142 Ridiculous Question
Han Meixiu's heart couldn't contain her emotional outburst that felt like any moment her chest might explode.
As she accepted the extended hand without a tiny bit of hesitation, she threw all the thoughts and reasoning behind and let her body followed the man.
The warmth from the hand of the man made her forget that tonight was considered a chilly night. It seemed that her entire body instantly warmed forgetting the need of an extra coat.
Yes, it was dark. But she didn't care. She simply told herself to worry later on if she indeed made a wrong decision.
She could only see his back but from the look of it, it seemed that this man was reliable. She could sense an absolute security emitting from him.
Wasn't that weird?
Maybe it was because subconsciously she wanted to leave the mansion and the man's timing was perfect or some other more complicated reasons, Han Meixiu without a doubt was happy being pulled away.
Since she didn't know how long they would run in order to escape the place, she didn't utter a single word and only focus on following the man in front of her.
It was expected they should hurry thus even though she's already feeling exhausted, she just bit her lips and made a mantra on her mind to persevere.
Mind over matter.
They stopped for a while and she was able to catch her breath.
"Can you still run?" The man asked worriedly. Slightly glancing at her.
"Yes." She answered trying to control her breathing thus missing the time to look at the man. Even if she couldn't run anymore she would never say no. She didn't want to be left alone.
Obviously the man didn't believe her.
Instead of running, the two of them walked cautiously and in a slower pace. She was thankful deep inside for considering her condition but she was also a bit worried. What if someone could eventually catch up with them?
"I'm fine..." She said trying to emphasize that they could still run.
"We don't need to run anymore." He simply answered without looking as he continued to guide the young woman towards their destination while holding her hand.
When they saw the car nearby, the man walked faster while looking around.
Just when their about a few steps, he stopped.
Han Meixiu who thought they would ride the car right away became puzzled. She followed the movement of the man and she also looked around. But since she didn't see anything, it made her more and more confused.
The hand that was holding her became tighter. It was as if he's telling her something.
She didn't know why but she responded with same intensity. She also tighten her grip that made the man looked at her and smiled warmly before he turned his attention to their surrounding again.
That quick glance at her with a subtle smile made her eyes wanted to tear up out of happiness?
What's wrong with her?
She's becoming too emotional. Why was her heart felt incredibly moved by that simple smile?
After waiting for sometime, they finally moved.
When they came closer to the car, it was only the time she saw that someone was inside.
She more or less deduced that the man was waiting for a signal from the person inside the car.
She was swiftly but carefully pushed inside and the car started to move after the 'go' signal was given to the man sitting in front.
Han Meixiu looked back at the mansion that was now starting to regain it's lost electric power and whispered, "I'm sorry, Wei."
After retracting her gaze, she then looked at the man who was still tightly holding her hand.
How lucky could she be?
Although she already had a rough idea how the man looked based from the profile she saw earlier, she was still taken a back.
The uneven light gave the man a devilish aura that she would willingly surrender herself into.
She didn't want to be biased, but for her, this man suited her taste better than her so called 'husband'.
If he's actually her husband then wouldn't that be a sweet treat? She slightly shook her head. She shouldn't wish too much.
When his hand released hers, she actually felt a little empty. The warmth was gone. She couldn't actually hide her disappointment thus she lowered her head.
They're no longer on the run, there's no reason to hold her hand. Burying the dismay that was forming in her heart, she tried to think on what she would do after escaping.
To her surprise, his hand lifted her face and gently caressed her cheek using his thumb. It was as if he's confirming something. The act was akin to a lover expressing his unparalleled emotions.
He was still having that subtle smile that could make her heart explode any moment. It was coated with an exaggerated sweetness as if overloaded with sugar.
His eyes, they're full of emotions. It was as if she could be lost in a deep whirlpool of a never ending fervor.
Whatever emotions springing up inside her, was clearly uncontrollable.
She needed to know who is this man. Even for a short while, she wanted to be shameless.
So if ever they would eventually separate later, at least she knew his name.
After gathering her courage under the melting gaze of the man, she spoke her first set of words.
"Who are you?"
The thumb that was slowly moving suddenly halted.
There was a quick change on his expression clearly showing a surprise.
The man closed his eyes for a short while and when he opened them again. His expression went back from the time before she asked him.
"You didn't know me but you followed me without hesitation?" The young man didn't know if he would scold or applause this little woman.
"I..."
What the man said was true. Who in their right mind would follow enthusiastically someone they didn't know?
Could she say, her body just moved on it's own? That sounded ridiculous though.
Since she couldn't come up with a reasonable excuse, she subconsciously bit her lower lips and blushed. Would he hate her because of this? She wanted to turn back the hands of time so she could take back her stupid question.
Seeing the reaction of the young woman beside him, his smile deepened.
"Meixiu,..I'm Liu Zijian."
He then embraced her and whispered to her ear giving her a ticklish feeling that traveled to her entire being.
"I am your husband."
