Disheartened, I Fled from the CEO with Our Babies
Chapter 136: Coaxing Him~

Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Coaxing Him~

He had kissed the corner of her lips with tender affection, infused with a sense of cherishing.

Yet An Ge knew his kiss wasn’t meant to comfort her. Instead, it was a way for him to soothe his own emotions through her.

The kiss was not deep.

Quickly, the man moved away from her lips. He turned off the hairdryer and combed through her half-dried long hair with his fingers, his voice somewhat hoarse as he said, "Sorry, I got a bit distracted just now. Did you get burned?" After a few seconds, he continued, "I’ll go get the medicine kit to change the bandage on your foot."

An Ge thought it over, "Okay."

Young Master Huo’s movements as he applied the medicine were gentle yet decisive. Her injuries covered a large area, and although her wounds had scabbed over during her three days of unconsciousness, the commotion at [An Residence] tonight had caused them to split open again. The process inevitably caused her some pain.

An Ge grimaced in pain, drawing in sharp breaths.

Having finished bandaging her, Huo Shaoyan cleaned up the medicine kit as he said, "You’re such a fool, you brought this upon yourself..."

An Ge puffed out her cheeks, speaking with a note of grievance, "You forced me. So many people wanted to see me make a fool of myself. I even asked you if stepping on broken glass would make you agree to help me, and you didn’t deny it..."

Her chin was suddenly held by the man, who leaned in, nearly touching her nose with his.

His breath felt like a fiery flame, scorching her from up close.

He said, "You think my silence means consent? If you were so obedient, and listened to everything I said, you wouldn’t have suffered so much."

Instinctively, An Ge bit her lip, only to have it pried open by his fingers.

He opened his mouth, bit her lip, and said, "If I catch you biting your lip and hurting yourself again, I’ll bite back until you regret even having a mouth."

An Ge’s face turned red with anger.

Seeing that she was behaving, Huo Shaoyan put the medicine kit away. When he returned, she remained in the same position, not having moved at all.

He frowned, noticeably displeased, "Didn’t you say you were utterly exhausted? Why aren’t you sleeping?"

An Ge, "Waiting for you."

Huo Shaoyan sat beside her, signaling her to move to the inner side of the bed, "What’s up?"

An Ge shuffled over to the inner side of the bed, "I don’t want to cohabit with you..."

Before she could finish, his expression darkened instantly, "Are you saying I have to pamper a diva?"

Meeting his icy stare, An Ge said, "I mean, if you want to cohabit with me, fine, but we can only stay at my place. I don’t want to live in the [Huo Mansion, East Garden] or at [Fengqiao Villa]..."

He interrupted her again, "Even if you had a house, it wouldn’t be possible."

An Ge, "Nothing is impossible. Just like our relationship, which started at a boiling point, yet we still ended up in the same bed now, didn’t we?"

Huo Shaoyan, "..."

"President Huo, I have my concerns. Please don’t make it harder for me, okay?"

His face turned even grimmer, his voice icy, "What concern do you have that I can’t resolve for you? Speak it, enlighten me."

An Ge remained composed as she replied, "Your mother, Lady Fu, will never accept me. Living in your place or with the Huo Family, I’d always be on edge... But if I live at my own house, at least I’d have some peace. I don’t want to be pointed at or scolded as a seductive vixen only good for luring men. I want to have a place of my own, a corner that brings me peace."

Huo Shaoyan gazed deeply at her, "You expect the heir of the mighty Huo Group to move out and live with you. That’s so absurd it’ll give everyone more reason to gossip about you."

An Ge said, "It’s different. Though they’d still gossip, they wouldn’t dare do it to my face, and your mother, Lady Fu, wouldn’t dare truly do anything to me. After all, in their eyes, if a demoness like me, pregnant before marriage, can keep the Huo Family’s heir so enthralled, just a few pillow whispers from me and you’d make things hard for them. Likewise, your mother would be wary of you and wouldn’t easily make a move against me."

Huo Shaoyan was momentarily at a loss for words, choked by her outlandishly twisted logic.

He was furious to the point of laughter, letting out a deep, muffled chuckle.

An Ge felt inexplicably tense hearing him laugh, her heart pounding furiously.

She pressed her lips together and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"At your ignorance and fearlessness—infuriatingly naive and exasperating!"

An Ge, "..."

"You might as well give up this hope. I won’t agree."

An Ge’s lips twitched. After a moment, she began to move toward the foot of the bed, placing her feet over the edge as if to get off.

Huo Shaoyan extended his arm, grabbing her waist and pulling her straight back.

Her waist was so soft, like she was boneless, so delicate to the touch.

But Huo Shaoyan had no time to play with her waist, pinning her restless shoulder down and looking at her intently, "What are you making a fuss for?"

An Ge looked at him, fear for him in her heart, yet her gaze was resolute as she said, "Since you don’t agree, then the game ends here. I don’t want to play anymore."

Huo Shaoyan’s voice turned icy, "Did I not tell you? Once you’re in my car, only I can end this game?"

An Ge didn’t wish to anger him; it wouldn’t benefit her in any way. She looked at him and asked, "Then what will it take for you to agree to my terms?"

"I don’t know. Maybe if you coax me, once I’m in a good mood, I’ll naturally become agreeable."

An Ge, "Coax? I... I don’t know how to coax..."

"You don’t know, or are you pretending not to?"

An Ge understood.

She gazed at his strikingly handsome face so close to hers, as well as his sharp lips and prominent Adam’s apple. She lightly leaned forward and brushed her lips against his Adam’s apple.

Like a dragonfly skimming the water, the kiss sparked a long-suppressed fire within Huo Shaoyan.

Soon, her inadequate strength had her slumping weakly into his embrace, surrendering to him.

It was just one kiss, yet afterward, she felt like she was missing half her life.

She was certain that Huo Shaoyan had a strong and undeniable desire in this regard, with a domineering nature that couldn’t be ignored.

She foresaw that, in the future, her days would not be easy.

For the first time, she shared a bed with a man, and it felt like this.

Outside, heavy snowflakes fell, and beside her, the man’s breathing was steady. They each had their own blanket, with a pillow between them.

The room was pitch-black, so dark she couldn’t see her hand before her face.

An Ge’s heartbeat was calm, yet she ached with an unbearable heaviness.

On the third day after her mother’s death, she shared a bed with a man, and soon, she’d enter a loveless marriage.

Late at night, she finally closed her eyes.

But, just when she thought the man beside her had fallen asleep, he spoke.

His voice seemed to come from the heavens, sharp and biting, "How many men have toyed with your body?"

An Ge’s heart clenched, "Is it important? Since it bothers you, President Huo, you can call off the game anytime."