Listening to Qin Zhan’s words, Bi Xia felt a mix of shame and anger. She flipped over and pinned Qin Zhan beneath her. "I prefer calling you something else over ’husband’..."
Her red lips parted slightly, pronouncing each word slowly, "Brother, brother..."
Qin Zhan paused, his phoenix eyes darkening. His thin lips slowly curved into a smile as he lifted her chin, gazing teasingly at the girl’s starry eyes, "Then what should I call you?"
"Jiu?"
"..."
"Madam?"
"I..."
"Wife?"
"You..."
"No," Qin Zhan raised a hand to cover Bi Xia’s mouth. "Since Madam calls her husband ’brother,’ shouldn’t the brother call Madam... ’sister’?"
"Hmm?" Bi Xia looked at Qin Zhan.
Qin Zhan’s lips curved as he lifted the strands of hair from her forehead, "Then does this mean we have a... dangerous relationship?"
"Qin Zhan!" Bi Xia propped herself up, glaring at Qin Zhan.
Qin Zhan immediately wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her onto his body. Feeling her soft body against his, he paused and deeply looked at his girl. Suddenly, he started laughing in a low voice.
"What are you laughing at?" Bi Xia asked softly while resting against his chest.
Qin Zhan’s lips curved up, "When you used to dress as a boy, I wanted to kiss you, hug you, keep you by my side. But now... I realize I want to lock you by my side even more... What should I do..."
Bi Xia also laughed softly, slightly raising herself. Her starry eyes were enchanting, the tear mole at the corner of her eye added a touch of allure. The smile on her red lips seemed to shine brightly even in the dark.
His phoenix eyes smiled, gazing intently at Bi Xia. After a long while, he softly said, "So beautiful, my..."
Bi Xia lightly bit her lip, lying on Qin Zhan’s body. Her fingertips gently touched the young man’s slightly cool thin lips. Suddenly, she smiled, leaned in, and bit his lips, "Brother’s lips feel pretty good~"
Qin Zhan’s body tensed up, and he suddenly flipped over, pinning the girl beneath him. "Baby, do you know how irresistible you are to me right now?"
"When you were still dressed as a boy, I told myself, you didn’t want to show your true self to me yet. Maybe you weren’t that in love with me yet. But now it’s different. You’re willing to reveal yourself to me. Does it mean that I..."
Gently taking the hand placed on his chest, his thin lips lightly kissed the back of it, "Do you love me a bit more now?"
"Fourth Brother..." Bi Xia opened her mouth, "I just don’t know..."
"Shh—" Qin Zhan lightly smiled, stopping Bi Xia’s words. "You don’t need to say anything. It’s not important now."
"Hmm?" Her starry eyes looked at him with confusion, and his heart skipped a beat.
He turned slightly, carefully embracing the girl who had restored her true self. "I used to be conflicted, wondering how our Jiu became like this. Or what secrets she holds."
"But now... I feel it doesn’t matter who you are or what you have experienced. You are my Jiu, and no one can change that," Qin Zhan said slowly. "There’s no need to put on any façade in front of me. Just know that, no matter what happens, I will always be by your side."
Because... I love you more than life itself. This is not a lie, nor idle words, but a promise from a madman driven crazy by his love for you.
Bi Xia gazed deeply at Qin Zhan, tilting her head up to kiss his phoenix eyes, "I will always be by your side, as long as you need me, I will always be there..."
The once-strong Bi Xia did it for herself, for her family. Now... I want to be strong for you...
Listening to her words, Qin Zhan felt his heart’s madness and excitement becoming uncontrollable. He flipped over, pressing down on the girl beneath him, his voice husky and low, "Jiu, I want to... kiss you."