Chapter 167 - A Slap In Your Face Is Small Punishment

Inside the room, the air was getting hotter.

Xiao Hua's tall body was pressing her against the door and his legs were intertwined with hers... From the outside view, that position was totally awkward.

Yue Wan's warm body stuck up to his without an inch gap, her rapid heart bead loud enough for him to hear and feel. They were so close that their breaths were intertwined together.

Xiao Hua's tall body was covering her as he stared into her eyes.

His eyes held a tide of deep emotions that seemed to drown her.

He glanced at her still reddened and swollen eyes. Although the swelling had reduced a bit, it was visible in a close encounter. 'Did she cry?'

Yue Wan, who lived with him for 4 years as a wife, had never been this close to him before… well, except that night. She tried to control her emotions, but she couldn't avoid blushing. Her usually pink cheeks were thoroughly red. Her long eyelashes trembled in fright with tear and pain from the wrist.

In a brittle voice. she yelped: "P...a..i..n!"

Xiao Hua's chest was burning hot when he saw her frightened expression hidden behind that blush. He felt as if someone had stabbed his chest repeatedly. He propped himself up and released her. Under the dim light, he saw her biting her pink lips with trembling lips. She seemed as if she was going to fly into a rage but afraid to do so.

The moment he let go of her wrist, Yue Wan swiftly took back her hand with a vow that, she wouldn't allow him to touch her. However, she could still feel the lingering warmth from his palm.

Her tender skin had a red blemish mark where Xiao Hua grasped tightly.

That clean and warm feeling lingered on her skin and gave her a strange sense of feeling, different from Ye Xian's touch.

With great effort, Xiao Hua pressed down the fire in his heart and appeared nonchalant, but seeing her rubbing the wrist, he asked with a concerned voice: "Is it hurting, Wan?"

Xiao Hua reached out his hand like he wanted to touch the girl's blemish wrist again.

However, as he moved slightly closer, the girl's body started shivering even more. While tears were fighting in her golden eyes.

His outstretched hand stood in midair for a long while, followingly he decided to retract his hand and slowly took a step back.

The man's gaze was pitch-black, 'She is afraid of him, disgust with his touch…Why?'

To ease the mood, in a deep and low voice, he requested: "Wan, can't we have a proper talk? I have no ill-intentions towards you."

Yue Wan had a stubborn expression on her face, looking as though even if she died, she would still refuse to move an inch inside the room.

After some time, the man clenched his fists and walked further away from her to give her a feeling of assurance. "I won't force you. I will take only 10-minutes, after that you can leave the room no one will stop you. Please, Wan...."

Yue Wan blew out a breath of air in bewilderment. She was so shocked and stunned that her eyes widened infinitely.

The man actually said 'Please'.

At this moment she felt that Xiao Hua's eyes were giving so much pressure. She considered it: 'Only ten minutes. 600 seconds. It will pass like air. Keep your cool, Wan. He is not your husband in this life. We are just strangers. Not only that, there are some things that I need to know.'

Yue Wan pursed her pink lips, stiffly and coldly forced out the word with head staring down. "Okay."

Xiao Hua's lips were lifted up into a smile, he released a breath of relief and guided her to the sofa.

.....

Yue Wan sat down at the empty space an arm's length away from him. She furtively peeked at his face. Under dim yellow lights, his cold face was still the same like the past, except his eyes, they were active now.

Amid this silence and discomfiting atmosphere, she grew more indignant.

Xiao Hua smiled and his eyes showed an unspeakable pride: "Why are you so scared to look at me? Afraid that you will fall in love with me? It's okay! I won't hate it if it's you."

The fear was still in her, but anger overcame it upon hearing his narcissism. "I am not interested in you, Mr. Huo!" Her tone was crispy and firm.

Xiao Hua tilted his head to look at her and asked with a quizzical face, "Then, are you interested in someone else?!"

Suddenly, her entire body froze up as she looked at this man before her quietly with rage-filled eyes. She could exactly guess his next sentence. 'If you don't want me to hurt him. Stay with me.' OR something that would make her to be his puppet.

Using his facade to cage me once again. Fat chance! She would tear his face off and cut those lingering feelings she had for Ye Xian.

The man watched her, a hint of a smile in his deep, black eyes. His smile was especially seductive suppressing a trace of pain, his thin lips finally opened slightly and said: "I love you."

Suddenly...

Xiao Hua watched as Yue Wan walked up to him in the blink of an eye.

She stared fiercely at the man in front of her, in a flash…

"Slap!"

A loud slapping sound rang throughout the room.

With the maximum amount of strength in her hand, she slapped him with every bit of anger in her blood.

Xiao Hau couldn't help but look dumbfounded for a moment. Before he could explain his reason, she had already pounced over to him like a little beast.

Yue Wan stared at his frosty face. She gritted her teeth and spoke, making sure every word was heard loud and clear, "A slap in your face is small punishment for you, MR. YE XI AN!"

Xiao Hua stood up slowly and looked at her in astonishment. His voice was low and heavy, his gaze fixed on her: "You know?"

Yue Wan chuckled angrily: "Ha! Did you even f***ing care about anyone else's feelings, Mr. Ye Xian alas Xiao Hua?..... "

Not breaking her eye contact with him, she continued: "How heartless are you to come in my life with a fake identity? What other fake identity do you have other than Ye Xian? I feel so nauseating just by seeing your bloody face, ***hole!"

Xiao Hua was silent for a few seconds then moved forward as he replied calmly, "Wan! I was afraid that you wouldn't accept my identity. Also, exposing myself might lead you in danger! That is why I choose to hide my identity and pretended to be Yue Xiang's employee. I'm not planning to trick you, I lov-----"

'Slap!'

Another slap rang in the room.

Yue Wan raised her perturbed teary eyes to him: "Don't! Don't you f***ing say that word? After you completely drained and hollowed out all hope and belief I had inside me?..."