Chapter 223 - I Won't Give You Up Easily

The flight to Capital City landed just before midnight. As usual, Xiao Ye was already waiting for them as they walked out from the arrival hall.

Xiao Ye stepped out to help the couple with their luggage and smiled. "I heard that the two of you had recently got a marriage certificate. Congratulations."

The smile on Zhang Yu Han's lips widened when he heard his ȧssistant's congratulatory words. The two of them spoke briefly before Xiao Ye led them to the vehicle and drove the couple to the hotel.

Once they reached into the room, Li Qin Yao immediately dove into the comfy sofa. "So tired."

Zhang Yu Han put the luggage beside the closet and walked over to the sofa and sat beside her. He lifted her legs and placed them on his thɨġh. Then slowly he began to massage her legs. He heard the soft sigh escaped her lips and smiled. "Comfortable?"

"Un," Li Qin Yao nodded. "Zhang Yu Han, you're really good at giving massages."

Zhang Yu Han let out a helpless sigh when he saw her shut her eyes to enjoy his massage.

These past few days, his wife was busy with work and running back and forth from her office to the construction site.

This morning, Li Qin Yao was stubborn to come to the office to deal with her work. In the end, a client dropped by and the two of them spent a long time discussing the development project.

It was late when they arrived at the apartment, but instead of resting, Li Qin Yao had to busy herself with packing their luggage as they were heading to Capital City.

"Aren't you glad that you married me?" Zhang Yu Han asked teasingly.

Hearing his question, Li Qin Yao let out a giggle. After pretending to ponder over his question seriously, she looked at him and nodded, "Un. It seemed that I've landed a great catch."

"You're getting better at saying sweet words."

"Didn't I learn this from you?"

Zhang Yu Han gave a light pinch on her calf. But soon, he started to ċȧrėss that area and continue his massaging. "If you're tired, then you should go to bed early and sleep." 

"Let me stay here for a while. I'm too tired to move."

"We are going to meet your grandparents in the afternoon, right?"

"Un," she nodded. "Grandmother wanted us to stay for lunch."

"Did you tell them why we're going to see them?"

"Grandfather was curious about why I decided to visit Capital City. But, I didn't say anything to them. Didn't we agree to announce it together?" Li Qin Yao said. She looked at him mischievously and asked, "But what should we do if my grandparents are against me marrying you?"

Zhang Yu Han's movement paused. He turned to her with a dangerous glint in his eyes and said, "It's too late even if your grandparents are against it. You have already married me." He leaned his body closer to her and gave a peck to the corner of her lips. "Besides, didn't you know that I'm a very charming man? Of course, I'm going to charm your grandparents."

Li Qin Yao laughed at his words.

"Qin Yao," He called out her name and waited until their gaze met. "Since you are already my wife, I won't give you up easily."

Hearing his words, Li Qin Yao felt a mixture of feelings attacking her all at once. His words made her heart grew warmer. Feeling her eyes and nose grew sour, Li Qin Yao covered her face with her palm.

Zhang Yu Han let out a chuckle as he had thought that his wife was hiding her shy expression under her palm. He continued his massage for a while longer and soon noticed his wife slow and steady breathing. 

Seeing that his wife had fallen asleep, Zhang Yu Han removed her legs from his thɨġh and cautiously picked her up to the bed. 

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When Li Qin Yao woke up from her sleep, the room was almost pitch black. She stretched up her body and touched the side of the bed only to find that it was cold and her husband was not at her side.

That was not right. Wasn't she laying on the sofa with her husband? How did she get to bed?

She got off the bed and stepped out cautiously on the carpeted ground to find her husband. Stepping out of the bedroom, Li Qin Yao found that the living room area was dimly lighted. 

From where she stood, Li Qin Yao could see Zhang Yu Han's silhouette from behind. He was sitting on the sofa as if focusing on something. Upon closer look, Li Qin Yao saw that he was studying a few papers in his hand.

Li Qin Yao approached him quietly and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind. Then, she gave a peck on his cheek.

"Why are you awake?" Zhang Yu Han turned to her and smiled. 

"You're not surprised?"

Zhang Yu Han let out a chuckle. "I noticed your presence the moment you stepped out of the room."

Li Qin Yao glanced at the paper in his hand and asked, "Why are you still working? And you still have the nerve to call me a workaholic."

"Xiao Ye came earlier to hand me these documents. I couldn't sleep, then I thought I should look at these documents for a while," Zhang Yu Han said. He removed her hand from his neck and patted the empty seat beside him.

Li Qin Yao went around the sofa and instead of sitting beside him, Li Qin Yao stood and grabbed both his hands. "It's already this late. Stop working and come back to bed."

Li Qin Yao was dumbfounded when she saw that familiar look on his face. 

That strange, yet adorable look on his face, was he not asking her to kiss her right now?

It was then that she was reminded of that situation in his office.

Back then, didn't she told him that the reason she rarely initiated to kiss him was due to his height? Now that he was sitting and she was standing, of course, Zhang Yu Han would take this chance to demand a kiss from her.

A laugh escaped her lips when she understood his intention.

Maintaining their eye contact, she put one knee on the sofa and inched closer to put her hands on his shoulder. Seeing his eyes getting darker with excitement as seconds passed by, Li Qin Yao finally leaned in to kiss him on the lips.