"Let’s go, I’ll take you back." Huo Shiqian waved for a car, but Xia Chuyi pulled him by the arm from beside him.
"Brother Shi Qian, let’s walk back," she said, looking at him with hope.
The man saw the unmistakable reluctance in her eyes and did not refuse.
"Okay." He sent the car away that had come to pick them up and, holding Xia Chuyi’s hand, they slowly walked back together.
After all, their time together was getting shorter and shorter.
Walking along, Xia Chuyi suddenly said, "Brother Shi Qian, seriously, do you ever regret being with me?"
She tilted her head with a somewhat stubborn tone, "My birth, my relatives, my family..."
Suddenly, the man beside her stopped in his tracks.
"Brother Shi Qian?" Xia Chuyi was taken aback, but before she could react, Huo Shiqian had swiftly taken her to a deserted corner.
Then, the man enveloped her, fiercely and aggressively kissing her deeply.
"Um..." Her eyes went wide.
"Good girl, close your eyes." Huo Shiqian covered her eyes with his hand.
Xia Chuyi’s eyes closed following his motion.
The darkness made her senses all the more acute.
The man’s powerful presence enveloped her, surrounding her, leaving her no room for thought, only to sink into the depths with his breath.
For a long, long time, the storm raged on.
"Now, do you still need to ask?" the man said in a deep voice.
Regaining her senses, Xia Chuyi opened her eyes with a flushed face, knowing what he meant.
She shook her head, catching her breath, "I won’t ask anymore."
Huo Shiqian gently stroked her face and kissed her forehead, "If you still feel insecure, when I return, I’ll file a marriage report, okay?"
The man’s magnetic voice, softly ringing in her ear, his burning breath, brushed by her ear, tickling all the way to her heart.
The throbbing sensation caused every hair on her body to stand on end.
"...I can’t." She struggled to find her own voice, "I still have to go to university."
Huo Shiqian’s hand motions paused for a moment, but his expression remained calm.
He hadn’t seduced his bride-to-be.
Xia Chuyi leaned against his chest until the flush on her face subsided, then retreated slightly to face the man, "Brother Shi Qian, you’re right, I don’t feel secure."
"So, I must go to university."
"Because, only a strong enough me is worthy of an outstanding you."
She looked into Uncle Liberation Army’s deep eyes, her expression immensely determined.
Huo Shiqian looked down at his little girl.
Her fair face was particularly enticing, yet her eyes shone with determination like that of the stars in a dark night.
The man’s fingers brushed over her eyes, "Chuyi, you are already excellent."
On hearing this, Xia Chuyi simply slightly shook her head, looking up at him disagreeably, her resolve never waning.
Her black, obsidian-like eyes shone even brighter.
His little girl, she really didn’t know just how outstanding she was.
"I can wait for you to become even more excellent, wait for you to be a match for me," Huo Shiqian said as he leaned down and kissed her eye.
One day, he would bring with him an entire sky, waiting to see her sparkling eyes, not just as stars but vying with the sun and moon in brilliance.
"Okay." Xia Chuyi obediently buried herself in his embrace and answered.
She didn’t realize that every second of her existence only made Uncle Liberation Army love her even more.