Chapter 15 - Future Husband

The hand that was supposed to reach for the salt and pepper prawns froze in midair.

Wang Rouxi was stunned at his words.

'Is this what you call being "hit on" by someone?'

But the thing that surprised her the most was the fact that it was him, The Stoic King who was rumored to have an uncertain sexual orientation, that was hitting on her.

Even Xia Jiannan was taken aback by the words coming out of his mouth. This was the very first time that he had uttered such words to anyone!

He even did it without conscious thought!

To cover up his apparent shock, Xia Jiannan casually lifted his drink and took a sip from it.

"Hahaha... I can't even start to imagine just how many bachelors would line up to have you as their wife."

Xia Jiannan had rephrased his statement in order to avoid any ambiguous implications.

Wang Rouxi obviously knew what he was trying to do, so she would not make it hard for him. She just simply laughed it off.

With a smile on her face, Wang Rouxi tried to dispel the awkwardness, "I'm actually fortunate that there's none."

However, Xia Jiannan had long been frozen in his seat the moment he heard Wang Rouxi's melodious laughter.

. . .

Time seemed to have stopped. Everything frozen at a standstill.

Under the star-studded, moonlit night sky, a handsome man and a beautiful woman sat opposite each other, enjoying a scrumptious meal.

It was such a harmonious feast!

And if one would look closely, they would realize that the man was staring dazedly at the dazzling smile on the woman's delicate face.

It felt like a beguiling dream!

If others were to witness this dreamlike scene, they would all agree that it looked like a tableau straight out from an oil painting...

. . .

In reality, the moment he saw that blinding smile of hers, Xia Jiannan felt as though his brain had been forcefully shut down. He probably did not even catch the thing Wang Rouxi had just said.

Although it was not the first time that he had seen it, Xia Jiannan was still stunned silly by Wang Rouxi's celestial beauty.

He suddenly felt like everything that had happened up until now was completely surreal!

Would he really have gotten into a wrong car and met a woman with an unworldly beauty...?

Or was it all just a dream?

It didn't seem possible though!

If Wang Rouxi was just a figment of his imagination, then how was he able to feel her touch earlier? How would he be able to eat this delicious food?

Noticing his absentminded look, Wang Rouxi furrowed her brows as she placed the prawn that she was about to eat back on her plate.

"Mr. Xia..." Wang Rouxi called out.

However, it seemed that Xia Jiannan was lost in his own world, his eyes dazed as they looked at nothing in particular.

"Mr. Xia..." Wang Rouxi reached out her right hand to grab ahold of Xia Jiannan's hand to pull him out of his reverie.

Hearing someone calling out to him and feeling the warmth over his hand, Xia Jiannan snapped out of his daze.

'Of course, she is real! What the hell am I thinking?!'

He then shook his head to clear his thoughts, his eyes regaining their focus as he looked at Wang Rouxi quizzically.

It was then that he noticed Wang Rouxi's white jade hand was holding his.

What happened?

Ah! So the beautiful Rouxi did not have suitors, eh?

Looking directly at those two deep impenetratable eyes of hers, Xia Jiannan felt as though he was staring into a dark abyss.

Lifting her hand to his lips, Xia Jiannan gave it a light kiss. "It is indeed a good thing. And it's an honor for me to meet you, Miss Rouxi. Although you probably know of me, let me reintroduce myself. I am Xia Jiannan..."

...your future husband.

Whoa!

Where did that come from?

Xia Jiannan would really like to bang his head at the wall. What was that?!

When did he become a romantic?

This was certainly not his usual self!

Xia Jiannan then suddenly thought of the unusual things that he had done on this day.

First, he got into other people's car. Afterwards, there was a lapse in his emotions. Then, his body was acting like a hormonal teenager. And now, his thoughts and actions were becoming erratic!

What was wrong with him?!