Beg Me to Remarry

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Great Performance Today Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Great Performance Today Xia Ning’s face turned red this time, and she flung Xia Cheng’s hand away before saying angrily and with embarrassment, “Brother, I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

“You don’t understand?” Xia Cheng’s hand shot out like lightning, and he swept aside the hair by Xia Ning’s neck, “Xiaoning, do you really think nobody knows why Yang Kaitai came to our house so early? Even if I hadn’t seen it, couldn’t I guess what he did in your room?”

Xia Ning’s face went deathly pale in an instant. Frantically, she tried to cover the ‘strawberry’ mark on her neck with her hair, while asking in a fluster, “Does Dad know about this?”

“He doesn’t,” Xia Cheng replied nonchalantly while leisurely adjusting his clothes, “I know you like He Xing in your heart, and you and Yang Kaitai were just satisfying some physical desires. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. But you’d better be careful not to let He Xing find out.”

After saying this, he even patted Xia Ning’s shoulder reassuringly and turned to enter the villa.

Right at that moment, Xia Guoxiong came out striding forward. Upon seeing Xia Ning, he headed straight for her: “Where’s He Xing? The guests from the other three families have arrived, we’re supposed to take He Xing over.”noveldrama

“He’s gone,” Xia Ning said in a low voice, all the while avoiding Xia Guoxiong’s eyes, fearing that he would notice anything amiss with her.

“Gone?” Xia Guoxiong’s face turned red with anger at once: “I went to so much trouble to invite the Nangong, Huangpu, and Li families over, and now He Xing doesn’t show up?”

He didn’t finish his sentence, but the message the Xia Family intended to convey to the outside world would change completely if He Xing didn’t appear at the same time as the other three families.

The most terrifying thing was that outsiders might think that the Xia Group and the He Group had completely severed ties, which was of no benefit to the Xia Family who still needed the He Group as a support; and the other three major families had nothing to do with the Xia Family, they would still consider the Xia Group a subsidiary to the He Group.

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At Blue Mountain Bay, the He Family villa.

Bai Wei and Fu Han were chatting idly; actually, it was mostly Bai Wei pestering Fu Han with guesses about how long He Xing would stay at the Xia family banquet. Of course, in her heart, Fu Han hoped that He Xing would return as early as possible.

However, the banquet was scheduled to end at ten in the evening, and she thought it would be a surprise if He Xing could make it back by eight.

On the contrary, Bai Wei had a completely different view; she felt He Xing would either return early or wait until the banquet was over.

Uncle Zhou was standing in the courtyard, looking up at the two young ladies on the open-air balcony of the third floor: “Miss Fu, Lady Bai, dinner is ready. The master is asking you to come down and eat.”

“Understood, we’re coming down now.” Fu Han folded the blanket on her lap, and before turning around, she looked down the winding road and saw a distant car light. Smiling to herself, she thought it must be someone hurrying home for dinner, but it definitely wasn’t He Xing.

As they descended the stairs, Elder Master He was standing in front of the wine cabinet. Hearing the sound, he turned to look at the two young ladies: “Since He Xing isn’t here, I’ll open a bottle of Lafite and let the three of us enjoy ourselves.”

Bai Wei, who had grown up in M Country, had a high alcohol tolerance. At these words, she clapped her hands in excitement: “Fantastic, Grandpa, I love you so much.”

Fu Han, who wasn’t a big drinker and only indulged in fine wines, also smiled and took the initiative to grab the wine glasses.

Their glasses had just been filled when the sound of a car horn suddenly arrived.

Uncle Zhou quickly set down the wine bottle and headed outside: “I’ll go see who’s coming by this late. They don’t even pick a proper time for a visit.”

Bai Wei swirled her wine glass and said to Fu Han and Elder Master He: “To the first glass of wine, I toast to you, thank you for spending Spring Festival with me.”

“Am I not spending Spring Festival with you?” An abrupt voice sounded, and the three of them, their wine glasses already raised to their lips, immediately set them back down and turned towards the entrance.

From the moment He Xing’s voice was heard to when his figure appeared, only a brief time had elapsed, but Fu Han felt as though she had been waiting for an entire century.

“You’re back?” Fu Han set down her wine glass and ran towards He Xing, flinging herself into his arms just like a swallow returning to its nest.

He Xing hugged Fu Han tightly, as if embracing the most precious treasure in the world—this moment he felt, his hurried dash back home was worth it.

With this hug, he thought even if it cost him everything, it would be worth it.

He leaned down and kissed Fu Han’s forehead: “I promised to come back early; does this count as early enough?”

“Mmm, you came back very early,” Fu Han replied, her hands still clinging tightly around He Xing’s waist.

Today was a day of great significance for her. Between her and Xia Ning, He Xing had clearly chosen her for the first time, and not Xia Ning.

Tremendous joy enveloped her, to the point where she felt an almost surreal sense of happiness. Three years ago, such a scene would only appear in her dreams.

He Xing leaned down to kiss Fu Han’s forehead repeatedly, while Bai Wei covered her eyes as if she couldn’t bear to watch.

Elder Master He sipped his wine with a smile, then pretending to be annoyed at the couple still embracing, he said: “Are you going to eat or not? If not, go back to your room. Bai Wei and I are still hungry here.”

It was only then that Fu Han finally remembered there were others around. Blushing, she extricated herself from He Xing’s embrace and, with a forced laugh, headed towards her seat: “Sorry… I’m just too happy.”

“I’m happy too,” He Xing said, pulling out the chair next to Fu Han and sitting down, his eyes never leaving her.

Bai Wei, gracefully swirling her wine glass, looked at them with a profound expression: “He Xing, now you understand how sad Fu Han was when you used to side with Xia Ning, right?”

This comment struck He Xing’s heart like a sword, and it also reflected the truest feelings in his heart at that moment.

He hurried back from the Xia Family for several reasons: one was his dislike for the Xia Family treating him like a cash cow; two was Xia Ning’s constant clinginess, and he wanted to avoid being too intimate with her; and the third, most important reason, was the more he saw Xia Ning, the more his heart ached for Fu Han, so he couldn’t stand to stay at the Xia Family for even a second longer, leaving in less than an hour.

However, it wasn’t until Bai Wei’s comment that he was truly jolted awake. He realized the things he did out of a sense of obligation were actually hurting Fu Han in another way.

He Xing wrapped his arms around Fu Han’s waist, forehead against hers, and swore: “Xiaohan, I’ll be careful in the future, and I won’t let you get hurt ever again.”

Fu Han’s tears couldn’t be held back any longer and fell with a pitter-patter. With reddened eyes and a soft voice, she said: “I believe you.”

Just as He Xing was about to wipe away Fu Han’s tears, Bai Wei abruptly reached out, gave a strong tug, and pulled Fu Han away from He Xing. She looked sternly at Fu Han: “He Xing has only done one thing right, and you’ve already eagerly agreed? You should have said, ‘I’ll see how you behave in the future.'”