.”

”Did I allow you to?”

”Your Majesty, it's getting late.”

”Just spend the night here, then.”

Stunned beyond words, she objected, ”I don't want to.”

”You don't want to? You don't have a choice, I call the shots,” said Tuoba Gucheng as he took a seat and stared at her.

”Must you really put me in such a spot, Your Majesty? Since you won't allow me to interact with Jin Qingyan or other men, I'll abide by your instructions. But I can't sleep with you. Wouldn't that make me a homewrecker? Not to mention, I'm Shishi's sister. Your Majesty, you're only making us both commit a sin that way. Please don't hold it against me for failing to concede,” An Xiaoning said truthfully.

”It's not like we haven't slept with each other before. We've even had a child together, haven't we?”

”That child wasn't yours. I've never slept with you, Your Majesty,” said An Xiaoning, who was tired of explaining herself over and over again.

”Must you really provoke me?”

”I have no choice but to explain myself repeatedly because you simply refuse to believe me.”